Physics Test MM 30

1. What is the role of the two conducting stationary brushes in a simple electric motor? (1)

2. Meena draws magnetic field lines of field close to the axis of a current carrying circular
loop. As she moves away from the center of the circular loop she observes that the lines
keep on diverging. How will you explain her observation? (2)

3. A magnetic compass shows a deflection when placed near a current carrying wire. How
will the deflection of the compass get affected if the current in the wire is increased?
Support your answer with a reason.(2)

4. Describe the working of an AC generator with the help of a labeled circuit diagram. What
changes must be made in the arrangement to convert it to a DC generator? (5)

5. A coil of insulated copper wire is connected to a galvanometer. What

would happen if a strong bar magnet is
(a) pushed into the coil ?
(b) withdrawn from inside the coil ?
(c) held stationary inside the coil ?
Give justification for each observation. (3)

6. diagram below shows a coil connected to a centre zero galvanometer G. The

galvanometer shows a deflection to the right when the N-pole of a powerful magnet is
moved to the right as shown. (4)

(i) Explain why the deflection occurs in the galvanometer.

(ii) Does the direction of current in the coil appear clockwise or anticlockwise when
viewed from end A?
(iii) State the observation in G when the coil is moved away from N.
(iv) State the observation in G when, both coil and the magnet, are moved to the right at
the same speed.

7. figure shows a long solenoid, a cylindrical coil of a number of turns of insulated copper
wire, connected to a battery through an ammeter A and a rheostat Rh.

(i) Which end of the solenoid is an N-pole and which end is an S-pole?
 (ii) Draw the magnetic field lines inside the solenoid and indicate their directions. Are
magnetic field lines closed?
(iii) How can you increase the strength of the magnetic field inside the solenoid? Give
two methods. (5)

8. Two coils C1 and C2 are wrapped around a non conducting cylinder. Coil C1 is
connected to a battery and key and C2 with galvanometer G. On pressing the key (K),
current starts flowing in the coil C1. State your observation in the galvanometer: (5)

i. When key K is pressed on.

ii. When current in the coil C1 is switched off.
iii. When the current is passed continuously through coil C.
iv. Name and state the phenomenon responsible for the above observation. Write the
name of the rule that is used to determine the direction of current produced in the
phenomena.

9. State the rule to determine the direction of a: (3)

(i) magnetic field produced around a straight conductor carrying current.
(ii) force experienced by a current-carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic field
which is perpendicular to it.
(iii) current induced in a straight conductor moving in a magnetic field.