(1) Unit of magnetic flux density (or magnetic induction) is

(A) Tesla (B) Weber / metre2 (C) Newton / ampere-metre (D) All of the above

(2) A magnet is placed in iron powder and then taken out, then maximum iron powder is at
(A) Some distance away from north pole (B) Some distance away from south pole
(C) The middle of the magnet (D) The end of the magnet

(3) A magnet of magnetic moment M and pole strength m is cut in two equal parts along the axis of
magnet, then magnetic moment of each part will be
(A) M (B) M/2 (C) M/4 (D) 2M

(4) If a magnet of pole strength m is divided into four parts such that the length and width of each part
is half that of initial one, then the pole strength of each part will be
(A) m/4 (B) m/2 (C) m/8 (D) 4m

(5) The magnetic field at a distance d from a short bar magnet in longitudinal and transverse positions
are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 3 : 2

(6) If a bar magnet of magnetic moment M is freely suspended in a uniform magnetic field of strength
B, the work done in rotating the magnet through an angle θ is
(A) MB(1 – sin θ) (B) MB sin θ (C) MB cos θ (D) MB(1 – cos θ)

(7) A magnet of magnetic moment M is situated with its axis along the direction of a magnetic field of
strength B. The work done is rotating it by an angle of 180° will be
(A) −MB (B) +MB (C) Zero (D) +2 MB

(8) Magnetic field intensity is defined as

(A) Magnetic moment per unit volume
(B) Magnetic induction force acting on a unit magnetic pole
(C) Number of lines of force crossing per unit area
(D) Number of lines of force crossing per unit volume
(9) A magnetic needle kept in a non-uniform magnetic field experiences
(A) A force and torque (B) A force but not a torque
(C) A torque but not a force (D) Neither a torque nor a force
(10) Two identical thin bar magnets each of length land pole strength m are placed at right angles to
each other with north pole of one touching south pole of the other. Magnetic moment of the system is

(A) ml (B) 2 ml (C) ml (D) ml

(11) What happens to the force between magnetic poles when their pole strength and the distance
between them are both doubled?
(A) Force increases to two times the previous value
(B) No change
(C) Force decreases to half the previous value
(D) Force increases to four times the previous value

(12) The work done in turning a magnet of magnetic moment M by an angle of 90° from the meridian
is n times the corresponding work done to turn it through an angle of 60°, where n is given by
(A) 1/2 (B) 2 (C) 1/4 (D) 1

(13) Magnetic lines of force due to a bar magnet do not intersect because
(A) a point always has a single not magnetic field
(B) the lines have similar charges and so repel each other
(C) the lines always diverge from a single point
(D) none of the above

(14) The unit of magnetic moment is

(A) Wb/m (B) Wbm2 (C) Am (D) Am2

(15) A permanent magnet

(A) Attracts all substances
(B) Attracts only magnetic substances
(C) Attracts magnetic substances and repels all non-magnetic substances
(D) Attracts non-magnetic substances and repel magnetic substances

(16) The SI unit of magnetic permeability is

(A) Am−1 (B) Am (C) Henry-m−1 (D) No unit, it is a dimensionless number
(17) A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30° with a uniform external magnetic field of 0.16 T
experiences a torque of magnitude 0.032 J. The magnetic moment of the bar magnet will be
(A) 0.23 J/T (B) 0.40 J/T (C) 0.80 J/T (D) Zero

(18) A magnet of magnetic moment 50 A-m2 is placed along the x-axis in a magnetic field
. The torque acting on the magnet is

(A) 175 N-m (B) 150 N-m (C) 75 N-m (D) N-m

(19) A bar magnet of magnetic moment 3.0 Am2 is placed in a uniform magnetic induction field of 2 ×
10−5 T. If each pole of the magnet experiences a force of 6 × 10−4 N, the length of the magnet is
(A) 0.5 m (B) 0.3 m (C) 0.2 m (D) 0.1 m

