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ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

466. A copper rod of length l is rotated about one end perpendicular to the uniform magnetic field
B with constant angular velocity w. The induced emf between two ends is -
3 1
(a) Bwl2 (b) Bwl2 (c) 2Bwl2 (d) Bwl2
2 2
467. Two pure inductors, each of self inductance L are connected in parallel but are well separated
from each other, then the total inductance is
L L
(a) L (b) 2L (c) (d)
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468. A wire frame ABCD and a current - carrying conductor xy lie in x

A D
the same plane. Now of the frame is rotated about xy.
(a) No current will flow in ABCD
(b) Current will flow in the direction ABCDA
(c) Current will flow in the direction ADCBA
(d) The current will depend on distance x between xy and AB. i

B C

469. A solenoid in horizontal position, connected to

a battery and a switch is placed on a table. A
copper ring is placed at some distance apart
with its axis coinciding with solenoid. and is
at a distance. When current is allowed through
by closing the switch. The ring will

(a) remain stationary (b) move towards the solenoid

(c) move away from the solenoid (d) will rotate about the axis
470. A conducting circular loop is placed inside a long solenoid carrying a current, such that the
plane of loop is parallel to the axis of solenoid. If the current in the solenoid is varied, the
induced current in the loop will be
(a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
(c) zero (d) depends on the direction of current in
solenoid
471. According to Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction,
(a) an electric field is produced by time-varying magnetic flux
(b) a magnetic field is produced by time-varying electric flux
(c) a magnetic field is associated with a moving charge
(d) none of the above
472. Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction is related to the
(a) law of conservation of charge (b) law of conservation of energy
(c) third law of motion (d) law of conservation of angular momentum
473. Dimensions of self-inductance are
(a) [MLT–2 A–2] (b) [ML2T–1 A–2] (c) [ML2T–2 A–2] (d) [ML2T–2 A–1]

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474. A metal rod moves at a constant velocity in a direction perpendicular to its length. A constant
uniform magnetic field exists in space in a direction perpendicular to the rod as well as its
velocity. Select the correct statement (s) from the following
(a) The entire rod is at same electric potential
(b) There is an electric field in the rod
(c) The electric potential is highest at the center of the rod and decreases towards its ends
(d) The electric potential is lowest at the center of the rod and increases towards its ends

475. A small square loop of wire of side l is place inside a large square loop of wire of side L(L > >
l). The loops are coplanar and their centers coincide. The mutual inductance of the system is
proportional to :
(a) l/L (b) l2/L (c) L/l (d) L2/l
476. Two identical circular loops of metal wire are lying on a table without touching each other.
Loop A carries a current which increases with time. In response, the loop B :
(a) remains stationary (b) is attracted by the loop A
(c) is repelled by the loop A (d) rotates about its CM, with CM fixed
477. An infinitely long cylinder is kept parallel to an uniform magnetic field B directed along
positive z-axis. The direction of induced current as seen from the z-axis will be :
(a) clockwise of the +ve z-axis (b) anticlockwise of the +ve z-axis
(c) zero (d) along the magnetic field
478. A circular coil and a bar magnet placed near by are made to move in the same direction. The
coil covers a distance of 1 m in 0.5 sec and the magnet a distance of 2 m in 1 sec. The induced
emf produced in the coil
(a) Zero (b) 1 V
(c) 0.5 V (d) Cannot be determined from the given
information
479. A short magnet is allowed to fall along the axis of a horizontal metallic ring. Starting from rest,
the distance fallen by the magnet in one second may be
(a) 4 m (b) 5 m (c) 6 m (d) 7 m
480. An average emf of 20V is induced in an inductor when the current in it changed from 2.5A in
one direction to the same value in opposite direction in 0.1s, the self inductance of inductor is
(a) 0.4 H (b) 1 H (c) 2H (d) 0.6 H
481. A coil of Cu wire (radius-r, self inductance-L) is bent in two concentric turns each having radius
r
. The self inductance now
2
(a) 2L (b) L (c) 4 L (d) L / 2
482. A small coil is introduced between the poles of an electromagnet so that its axis coincides with
the magnetic field direction. The number of turns is n and the cross sectional area of the coil is
A. When the coil turns through 180o about its diameter, the charge flowing through the coil is
Q. The total resistance of the circuit is R. What is the magnitude of the magnetic induction
QR 2QR Qn QR
(a) (b) (c) (d)
nA nA 2RA 2 nA

483. A square loop of side a = 0.2 m is placed in a magnetic field of induction B = (a+bt 2 ) ^i , where
a = 10–1 T, b = 10–2 T/s2. The plane of the loop is at right angles to B. The induced emf generated
in the loop at t = 5 s is
(a) 2 × 10–3 V (b) 4 × 10–3 V (c) 6 × 10–3 V (d) 8 × 10–3 V

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484. A transformer has 200 windings in the primary and 400 windings in the secondary. The primary
is connected to an ac supply of 110 V a current of 10 A flows in it. The voltage across the
secondary and the current in it, respectively, are
(a) 55V, 20 A (b) 440 V, 5A (c) 220 V, 10A (d) 220V, 5A

485. A metal bar of length 1 metre falls from rest under gravity while remaining horizontal with its
ends pointing toward magnetic east west. What is the potential difference when it has fallen 10
metre? Horizontal component of earth’s field is 17 ´ 10–5 Tesla.
(a) 0.238 mV (b) 1 mV (c) 0.5 mV (d) 0.75 mV
486. A conducting loop having a capacitor is moving outward from the magnetic field then which
plate of the capacitor will be positive
´ ´ ´ v

´ ´ ´
A
´ ´ ´ B

´ ´ ´

(a) Plate – A (b) Plate – B

(c) Plate – A and Plate – B both (d) None
487. If a coil is removed from a magnetic field first rapidly and then slowly, work done will be
(a) more in first case (b) more in second case
(c) equal and non zero in both the case (d) zero in both the cases
488. Two coils P and Q are placed co-axially and carry current I and I' respectively

I I'

P Q

(a) If I' = 0 and P moves towards Q, a current in the same direction as I is induced in Q
(b) If I = 0 and Q moves towards P, a current opposite in direction to that of I' is induced in P
(c) When I ¹ 0 and I ' ¹ 0 are in the same direction, then two coil tend to move apart
(d) None of these
489. A circular loop of radius R carrying current I lies in x-y plane with its centre at origin. The total
magnetic flux through x-y plane is
(a) Directly proportional to I (b) Directly proportional to R
2
(c) Directly proportional to R (d) Zero
490. A hundred turns of insulated copper wire are wrapped around an iron cylinder of area 1 ´ 10–3
m2 and are connected to a resistor. The total resistance in the circuit is 10 ohms. If the
longitudinal magnetic induction in the iron changes from 1 weber m–2, in one direction to 1
Weber m–2 in the opposite direction, how much charge flows through the circuit
(a) 2 ´ 10–2 C (b) 2 ´ 10–3 C (c) 2 ´ 10–4 C (d) 2 ´ 10–5 C

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466. (d) 467. (c) 468. (a) 469. (c) 470. (c)
(a) (b) (c) (b) (b),
471. 472. 473. 474. 475.
(d)
476. (d) 477. (c) 478. (a) 479. (a) 480. (a)
481. (a) 482. (d) 483. (d) 484. (d) 485. (a)
486. (a) 487. (a) 488. (b) 489. (d) 490. (a)