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11. MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT

1) A Current carrying wire produces in its neighbourhood
A) zero field
B) electric field only
C) magnetic field only
D) electric and magnetic fields

2) The magnetic induction in air at point 1 cm away from a long wire that carries a
current of 1 A, will be
A) 1 10
-5
T
B) 2 10
-5
T
C) 3 10
-5
T
D) 4 10
-5
T

3) A long straight wire carries an electric current of 2 A. The magnetic induction at a
perpendicular distance of 5 m from the wire is ( ) 10 4
1 7
0

= Hm t
A) 4 10
-8
T
B) 8 10
-8
T
C) 12 10
-8
T
D) 16 10
-8
T

4) The magnetic field due to very long wire carrying current varies according to
A) square of the distance from the wire
B) inverse of the distance from the wire
C) square root of the distance from wire
D) linearly as the distance from wire

5) What should be the current in a circular coil of radius 5 cm to annul
B
H
= 5 10
-5
T at the center?
A) 0.4 A
B) 4 A
C) 40 A
D) 1 A

6) The magnetic field in a circular loop of diameter 0.1 m carrying a current of 1 A
is
A) 3.8 10
-5

B) 4.4 10
-5

C) 2.8 10
-5

D) 1.25 10
-5


7) The earths magnetic induction at a certain point is 7 10
-5
weber/m
2
. This is to
be annulled by the magnetic induction at the center of a circular conducting loop.
The required current is nearly
[ ] / 10 4
7
0
meter amp weber =

t
A) 0.56 amp
B) 5.6 amp
C) 0.28 amp
D) none of these.

8) A particle having charge 100 times that of an electron is revolving in a circular
path of radius 0.8 m with one rotation per second. Magnetic field produced at the
centre of the circular path is
A) 10
-17

o

B) 10
-11
o

C) 10
-7

o

D) 10
-3

o


9) A wire of length L is bent to form a ring of single loop and current is flown
through it. The magnetic field at its centre is B. If the same wire is bent to form 2
loops and same current is flowing, the new B at its centre will be
A) 2B
B) B
C) 4B
D) B/2

10) In a coil of 0.1 m radius and 100 turns, 0.1 amp current is passed. What will be
the magnetic field at the centre of the coil
A) 2 10
-1
T
B) 4.31 10
-2
T
C) 6.28 10
-2
T
D) 9.81 10
-4
T

11) The magnetic field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius 3 cm at a point
on the axis at a distance of 4 cm from the centre is 54 T. what will be its value
at the centre of the loop?
A) 250 T
B) 75 T
C) 125 T
D) 150 T



12) A circular coil of radius R carries an electric current. The magnetic field due to
the coil at a point on the axis of the coil located at a distance r from the center of
the coil such that r >> R, varies as
A) 1/r
B) 1/r
3/2

C) 1/r
2

D) 1/r
3

13) A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circle of one turn and the
magnetic field at the centre of the coil is B. It is then bent into a circular loop of n
turns. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil will be
A) n B
B) 2 n
2
B
C) 2nB
D) n
2
B

14) In hydrogen atom, the electron is making 6.6 10
15
rev./sec around the nucleus in
an orbit of radius 0.528 .The magnetic moment (Am
2
) will be
A) 1 10
-15

B) 1 10
-10

C) 1 10
-23

D) 1 10
-27


15) A magnetic needle lying parallel to a magnetic field requires W units of work to
turn it, through 60
0
. The torque needed to maintain the needle in this position will
be
A) ( ) W 3
B) W
C) ( )
2
3W
D) 2 W

16) If number of turns, area and current through a coil is given by n, A and i
respectively then its magnetic moment will be
A) ni A
B) n
2
iA
C) ni A
2

D) ni/ A

17) The work done in rotating a magnet of magnetic moment 2 Am
2
in a magnetic
field of 5 10
-3
T form the direction along the magnetic field to opposite
direction to the magnetic field, is
A) Zero
B) 10
-2
J
C) 10
-2
J
D) 10 J

18) A magnet of magnetic moment 2JT
-1
is aligned in the direction of magnetic field
of 0.1.T. What is the net work done to bring the magnet normal to the magnetic
field?
A) 0.1J
B) 0.2J
C) 10-2
D) 2J

19) A bar magnet is equivalent to
A) toroid carrying current
B) straight conductor carrying current
C) solenoid carrying current
D) circular coil carrying current

20) Two straight horizontal parallel wires are carrying the same current in the same
direction, d is the distance between the wires. You are provided with a small
freely suspended magnetic needle. At which of the following positions will the
orientation of the needle be independent of the magnitude of the current in the
wires
A) at a distance d/2 from any of the wires
B) at a distance d/2 from any of the wires in the horizontal plane
C) anywhere on the circumference of a vertical circle of a radius d and centre
half way between the wires,
D) at points halfway between the wires in the horizontal plane.

21) A beam of electrons at rest is accelerated by a potential V. This beam
experiences a force F in a uniform magnetic field. The accelerating potential is
changed to V and the force experienced by the electrons in the same magnetic
field is 2F. The ratio V/V is
A) 1
B) 2
C)
D)

22) Two infinitely long wires carry currents in opposite directions. Then the field at
a point P lying midway between them is
A) twice the field due to each wire alone
B) half of the field due to each wire alone
C) square of the field due to each wire alone
D) zero

23) A wire of given length is first bent in one loop and the next time it is bent in
three loops. If the same current is passed in both the cases, the ratio of the
magnetic field induction at their centres will be
A) 1:4
B) 1:9
C) 9:1
D) 1:3
24) A proton (charge + e coul) enters a magnetic field of strength B (Tesla) with
speed v, parallel to the direction of magnetic lines of force. The force on the
proton is
A) evB
B) zero
C) o
D) evB/2

25) A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are produced, pointed in
the same direction. An electron is projected with its velocity pointed in the same
direction
A) the electron will turn to its left
B) the electron will turn to its right
C) the electron velocity will increase in magnitude
D) the electron velocity will decrease in magnitude

26) A proton moving in a perpendicular magnetic field B possesses energy E. If the
magnetic field increases to 4B and the particle is constrained to move in the path
of same radius the kinetic energy will
A) increase 4 times
B) increase 16 times
C) reduce to half
D) remains unchanged

27) The magnetic field of short magnet at a distance 1 m on the axial line is
1 oersted. At a distance of 2 m on the same line, the intensity in oersted is
A) 0.5
B) 0.25
C) 0.125
D) 0.75

28) A long vertical wire in which a current is flowing produces a neutral point with
the earths magnetic field at a distance of 5 cms from the wire. If the horizontal
component of the earths magnetic induction is 0.18 gauss, then the current in the
wire, is
A) 45 ampere
B) 4.5 ampere
C) 0.9 ampere
D) 0.036 ampere

29) A charge q moves with a velocity

v in a magnetic field of induction B. If u is

the angle between

v and

B , then the Lorentz force is minimum when

A) u = 0
B) u = 30
0
C) u = 90
0

D) u = 120
0


30) A long horizontally fixed wire carries a current of 100 amperes. Directly above
and parallel to it is a fine wire that carries a current of 20 ampere and weighs 0.04
newton per meter. The distance between the two wires for which the upper wire is
just supported by magnetic repulsion is
A) 10
-2
decimetre
B) 10
-3
millimetre
C) 10
-2
metre
D) 10
-2
centimetre

31) Electron and proton of equal K.E. enter a uniform magnetic field normal to the
lines of force. If the radii of curvature of circular paths be r
a
and r
p
respectively,
then
A) r
a
/r
p
= 1/1

B) r
a
/r
p
= m
p
/m
a

C) r
a
/r
p
= ( )
a p
m m /

D) r
a
/r
p
= ( )
p a
m m /

32) The electrons in the beam of a television tube have an energy of 12 KeV. The
tube is oriented so that the electrons move horizontally from south to north. The
vertical component of earths magnetic field points down and has B = 5.5 10
-5

weber / m
2
. In what direction will the beam deflect ?
A) north
B) south
C) east
D) west

33) A helium nucleus makes a full rotation in a circle of radius 0.8 metre in two
seconds. The value of the magnetic field B at the centre of the circle will be
A)
0
19
10

B) 10
-19
0

C) 2 10
-19

0

D)
0
19
10 2

34) Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a current i
ampere each. The magnitude of the force per unit length exerted by one wire on
the other is
A)
2
2
0
b
i

B)
b
i
t

2
2
0

C)
b
i
t

2
0

D)
2
2
0
2 b
i
t

35) A solenoid of 1.5 metre length and 0.4 cm diameter possesses 10 turns per cm. A
current of 5 ampere is flowing through it. The magnetic induction at a point on the
axis inside the solenoid is
A) 2 10
-3
tesla
B) 2 10
-5
tesla
C) 2 10
-2
gauss
D) 2 10
-5
gauss

36) A uniform magnetic field acts at right angles to the direction of motion of
electrons. As a result, the electrons move in a circular path of radius 2 cm. If the
speed of the electron is doubled the radius of the circular path will be
A) 2.0 cm
B) 0.5 cm
C) 4.0 cm
D) 1.0 cm

37) If a long copper rod carries a direct current, the magnetic field associated with
the current will be
A) only inside the rod
B) only outside the rod
C) both inside and outside the rod
D) neither inside nor outside the rod.

