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Physics - Electrostatics

Practise 93 KCET previous year questions on Electrostatics, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.

Electrostatics has been asked in 20 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 93 questions in all. 43% of them were easy, 38% moderate and 19% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 7 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 20 questions across 3 papers, about 6.7 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Potential and Potential Energy (28 questions, 30%), Electric Field and Electric Field Lines (22 questions, 24%), and Electric Charge and Coulomb's law (20 questions, 22%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Electric Field and Electric Field Lines (8), Electric Flux and Gauss Law (8), and Electric Potential and Potential Energy (7). Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (6).

  1. 1A point charge is placed in a moving train. A passenger A sitting in the train and person B on the ground observe the fields due to this cha2026Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  2. 2An electron falls through a distance cm in N/C from rest. The time taken to cover this distance in second is ____2026Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  3. 3What will be the total electric flux through the faces of the cube as given in the figure with side of length ' ' if a charge Q is placed at2026Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  4. 4Consider three point charges and and three surfaces and as shown in the figure. Match the entries of List-I with that of List-II. List-I Lis2026Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  5. 5An electric dipole of dipole moment is placed in the uniform electric field . Then which of the following statements are correct? Statement-2026Electric Dipole
  6. 6A J of work is done in moving a charge C from a point A where the potential is V to another point B where potential is V volt. The value of 2026Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  7. 7A metallic sphere of radius R carrying a charge q is kept at certain distance from another metallic sphere of radius carrying a charge Q . W2025Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  8. 8You are given a dipole of charge and separated by a distance 2R. A sphere 'A' of radius ' ' passes through the centre of the dipole as shown2025Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  9. 9A potential at a point A is -3 V and that at another point B is 5 V . What is the work done in carrying a charge of 5 m C from B to A ?2025Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  10. 10Charges are uniformly spread on the surface of a conducting sphere. The electric field from the centre of sphere to a point outside the sphe2025Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  11. 11Match Column-I with Column - II related to an electric dipole of dipole moment that is placed in a uniform electric field . {array}{|l|l|l|l2025Electric Dipole
  12. 12Which of the following statements is not true?2025Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  13. 13Which of the following is a correct statement?2025Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  14. 14A body has a charge of . The number of excess electrons will be2024Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  15. 15A point charge of and another point charge of are kept 1 m apart in free space. The electrostatic force on due to is and the electrostatic f2024Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  16. 16A uniform electric field is acting along the positive -axis. The electric flux through a rectangle of area whose plane is parallel to the ZX2024Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  17. 17The total electric flux through a closed spherical surface of radius enclosing an electric dipole of dipole moment is (Give permittivity of 2024Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  18. 18Under electrostatic condition of a charged conductor, which among the following statements is true?2024Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  19. 19A cube of side 1 cm contains 100 molecules each having an induced dipole moment of in an external electric field of . The electric susceptib2024Electric Dipole
  20. 20A moving electron produces2024Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  21. 21A positively charged glass rod is brought near uncharged metal sphere, which is mounted on an insulated stand. If the glass rod is removed, 2023Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  22. 22In the situation shown in the diagram, magnitude, if $q2023Electric Dipole
  23. 23A uniform electric field vector exists along horizontal direction as shown. The electric potential at is . A small point charge is slowly ta2023Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  24. 24A cubical Gaussian surface has side of length . Electric field lines are parallel to -axis as shown in figure. The magnitudes of electric fi2023Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  25. 25Electric field at a distance from an infinitely long uniformly charged straight conductor, having linear charge density is . Another uniform2023Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  26. 26A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge is balanced in still air, with a vertical uniform electric field of strèngth . When the fiel2022Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  27. 27Electrical as well as gravitational affects can be thought to be caused by fields. Which of the following is true for an electrical or gravi2022Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  28. 28Four charges and are placed at the corners of a square respectively. The force on a unit positive charge kept at the centre is2022Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  29. 29An electric dipole with dipole moment is aligned at with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude , the magnitude of the torqu2022Electric Dipole
  30. 30A charged particle of mass and charge is released from rest in an uniform electric field E. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the kinetic en2022Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  31. 31The electric field and the potential of an electric dipole vary with distance as2022Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  32. 32Two tiny spheres carrying charges and arc located at apart. The potential at the mid - point of the line joining the two charges is2022Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  33. 33A copper rod of length is rotated about end with a constant angular velocity . The electric field at a distance from the axis of rotation is2021Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  34. 34Electric field due to infinite, straight uniformly charged wire varies with distance as2021Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  35. 35A object, located in a region of uniform electric field carries a charge . The object released from rest at , has a kinetic energy of at . T2021Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  36. 36Which of the following statements is false in the case of polar molecules?2021Electric Dipole
  37. 37A point charge is placed at the corner of a cube of side as shown in the figure. What is the electric flux through the face ?2020Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  38. 38The electric field lines on the left have twice the separation on those on the right as shown in figure. If the magnitude of the field at is2020Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  39. 39An infinitely long thin straight wire has uniform charge density of . What is the magnitude of electric field at a distance from the axis of2020Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  40. 40A dipole moment and moment of inertia is placed in a uniform electric field . If it is displaced slightly from its stable equilibrium positi2020Electric Dipole
  41. 41Figure shows three points and in a region of uniform electric field . The line is perpendicular and is parallel to the field lines. Then, wh2020Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  42. 42Two protons are kept at a separation of . Let and the nuclear force and the electromagnetic force between them2020Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  43. 43Two metal plates are separated by \( 2 {~cm} \). The potentials of the plates are \( -10 {~V} \) and \( +30 {~V} \). The electric field betw2019Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  44. 44A certain charge 2Q is divided at first into two parts \( q_{1} \) and \( q_{2} . \) Later the charges are placed at a certain distance. If 2019Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  45. 45A particle of mass \( m \) and charge \( q \) is placed at rest in uniform electric field \( E \) and then released. The kinetic energy atta2019Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  46. 46An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It generally experiences2019Electric Dipole
  47. 47The figure gives the electric potential \( V \) as a function of distance through four regions on \( x- \) axis. Which of the following is t2019Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  48. 48A system of two charges separated by a certain distance apart stores electrical potential energy. If the distance between them is increased,2019Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  49. 49The magnitude of point charge due to which the electric field \( 30 {~cm} \) away has the magnitude \( 2 {~N} C^{-1} \) will be2018Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  50. 50A mass of \( 1 {Kg} \) carrying a charge of \( 2 {C} \) is accelerated through a potential of \( 1 {~V} \). The velocity acquired by it is2018Electric Potential and Potential Energy

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electrostatics?

This chapter includes 93 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

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

These are KCET 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 KCET Physics?

Electrostatics has appeared in 20 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 93 questions across 20 papers - about 5 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 93 questions analysed for this chapter, 43% are easy, 38% moderate and 19% tough. 2025 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 Potential and Potential Energy - 28 questions (30%)
  • Electric Field and Electric Field Lines - 22 questions (24%)
  • Electric Charge and Coulomb's law - 20 questions (22%)
  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (6).
6.Is Electrostatics's weightage in KCET going up or down?

Across all 20 papers analysed, Electrostatics has averaged about 4.7 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has risen, at about 6.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.