(20) Two short magnets of magnetic moment 1000 Am 2 are placed as shown at the corners of a square
of side 10 cm. The net magnetic induction at P is

(A) 0.1 T (B) 0.2 T (C) 0.3 T (D) 0.4 T

(21) If a magnet is hanged with its magnetic axis, then it stops in

(A) Magnetic meridian (B) Geometric meridian
(C) Angle of dip (D) None of the above

(22) A magnet of magnetic moment 2 J/T is aligned in the direction of magnetic field of 0.1 T. What is
the net work done to bring the magnet normal to the magnetic field?
(A) 0.1 J (B) 0.2 J (C) 1 J (D) 2 J

(23) Earth ‘s magnetic field always has a horizontal component except at

(A) equator (B) magnetic poles (C) a latitude of 60° (D) an altitude of 60°

(24) A dip needle in a plane perpendicular to magnetic meridian will remain

(A) vertical (B) horizontal (C) in any direction (D) at an angle of dip to the horizontal
(25) The angle between the magnetic meridian and geographical meridian is called
(A) Angle of dip (B) Angle of declination
(C) Magnetic moment (D) Power of magnetic field

(26) If the angles of dip at two places are 30° and 45° respectively, then the ratio of horizontal
components of earth’s magnetic field at the two places will be

(A) (B) 1 : (C) 1 : (D) 1 : 2

(27) A line passing through places having zero value of magnetic dip is called
(A) Isoclinic line (B) Agonic line (C) Isogonic line (D) Aclinic line

(28) A dip circle is at right angles to the magnetic meridian. What will be the apparent dip?
(A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 60° (D) 90°

(29) The earth’s magnetic field at a certain place has a horizontal component 0.3 G and the total
strength 0.5 G. The angle of dip is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(30) When the N-pole of a bar magnet points towards the south and S-pole towards the north, the null
points are at the
(A) Magnetic axis (B) Magnetic centre
(C) Perpendicular divider of magnetic axis (D) N and S poles

(31) Lines which represent places of constant angle of dip are called
(A) Isobaric lines (B) Isogonic lines (C) Isoclinic lines (D) isodynamic lines

(32) Vibration magnetometer is used for comparing

(A) Magnetic fields (B) Earth’s field (C) Magnetic moments (D) All of these
(33) A paramagnetic sample shows a net magnetisation of 8 Am −1 when placed in an external magnetic
field of 0.6 T at a temperature of 4 K. When the same sample is placed in an external magnetic field of
0.2 T at a temperature of 16 K, the magnetisation will be

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(34) A dip needle lies initially in the magnetic meridian when it shows an angle of dip θ at a place. The
dip circle is rotated through an angle x in the horizontal plane and then it shows an angle

(A) 1/cos x (B) 1/ sin x (C) 1/tan x (D) cos x

(35) When 2A current is passed through a tangent galvanometer, it gives a deflection of 30°. For 60°
deflection the current must be

(A) 1 A (B) A (C) 4 A (D) 6 A

(36) The magnetic moment produced in a substance of 1 g is 6 × 10−7 Am2. If its density is 5 g/cm3,
then the intensity of magnetisation in A/m will be
(A) 8.3 × 106 (B) 3.0 (C) 1.2 × 10−7 (D) 3 × 10−6

(37) A magnet oscillating in a horizontal plane has a time period of 2s at a place where the angle of dip
is 30° and 3s at another place where the angle of dip is 60°. The ratio of resulting magnetic fields at the
two places is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(38) The permanent magnet is made from which one of the following substances?
(A) Diamagnetic (B) Paramagnetic (C) Ferromagnetic (D) Electromagnetic

(39) The only property possessed by ferromagnetic substance is

(A) Hysteresis (B) Susceptibility
(C) Directional property (D) Attracting magnetic substance

(40) Substances in which the magnetic moment of a single atom is not zero, is known as
(A) Diamagnetism (B) Ferromagnetism (C) Paramagnetism (D) Ferrimagnetism
(41) A dip circle is taken to geomagnetic equator. The needle is allowed to move in a vertical plane
perpendicular to the magnetic meridian. The needle will stay in
(A) Horizontal direction only (B) Vertical direction only
(C) Any direction except vertical and horizontal (D) None of the above

(42) Which of the following statements are true about the magnetic susceptibility of paramagnetic
substance?

