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Practise 85 NEET previous year questions on Electrostatics, compiled from papers spanning 2002 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 NEET tests.

Electrostatics has been asked in 25 of the 39 years of NEET papers analysed (1988–2026), with 85 questions in all. 44% of them were easy, 36% moderate and 20% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 6 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 10 questions across 13 papers, about 0.8 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Potential and Potential Energy (32 questions, 38%), Electric Field and Electric Field Lines (18 questions, 21%), and Electric Dipole (13 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Electric Potential and Potential Energy has also led over the last five years, with 6 questions. Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (12).

  1. 1Which of the following statements are correct ? A. Inside a conductor, the electrostatic field is zero. B. Electric field at the surface of 2026 (Cancelled)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  2. 2A unit positive point charge is taken slowly through an infinitesimally thin tube that is inside a charged dielectric sphere of radius , hav2026 (Re-NEET)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  3. 3Consider a fixed uniformly charged insulating sphere with radius and total charge . A point charge ( ) with mass is released from rest at a 2026 (Re-NEET)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  4. 4A point charge Q is placed inside a cavity within a solid isolated conducting sphere. Consider points A, B and C as shown in the figure, whe2026 (Re-NEET)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  5. 5Two identical charged conducting spheres and have their centres separated by a certain distance. Charge on each sphere is q and the force of2025Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  6. 6An electric dipole with dipole moment is aligned with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude The dipole is then rotated thro2025Electric Dipole
  7. 7Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason . Assertion A: The potential at any axial p2024Electric Dipole
  8. 8A thin spherical shell is charged by some source. The potential difference between the two points and (in V ) shown in the figure is: (Take 2024Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  9. 9A metal cube of side 5 cm is charged with . The surface charge density on the cube is2024 (Re-NEET)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  10. 10The value of electric potential at a distance of 9 cm from the point charge is Given :2024 (Re-NEET)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  11. 11An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30 with an electric field of intensity 2 10 5 N C - 1 . It experiences a torque equal to 4 N m .2023 (All India)Electric Dipole
  12. 12If S E d S = 0 over a surface, then:2023 (All India)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  13. 13An electric dipole is placed as shown in the figure. The electric potential (in 10 2 V ) at point P due to the dipole is ( 0 =permittivity o2023 (All India)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  14. 14A charge is placed at the centre of a cube. The flux coming out from any one of its faces will be (in SI unit)2023 (Manipur)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  15. 15According to Gauss law of electrostatics, electric flux through a closed surface depends on2023 (Manipur)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  16. 16If a conducting sphere of radius is charged. Then the electric field at a distance from the centre of the sphere would be, potential on the 2023 (Manipur)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  17. 17The angle between the electric lines of force and the equipotential surface is2022 (Phase 1)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  18. 18Two hollow conducting spheres of radii R 1 and R 2 R 1 R 2 have equal charges. The potential would be:2022 (Phase 1)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  19. 19Two 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 distanc2022 (Phase 1)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  20. 20Six charges and are fixed at the corners of a hexagon of side as shown in the figure. The work done in bringing a charge to the centre of th2022 (Phase 2)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  21. 21The ratio of coulomb's electrostatic force to the gravitational force between an electron and a proton separated by some distance is . The r2022 (Phase 2)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  22. 22Polar molecules are the molecules:2021Electric Dipole
  23. 23Two charged spherical conductors of radius R 1 and R 2 are connected by a wire. Then the ratio of surface charge densities of the spheres 1 2021Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  24. 24A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which direction will it move?2021Electric Dipole
  25. 25Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.2021Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  26. 26In a certain region of space with volume 0.2 m 3 , the electric potential is found to be 5 V throughout. The magnitude of electric field in 2020 (Phase 1)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  27. 27A 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 from2020 (Phase 1)Electric Dipole
  28. 28A 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 2020 (Phase 1)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  29. 29The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance r from the centre of a dipole having dipole moment p is given by ( r sep2020 (Phase 2)Electric Dipole
  30. 30The acceleration of an electron due to the mutual attraction between the electron and a proton when they are 1 . 6 apart is, m e 9 10 - 31 k2020 (Phase 2)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  31. 31The variation of electrostatic potential with radial distance r from the centre of a positively charged metallic thin shell of radius R is g2020 (Phase 2)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  32. 32A hollow metal sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from the center2019 (All India)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  33. 33Two parallel infinite line charges with linear charge densities + C m - 1 and - C m - 1 are placed at a distance of 2 R in free space. What 2019 (All India)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  34. 34Two point charges A and B, having charges + Q and - Q respectively, are placed at certain distance apart and force acting between them is F 2019 (All India)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  35. 35Two metal spheres, one of radius and the other of radius respectively have the same surface charge density . They are brought in contact and2019 (Odisha)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  36. 36A sphere encloses an electric dipole with charge . What is the total electric flux across the sphere?2019 (Odisha)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  37. 37An electron falls from rest through a vertical distance h in a uniform and vertically upward directed electric field E . The direction of el2018Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  38. 38The diagrams below show regions of equipotential. A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.2017Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  39. 39Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is e , the other is e + e . If the net electrostatic force and g2017Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  40. 40Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common point by two massless strings of lengths l , are initially at a distance d ( d l ) apa2016 (Phase 1)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  41. 41An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30 ° with an electric field intensity 2 × 10 5 N C - 1 . It experiences a torque equal to 4 N m 2016 (Phase 2)Electric Dipole
  42. 42The electric field in a certain region is acting radially outward and is given by E = A r . A charge contained in a sphere of radius a centr2015 (Phase 1)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  43. 43If potential(in volts ) in a region is expressed as V x , y , z = 6 x y - y + 2 y z , the electric field(in N C - 1 ) at point 1 , 1 , 0 is2015 (Phase 2)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  44. 44A conducting sphere of radius R is given a charge Q . The electric potential and the electric field at the center of the sphere respectively2014Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  45. 45In a region the potential is represented by V x , y , z = 6 x - 8 x y - 8 y + 6 y z , where V is in volts and x , y , z , are in meters. The2014Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  46. 46Two pith balls carrying equal charges are suspended from a common point by strings of equal length, the equilibrium separation between them 2013 (All India)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  47. 47and are three points in a uniform electric field. The electric potential is2013 (All India)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  48. 48An electric dipole of dipole moment is aligned parallel to a uniform electric field . The energy required to rotate the dipole by is:2013 (Karnataka)Electric Dipole
  49. 49A charge ' ' is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges ' '. The system of three charges will be in equilibrium if ' ' is2013 (Karnataka)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  50. 50Two metallic spheres of radii and are given charges of and , respectively. If these are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on 2012 (Mains)Electric Potential and Potential Energy

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electrostatics?

This chapter includes 85 questions compiled from NEET papers spanning 2002 to 2026.

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

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

3.Is Electrostatics an important chapter for NEET Physics?

Electrostatics has appeared in 25 of the 25 years of NEET papers covered here, with 85 questions across 39 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 85 questions analysed for this chapter, 44% are easy, 36% moderate and 20% tough. 2023 had the most, with 6 questions.

5.Which topics in Electrostatics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Electrostatics:

  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy - 32 questions (38%)
  • Electric Field and Electric Field Lines - 18 questions (21%)
  • Electric Dipole - 13 questions (15%)
  • Electric Potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (12).
6.Is Electrostatics's weightage in NEET going up or down?

Across all 39 papers analysed, Electrostatics has averaged about 2.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.8 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.