TERM 2 CHAPTER 1&2

PAST YEAR QUESTIONS (OBJECTIVE)

1. A hollow metallic sphere with radius R is given a positive charge. Which of the following
graphs represents the variation of the electric potential V with the distance r from the
sphere’s centre?

2. Which of the following physical quantities has a zero value on the surface of an isolated
charged conductor?
A Electric potential on the surface.
B Current flowing on the surface.
C Work done in transferring charge along the surface.
D Electric field on the surface.

3. A 4 C charge is brought from infinity to a point X in an electric field, required for this
process is 20 J. Hence, the electric potential at X is
A 5V
B 10V
C 15V
D 20V

4. A circuit consists of a 4 pF capacitor (initially uncharged), a 50 kQ resistor, a switch and a

150 V battery connected in series. When the switch is closed, the initial current is
A0 C 2 mA
B 1 mA D 3 Ma

5. A capacitor of 240 𝜇F capacitance is charged to a potential difference of 100 V and then

connected across a discharge tube where a current flows until the potential difference drops
to 50 V. Energy dissipated in the tube is
A 0.3 J C 0.9 J
B 0.6 J D 1.8 J
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6. A parallel plate capacitor is discharged in air. It is then separated electrically and immersed
in a liquid dielectric. Which of the following is true?
Capacitance Potential difference
A Constant Constant
B Increase Decrease
C Decrease Increase
D Increase Increase

7. A 50 𝜇F capacitor is charged and then discharged through a 5 k𝜴 resistor. The ratio of

𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟 ′ 𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 1 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑
is
𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟 ′ 𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒

1
A 0.5 C 𝑒

B 2 D e-4
8. A 4 𝜇F capacitor and another 8 𝜇F capacitor which are both uncharged initially is connected
in series with a 10 V battery. What are the charges on the capacitors?
4 𝜇F capacitor 8𝜇F capacitor
A 27 μC 27 μC
B 18 μC 9 μC
C 9 μC 18 μC
D 9 μC 9 μC

9. A capacitor usually consists of two conductors separated by a dielectric. The capacitance

depends on
A potential difference between the conductors
B energy stored per unit area by the capacitor
C charges on the conductor
D geometry of the capacitor and the distance between the conductors

10. Three capacitors, C 1, C2 and C3 with capacitance 2 𝜇F, 3 𝜇F, and 4 𝜇F respectively are
connected with a 4.5 V battery as shown in the figure below.

C1 C2 C3
A 7 μC 3 μC 4 μC
B 4 μC 7 μC 3 μCμ
C μ
C 3 μC 4 μC 7 μC
D 2 μC 4 μC 6 μCμ
C
C μ
C
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11. The following figure represents the exponential decay for the potential difference across the plates of a capacitor as it
i§ discharged across a 1M𝛺 resistor. Calculate the capacitance.

A 5 𝜇𝐹 C 15 𝜇𝐹
B 10 𝜇𝐹 D 20 𝜇𝐹

12. In the circuit shown below, switch S is at position 1 at t= 0. At t= T, the voltmeter reading
achieves V0 and switch S is switched over to position 2 at that instant.
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13. The figure below shows 2 capacitors with capacitances C1 and C2 (C1 > C2) which are
connected in series with a resistor R with a cell of of e.m.f. E

If the voltages across C1 and C2 are V1 and V 2 respectively, which of the following statements
is true?
A V1<V2 C V1 = V2 = E
𝐸
B V1>V2 D V1 = V2 =
2