Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

Identify the correct statement about the electric charges $q_1$ and $q_2$, from the figure given below.

Options:

$q_1$ is positive and $q_2$ is negative

$q_1$ is negative and $q_2$ is positive

both $q_1$ and $q_2$ are negative

both $q_1$ and $q_2$ are positive

Correct Answer:

both $q_1$ and $q_2$ are positive

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → both $q_1$ and $q_2$ are positive

Electric field lines always originate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges.

In the given figure, the field lines around both $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ are directed outward. This indicates that both charges are positive.

Correct statement: Both $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ are positive.