JEE Main Physics · Electric Charges and Fields

Gauss's Law in JEE Main

Name: Gauss's Law: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Gauss's Law (Physics, Electric Charges and Fields) came 11 times in 9 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 6 distinct ideas. 9 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 11; in 9 shifts
Ideas asked: 6; 2 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 4; 36% of its questions
Pattern: Frequent; last asked 2026

Questions each year

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format

Easy 6Medium 5Hard 0

Format

Single correct6 Q
Numerical value4 Q
Match the list1 Q

Ideas inside the topic

6 ideas

Gauss Law Application4 Q
Electric Flux Calculation3 Q
Cylindrical Field1 Q
Flux from External Charges1 Q
Selection of Gaussian Surface1 Q
Flux in Spatially Variable Field1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Electric Charges and Fields, which had 39 questions in all. Gauss's Law accounts for 28% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Electrostatics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Electromagnetic Waves, Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance.

Every question

All 11 Gauss's Law questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q40Two point charges 8 $\mu$ C and $-2$ $\mu$ C are located at $x = 2$ cm and $x = 4$ cm, respectively on the $x$ -axis. The ratio of electric…EasySingle correct
7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q50The electric field in a region is given by $\vec{E}=\left(2\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+6\hat{k}\right)\times10^3$ N/C. The flux of the field through…EasyNumerical value
8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q36An infinitely long wire has uniform linear charge density $\lambda = 2$ nC/m. The net flux through a Gaussian cube of side length…MediumSingle correct
8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q55An electric field, $\vec{E}=\frac{2\hat{i}+6\hat{j}+8\hat{k}}{\sqrt{6}}$ passes through the surface of 4 m $^2$ area having unit vector…EasyNumerical value
9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q42Five charges $+q$ , $+5q$ , $-2q$ , $+3q$ and $-4q$ are situated as shown in the figure. The electric flux due to this configuration through…EasySingle correctHas a figure
9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q56An electric field $\vec{E}=(2x\hat{i})\ NC^{-1}$ exists in space. A cube of side $2$ m is placed in the space as per figure given below.…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q40Two charges of $5Q$ and $-2Q$ are situated at the points $(3a, 0)$ and $(-5a, 0)$ respectively. The electric flux through a sphere of…EasySingle correct
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q40A particle of charge ' $-q$ ' and mass ' $m$ ' moves in a circle of radius ' $r$ ' around an infinitely long line charge of linear charge…MediumSingle correct
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q42Match List I with List II List I | List II A. Gauss's law of magnetostatics | I.…EasyMatch the list
8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q13In finding the electric field using Gauss law the formula $\left|\vec{E}\right| = \frac{q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0 |A|}$ is applicable. In the…MediumSingle correct
9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q22An electric field $\vec{E} = 4x\,\hat{i} - (y^2+1)\,\hat{j}$ N/C passes through the box shown in figure. The flux of the electric field…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure