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JEE Main Physics · Class 12

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance: JEE Main previous year questions

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance had 48 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 1.1 a shift, asked in 36 of 42 shifts. It ranks 6 of 29 Physics chapters by questions; 8% of its questions were hard.

Questions
48
in 36 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
1.1
of 25 Physics questions
Since 2024
-0.0
1.1 a shift in 2017–23, 1.1 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
14
29% of its questions

Year by year

How often it came

Questions in the analysed shifts of each year. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so read the bars with the shift count.

Questions each year
06122’174’205’214’225’237’2412’259’26

2017: 1 shifts · 2020: 4 shifts · 2021: 4 shifts · 2022: 4 shifts · 2023: 4 shifts · 2024: 8 shifts · 2025: 8 shifts · 2026: 9 shifts

Difficulty by year
  • 20172
  • 20204
  • 20215
  • 20224
  • 20235
  • 20247
  • 202512
  • 20269
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

8 topics and 32 distinct ideas; 9 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and multi-step.

Topics, by questions

1 questions had no close topic in our taxonomy and are counted for the chapter only.

Ideas asked most
9 repeat

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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance: the interactive lesson

Every question

All 48 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance questions

Newest first. Each opens with its options and the official answer.

2026 9 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q32A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C. When it is half filled as show in figure with a dielectric constant K=5K=5, the…EasySingle correctHas a figure
  2. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q39Two metal plates (A, B) are kept horizontally with separation of (12π)\left(\frac{12}{\pi}\right) cm, with plate A on the top. An atomizer…MediumSingle correct
  3. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q40A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The plates are pulled apart at uniform speed vv. If xx is the separation…MediumSingle correct
  4. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q37From the circuit given below, the capacitance between terminals AA and BB shown in the circuit is ________ μ\muF. (take…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  5. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q38Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In electrostatics, a…MediumAssertion–reason
  6. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q49A three coulomb charge moves from the point (0,−2,−5)(0,-2,-5) to the point (5,1,2)(5,1,2) in an electric field expressed as…MediumNumerical value
  7. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q37The electric potential as a function of x,yx, y is given by V=5(x2−y2)V=5(x^2-y^2) V. The electric field at a point (2, 3) m is __________ V/m.EasySingle correct
  8. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q40A sphere of capacitance 100 pF is charged to a potential of 100 V. Another identical uncharged metal sphere is brought in contact with the…MediumSingle correct
  9. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q46A parallel plate capacitor is having separation between plates 0.885 mm. It has a capacitance of 1 μ\muF when the space between the…HardNumerical value

2025 12 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q41Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Net dipole…EasyAssertion–reason
  2. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q42Two large plane parallel conducting plates are kept 10 cm apart as shown in figure. The potential difference between them is V. The…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q38A parallel plate capacitor is filled equally(half) with two dielectrics of dielectric constants ϵ1\epsilon_1 and ϵ2\epsilon_2, as shown in…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  4. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q39The electrostatic potential on the surface of uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R = 10 cm is 120 V. The potential at the centre…EasySingle correct
  5. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q38Using a battery, a 100 pF capacitor is charged to 60 V and then the battery is removed. After that, a second uncharged capacitor is…EasySingle correct
  6. 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q35Three parallel plate capacitors C1C_1, C2C_2 and C3C_3 each of capacitance 5 μ\muF are connected as shown in figure. The effective…EasySingle correctHas a figure
  7. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q38Two charges q1q_1 and q2q_2 are separated by a distance of 30 cm. A third charge q3q_3 initially at 'C' as shown in the figure, is moved…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  8. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q37A dipole with two electric charges of 2 μ2\ \muC magnitude each, with separation distance 0.5 μ0.5\ \mum, is placed between the plates of a…MediumSingle correct
  9. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q49A parallel plate capacitor has charge 5×10−65\times10^{-6} C. A dielectric slab is inserted between the plates and almost fills the space…MediumNumerical value
  10. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q35Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Work done in moving a…EasyAssertion–reason
  11. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q37Electric charge is transferred to an irregular metallic disk as shown in figure. If σ1\sigma_1, σ2\sigma_2, σ3\sigma_3 and σ4\sigma_4 are…EasyOtherHas a figure
  12. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q49Space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area 4 cm2^2 and separation of (d) 1.77 mm, is filled with uniform…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure

