Major Test 1 (Phy)

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02-08-24 Max. Marks 35
Major Test – 1 (Boards Exclusive)

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EMCC
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JEE | NEET | XII | XI | FOUNDATION
Shankar Nagar | Shivanand Nagar | +919981990558
General Instructions:
(i) There are 17 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D.
(iii) All the sections are compulsory.
(iv) Section A contains ten questions, five MCQ and two Assertion and Reasoning based of 1
mark each, Section B contains three questions of two marks each, Section C contains three
questions of three marks each, Section D contains two long answer questions of four marks
each.
(v) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION – A
1. A variable capacitor is connected to a 200𝑉 battery. If its capacitance is changed from
2𝜇𝐹 to 𝑋𝜇𝐹, the decrease in energy of the capacitor is:
(a) 1𝜇𝐹 (b) 2𝜇𝐹 (c) 3𝜇𝐹 (d) 4𝜇𝐹
2. Equipotentials at a large distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not
zero are:
(a) Spheres (b) Planes (c) Ellipsoids (d) Paraboloids
3. Four charges −𝑞, −𝑞, +𝑞 and +𝑞 are placed at the corners of a square of side 2𝐿 is
shown in figure. The electric potential at point 𝐴 midway between the two charges +𝑞
and +𝑞 is:
1 2𝑞 1
(a) 4𝜋𝜖 𝐿 (1 − )
0 √5
1 2𝑞 1
(b) 4𝜋𝜖 (1 + )
0 𝐿 √5
1 𝑞 1
(c) 4𝜋𝜖 (1 − )
0 2𝐿 √5
(d) Zero
4. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting it to a battery. Which of the

following will remain constant if the distance between the plate of the capacitor is
increased in this situation?
(a) Energy stored (b) Electric field
(c) Potential difference (d) Capacitance
5. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 10𝜇𝐹. When a dielectric plate is

introduced in between the plates, its potential becomes 1/4th of its original value. What
is the value of the dielectric constant of the plate introduced?
(a) 4 (b) 40 (c) 2.5 (d) 5
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6. Electric potential inside a conducting sphere:

(a) is zero (b) is a negative quantity
(c) is zero (d) is a positive quantity
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by

a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
7. Assertion (A): Electric field is always normal to equipotential surfaces and along the
direction of decreasing order of potential.
Reason (R): Negative gradient of electric potential is electric field.
8. Assertion (A): A negative charge in an electric field moves opposite direction of the
electric field.
Reason (R): On a negative charge a force acts in the opposite direction of the electric field.
SECTION – B
9. Depict the orientation of an electric dipole in (a) stable and (b) unstable equilibrium in
an external uniform electric field. Write the potential energy of the dipole in each case.
10. Three-point charges 𝑄, 𝑞 and −𝑞 are kept at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side 𝐿 as show in figure. What is
(i) the electrostatic potential energy of the arrangement? And

(ii) the potential at point D?
11. An electric flux of −3 × 10−14 𝑁𝑚2 /𝐶 passes through a spherical Gaussian surface is
caused by a point charge. Compute the point charge’s value.
12. Deduce an expression for the potential energy of a system of two points charges 𝑞1 and
𝑞2 located at positions 𝑟̂1 and 𝑟̂2 respectively in an external field 𝐸⃗ .
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SECTION – C
13. A thin spherical conducting shell of radius 𝑅 has a charge 𝑞. A point charge 𝑄 is placed
at the centre of the shell. Find (i) The charge density on the outer surface of the shell and
𝑅
(ii) the potential at a distance of ( 2 ) from the centre of the shell.
14. A 200𝜇𝐹 parallel plate capacitor having plate separation of 5𝑚𝑚 is charged by a 100𝑉
dc source. It remains connected to the source. Using an insulated handle, the distance
between the plates is doubled and a dielectric slab of thickness 5𝑚𝑚 and dielectric
constant 10 is introduced between the plates. Explain the reason, how the (i) capacitance,
(ii) electric field between the plates, (iii) energy density of the capacitor will change?
15. Two small identical electric dipoles 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐷, each of dipole moment 𝑝̂ are kept at
an angle of 1200 to each other in an external electric field 𝐸⃗ pointing along the x-axis as
shown in the figure.
Find the
(a) dipole moment of the arrangement, and
(b) magnitude and direction of the net torque acting on it.
SECTION – D
16. (i) A dielectric slab of dielectric constant ‘K’ and thickness ‘t’ is inserted between
plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate separation 𝑑 (𝑑 > 𝑡) and plate area 𝐴. Obtain
an expression for its capacitance.
(ii) Two capacitors of different capacitances are connected first (1) in series and then (2)
in parallel across a dc source of 100𝑉. If the total energy stored in the combination in the
two cases are 40𝑚𝐽 and 250𝑚𝐽 respectively. Find the capacitance of the capacitor.
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17. (i) Using Gauss’s law, show that the electric field 𝐸⃗ at a point due to a uniformly
𝜎
charged infinite plane sheet is given by 𝐸⃗ = 2𝜖 𝑛̂ where symbols have their usual
0
meanings.
(ii) Electric field 𝐸⃗ in a region is given by: 𝐸⃗ = (5𝑥 2 + 2)𝑖̂ where 𝐸 is in 𝑁/𝐶 and 𝑥 is in
meters.
A cube of side 10𝑐𝑚 is placed in the regions as shown in figure.
Calculate (1) the electric flux through the cube, and (2) the net charge enclosed by the
cube.

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02-08-24 Max. Marks 35

Major Test – 1 (Boards Exclusive)

4. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting it to a battery. Which of the

5. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 10𝜇𝐹. When a dielectric plate is

6. Electric potential inside a conducting sphere:

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by

(i) the electrostatic potential energy of the arrangement? And

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