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1.
In the formula : F qv B =
ur r ur
A)
F
ur
must be perpendicular to
v
r
but not necessarily to
B
ur
B)
F
ur
must be perpendicular to
B
ur
but not necessarily to
v
r
C)
v
r
must be perpendicular to
B
ur
but not necessarily to
F
ur
D) all three vectors must be mutually perpendicular
)
F
ur
must be perpendicular to both
and v B
r ur
!. A ma"netic field e#erts a force on a char"ed particle:
A) al$ays
B) never
C) if the particle is movin" across the field lines
D) if the particle is movin" alon" the field lines
) if the particle is at rest
%. An electron &char"e ' (1.) 1*
(1+
C) is movin" at % 1*
,
m-s in the positive x
direction. A ma"netic field of *.. / is in the positive z direction. /he ma"netic force on
the electron is:
A) *
B) 0 1*
(10
N in the positive z direction
C) 0 1*
(10
N in the ne"ative z direction
D) 0 1*
(10
N in the positive y direction
) 0 1*
(10
N in the ne"ative y direction
0. An electron travels due north throu"h a vacuum in a re"ion of uniform ma"netic field
B
ur
that is also directed due north. It $ill:
A) be unaffected by the field
B) speed up
C) slo$ do$n
D) follo$ a ri"ht1handed cor2scre$ path
) follo$ a left1handed cor2scre$ path
,. A uniform ma"netic field is in the positive z direction. A positively char"ed particle is
movin" in the positive x direction throu"h the field. /he net force on the particle can be
made 3ero by applyin" an electric field in $hat direction4
A) 5ositive y
B) Ne"ative y
C) 5ositive x
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D) Ne"ative x
) 5ositive z
). 6. 6. /homson7s e#periment8 involvin" the motion of an electron beam in mutually
perpendicular
and E B
ur ur
fields8 "ave the value of:
A) mass of electron
B) char"e of electron
C) arth7s ma"netic field
D) char"e-mass ratio for electron
) Avo"adro7s number
9. An electron and a proton are both initially movin" $ith the same speed and in the same
direction at +*: to the same uniform ma"netic field. /hey e#perience ma"netic forces8
$hich are initially:
A) identical
B) e;ual in ma"nitude but opposite in direction
C) in the same direction and differin" in ma"nitude by a factor of 1.0*
D) in opposite directions and differin" in ma"nitude by a factor of 1.0*
) e;ual in ma"nitude but perpendicular to each other
.. A cyclotron operates $ith a "iven ma"netic field and at a "iven fre;uency. If R denotes
the radius of the final orbit8 the final particle ener"y is proportional to:
A) 1-R
B) R
C) R
!
D) R
%
) R
0
+.
/he fi"ure sho$s a uniform ma"netic field
B
ur
directed to the left and a $ire carryin" a
current into the pa"e. /he ma"netic force actin" on the $ire is:
A) to$ard the top of the pa"e
B) to$ard the bottom of the pa"e
C) to$ard the left
D) to$ard the ri"ht
) 3ero
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1*. A loop of $ire carryin" a current of !.* A is in the shape of a ri"ht trian"le $ith t$o
e;ual sides8 each 1, cm lon". A *.9 / uniform ma"netic field is in the plane of the
trian"le and is perpendicular to the hypotenuse. /he resultant ma"netic force on the t$o
sides has a ma"nitude of:
A) *
B) *.!1 N
C) *.%* N
D) *.01 N
) *.,1 N
11. A circular loop of $ire $ith a radius of !* cm lies in the xy plane and carries a current of
! A8 countercloc2$ise $hen vie$ed from a point on the positive z a#is. Its ma"netic
dipole moment is:
A) *.!, A m
!
8 in the positive z direction
B) *.!, A m
!
8 in the ne"ative z direction
C) !., A m
!
8 in the positive z direction
D) !., A m
!
8 in the ne"ative z direction
) *.!, A m
!
8 in the xy plane
1!.
