51. Intensity of an electric field $$\left( E \right)$$ depends on distance $$r,$$ due to a dipole, is related as

A $$E \propto \frac{1}{r}$$
B $$E \propto \frac{1}{{{r^2}}}$$
C $$E \propto \frac{1}{{{r^3}}}$$
D $$E \propto \frac{1}{{{r^4}}}$$
Answer :   $$E \propto \frac{1}{{{r^3}}}$$
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52. A pendulum bob of mass $$m$$ carrying a charge $$q$$ is at rest with its string making an angle $$\theta $$ with the vertical in a uniform horizontal electric field $$E.$$ The tension in the string is

A $$\frac{{mg}}{{\sin \theta }}\,{\text{and}}\,\frac{{qE}}{{\cos \theta }}$$
B $$\frac{{mg}}{{\cos \theta }}\,{\text{and}}\,\frac{{qE}}{{\sin \theta }}$$
C $$\frac{{qE}}{{mg}}$$
D $$\frac{{mg}}{{qE}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{mg}}{{\cos \theta }}\,{\text{and}}\,\frac{{qE}}{{\sin \theta }}$$
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53. An electric dipole of moment $$p$$ is lying along a uniform electric field $$E.$$ The work done in rotating the dipole by $${90^ \circ }$$ is

A $$\sqrt 2 pE$$
B $$\frac{{pE}}{2}$$
C $$2pE$$
D $$pE$$
Answer :   $$pE$$
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54. Figure shows an electric quadrupole, with quadrupole moment $$\left( {Q = 2q{\ell ^2}} \right).$$   The electric field at a distance from its centre at the axis of the quadrupole is given by
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A $$\left( {\frac{1}{{4\pi { \in _0}}}} \right)\frac{Q}{{{r^4}}}$$
B $$\left( {\frac{1}{{4\pi { \in _0}}}} \right)\frac{{2Q}}{{{r^4}}}$$
C $$\left( {\frac{1}{{4\pi { \in _0}}}} \right)\frac{{3Q}}{{{r^4}}}$$
D None of these
Answer :   $$\left( {\frac{1}{{4\pi { \in _0}}}} \right)\frac{{3Q}}{{{r^4}}}$$
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55. Figure shows a uniformly charged hemisphere of radius $$R.$$ It has a volume charge density $$\rho .$$ If the electric field at a point $$2R,$$  above its centre is $$E,$$ then what is the electric field at the point $$2R$$  below its centre?
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A $$\frac{{\rho R}}{{6{\varepsilon _0}}} + E$$
B $$\frac{{\rho R}}{{12{\varepsilon _0}}} - E$$
C $$\frac{{ - \rho R}}{{6{\varepsilon _0}}} + E$$
D $$\frac{{\rho R}}{{12{\varepsilon _0}}} + E$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{\rho R}}{{12{\varepsilon _0}}} - E$$
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56. In the figure the net electric flux through the area $$A$$ is $$\phi = \vec E \cdot \vec A$$   when the system is in air. On immersing the system in water the net electric flux through the area
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A becomes zero
B remains same
C increases
D decreases
Answer :   decreases
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57. A particle of charge $$-q$$  and mass $$m$$ moves in a circle of radius around an infinitely long line charge of linear charge density $$ + \lambda .$$  Then time period will be
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A $$T = 2\pi r\sqrt {\frac{m}{{2k\lambda q}}} $$
B $${T^2} = \frac{{4{\pi ^2}m}}{{2k\lambda q}}{r^3}$$
C $$T = \frac{1}{{2\pi r}}\sqrt {\frac{{2k\lambda q}}{m}} $$
D $$T = \frac{1}{{2\pi r}}\sqrt {\frac{m}{{2k\lambda q}}} $$
Answer :   $$T = 2\pi r\sqrt {\frac{m}{{2k\lambda q}}} $$
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58. A point charge $$50\,\mu C$$  is located in the $$x-y$$  plane at a point whose position vector is $${{\vec r}_0} = \left( {2\hat i + 3\hat j} \right)m.$$    Then electric field at the point whose position vector is $$\vec r = \left( {8\hat i - 5\hat j} \right)m.$$    (in vector form) will be

A $$90\left( { - 3\hat i + 4\hat j} \right)V/m$$
B $$900\left( {3\hat i - 4\hat j} \right)V/m$$
C $$90\left( {3\hat i - 4\hat j} \right)V/m$$
D $$900\left( { - 3\hat i + 4\hat j} \right)V/m$$
Answer :   $$900\left( {3\hat i - 4\hat j} \right)V/m$$
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59. Let there be a spherically symmetric charge distribution with charge density varying as $$\rho \left( r \right) = {\rho _0}\left( {\frac{5}{4} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$     upto $$r = R,$$  and $$\rho \left( r \right) = 0$$   for $$r > R,$$  where $$r$$ is the distance from the origin. The electric field at a distance $$r\left( {r < R} \right)$$   from the origin is given by

A $$\frac{{{\rho _0}r}}{{4{\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {\frac{5}{3} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$
B $$\frac{{4\pi {\rho _0}r}}{{3{\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {\frac{5}{3} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$
C $$\frac{{4{\rho _0}r}}{{4{\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {\frac{5}{4} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$
D $$\frac{{{\rho _0}r}}{{3{\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {\frac{5}{4} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{{\rho _0}r}}{{4{\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {\frac{5}{3} - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$$
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60. A charged wire is bent in the form of a semicircular arc of radius $$a.$$ If charge per unit length is $$\lambda $$ coulomb/metre, the electric field at the centre $$O$$ is

A $$\frac{\lambda }{{2\pi {a^2}{\varepsilon _0}}}$$
B $$\frac{\lambda }{{4{\pi ^2}{\varepsilon _0}a}}$$
C $$\frac{\lambda }{{2\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}$$
D zero
Answer :   $$\frac{\lambda }{{2\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}$$
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