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NTSE Question Bank

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
1. An electric charge on a body produces
(A) an magnetic field only (B) an electric field only
(C) both electric and magnetic field (D) neither electric nor magnetic field
2. Number of kilowatt hours=
volt  ampere  ............
1000
(A) time in seconds (B) time in hours
(C) time in minutes (D) time in days
3. The commonly used safety fuse wire is made of
(A) copper (B) lead
(C) nickel (D) an alloy of tin and lead
4. What is the current in the circuit
(A) 1.5A (B) 0.5A
(C) 2.5A (D) none of these

5. If the length of wire is doubled and its cross section is also doubled, then the resistance will
(A) increase eight times (B) decrease four times
(C) become four times (D) remain unchanged
6. In the circuit shown in the figure, the reading of the voltmeter V will be
(A) 4 V (B) 2 V
(C) 6 V (D) 3 V

Five identical resistance coils are connected in the network as shown in figure and the resistance
7. measured between A and B is 1 . Then the individual coils must have a resistance of

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(A) 1 (B) 
4
7 7
(C)  (D) 
4 4

8. In figure distance (D) between conductors carrying currents I1 and I2 is varied. Which of the
following graphs correctly represents the variation of force (F) between the conductors and
distance (D)?

9. Which of the following

networks yields maximum
effective resistance between A
and B?

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10. What is the resistance between A and B in the given network

3 4
(A)  (B) 
4 3
1
(C) 2 (D) 
2

11. What is the resistance between A and B in the following circuit

(A) 1 (B) 2
1 3
(C)  (D) 
2 2

12. What is the resistance between P and Q?

3 4
(A)  (B) 
4 3
16
(C)  (D) infinity
3

13. For a metallic conductor, current versus voltage graph is draw at two different temperatures T1 and
T2. From the graph it follows.
(A) T1 = T2 (B) T1 > T2
(C) T1 < T2 (D) nothing can be decided

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14. How much work is done in moving a charge of two coulombs from a point at 118 volts to a point
at 128 volts?
(A) 10 J (B) 20 J
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(C) J (D) none of these
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15. In general, when the temperature of a conductor increases, its resistance
(A) increases (B) decreases
(C) remains the same (D) none of these
16. The fact that current is associated with a magnetic field was discovered by
(A) Oersted (B) Maxwell
(C) Faraday (D) Ohm
17. Ampere rule is used to find the
(A) direction of current
(B) direction of magnetic field
(C) direction of motion of the conductor
(D) magnitude of current
18. The phenomenon of electromagnetic induction was discovered
(A) Lenz (B) Maxwell
(C) Fleming (D) Faraday
19. The intensity of a magnetic field is defined as the force experienced by a
(A) Standard compass
(B) unit positive charge
(C) unit negative charge
(D) unit north pole
20. A certain length of wire carries a steady current. It is bent to from a circular coil of one turn. The
same length is now bent more sharp to give a double loop of smaller radius, as shown in figure.
The magnetic field at the centre caused by the same current is
(A) a quarter of its first value
(B) unaltered
(C) four times its first value
(D) one half its first time

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21. Two long parallel conductors are placed at right angles to the metre scale, at the 2 cm and 6 cm
marks, as shown

The carry currents of 1 A and 3 A respectively. They will produce zero magnetic field at the
(A) zero mark (B) 10 cm mark
(C) 3 cm mark (D) 6 cm mark
22. Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of
(A) energy (B) momentum
(C) angular momentum (D) charge and mass
23. The induced emf due to the motion of conductor in a uniform magnetic field is known as motional
emf. If l is the length of the conductor, V is the speed of conductor and B is the magnetic
induction, then the magnitude of induced emf is given by
Bl BV
(A) (B)
V l
(C) BiV (D) none of these
24. A metallic rod falls under gravity with its ends pointing east and west. Then
(A) an emf is induced in it as it cuts the magnetic lines of force
(B) no emf is induced at all
(C) two emfs of equal but opposite signs are induced, giving no net emf.
(D) its acceleration is equal to the product of g and the radius of the ring
25. A circular coil and a bar magnet recede from each other with the same velocity. Then
(A) there will be no induced emf in the coil
(B) there will be an induced emf in the coil
(C) an emf will be induced in the magnet
(D) none of these
26. Which of the following figures represents the magnetic lines of force due to an isolated north
pole?

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27. The wire having a black plastic covering is a

(A) live wire (B) neutral wire
(C) earth wire (D) none of these
28. Which of the following is not associated with Fleming’s left hand rule?
(A) Resistance (B) Magnetic field
(C) Force (D) Current
29. If V be the change in potential between two neighbhouring points r apart, the electric field E is
given by
V
(A) E  V  r (B) E 
r
 V
2
r
(C) E  (D) E
V r
30. A fuse wire is generally made of
(A) silver (B) tin-lead alloy
(C) copper (D) either (A) or (B)

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