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Irrelevant

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1. AconductoroflengthLhascarryingcurrentIpassingthroughit,whenitisplaced
paralleltostrongmagneticfield.Theforceexperiencedbytheconductorwillbe

A.

BIL.

BL2I.

B.

BI2L.

C.

D.

zero.

Hints

TheforcecanbefoundwiththegivenexpressionF=ILBsinandis
theanglebetweenIandB.Whenthatcurrentcarryingconductorisplaced
paralleltothemagneticfield,thentheanglebetweencurrentandmagneticfield
iszero.So,sin=sin0=0.Hence,theforceexperiencedbytheconductoris
zero.

It'sgone.Undo
Whatwaswrongwiththisad?
Repetitive

Irrelevant

Inappropriate

2. Theforcebetweentwolongparallelconductorsisinverselyproportionalto

A.

B.

C.

D.

radiusofconductors.

currentinoneconductor.

productofcurrentintwoconductors.

distancebetweentheconductors.

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Hints

Ifthecurrentisflowingthroughthetwodifferentconductorswiththedistance
ofdatthesamedirectionofthecurrentflowonthatconductor,thentheforce
betweenthetwoconductorsisdirectlyproportionaltotheproductofthe
currentsandinverselyproportionaltothedistancebetweenthetwoconductors.

3. Inthelefthandrule,forefingeralwaysrepresents

voltage.

current.

magneticfield.

directionofforceontheconductor.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Thumbfingerrepresentsthedirectionofforce,Forefingerrepresentsthe
directionofmagneticfield,middlefingerrepresentsthedirectionofcurrent.

4. Awirecarryingcurrentisbentintheformofacircularloop.Thenthemagnetic
fieldaroundeachportionofthewirewillbe

A.

B.

C.

paralleltotheplaneofthewire.

perpendiculartothecircumferenceofthewire.

paralleltohalfportionandperpendicularfortheotherhalf.

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D.

noneofabove.

Hints

Supposethestraightwireisbentintheformofacircularloop,currentflows
througheverypointonthewirethatwouldgiverisetothemagneticfield
appearingasstraightlinesatthecenterofthecircularloop.Byapplyingthe
righthandrule,itiseasytocheckthateverysectionofthewirecontributesto
themagneticfieldlinesinthesamedirectionwithintheloop.

5. CorkScrewruleisusedtofind

directionofcurrent.

directionofmagneticfield.

directionofelectricfield.

directionofemf.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Thedirectioninwhichtheheadofthecorkscrewrotatesthatwouldgivethe
directionofthemagneticfieldormagneticforceoflines.Theshapeofthis
magneticfieldiscircularandthedirectionofmagneticfieldisclockwise.

6. Twolongparallelconductorscarry100A.Iftheconductorsareseparatedby20
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mm,theforcepermeteroflengthofeachconductorwillbe

A.

100N.

10N.

1N.

0.01N.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Givendata:CurrentI1andI2=100AmpsDistance=20mm=20103m
Force=?
Weknowthattheforceisfoundbythefollowingexpression.

7. Thefieldatanypointontheaxisofacurrentcarryingcoilwillbe

A.

B.

C.

D.

paralleltoaxis.

perpendiculartotheaxis.

atangleof45withtheaxis.

zero.

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Hints

Acontinuouscurrentinacurrentcarryingcoilisdividedintomultiplecurrent
elements.UsingthesuperpositionprincipleandtheBiotSavartslaw,each
discreteelementgeneratesitsownmagneticfieldandwhenitisintegratedwith
eachfieldthatproducesaresultantfieldanditisalignedparalleltotheaxisof
thecoil.

8. Twostraightparallelconductorscarryequalcurrentsinoppositedirection.The
forcebetweenthemis

repulsive.

attractive.

zero.

noneofabove.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Whentwocurrentcarryingconductorsareplacedparallelly,therewillbea
forceactingbetweenthem.Theforceisattractiveifdirectionofcurrentsinthe
conductorissameanditisrepulsiveifthedirectionofthecurrentsisopposite.
Thiscaneasilybeexplainedbyrighthandrule.

9. Whilecomparingmagneticfieldandelectriccircuits,thepointofdissimilarity
existswhileconsidering

A.

B.

C.

mmfandemf.

reluctanceandresistance.

fluxandcurrentflow.

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D.

permeanceandconductance.

Hints

Flowofcurrentinanelectriccircuitinvolvescontinuousexpenditureofenergy
butenergyisneededinamagneticcircuitonlycreatingthefluxinitiallybutnot
formaintainingit.