/he dia"rms sho$ five possible orientations of a ma"netic dipole
ur
in a uniform
ma"netic field
. B
ur
<or $hich of these is the potential ener"y the "reatest4
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) I=
) =
1%. A loop of current1carryin" $ire has a ma"netic dipole moment of , 1*
(0
A m
!
. /he
moment initially is ali"ned $ith a *.,1/ ma"netic filed./o rotate the loop so its dipole
momentt is perpendicular to the field and hold it in that orentation8 you must do $or2
of:
A) *
B) !., 1*
(0
6
C) (!., 1*
(0
6
D) 1.* 1*
(%
6
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) (1.* 1*
(%
6
10. >uitable units for * are:
A) tesla
B) ne$ton-ampere
!
C) $eber-meter
D) 2ilo"ramampere-meter
) teslameter-ampere
1,.
In the fi"ure8 the current element d 8 i
r
l the point 58 and the three vectors &18 !8 %) are all
in the plane of the pa"e. /he direction of d 8 B
ur
due to this current element8 at the point 5
is:
A) in the direction mar2ed ?1?
B) in the direction mar2ed ?!?
C) in the direction mar2ed ?%?
D) out of the pa"e
) into the pa"e
1). /he ma"netic field a distance ! cm from a lon" strai"ht current1carryin" $ire is ! 1*
(,

/. /he current in the $ire is:
A) *.1) A
B) 1.* A
C) !.* A
D) 0.* A
) !, A
19. /$o lon" strai"ht $ires are parallel and carry current in opposite directions. /he
currents are ..* A and 1! A and the $ires are separated by *.0* cm. /he ma"netic field
in tesla at a point mid$ay bet$een the $ires is:
A) *
B) 0.* 1*
(0
C) ..* 1*
(0
D) 1! 1*
(0
5a"e 0
) !* 1*
(0
1.. /he dia"ram sho$s three e;ually spaced $ires that are perpendicular to the pa"e. /he
currents are all e;ual8 t$o bein" out of the pa"e and one bein" into the pa"e. @an2 the
$ires accordin" to the ma"nitudes of the ma"netic forces on them8 from least to
"reatest.
A) 18 !8 %
B) !8 1 and % tie
C) ! and % tie8 then 1
D) 1 and % tie8 then !
) %8 !8 1
1+. /$o parallel $ires8 0 cm apart8 carry currents of ! A and 0 A respectively8 in the same
direction. /he force per unit len"th in N-m of one $ire on the other is:
A) 1 1*
(%
8 repulsive
B) 1 1*
(%
8 attractive
C) 0 1*
(,
8 repulsive
D) 0 1*
(,
8 attractive
) none of these
!*.
In Ampere7s la$8
*
8 B ds i =

ur r

the inte"ration must be over any:

A) surface
B) closed surface
C) path
D) closed path
) closed path that surrounds all the current producin"
B
ur
!1. /$o lon" strai"ht $ires enter a room throu"h a $indo$. Ane carries a current of %.* A
into the room $hile the other carries a current of ,.* A out. /he ma"nitude in /m of the
path inte"ral
B ds

ur r

around the $indo$ frame is:

A) !., 1*
()
/ m
B) %.. 1*
()
/ m
C) ).% 1*
()
/ m
D) 1.* 1*
(,
/ m
) none of these
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!!. /he ma"netic field B inside a lon" ideal solenoid is independent of:
A) the current
B) the core material
C) the spacin" of the $indin"s
D) the cross1sectional area
) the direction of the current
!%. In the e#periment sho$n:
A) there is a steady readin" in B as lon" as > is closed
B) a motional emf is "enerated $hen > is closed
C) the current in the battery "oes throu"h B
D) there is a current in B Cust after > is opened or closed
) since the t$o loops are not connected8 the current in B is al$ays 3ero
!0. A !1/ uniform ma"netic field ma2es an an"le of %* $ith the z a#is. /he ma"netic flu#
throu"h a %1m
!
portion of the xy plane is:
A) !.* Db
B) %.* Db
C) ,.! Db
D) ) Db
) 1! Db
!,. 1 $eber is the same as:
A) 1 =-s
B) 1 /-s
C) 1 /-m
D) 1 / m
!
