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Physics - Electrostatics

Practise 197 AP EAMCET previous year questions on Electrostatics, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AP EAMCET tests.

Electrostatics has been asked in 22 of the 24 years of AP EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 197 questions in all. 49% of them were easy, 37% moderate and 15% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 23 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 53 questions across 28 papers, about 1.9 per paper.

The chapter's 7 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Potential and Potential Energy (72 questions, 37%), Electric Charge and Coulomb's law (44 questions, 22%), and Electric Field and Electric Field Lines (41 questions, 21%) have been asked the most. Electric Potential and Potential Energy has also led over the last five years, with 38 questions. Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (12).

  1. 1If two particles A and B of charges and respectively are separated by a distance of 3 cm in air, then the magnitude of electrostatic force o27 May, 2025 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  2. 2If four charges and -15 nC are arranged at the four vertices of a square of side , then the net electric potential at the centre of the squa27 May, 2025 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  3. 3An electric dipole with dipole moment is aligned at an angle with the direction of uniform electric field of . The magnitude of the torque a26 May, 2025 (M)Electric Dipole
  4. 4If a dielectric slab of dielectric constant 3 is introduced between the plates of a capacitor having electric field , then the electric disp26 May, 2025 (M)Capacitors with Dielectric
  5. 5An electric charge is placed at the origin of plane. The potential difference between points and located at and respectively is26 May, 2025 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  6. 6The force between two conducting spheres of same radius having charges and separated by some distance in air is . If the spheres are connect26 May, 2025 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  7. 7In space the electric potential varies as volt, where is the position vector. Then electric field in at the point is26 May, 2025 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  8. 8The sum of two point positive charges separated by a distance of 1.5 m in air is . If the electrostatic force between the two charges is 0.624 May, 2025 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  9. 9A particle of mass 0.2 g and charge 2 C is released from rest in a uniform electric field of . The kinetic energy of the particle after movi23 May, 2025 (M)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  10. 10A solid of mass 1 kg has atoms. If one electron is removed from every one atom of of the atoms, then the charge gained by the solid is23 May, 2025 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  11. 11If the energy stored in a spherical conductor having a charge of is 6 J, then the radius of the spherical conductor is23 May, 2025 (E)Force and Energy stored in capacitor
  12. 12In a region, the electric field is given by . The electric flux through a surface of area in yz plane is (in SI units)22 May, 2025 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  13. 13The velocity acquired by an electron at rest when subjected to a uniform electric field of potential difference 180 V is (Mass of electron a22 May, 2025 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  14. 14Two charged conducting spheres of radii 5 cm and 10 cm have equal surface charge densities. If the electric field on the surface of the smal22 May, 2025 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  15. 15As shown in the figure, if the values of the electric potential at three points and in a uniform electric field are , and respectively, then22 May, 2025 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  16. 16As shown in the figure, the work done to move the charge ' ' from point to point D along the semi-circle CRD is22 May, 2025 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  17. 17The force between two point charges kept with a separation of 9 cm in air is 98 N. If a dielectric slab of constant 4, thickness 6 cm and an21 May, 2025 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  18. 18Three point charges shown in the figure lie along a straight line. The energy required to exchange the position of central charge with one o21 May, 2025 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  19. 19Three particles of each charge are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side . The work to be done to decrease the side of t21 May, 2025 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  20. 20If 27 charged water droplets, each of radius and charge coalesce to form a single big spherical drop, then the potential of the big drop is21 May, 2025 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  21. 21A particle of mass 0.5 g and charge is subjected to a uniform electric field of . If the particle is initially at rest, the velocity of the 23 May, 2024 (M)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  22. 22125 identical charged small spheres coalesce to form a big charged sphere, If the electric potential on each small sphere is 60 mV then the 23 May, 2024 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  23. 23Two particles of charges 4 nC and Q are kept in air with a separation of 10 cm between them. If the electrostatic potential energy of the sy23 May, 2024 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  24. 24A neutral ammonia in its vapour state has an electric dipole moment of magnitude -m. How far apart are the molecules centres of positive and22 May, 2024 (M)Electric Dipole
