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A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge `sigma` in the upper half and negative surface charge `-sigma` in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in:(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

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The correct Answer is:
C
Field line originate perpendicular from positive charge and terminate perpendicular at negative charge. Further this system can be treated as an electric dipole.
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