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Physics - Electrostatics

Practise 63 AIIMS previous year questions on Electrostatics, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.

Electrostatics has been asked in 19 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 63 questions in all. 52% of them were easy, 25% moderate and 22% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 7 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 13 questions across 5 papers, about 2.6 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Field and Electric Field Lines (26 questions, 41%), Electric Potential and Potential Energy (13 questions, 21%), and Electric Flux and Gauss Law (9 questions, 14%) have been asked the most. Electric Field and Electric Field Lines has produced the most tough questions (6).

  1. 1Four point charges and are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between and for which the potential at the centre of the s25 May, 2019Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  2. 2A charge particle is moving along electric field as shown in figure. What is horizontal displacement of the charge particle when it descends27 May, 2018Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  3. 3Assertion : In the absence of an externally applied electric field, the displacement per unit volume of a polar dielectric material is alway27 May, 2018Electric Dipole
  4. 4A long solid non-conducting cylinder of radius is charged such that the volume charge density is proportional to where is the distance from 26 May, 2018Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  5. 5A uniformly charged non conducting disc with surface charge density having radius . Then find the magnitude of electric field at a point on 26 May, 2018Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  6. 6Assertion : Net electric field insider conductor is zero. Reason : Total positive charge equals to total negative charge in a charged conduc26 May, 2018Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  7. 7Assertion : All the charge in a conductor gets distributes on whole of its outer surface. Reason : In a dynamic system, charges try to keep 26 May, 2018Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  8. 8Assertion : Charge never flows from a condenser of higher capacity to the condenser of lower capacity. Reason : Flow of charge between two b26 May, 2018Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  9. 9A large solid sphere with uniformly distributed positive charge has a smooth narrow tunnel through its centre. A small particle with negativ2017Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  10. 10In a certain region of space, electric field is along the -direction throughout. The magnitude of electric field is however not constant, bu2017Electric Dipole
  11. 11An early model for an atom considered it to have a positively charged point nucleus of charge , surrounded by a uniform density of negative 2017Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  12. 12Assertion : Acceleration of charged particle in non-uniform electric field does not depend on velocity of charged particle. Reason : Charge 2017Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  13. 13Assertion : If a dielectric is placed in external field then field inside dielectric will be less than applied field. Reason : Electric fiel2017Electric Dipole
  14. 14Three identical charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The force experienced by each charge, (if ) is2016Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  15. 15Two charged spheres separated by a distance ' ' exert some force on each other. If they are immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 2 , 2016Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  16. 16Assertion: Lines of force are perpendicular to conductor surface. Reason : Generally electric field is perpendicular to equipotential surfac2016Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  17. 17A hexagon of side has a charge at each of its vertices. The potential at the centre of the hexagon is2015Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  18. 18A hemisphere is positively charged uniformly. The electric field at a point on a diameter away from the centre is directed2015Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  19. 19A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. Which path, the lines of force follow as shown in figure?2015Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  20. 20In a uniform electric field a charge of experiences a force of . The potential difference between two points apart along the electric line o2014Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  21. 21Assertion : A charged particle free to move in an electric field always moves along an electric field line. Reason: The electric field lines2014Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  22. 22Assertion: If an electron and proton possessing same kinetic energy enter an electric field in a perpendicular direction, the path of the el2014Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  23. 23A dipole of dipole moment ' ' is placed in non-uniform electric field along -axis. Electric field is increasing at the rate of then the forc2013Electric Dipole
  24. 24Electric field at a distance r from infinitely long conducting sheet is proportional to2013Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  25. 25Assertion : On going away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric field decreases at the same rate in both the cases. Reaso2013Electric Dipole
  26. 26Assertion : If a conductor is given charge then no excess inner charge appears. Reason : Electric field inside conductor is zero.2013Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  27. 27Assertion : Gaussian surface is considered carefully. Reason : The point where electric field to be calculated should be with in the surface2013Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  28. 28Identify incorrect for electric charge2012Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  29. 29Electric field outside a long wire carrying charge is proportional to2012Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  30. 30An electron projected with velocity in the electric field . Trace the path followed by the electron .2012Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  31. 31Assertion : An electrostatic field line never form closed loop. Reason : Electrostatic field is a conservative field.2012Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  32. 32Assertion : Gauss's law shows diversion when inverse square law is not obeyed. Reason : Gauss's law is a consequence of conservation of char2012Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  33. 33Assertion: Gauss's law can't be used to calculate electric field near an electric dipole. Reason: Electric dipole don't have symmetrical cha2011Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  34. 34In figure, a particle having mass and charge starts from rest at point and moves in a straight line to point . What is its speed at point ?2010Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  35. 35An electric charge is placed at the origin of co-ordinate system. Two points and are situated at and respectively. The potential difference 2010Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  36. 36Assertion : An electric field is preferred in comparison to magnetic field for detecting the electron beam in a television picture tube. Rea2010Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  37. 37Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square as shown in the figure. The direction of electric field at the centre of the square is 2009Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  38. 38A wire of length and mass is bent in the form of a semicircle. The gravitational field intensity at the centre of semicircle is2009Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  39. 39Assertion : Electric potential of earth is taken zero. Reason : No electric field exists on earth surface.2009Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  40. 40Electric field at the centre of a uniformly charged semicircle of radius \(a\) is2008Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  41. 41A charge \(q\) is uniformly distributed on a ring of radius \(r\). A sphere of an equal radius is constructed with its centre lying on the p2008Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  42. 42In case of infinite long wire electric field is proportional to2007Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  43. 43Assertion : In a cavity within a conductor, the electric field is zero. Reason : Charges in a conductor reside only at its surface.2007Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  44. 44Two parallel large thin metal sheets have equal surface charge densities of opposite signs. The electric field between these sheets is2006Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  45. 45The spatial distribution of the electric field due to two charges is shown in figure. Which one of the following statements is correct?2006Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  46. 46Assertion : An emf is induced in a closed loop where magnetic flux is varied. The induced is not a conservative field. Reason : The line int2006Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  47. 47Two infinitely long parallel conducting plates having surface charge densities and respectively, are separated by a small distance. The medi2005Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  48. 48Energy required to break one bond in DNA is approximately2005Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  49. 49Two concentric conducting thin spherical shells and having radii and are charged to and . The electrical field along a line, (passing throug2005Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  50. 50Four point +ve charges of same magnitude are placed at four corners of a rigid square frame as shown in figure. The plane of the frame is pe2005Electric Charge and Coulomb's law

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electrostatics?

This chapter includes 63 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2001 to 2019.

2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?

These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Electrostatics chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Electrostatics an important chapter for AIIMS Physics?

Electrostatics has appeared in 19 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 63 questions across 20 papers - about 3 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Electrostatics questions in AIIMS?

Of the 63 questions analysed for this chapter, 52% are easy, 25% moderate and 22% tough. 2018 had the most, with 7 questions.

5.Which topics in Electrostatics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Electrostatics:

  • Electric Field and Electric Field Lines - 26 questions (41%)
  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy - 13 questions (21%)
  • Electric Flux and Gauss Law - 9 questions (14%)
  • Electric Field and Electric Field Lines has produced the most tough questions (6).
6.Is Electrostatics's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?

Across all 20 papers analysed, Electrostatics has averaged about 3.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 2.6 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.