ICSE Class 10 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance — Mock Test

Free online mock test for Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance (ICSE Class 10 Physics) — 82 competency-based questions with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.

Sample questions

1. 1.Assertion (A): Only the difference of electrostatic potential between two points is physically significant. Reason (R): Potential is determined to within an arbitrary additive constant.
   • A.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   • B.Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
   • C.A is true but R is false
   • D.A is false but R is true
2. 2.The potential energy of a dipole of moment p in a uniform electric field E is:
   • A.p x E
   • B.-p.E
   • C.p.E
   • D.E/p
3. 3.At every point, the electric field is directed:
   • A.Tangential to the equipotential surface
   • B.Normal (perpendicular) to the equipotential surface
   • C.At 45 degrees to the equipotential surface
   • D.Along the surface in the direction of increasing potential
4. 4.The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance C carrying charge Q at voltage V is:
   • A.Q^2/C
   • B.(1/2) CV^2
   • C.CV^2
   • D.2 QV
5. 5.A capacitor stores a charge Q = 6 x 10^-6 C at a potential difference of 200 V. Using U = Q^2/(2C), find the energy stored. (First obtain C from C = Q/V.)
   • A.6 x 10^-4 J
   • B.1.2 x 10^-3 J
   • C.3 x 10^-4 J
   • D.1.2 x 10^-6 J