38) A wire of length L m carrying a current i ampere is bent in the form of a circle.
The magnitude of magnetic moment is
A)
t 4
2
iL

B)
t 2
2
iL

C) 4
2
L
2
i
D) L
2
i

39) The strength of the magnetic field at a point distance r near a long straight
current carrying wire is B. The field at a distance r/2 will be
A) B/2
B) B/4
C) 2B
D) 4B

40) The number of turns and radius of cross section of the coil of a tangent
galvanometer are doubled, its reduction factor is K. The new reduction factor K
will be
A) K
B) 2K
C) 4K
D) K/4

41) A long wire carries a current of 20 A along the axis of a solenoid. The field due to
the solenoid is 4 mT. The resultant field at a point 3 mm from the solenoid axis is
A) 1.33 mT
B) 4.2 mT
C) 5.33 mT
D) 2.87 mT

42) P, Q and R are long parallel straight wires in air, carrying currents as shown
below. What is the direction of the resultant force on Q ?


A) to the left
B) to the right
C) the same as that of current in Q
D) perpendicular to this page

43) Suppose that a proton traveling in vacuum with velocity v
1
at right angles to a
uniform magnetic field experiences twice the force that an o particle
experience when it is traveling along the same path with velocity v
2
. The ratio
2
1
v
v

is
A) 0.5
B) 1
C) 2
D) 4

44) A particle carrying a charge equal to 100 times the charge of the electrons is
rotating per second in a circular path of radius 0.8 m. The value of magnetic field
produced at the centre will be (
o
= permeability for vacuum)
A)
o

7
10

B) 10
-6
o

C) 10
-17
o

D) 10
-7

o


45) In hydrogen atom the electron moves in an orbit of radius 0.5 making 10
16

revolutions per second. The magnetic moment associated with the orbital motion
of the electron in Am
2
is
A) 1.25 10
-18

B) 1.25 10
-23

C)
25 10
-23
D) 25 10
-38


46) In hydrogen atom, the electron is making 6.6 10
15
rev/sec around the nucleus
of radius 0.53 . The magnetic field produced at the centre of the orbit is nearly
A) 0.14 weber/m
2

B) 1.4 weber/m
2

C) 14 weber/m
2

D) 140 weber/m
2


47) The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current i is 0.4
tesla . The magnetic field at a distance 2r is
A) 0.2 telsa
B) 0.8 telsa
C) 0.1 telsa
D) 1.6 telsa

48) A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from the centre of
the coil on the axis where the magnetic induction will be 1/8
th
of its value at the
centre of the coil is
A) R/ 3
B) R/ 3
C) 2R 3
D) ( )R 3 / 2

49) If the speed of the electrons is 5 10
5
ms
-1
. how long does it take one electron to
traverse 1m
A) 1 10
6
sec
B) 2 x 10
-6
sec
C) 2 10
5
sec
D) 1 x 10
5
sec

50) What is the force on each single electron assuming that each electron
experiences the same force
A) 7.5 10
-11
N
B) 8 10
-13
N
C) 7.25 10
-15
N
D) 2.5 10
-17
N

51) A wire of length L carrying current i is placed perpendicular to the magnetic
induction B. The total force on the wire is
A) iLB
B) iB/L
C) iL/B
D) LB/i


52) A steel wire of length l has a magnetic moment M. It is then bent into a semi-
circular arc. The new magnetic moment is
A) M
B) 2M/
C) M / l
D) M l

53) What is magnetic induction at point O, if the current carrying wire is in the shape
given in the figure?



A)
r
i
t

4
0

B)
r
i
t

4
0
(

+1
2
t

C)
r
i
t

4
0
2
.
t

D)
r
i
t

4
0
(

+1
2
3t



54) A wire is bent in the form of a circular arc with a straight portion AB. If the
current in the wire is i, find magnetic induction at O.


A)
r
i
t

2
0
(tan | )
B)
r
i
t

2
0
(t - | )
C)
r
i
t

2
0
(t - | + tan | )
D)
r
i
t

2
0
(t - tan | )

55) A long wire is bent into a circular loop and long straight wires on either side but
there being no contact at point P. If current i enters at Q and leaves at R, then
what is magnetic induction at O.



A)
r
i
t

2
0

B)
r
i
2
0

C)
r
i
2
0

+1
1
t

D)
r
i
2
0

t
1
1



56) The magnetic field at the centre of the circular coil carrying current of 4A is

A)
5
10
3
8

t
T
B)
4
10
3
8

t
T
C)
5
10 2

t T
D)
4
10 2

t T


57) An infinitely long straight conductor is bent into the shape as shown in fig. The
magnetic induction at the centre of circular loop is


A) zero
B)
C)
r
i
t

2
0
(t +1)
D)
r
i
t

2
0
(t -1)












58) In the fig given below magnetic induction at the point O is


A)
r
I
t

4
0

B)
r
I
4
0

+
r
I
t

2
0

C)
r
I
4
0

+
r
I
t

4
0

D)
r
I
4
0

-
r
I
t

4
0


59) A wire of given length is first bent in one loop and then in three loops. If same
current is passed in both cases, the ratio of magnetic inductions at the centre will
be
A) 1 : 4
B) 1 : 9
C) 9 : 1
D) 1 : 3

60) The magnetic induction at centre O is



A)
r
I
t

4
0

B)
r
I
4
0

C)
r
I
2
0

D)
r
I
0

61) Two protons move parallel to each other with equal speeds 3 x 10
5
ms
-1
. The ratio
of magnetic and electric force between them is
A) 10
-3

B) 10
-6

C) 10
-9

D) 1

62) Two long straight wires are connected by a circular section which has radius R.
All the three segments lie in same plane and carry a current I. The magnetic
induction at centre O of the circular segment is


A)
R
I
t

4
0

B)
R
I
t
o
4
.
0

C)
R
I
0
o

D)
R
I
t
o
2
0



63) ABCD is a circular coil of non-insulated thin uniform conductor. Conductors pA
and qC are very long straight parallel wires, tangential to the coil at points A and
C. Find magnetic induction at centre of coil when a current of 5 A is passing
thereby. Radius of coil is 10 cm


A) 0.5 10
-5
T
B) 10
-5
T
C) 2 10
-5
T
D) None of these

64) An ammeter has resistance R
0
and range I. What resistance should be connected
in parallel to it with increase the range to nI
A)
n
R
0

B)
1
0
n
R


C)
1
0
+ n
R

D) None of these

65) A voltmeter has range V. What resistance should be connected in series with it to
increase its range to nV. Initial resistance is R
0
A) nR
0
B) (n + 1) R
0

C) (n - 1) R
0

D)
n
R
o


66) An electron is revolving around a proton in a circular orbit of diameter 0.1 nm. It
produces a magnetic field of 14 Wbm
2
at the proton. What is angular speed of the
electron?
A) 1.4 10
16
rad s
-1

B) 4.4 10
16
rad s
-1

C) 6.4 10
16
rad s
-1

D) 8.8 10
16
rad s
-1


67) A magnetic dipole is placed in two magnetic fields B and B
0
. It is in equilibrium
making an angle u with direction of field B, then

A) B = B
0

B) B cosu = B
0
sinu
C) B sinu = B
0
cosu
D) B = B
0
tanu


68) What is magnetic field in the empty space enclosed by toroidal solenoid of radius
R?
A) Infinity
B)
R
I 2
4
0
t

C) nI
0

D) Zero

69) The ratio of magnetic induction on the axis of a straight long current carrying
solenoid at a point on end to that at the centre of solenoid is
A) 1 : 1
B) 1 : 2
C) 2 : 1
D) 2 : 1


70) A ring of radius r is uniformly charged with charge q. It is rotated with angular
velocity e , then magnetic moment developed by the ring is
A)
2
2
e qr

B)
2
2r
qe

C)
2 2
e r
q

D)
e
2
2
qr


71) If only 2% of the current is to pass through a galvanometer of resistance G, then
resistance of shunt will be
A)
50
G

B)
49
G

C) 50 G
D) 49 G

72) An electron is shot into a liquid placed in a uniform magnetic field, in a plane
perpendicular to magnetic field, then
A) the trajectory of electron is circular
B) trajectory is an inward winding spiral
C) the kinetic energy of electron remains same
D) its revolution frequency decreases.