(A) Value of is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature of the sample

(B) is positive at some temperature

(C) is negative at all temperature

(D) does not depend on the temperature of the sample

(43) An example of a diamagnetic substance is

(A) Aluminium (B) Copper (C) Iron (D) Nickel

(44) Magnetic permeability is maximum for

(A) Diamagnetic substance (B) Paramagnetic substance
(C) Ferromagnetic substance (D) All of the above

(45) If a diamagnetic solution is poured into a U-tube and one arm of this U-tube placed between the
poles of a string magnet with the meniscus in a line with the field, then the level of the solution will
(A) Rise (B) Fall (C) Oscillate slowly (D) Remain as such

(46) The relative permeability is represented by μr and the susceptibility is denoted by χ for a magnetic
substance. Then for a paramagnetic substance
(A) μr< 1, χ < 0 (B) μr< 1, χ > 0 (C) μr> 1, χ < 0 (D) μr> 1, χ > 0

(47) Which of the following is true?

(A) Diamagnetism is temperature dependent (B) Paramagnetism is temperature dependent
(C) Paramagnetism is temperature independent (D) None of the above

(48) Identify the paramagnetic substance

(A) Iron (B) Aluminium (C) Nickel (D) Hydrogen
(49) The universal property of all substances is
(A) Diamagnetism (B) Ferromagnetism (C) Paramagnetism (D) All of these

(50) Which one of the following is a non-magnetic substance?

(A) Iron (B) Nickel (C) Cobalt (D) Brass

(51) Liquid oxygen remains suspended between two pole faces of a magnet because it is
(A) Diamagnetic (B) Paramagnetic (C) Ferromagnetic (D) Antiferromagnetic

(52) When a piece of a ferromagnetic substance is put in a uniform magnetic field the flux density
inside it is four times the flux density away from the piece. The magnetic permeability of the material is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

(53) Which of the following is diamagnetic?

(A) Aluminium (B) Quartz (C) Nickel (D) Bismuth

(54) For ferromagnetic material, the relative permeability (μ r) , versus magnetic intensity (H) has the
following shape

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

(55) The magnetic moment of a steel wire is M. If it is bent into a half circular arc, then what is its new
magnetic moment?

(A) M (B) (C) (D)

(56) Two bar magnets of the same mass, length and breadth having magnetic moments M and 2M are
joined together pole to pole and suspended in a vibration magnetometer. The time period of oscillation
is 3 s. If now the polarity of one of the magnets is reversed, the time period of oscillation will be

(A) s (B) 3 s (C) 3 s (D) 6 s

(57) All the magnetic materials loss their magnetic properties when
(A) Dipped in water (B) Dipped in oil
(C) Brought near a piece of iron (D) Strongly heated
(58) Which of the following is most suitable for the core of electromagnets?
(A) Iron (B) Steel (C) Soft iron (D) Cu-Ni alloy

(59) At the magnetic north pole of the earth, the values of the horizontal component H and the angle of
dip θ are
(A) H = 0, θ = 45° (B) H = Be , θ = 0° (C) H = 0, θ = 90° (D) H = Be , θ = 90°

(60) A thin rectangular magnet suspended freely has a period of oscillation 4s. If it is broken into two
halves each having half their initial length, then when suspended similarly, the time period of oscillation
of each part will be

(A) 4s (B) 2s (C) 1s (D) 2 s

(61) The unit of pole strength is

(A) A-m (B) A-m−1 (C) A-m−2 (D) A-m2

(62) Which of the following properties make soft iron the suitable for core of transformers?
(A) Low hysteresis loss, low permeability (B) Low hysteresis loss, high permeability
(C) High hysteresis loss, high permeability (D) High hysteresis loss, low permeability

(63) When the magnetic inclination, (dip) was measured at various places on earth, in one of the
following countries it was found to be zero. Which one was it?
(A) Pakistan (B) Brazil (C) Scotland (D) Canada

(64) Which of the following is not a magnetic substance?

