Electromagnetism

1. The path along which an isolated north pole of the magnet moves in the magnetic field is called

a) magnetic field b) magnetic fields lines c) loop d) electric lines of

force

2. Ampere’s law is analogous to

a) Faraday’s law b) Gauss’s law c) Lenz’s law d) none of these

3. The field outside the solenoid is

a) weak b) strong c) very strong d) none of these

4. when the magnetic flux changes through a loop on a coil, an induced e.m.f is produced in it. This is
called

a) Ampere’s law b) Faraday’s law c) Lenz’s law d) Gauss’s law

5. when proton enters into a magnetic field perpendicularly, the proton will experience a force along the

a) upwards direction b) downward direction c) un-defined d) none

6. which type of field is generated by electric current?

a) magnetic b) electric c) magnetic flux d) none of these

7. An electron is projected along the axis of a circular conductor carrying some current. Electron will
experience force

a) Along the axis b) perpendicular to the axis c) at an angle of 4° with axis

d) no force experienced

8. for the core of an electromagnet, the most suitable material is

a) steel b) nickel c) soft iron d) cobalt

9. when a charged particle is projected perpendicularly in a magnetic field, its trajectory is

a) cycloid b) parabola c) circular d) helix

10. the relation between tesla (T) and Gauss (G) is given as

a) 1T=104 G b) 1T=106 c) 1T=104 d) 1T=106 G

11. A moving charge will gain energy due to the application of

a) electric field b) magnetic field c) both of these d) none of these

12. shunt required in an ammeter of resistance R to decrease its deflection from 30 ampere to 10
ampere is

a) R/4 b) R/3 c) R/2 d) R

13.A material is placed in a magnetic field and it is thrown out of it by the field. Then the material is
 a) paramagnetic b) diamagnetic c) ferromagnetic d) non- magnetic

14. Neutrons enter a magnetic field B in different directions with the same speed V. which of the
following statement is true?

a) no force act on the neutrons

b) force is maximum when the angle between B and V is 90°

c) force is maximum when the angle between B and V is 60°

d) force is maximum when the angle between B and V is 0°

15. A beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same direction, then they

a) attract each other b) repel each other c) no relation d) none

16. A proton and an α-particle are projected normally into a magnetic field. What will be the ratio of the
radii of the trajectories of the proton and α- particle?

a) 2;1 b) 1;2 c) 4;1 d) 1;4

17. liquid oxygen remains suspended between two pole faces of magnet because it is

a) diamagnetic b) paramagnetic c) ferromagnetic d) none of these

18. the magnetic moment of a current (I) carrying circular coil of radius ® and number of turns (n) varies
as

a) 1/r2 b) 1/r c) r d) r2

19. A self-inductance is more in case of

a) air cored coil b) iron cored coil c) tungsten cored coil d) copper
cored coil

20. The induced e.m.f produced in the coil is sometimes called as

a) self-inductance b) back e.m.f c) Obey Lenz’s law d) all of them

21. The principle of d.c motor based on

a) induced e.m.f b) force due to magnetic field c) torque due to magnetic field
d) none of these

22. the torque produced in DC motor vanishes due to the change of direction after each half revolution
due to

a) reversed torque b) creates jerk c) both d) none of these

23. when the d.c motor overloaded beyond its limits the motor may be burnt due to

a) low voltage b) heavy current c) high voltage d) none of these

24. where the several secondary’s the transformers are used for different voltage is required?
 a) television b) radio c) computer monitors d) all of them

25. the induced e.m.f primarily produced at the cost of

a) internal energy b) chemical energy c) electrical energy

d) mechanical energy

26. energy can be stored in a magnetic field of

a) capacitor b) resistor c) conductor d) solenoid

26. The Lenz’s law hold in case of induced

a) current b) voltage c) E.m.f d) All of them

27. The field coils on the armature coils are connected in

a) series b) parallel c) series or parallel d) none of these

28. The power dissipation in the transformer is due to

a) current b) voltage c) Eddy currents d) all of them

29. Which quantity is increased in step-down transformer?

a) current b) voltage c) power d) frequency

30. Quantity that remains unchanged in a transformer is

a) voltage b) current c) frequency d) none of these

31. when a magnet is moved with its north pole a coil placed in a closed circuit, then the nearest face of
the coil