) 1 /-m
!
!). In the circuit sho$n8 there $ill be a non13ero readin" in "alvanometer B:
A) only Cust after > is closed
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B) only Cust after > is opened
C) only $hile > is 2ept closed
D) never
) only Cust after > is opened or closed
!9. A rectan"ular loop of $ire has area A. It is placed perpendicular to a uniform ma"netic
field B and then spun around one of its sides at fre;uency f. /he ma#imum induced emf
is:
A) BAf
B) !BAf
C) !BAf
D) 0BAf
!.. A copper hoop is held in a vertical east1$est plane in a uniform ma"netic field $hose
field lines run alon" the north1south direction. /he lar"est induced emf is produced
$hen the hoop is:
A) rotated about a north1south a#is
B) rotated about an east1$est a#is
C) moved rapidly8 $ithout rotation8 to$ard the east
D) moved rapidly8 $ithout rotation8 to$ard the south
) moved rapidly8 $ithout rotation8 to$ard the north$est
!+. A sin"le loop of $ire $ith a radius of 9., cm rotates about a diameter in a uniform
ma"netic field of 1.) /. /o produce a ma#imum emf of 1.* =8 it should rotate at:
A) *
B) !.9 rad-s
C) ,.) rad-s
D) %, rad-s
) 91 rad-s
%*. As a loop of $ire $ith a resistance of 1* moves in a constant non1uniform ma"netic
field8 it loses 2inetic ener"y at a uniform rate of , m6-s. /he induced current in the loop:
A) is *
B) is ! mA
C) is !.. mA
D) is !* mA
) cannot be calculated from the "iven data
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%1. A rod $ith resistance R lies across frictionless conductin" rails in a constant uniform
ma"netic field B8 as sho$n. Assume the rails have ne"li"ible resistance. /he ma"nitude
of the force that must be applied by a person to pull the rod to the ri"ht at constant speed
v is:
A) *
B) BLv
C) BLv-R
D) B
!
L
!
v-R
) B
!
Lxv-R
%!. A lon" strai"ht $ire is in the plane of a rectan"ular conductin" loop. /he strai"ht $ire
carries a constant current i8 as sho$n. Dhile the $ire is bein" moved to$ard the
rectan"le the current in the rectan"le is:
A) 3ero
B) cloc2$ise
C) countercloc2$ise
D) cloc2$ise in the left side and countercloc2$ise in the ri"ht side
) countercloc2$ise in the left side and cloc2$ise in the ri"ht side
%%. /he fi"ure sho$s a bar movin" to the ri"ht on t$o conductin" rails. /o ma2e an induced
current i in the direction indicated8 a constant ma"netic field in re"ion A should be in
$hat direction4
A) @i"ht
B) Eeft
5a"e .
C) Into the pa"e
D) Aut of the pa"e
) Impossible8 cannot be done $ith a constant ma"netic field
%0. A cylindrical re"ion of radius @ ' %.* cm contains a uniform ma"netic field parallel to
its a#is. If the electric field induced at a point @-! from the cylinder a#is 0., 1*
1%
v-m
the ma"itude of the ma"netic field must be chan"in" at the rate:
A) *
B) *.%* /-s
C) *.)* /-s
D) 1.! /-s
) !.0 /-s
%,. /he unit ?henry? is e;uivalent to:
A) voltsecond-ampere
B) volt-second
C) ohm
D) amperevolt-second
) amperesecond-volt
%). A 1*1turn ideal solenoid has an inductance of %., mF. Dhen the solenoid carries a
current of !.* A the ma"netic flu# throu"h each turn is:
A) *
B) %., 1*
(0
$b
C) 9.* 1*
(0
$b
D) 9.* 1*
(%
$b
) 9.* 1*
(!
$b
%9. A lon" narro$ solenoid has len"th l and a total of N turns8 each of $hich has cross1
sectional area A. Its inductance is:
A)
!
*
N A l
B)
!
