45 Questions AIPMT

1. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four corners of a body of side a each. Work done in removing a Q from
its centre to infinity is
a. 0
b. 2Q2/40a
c. 2Q2/0a
d. Q2/20a
2. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is then disconnected. If plates of the capacitor are
now moved apart by means of insulated handles.
(a) Charge on the capacitor increases
(b) The voltage across the plates decreases
(c) The capacitance increases
(d)Electrostatic energy stored in capacitor increases
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3. When 10 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, charge on sphere becomes (in C)
a. 16
b. 16
c. 32
d. 32
4. Units of permittivity is
a. Am1
b. Fm
c. Fm1
d. Am2
Where F = Farad, A = Ampere, m = metre
5. A point charge +q is placed at the mid-point of a cube of side L. The electric flux emerging from the cube is
a. q/0
b. zero
c. 6qL2/ 0
d. q/6L2 0
6. The work done in carrying a charge of 5C from a point A to a point B in an electric field is 10mJ. The
potential difference
a. +2kV
b. 2kV
c. +200V
d. 200 V
7. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C. The separation between plates is doubled & dielectric medium is
introduced between the plates. If capacity now becomes 2C, dielectric constant of the medium is
a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 8
8. Four capacitors are connected in a circuit as shown in the
figure. The effective capacitance in F between points A
and B will be
.
9. Two points charges of 20C and 80C are 10 cm apart.
Where will the electric field strength be zero on the line
joining the charges ?
a. 0.1
b. 0.04m
c. 0.033m
d. 0.033m
10. How much kinetic energy will be gained by an particle in going from a point at 70 V to another point at 50 V ?
a. 40 eV
b. 40 keV
c. 40 MeV
d. 0 eV
11. A capacitor of 20F and charged to 500 volts is connected in parallel with another capacitor of 10F and
charged to 200 volts. The common potential is
a. 200 volts
b. 300 volts
c. 400 volts
d. 500 volts
12. A capacitor is charged with a battery and then it is disconnected. A slab of dielectric is now inserted between
the plates then
a. Charge in the plates reduces and potential difference increases
b. potential difference between the plates increases, stored energy decreases and charge remains the same
c. potential difference between the plates decreases, stored energy decreases and charge remains unchanged
d. none of the above
13. What is the equivalent capacitance between A and B in given figure? All capacitances in farad.
.

a.13/18
b. 48/13
c. 1/31
d. 240/71
14. If a unit positive charge is moving from one point to other in an equipotential surface then
a. work is done on charges
b. work is done by charges itself
c. work is constant on charge
d. no work is done
15. Two points charged (+q, +q) situated at a distance r have force F. If one charge is constant while other moves
round the former in a circle of radius r, then work done
a. F r
b. F 2r
c. F/ 2r
d. zero
16. 1 volt is equal to
a. 1 N/C
b. 1 J/C
c. 1 N/S
d. 1 J/s
17. If potential difference of a condenser (6F) is changed from 10V to 20V then increase in energy is

a. 2 10-4J
b. 4 10-4J
c. 3 10-4J
d. 9 10-4J
18. Soap bubble is charged with negative charge, its radius
a. will decrease
b. will increase
c. will remain same
d. data is not sufficient
19. Two charged spheres separated at a distance d exert a force F on each other. If they are immersed in a liquid of
dielectric constant 2, then what is the force (if all conditions are same )
a. F/2
b. F
c. 2F
d. 4F
20. Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. The potential will
a. be more on the smaller sphere
b. be more on the bigger sphere
c. be equal on both the spheres
d. depend on the nature of the material of the sphere
21. An alpha particle is accelerated through potential difference of 106 volt. Its kinetic energy will be
a. 1 MeV
b. 2MeV
c. 4 MeV
d. 8 MeV
22. The dielectric constant of metals is
a. 1
b. > 1
c. zero
d. Infinite
23. Two infinitely long parallel wires having linear charge densities 1 and 2 respectively are placed at a distance of
R meters. Force per unit length on either wire will be
2
2

