Gauss’s Law and its Applications NEET Questions

Physics - Electrostatics

Gauss’s Law and its Applications MCQ Questions


1.
Gauss's law is a relation between the electric flux through a closed surface and:
A.
The net charge enclosed by the surface
B.
The shape of the surface
C.
The volume of the surface
D.
The area of the surface
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ANSWER :
A. The net charge enclosed by the surface
2.
The electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell is:

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A.
Zero
B.
Maximum at the center
C.
Depends on charge outside the shell
D.
Equal to field at the surface
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ANSWER :
A. Zero
3.
According to Gauss's law, the electric flux through a closed surface depends on:
A.
Only the net charge inside the surface
B.
The distribution of charge outside the surface
C.
The shape of the surface
D.
The electric field outside the surface
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ANSWER :
A. Only the net charge inside the surface
4.
The electric field due to an infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire is:
A.
Proportional to 1/r
B.
Proportional to 1/r²
C.
Constant
D.
Proportional to r
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ANSWER :
A. Proportional to 1/r
5.
Gauss’s law is useful in calculating the electric field in cases of:

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A.
Irregular charge distribution
B.
Highly symmetric charge distribution
C.
Moving charges
D.
Time-dependent fields
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ANSWER :
B. Highly symmetric charge distribution
6.
The electric field outside a uniformly charged spherical shell is similar to that of:
A.
A point charge at the center of the shell
B.
A uniformly charged rod
C.
A dipole
D.
A uniformly charged plane sheet
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ANSWER :
A. A point charge at the center of the shell