NEET Previous Year Questions (2014-2024): Electric Charges & Fields | Physics Class 12 PDF Download

2024

Q1: A thin spherical shell is charged by some source. The potential difference between the two points C and P (in V) shown in the figure is:            [2024]
(Take  SI Units)
(a) 3 x 10⁵
(b) 1 x 10⁵
(c) 0.5 x 10⁵
(d) Zero

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2023

Q1:  If  over a surface, then                                                                                                                                                                                    

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Q2: The net magnetic flux through any closed surface is 
(a) Zero
(b) Positive
(c) Infinity
(d) Negative

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Question for NEET Previous Year Questions (2014-2024): Electric Charges & Fields

Try yourself:Q3: An electric dipole is placed as shown in the figure.                                                                                                                                                                            

The electric potential at point P due to the dipole is (ε₀ = permittivity of free space and 
 

• A.

  (3/8) qK
• B.

  (5/8) qK
• C.

  (8/5) qK
• D.

  (8/3) qK

Explanation

Ans: (a)
2 cm = 2 × 10^-2 m distance from +q and 8 cm = × 10^-2 ​​​​​​​m distance from -q
Electrostatic potential due to a point charge is given by Kq/r

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2022

Q1: Two point charges –q and +q are placed at a distance of L, as shown in the figure 

The magnitude of electric field intensity at a distance R(R >>L) varies as:                                                                                                                                  
(a) 1/R³

^{(b) 1/R4}
(c) 1/R⁶
(d) 1/R²

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2021

Q1: Polar molecules are the molecules:                                                                                                                                                                                                                
(a) acquire a dipole moment only when the magnetic field is absent.
(b) having a permanent electric dipole moment.
(c) having zero dipole moment.
(d) acquire a dipole moment only in the presence of an electric field due to displacement of charges.

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Q2: A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which direction will it move?                                                                                                           

(a) towards the left as its potential energy will decrease.
(b) towards the right as its potential energy will increase.
(c) towards the left as its potential energy will increase.
(d) towards the right as its potential energy will decrease.

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2020

Q1: A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of 16×10^-9 C m. The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of 0.6 m from the center of the dipole, situated on a line making an angle of 60° with the dipole axis is:                                                                                  

(a)  400 V 
(b) Zero 
(c) 50 V 
(d) 200 V

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Question for NEET Previous Year Questions (2014-2024): Electric Charges & Fields

Try yourself:Q2: The acceleration of an electron due to the mutual attraction between the electron and a proton when they are 1.6 Å apart is, (m_e ≈ 9 × 10⁻³¹ kg, e = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C) 

• A.

  10²⁴ m/s²
• B.

  10²³ m/s²
• C.

  10²⁵ m/s²
• D.

  10²² m/s²

Explanation

Ans: (d)
Force of mutual attraction between the electron and proton. (when, r = 1.6 Aº = 1.6 × 10 − 10 m) is given as

∴ Acceleration of electron

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Q2: A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2 × 10⁻⁷ C distributed uniformly. What is the magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the centre of the sphere?

(a) 1.28 × 10⁵ N/C
(b) 1.28 × 10⁶ N/C
(c) 1.28 × 10⁷ N/C
(d) 1.28 × 10⁴ N/C

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Hence, correct option is (a).

Q3: The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance r from the centre of a dipole having dipole moment r P is given by (r >> separation of two charges forming the dipole, ε 0 = permittivity of free space)
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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2019

Q1: A hollow metal sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The electric field is due to the sphere at a distance r from the 
center.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
(a) Increases as r increases for both r < R and r > R
(b) Zero as r increases for r < R, decreases as r increases for r > R
(c) Zero as r increases for r < R, increases as r increases for r > R
(d) Decreases as r increases for both r < R and r > R

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Q2: Two parallel infinite line charges with linear charge densities +λ C/m and λl C/m are placed at a distance of 2R in free space. What is the electric field mid-way between the two line charges?                                                                                                                                                                 
(a) Zero
(b)
(c)
(d)

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Q3: Two point charges A and B, having charges +Q and –Q respectively, are placed at a certain distance apart, and the force acting between them is F. If 25% charge of A is transferred to B, then the force between the charges becomes :                                                          
(a) F
(b) 9F/16
(c) 16F/9
(d) 4F/3

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2018

Q1: An electron falls from rest through a vertical distance h in a uniform and vertically upward-directed electric field E. The direction of the electrical field is now reversed, keeping its magnitude the same. A proton is allowed to fall from rest through the same vertical distance h. The time fall of the electron, in comparison to the time fall of the proton is:                                                                                                  
(a) Smaller
(b) 5 times greater
(c) 10 times greater
(d) equal

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Q2: A toy car with charge q moves on a frictionless horizontal plane surface under the influence of a uniform electric fieldDue to the forceits velocity increases from 0 to 6 m/s in one-second duration. At that instant, the direction of the field is reversed. The car continues to move for two more seconds under the influence of this field. The average velocity and the average speed of the toy car between 0 to 3 seconds are respectively:  
(a) 2 m/s, 4 m/s
(b) 1 m/s, 3 m/s
(c) 1 m/s, 3.5 m/s
(d) 1.5 m/s, 3 m/s

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2017

Q1: Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is − e and the other is (e + ∆e). If the net of electrostatic force and gravitational force between two hydrogen atoms placed at a distance d (much greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then ∆e is of the order [Given mass of hydrogen, m_h = 1.67 × 10⁻²⁷ kg] 
(a) 10⁻²⁰ C
(b) 10⁻²³ C
(c) 10 ⁻³⁷C
(d) 10 ^-47C

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2016

Q1: Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common point by two mass-less strings of lengths ℓ are initially at a distance d  (d << ℓ) apart because of their mutual repulsion. The charges begin to leak from both spheres at a constant rate. As a result, the spheres approach each other with a velocity v. Then v varies as a function of the distance x between the spheres, as:                              
(a) v ∝ x^-1
(b) v ∝ x^1/2
(c) v ∝ x
(d) v ∝ x^-1/2

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Q2: An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2 × 10⁵ N C^-1. It experiences a torque equal to 4 N m. Calculate the magnitude of charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm.  
(a) 8 mC
(b) 6 mC
(c) 4 mC
(d) 2 mC

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2015

Q1:  The electric field in a certain region is acting radially outward and is given by E = Ar. A charge contained in a sphere of radius = a centered at the origin of the field will be given by:                                                                                                                                                                                       
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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