a) show south polarity b) show north polarity c) show no polarity d) none

32. The average power dissipated in a pure inductor L is

a) LI2/2 b) LI2 c) LI2/4 d) zero

33. A current I ampere flows along an infinitely long straight thin walled tube, then the magnetic
induction at any point inside the tube is

a) infinite b) zero c) 2l/2 tesla d) none of these

34. A transformer used only for electrical isolation between two circuit has turns ration which is

a) more than unity b) equal to unity c) less than unity d) more than 0.5

35. Two parallel straight conductors, in which current is flowing in the same direction, attract each
other. The cause of it is

a) magnetic force between the two b) electric force between the two

c) potential different between the two d) mutual induction between two

36. the wall of a straight tube of infinite length in thin. On passing current I through it, the value of
magnetic induction inside the tube will be

a) 2i/r b) 2iu0/r c) 2r/I d) zero

37. A proton and an electron, with same momenta, enter a magnetic field in a direction at right angles
to the lines of force. If the radii of their circular path are r p and respectively then the value of rp:re will
be

a) 1:1 b) 1:2 c) 2:1 d) 4:1

38. A magnetic needle placed in non-uniformmagnetic field experiences

a) only force b) force and torque c) only torque d) none of these

39. A current I is flowing in a specific wire. It is turned into a circular coil of one turn. Then it is turned to
make a coil of two turns and smaller radius. Now the magnetic induction at the center for same current
will be

a) half of its previous value b) one fourth of its previous value

c) four times of its previous value d) zero

40. uniform electric and magnetic fields are directed along X-direction. An electron is projected in X-
direction with a velocity v, then

a) magnetic of velocity of electron will decrease

b) magnetic of velocity of electron will increase

c) electron will turn towards right

d) electron toward left

41. on applying a uniform magnetic field on a current carrying coil the coil rotates in such a way that its
plane

a) becomes perpendicular to magnetic field b) becomes parallel to magnetic field

c) both d) none of these

42. which of the following quantities not affected by a magnetic field?

a) stationary charge b) moving charge c) change in magnetic flux

43. the magnetic field inside a solenoid is

a) infinite b) zero c) uniform d) non-uniform

44. the correct relation between B and M for a small current-carrying coil is

a) B=uoM/2x3 b) B=uoM/x3c) B=uoM/πx3d) B=uoM/2πx3

45. the value of a B, at the point inflexion in B-x curve is

a) maximum b) positive c) constant d) negative

46. the rays, which remain undeflected in a magnetic field are

a) α-rays b) β-rays c) γ-rays d) positive rays

47. same current I is following in two straight parallel conducting wires situated a distance d a part. The
magnetic induction at the center between two wires will be

a) zero b) u0i/d c) 4u0i/d d) uoi/2d

48. An ammeter gives full scale deflection with a current of 1 amp. It is converted into an ammeter of
range 10 amp. The ratio of the resistance of ammeter to the shunt resistance used will be

a) 1:9 b) 1:10 c) 1:11 d) 9:1

49. if only 1 % of main current is to be passed through a galvanometer of resistance G, then the value of
shunt value resistance will be

a) G/50 b) G/49 c) G/ 99 d) 99G

50. A proton and an a-particle enter a uniform magnetic field at right angles to it with same velocity.
The time period of a particle as compared to that of proton, will be

(a) four times. (b) two times. (c) half. (d) one-fourth

51. A charged particle with charge q is moving in a uniform magnetic field. If this particle makes any
angle with the magnetic field then its path will be

(a) circular. (b) straight line (c) helical (d) parabolic

52.The work done by a normal magnetic field in revolving a charged particle q in a circular path will be

( a ) zero ( b ) MB ( 1 - cos ) ( C ) MB. ( d ) - MB

53. An electron is moving vertically downwards at any place . The direction of magnetic force acting on it
due to horizontal component of earth's magnetic field will be

( a ) towards east (b) towards west. ( c ) towards north. ( d ) towards south

54. A positive charge is moving towards an observer . The direction of magnetic induction will be

( a ) clockwise. b ) anticlockwise. ( c ) towards right. ( d ) towards left

55. The magnetic moment of an electron with orbital angular momentum J will be

( a )Ej/m ( b )eJ/m. ( c ) 2m/ej ( d ) zero

56. The correct statement about magnetic moment is :

( a ) It is a vector quantity . ( b ) Its unit is amp – m2 ” . ( c ) Its dimensions are AL2 . (d )All of
the above .

