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Physics - Electrostatics

Practise 30 MHT-CET (PCB) previous year questions on Electrostatics, compiled from papers in 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty MHT-CET (PCB) tests.

Electrostatics has been asked in 1 of the 1 years of MHT-CET (PCB) papers analysed (2026), with 30 questions in all. 57% of them were easy, 43% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 30 questions that year. In 2026 it had 30 questions across 11 papers, about 2.7 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Potential and Potential Energy (12 questions, 40%), Electric Charge and Coulomb's law (5 questions, 17%), and Electric Flux and Gauss Law (5 questions, 17%) have been asked the most.

  1. 1Assume that the electric field exists in space. Then the potential difference , where ' ' is the potential at the origin and ' ' is the pote26 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  2. 2Two charges and are separated with distance 'd' and placed in a medium of dielectric constant 'k'. The equivalent distance between charges i26 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  3. 3The electric potential 'V' as a function of distance x (in metre) is volt. Electric field at m is26 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  4. 4The electric field at a point in a certain region of free space due to a charge Q is 0. The electric potential at that point is25 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  5. 5Four infinitely large planar charged sheets are placed parallel to each other as shown in Figure 1. Find the magnitude of electric field at 25 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  6. 6A closed surface encloses electric dipoles. The net electric flux through the closed surface is ( = permittivity of free space, q = charge)25 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  7. 7A hollow metal sphere of radius is charged such that the potential on its surface is . The electric field at its centre is25 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  8. 8A uniform electric field is given as . The flux of this field through a square of side whose plane is parallel to the Y-Z plane is25 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  9. 9Three metallic spherical shells (not concentric) of radii R, 2R and 4R are given charges , and respectively. It is found that the surface ch24 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  10. 10Three charges Q, and are placed at the vertices of the right angle triangle (isosceles triangle) as shown. The net electrostatic energy of t24 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  11. 11Two point charges and are located at and respectively. What is the location of a point on the x-axis from the origin, at which the net elect24 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  12. 12Three point charges , , and are placed at , and respectively. The electric potential at origin is24 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  13. 13Three electric charges , , are placed at the corners of equilateral triangle of side . The magnitude of electric dipole moment of the system24 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Dipole
  14. 14Two point charges and are located at and respectively. The location of a point on the X-axis from origin, at which the net electric field is23 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  15. 15The positively charged particle is released from the rest in a uniform electric field. The electric potential energy of the charge a. decrea23 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  16. 16A charge Q is distributed over the two concentric hollow spheres of radii and ( ) such the surface densities are equal. The potential at the23 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  17. 17Three charges each of are placed at the corners A, B, C of a square ABCD of side m. The electric field at the centre of the square is23 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  18. 18Consider a thin spherical shell of radius R with its centre at the origin, carrying uniform positive surface charge density. The variation o23 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  19. 19Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE for polar molecule? a. In polar molecule the centre of mass of positive charges coincide with 23 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Dipole
  20. 20Two point charges C and C separated by a distance 'r' , repel each other with a force of 27 N. If each of the above charges is given an addi22 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  21. 21An electric dipole is placed parallel to the electric field . Let 'W' be the work done in rotating the dipole by . Now, it is further rotate22 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Dipole
  22. 22The potential at a point x ( m) due to some charges situated on the X - axis is given by volt The electric field E at m is given by22 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  23. 23Assume that an electric field N/C exists in space. If is the potential at the origin and is the potential at m, then the potential differenc22 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  24. 24Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field that is increasing in magnitude along the positive Y-direction are22 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  25. 25A charge is divided into two parts and placed at a given distance so that the force between them is maximum. The value of each charge is:22 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  26. 26The electric potential ' ' at a radial distance just outside a non-conducting sphere is . The electric intensity ' E ' at a radial distance 21 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  27. 27The electric potential due to a dipole at point P making an angle with the axis of a dipole is ( = permitivity of free space, = electric dip21 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Dipole
  28. 28Three point charges , and are kept at each vertex of an equilateral triangle ABC , each of side . The net electric intensity acting on charg21 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  29. 29Four point charges , , and are placed at corners of the square respectively. The relation between and for which the potential at the centre 21 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  30. 30A particle of mass ' ' and charge ' ' initially at rest is accelerated by a uniform electric field ' ' through a distance ' ' and is then al21 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electrostatics?

This chapter includes 30 questions compiled from MHT-CET (PCB) papers in 2026.

2.Are these questions only from MHT-CET (PCB), or from other exams too?

These are MHT-CET (PCB) questions specifically for the Electrostatics chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or AIIMS are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Electrostatics an important chapter for MHT-CET (PCB) Physics?

Electrostatics has appeared in 1 of the 1 year of MHT-CET (PCB) papers covered here, with 30 questions across 11 papers - about 3 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Electrostatics questions in MHT-CET (PCB)?

Of the 30 questions analysed for this chapter, 57% are easy, 43% moderate and 0% tough. 2026 had the most, with 30 questions.

5.Which topics in Electrostatics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Electrostatics:

  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy - 12 questions (40%)
  • Electric Charge and Coulomb's law - 5 questions (17%)
  • Electric Flux and Gauss Law - 5 questions (17%)
6.Is Electrostatics's weightage in MHT-CET (PCB) going up or down?

Across all 11 papers analysed, Electrostatics has averaged about 2.7 questions per paper. In 2026, that average has stayed about the same, at about 2.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.