This question has Statement $-1$ and Statement $-2$ Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements
Statement $1$ : No work is required to be done to move a test charge between any two points on an equipotential surface
Statement $2$ : Electric lines of force at the equipotential surfaces are mutually perpendicular to each other
JEE MAIN 2013, Diffcult
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The work done is moving a charge along an equipotential surface is always zero. The directIon of electricfield is perpendicular to the equipotential surface or lines
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