57. If a load is suspended from a spring and a direct current is passed through it then the spring gets
( a ) stretched ( b ) compressed ( c ) sometimes stretched and sometimes compressed
( d ) neither stretched nor compressed

58. The magnitude of magnetic induction for a current carrying toroid of uniform cross - section is

( a) uniform over the whole cross - section. ( b ) maximum on the outer edge. ( c ) maximum
on the inner edge. ( d ) maximum at the centre of cross - section

59. The direction of induced current in a coil or circuit is such that it opposes the very cause of its
production . This law is given by

(a) faraday. ( b ) Kirchhoff. (c) Lenz. ( d ) Ampere

60. When a conductor is rotated in a perpendicular magnetic field then its free electrons

(a) move in the field direction. (b) move at right angles to field direction (c) remain
stationary. ( d ) move opposite to field directiOn.

61. The maximum value of induced emf in a coil rotating in magnetic field does not depend on

(a)resistance the resistance of coil. (b) the number of turns in the coil (c) the area of the coil.
(d) rotational frequency of the coil

62. A transformer is used to

( a ) convert DC into AC. ( b ) convert AC into DC ( c ) obtain the required DC voltage

(d) obtain the required AC voltage

63. When a conducting ring is moved in a magnetic field then the total charge induced in it depends on

( a ) initial magnetic flux. ( b ) final magnetic flux. (c) the rate of change of magnetic flux.
( d ) the total change in magnetic flux

64. When the number of turns per unit length in a solenoid is doubled then its coefficient of self
induction will become

( a ) half ( b ) double. (c) four times ( d ) unchanged

65. The coefficient of self induction of a coil is given by

(a) L=(-dl/dt) (b) L=(-edl/dt) (c) L=dl/dt (d) L=dl/dt *e2

66. When a coil of cross - sectional area A and number turns N is rotated in a uniform magnetic field B
with angular velocity , then the maximum emf'induced in coil will be

( a ) BNA ( b ) baw/N. (c)BNAw ( d ) zero

67. Two inductance coils , of same self inductance , are connected in parallel and the distance between
them is large . The resultant self inductance of the coil will be

(A)L/4. (b) 2L. ( c ) L. (D) L/2

68. The resistance coils in a resistance box are made of double folded wire so that their
( a ) self induction effect in nullified ( b ) self inductance is maximum ( c ) induced emf is
maximum. ( d ) induced emf is zero

69. If a spark is produced on removing the load from an AC circuit then the element connected in the
circuit is

( a ) high resistance ( b ) high capacitance (C) high inductance. ( d ) high impedance .

70. The time constant in an L - R circuit is that time in which the value of current in the circuit becomes

(A)IO (b) IO/2 (C)63 % IO. ( d ) 37 % IO

71. The tums ratio ( r ) for a step - up transformer is ( 32. ) Eddy minimised by

( a ) r < 1. (B) r=1 (c) r > 1. (d) r=0

72. Eddy currents can be minimised by

(a) using a laminated iron core. ( b ) moving the conductor rapidly. ( c ) moving the conductor
slowly ( d ) using a metallic core

73. The cause of production of eddy currents is

a ) the motion of a conductor in a varying magnetic field by

( b ) the motion of an insulator in a varying magnetic field

( c ) current flowing in a conductor

( d ) current flowing in an insulator

74. The long distance transmission of electrical energy is done at

(a) high potential and low current

( b ) low potential and high current

( c ) high potential and high current

( d ) low potential and low current

75. Starter is used in

a) high power electric motors

( b ) low power electric motors

( c ) transformers

( d ) galvanometers

76. The efficiency of a transformer is coil

( a ) n< 1 ( b )n = 1 is ( C ) n> 1. ( d ) n=0

77. Which of the remain constant in a transformer ?

( a ) current ( b ) potential ( c ) power (d)frequency

78.The north pole of long horizontal bar magnet is carried towards a vertical conducting plane . The
direction of induced current in the conducting plane will be

