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MAGNETISM
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441. A flat coil carrying current has a magnetic moment p m . It is placed in a magnetic field B such
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that p m is antiparallel to B . The coil is
(a) in stable equilibrium (b) in unstable equilibrium
(c) in neutral equilibrium (d) not in equilibrium
442. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of radius r with angular speed w.
The ratio of the magnitude of its magnetic moment to that of its angular momentum depends
on
(a) w and q (b) w, q and m
(c) q and m (d) w and m
443. Two particles A and B of masses mA and mB
respectively and having the same charge are moving
in a plane. A uniform magnetic field exists
A
perpendicular to this plane. The speeds of the
particles are vA and vB respectively and the B
trajectories are as shown in the figure. Then
(a) mAvA < mBvB
(b) mAvA > mBvB
(c) mA < mB and vA < vB
(d) mA = mB and vA = vB
444. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with inner and outer radii a and b
respectively. When a current I passes through the coil, the magnetic field at the center is
µ o NI 2µ o NI µ o NI b µo I N b
(a) (b) (c) ln (d) ln
b a 2(b - a ) a 2(b - a ) a
445. The magnetic field lines due to a bar magnet are correctly shown in
(a) N (b) N

S S

(c) N (d) N

S S

446. A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences :

(a) a force and a torque (b) a force but not a torque
(c) a torque but not a force (d) neither a force nor a torque
447. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i. It is placed in a uniform
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magnetic field B0 such thatn B0 is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force
acting on the loop is :

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(a) ir B0 (b) 2pir B0 (c) zero (d) pir B0
448. A rectangular loop carrying a current I is situated near a long
straight wire such that the wire is parallel to one of the sides of the
loop and is in the plane of the loop. If steady current I is established i

in the wire as shown in the figure, the loop will :

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(a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire
(b) move away from the wire
(c) move towards the wire
(d) remain stationary
449. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight, thin-walled pipe. Then :
(a) the magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same, but not zero
(b) the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
(c) the magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(d) the magnetic field is different at different points inside the pipe
450. A battery is connected between two pints A and B on the circumference of a uniform conducting
ring of radius r and resistance R. One of the arcs AB of the ring subtends an angle q at the
centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is :
(a) proportional to (180° – q) (b) inversely proportional to r
(c) zero, only if (q = 180°) (d) zero for all values of q
451. Two particles, each of mass m and charge q, are attached to the two ends of a light rigid rod of
length 2R. The rod is rotated at constant angular speed about a perpendicular axis passing
through its centre. The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic moment of the system and its
angular momentum about the centre of the rod is :
(a) q/2m (b) q/m (c) 2q/m (d) q/pm
452. A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady and uniform electric and magnetic
field which are parallel to each other. The particle will move in a :
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) helix (d) cycloid
453. Two long wires are hanging freely. They are joined Wire 1
first in parallel and then in series and then are Wire 2
connected with a battery. In both cases, which type
of force acts between the two wires?
(a) attraction force when in parallel and repulsion Wire 1
force when in series
Wire 2
(b) repulsion force when in parallel and attraction
force when in series
(c) repulsion force in both cases
(d) attraction force in both cases

454. A metallic block carrying current I is subjected to a uniform Y

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magnetic induction B as shown in figure. The moving !
charges experiences a force F that results in the lowering E B G
of the potential of the face as
A X
(a) evB k̂ of face ABCD B i
C D
(b) evB ĵ of face AEGB Z
(c) evB k̂ of face AEGB

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(d) evB ĵ of face ABCD

455. A battery is connected between two points A and B on the circumference of a uniform
conducting ring of radius r and resistance R. One arc AB of the ring subtends an angle q at the
centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is
(a) proportional to 2(1800 – q) (b) inversely proportional to r
(c) zero only if q = 180 0
(d) zero for all values of q
456. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about magnetic field.
(i) A stationary charged particle does not experience any force in presence of magnetic field
only.
(ii) magnetic field lines are always perpendicular to magnetic force lines.
(iii) force on a moving charged particle due to magnetic field can not do any work.
(iv) a moving charged particle does not experience any magnetic force while travelling in the
direction of magnetic field.
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (i) and (iii) only (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
457. A particle of charge q, mass m starts moving from origin under the action of an electric field
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E = E 0 î and magnetic field B = B0 k̂ . Its velocity at (x, y, 0) is 6î + 8 ĵ . The value of x is
25 m 100 m 50m 14m
(a) (b) (c) (d)
qE0 qB0 qE 0 qE 0
458. An ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. If it is subjected simultaneously to an
electric field along the +x-direction and a magnetic field along the +z-direction, then :
(a) positive ions deflect towards +y-direction and negative ions towards-y-direction
(b) all ions deflect towards +y-direction
(c) all ions deflect towards –y-direction
(d) positive ions deflect towards –y-direction and negative ions towards –y-direction
459. A circular loop of radius R, carrying current. I, lies in x-y plane with its centre at origin. The
total magnetic flux through x-y plane is :
(a) directly proportional to I (b) directly proportional to R
(c) inversely proportional to R (d) zero
460. A proton is moving perpendicular to a magnetic field, then
(a) Magnetic field will not affect the motion of the proton
(b) Proton will continue to move in the same direction but will loose momentum
(c) Protons will continue to move in the same direction but will gain momentum
(d) Proton will bend in an arc of a circle
461. A charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field. The kinetic energy will
(a) remain constant
(b) will change proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic field
(c) will change but does not depend on magnetic field
(d) none of the above
462. The needle of a deflection galvanometer shows a deflection of 60° due to a short bar magnet at
a certain distance in tan A position. If the distance is doubled, the deflection is
æ 3ö æ 3ö æ 3ö æ 3ö
(a) sin -1 ç ÷ (b) cos -1 ç ÷ (c) tan -1 ç ÷ (d) cot -1 ç ÷
ç 8 ÷ ç 8 ÷ ç 8 ÷ ç 8 ÷
è ø è ø è ø è ø
463. A magnetic needle is placed on a cork floating in a still lake in the northern hemisphere. Does
the needle together with the cork move towards the north of the lake
(a) Yes (b) No

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(c) May be or may not be move (d) Nothing can be said

464. The magnet of vibration magnetometer is heated so as to reduce its magnetic moment by 36%.
By doing this the periodic time of the magnetometer will
(a) Increases by 36% (b) Increases by 25%
(c) Decreases by 25% (d) Decreases by 64%
465. The length of a magnet is large compared to it's width and breadth. The time period of its
oscillation in a vibration magnetometer is T. The magnet is cut along it’s length into six parts
and these parts are then placed together as shown in the figure. The time period of this
combination will be
N S
N S
S N
S N
S N
S N

T T
(a) T (b) (c) (d) Zero
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441. (b) 442. (c) 443. (b) 444. (c) 445. (d)
446. (a) 447. (c) 448. (c) 449. (b) 450. (d)
451. (a) 452. (a) 453. (a) 454. (a) 455. (d)
456. (d) 457. (c) 458. (c) 459. (d) 460. (d)
461. (a) 462. (c) 463. (b) 464. (b) 465. (c)