Q.1
An electron enters a region where magnetic field(B) and electric field E are mutually perpendicular , then... [ CBSE-PMT 1994]
  • a) It will always move in the direction of B
  • b) It will always move in the direction of E
  • c)it will always posses circular motion
  • d)it can go un deflected also
Q.2
A current carrying coil is subject to a uniform magnetic field. The coil will orient so that its plane becomes... [ CBSE-PMT 1988]
  • a) inclined at 45° to the magnetic field
  • b) inclined at any arbitrary angle to the magnetic field
  • c) parallel to the magnetic field
  • d) Perpendicular to the magnetic field
Q.3
A coil of one turn is made of wire of certain length and then from the same length a coil of two turns is made. if the same current is passed in both the cases, then the ratio of the magnetic inductions at their centres will be ... [ CBSE-PMT 1998]
  • a)2:1
  • b) 1:4
  • c)4:1
  • d)1:2
Q.4
Tesla is the unit of... [ CBSE-PMT 1988]
  • a) magnetic flux
  • b) magnetic field
  • c)magnetic induction
  • d)magnetic moment
Q.5
The magnetic field at a distance 'r' from a long wire carrying current 'i' is 0.4 tesla. The magnetic field at a distance '2r' is ..... [ CBSE-PMT 1992]
  • a) 0.2 tesla
  • b) 0.8 tesla
  • c)0.1 tesla
  • d)1.6 tesla
Q.6
Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field a charged particle is moving in a circle of radius R with constant speed v . The time period of motion... [ CBSE-PMT 2007]
  • a) depends on both R and v
  • b) is independent of both R and v
  • c) depends on R and not on v
  • d) depends on v and not on R
Q.7
Two circular coils 1 and 2 are made from the same wire but the radius of 1st coil is twice that of the 2nd coil. What potential difference in volts should be applied across them so that the magnetic magnetic field at the centres is the same... [ CBSE-PMT 2006]
  • a) 4 times of first coil
  • b) 6 times of first coil
  • c)2times of first coil
  • d)3times of first coil
Q.8
Total charge induced in a conducting loop when it is moved in magnetic field depends on... [ CBSE-PMT 1990]
  • a) the rate of change of magnetic flux
  • b) initial magnetic flux only
  • c)the total change in magnetic flux
  • d)final magnetic flux only
Q.9
A deuteron of kinetic energy 50keV is describing a circular orbit of radius 0.5 metre in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field B. The kinetic energy of proton that describes a circular orbit of radius 0.5 metre in the same plane with same B is .. [ CBSE-PMT 1991]
  • a)25 keV
  • b) 50 keV
  • c)200 keV
  • d)100 keV
Q.10
Two long parallel wires are at a distance of 1 metre. Both of them carry one ampere of current. The force of attraction per unit length between the two wires is ... [ CBSE-PMT 1998]
  • d)10-7 N/m
  • a) 2 ×10⁻⁷ N/m
  • b) 2 ×10⁻⁸ N/m
  • c) 5 × 10⁻⁸ N/m
Q.11
A straight wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 1.2 amp is placed in uniform magnetic field of induction 2 tesla. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the length of the wire. The force on the wire is ... [ CBSE-PMT 1992]
  • a) 2.4 N
  • b) 1.2 N
  • c)3.0 N
  • d)2.0 N
Q.12
A charged particle moves through a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to it. Then the .. [ CBSE-PMT 2003]
  • a) velocity remains unchanged
  • b) speed of the particle remains unchanged
  • c) direction of the particle remains unchanged
  • d) acceleration remains unchanged
Q.13
A galvanometer of resistance, G is shunted by a resistance S ohm. To keep the main current in the circuit unchanged, the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer is ... [ CBSE-PMT 2011]
  • a)
    ch-16_qn-49choice_img_no1.png
  • b)
    ch-16_qn-49choice_img_no2.png
  • c)
    ch-16_qn-49choice_img_no3.png
  • d)
    ch-16_qn-49choice_img_no4.png
Q.14
In mass spectrometer used for measuring the masses of ions, the ions are initially accelerated by an electric potential V and then made to describe semicircular path of radius R using magnetic field B. If V and B are kept constant, the ratio charge/ mass will be proportional to ... [ CBSE-PMT 2007]
  • a) 1/ R2
  • b) R2
  • c)R
  • d)1/R
Q.15
A square loop, carrying a steady current I, is placed in a horizontal planer near a long straight conductor carrying a steady current I1 at a distance 'd' from the conductor as shown in figure. The loop will experience .. [ CBSE-PMT 2011]
ch-16_que_no-51_img_no1.png
  • a) a net repulsive force away from the conductor
  • b) a net torque acting upward perpendicular to the horizontal plane
  • c)a net torque acting downward normal to the horizontal plane
  • d) a net attractive force towards the conductor
Q.16
Four wires each of length 2.0metres are bent into four loops P, Q, R and S and then suspended into uniform magnetic field. Same current is passed in each loop. Which statement is correct [ MPPMT 1995]
ch-16_que_no-102_img_no1.png
  • a) Couple on loop P will be the highest