*
- N A l
C)
*
- NA l
D)
!
*
- N A l
) none of these
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%.. An ..*1mF inductor and a !.*1 resistor are $ired in series to an ideal battery. A s$itch
in the circuit is closed at time *8 at $hich time the current is *. /he current reaches half
its final value at a time of:
A) !.. ms
B) 0.* ms
C) % s
D) 19* s
) !,* s
%+. An ..*1mF inductor and a !.*1 resistor are $ired in series to a !*1= ideal battery. A
s$itch in the circuit is closed at time *8 at $hich time the current is 3ero. Immediately
after the s$itch is thro$n the potential differences across the inductor and resistor are:
A) *8 !* =
B) !* =8 *
C) 1* =8 1* =
D) 1) =8 0 =
) un2no$n since the rate of the current is not "iven
0*. A %., mF inductor and a 0., mF inductor are connected in series. /he e;uivalent
inductance is:
A) !.* mF
B) *.,1 mF
C) *.1% mF
D) 1.* mF
) ..* mF
01. A %., mF inductor and a 0., mF inductor are connected in parallel. Dhen the total emf
of the combination is 1) =8 the rate of chan"e of the current in the lar"er inductor is:
A) !.* 1*
%
A-s
B) %.) 1*
%
A-s
C) 0.) 1*
%
A-s
D) 9.* 1*
%
A-s
) ..1 1*
%
A-s
0!. A current of 1* A in a certain inductor results in a stored ener"y of 0* 6. Dhen the
current is chan"ed to , A in the opposite direction8 the stored ener"y chan"es by:
A) !* 6
B) %* 6
C) 0* 6
D) ,* 6
) )* 6
5a"e 1*
0%. A ).* mF inductor is in a circuit. At the instant the current is ,.* A and its rate of chan"e
is !** A-s8 the rate $ith $hich the ener"y stored in the inductor is increasin" is:
A) 9., 1*
(!
D
B) 1!* D
C) !0* D
D) %.* D
) ).* D
00. /he ;uantity &B
!
-o) has units of:
A) 6
B) 6-F
C) 6-m
D) 6-m
%
) F-m
%
0,. A *.!*1cm radius cylinder8 %.* cm lon"8 is $rapped $ith $ire to form an inductor. At the
instant the ma"netic field in the interior is ,.* m/ the ener"y stored in the field is:
A) *
B) %.. 1*
()
6
C) 9., 1*
()
6
D) 9., 1*
(0
6
) +.+ 6
0). A char"ed capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. At time t ' * the current is
3ero8 but the capacitor is char"ed. If T is the period of the resultin" oscillations8 the ne#t
time8 after t ' * that the char"e on the capacitor is a ma#imum is:
A) T
B) T-0
C) T-!
D) !T
09. A 1,*1" bloc2 on the end of a sprin" $ith a sprin" constant of %, N-m is pulled aside !,
cm and released from rest. In the electrical analo" the initial char"e on the capacitor is:
A) *.1, C
B) ).)9 C
C) *.*!, C
D) 0* C
) %, C
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0.. De desire to ma2e an LC circuit that oscillates at 1** F3 usin" an inductance of !., F.
De also need a capacitance of:
A) 1 <
B) 1 m<
C) 1 <
D) 1** <
) 1 p<
0+. In the circuit sho$n8 s$itch > is first pushed up to char"e the capacitor. Dhen > is then
pushed do$n8 the current in the circuit $ill oscillate at a fre;uency of:
A) %1. F3
B) *.*1 F3
C) 1!.,** F3
D) !*** F3
) depends on V*
,*. /he total ener"y in an LC circuit is ,.* 1*
()
6. If C ' 1, < the char"e on the capacitor
is:
A) *..! C
B) .., C
C) 1! C
D) 19 C
) !0 C
,1. An LC circuit has an inductance of 1, mF and a capacitance of 1* <. At one instant the
char"e on the capacitor is !, C. At that instant the current is chan"in" at the rate:
A) *
B) 1.9 1*
(.
A-s
C) ,.+ 1*
(%
A-s
D) %.. 1*
(!
