DPP-1 (ELECTRIC FLUX & GAUSS LAW)

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Q.1 A uniform electric field E  aî  bˆj , intersects a surface of area A. What is the flux through this area if the
surface lies in the yz plane?
(A) a A (B) 0 (C) b A (D) A a 2  b 2
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Q.2 Electric flux through a surface of area 100 m2 lying in the xy plane is (in V-m) if E  î  2 ĵ  3k̂
(A) 100 (B) 141.4 (C) 173.2 (D) 200
Q.3 In the given figure flux through surface S1 is 1 & through S2 is 2. Which is correct ?

(A) 1 =  (B) 1 >  (C) 1 <  (D) None of these

Q.4 Two surfaces S1 & S2 are shown in figure. Flux associated with S1 is 
1 & S2 is 2. Which is correct?
(A) 1>2 (B) 1<2
(C) 1=2 (D) can’t say anything

Q.5 The Electric flux through the surface

–q1 s q1 s
s s
+q
+q +q +q

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (iii) is the largest.
(B) (ii) is the least.
(C) (ii) is same as (iii) but is smaller than (iv)
(D) is the same for all the figures.
Q.6 A point charge +Q is positioned at the center of the base of a square pyramid as shown. The flux through
one of the four identical upper faces of the pyramid is

+Q
Q Q Q
(A) 16 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) None of these
0 0 0

Q.7 A square of side 20 cm is enclosed by a surface of sphere of 80 cm radius. Square and sphere have
the same centre. Four charges 2 x 10–6 C, –5 × 10–6 C, –3 × 10–6 C, 6 × 10–6 C are located at the
four corners of a square, the outgoing total flux from spherical surface in Nm2 /C will be :-
(A) zero (B) 16  10–6 (C) 8  10–6 (D) 36  10–6

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Q.8 A right circular imaginary cone is shown in the adjacent figure. A, B and C are the points in the plane
containing the base of the cone, while D is the point at the vertex of the cone. If A, B, C and D
represent the flux through curved surface of the cone when a point charge Q is at point A, B, C and D,
respectively, then
D

C B A

Q
(A) A = C  0 (B) D  0 (C) B = 2 (D) A = C = D  0
0
Q.9 A point charge q is placed at the origin. Find net flux passing through the curved surface S lying in first
octet and where boundaries of surface lies on plane x–y, y–z & z–x as shown :-
y

q
+ x

z
q q q
(A)  (B) 8 (C) zero (D) 4
0 0 0

Q.10 Consider the charge configuration and a 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
(A) q2 (B) only the positive charges
(C) all the charges (D) +q1 and -q1
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Q.11 Consider Gauss’s Law  E ·dA = q/0. Which of the following is true?
 + – +
(A) E must be the electric field due to the enclosed charge
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(B) If net charge inside the Gaussian surface = 0, then E must be zero
everywhere over the Gaussian surface
(C) If the only charge inside the Gaussian surface is an electric dipole, then the integral is zero
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(D) E is parallel to dA everywhere over the Gaussian surface

Q.12 Which of the following is false for a closed Gaussian surface?

(A) If the electric field is zero everywhere on the surface, then there can be no net charge enclosed by the
surface.
(B) If the total electric flux through the surface is zero, then the total charge enclosed by the surface is
zero.
(C) If the electric field is zero everywhere on the surface, then the total electric flux through the surface
is zero.
(D) If the total electric flux through the surface is zero, then the electric field must be zero everywhere on
the surface.

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Q.13 Which of the following is sufficient condition for finding the electric flux E through a closed surface?
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(A) If the magnitude of E is known everywhere on the surface
(B) If the total charge inside the surface is specified
(C) If the total charge outside the surface is specified
(D) Only if the location of each point charge inside the surface is specified
Q.14 Statement-1:The flux crossing through a closed surface is independent of the location of enclosed charge.
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Statement-2 : Upon the displacement of charges within a closed surface, the E at any point on surface
does not change.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.15 Eight point charges having magnitude q are fixed at vertices of a cube. The electric flux through square
surface ABCD of the cube is
q D C
q
q
Aq
B
q
H qG

Eq qF
q q q q
(A) 24  (B) 12  (C) 6  (D) 3 
0 0 0 0

Q.16 Two infinitely large charged planes having uniform surface charge density + and – are placed along
x-y plane and y-z plane respectively as shown in the figure. Then the nature of electric lines of forces in
x-z plane is given by : z –

x
+

z z z z

(A) x (B) x (C) x (D) x

Q.17 A ring of radius R having a linear charge density  moves towards a solid imaginary sphere of radius R/
2, so that the centre of ring passes through the centre of sphere. The axis of the ring is perpendicular to
line joining the centers of ring and the sphere. The maximum flux through the sphere in this process is

R/ 2

R R R R
(A)  (B) 2  (C) 4  (D) 3 
0 0 0 0

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