10. Awire2.5mlongisbentintoasquare.Ancurrentof100Aflowingthroughthe
wirewillproduceamagnetizingforceatthecenterofthesquare,equalto

72AT/m.

144AT/m.

196AT/m.

222AT/m.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Givendata:WirelengthL=2.5mCurrentI=100AMagnetizingforce
H=?.Insquare,lengthofeachside2a=L/4a=2.5/8=0.3125

11. Magnetismofamagnetcanbedestroyedby

A.

B.

heating.

hammering.

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C.

byinductiveactionofanothermagnet.

byallabovemethods.

D.

Hints

Theaboveallmethodscoulddestroythestrengthofthemagnet.

12. Thechangeofcrosssectionalareaofconductorinmagneticfieldwillaffect

reluctanceofconductor.

resistanceofconductor.

(A)and(B)bothinthesameway.

noneofabove.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Weknowthatthecrosssectionalareaisinverselyproportionaltotheresistance
oftheconductor.Inmagneticcircuits,reluctanceisanaloguestotheresistance.
Hence,theresistanceandreluctancewouldaffectinthesameway.

13. Substancehavingpermeabilitylessthanthepermeabilityoffreespace,areknown
as

A.

B.

C.

diamagnetic.

bipolar.

paramagnetic.

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ferromagnetic.

D.

Hints

Diamagneticmaterialcreatesamagneticfieldinoppositiontoanexternally
appliedmagneticfieldanditisnotapermanentmagnet.Hence,itsmagnetic
permeabilityislessthanthepermeabilityoffreespace.

14. Apointpolehasastrengthof4104weber.Theforceinnewtonsonapointpole
of41.5104weberplacedatadistanceof10cmfromitwillbe

A.

20N.

B.

15N.

C.

7.5N.

D.

3.75N.

Hints

Givendata:Polestrengthm1=4107Weberm2=41.5104r=10
cm.
Weknowthattheforceisfoundbythebelowexpression,

15. Susceptibilityispositivefor

A.

nonmagneticsubstances.

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B.

diamagneticsubstances.

ferromagneticsubstances.

noneofabove.

C.

D.

Hints

Magneticsusceptibilityisthedegreeofmagnetizationofamaterialresponseto
anappliedmagneticfield.Ifmagneticsusceptibilityispositivethenthematerial
canbeparamagnetic,ferromagneticorantiferromagnetic.Alternatively,ifthe
magneticsusceptibilityisnegative,thenthematerialisdiamagnetic.

16. BiotSavart'slawstatestherelationbetweenmagneticintensityand

filamentcurrentonly.

surfacecurrentonly.

volumecurrentonly.

(A),(B),and(C)areallcorrect.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

BiotSavart'slawstatesthatthedifferentialmagneticfieldintensitydH
producedatapointPbythedifferentialcurrentelementIdl.Thisistheonly
onelawisavailabletorelatethemagneticintensityandthedifferenttypeof
currentdistribution.Thegivenequationsshowthedifferentrelationsbetween
themagneticintensityandthecurrents.

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17. Thebarmagnethas

thedipolemoment.

monopolemoment.

(A)and(B)both.

noneofabove.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Hints

Underconstruction.

18. Themagnetisationandappliedfieldinferromagneticmaterialsarerelated

A.

B.

sinusoidally.

linearly.

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nonlinearly.

parabolically.

C.

D.

Hints

Whenaferromagneticmaterialismagnetizedinonedirection,itwillnotcome
backtozeromagnetizationeventhemagnetizingfieldisremoved.Thatiswhy
thematerialfollowsanonlinearmagnetizationcurvewhenthemagnetization
startsfromzerofieldvalue.

19. Temporarymagnetsareusedin

loudspeakers.

generators.

motors.

allofabove.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Search

Hints

Temporarymagnetsarenothingbuttheelectromagnets.Thosemagnetsareused
inlotsofelectricalappliancesuchasalternator,synchronousmotors,etc.
Because,foralargesystem,wecouldnotcreateapermanentmagnetandeven
ifwecreatethepermanentmagnet,thelifeofthatmagnetisveryless.Thatis
whyweusuallyusetheelectromagnetforthatapplication.

20. Adegaussingistheprocessof

A.

removinggasesfrommaterials.

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B.

removalofmagneticimpurities.

demagnetisingmetallicparts.

remagnetisingmetallicparts.

C.

D.

Hints

Degaussingistheprocessofdemagnetizingoreliminatinganunwanted
magneticfield.Duetomagnetichysteresis,itisgenerallynotpossibletoreduce
amagneticfieldcompletelytozero.Butdegaussingtypicallyinducesavery
smallknownfieldtoeliminatetheunwantedmagneticfield.

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