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TIME: 1 Hr. TOPIC: ELECTROSTATICS MARKS: 80

SECTIONI (Single Choice Questions)

This section contains 05 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A),
(B), (C) and
(D) for its answer, out which ONLY ONE is correct.
(+4, 1)

1. Three charges +Q1, +Q2 and q are placed on a straight line such that q is somewhere in between +Q1
and +Q2 If this system of charges is in equilibrium, what should be the magnitude and sign of charge
q?
Q1Q2 Q Q2
(A) , positive (B) 1 , positive

2
Q Q 2
1 2

Q1Q2 Q1 Q2
(C) , negative (D) , negative

2
Q1 Q2 2

2. A point charge of 100 C is placed at 3i 4 j m. Find the electric field intensity due to this charge at
a point located at 9i 12 j m.
(A) 8000 V/m (B) 9000 V/m (C) 2250 V/m (D) 4500 V/m

3. An oil drop, carrying six electronic charges and having a mass of 1.6 1012 g, falls with some
terminal velocity in a medium. What magnitude of vertical electric field is required to make the drop
move upward with the same speed as it was formerly moving downward with? Ignore buoyancy.
(A) 105 N/C (B) 104 N/C (C) 3.3 104 N/C (D) 3.3 105 N/C

4. A ring of charge with radius 0.5 m has 0.002 m gap. If the ring
carries a charge of +1 C, the electric field at the center is

(A) 7.5 107 N/C

(B) 7.2 107 N/C
(C) 6.2 107 N/C
(D) 6.5 107 N/C

5. Three positive charges of equal magnitude q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side l. How can the system of charges be placed in equilibrium?
(A) by placing a charge Q q 3 at the centroid of the triangle
(B) by placing a charge Q q 3 at the centroid of the triangle
(C) by placing a charge Q = q at a distance 1 from all the three charges

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 (D) by placing a charge Q = q above the plane of the triangle at a distance l from all the three
charges
SECTIONII (Multiple Choice Questions)
This section contains 10 Multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A),
(B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out which ONE OR MORE is/are correct.
(+4, 2)

6. In the arrangement shown in figure, two positive charges, +Q each, are fixed. Mark the correct
statement(s) regarding a third charged particle q placed at the midpoint P that can be displaced along
or perpendicular to the line connecting the charges.

(A) The particle will perform SHM for x << a.

(B) The particle will oscillate about P but not harmonically for any x.
(C) The particle will perform SHM for y << a.
(D) The particle will oscillate about P but not harmonically for y comparable to a.

7. A particle of mass m and charge q has been projected from ground as shown in figure. Mark the
correct statement(s). xy plane is vertical.
y

E x
(A) The path of motion of the particle may be parabolic.
(B) The path of motion of the particle may be a straight line.
(C) Time of flight of the particle is 2u sin g
(D) Range of motion of the particle can be less than, greater than, or equal to u 2 sin 2 g

8. In the arrangement shown in figure, the two point

charges are in equilibrium. The infinite wire is fixed
in the horizontal plane, and the two point charges are
placed one above and the other below the wire.
Considering the gravitational effect of the earth, the
nature of q1 and q2 can be
(A) q1 ~ positive, q2 ~ positive
(B) q1 ~ positive, q2 ~ negative

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 (C) q1 ~ negative, q2 ~ negative
(D) q1 ~ negative, q2 ~ positive
9. When an electron moves in a circular path around a stationary nucleus charge at the center?
(A) the acceleration of the electron changes
(B) the velocity of the electron changes
(C) electric field due to the nucleus at the electron changes
(D none of these

10. Two point charges (Q each) are placed at (0, y) and (0, y). A point charge q of the same polarity can
move along the x-axis. Then
(A) the force on q is maximum at x y 2
(B) the charge q is in equilibrium at the origin
(C) the charge q performs an oscillatory motion about the origin
(D) for any position of q other than origin, the force is directed away from origin

11. A conducting ball is positively charged and another positive point charge is brought closer to the
ball.
(A) The ball may attract the point charge
(B) The ball may repel the point charge
(C) There may be no force between them
(D) The ball will only repel the point charge and in no condition it can attract the point charge

12. We have two electric dipoles. Each dipole consists of two equal and opposite point charges at the
ends of an insulating rod of length d. The dipoles sit along the x-axis a distance r apart, oriented as
shown in figure. Their separation r > d. The dipole on the left:

(A) will feel a force to the left

(B) will feel a force to the right
(C) will feel a torque trying to make it rotate counterclockwise
(D) will feel no torque

13. Imagine a short dipole at the center of a spherical surface. If the magnitude of the electric field at a
certain point on the surface of the sphere is 10 N/C, then which of the following cannot be the
magnitude of the electric field anywhere on the surface of the sphere?
(A) 4 N/C (B 8 N/C (C) 16 N/C (D) 32 N/C

14. A 10 C charge is given to a conducting spherical shell, and a 3 C point charge is placed inside the
shell. For this arrangement, find the correct statement(s).
(A) The charge on the inner surface of the shell will be +3 C, and it can be distributed uniformly or
nonuniformly.
(B) The charge on the inner surface of the shell will be +3 C, and its distribution would be uniform.
(C) The net charge on the outer surface of the shell will be +7 C, and its distribution can be uniform
or nonuniform.

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 (D) The net charge on the outer surface of the shell will be +7 C, and its distribution would be
uniform.

15. Consider Gauss's law'

q
E ds 0
Then, for the situation shown in figure at the Gaussian surface

(A) E due to q2 would be zero

(B) E due to both q1 and q2 would not be zero.
(C) due to both q1 and q2 would not be zero.
(D) due to q2 would be zero.

SECTIONIII (Integer Answer Type)

This section contains 05 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single
digit integer, ranging from 0 to 9. The correct digit below the question number in
the ORS is be bubbled. (+4, 1)

16. The diagram shows a small bead of mass m carrying charge q. The bead can freely move on the
smooth fixed ring placed on a smooth horizontal plane. In the same plane a charge +Q has also been
fixed as shown. The potential at the point P due to +Q is V. The velocity with which the bead should
NqV
projected from the point P so that it can complete a circle should be greater than , find N.
m

17. A graph of the x component of the electric field (Ex) as a function of x in a region of space is shown.
The Y and Z components of the electric field are zero in this region. If the electric potential is 10 V
N
at the origin then potential at x = 2.0 m is volt, find N.
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18. A sphere of radius R carries a charge density = kr (where k is a constant). The electrostatic energy of
the configuration is proportional to R P , find P

19. A charge Q is uniformly distributed on a conducting sphere of radius R. The force exerted by one
N Q2
hemisphere on the other is , then N is
64 0 R 2

20. A clock face has negative charges q, 2q, 3q, ........., 12q fixed at the position of the
corresponding numerals on the dial. The clock hands do not disturb the net field due to point charges.
Time at which the hour hand point in the same direction is electric field at the centre of the dial is X
hours and 30 minutes, find X.

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 ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND/ NERUL / POWAI
IIT JEE: 2018 TW TEST (Achievers Batch) DATE: 30/03/17
TOPIC: ELECTROSTATICS

ANSWER KEY

1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (A)

6. (CD) 7. (ABC) 8. (BC) 9. (ABC) 10. (ABD)

11. (ABC) 12. (AD) 13. (AD) 14. (AD) 15. (BD)

16. (6) 17. (6) 18. (7) 19. (2) 20. (9)

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