( a ) horizontal ( b ) vertical. ( c ) clockwise. ( d ) anticlockwise

79. If the voltage applied to a motor is 200 volt and back emf is 160 volt , then the efficiency of the
motor will be

( a ) 100 % b) 80 % ( c ) 50 % ( d ) 25 %

80. A cylindrical bar magnet is lying along the axis of a circular coil . If the magnet is rotated about the
axis of the coil then

( a ) emf will be induced in the coil

( b ) only induced current will be generated in the coil

( c ) no current will be induced in the coil .

( d ) both emf and current will be induced in the coil

81. The quantity in electricity which is equivalent to mass is

a) L. (b)C (c)R (d)I

82. Eddy currents are not used in

( a ) speedometer of vehicles

( b ) induction furnace

( c ) electromagnetic damping

( d ) diffraction of X - rays

83. Electric current is flowing in same direction in two coaxial coils. On increasing distance between the
two coils the value of current will

(a) decrease. (b) increase. (c) remain unchanged (b) nothing can be said.

84. If the number of turns in a coil is N then the value of self inductance of the coil will become

(a) N times (b) N2 times (c) N-2 times (d) NO times

85. The value of mutual inductance can be increased by

(a) decreasing N. (B) increasing N (c) winding the coil on wooden frame (d)
winding the coil on china clay

86. Infrared radiation was discovered in 1860 by

(a) William Wallaston. (b) William Hersche. l (c) William Roentgen (d) Thomas
Young
87. The conduction current is the same as displacement current when the source is

(a) AC only (b) DC only C) both AC and DC. (d) neither for AC nor for DC

88. In an electromagnetic wave, the average energy density is associated with

(a) electric field only

(b) magnetic field only

(c ) equally with electric and magnetic fields

d) average energy density zero

89. If there were no atmosphere, the average temperature on earth surface would be

(a) lower (b) higher. (c) same. d) 00C

90. In which part of earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer present?

(a) Troposphere. (b) Stratosphere (c) Ionosphere. (d) Mesosphere

91. The displacement current flows in the dielectric of a capacitor when the potential difference across
its plates

(a) becomes zero.

(b) has assumed a constant value

c) is increasing with time

d) is decreasing with time

92. Select wrong statement from the following: Electromagnetic waves

(a) are transverse

(b) travel with same speed in all media

(c) travel with the speed of light

(d) are produced by accelerating charge

93. The waves related to telecommunication are

(a) infrared (b) visible light. (c) microwaves. (d) ultraviolet rays

94. Electromagnetic waves do not transport

(a) energy (c) momentum (b) charge d) information

95. The nature of electromagnetic wave is

(a) longitudinal. (b) longitudinal stationary (c), transverse (d) transverse stationary

96. Greenhouse effect keeps the earth surface

(a) cold at night. (b) dusty and cold. (c) warm at night (d) moist

97. The Lenz’s law hold in case of induced

a) current b) voltage c) E.m.f d) All of them

ANSWERS KEYS:
1. B 21. B 41. A 61. A 81. A

2.B 22. A 42. A 62. D 82. D

3. A 23. B 43' c 63. C 83. B

4. B 24. A 44. A 64. C 84. B

5. A 25. D 45. C 65. A 85. B

6. A 26. D 46. C 66. C 86. B

7. D 27. A 47. A 67. D 87. B

8. C 28. C 48. D 68. A 88. C

9. C 29' a 49. C 69. C 89. A

10. A 30. C 50. B 70. C 90. B

11. A 31. B 51. C 71. C 91. C

12. C 32. D 52. A 72. A 92. B

13. B 33. B 53. B 73. A 93. C

14. A 34. B 54. B 74. A 94. A

15.B 35. A 55. B 75. A 95. C

16. B 36. D 56. D 76. A 96. C

17. B 37. A 57. B 77. D 97. A

18. D 38. B 58. A 78. D

19. B 39. C 59. C 79. B

20. B 40. B 60. B 80. C