73) A galvanometer having 30 divisions has a current sensitivity of 20 A/div. It has
a resistance of 25 ohm. How will you convert it into an ammeter measuring upto 1
ampere. Find the shunt to be used
A) 0.15 O
B) 0.015 O
C) 0.030 O
D) 0.30 O

74) A voltmeter has a range O-V with a series resistance of R ohm. With a series
resistance of 2R, its range is O-V then
A) V > 2V
B) V = 2V
C) V < 2V
D) V > 2V

75) A very long wire carrying current I=10 A is bent at right angle at O, find the
magnetic induction at the point P lying on perpendicular to the wire at the point
O, at a distance of 35 cm.


A) 1 10
-6
T
B) 2 10
-6
T
C) 3 10
-6
T
D) 4 10
-6
T

76) A solenoid has a mean diameter of 0.05 m and length 2m. It has four layers of
1000 turns each. What is flux density at its centre, when a current of 2.5 A flows
through it
A) 3.24 10
-2
T
B) 6.28 10
-3
T
C) 6.28 10
-4
T
D) 3.24 10
-5
T





77) Two long parallel wires are carrying currents 12 A and 8 A in the same direction.
The wires are 10 cms. Apart. Where a third parallel wire must be placed so as to
experience no force?


A) 6 cm from P
B) 3 cm from P
C) 2 cm from P
D) 1.5 cm from P

78) A proton, deuteron and o -particle having same K.E. are moving in circular paths
in a constant magnetic field applied to all. If
p
,
d
and
a
are radii of the
paths of these particles then
A)
o
=
p
>
d

B)
o
>
d
>
p

C)
o
=
d
>
p

D)
p
=
d
=
a


79) If an electron describes half a revolution in a circle of radius r, in a magnetic field
B, the energy acquired by it is
A) Zero
B) 1/2 mv
2
C)
4
1
mv
2
D) r BeV

80) Fig shows three long straight conductors A, B and C having currents 3A, 1A and
2A respectively. The wire B is of length 0.5 m. It will experience the force


A) 10
-5
N from left to right
B) 10
-5
N from right to left
C) 5 10
-6
N from left to right
D) 5 10
-6
N from right to left

81) A current I flows through a section of wire as shown in the figure. The magnetic
induction at the point P is


A)
B)
2 2
2
0
1
4
D C
L
D
+

t

C)
D
I
t

4
0

D)
L
I
t

4
0



82) The magnetic field at the centre of current carrying conductor as shown in fig. is



A) ( ) t
t

+ 2
2
4
0
r
I

B) |
(

(
+
4
2
4
2
0
t
t

r
I

C) ( ) t
t

+ 2
4
0
r
I

D) |
(

(
+
4
2
4
0
t
t

r
I

83) The magnetic induction at point O distance r from the corner of an infinitely long
wire carrying current I and bent at right angle is


A) I
t

4
0

B)
r
I
t

0

C)
r
I
t

4
0

D) Zero

84) An electron is moving with velocity ( ) j i

3 + in the magnetic field of intensity

( ) k i

2 + T. The force acting on electron is

A) 1.6 10
-18
N
B) 2.25 10
-18
N
C) 4.5 10
-18
N
D) zero

85) A rectangular coil of size 3.0 4.0 cm and having 100 turns, is pivoted about the
Z-axis as shown in Fig.

The coil carries an electric current of 2.0 A and a magnetic field of 1.0 T is
present along the Y-axis. Find the torque acting on the coil if the side in the X-Y
plane makes an angle u =37
0
with the X-axis.

A) 0.28 N-m
B) 0.14 N-m
C) 0.37 N-m
D) 0.47 N-m

86) A particle having a charge 20 C and mass 20 g moves along a circle of radius
5.0 cm under the action of a magnetic field B=1.0 T. When the particle is at a
point P, a uniform electric field is switched on and it is found that the particle
continues on the tangent through P with a uniform velocity. Find the electric field
A) 0.5 V-m
-1
B) 1.0 V-m
-1

C) 5.0 V-m
-1
D) None of these

87) In the Fig. X and Y are two long straight conductors each carrying a current of
2 A. The force on each conductor is F. When the current in each is changed to 1 A
and reversed in direction, the force on each is now


A) F/4 and unchanged direction
B) F/2 and reversed direction
C) F/2 and unchanged direction
D) F/4 and reversed direction

88) A charged particle enters a region of non-uniform field and eventually comes out
of it. As it emerges, its
A) speed is greater as compared to the speed at entry point.
B) Velocity remains unchanged
C) Velocity may change but speed remains unchanged
D) Speed cannot be estimated as data is insufficient.

89) A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from the centre of the
coil, on the axis where the magnetic induction will be 1/8
th
of its value at the
centre of the coil, is
A) R 3
B) R / 3
C)
3
2R

D) (2 / 3 ) R.







90) The magnetic induction at the centre O in the following figure is


A)
r
I
t

4
0

B) Zero
C)
r
I
t
t
4
) 1 (
0


D)
r
I
t
t
4
) 1 (
0
+


91) Through two parallel wires A and B, 10 A and 2 A of currents are passed
respectively in opposite directions. If the wire A is infinitely long and the length
of the wire B is 2m, the force on the conductor B, which is situated at 10 cm
distance from A, will be
A) 8 10
-5
N
B) 3 10
-7
N
C) 4 10
-5
N
D) d) 4 10
-7
N

92) A particle carrying a charge equal to 100 times the charge on an electron, is
rotating at the rate of one rotation per second in a circular path of radius 0.8 m.
The value of the magnetic field produced at the centre will be (
0
, permeability of
free space)
A) 10
-7
/
0
Wb/m
2

B) 10
-17

0
Wb/m
2

C) 10
-6

0
Wb/m
2

D) 10
-7

0
Wb/m
2


93) An electron of mass 0.90 x 10
-30
kg. under the action of magnetic field moves in a
circle of radius 2.0 cm at a speed of 3.0 x 10
6
ms
-1
. If a proton of mass 1.8 x 10
-27

kg were to move in a circle of the same radius in the same magnetic field, then its
speed would be

A) 30 10
6
ms
-1

B) 1.5 10
3
ms
-1

C) 6 10
4
ms
-1

D) unestimable from the above data

94) An electron is accelerated to a high speed down the axis of a cathode ray tube by
the application of a potential difference of V volts between the cathode and anode.
The particle then passes through a uniform transverse magnetic field in which it
experiences force F. If the potential difference between the anode and the cathode
is increased to 2V, the electron will now experience a force
A) F/ 2
B) F/2
C) 2 F
D) 2F

95) The direction of the force experience by a charged particle moving with a velocity
u in a uniform magnetic field B is
A) Parallel to u and perpendicular to B
B) Parallel to B an perpendicular to u
C) Parallel to both u and B
D) Perpendicular to both u and B

96) A length of wire carries a steady current. It is bent to from circular coil of one turn
only. The same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of smaller
radius. The magnetic field at the centre caused by the same current is
A) A half of its first value
B) Unaltered
C) A quarter of its first value
D) Four times its first value

97) A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current I. It is placed in
uniform magnetic field B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop.
The net magnetic force acting on the loop is
A) I r B
B) 2 r IB
C) Zero
D) r IB

98) If protons are shot perpendicular to a magnetic field
A) Magnetic field will have no influence on the motion of protons
B) Protons will continue to move in the same direction but will gain
momentum
C) Protons will continue to move in the opposite directions but will gain
momentum
D) They will bend in arc of a circle





99) A helium nucleus makes a full rotation in a circle of radius 0.8 metre in two
seconds. The value of the magnetic field B at the centre of circle will be
A)
0
19
10

B) 10
-19

0

C) 2 10
-19

0
D)
0
19
10 2

100) The magnetic field midway between two parallel current carrying wires, carrying
currents i and 2i is B

. If the current in the wire with current i is switched off, the

magnetic field will become
A)
3
B

B) 2 B

C)
2
B

D)
4
B

101) P, Q and R are long parallel straight wires in air, carrying currents as shown in
Fig. What is the direction of the resultant force on Q?