  25. 25If four charges , and are kept at the four corners of a square of side 1 m , then the electric potential at the centre of the square is22 May, 2024 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  26. 26The magnitude of an electric field which can just suspend a deuteron of mass freely in air is22 May, 2024 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  27. 27Two charges 5 nC and -2 nC are placed at points and in a region of space where there is no other external field. The electrostatic potential22 May, 2024 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  28. 28A point charge ' ' coulomb is placed at the centre of a cube of side length ' '. Then the electric flux linked with each face of the cube is21 May, 2024 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  29. 29Three equal electric charges of each charge ' ' are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side of length ' ', then potential 21 May, 2024 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  30. 30The electric field intensity (E) at a distance of 3 m from a uniform long straight wire of linear charge density 0.2 m is21 May, 2024 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  31. 31Two spheres A & B of radii are given charges of respectively. If they are connected by a fine wire, the amount of charge flowing from one to20 May, 2024 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  32. 32The angle between the electric dipole moment of a dipole and the electric field strength due to it on the equatorial line is20 May, 2024 (M)Electric Dipole
  33. 33Three point charges and are placed along a straight line such that the charge lies at equidistant from the other two charges. The ratio of t20 May, 2024 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  34. 34A particle of mass 2 g and charge is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 60 V . The speed acquired by the particle is20 May, 2024 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  35. 35Two particles of equal mass ' ' and equal charge ' ' are separated by a distance of 16 cm . They do not experience any force. The value of i19 May, 2024 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  36. 36Two point charges and kept at certain distance repel each other with a force of 30 N . If each charge is given an additional charge of , the18 May, 2024 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  37. 37In a region, the electric field is . If the electric potential at the origin is zero, the electric potential at the point is18 May, 2024 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  38. 38A uniformly charged conducting sphere of diameter has a surface charge density of . The charge on the sphere is nearly19 May, 2023 (M)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  39. 39Two charges and , each are arranged as shown in the figure. If and then potential difference is19 May, 2023 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  40. 40Flux coming out from a unit positive charge kept in air is18 May, 2023 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  41. 41Three point charges and are placed at the comers of an equilateral triangle of side one metre. The work done to move these charges to the co18 May, 2023 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  42. 42Among the following the charge that does not exist on any type of charged body is18 May, 2023 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  43. 43Two charges and are separated by a distance of . The distance of the point from at which net electric field is zero is17 May, 2023 (M)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  44. 44Inside a charged hollow sphere, at any point the electric field (E) and potential (V) are17 May, 2023 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  45. 45An electron of charge ' ' is moving round the nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius ' '. The coulomb force between the tw17 May, 2023 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  46. 46The potential is varying with distance as volt. The electric field at and is17 May, 2023 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  47. 47In a region, the intensity of an electric field is given by . The electric flux through a surface of area in the region is16 May, 2023 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  48. 48The figure shows three points and in a uniform electric field . The line is perpendicular to and is parallel to . If and are the potentials 16 May, 2023 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  49. 49An infinite line charge produces a field of at a distance of . The linear charge density is16 May, 2023 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  50. 50Two electric dipoles, each of dipole moment ' ' are placed at points and as shown in the figure. The work done in rotating both the dipoles 16 May, 2023 (E)Electric Dipole

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electrostatics?

This chapter includes 197 questions compiled from AP EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

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

These are AP EAMCET questions specifically for the Electrostatics chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Electrostatics an important chapter for AP EAMCET Physics?

Electrostatics has appeared in 23 of the 25 years of AP EAMCET papers covered here, with 197 questions across 90 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 197 questions analysed for this chapter, 49% are easy, 37% moderate and 15% tough. 2020 had the most, with 23 questions.

5.Which topics in Electrostatics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Electrostatics:

  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy - 72 questions (37%)
  • Electric Charge and Coulomb's law - 44 questions (22%)
  • Electric Field and Electric Field Lines - 41 questions (21%)
  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (12).
6.Is Electrostatics's weightage in AP EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 90 papers analysed, Electrostatics has averaged about 2.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.9 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.