When electric flux is said to be positive, negative or zero ?

Draw electric field lines of simple charge distribution.

An electric field, $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\frac{2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+6 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+8 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{6}}$ passes through the surface of $4 \mathrm{~m}^2$ area having unit vector $\hat{\mathrm{n}}=\left(\frac{2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$. The electric flux for that surface is $\mathrm{Vm}$

An infinitely long thin non-conducting wire is parallel to the $z$-axis and carries a uniform line charge density $\lambda$. It pierces a thin non-conducting spherical shell of radius $R$ in such a way that the arc $PQ$ subtends an angle $120^{\circ}$ at the centre $O$ of the spherical shell, as shown in the figure. The permittivity of free space is $\epsilon_0$. Which of the following statements is (are) true?

$(A)$ The electric flux through the shell is $\sqrt{3} R \lambda / \epsilon_0$

$(B)$ The z-component of the electric field is zero at all the points on the surface of the shell

$(C)$ The electric flux through the shell is $\sqrt{2} R \lambda / \epsilon_0$

$(D)$ The electric field is normal to the surface of the shell at all points

Gauss’s law is true only if force due to a charge varies as