X and Y having equal charges,

after beina
field. It 5. Two particles
1. Amagnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic same potential difference, enter a
(1982, 3M) accelerated through the
experiences field and describe circular pathe
region of uniform magnetic
(a) a force and a torque
of radii R and R, respectively.
The ratio of the mass ofXto
(b) a force but not a torque (1988, 2M)
that of Y is
(c) a torque but not a force (b) R/R
(d) neither a force nor a torque (a) (R,/R, y
2. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant c) (R,/R, (d) R,/R
the length of an infinitely long
current i. It is placed ina uniform magnetic field B, such that 6. A current / flows along
Then (1993, 2M)
straight, thin-walled pipe.
The inside the pipe is thesame
B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. magnetic (a) the magnetic field at all points
force acting on the loop is (1983, 1M)D but not zero
inside the pipe is zero
(b) the magnetic field any point on the axis of the pipe
at
(a) irB, (b) 27tir B is zero only
(c) the magnetic field
different at different points inside
(c) zero (d) Tir B (d) the magnetic field is
the pipe
3. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated neara A and B on the
7. A is connected between two points
battery
long straight wire such that the wire is parallel to one of the circumference of a uniform conducting ring
of radius r and
sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop. If steady resistanceR. One ofthe arcs AB of the ring subtends an angle
current / is established in the wire as shown in the figure, the induction at the
0 at the centre. The value of the magnetic
loop will (1985, 2M)
centre due to the current in the ring is (1995, 2M)
(a) proportional to (180°-0)
(b) inversely proportional to r
(c) zero, only if (e 180°)
=

(d) zero for all values ofe

8. A proton, a deutron and an o-particle having the same kinetic
energy are moving in circular trajectories in
a constant

magnetic field. If r,, g and , denote respectively the radii of

the wire the trajectories of these particles, then (1997, 1M)
(a) rotate about an axis parallel to
(b) move away from the wire (a)a (6) >
(c) move towards the wire (c) a (d)r, a
(d) remain stationary 9. Two particles, each of mass m and charge q, are at
the two ends of a light rigid rod of length 2R. T.
4. Two thin long parallel separated by a distance b are
wires
carrying a current i ampere each. The magnitude of the force
rotated at constant angular speed about a perpendicula1 axis
the
is
per unit length exerted by one wire on the other (1986,
2M) passing through its centre. The ratio of the magnitudes of
magnetic moment of the system and its angular momentum
(a)Ho about the centre of the rod is (1998, 2M)
27Th
(a) q/2m (b) q/m
(c)oi (c) 2q/m (d) q/tm
27tb 27th
10, Two very long straight parallel wires carry
and-I respectively. The distance between thesteady
currents / 15. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of
wires is d. At a radius r with angular specd o. The ratio of the magnitude of
certain instant of time, a point charge q is at a
equidistant from the two wires in the plane of the wires.point
Its
its magnetic moment to that of its angular momentium
depends on (2000, 2M)
instantaneous velocity is perpendicular to this plane. The
v (a) o and q
magnitude of the force due to the magnetic field acting on the (b) o, q and m
charge at this instant is (c) q and m
(1998, 2M)
(d) o and m
(a)olgv
b) Holqy
27td Ttd 16. Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry
(c) 24gdqy (d) zero steady equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper as
Ttd shown. The variation of the magnetic field B along the line
XX' is given by (2000, 2M)
11. A charged partice is released from rest in a region of
and uniform electric and magnetic fields which are
steady
each other. The particle will move in a parallelto
(1999, 2M)
(a) straight line (b) circle
(c) helix X X.
(d) cycloid
12. 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- plane is (1999, 2M)
d

(a) directly proportional to I (a) (b)

(b) directly proportional to R
(c) inversely proportional to R
(d) zero
X
13. An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent to form a right
angle as shown in figure. A current/ flows through PQR. The
magnetic field due to this current at the point M is H. Now,
another infinitely long straight conductor QS is connected at
Q, so that current is /2 in QR as well as in QS, the current in (c) (d)
PQ remaining unchanged. The magnetic field at M is now 17. A non-planar loop of conducting wire carrying a current I is
H2. The ratio H,/H2 is given by (2000, 2M)
placed as shown in the figure. Each of the straight sections of
M the loop is of length 2a. The magnetic field due to this loop at
the point P (a, 0, a) points in the direction (2001, 2M)