A) To the left
B) To the right
C) Perpendicular to this page
D) The same as that of the current in Q







102) Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a current i
amp. each. The magnitude of the force per unit length exerted by one wire on the
other is
A)
2
2
0
b
i

B)
b
i
t

2
2
0

C)
2
0
2 b
i
t

D)
b
i
t

2
0


103) If a long copper rod carries a direct current, the magnetic field associated with the
current will be
A) inside the rod only
B) outside the rod only
C) both inside and outside the rod
D) neither inside nor outside the rod

104) If a proton is projected in a direction perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field
with velocity u and an electron is projected along the lines of force, what will
happen to proton and electron?
A) The electron will travel along a circle with constant speed and proton will
move along a straight line
B) Proton will move in a circle with constant speed and there will be no effect
on the motion of electron
C) There will not be any effect on the motion of electron and proton
D) The electron and proton both will follow the path of parabola.

105) A proton (mass m and charge + e) and o -particle (mass 4 m and charge + 2e) are
projected with the same kinetic energy at right angles to a uniform magnetic field.
Which one of the following statements will be true?
A) The o particle will be bent in a circular path with smaller radius than
proton
B) The radius of the path of o -particle will be greater than that of proton.
C) Radius of the paths of both the particles will be the same.
D) Both will go through the magnetic field in the straight line.







106) A particle of mass m carrying charge q is accelerated by a p.d. V. It enters
perpendicularly a region of uniform magnetic field B and executes circular arc of
radius R. The specific charge (q/m) is
A)
2 2
2
R B
V

B)
BR
V
2

C)
R
VB
2

D)
BR
mV


107) An irregular closed loop carrying current has such a shape that the entire loop
cannot lie in a single plane. If this loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field, the
force acting on the loop
A) must be zero
B) can never be zero
C) can be zero only for one particular direction of the magnetic field
D) can not be ascertained.

108) A conducting loop carrying a current I is placed in a uniform magnetic field
pointing into the plane of paper as shown. The loop will have a tendency to

A) contract
B) expand
C) move towards +ve x-axis
D) move towards ve x-axis.

109) A particle of charge -16 x 10
-18
C moving with a velocity 10 ms
-1
along the x-axis
enters a region where a magnetic field of magnitude B is along the y-axis and an
electric field of magnitude 10
4
V/m is along negative z-axis. If the charged
particle continues moving along x-axis, find magnitude of B
A) 10
6
Wb/m
2
B) 10
16
Wb/m
2
C) 10
-3
Wb/m
2
D) 10
3
Wb/m
2

110) A particular of mass M and charge Q moving with velocity V describes a circular
path of radius R when subjected to a uniform magnetic field (transverse) of
induction B. The work done by the field when particle completes one full circle is
A) Zero
B) BQ.2R
C) BQ.u . 2 R
D) R
R
MV
t 2
2

111) A charge moving with velocity u in X direction is subjected to a field of
magnetic induction in the negative X direction. As a result the charge will
A) remain unaffected
B) start moving in a circular path in Y-Z plane
C) retard along X-axis
D) move along a helical path around X-axis

112) A current loop of area 0.01 m
2
and carrying a current of 10 amp. is held
perpendicular to a magnetic field of induction of 0.1 tesla. The torque (in Nm)
acting on the loop is
A) 0
B) 0.001
C) 0.01
D) 1.1

113) An electron having energy 10 eV is circulating in a path having magnetic field of
10
-4
T. The speed of the electron will be
A) 3.8 10
6
m/s
B) 1.9 10
12
m/s
C) 3.8 10
12
m/s
D) 1.9 10
6
m/s

114) A particle having charge 100 times that of an electron is revolving in a circular
path of radius 0.8 m with one rotation per second. The magnetic field produced at
the centre is:
A) 10
-17
0

B) 10
-17
/
0

C) 10
-16
0

D) 10
-15
0

115) Two concentric coils of 10 turns each are situated in the same plane. Their radii
are 20 and 40 cm and they carry respectively 0.2 and 0.3 ampere current in
opposite directions. The magnetic field in Wb/m
2
at the centre is
A)
0
3
2

B)
0
4
5

C)
0
4
1

D)
6
0

116) Two parallel conductors are carrying current i in the same direction. Force
experienced per unit length by each conductor (distance between the conductors is
r) would be
A) Repulsion and
r
i
t

4
0

B) Repulsion and
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
r
i
2
2
4t

o

C) Attraction and
r
i
t

4
0

D) Attraction and
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
r
i
2
2
4t

o


117) A length of wire carries a steady current. It is bent first to form a circular plane
coil of one turn. The same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop
of smaller radius. The magnetic field at the centre caused by the same current is
A) a quarter of its first value
B) unaltered
C) four times of its first value
D) a half of its first value

118) A current carrying small loop behaves like a small magnet. If A be its area and M
its magnetic moment, the current in the loop will be
A) M/A
B) A/M
C) MA
D) A
2
M

119) If only 2% of the main current is to be passed through a galvanometer of
resistance G then the resistance of the shunt will be
A) G/50
B) G/49
C) 50G
D) 49G

120) A straight thin conductor is bent as shown in adjoining figure. It carries a current i
ampere. The radius of circular arc is r meter, then the magnetic induction at the
centre of semi-circular arc is



A) zero
B)
C)
r
i
t

o
4
tesla
D)
r
i t
t

o
4
tesla

121) If a particle, moving in a magnetic field, increases its velocity, then its radius of
the magnetic field circle will
A) remain constant
B) decrease
C) increase
D) either (b) or (c)

122) If a particle is moving in a uniform magnetic field, then
A) its momentum changes but total energy remains the same
B) both momentum and total energy remains the same
C) its total energy changes but momentum remains same
D) both momentum and total energy will change

123) A wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 0.2 A is placed in a uniform
magnetic field of induction 2 tesla. If the magnetic field is perpendicular to the
length of the wire, then the force on the wire is
A) 0.4 N
B) 1.2 N
C) 3.0 N
D) 4.2 N










124) A galvanometer of resistance 25 O is shunted by a 2.5O wire. The part of total
current that flows through the galvanometer is given by
A)
11
1
=
o
I
I

B)
11
2
=
o
I
I

C)
11
3
=
o
I
I

D)
11
4
=
o
I
I


125) The resistance of ideal voltmeter is
A) zero
B) infinity
C) 100 O
D) 500O

126) A rectangular loop carrying a current I is situated near a long straight wire such
that the wire is parallel to the one of the sides of the loop and is in plane of the
loop. If a steady current I is established in the wire as shown in fig. the loop will

A) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire
B) move away from the wire or towards right
C) move towards the wire
D) remains stationary

127) The resistance of a galvanometer is 50 O and the current required to give full
scale deflection is 100 A. In order to convert it into an ammeter for reading up to
10 A, it is necessary to put a resistance of
A) 5 10
-3
O
B) 5 10
-4
O
C) 5 10
-5
O
D) 5 10
-2
O

128) A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 ampere is replaced by
another wire of 1 mm diameter carrying the same current. The strength of the
magnetic field far away is
A) twice the earlier value
B) one half of the earlier value
C) one quarter of the earlier value
D) same as the earlier value.

129) A direct current flows in a long straight conductor whose crossection has a form
of a thin half ring of radius R. The same current flows in opposite direction along
a thin conductor placed on the axis of first conductor, then the magnetic
interaction force between the conductors to a unit of their length is.
A)
R
I
2
2
0
t

B)
R
I
t

2
0

C)
R
I
2
0
t

D)
R
I
t

0
2


130) A thin circular loop carrying a current has a radius 100 mm and magnetic
induction at its centre is 6.0 T. Then magnetic moment of the loop is
A) 15 mA-m
2
B) 30 mA-m
2

C) 45 mA-m
2
D) 60 mA-m
2

131) Two tangent galvanometers have radii 7.5 cm and 10 cm, number of turns are 15
and 10 and resistances are 8 and 12 O. They are joined in parallel in the circuit. If
deflection in one is 60
o
, the deflection in the second galvanometer is

A) 45
o
B) 30
o

C) 40
o
D) 35
o


132) A tangent galvanometer is most sensitive when the deflection is around
A) 0
o

B) 30
o

C) 45
o

D) 90
o



133) A tangent galvanometer has a coil of 50 turns and a radius of 20.0 cm. The
horizontal component of earths magnetic field is 3 x 10
-5
T. The current which
gives the deflection of 45
o
is
A) A
t 5
1

B) A
t 5
3

C) A
t 4
1

D) A
t 4
3


134) A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90 A in the east to west
direction. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the
current 1.5 m below the line?
A) 0.6 10
-5
T towards north
B) 0.6 10
-5
T towards south
C) 1.2 10
-5
T towards north
D) 1.2 10
-5
T towards south

135) A horizontal circular coil has 50 turns and a mean radius of 3.14 cm. It carries a
current of 3.0 A. The current is clockwise. What is the magnitude and direction
of the magnetic field at the centre of the coil?
A) 3.0 10
-4
T perpendicular to the place of the coil pointing down wards
B) 3.0 10
-4
T perpendicular to the plane of the coil pointing upwards
C) 3.0 10
-5
T parallel to the plane of the coil pointing to the right
D) 3.0 10
-5
T parallel to the plane of the coil pointing to the left

