Gauss’s Law and its Applications NEET Questions

Physics - Electrostatics

Gauss’s Law and its Applications MCQ Questions


7.
Gauss’s law is particularly useful in calculating electric fields when:
A.
The system has high symmetry
B.
The system has no symmetry
C.
The charges are moving
D.
The field is time-dependent
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ANSWER :
A. The system has high symmetry
8.
The electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell is:
A.
Zero
B.
Constant
C.
Proportional to the distance from the center
D.
Infinite
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ANSWER :
A. Zero
9.
What is the electric field due to a uniformly charged spherical shell at a point inside it?

NEET - 2023

A.
Depends on charge outside the shell
B.
Depends on the charge enclosed
C.
Zero
D.
Infinite
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ANSWER :
C. Zero
10.
Which of the following surfaces is not suitable for applying Gauss’s law directly?
A.
A cylindrical surface for an infinite line charge
B.
A spherical surface for a point charge
C.
An irregular closed surface
D.
A planar surface for an infinite plane sheet
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ANSWER :
C. An irregular closed surface
11.
Which of the following is NOT an application of Gauss’s law?

NEET - 2019

A.
Field of an infinitely long charged wire
B.
Field of a uniformly charged sphere
C.
Field of a point charge
D.
Field of an infinite charged plane
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ANSWER :
C. Field of a point charge
12.
For an infinite plane sheet of uniform charge density σ, the electric field is:
A.
σ/4πε₀
B.
σ/ε₀
C.
σ/2ε₀
D.
σ²/2ε₀
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ANSWER :
C. σ/2ε₀