Class 10 Physics Chapter 13 MCQs – Electrostatics (FBISE)

Description: Practice Class 10 Physics Chapter 13 MCQs on Electrostatics. These important objective questions are prepared according to the FBISE exam pattern and include conceptual, numerical, and knowledge-based MCQs.

1. The branch of physics which deals with electric charges at rest is called:

A) Electrostatics
B) Current electricity
C) Electromagnetism
D) Electronics

2. The SI unit of electric charge is:

A) Volt
B) Ampere
C) Coulomb
D) Ohm

3. Like charges always:

A) Attract
B) Repel
C) Neutralize
D) Disappear

4. Unlike charges always:

A) Repel
B) Neutralize
C) Become zero
D) Attract

5. The charge on an electron is:

A) Negative
B) Positive
C) Neutral
D) Double positive

6. The charge on a proton is:

A) Negative
B) Positive
C) Neutral
D) Zero

7. The process of charging by rubbing is called:

A) Induction
B) Conduction
C) Friction
D) Radiation

8. A body having equal number of protons and electrons is:

A) Positively charged
B) Negatively charged
C) Doubly charged
D) Neutral

9. Coulomb’s law deals with:

A) Force between charges
B) Magnetic force
C) Gravitational force
D) Frictional force

10. According to Coulomb’s law, electrostatic force is directly proportional to:

A) Distance between charges
B) Product of charges
C) Square of distance
D) Mass of charges

11. Electrostatic force is inversely proportional to:

A) Product of charges
B) Distance
C) Square of distance
D) Time

12. The SI unit of electric field intensity is:

A) Coulomb
B) Volt
C) Ampere
D) N/C

13. Electric field lines originate from:

A) Positive charge
B) Negative charge
C) Neutral body
D) Earth

14. Electric field lines terminate at:

A) Positive charge
B) Negative charge
C) Neutral point
D) Vacuum

15. The device used to detect electric charge is:

A) Ammeter
B) Voltmeter
C) Electroscope
D) Galvanometer

16. Lightning conductor is used to protect buildings from:

A) Earthquake
B) Flood
C) Storm
D) Lightning

17. The charge on one electron is:

A) 1.6 \times 10^{-19}\,C
B) 1.6 \times 10^{-16}\,C
C) 3 \times 10^8\,C
D) 9.8\,C

18. The force between two charges becomes four times if distance is:

A) Doubled
B) Halved
C) Tripled
D) Quadrupled

19. An uncharged body can be charged by:

A) Friction only
B) Induction only
C) Friction, conduction, and induction
D) Radiation only

20. The transfer of charge through direct contact is called:

A) Conduction
B) Induction
C) Radiation
D) Ionization

21. Charging without direct contact is called:

A) Friction
B) Conduction
C) Neutralization
D) Induction

22. The material through which charges move easily is called:

A) Insulator
B) Conductor
C) Semiconductor
D) Neutralizer

23. Rubber is an example of:

A) Insulator
B) Conductor
C) Electrolyte
D) Semiconductor

24. The SI unit of potential difference is:

A) Coulomb
B) Ampere
C) Volt
D) Ohm

25. The work done in moving unit positive charge is called:

A) Resistance
B) Current
C) Power
D) Potential difference

26. Electric potential is measured in:

A) Volt
B) Ampere
C) Ohm
D) Watt

27. The force experienced by a unit positive charge is called:

A) Electric current
B) Electric field intensity
C) Resistance
D) Capacitance

28. The direction of electric field is taken as the direction of force on:

A) Negative charge
B) Electron
C) Positive test charge
D) Neutron

29. The force between two charges in vacuum is:

A) Maximum
B) Minimum
C) Zero
D) Infinite

30. The force between two charges becomes one-fourth if distance is:

A) Halved
B) Reduced to one-third
C) Reduced to one-fourth
D) Doubled

31. The negatively charged particle in an atom is:

A) Proton
B) Electron
C) Neutron
D) Nucleus

32. The positively charged particle in an atom is:

A) Proton
B) Electron
C) Neutron
D) Photon

33. Earthing is done to:

A) Increase charge
B) Increase voltage
C) Remove excess charge
D) Increase resistance

34. Which of the following is a good conductor?

A) Plastic
B) Rubber
C) Glass
D) Copper

35. The device used to store electric charge is called:

A) Capacitor
B) Resistor
C) Transformer
D) Generator

36. The SI unit of capacitance is:

A) Volt
B) Farad
C) Coulomb
D) Ohm

37. The charge on a neutron is:

A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
D) Double negative

38. Electric field lines never:

A) Originate from positive charge
B) Terminate at negative charge
C) Show field direction
D) Intersect each other

39. If the charge on one body increases, electrostatic force will:

A) Increase
B) Decrease
C) Become zero
D) Remain same

40. The nature of electrostatic force can be:

A) Only attractive
B) Attractive or repulsive
C) Only repulsive
D) Neither attractive nor repulsive

41. A lightning conductor is usually made of:

A) Plastic
B) Rubber
C) Copper
D) Wood

42. Electrostatic induction occurs without:

A) Electric field
B) Charge separation
C) Force
D) Physical contact

43. The electric field around a positive charge is directed:

A) Away from charge
B) Towards charge
C) Circularly
D) Randomly

44. Which quantity is scalar?

A) Electric field
B) Electric potential
C) Electrostatic force
D) Acceleration

45. The value of Coulomb constant k is approximately:

A) 9 \times 10^3
B) 9 \times 10^6
C) 9 \times 10^9
D) 3 \times 10^8

46. Electrostatic charges are usually produced by:

A) Heating
B) Cooling
C) Compression
D) Friction

47. The electric field inside a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is:

A) Zero
B) Maximum
C) Infinite
D) Negative

48. The transfer of electrons from one body to another produces:

A) Heat
B) Electric charge
C) Magnetism
D) Radiation

49. Which of the following is an insulator?

A) Copper
B) Aluminum
C) Plastic
D) Silver

50. Electrostatic force acts along the line joining the:

A) Two charges
B) Electric fields
C) Conductors
D) Circuits

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