Electrostatic Potential Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: If 5 J of work is required to shift 10 C charge from one place to another then the potential difference is:

1. 0.5 V
2. 2 V
3. 5 V
4. 10 V

MCQ 2: The amount of work done in bringing unit positive charge from infinity to a point in electric field is called:

1. coulomb's force
2. electrostatic force
3. electric potential
4. resistance

MCQ 3: A body in the gravitational field always tends to move from a point of potential energy:

1. higher to lower
2. lower to higher
3. in straight line
4. not in straight line

MCQ 4: When a charge is released in an electric field, it moves from a point of potential:

1. in straight line
2. none of others
3. higher to lower
4. lower to higher

MCQ 5: A person standing inside "Faraday cage" is not affected by the electric field because:

1. electric potential is positive
2. electric potential is negative
3. zero electric potential
4. electric field outside the cage cancels the field inside