1.

A long, hollow conducting cylinder is kept coaxially inside another long, hollow conducting
cylinder of larger radius. Both the cylinders are initially electrically neutral.
(A) A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is
given to the inner cylinder
(B) A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is
given to the outer cylinder
(C) No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a uniform line charge
is kept along the axis of the cylinders
(D) No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when same charge density
is given to both the cylinders
2.

Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere.
The net charge on the sphere is then,
(A) negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
(B) negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
(C) negative and distributed non?
uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
(D) Zero

3.

Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at

and

, respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive

point charge is moved from (-a, 0, 0) to (0, a, 0) is

(A) positive
(B) negative
(C) zero
(D) depends on the path connecting the initial and final positions

5.

A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distributed
uniformly in its volume in the figure. The electric field inside the emptied space is

(A) zero everywhere

(B) non-zero and uniform

(C) non-uniform

(D) zero only at its center

Spherical symmetric charge system centered at origin.

Q
4 o R o
Q
=
4 o r

r Ro

Electric potential

r > Ro

Choose the correct option(s).

(a) A spherical symmetry at r = 2Ro encloses a net charge Q
(b) Electric field is discontinued at r = Ro
(c) Change is only present at r = Ro
(d) Electrostatic energy is zero for r < Ro
6.

A resistance of 2 is connected across one gap of a meter bridge (the length of the wire
is 100 cm) and an unknown resistance, greater than 2 , is connected across the other
gap. When these resistances are interchanged, the balance point shifts by 20 cm.
neglecting any corrections, the unknown resistance is
(A) 3
(C) 5

7.

(B) 4
(D) 6

If current I is flowing through ABC. Then the correct relationship is

2r

I
l/2

l/2

(a) VAB = 2VBC

(b) Power across BC is 4 times the power across AB.
(c) Current densities in AB and BC are equal.
(d) Electric field due to current inside AB and BC are equal.

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9.

A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch is
closed, the total amount of charge that flows from Y to X is

(A) 0

(B) 54 C

(C) 27 C

(D)81C

Find the time constant for the given RC circuits in correct order.
V

R1
R2

C1

C2
C1

R1
R2

R1

R2

C2

C1

C2

R1 = 1 , R2 = 2 , C1 = 4 F, C2 = 2 F

10.

(a) 18, 4, 8/9

(b) 18, 8/9, 4

(c) 4, 18, 8/9

(d) 4, 8/9, 18

Column I gives certain situations in which a straight metallic wire of resistance R is

used and Column II gives some resulting effects. Match the statements in Column I
with the statements in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate
bubbles in the 4 ? 4 matrix given in the ORS.
Column I
Column II
(A) A charged capacitor is
(P) A constant current flows through the
connected to the ends of the wire
wire
(B) The wire is moved perpendicular to
(Q) Thermal energy is generated in the
its length with a constant velocity in a
wire
uniform magnetic filed perpendicular to
the plane of motion
(C) The wire is placed in a constant electric (R) A constant potential difference
field that has a direction along the length of
develops between the ends of the wire
the wire.
(D) A battery of constant emf is connected
(S) Charges of constant magnitude
to the ends of the wire
appear at the ends of the wire.

11.

The following field line(s) do not represent

(A) induced electric field
(B) magnetostatic field
(C) Gravitational field of a mass at rest
(D) electrostatic field

12.

A magnetic field
exists in the region a < x < 2a and
, in the region 2a
< x < 3a, where B0 is a positive constant. A positive point charge moving with a velocity
, where vo is a positive constant, enters the magnetic field at x = a. The trajectory
of the charge in this region can be like,

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Column 1
(a) Uniformly charged ring
(b) A dielectric ring with uniformly distributed charge is
rotating with constant angular velocity.
(c) A wire carrying constant current

Column 2
(P) Electric field is present
(Q) Magnetic field is present
(R) Magnetic moment is present.

Ro

14.

Current I1 is flowing out from the plane of paper. A steady state current I2 is flowing in the
loop ABCD.
(a) The net force is zero
(b) The net torque is zero
(c) As seen from O, the loop will rotate in clockwise along OO axis
(d) As seen from O, the loop will rotate in anticlockwise direction along OO axis.

C
B
I2

I1
A
D

15.

A circular loop of radius R is bent along a diameter and given a shape as shown in
the figure. One of the semicircles (KNM) lies in the x-z plane and the other one
(KLM) in the y-z plane with their centers at the origin. Current I is flowing through
each of the semicircles as shown in figure.
(a) A particle of charge q is released at the origin with a velocity
the instantaneous force

16.

. Find

on the particle. Assume that space is gravity free.

A current of 10 A flows around a closed path in a circuit which is in the horizontal plane
as shown in the figure. The circuit consists of eight alternating arcs of radii r1 = 0.08 m
and r1 = 0.12 m. Each arc subtends the same angle at the center.
(a) Find the magnetic field produced by this circuit at the center.
(b) An infinitely long straight wire carrying a current of 10 A is passing through the center
of the above circuit vertically with the direction of the current being into the plane of the
circuit. What is the force acting on the wire at the center due to the current in the circuit?
What is the force acting on the arc AC and the straight segment CD due to the current at

the center?

17.

Two wires each carrying a steady current I are shown in four configurations in Column I. Some of
the resulting effects are described in Column II. Match the statements in Column I with the
statements in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate bubbles in the 4 4
matrix given in the ORS.

(A)

Column I
Point P is situated Midway between
the wires.

Column II
(p)

The magnetic fields (B) at P due to the

currents in the wires are in the same
direction.

(q)

The magnetic fields (B) at P due to the

currents in the wires are in opposite
directions.

(r)

There is no magnetic field at P.

(S)

The wires repel each other.

P
Point P is situated at the mid-point
of the line joining the centers of the
circular wires, which have same
radii.
(B)

(C)

Point P is situated at the mid-point

of the line joining the centers of the
circular wires, which have same
radii.

Point P is situated at the common

center of the wires.

(D)