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Subject: Physics
Book: Physics-10
(Punjab Text Book Board)
Class: X
Unit#15 Electromagnetism
Choose the correct answers.
1. Which of the following scientist discovered that when current passes
through a conductor produces magnetic field around it?
a) Newton

b) Faraday

c) Ampere

d) Maxwell

2. The method of finding direction of magnetic field around the conductor

is:
a) left hand rule

c) right hand rule

b) galvanometer

d) voltmeter

3. According to right hand rule, grasp a wire with right hand such that
thumb is pointes in the direction of _________. Then the curling fingers
of hand will point in the direction of the:
a) magnetic field, current

c) current, magnetic field

b) magnetic field, electric field

d) north pole, positive charge

4. A coil of wire consisting of many loops is called a:

a) Magnetron

b) Solenoid

c) Insulator

d) Filament

5. Which of the following is defined as the type of magnet which is

created when current flows through a coil?
a) Electromagnet

c) Permanent Magnet

b) Soft Magnet

d) Hard magnet

6. Michael Faraday discovered that the force on the ire is

at______________ to both the direction of the magnetic field and the
direction of the current.
a) parallel

b) 45o

c) right angle

d) 60o

7. The force on the wire carrying current due to magnetic field depends
on:
a) The current in the wire

c) Strength of magnetic field

b) Length of the wire

d) All of the above

8. The direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field

can be found by using:
a) right hand rule

c) left hand rule

b) galvanometer

d) voltmeter

9. According to Flemings left, if the forefinger points in the direction of

the magnetic field, the middle finger in the direction of the
____________, then the thumb would indicate the direction of the
____________acting on the conductor.

10.

a) force, current

c) torque, current

b) current, force

d) current, torque

The simple coil placed in a magnet cannot rotate more than:

a) 180o

11.

12.

d) 30o

a) increase the current

c) reverse the direction of current

b) stop current

d) increase magnetic filed

Which of the following device converts electrical energy into

rotational kinetic energy?
b) Electric motor c)Generator

d) Voltmeter

The device known as Armature in D.C motor is :

a) brushes

14.

c) 45o

In D.C motor the connection to the coil is made through an

arrangement of brushes and split ring commutator. This arrangement is
done to:

a) Ammeter
13.

b) 90o

b) split ring

c) magnet

d) coil

The total force acting on the armature can be increased by:

a) increasing the current in the coil
b) increasing the area of the coil

c) increasing the number of turns of the coil

d) all of the these
15.

Which of the following scientist discovered that magnetic field

produce electric current?
a) Ampere

c) Hans Christian Oersted

b) Michael Faraday d) Newton

16.

The number of magnetic lines of force is maximum when the

surface is held________to the magnetic lines of force.
a) parallel

17.

c)at 45o

b) current

c) voltage

c) Amperes law

b) Electromagnetic induction

20.

d) magnet

Which of the following is defined as the process of generating an

induced current in a circuit by changing the number of magnetic lines of
force passing through it?
a) Lenzs law

19.

d)at30o

The change in the number of magnetic field lines will induce

________ in the coil.
a) an e.m.f

18.

b)perpendicular

d) Mutual induction

The value of induced e.m.f in a circuit ___________ to the rate of

change of number of magnetic lines of force through it.
a) inversely proportional

c) directly proportional

b) equal

d) double

Which of the following factor/s effect/s the induced e.m.f?

a) Number of the e turns of coil
b) Speed of relative motion of the coil and the magnet
c) Direction of magnet
d) Both a & b

21.

Which of the following law describes that the direction of an

induced current in a circuit is always such that it opposes the cause that
produces it?

a) Lenzs law

c) Amperes law

b) Electromagnetic induction
22.

d) Mutual induction

The transformer is practical application of:

a) self induction

c) mutual induction

b) Lenzs law

d) Ohms law

23.

Transformer is used to increase or decrease:

a) AC voltages
b) AC current

c) DC voltages
d) DC current

24.

The equation for the transformer is:

25.

Which of the following condition is right for step-up transformer?

26.

Which of the following condition is right for step-down

transformer?

27.