(A) Brass (B) Iron (C) Cobalt (D) Nickel

(65) At a certain place, the angle of dip is 30° and the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is
0.50 oersted. The earth’s total magnetic field (in oersted) is

(A) (B) 1 (C) 1/ (D)

(66) A circular coil of radius 20 cm and 20 turns of wire is mounted vertically with its plane in
magnetic meridian. A small magnetic needle is placed at the centre of the coil and it is deflected through
45° when a current is passed through the coil. Horizontal component of earth’s field is 0.37 × 10 −4 T.
The current in coil is
(A) 0.6 A (B) 6 A (C) 6 × 10−3 A (D) 0.06 A
(67) A ferromagnetic material is heated above its Curie temperature. Which one is a correct statement?
(A) Ferromagnetic domains are perfectly arranged
(B) Ferromagnetic domains become random
(C) Ferromagnetic domains are not influenced
(D) Ferromagnetic material changes into diamagnetic material

(68) The magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance at − 73°C is 0.0060, then its value at –
173°C will be
(A) 0.0030 (B) 0.0120 (C) 0.0180 (D) 0.0045

(69) Which magnetic materials have negative susceptibility?

(A) Diamagnetic materials (B) Ferromagnetic materials
(C) Paramagnetic materials (D) All of the above

(70) Two magnets are held together in a vibration magnetometer and are allowed to oscillate in the
earth’s magnetic field with like poles together. 12 oscillations per minute are made but for unlike poles
together only 4 oscillations per minute are executed. The ratio of their magnetic moments is
(A) 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 3 : 5 (D) 5 : 4

(71) Two magnets have the same length and the same pole strength. But one of the magnets has a small
hole at its centre. Then
(A) Both have equal magnetic moment
(B) One with hole has smaller magnetic moment
(C) One with hole has larger magnetic moment
(D) One with hole loses magnetism through the hole

(72) Magnetic length is

(A) Lesser than geometric length (B) Equal to geometric length
(C) Greater than geometric length (D) None of the above

(73) Relative permeability of iron is 5500, then its magnetic susceptibility will be
(A) 5500 × 107 (B) 5500 × 10−7 (C) 5501 (D) 5499
(74) The tangents deflection produced in tan A and tan B positions by a short magnet at equal
distances are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) None of these

(75) Hysteresis loss for steel is ……..that for iron.

(A) Lesser than (B) Equal to (C) Greater than (D) Either (B) or (C)

(76) The relation connecting B, H and I and SI system is

(A) B = H + I (B) B = H – I (C) B = μ0 (H + I) (D) B = μ0 (H − I)

(77) Permeability is defined as the ratio between

(A) Magnetic induction and susceptibility (B) Magnetic induction and magnetising field
(C) Magnetising field and magnetic induction (D) Magnetising field and susceptibility

(78) Above the Curie temperature, the susceptibility of a ferromagnetic substance varies
(A) Directly as the absolute temperature
(B) Inversely as the absolute temperature
(C) Inversely as the square of absolute temperature
(D) Directly as the square of absolute temperature

(79) Hysteresis is exhibited by a ……substance

(A) Paramagnetic (B) Ferromagnetic (C) Diamagnetic (D) All of these

(80) Which of the following materials has got the maximum retentivity?
(A) Copper (B) Zinc (C) Soft iron (D) Hard iron

(81) The permeability of paramagnetic substance is

(A) Slightly more than vacuum (B) Slightly less than vacuum
(C) Much more than vacuum (D) None of the above
(82) The given figure represents a material which is

(A) Paramagnetic (B) Diamagnetic (C) Ferromagnetic (D) None of the above

(83) A bar magnet is oscillating in the earth’s magnetic field with time period T. If its mass is increased
four times, then its time period will be
(A) 4T (B) 2T (C) T (D) T/2