2024 7 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q52A capacitor of 10 μF10\ \mu\mathrm{F} capacitance whose plates are separated by 10 mm through air and each plate has area 4 cm24\ \mathrm{cm}^2…HardNumerical valueHas a figure
  2. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q45Two charged conducting spheres of radii aa and bb are connected to each other by a conducting wire. The ratio of charges of the two…EasySingle correct
  3. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q40A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate having a stair-like structure as shown in figure. If the area of each…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  4. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q55At the centre of a half ring of radius R=10R=10 cm and linear charge density 4 nC m−14\ \mathrm{nC\,m^{-1}}, the potential is xπx\pi V. The value…EasyNumerical value
  5. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q40A particle of charge '−q-q' and mass 'mm' moves in a circle of radius 'rr' around an infinitely long line charge of linear charge…MediumSingle correct
  6. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q55A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged up by a battery. It is found that on introducing a dielectric sheet of…MediumNumerical value
  7. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q55The distance between charges +q+q and −q-q is 2l2l and between +2q+2q and −2q-2q is 4l4l. The electrostatic potential at point PP at a…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure

2023 5 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q42For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric potential (V) radially away from the centre (O) of shell can be graphically…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q56A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant K=4K=4. The…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  3. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q41Electric potential at a point 'P' due to a point charge of 5×10−95\times10^{-9} C is 50 V. The distance of 'P' from the point charge is:…EasySingle correct
  4. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q55A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 600 pF…MediumNumerical value
  5. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q41A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F is charged to a potential V, The energy stored in the capacitor is E1E_1. The capacitor is…EasySingle correct

2022 4 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q40A condenser of 2 μ2\ \muF capacitance is charged steadily from 00 to 55 C. Which of the following graph represents correctly the…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q40Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40 μ\muF are connected in series. The space between one of the capacitors is filled with…MediumSingle correct
  3. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q48A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates each of area 30π cm230\pi\ \mathrm{cm^2} separated by 1 mm. A material of dielectric…MediumSingle correct
  4. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q47A parallel plate capacitor filled with a medium of dielectric constant 10, is connected across a battery and is charged. The dielectric…EasySingle correct

2021 5 questions

  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q11An electric charge 10−2 μC10^{-2}\,\mu\mathrm{C} is placed at the origin (0, 0) of X–Y coordinate system. The coordinates of two points A and B…EasySingle correct
  2. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q29The electric potential at point (x,0,0)(x, 0, 0) is V=(1000x+1500x2+500x3)V = \left(\frac{1000}{x}+\frac{1500}{x^2}+\frac{500}{x^3}\right) volt. The electric field…EasyNumerical value
  3. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q2A parallel plate capacitor with plate area 'A' and distance of separation 'd' is filled with a dielectric. What is the capacity of the…HardSingle correct
  4. 16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q27In a parallel plate capacitor set up, the plate area of capacitor is 2 m22\ \mathrm{m^2} and the plates are separated by 1 m. If the space…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
  5. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q29A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 100 m2^2 and plate separation of 10 m. The space between the plates is filled up to a thickness…MediumNumerical value

2020 4 questions

  1. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q11Effective capacitance of parallel combination of two capacitors C1C_1 and C2C_2 is 10 μ\muF. When these capacitors are individually…MediumSingle correct
  2. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q12Two identical capacitors A and B, charged to the same potential 5V are connected in two different circuits as shown below at time t=0t=0.…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q23A 5 μF5\ \mu\mathrm{F} capacitor is charged fully by a 220 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected in series to…MediumNumerical value
  4. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q12Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments p1⃗=pi^\vec{p_1}=p\hat{i} and p2⃗=−pi^\vec{p_2}=-p\hat{i} and are held on the xx axis at…HardSingle correct

2017 2 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q14An electric dipole has a fixed dipole moment p⃗\vec{p}, which makes angle θ\theta with respect to xx-axis. When subjected to an electric…MediumSingle correct
  2. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q15A capacitance of 2 μF2\ \mu\mathrm{F} is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A large number of…MediumSingle correct

Pattern: Asked most years.