  • b) Couple on loop Q will be the highest
  • c)Couple on loop R will be the highest
  • d)Couple on loop S will be the highest
Q.17
A current loop consists of two identical semicircular parts each of radius R, one lying in x-y plane and the other in x-z plane. If the current in the loop is 'i', the resultant magnetic field due to the two semicircular parts at their common centre is ... [ CBSE-PMT 2010]
  • a)
    ch-16_qn-52choice_img_no1.png
  • b)
    ch-16_qn-52choice_img_no2.png
  • c)
    ch-16_qn-52choice_img_no3.png
  • d)
    ch-16_qn-52choice_img_no4.png
Q.18
A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field Bo such that Bo is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on the loop is [ IIT 1983]
  • a)irBo
  • b) 2πirBo
  • c)zero
  • d)πirBo
Q.19
A battery is connected between two points A and B on the circumference of a uniform conducting ring of radius r and resistance R. One of the arc AB of the ring subtends as angle θ at the centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is [ IIT 1995]
  • a) proportional to 2(180° - θ)
  • b) inversely proportional to r
  • c)zero, only if θ=180°
  • d)zero for all values of θ
Q.20
A proton, a deuteron and an α-particle having the same kinetic energy are moving in circular trajectories in a constant magnetic field. If rp, rd and rα denote respectively the radii of the trajectories of these particles, then [ IIT 1999]
  • a) rα=rp < rd
  • b) rα > rd >rp
  • c)rα=rd >rp
  • d)rα=rd=rp
Q.21
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 [ IIT 1999]
  • a) directly proportional to I
  • b) directly proportional to R
  • c) Inversely proportional to R
  • d) zero
Q.22
A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady and uniform electric and magnetic field which are parallel to each other. the particle will move is a [ IIT 1999]
  • a)straight line
  • b) circle
  • c)helix
  • d)cycloid
Q.23
A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of radius r with angular speed ω. The ratio of the magnitude of its magnetic moment to that of its angular momentum depends on [ IIT 2000]
  • a) ω and q
  • b) ω m and q
  • c)m and q
  • d) ω and m
Q.24
Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper,as shown. The variation of the magnetic field B along the line XX' is given by [ IIT 2000]
  • a)
    ch-16_qn-59choice_img_no1.png
  • b)
    ch-16_qn-59choice_img_no2.png
  • c)
    ch-16_qn-59choice_img_no3.png
  • d)
    ch-16_qn-59choice_img_no4.png
Q.25
An infinitely long conducting wire PQR is bent to form a right angle as shown in figure. A current I flows through PQR. The magnetic field due to the current at the point M is HNow another infinitely long straight conductor QS is connected at Q so that current is I/2 in QR as well as QS, the current in PQ remains unchanged. The magnetic field at M is now HThe ratio H1 / H2 is given by [ IIT 2000]
ch-16_que_no-60_img_no1.png
  • a) 1/2
  • b) 1
  • c) 2/3
  • d) 2
Q.26
An ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. If it is subjected simultaneously to n electric file along the +x-direction and magnetic filed along +Z-direction then [ IIT 2000]
  • a)positive ions deleted towards +y-direction and negative ions towards -y direction
  • b) all ions deflect to wards +y-direction
  • c)all ions deflect to wards -y-direction
  • d)positive ions deleted towards -y-direction and negative ions towards +y direction
Q.27
A non planer loop of conducting wire carrying a current I is placed as shown in figure. Each of the straight sections of the loop is of length 2a. the magnetic field due to this loop at the point P(a, 0, a) point in the direction [ IIT 2001]
ch-16_que_no-62_img_no1.png
  • a)
    ch-16_qn-62choice_img_no1.png
  • b)
    ch-16_qn-62choice_img_no2.png
  • c)
    ch-16_qn-62choice_img_no3.png
  • d)
    ch-16_qn-62choice_img_no4.png
Q.28
Two particles A and b of masses ma and mb respectively and having the same charge are moving in plane. A uniform magnetic field exists perpendicular to this plane. the speeds of the particles are va and vb respectively and the trajectories are as shown in figure. Then [ IIT 2001]
ch-16_que_no-63_img_no1.png
  • a)mava < mbvb
  • b)mava > mbvb
  • c)ma < mb and va < vb
  • d)ma=mb and va=vb
Q.29
A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of spiral with inner and outer radii a and b respectively. When a current I passes through the coil, the magnetic at center is [ IIT 2001]
  • a) µNI / b
    ch-16_qn-64choice_img_no3.png
  • b) 2µNI / a
    ch-16_qn-64choice_img_no4.png
  • c)
  • d)
Q.30
A particle of mass m and charge q moves with a constant velocity V along the positive x-direction. It enters a region containing a uniform magnetic field B directed along the negative z-direction, extending from x=a to x=b. the minimum value of v required so that the particle can just enter the region x > b is [ IIT 2002]
  • a)qbB/m
  • b) [q(b-a)B] / m
  • c)qaB / m
  • d)[q(b+a)B] / 2m
0 h : 0 m : 1 s