(84) When a diamagnetic substance is brought near north or south pole of a bar magnet, it is
(A) Attracted by the poles
(B) Repelled by the poles
(C) Attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole
(D) Repelled by the north pole and attracted by the south pole

(85) The area enclosed by a hysteresis loop is a measure of

(A) Retentivity (B) Susceptibility (C) Permeability (D) Energy loss per cycle

(86) Angle of dip at the equator is

(A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 60° (D) 90°

(87) An iron rod of volume of 10−4m3 and relative permeability 1000 is placed inside a long solenoid
wound with 5 turns cm−1. If a current of 0.5 A is passed through the solenoid, find the magnetic moment
of the rod
(A) 15 Am2 (B) 20 Am2 (C) 25 Am2 (D) 30 Am2

(88) The unit of magnetic susceptibility is

(A) H (B) Wb/m (C) A/m (D) None of these

(89) The ratio of the magnetic field due to small bar magnet in end on position to broad side on
position is (at equal distance from the magnet)
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2
(90) The magnetic field on the axis of a short bar magnet at a distance of 10 cm is 0.2 oersted. What
will be the field at a point, distant 5 cm on the line perpendicular to the axis and passing through the
magnet?
(A) 0.025 oersted (B) 0.2 oersted (C) 0.4 oersted (D) 0.8 oersted

(91) A Rowland ring of mean radius 15 cm has 4500 turns of wire wound on a ferromagnetic core of
relative permeability 800. Find the magnitude of the magnetic field in the core for a magnetising
current of 1.2 amp.
(A) 1.76 T (B) 2.76 T (C) 4.76 T (D) 5.76 T

(92) A magnetic needle, suspended horizontally by an unspun silk fibre, oscillates in the horizontal
plane, because of a restoring force originating mainly from
(A) the torsion of the silk fibre (B) the force of gravity
(C) the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field (D) all the above factors

(93) If and be the angles of dip observed in 2 vertical planes at right angles to each other then
be the true angle of dip then

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

(94) The angle between the earth’s magnetic and the earth’s geographic axis is
(A) Zero (B) 11.5° (C) 23° (D) None of these

(95) The coercive force for a certain permanent magnet is 4.0 × 10 4 Am−1. This magnet is placed inside
a long solenoid of 40 turns/cm and a current is passed in the solenoid to demagnetize it completely.
Find the current
(A) 5A (B) 10 A (C) 15 A (D) 20 A

(96) A paramagnetic liquid is filled in a glass U-tube of which one limb is placed between the pole
pieces of an electromagnet. When the field is switched on the liquid in the limb which is in the field will
be
(A) Rise (B) Fall (C) Remain stationary (D) First rise and then fall
(97) Assume that each iron atom has a permanent magnetic moment equal to 2 Bohr magnetons (1
hour magneton equals 9.27 × 10−24 Am2). The density of atoms in iron is 8.52 × 1028 atoms m−3. (a) Find
the maximum magnetization I in long cylinder of iron. (b) Find the maximum magnetic field B on the
axis inside the cylinder.
(A) 1.6 × 106 Am , 2 T (B) 1.5 × 106 Am , 2 T (C) 1.6 × 106 Am , 1 T (D) 1.5 × 106 Am , 1 T

(98) The magnetic moment of the assumed dipole at the earth’s centre is 8.0 × 10 22 Am2. Calculate the
magnetic field B at the geomagnetic poles of the earth. Radius of the earth is 6400 km.
(A) 20 μT (B) 40 μT (C) 60 μT (D) 80 μT

(99) Two short magnets of equal dipole moments M are fastened perpendicular at their centres
(figure). The magnitude of the magnetic field at a distance d from the centre on the bisector of the right
angle is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(100) A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole.
It
(A) stay in north-south direction only (B) stay in east west direction only
(C) become rigid showing no movement (D) stay in any position