136) The magnetic field on the axis of a current carrying circular loop of radius r at a
distance x >> r from the centre of the loop is B. If the radius of the loop is
doubled, keeping the current unchanged , the magnetic field at x >> r would be
A)
4
B

B)
2
B

C) 2B
D) 4B








137) Two concentric circular coils X and Y of radii 16 cm and 10 cm respectively lie
in the same vertical plane containing the north south direction. Coil X has 20
turns and carries a current of 16 A; coil Y has 25 turns and carries a current of 18
A. The sense of the current in X is anticlockwise, and in Y clockwise, for an
observer looking at the coils facing the west. What is the magnitude and direction
of the magnetic field at their common centre due to coil X alone?
A) 2 t 10
-4
T towards east
B) 2 t 10
-4
T towards west
C) 4 t 10
-4
T towards east
D) 4 t 10
-4
T towards west

138) In Q. 137 what is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at their
common centre due to coil Y alone?
A) 9 t 10
-4
T towards east
B) 9 t 10
-4
T towards west
C) 4 t 10
-4
T towards east
D) 4 t 10
-4
T towards west

139) In Q. 137, what is the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at their
common centre due to both the coils?
A) 5 t 10
-4
T towards west
B) 5 t 10
-4
T towards east
C) 13 t 10
-4
T towards west
D) 13 t 10
-4
T towards east

140) A straight wire carrying a current of 10 A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius
t cm as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic
field at centre O of the arc?




A) 10
-4
T normal to the plane of the arc and directed into the page
B) 10
-4
T normal to the plane of the arc and directed outside the page
C) 2 10
-4
T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the left.
D) 2 10
-4
T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the right.





141) A straight wire carrying a current of 10 A is bent into a semicircular arc of radius
t cm as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic
field at the centre O of the arc?




A) 10
-4
T normal to the plane of the arc and directed into the page
B) 10
-4
T normal to the plane of the arc and directed outside the page
C) 2 10
-4
T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the left
D) 2 10
-4
T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the right

142) A wire of length L carrying a current I is bent into a circle. The magnitude of the
magnetic field at the centre of the circle is
A)
L
I
0
t

B)
L
I
2
0

C)
L
I
0
2t

D)
L
I
t

2
0


143) A part of a long wire carrying current I is bent into a circle of radius r as shown
in the figure. The net magnetic field at the centre O of the circular loop is

A)
r
I
4
0

B)
r
I
2
0

C) ( ) 1
2
0
+ t
t

r
I

D) ( ) 1
2
0
t
t

r
I




144) A wire is bent into a circular loop of radius R and carries a current I. The
magnetic field at the centre of the loop is B. The same wire is now bent into a
double loop. If both loops carry the same current I in the same direction, the
magnetic field at the centre of the double loop will be
A) zero
B) 2 B
C) 4 B
D) 8 B

145) In Q. 144, if the currents I in the two loops are in opposite directions, the
magnetic field at the centre of the double loop will be
A) zero
B) B
C)
4
B

D) 4 B

146) The wire loop PQRSP formed by joining two semi circular wires to radii R
1
and
R
2
carries a current I as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the magnetic
induction at centre C is

A)
(

2 1
0
1 1
4 R R
I

B)
(

+
2 1
0
1 1
4 R R
I

C)
(

2 1
0
1 1
2 R R
I

D)
(

+
2 1
0
1 1
2 R R
I






147) The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r and carrying a current
I is B. What is the magnetic field at a distance 3 = x r from the centre, on the
axis of the coil?
A) B
B) 2 B
C) 4 B
D) 8 B

148) If an electron and a proton are projected at right angles to a uniform magnetic
field with the same kinetic energy,
A) The electron trajectory will be less curved then the proton trajectory
B) The proton trajectory will be less curved then the electron trajectory
C) Both trajectories will be equally curved
D) Both particles move in straight lines

149) If an electron and a proton are projected at right angles to a uniform magnetic
field with the same linear momentum,
A) the electron trajectory will be less curved than the proton trajectory
B) the proton trajectory will be less curved then the electron trajectory
C) both trajectories will be equally curved
D) both particles move in straight lines.

150) Two identical coils carry equal currents and have a common centre, but their
planes are at right angles to each other. What is the magnitude of the resultant
magnetic field at the centre if the field due to one coil alone is B?
A) zero
B) 2 / B
C) 2 B
D) 2 B

151) When a charged particle moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, its
A) energy and momentum both change
B) energy changes but momentum remains unchanged
C) momentum changes but energy remains unchanged
D) energy and momentum both do not change

152) In the region around a charge at rest, there is
A) electric field only
B) magnetic field only
C) neither electric nor magnetic field
D) electric as well as magnetic field

153) In the region around a moving charge, there is
A) electric field only
B) magnetic field only
C) neither electric nor magnetic field
D) electric as well as magnetic field

154) An electron is accelerated to a high speed down the axis of a cathode ray tube by
the application of a potential difference of V volts between the cathode and the
anode. The particle then passes through a uniform transverse magnetic field in
which it experiences a force F. If the potential difference between the anode and
the cathode is increased to 2 V, the electron will now experience a force
A) 2 / F
B) 2 / F
C) 2 F
D) 2 F

155) A magnetic needled is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences
A) a force as well as a torque
B) a force but no torque
C) a torque but no force
D) neither a force nor a torque

156) A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant i. It is placed in a uniform
magnetic field B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop.
The magnetic force acting on the loop is
A) I r B
B) 2 t i r B
C) zero
D) t i r B

157) A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight wire such
that the wire is parallel to one of the sides of the loop. If a steady current I is
established in the wire, as shown in the figure, the loop will



A) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire
B) move away from the wire
C) move towards the wire
D) remain stationary



158) Two long parallel wires separated by a distance R have equal currents I flowing
in each. The magnetic field of one exerts a force F on the other. The distance R
is increased to 2R and the current in each wire is reduced from I to I/2. What is
the force between them now?
A) 4 F
B) F
C) F / 4
D) F / 8

159) In the hydrogen atom the electron moves around the proton with a speed of 2.0
10
6
ms
-1
in a circular orbit of radius 5.0 10
-11
m. What is the equivalent dipole
moment?
A) 2 10
-24
Am
2

B) 4 10
-24
Am
2

C) 8 10
-24
Am
2

D) 16 10
-24
Am
2

160) In Q.159, what is the strength of the magnetic field at the site of the proton (i.e. at
the centre of the orbit)?
A) 12.8 T
B) 6.4 T
C) 3.2 T
D) 1.6 T

161) In a hydrogen atom, an electron of mass m and charge e is in an orbit of radius r
making n revolutions per second. If the mass of the hydrogen nucleus is M, the
magnetic moment associated with the orbital motion of the electron is
A)
M
m ner
2
t

B)
m
M ner
2
t

C)
m M
m ner
+
2
t

D) t n e r
2

162) A wire of length l metres carrying a current I amperes is bent in the form of a
circle. The magnitude of the magnetic moment is
A)
t 2
2
I

B)
t 4
2
I

C)
t 2
2
I

D)
t 4
2
I

163) A rectangular coil of 50 turns carries a current of 2.0 A and is placed in a
magnetic field B of 0.25 T, as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude of
torque acting on the coil?