a. K 1 2 2
b. K 1 2
c. K 1 2 2 d. K 1 2
R
R
R
R
24. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. Total electric flux coming out of the cube will
be
8e
16e
e
a.
b.
c.
d. Zero
0
0
0
25. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be
a. 5.461029
b. 6.251018 c. 5.461019 d. 5.461011
26. The unit of intensity of electric field is
a. N/C
b. J/C
c. Vm
d. N/m
27. A parallel plate capacitor is first charged and then a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates. The
quantity that remains unchanged is
a. Charge Q
b. Potential V
c. Capacity C
d. Energy U
28. To obtain 3 F capacitiy from three capacitors of 2F each, they will be arranged
a.
All the three in series
b.
All the three in parallel
c.
Two capacitors in series and the third in parallel with the combination of first two
d.
Two capacitors in parallel and the third in series with the combination of first two
29. There is solid sphere of radius R having uniformly distributed charge throughout it. What is the relation
between electric field E and distance r from the centre (r < R)?
a. E r-2
b. E r-1
c. E r
d. E r2
30. A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10C. What will be the electric field at the
centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 metres ?
a. zero
b. 5 C m-2
c. 20 C m-2
d. 8 C m-2
31. A charge q is placed at centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric field through the
surface of the vessel is
q
q
2q
a. Zero
b.
c.
d.
0
2 0
0
32. The ratio of the forces between two tiny bodies with constant charges in air and in an insulating medium of
dielectric constant k is :
a. 1: k
b. k : 1
c. 1 : k2
d. k2 : 1
33. The work done in taking a charge q once round the circle of radius r and having a charge Q at the centre is
qQ
qQ
qQ
a.
b.
c.
d. zero
2
40 r
40 r
40 (2r )
34. There is an air filled 1 pf parallel plate capacitor. When the plate separation is doubled and the space is filled
with wax, the capacitance increases to 2 pf. The dielectric constant of wax is
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

35. Force of attraction between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is

q2
q
q
q2
a.
b.
c.
d.
2 0 AK
2 0 AK
2 0 A
2 0 A 2 K
36. If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has potential V at a point distant 5 cm from its centre, then the
potential at a point distant 15 cm from centre will be
a. 1/3V
b. 2/3 V
c. 3/2V
d. 3V
37. Two point charges + 3C and +8C repel each other with a force of 40N. If a charge of -5C is added to each
of them, then the force between them will become
a. 10 N
b. + 10 N
c. + 20 N
d. 20 N
38. In a region of space, the variation of the electric potential with distance from the
origin is shown in the figure. The electric field strength is zero at
a. Point A
b. Point B
c. Point C
d. Point D
39. If the distance of separation between two charges is increased, the electrical potential
energy of system will
a. increase
b. decrease
c. may increase or decrease
d. remain the same
40. Let Q represent the charge on a parallel plate capacitor and E the electric field between the plates then each plate
of the capacitor experiences a force of magnitude
a. zero
b. QE
c. 1/2QE
d. 2QE
41. A body can be negatively charged by
a. giving excess of electrons to it
b. removing some electrons from it
c. giving some protons to it
d. removing some neutrons from it
42. A parallel plate condenser has a uniform electric field E (V/m) in the space between the plates. If the distance
between the plates is d (m) and area of each plate is A (m2) the energy (joules) stored in the condenser is
1
1
(a) 0E 2Ad
(b) E 2 Ad / 0
(c) 0 E 2
(d) 0 EAd
2
2
43. Four point charges Q, q, 2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between Q and q
for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is
(a) Qq = 1,
(b) Q + q = 0
(c) Qq + 1 = 0
(d) Q = q
44. In a region the potential is represented by V(x,y,z) = 6x 8xy 8y + 6yz, Where V is in Volts and x, y, z are in
meters. The electric field experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb situated at point (1,1,1) is
(a) 6 5 N
(b) 30 N
(c) 24 N
(d) 4 35 N
45. Electric field at a distance of r from infinitely long charged conductor is proportional to
(a) r 1
(b) r 3
(c) r 2
(d) None of the above