PHYSICS PORTION 20 MCQS

(1) A wire carries a current, I . At a distance of r , the magnitude of the magnetic field is B . If both the
current in the wire and the distance from the wire are doubled, the magnitude of the magnetic field
changed by a factor of:

a) 0.25 (b)0.1 (c) 1 (d) 2

(2) Two parallel wires carry currents in the same direction, as shown in the diagram above. One wire
carries a 2-ampere current, and the other carries a 1-ampere current. The force of magnetism acting on
the 1 A wire is

(a) half of the force acting on the 2 A wire and the wires attract

(b) half of the force acting on the 2 A wire and the wires repel

(c) twice the force acting on the 2 A wire and the wires attract

(d) the same as the force acting on the 2 A wire and the wires attract

3). The relation between Tesla ( T ) and Gauss (G) is given as

a) 1T = 104 G b) 1T = 106G c) 1T = 10 -4 G d) 1T = 10 -6 G

4). The S.I unit of magnetic permeability is

a) TmA -2 b) TmA-1 c) Fm-1 d) None of these

5). The distance of two points on the axis of a magnet from its centre is 10 cm and 20 cm respectively.
The ratio of magnetic intensity at these points is 12.5 : 1. The length of the magnet will be

(a) 5 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm

65. Weber/m2 is equal to

(a) Volt (b) Henry (c) Tesla (d) All of these

1. A compass needle whose magnetic moment is 60 amp × m2 pointing geographical north at a certain
place, where the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 40  Wb/m2 , experiences a torque
1.2 10 . 3  N m  What is the declination at this place

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 25°

1. In electromagnetic induction, the induced e.m.f. in a coil is independent of

(a) Change in the flux (b) Time (c) Resistance of the circuit (d) None of the above

5. A cylindrical bar magnet is kept along the axis of a circular coil. If the magnet is rotated about its axis,
then

(a) A current will be induced in a coil (b) No current will be induced in a coil (c) Only an e.m.f. will be
induced in the coil (d) An e.m.f. and a current both will be induced in the coil
6. A metallic ring is attached with the wall of a room. When the north pole of a magnet is brought near
to it, the induced current in the ring will

(a) First clockwise then anticlockwise (b) In clockwise direction (c) In anticlockwise direction (d) First
anticlockwise then clockwise

8. The magnetic flux linked with a coil is given by an equation  (in webers) = 8 3 5 2 t  t  . The induced
e.m.f. in the coil at the fourth second will

(a) 16 units (b) 39 units (c) 67 units (d) 145 units

37. A coil of 40  resistance has 100 turns and radius 6 mm is connected to ammeter of resistance of
160 ohms. Coil is placed perpendicular to the magnetic field. When coil is taken out of the field, 32  C
charge flows through it. The intensity of magnetic field will be [RPET 1997] (a) 6.55 T (b) 5.66 T (c) 0.655
T (d) 0.566 T

35. To induce an e.m.f. in a coil, the linking magnetic flux [KCET 1994] (a) Must decrease (b) Can either
increase or decrease (c) Must remain constant (d) Must increase

17. A two metre wire is moving with a velocity of 1 m/sec perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.5
weber/m2 . The e.m.f. induced in it will be [MP PMT/PET 1998; Pb PET 2003] (a) 0.5 volt (b) 0.1 volt (c) 1
volt (d) 2 volt

47. A conducting ring of radius 1 meter is placed in an uniform magnetic field B of 0.01Telsa oscillating
with frequency 100Hz with its plane at right angles to B. What will be the induced electric field [AIIMS
2005] (a)  volt/m (b) 2volt/m (c) 10volt/m (d) 62volt/m

38. A rectangular loop with a sliding connector of length l = 1.0 m is situated in a uniform magnetic field
B = 2T perpendicular to the plane of loop. Resistance of connector is r = 2. Two resistance of 6 and
3 are connected as shown in figure. The external force required to keep the connector moving with a
constant velocity v = 2m/s is (a) 6 N (b) 4 N (c) 2 N (d) 1 N

13. A wire of length 1 m is moving at a speed of 2ms –1 perpendicular to its length and a homogeneous
magnetic field of 0.5 T. The ends of the wire are joined to a circuit of resistance 6 . The rate at which
work is being done to keep the wire moving at constant speed is [Roorkee 1999] (a) 1/12W (b) 1/6 W (c)
1/3 W(d) 1W

55. A transformer is used to [MP PET 1999] (a) Change the alternating potential (b) Change the
alternating current (c) To prevent the power loss in alternating current flow (d) To increase the power of
current source

66. In a step-up transformer the turn ratio is 1:10. A resistance of 200 ohm connected across the
secondary is drawing a current of 0.5 A. What is the primary voltage and current [MP PET 2000] (a) 50 V,
1 amp (b) 10 V, 5 amp (c) 25 V, 4 amp (d) 20 V, 2 amp

32. A transformer is employed to [MP PET 1985; MP PMT 1993; RPET 1999] (a) Obtain a suitable dc
voltage (b) Convert dc into ac (c) Obtain a suitable ac voltage (d) Convert ac into dc

31. Fan is based on [AFMC 2003] (a) Electric Motor (b) Electric dynamo (c) Both (d) None of these