A) 0.1 Nm
B) 0.2 Nm
C) 0.3 Nm
D) 0.4 Nm

164) Two circular current carrying coils of radii 3 cm and 6 cm are each equivalent to a
magnetic dipole having equal magnetic moments. The currents through the coils
are in the ratio of
A) 2 :1
B) 2 : 1
C) 2 2 : 1
D) 4 : 1

165) An electron of charge e moves in a circular orbit of radius r around the nucleus at
a frequency v. The magnetic moment associated with the orbital motion of the
electron is
A) t v e r
2

B)
e
r
2
tv

C)
2
r
ve t

D)
v
ve t









166) An electron of charge e moves in a circular orbit of radius r around a nucleus.
The magnetic field due to orbital motion of the electron at the site of the nucleus
is B. The angular velocity e of the electron is
A)
r
eB
t

e
4
2
0
=
B)
r
eB
t

e
0
=
C)
e
rB
0
4

t
e =
D)
e
rB
0
2

t
e =

167) The frequency of the charged particle circulating at right angles to the uniform
magnetic field does not depend upon the
A) speed of the particle
B) mass of the particle
C) charge of the particle
D) magnetic field

168) Three long, straight and parallel wires C, D and G carrying currents are arranged
as shown in the figure. The force experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C is



A) 0.4 N
B) 0.04 N
C) 4 10
-3
N
D) 4 10
-4
N





169) An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated by a potential difference V. It
then enters a uniform magnetic field B applied perpendicular to its path. The
radius of the circular path of the electron is
A)
2 / 1
2
2
|
.
|

\
|
=
eB
mV
r
B)
2 / 1
2
2
|
.
|

\
|
=
B
meV
r
C)
2 / 1
2
2
|
.
|

\
|
=
eV
mB
r
D)
2 / 1
2
2
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
em
V B
r

170) The wire shown in the figure carries a current of 40 A. If r = 3.14 cm, the
magnetic field at point P will be


A) 1.6 10
-3
T
B) 3.2 10
-3
T
C) 4.8 10
-3
T
D) 6.4 10
-3
T


171) A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight, thin walled pipe.
Then
A) the magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same but not zero
B) the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
C) the magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
D) the magnetic field is different at different points inside the pipe

172) A power line lies along the east-west direction and carries a current of 10 A. The
force per meter due to the earths magnetic field of 10
-4
T is
A) 10
-5
N
B) 10
-4
N
C) 10
-3
N
D) 10
-2
N

173) Two straight and long conductors AOB and COD are perpendicular to each other
and carry currents of I
1
and I
2
. The magnitude of the magnetic field at a point P
at a distance a from point O in a direction perpendicular to the plane ABCD is
A) ( )
2 1
0
2
I I
a
+
t

B) ( )
2 1
0
2
I I
a

t

C) ( )
2 / 1
2
2
1
2 0
2
I I
a
+
t

D)
a t

2
0
( )
2 1
2 1
I I
I I
+


174) A straight section PQ of a circuit lies along the x-axis from x =
2
a
to x =
2
a
and
carries a current I. The magnetic field due to the section PQ at point x = + a will
be
A) proportional to a
B) proportional to
2
a
C) proportional to
a
1

D) equal to zero

175) Two very long straight parallel wires carry steady currents I and -I. The distance
between the wires is d. At a certain instant of time, a point charge q is at a point
equidistance from the two wires, in the plane of the wires. Its instantaneous
velocity v is perpendicular to this plane. The magnitude of the force due to the
magnetic field acting on the charge at this instant is
A)
d
Iqv
t

2
0

B)
d
Iqv
t

0

C)
d
Iqv
t

0
2

D) zero

176) A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady and uniform electric
magnetic fields which are parallel to each other. The particle will move in a
A) straight line
B) circle
C) helix
D) cycloid


177) A particle of mass 0.6 g and having a charge of 25 nC is moving horizontally with
a uniform velocity of 1.2 10
-4
m/s in a uniform magnetic field. The value of the
magnetic induction is (take g = 10 m/s
2
)
A) zero
B) 10 T
C) 20 T
D) 200 T

178) An electron revolves in a circle of radius 0.4 A with a speed of 10
6
m/s in
Hydrogen atom. The magnetic field produced at the centre of the orbit due to the
motion of the electron in tesla is | =
0
4t 10
-7
H/m: Charge on the electron
1.6 10
-19
C]
A) 0.1
B) 1.0
C) 10
D) 100

179) A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circular loop of one turn and
the magnetic field at the centre of the loop is B. The wire is then bent into a
circular coil of n turns and the same current is passed through it. The magnetic
field at the centre of the coil will be
A) n B
B) n
2
B
C) 2nB
D) 2n
2
B

180) The magnetic field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius 3 cm at a point
on its axis at a distance of 4 cm from the centre is 54 T. The magnetic field (in
T) at the centre of the loop will be
A) 250
B) 150
C) 125
D) 72


181) The magnetic field due to current element is independent of
A) its length
B) distance from it
C) current through it
D) none of the above

182) The unit of a current element is
A) A m
B) A m
-1

C) A m
2

D) A m
2


183) The magnetic field (B) on the axis of a circular coil and a far away distance r from
the centre of the coil are related as
A) B r
1

B) B r
2

C) B r
-3

D) B r

184) What happens to the magnetic field at the centre of a circular current carrying coil
if we double the radius of the coil keeping the current unchanged?
A) halved
B) doubled
C) quadrupled
D) remains unchanged

185) When we double the radius of a coil keeping the current through it unchanged,
what happens to the magnetic field, directed along its axis, at far off points?
A) halved
B) doubled
C) quadrupled
D) remains unchanged

186) The strength of the magnetic field around an infinite current carrying conductor is
A) same everywhere
B) inversely proportional to the distance
C) directly proportional to the distance
D) none of these

187) A current carrying power line carries current from west to east. Then the direction
of magnetic field 2 m above it is
A) west to east
B) south to north
C) north to south
D) none of these

188) A metallic pipe carries a direct current. Which of the following statements is true
about the existence of a magnetic field?
A) The field exists only inside the pipe
B) The field exists only outside the pipe
C) The field exists inside as well as outside the pipe
D) The field exists neither inside nor outside the pipe








189) An infinite straight current carrying conductor is bent into a circle as shown in the
figure. If the radius of the circle is r, then the magnetic field at the centre of the
coil is

A) zero
B) infinite
C)
r
I
2
0

D) ( ) 1
2
0
+ t
t

r
I


190) Which of the following is not a unit of magnetic induction?
A) gauss
B) tesla
C) oersted
D) weber/meter
2


191) The magnetic field produced by an l metre long straight (very thin) current (I)
carrying conductor at any point on itself is
A) zero
B) infinite
C)
l
I
t

4
0

D)
l
I
t

2
0


192) Which of the following graphs shows the variation of magnetic field (B) with
distance (r) for a long current carrying conductor (fig below)?


193) The magnetic field due to a current carrying torodial solenoid does not depend on
the
A) radius
B) current
C) number of turns
D) none of these

194) What will be the magnetic field in the empty space enclosed by a toroidal
solenoid of radius r?
A) zero
B) infinity
C)
r
I
t

2
0

D)
r
I
2
0

195) What is the magnetic field in the space outside a toroidal solenoid of radius r?
A) zero
B) infinity
C)
r
I
t

2
0

D)
r
I
2
0

196) An infinite long straight wire is bent into a semicircle of radius r. When a current
I is sent through the conductor , the magnetic field at the centre of the semi circle
is

A) zero
B) infinite
C)
r
I
2
0

D) ) 1 (
2
0
+ t
t

r
I


197) A charge + q is sent through a magnetic field. The force acting on it is maximum
when the angle between the direction of motion of the charged particle and the
magnetic field is
A) zero
B) 45
C) 90
D) 180

198) 1 T is equal to
A) 1 N A m
B) 1 N A
1
m
1

C) 1 N A
1
m
D) 1 N A m
1


199) No force acts on a charge sent through a magnetic field when the angle between
its velocity and the magnetic field is
A) 45
B) 90
C) 135
D) 180

200) Out of F

, u

and B

in the relation F

= q( B

u ) which of the following pairs

can have any angle between them?
A) u

and B

B) F

and u

C) F

and B

D) none of the above

201) The SI unit of magnetic field B is
A) tesla
B) gauss
C) T m A
2

D) A m
2


202) 1 tesla equals
A) 10
6
gauss
B) 10
5
gauss
C) 10
4
gauss
D) 10
4
gauss

203) The dimensional formula of magnetic field is
A) MLT
2

B) MLT
2
T
1

C) MLT
2
A
2

D) ML
0
T
2
A
1


204) Which of the following is a unit of magnetic dipole moment?
A) A m
2

B) A m
2

C) T mA
1

D) T m A
2





205) Choose the only scalar from among the following:
A) electric potential
B) drift velocity
C) magnetic induction
D) magnetic dipole moment

206) Which of the following cannot be deflected while in motion by magnetic fields?
A) protons
B) cathode rays
C) alpha particles
D) neutrons

207) The force between two parallel, infinitely long conductors carrying currents in the
same direction will be
A) attractive
B) repulsive
C) attractive at small distances but repulsive at large distances
D) repulsive at small distances but attractive at large distances

208) The force between two parallel, infinitely long conductors carrying currents in
opposite directions will be
A) attractive
B) repulsive
C) attractive at small distances but repulsive at large distances
D) repulsive at small distances but attractive at large distances

209) The force on a charged particle in motion due to magnetic field is maximum when
the angle between the direction of motion and the magnetic field is
A) 0
B) 90
C) 45
D) 180


210) The dipole moment of a current loop does not depend on the
A) number of turns
B) area of the loop
C) current in the loop
D) magnetic field in which it is kept

211) Which of the following quantities of a particle will not change when a charged
particle moves through a magnetic field directed perpendicular to its motion?
A) speed
B) momentum
C) velocity
D) all the above


