NK TUTORS

TEST SERIES (11TH DEC. 2023 – 11TH FEB 2024)

XII-PHYSICS (TEST NO. 3)
TIME: 1.5 HR. MM: 35

Section- A (1-markers)
1. Which statement is true for Gauss law-
(a) All the charges whether inside or outside the Gaussian surface contribute to the electric
flux.
(b) Electric flux depends upon the geometry of the Gaussian surface.
(c) Gauss theorem can be applied to non-uniform electric field.
(d) The electric field over the Gaussian surface remains continuous and uniform at every point.
2. A cylinder of radius r and length l is placed in a uniform electric field parallel to the axis of the
cylinder. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by-
(a) zero
(b) π r2
(c) E π r2
(d) 2 Eπ r2
3. ∮ ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗
(a) The electric field inside the surface and on it is zero.
(b) The electric field inside the surface is necessarily uniform
(c) The number of flux lines entering the surface must be equal to the number of flux lines leaving
it.
(d) All charges must necessarily be outside the surface
4. The electric flux emerging out from 1 coulomb charge is:
(a)
(b) 4π
(c)
(d)
5. A thin spherical shell of radius R has charge Q spread uniformly over its surface. Which of the
following graphs most closely represents the electric field E (r) produced by the shell in the range
0 r <∞ , where r is the distance from the centre of the shell?
6. Which of the following statements is not true about Gauss’s law?
(i) Gauss’s law is not much useful in calculating the electrostatic field when the system has
some symmetry.
(ii) Gauss’s law is based on the inverse square dependence on distance contained in the
coulomb’s law.
(iii) Gauss’s law is true for any closed surface.
(iv) The term q on the right side of Gauss’s law includes the sum of all charges enclosed by the
surface
7. The total flux through the faces of the cube with side of length a if a charge 2q is placed at corner A
of the cube is:

8. Mark the correct statement. If point charge is located inside a spherical Gaussian surface away
from its centre, then:
(a) total flux through the surface is zero
(b) total flux depends on the radius
(c) there is no point on the surface which has zero flux
(d) the electric flux is positive for part of the surface and negative at some places
9. If the electric field is given by ̂ ̂ ̂ the electric flux through a surface of area 20 unit lying in
the Y-Z plane will be
(a) 80 units
(b) 180 units
(c) 20 units
(d) 100 units
10. Assertion: A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.
Reason: In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not a correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct
11. The electric flux through a closed Gaussian surface depends upon
(a) Net charge enclosed and permittivity of the medium
(b) Net charge enclosed, permittivity of the medium and size of the Gaussian surface
(c) Net charge enclosed only
(d) Permittivity of the medium only.
12. If the net electric flux through a closed surface is zero, then we can infer
 (a) No net charge is enclosed by the surface
(b) Uniform electric field exists within the surface
(c) Electric potential varies from point to point inside the surface
(d) Charge is present inside the surface.
13. The magnitude of electric field due to a point charge 2q, at distance r is E. Then the magnitude of
electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R with total charge q at a
distance r/2 ( r >>R) will be
(a) E/4
(b) 0
(c) 2E
(d) 4E
14. Two parallel large thin metal sheets have equal surface densities 26.4 x 10-12 C/m2 of opposite
signs. The electric field between these sheets is
(a) 1.5 N/C
(b) 1.5 x 10-16 N/C
(c) 3 x 10-10 N/C
(d) 3 N/C

Section- B (1-markers)
15. Define electric flux. Write its S.I. unit. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?
16. How does the electric flux due to a point charge enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface get
affected when its radius is increased?
17. What is the electric flux through a cube of side 1 cm which encloses an electric dipole?
18. A point charge is placed at the centre of a hollow conducting sphere of internal radius ‘r’ and outer
radius ‘2r’. The ratio of the surface charge density of the inner surface to that of the outer surface
will be ________.
19. Two charges of magnitudes -2Q and +Q are located at point (a, 0) and (4a, 0) respectively. What is
electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius 5a with its centre as origin?
20. A charge q is placed at the point of intersection of body diagonals of a cube. What is the electric
flux passing through any one of its face?
SECTION – C (5 MARKERS)
21. (a)Use Gauss' law to derive the expression for the electric field (E) due to a straight uniformly
charged infinite line of charge density λ (C/m).
(b)Draw a graph to show the variation of E with perpendicular distance r from the line of charge.
22. Using Gauss law, derive expression for electric field due to a spherical shell of uniform charge
distribution  and radius R at a point lying at a distance x from the centre of shell, such that
(I) 0<x<R
(II) x>R
23. (a)Given the electric field in the region ⃗ ̂, find the electric flux through the cube and the
charge enclosed by it.
(b)An electric field is uniform and acts along +x direction in the region of positive x. It is also
uniform with the same magnitude but acts in -x direction in the region of negative x. The value of
the field is E = 200 N C-1 for x > 0 and E = -200 N C -1 for x < 0. A right circular cylinder of length 20
cm and radius 5 cm has its centre at the origin and its axis along the x-axis so that one flat face is at
x = +10 cm and the others is at x = -10 cm. Find:
(i) The net outward flux through the cylinder.
(ii) The net charge present inside the cylinder.