Multiple Choice Questions
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Which of the following is the property of magneticfield lines ?
(a) Magnetic field lines are closed and continuous curves(b) Magnetic field lines never intersect with each other(c) Magnetic field lines are crowded near the poles(d) All of the above
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Which of the following is the correct representationof uniform magnetic field?
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Which of the following correctly describes themagnetic field near a long straight wire?
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(a) The field consists of straight lines perpendicular to thewire(b) The field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire(c) The field consists of radial lines originating from thewire(d) The field consists of concentric circles centred on thewire
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A constant current flows in a horizontal wire in theplane of the paper from East to West as shown infigure. The direction of the magnetic field at a pointwill be North to South
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(a) directly above the wire(b) directly below the wire(c) at a point located in the plane of the paper, on theNorth side of the wire(d) at a point located in the plane of the paper, on theSouth side of the wire
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Four students
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A circular loop placed in a plane perpendicular to theplane of paper carries a current when the key is ON.The current as seen from points
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Which of the following properties of a proton canchange when it moves freely in a magnetic field?
(a) Mass (b) Speed
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(c) Velocity (d) Momentum
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A positively charged particle (
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(a) towards South (b) towards East(c) downwards (d) upwards
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The strength of magnetic field inside a long currentcarrying straight solenoid is
(a) more at the ends than at the centre(b) minimum in the middle(c) same at all point(d) found to increase from one end to the other
10.
Match the items in Column I with the items inColumn II and choose the correct codes given below.
Column I Column II
A. SI unit of magnetic field (i) SmallbarmagnetthatrotatesB. Magnetic field insidesolenoid(ii) Tesla C. Compass needle (iii) Temporary magnetD. Solenoid (iv) Uniform value
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A B C D(a) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)(b) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)(c) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)(d) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
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A uniform magnetic field exists in the plane of paperpointing from left to right as shown in the figure. Inthe field, an electron and a proton move asshown in the figure. The electron and the protonexperience
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(a) forces both pointing into the plane of paper(b) forces both pointing out of the plane of paper(c) forces pointing into the plane of paper and out of theplane of paper, respectively(d) force pointing opposite and along the direction of the uniform magnetic field, respectively
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A rectangular loop carrying a current
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is situatednear a long straight wire such that the wire isparallel to one of the sides of the loop and is inthe plane of the loop. If a steady current
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(a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire(b) move towards the wire(c) move away from the wire or towards right(d) remain stationary
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The direction of the induced electric current in a conductor, when placed in a varying magneticfield can be assessed by
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(a) Maxwell’s right hand-thumb rule(b) Ohm’s law(c) Fleming’s left hand rule(d) Fleming’s right hand rule
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In the arrangement shown in figure below, thereare two coils wound on a non-conductingcylindrical rod. Initially, the key is not inserted.Then, the key is inserted and later removed.Then,
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(a) The deflection in the galvanometer remains zerothroughout.(b) There is a momentary deflection in thegalvanometer only when the key is removed.(c) There are momentary galvanometer deflections thatdie out shortly; the deflections are in the samedirection.(d) The galvanometer shows momentary deflections inopposite directions.
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Match the terms of Column I with Column II andchoose the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column II
A. Direction of force (i) Direction of magneticforce on a North poleB. Direction of inducedcurrent(ii) Fleming’s left hand ruleC. Direction of magneticfield produced bystraight currentcarrying conductor(iii) Maxwell’s right handthumb ruleD. Direction of magneticfield lines at a point ina magnet(iv) Fleming’s right handrule
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A B C D(a) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)(b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)(c) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)(d) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Assertion-Reasoning MCQs
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(Q. Nos. 16-20) For given questions twostatements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and theother labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer tothese questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) asgiven below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A.(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correctexplanation of A.(c) A is true, but R is false.(d) A is false, but R is true.
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Assertion
The magnetic field is stronger at a pointwhich is nearer to the conductor and goeson decreasing on moving away from the conductor.
Reason
The magnetic field
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Assertion
A current carrying conductor experiencesa force in a magnetic field.