212) What will be the nature of the path followed by a proton when it enters a magnetic
field with its velocity parallel to the magnetic field?
A) circle
B) parabola
C) straight line
D) none of the above

213) A test charge q enters a magnetic field B directed along the Z-axis. The velocity
of the test charge is and it makes angle with B

. What will be the speed of the

test charge after 2 s?
A)
B) /B
C) B
D) B q

214) Refer to a question 213 above, if = 0 which of the following will change with
time?
A) momentum
B) kinetic energy
C) acceleration
D) none of the above

215) Refer to a question 213, if the mass of the charged particle is M, it will revolve
with an angular speed given by
A) B q M
B)
B
qM

C)
M
qB

D)
qM
B


216) Refer to question 213, what is the time rate of work done by the magnetic field on
the test charge when is neither 0 nor 90?
A) q B
B)
u
qB

C) q B
D) zero

217) Refer to question 213, in which direction does no change in momentum of the
test charge take place?
A) along the X-axis
B) along the Y-axis
C) along the Z-axis
D) none of the above

218) Refer to question 213, which of the following associated with the charged
particle does not depend on the mass of the charged particle?
A) momentum
B) kinetic energy
C) centripetal force
D) none of the above

219) Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a current of I
A each. The magnitude of force exerted per unit length by one wire on the other
is
A)
b
I
2
2
0

B)
b
I
t

2
2
0

C)
b
I
t

2
0

D)
2
0
2 b
I
t

220) The path of a charged particle in a magnetic field when its direction of motion is
not at right angles to field, will be a
A) circle
B) straight line
C) parabola
D) helix

221) The path of a charged particle in a magnetic field, when its direction of motion is
at right angles to the field, will be a
A) circle
B) straight line
C) parabola
D) helix

222) A proton and an electron enter a magnetic field with equal initial velocities.
Which one of them will experience the greater force?
A) proton
B) electron
C) both will experience the same force
D) nothing can be decided





223) If a positively charged particle falls vertically downwards, then the horizontal
component of the earths magnetic field will deflect it towards
A) west
B) east
C) north
D) south

224) A proton and an electron enter a magnetic field at right angles to the field with
same kinetic energy. Then
A) the trajectory of the electron is less curved
B) the trajectory of the protron is less curved
C) both the trajectories are equally curved
D) nothing can be decided

225) Two long, parallel wires, separated by a distance r, have an equal current I
flowing through them. The magnetic field of one exerts a force F on the other.
The distance r is increased to 2r and the current in each wire is reduced from I to
I/2. What is the force between them now?
A) F
B) 4F
C) F/4
D) F/8

226) A certain length of wire carries a steady current. It is bent to form a circular coil
of one turn. The same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of a
smaller radius. The magnetic field at the centre caused by the same current is
A) unaltered
B) half of its first value
C) four times its first value
D) a quarter of its first value

227) Under identical conditions, the ratio of the magnetic to the electrostatic force is
A) 10
27

B) 10
17

C) 10
-17

D) 10
-27


228) The SI unit for
0
is
A) T
B) T m A
-1

C) T m A
-2

D) T m
2
A
-1





229) Figure shows a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the paper and coming
out of it. The curve PQR shows the trajectory of a particle in the plane of the
paper. Then the particle is


A) proton
B) electron
C) neutron
D) none of these

230) The radius of the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field is
proportional to the
A) charge on the particle
B) energy of the particle
C) momentum of the particle
D) all the above

231) The force F experienced by a particle of charge q moving with velocity u in a
magnetic field B is given by
A) F = q (v B)
B) F = q (B v)
C) F = (v B)
D) F = q(v . B)

232) In the question above, which pairs of vectors are always at right angles to each
other?
A) v, B
B) F, v
C) F, B
D) both (b) and (c)

233) When a charged particle moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, its
A) energy and momentum both change
B) energy changes but momentum remains unchanged
C) momentum changes but the energy remains unchanged
D) both energy and momentum do not change

234) The tangent law is applicable to a dipole placed in two magnetic fields
1
B

and
2
B

when
A)
1
B

=
2
B

B)
1
B

2
B

C)
1
B

makes any angle with
2
B

D)
1
B

is directed opposite to
2
B

235) The force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field will be maximum
when the angle between the current and magnetic field is
A) zero
B) 45
C) 90
D) 135

236) No force is exerted by a magnetic field on a stationary
A) electric dipole
B) current loop
C) magnetic dipole
D) current carrying conductor


237) No force is exerted by a magnetic field on a charge if it is
A) at rest
B) moving in a circle
C) moving with a constant velocity
D) moving along a curved path

238) No force acts on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field, when the angle
between the magnetic field and the current is
A) zero
B) 45
C) 90
D) 135

239) The torque acting on a magnetic dipole of moment
m
p

when placed in a magnetic

field B

is
A) p
m
B
B)
m
p

C)
m
p

. B

D)
B
P
m



240) A rectangular loop carries a current I. It is placed near a long straight conductor
carrying a current I
1
. Then , the force experienced by the coil is



A) attractive
B) repulsive
C) no force at all
D) repulsive at short distances but attractive at long distances

241) The force between two parallel current carrying conductors is F. If the current in
each conductor is doubled, then the force between them becomes
A) 4 F
B) 2 F
C) F
D)
4
F


242) Which of the following graphs shows the variation of force (F) between two fixed
current carrying conductors and the distance (d) between them?



243) A current carrying coil is placed in a uniform magnetic field. If the coil turns
through an angle , then the torque is directly proportional to
A) sin
B) cos
C) cot
D) tan

244) An ammeter has a resistance r and a range I. What resistance should be connected
in parallel with it to increase its range n times.
A)
n
r

B)
( ) 1 n
r

C) r ( n +1)
D) none of these

245) A voltmeter has a resistance r and a range V. What resistance should be connected
in series with it to increase its range to nV ?
A) n r
B) (n 1) r
C) (n + 1) r
D) none of the above

246) A galvanometer may be converted into an ammeter or a voltmeter. In which of the
following cases will the resistance of the device so obtained be the largest ?
A) ammeter of range 10 A
B) ammeter of range 1 A
C) voltmeter of range 1V
D) voltmeter of range 10 V

247) In question 75 above , the resistance will be least in case of
A) ammeter of range 1 A
B) ammeter of range 10 A
C) voltmeter of range 1 V
D) voltmeter of range 10 V

248) When a galvanometer is shunted with a 20 resistance, its deflection is reduced
to half. Then the resistance of the galvanometer is
A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) 80




249) A voltmeter of range 3 V and resistance 200 cannot be converted into an
ammeter of range
A) 1 A
B) 20 A
C) 10 m A
D) 100 m A

250) A vertical wire carries a current upwards. The magnetic field at a point due north
of the wire is directed
A) upward
B) due south
C) due west
D) due east

251) Two parallel beams of protons and electrons, carrying qual currents, are fixed at a
separation d. The protons and electrons move in opposite directions. P is a point
on a line joining the beams, at a distance x from any one beam. The magnetic
field at P is B. If B is plotted against x, which of the following best represents the
resulting curve ?











252) Two long thin wires ABC and DEF are arranged as shown. They carry currents I
as shown . The magnitude of the magnetic field at o is

A) zero
B)
a
I
t

4
0

C)
a
I
t

2
0

D)
a
I
t

2 2
0



253) AB and CD are long straight conductors, distance d apart, carrying a current I.
The magnetic field at BC due to the currents in AB and CD is

A) zero at all points
B) zero only at its midpoint
C) different magnitudes at different points
D) maximum at its midpoint





254) question 253, the magnetic field at the midpoint of BC has magnitude
A)
d
I
t

8
0

B)
d
I
t

4
0

C)
d
I
t

2
0

D)
d
I
t

0


255) A wire carrying a current I is shaped as shown. Section AB is a quarter circle of
radius r. The magnetic field at C is directed

A) along the bisector of the angle ABC, away from AB
B) along the bisector of the angle ABC, towards AB
C) perpendicular to the plane of the paper, directed into the paper
D) at an angle /4 to the plane of the paper

256) In question 255, the magnitude of the magnetic field at C is
A)
r
I
2
0

B)
r
I
4
0

C)
r
I
8
0

D)
r
I
t

4
0









257) The wire loop formed by joining two semicircular sections of radii R
1
and R
2 ,
and
centre C, carries a current I, as shown .The magnetic field at C has magnitude

A)
2
0
I

|
|
.
|

\
|
+
2 1
1 1
R R


B)
4
0
I
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
2 1
1 1
R R

C)
2
0
I
|
|
.
|

\
|

2 1
1 1
R R

D)
4
0
I
|
|
.
|

\
|

2 1
1 1
R R


258) An electron moving in a circular orbit of radius r makes n rotations per second .
The magnetic field produced at the centre has magnitude
A) zero
B)
r
ne
t