A-s
) 19* A-s
5a"e 1!
,!. An RLC circuit has a capacitance of 1! <8 an inductance of !, mF8 and a resistance of
)* . /he current oscillates $ith an an"ular fre;uency of:
A) 1.! 1*
%
rad-s
B) 1.0 1*
%
rad-s
C) 1.. 1*
%
rad-s
D) !.! 1*
%
rad-s
) !.) 1*
%
rad-s
,%. In a purely capacitive circuit the current:
A) leads the volta"e by one1fourth of a cycle
B) leads the volta"e by one1half of a cycle
C) la"s the volta"e by one1fourth of a cycle
D) la"s the volta"e by one1half of a cycle
) is in phase $ith the potential difference across the plates
,0. A %,1< capacitor is connected to an ac source of emf $ith a fre;uency of 0** F3 and a
ma#imum emf of !* =. /he ma#imum current is:
A) *
B) *.!. A
C) 1.. A
D) !%* A
) 10** A
,,. /he impedance of an RLC series circuit is definitely increased if:
A) C decreases
B) L increases
C) L decreases
D) R increases
) R decreases
,). An RLC series circuit has R ' 0 8 XC ' % 8 and XL ' ) . /he impedance of this
circuit is:
A) ,
B) 9
C) +..
D) 1%
) 9..
,9. An RLC series circuit8 connected to a source 8 is at resonance. /hen:
A) the volta"e across R is 3ero
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B) the volta"e across R e;uals the applied volta"e
C) the volta"e across C is 3ero
D) the volta"e across L e;uals the applied volta"e
) the applied volta"e and current differ in phase by +*
,.. /he rms value of an ac current is:
A) its pea2 value
B) its avera"e value
C) that steady current that produces the same rate of heatin" in a resistor
D) that steady current that $ill char"e a battery at the same rate
) 3ero
,+. An ac "enerator producin" 1* = &rms) at !** rad-s is connected in series $ith a ,*1
resistor8 a 0**1mF inductor8 and a !**1< capacitor. /he rms current in amperes is:
A) *.1!,
B) *.1%,
C) *.1.
D) *.!*
) *.0*
)*. An ac "enerator producin" 1* = &rms) at !** rad-s is connected in series $ith a ,*1
resistor8 a 0**1mF inductor8 and a !**1< capacitor. /he rms volta"e &in volts) across
the inductor is:
A) !.,
B) %.0
C) ).9
D) 1*.*
) 1*..
)1. In a series RLC circuit the rms value of the "enerator emf is E and the rms value of the
current is i. /he current la"s the emf by . /he avera"e po$er supplied by the "enerator
is "iven by:
A) &iE-!)cos
B) iE
C) i
!
-Z
D) i
!
Z
) i
!
R
)!. A step1do$n transformer is used to:
A) increase the po$er
B) decrease the po$er
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C) increase the volta"e
D) decrease the volta"e
) chan"e ac to dc
)%. /he primary of an ideal transformer has 1** turns and the secondary has )** turns.
/hen:
A) the po$er in the primary circuit is less than that in the secondary circuit
B) the currents in the t$o circuits are the same
C) the volta"es in the t$o circuits are the same
D) the primary current is si# times the secondary current
) the fre;uency in the secondary circuit is si# times that in the primary circuit
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Answer Key
1.
!. C
%. D
0. A
,. B
). D
9. B
.. C
+. A
1*. C
11. A
1!.
1%. B
10.
1,.
1). C
19.
1.. B
1+. D
!*. D
!1. A
!!. D
!%. D
!0. C
!,. D
!).
!9. C
!.. B
!+. D
%*. D
%1. D
%!. C
%%. C
%0. C
%,. A
%). C
%9. B
%.. A
%+. B
0*.
01. B
0!. B
0%.
00. D
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0,. B
0). C
09. C
0.. C
0+. A
,*. C
,1.
,!. B
,%. A
,0. C
,,. D
,). A
,9. B
,.. C
,+. B
)*.
)1.
)!. D
)%. D
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