F Sc (2nd year) Physics MCQ’s Chapter # 15

CHAPTER # 15. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

1. The induced e.m.f. is produce due to

a) Motion of coil 8. The inductance is more in self induction
b) Motion of magnet in:
c) The rate of change of flux a) Air cored coil
d) None b) Iron cored coil
c) Tungsten cored coil
2. The direction of induced current is always d) None of these
so as to oppose the change which causes
the current is called: 9. One henry is equal to:
a) Faraday’s law
a) 1 𝑜ℎ𝑚 × 1 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑
b) Lenz’s law
b) 1 𝑜ℎ𝑚 × 1 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
c) Ohm’s law
c) 1 𝑜ℎ𝑚 × 1 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏
d) Kirchhoff’s 1st rule
d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒
3. The energy stored per unit volume inside a
10. A device which converts electrical energy
solenoid is calculated by:
1 𝐵2
into mechanical energy is called:
a) 2 𝜇0
𝐴𝑙 a) Transformer
1 𝐵2 b) AC generator
b) 2 𝜇0 c) DC motor
1 𝜇0
c) 𝐴𝑙 d) DC generator
2 𝐵2
1 𝜇0
d) 2 𝐵2 11. When constant current flows in primary of
transformer, then the emf induced across
4. The SI units of induced emf is secondary of transformer is:
a) Ohm a) Zero
b) Tesla b) Constant
c) Henry c) Alternating
d) Volt d) Irregular

5. The principle of an alternating current 12. 1 henry

generator is based on: a) 1 𝑉 𝐴 𝑠 −1
a) Coulomb’s law b) 1 𝑉 𝑠 𝐴−1
b) Ampere’s law c) 1 𝑉 𝑚 𝐴−1
c) Faraday’s law d) 1 𝑉 𝐴 𝑚−1
d) Lenz’s law
13. A generator converts mechanical energy
6. If velocity of a conductor moving through into
a magnetic field B is made zero, then a) Chemical energy
motional emf is: b) Light energy
a) −𝑣𝐵𝐿 c) Heat energy
𝑣
b) − 𝐵𝐿 d) Electrical energy
𝐵𝐿
c) − 𝑣
14. When a loop of wire is moved across a
d) Zero magnetic field, the current is produced in
it is called
7. If we make the magnetic field stronger, a) Eddy current
the value of induced current is: b) Direct current
a) Decreased c) Photo electric current
b) Increased d) Induced current
c) Vanished
d) Kept constant

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15. Energy stored in an inductor is: 22. If we increase the resistance of the circuit
1
a) 2 𝐿𝐼 2 containing a coil, the induced e.m.f. will
1 be
b) 𝐿𝐼 a) Increase
2
1 2 2
c) 2
𝐿𝐼 b) Decrease
1 c) Remain same
d) 2
𝐿𝐼 d) None

16. If fingers of right hand show the direction 23. The self-inductance may be defined by
of magnetic field and palm shows the 
direction of force, then thumb points for: a) L=
a) Torque  / t
b) Voltage   / t
b) L =
c) Current 
d) Induced emf

c) L =
17. Induced electric current can be explained  / t
using which law 
a) Gauss’s law d) L =
b) Faraday’s law  / t
c) Ohm’s law
d) Ampere law 24. Inductance are measured by
a) Coulombs
18. Lenz’s law is consistent with law of b) Amperes
conservation of c) Volt
a) Mass d) Henry
b) Energy
c) Charge 25. An over loaded motor draws
d) None a) Max. current
b) Min. current
19. An inductor is a circuit element that can c) Half
store energy in the form of d) None
a) Magnetic field
b) Electric flux 26. The co-efficient of mutual inductance is
c) Electric field equal to
∆𝐼
d) None a) 𝜀 ∆𝑡𝑃
∆𝑡
20. The negative sign with induced e.m.f. b) 𝜀 ∆𝐼𝑃
is due to c) 𝜀∆𝐼𝑃 ∆𝑡
a) Faraday’s law d) None
b) Lenz’s law
c) Ampere law 27. Alternating current changes
d) None a) Its magnitude as well as direction
b) Only direction but not magnitude
21. The relation of motional e.m.f. , when a c) Only magnitude but not direction
conductor is move in perpendicular d) None
magnetic field, is:
a) E=BLV 28. Inductance is measured in:
b) E=qBl a) Volt
c) E=Blq b) Ampere
d) E=qVB c) Henry
d) Ohm

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29. The instantaneous value of A.C. voltage is 37. The coil which is connected to input of a
a) V = Vo sin 2  ft
transformer is called:
a) Primary
b) V = Vo sin 2 ft b) Secondary
c) V = Vo sin 2  wt c) Middle
d) None d) None

30. The induced e.m.f. in A.C. generator is 38. In the actual transformer, the output is

a) VBL sin  always

a) Equal to input
b) NESN sing  b) Less then input
c) More than input
c) NAB sin  d) None
d) NIAB sin 
39. In ideal transformer when applied
potential difference is double, the current
31. The back motor effect exist in the
is:
a) Generator
a) Doubled
b) Mater
b) Tripled
c) A.C. Meter
c) Halved
d) None
d) Same
32. The coil used in the generators is called
40. For a good transformer the hysterics loop
a) Commutaters
are _______ in size.
b) Slip rings
a) Small
c) Armature
b) Large
d) None
c) Zero
d) None
33. The back ward generator is called
a) Electric motor
41. To minimize the heating effect in the
b) A.C. generator
transmission lines
c) Reverse generator
a) High current, low voltage in used
d) None
b) High voltage, low current in used
c) Same voltage and current in used
34. The principle of transformer is
d) None
a) Amperes law
b) Mutual induction
42. Maximum emf generated in a generator is:
c) Motional e.m.f.
a) 𝜀 = 𝜀0 sin 𝜃
d) None
b) 𝜀 = 𝑁𝜔𝐴𝐵 sin 𝜃
35. A transformer is a device which step up or c) 𝜀 = 𝑁𝜔𝐴𝐵
d) None of these
stop down
a) Energy
43. Induced e.m.f is
b) Power
a) Directly proportional to change in
c) Voltage
flux
d) All of above
b) Directly proportional to rate of change
c) of flux
36. An ideal transformer obeys the law of
d) Inversely proportional to change of
conservation of:
flux
a) Flux
e) None of these
b) Momentum
c) Emf
d) Energy

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44. Lenz’s law is in accordance with the law

of conservation of:
a) Momentum
b) Angular momentum
c) Energy
d) Charge

45. When motor is at its Max. speed the back

e.m.f will be
a) Maximum
b) Zero
c) Cannot tell
d) None of these

46. The application of mutual induction is a

a) Television
b) Radio
c) D.C. motor
d) Transformer

47. The ratio of average induced emf to the

rate of change of current in the coil is
called:
a) Self inductance
b) Mutual inductance
c) Self inductance
d) Mutual inductanc

48. Which of the following is not present in

AC generator:
a) Armature
b) Magnet
c) Slip rings
d) Commutator