2
0

C)
r
ne
2
0

D)
r
e n
2
2
0

259) A flat circular coil of n turns and radius r carries a current i. Its magnetic moment
is
A) r
2
ni
B) 2rni
C)
0
|
.
|

\
|
r
ni
t 2

D)
0
r
2
ni






260) A point P lies on the axis of a flat coil carrying a current . The magnetic moment
of the coil is .The distance of P from the coil is d, which is large compared to
the radius of the coil. The magnetic field at P has magnitude
A)
t

2
0
|
.
|

\
|
3
d

B)
t

4
0
|
.
|

\
|
3
d

C)
t

2
0
|
.
|

\
|
2
d

D)
t

4
0
|
.
|

\
|
2
d

261) Current flows through a straight, thin-walled tube of radius r. The magnetic field
at a distance x from the axis of the tube has magnitude B.
A) B o x, for 0 < x < r
B) B o 1/x, for 0 < x < r
C) B = 0, for 0 s x < r
D) B = 0, only for x = 0

262) A coaxial cable consists of a thin inner conductor fixed along the axis of a hollow
outer conductor. The two conductors carry equal currents in opposite directions.
Let B
1
and B
2
be the magnetic fields in the regions between the conductors, and
outside the conductor, respectively.
A) B
1
0, B
2
0
B) B
1
= B
2
= 0
C) B
1
0, B
2
= 0
D) B
1
= 0, B
2
0


263) In question 262, if both conductors carry equal currents in the same direction,
A) B
1
0, B
2
0
B) B
1
= B
2
= 0
C) B
1
0, B
2
= 0
D) B
1
= 0, B
2
0

264) In Q. No.263, let B be the magnetic field at a point between the two conductors, at
a distance x from the axis. Let B
2
be the magnetic field at a point outside the outer
conductor, at a distance 2x from the axis.
A) B
2
= B
1

B) B
1
= 2B
2

C) B
2
= 2B
1

D) B
2
= 4B
1





265) A long straight conductor carrying a current lies along the axis of a ring. The
conductor will exert a force on the ring if the ring
A) carries a current
B) has uniformly distributed charge
C) has nonuniformly distributed charge
D) none of the above.

266) A closed loop lying in the xy plane carries a current. If a uniform magnetic field B
is present in the region, the force acting on the loop will be zero if B is in
A) the x-direction
B) the y-direction
C) the z-direction
D) any of the above direction.


267) A horizontal straight conductor of mass m and length l is placed in a uniform
vertical magnetic field of magnitude B. An amount of charge Q passes through
the rod in a very short time such that the conductor begins to move only after all
the charge has passed through it. Its initial velocity will be
A) BQlm
B)
lm
BQ

C)
m
BQl

D)
mQ
Bl
.

268) A conductor AB of length l, carrying a current i, is placed perpendicular to a long
straight conductor XY carrying a current I, as shown. The force on AB will act

A) upward
B) downward
C) to the right
D) to the left




269) A square loop ABCD, carrying a current i, is placed near and coplanar with a long
straight conductor XY carrying a current I.

A) There is not net force on the loop.
B) The loop will be attracted by the conductor only if the current in the loop
flows clockwise.
C) The loop will be attracted by the conductor only if the current in the loop
flows anticlockwise.
D) The loop will always be attracted by the conductor.

270) In question 269, the net force on the loop will be
A)
t

3
2
0
Ii

B)
t

2
0
Ii

C)
t

3
2
0
Iil

D)
t

2
0
Iil
.

271) A flat coil of n turns, area A and carrying a current i is placed in a uniform
magnetic field of magnitude B. The plane of the coil makes an angle u with the
direction of the field. The torque acting on the coil is
A) BinAsin u
B)
B
nAi
sin u
C) BinAcos u
D) Bin
2
Acos u

272) A flat coil carrying a current has a magnetic moment . It is initially in
equilibrium, with its plane perpendicular to a magnetic field of magnitude B. If it
is now rotated through an angle u , the work done is
A) Bu
B) Bcosu
C) B(1 cos u )
D) Bsin u


273) The square loop ABCD, carrying a current I, is placed in a uniform magnetic field
B, as shown. The loop can rotate about the axis XX. The plane of the loop makes
an angle u (u < 90
0
) with the direction of B. Through what angle will the loop
rotate by itself before the torque on it becomes zero ?

A) u
B) 90
0
- u
C) 90
0
+ u
D) 180
0
- u

274) A wire is bent to form the double loop shown in the figure. There is a uniform
magnetic field directed into the plane of the loop. If the magnitude of this field is
decreasing , current will flow from

A) A to B and C to D
B) B to A and D to C
C) A to B and D to C
D) B to A and C to D

275) A conducting ring R is placed on the axis of a bar magnet M. The plane of R is
perpendicular to this axis. M can move along this axis.

A) M will repel R when it is moving towards R.
B) M will attract R when it is moving towards R.
C) M will repel R when moving towards as well as away from R.
D) M will attract R when moving towards as well as away from R.

276) A conductor PQ, with

PQ =

r , moves with a velocity

u in a uniform magnetic
field of induction

B . The emf induced in the rod is

A) (

B ) .

r
B)

u . (

B r )
C)

B .(

u r )
D)

) ( B r u
277) A thin semicircular conducting ring of radius R is falling with its plane vertical in
a horizontal magnetic induction

B . At the position MNQ the speed of the ring is

u . The potential difference developed across the ring is

A) zero
B)
2
1
B ,
2
R ut and M is at a higher potential
C) RB , u and Q is at a higher potential
D) 2RBu ,and Q is at a higher potential

11. MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT


Ques. No. Answer
1 D
2 B
3 B
4 B
5 B
6 D
7 D
8 A
9 C
10 A
11 D
12 D
13 C
14 A
15 A
16 B
17 B
18 B
19 D
20 D
21 A
22 B
23 B
24 D
25 B
26 C
27 B
28 A
29 A
30 C
31 C
32 B
33 B
34 A
35 C
36 C
37 A
38 C
39 A
40 B
41 A
42 D
43 C
44 D
45 C
Ques. No. Answer
46 A
47 B
48 B
49 B
50 A
51 A
52 C
53 D
54 C
55 C
56 C
57 D
58 C
59 B
60 B
61 B
62 B
63 B
64 B
65 C
66 B
67 C
68 D
69 B
70 A
71 B
72 B
73 B
74 C
75 D
76 B
77 A
78 B
79 A
80 C
81 B
82 B
83 C
84 B
85 B
86 A
87 A
88 C
89 A
90 C
Ques. No. Answer
91 A
92 B
93 B
94 C
95 D
96 D
97 C
98 D
99 B
100 B
101 A
102 B
103 C
104 B
105 C
106 A
107 A
108 B
109 D
110 A
111 A
112 A
113 D
114 A
115 B
116 D
117 C
118 A
119 B
120 D
121 C
122 A
123 B
124 A
125 B
126 C
127 B
128 D
129 A
130 B
131 B
132 C
133 B
134 D
135 A
Ques. No. Answer
136 D
137 C
138 B
139 A
140 A
141 B
142 A
143 C
144 C
145 A
146 A
147 D
148 B
149 C
150 C
151 C
152 A
153 D
154 C
155 A
156 C
157 C
158 D
159 C
160 A
161 D
162 D
163 C
164 D
165 A
166 C
167 A
168 D
169 A
170 C
171 B
172 C
173 C
174 D
175 D
176 A
177 C
178 C
179 B
180 A
Ques. No. Answer
181 D
182 A
183 C
184 A
185 C
186 B
187 C
188 B
189 D
190 C
191 A
192 C
193 A
194 A
195 A
196 C
197 C
198 B
199 D
200 A
201 A
202 C
203 D
204 B
205 A
206 D
207 A
208 B
209 B
210 D
211 A
212 C
213 A
214 D
215 C
216 D
217 C
218 C
219 B
220 D
221 A
222 C
223 B
224 B
225 D
Ques. No. Answer
226 C
227 D
228 B
229 A
230 C
231 A
232 C
233 C
234 B
235 C
236 A
237 A
238 A
239 B
240 A
241 A
242 D
243 B
244 B
245 B
246 D
247 B
248 B
249 C
250 C
251 C
252 C
253 C
254 D
255 C
256 C
257 D
258 C
259 A
260 A
261 C
262 C
263 A
264 A
265 D
266 D
267 C
268 A
269 B
270 A
Ques. No. Answer
271 C
272 C
273 C
274 C
275 A
276 A
277 D