TEST ON GAUSS’S LAW

PREPARED BY : SANDIP SIR

1. The dimensional formula of electric flux is:

(1) M L3 T−3 I−1 (2) M L2 T−3 I−1 (3) M−1 L2 T I (4) None of these

2. Electric flux through a surface of area 100 m2 lying in the xy plane is (in V-m) if
E = ˆi + 2 ˆj + 3 kˆ
(1) 100 (2) 141.4 (3) 173.2 (4) 200

3. If three electric dipoles are placed in some closed surface, then the electric flux passing through
the surface will be:
(1) 0 (2) +ve (3) −ve (4) None

4. In the figure an open hemispherical bowl of radius R is shown. Electric field of intensity E is
present perpendicular to the circular cross section of the hemisphere. The electric flux through
the curved hemispherical surface is:

(1) 0 (2) ER2 (3) E2R2 (4) E3R2

5. 200 lines of force (M.K.S. unit) are going outwards from the surface while 400 lines are entering
(M.K.S. units) inwards, then the total value of charge confined to the surface will be:
(1) −0.177 × 10−8 C (2) +0.177 × 10−8 C
(3) (0.177 × 10−8/40) C (4) 40 × 0.177 x 10−8 C

5..A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis.
The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by:
(1) 2 R2E (2) R2 /E (3) (R2 – R)/E (4) Zero

6. Electric field at a point varies as r0 for

(1) An electric dipole (2) A point charge
(3) A plane infinite sheet of charge (4) A line charge of infinite length

7. A cube of side  is placed in a uniform field E, where E = Eiˆ . The net electric flux through the
cube is:
(1) Zero (2) I2E (3) 4I2E (4) 6I2E

8. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming
out of the cube will be:
8e 16e e
(1) (2) (3) (4) Zero
0 0 0

9. A point charge +q is placed at the centre of a cube of side L. The electric flux emerging from
the cube is:
q 6qL2 q
(1) (2) Zero (3) (4)
0 0 6L20

10. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric
field through the surface of the vessel is:
q q 2q
(1) Zero (2) (3) (4)
0 20 0
 TEST ON GAUSS’S LAW
PREPARED BY : SANDIP SIR

11. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The charge
per cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length
1 m symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the figure. The total electric flux passing
through the cylindrical surface is:

Q 100Q 10Q 100Q

(1) (2) (3) (4)
0 0 ( 0 ) (0 )
12. q1, q2, q3 and q4 are point charges located at points as shown in the figure and S is a spherical
Gaussian surface of radius R. Which of the following is true according to the Gauss's law:
S

q1 R
q4
q2 q3

q1 + q2 + q3
(1)  (E + E
s
1 2 + E3 + E4 ).dA =
0
(q + q + q3 )
(2)  s
(E1 + E2 + E3 ).dA = 1 2
0
(q + q + q3 + q4 )
(3)  s
(E1 + E2 + E3 ).dA = 1 2
0
(4) Both (1) and (2) are correct
13. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively is 1 and 2 then electric
charge inside the surface will be:
(1) (1 + 2 )0 (2) (2 − 1)0 (3) (1 + 2 ) / 0 (4) (2 − 1) / 0

14. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is:
4q q q 2q
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6(40 ) 6(40 ) 6(40 ) 6(40 )
15. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges through
the surface S is:
S
+q +q

+q

(1) 3q / 0 (2) 2q / 0 (3) q / 0 (4) Zero

 TEST ON GAUSS’S LAW
PREPARED BY : SANDIP SIR

16. Consider the charge configuration and spherical Gaussian surface as shown in the figure.
When calculating the flux of the electric field over the spherical surface the electric field will be
due to:

+q1 q2

–q1

(1) q2 (2) Only the positive charges

(3) All the charges (4) +q1 and –q2
17. Which one of the following pattern of electric line of force can't possible:

(1) (2) (3) (4)

18. A sphere of radius R and charge Q is placed inside an imaginary sphere of radius 2R whose
centre coincides with the given sphere. The flux related to imaginary sphere is:
Q Q 4Q 2Q
(1) (2) (3) (4)
0 2 0 0 0
19.In a region of space the electric field is given by E = 8iˆ + 4jˆ + 3kˆ . The electric flux through a surface
of area of 100 units in x–y plane is:
(1) 800 units (2) 300 units (3) 400 units (4) 1500 units
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20.The total flux associated with given cube will be - where 'a' is side of cube: ( = 4  9  109)
0
2 C a 1C

4C
3C
6C
5C
a
8C a
7C
(1) 162  × 10–3 Nm2/C (2) 162  × 103 Nm2/C (3) 162  × 10–6 Nm2/C (4) 162  × 106
Nm2/C