Reason
The force acting on a current carryingconductor in a magnetic field is due to interactionbetween magnetic field produced by the conductorand external magnetic field.
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Assertion
Ifanelectron,movingverticallyfromouterspace, enters the earth’s magnetic field, then it getsdeflected towards West.
Reason
Electron has negative charge.
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Assertion
The magnetic field produced by a currentcarrying solenoid is independent of its length andcross-sectional area.
Reason
The magnetic field inside the solenoid hasvariable value.
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Assertion
Production of an electric current in a closed circuit by a changing electric field is calledan induced current.
Reason
The direction of induced current is givenby Fleming’s right hand rule.
Case Based MCQs
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Read the following and answer the questions from(i) to (v) given below
A solenoid is a long helical coil of wire throughwhich a current is running in order to create a magnetic field.The magnetic field of a solenoid is the superpositionof the fields due to the current through each coil. Itis nearly uniform inside the solenoid and close tozero outside and is similar to the field of a barmagnet.The following graph is obtained by a researcher,while doing an experiment to see the variation of themagnetic field with respect to the current in thesolenoid. The unit of magnetic field as given in thegraph attached is in (mT) and the current is givenin (A).
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(i) What type of energy conversion is observed in a linear solenoid?(a) Mechanical to magnetic(b) Electrical to magnetic(c) Electrical to mechanical(d) Magnetic to mechanical
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(ii) What will happen, if a soft iron bar is placed inside thesolenoid?(a) A high amount of electric charge flows in the barresulting in short-circuit.(b) The bar will be magnetised as long as there is currentin the circuit(c) The bar will be magnetised permanently(d) The bar will not be affected by any means(iii) The magnetic field lines produced inside the solenoidare similar to that of (a) a bar magnet(b) a straight current carrying conductor(c) a circular current carrying loop(d) electromagnet of any shape(iv) After analysing the graph, a student writes the followingstatements.I. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid isinversely proportional to the current.II. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid isdirectly proportional to the current.III. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid isdirectly proportional to square of the current.IV. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid isindependent of the current.
Which of the following would be the correct statement(s).
(a) Only IV (b) I, III and IV(c) Both I and II (d) Only II(v) From the graph, deduce which of the followingstatements is correct?(a) For a current of 0.8 A, the magnetic field is 13 mT.(b) For larger currents, the magnetic field increasesnon-linearly.(c) For a current of 0.8 A, the magnetic field is 1.3 mT.(d) There is not enough information to find the magneticfield corresponding to 0.8 A current.
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Read the following and answer the questions from (i)to (v) given below
A student wants to study the working of electric motor.He used a model of DC motor for electromagnetism asshown in figure.He fixed the two ends of the coil to a pair of curvedelastic metal strips. The metal strips are connected tothe power supply with a rheostat.
(i) The direction of rotation of the coil, when viewedfrom the front by the student is(a) clockwise(b) anti clockwise(c) First half clockwise and other half anti-clockwise(d) First half anti-clockwise and other half clockwise(ii) The student is still testing on the feasibility of usingmetal strips in the model. His observations are givenbelow.
I. As the current reverses in the coil for every half turn, the coil rotates in one direction.II. The speed of rotation of the motor is increased, if the value of current is increased.III. The direction of force, acting on the coil is given byFleming’s left hand rule.IV. The coil continues its rotation in magnetic fieldeven if there is no current in circuit.
The correct observations made by him are(a) I, II and IV (b) II, III and IV(c) I, II and III (d) II and III(iii) Commercial electric motors do not use(a) an electromagnet to rotate the armature.(b) effectively large number of turns of conducingwire in the current carrying coil(c) a permanent magnet to rotate the armature(d) a soft iron core on which the coil is wound(iv) Which one of the following is true about electricmotor?(a) It converts electrical energy into mechanicalenergy(b) It converts mechanical energy into electricalenergy(c) It converts magnetic energy into electric energy(d) It converts electric energy into magnetic energy(v) The direction of magnetic field at a place is comingout of the paper. A wire whose direction of currentflow is as shown in the figure is placed there. Inwhich direction is the force due to the magneticfield experienced by the wire?
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