Heat dissipated in the transmission cable of resistance r is:

a) IR/t

28.

b) IR2t

d)I2Rt

c) IRt

Which of the following device is used to control a large current

with the help of a small current?
a) Transformer

b) Generator

c) Electric motor

d) Relay

Questions
1. Can magnet have single pole?
2. How can doctors take image of internal organs of human body?
3. What did ampere discover?
4. What is the shape of magnetic field lines around the coil?
5. Which method is used to find the direction of the magnetic field
around the conductor?
6. State the definition of right hand rule.

7. How is solenoid formed?

8. Define electromagnet.
9. How can you find the direction of the field in the coil having
conventional current flowing in it?
10.

On which factors does the force on wire in magnetic field

depend?

11.

What is Flemings left hand rule?

12.

How is the torque in electric motor related to current in the

coil?

13.

What is the function of split ring commutator?

14.

Which device is used to convert electric energy into

rotational kinetic energy?

15.

On which factor does the total force acting on the armature

depend?

16.

Define electromagnetic induction.

17.

What are the factors affecting induced e.m.f?

18.

State the definition of Lenzs law.

19.

What is the definition of the mutual induction?

20.

What is the function of transformer?

21.

Differentiate between step-up and step-down transformer.

22.

What is relay?

Answer key
1. c
5. a
9. b
13.
17.
21.
25.

d
a
a
c

Short Answers

2. c
6. c
10.
14.
18.
22.
26.

b
d
b
c
b

3. c
7. d
11.
15.
19.
23.
27.

c
b
c
a
b

4. b
8. c
12.
16.
20.
24.
28.

b
b
d
a
d

1. No, it is not possible to have a single magnetic pole. Magnetic poles

cannot be separated.
2. Weak ionic current in our body travels along the nerve produce
magnetic effect. This forms the basis of obtaining images of different
parts of body. This is done using Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI).
3. Ampere discovered that when a current passes through a conductor, it
produces magnetic field around it.
4. The lines of force of the magnetic field produced around the wire are
in the form of concentric circles.
5. Right hands rule is used to find the direction of the magnetic field
around the conductor.
6. According to right hand rule grasp a wire with your right hand such
that your thumb is pointed in the direction of current. Then curling
fingers of your hand will point in the direction of the magnetic field.
7. A coil of wire consisting of many loops is called a solenoid.
8. The type of temporary magnet, which is created when current flows
through a coil, is called an electromagnet.
9. If we grip the coil with our right hand by curling our fingers in the
direction of the conventional current, our thumb will indicate the north
pole of the coil.
10.

The force on a wire in a magnetic field can be increased if

i.

The current in the wire is increased

ii.

Strength of magnetic field is increased

iii.

The length of the wire inside the magnetic field is increased

11.

Flemings left hand rule states that if we stretch the thumb,

forefinger and the middle finger of the left hand rule mutually
perpendicular to each other. If the forefinger points in the direction of
the magnetic field, the middle finger in the direction of the current,
then the thumb would indicate the direction of the force acting on the
conductor.

12.

The torque produced due to couple rotates the loop, and the
magnitude of the torque acting on the loop is proportional to the
magnitude of the current passing through the loop.

13.

To make the coil rotate continuously and reverse the direction of

current, the connection to coil is made through an arrangement of
brushes and a ring that is split into two halves called a split ring
commutator. The split ring is made so that each half of the commutator
changes brushes just as the coil reaches the vertical position. Changing
brushes reverse the current in the loop.

14.

An electric motor is a device that converts electric energy into

rotational kinetic energy.

15.

The total force acting on the armature can be increased by:

i.

Increasing the number of turns of the coil

ii.

Increasing the current in the coil.

iii.

Increasing the strength of the magnetic filed

iv.

Increasing the area of the coil.

16.

The process of generating an induced current in a circuit by

changing the number of magnetic lines of force passing through it is
called electromagnetic induction.

17.

The magnitude of induced e.m.f in a circuit depends on the

following factors:
i.

Speed of relative motion of the coil and the magnet.

ii.

Number of the turns of the coil.

18.

The direction of an induced current in a circuit is always such that

it opposes the causes that produce it.

19.

The phenomenon of production of induced current in one coil due

to change of current in a neighboring coil is called mutual induction.

20.

Transformers are used to increase or decrease AC oltages. They

change the voltage with relatively less voltage.

21.

If the secondary voltage is larger than the primary voltage, the

transformer is called a step-up transformer.

If the secondary voltage is smaller than the primary voltage, the

transformer is called a step-down transformer.
22.

The relay is used to control a large current with the help of a small
current.