ZA
90°

PI a90

- X

1/2 (b) I 2
b)-i+ +)
(a)
2/3 (d) 2
i+j+k (d)+k)
14 An ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. If 2
it is subjected simultaneously to an electric field along 18. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral
the tx-direction and a magnetic field along the +z-direction,
with inner and outer radii a and b respectively. When a
then (2000, 2M)
current I passes through the coil, the magnetic field at the
and negative
(a) positive ions deflect towards ty-direction centre is (2001, 2M)
ions towards -y-direction
(a)H o (b) 4N
(b) all ions deflect towards ty-direction b
(c) all ions deflect towards-y-direction
and negative
(d) positive ions deflect towards -y-direction ()
ions towards -y-direction 2b-a) a 2(b-a) a
,
19. Two particles A and B of masses m, and m, respectively and
yA
having the same charge are moving in a plane. A uniform
magnetic field exists perpendicular to this plane. The speeds
ofthe particles arev and v respectively and the trajectories >X
are as shown in the figure. Then (2001, 2M)
O AO

B Which one of the following combinations is possible?

(2003, 2M)
(a) E=0; B = bj+ ck (b) E = ai; B = ck t
O

(c) E= 0,B= j+ bk (d)E =ai B = ck tbj

(a) mVA < mgVp (b) mVA > mgVg
24. A conducting loop carrying a current I is
(c) m mg and v^< V (d) m = nng and v ='B
placed in a uniform magnetic field
20. A long straight wire along the z-axis carries a current i in the pointing into the plane of the paper
as

shown. The loop will have a tendency to

negative z-direction. The magnetic vector field B at a point
(2003, 2M)
having coordinate (x, y ) on the z = 0 plane is (2002, 2M)
(a) contract
(a) Hol(yi- (b) Hol(ri + i) (b) expand
2(+y) 2t(+ y) (c) move towards + ve x-axiss

(d) move towards - v e x-axis

25. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field
27(x+) 27t(x+ )
in four different orientations, I, II, III and IV, arrange themin
21. The magnetic field lines due to a bar magnet are correctly the decreasing order of potential energy (2003, 2M)
shown in (2002, 2M)

B B

A
(11)
(a) (b)

(l1) (IV)
(a) I > Ill >II> IV
(c) (d) (b) 1> I1 > I l > IV

22. A particle of mass m and charge q moves with a constant

(c)I> IV >II> III
velocity v along the positive x-direction. It enters a region (d) Il>IV>I>II|
26. An electron moving with a speed along the positive r-axis
containing a uniform magnetic field B directed along the u
aty = O enters a region ofuniform magnetic field B =- B,k
negative z-direction, extending from r a to x = b. The
=

minimum value of vreg required so that the particle can just which exists to the right ofy-axis. The electron exits from the
enter the region x > bis
"Eion
(2002, 2M) region after sometime with the speed v at coordinatey, then
9h b) 6 - a)B
(a) (2004, 2M)
m m

( c )g a ß
d) 4(b +a)B
m 2m
23. For a positively charged particle moving in a x-y plane
initially along the x-axis, there is a sudden change in its path
due to the presence of electric and/or magnetic fields beyond X

P. The curved path is shown in the x -y plane and is found to (a) v u , y <0 (b) v = u, y > 0

(c) v>u, y> 0 (d) v = u, y <0

be non-circular.
 gnetic field B B,jexists in the
=
27.
region a < x< 2a and
R-Bi in the region 2a <x<3a, where B, is a
constant. A positive
positive point charge moving with a (a) (b)
velocity
Voi, where vo 15 a pOSitive constant, enters the
cld at x a. The trajectory of the
= magnetic
be like
charge in this
region can

(2007, 3M)
Bot-

(C) (d)
2a
3a

-Bo- 29. A long insulated copper wire is closely wound as a spiral of

N turns. The spiral has inner radius a and outer radius b. The
spiral lies in the X-Y plane and a steady current I flows
through the wire. The Z-component of the magnetic field at
the centre of the spiral is (2011)
(a) a 2a 3a
(6) 2a 3a

(c) (d) 2a3

2a 3a X
(b)o b+a
(a)
2(b-a)a) 26-ab-a
28. Which of the field patterns given in the figure is valid for
electric field as well as for magnetic field? (2011) 2b 2b