EXCEL PU COLLEGE, (a) Weber/m2

(c) Weber-m
(b) Weber/m
(d) Weber-m2

GURUVAYANAKERE 9. A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic

PHYSICS-(2) field. It experiences
(a) A force and a torque
1. Unit of magnetic flux density (or magnetic induction) is
(b) A force but not a torque
(a) Tesla (b) Weber/metre2
(c) A torque but not a force
(c) Newton/ampere-metre (d) All of the above
(d) Neither a torque nor a force

2. Magnetic intensity for an axial point due to a short bar

10. Magnetic lines of force
magnet of magnetic moment M is given by
(a) Always intersect
μ0 M μ0 M
× 3 × 2 (b) Are always closed
(a) 4 π d (b) 4 π d
(c) Tend to crowd far away from the poles of magnet
μ0 M μ0 M (d) Do not pass through vacuum
× × 2
(c) 2 π d3 (d) π d
2
11. The direction of line of magnetic field of bar magnet is
3. Which of the following, the most suitable material for
making permanent magnet is (a) From south pole to north pole
(a) Steel (b) Soft iron (b) From north pole to south pole
(c) Copper (d) Nickel (c) Across the bar magnet
(d) From south pole to north pole inside the magnet
4. A sensitive magnetic instrument can be shielded very and from north pole to south pole outside the
effectively from outside magnetic fields by placing it magnet
inside a box of
(a) Teak wood
(b) Plastic material 12. Magnetic lines of force due to a bar magnet do not
(c) Soft iron of high permeability intersect because
(a) A point always has a single net magnetic field
(d) A metal of high conductivity
(b) The lines have similar charges and so repel each
other
5. The field due to a magnet at a distance R from the centre
of the magnet is proportional to (c) The lines always diverge from a single point
(d) The lines need magnetic lenses to be made to
2 3
(a) R (b) R intersect
2 3
(c) 1/ R (d) 1/ R
13. The unit of magnetic moment is
6. If a bar magnet of magnetic moment M is freely
2
suspended in a uniform magnetic field of strength B, the (a) Wb/m (b) Wb. m
work done in rotating the magnet through an angle θ is 2
(c) A.m (d) A .m
(a) MB(1−sinθ ) (b) MB sin θ

(c) MB cosθ (d) MB(1−cosθ )
7. 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
8. If the magnetic flux is expressed in weber, then magnetic
induction can be expressed in
14. The incorrect statement regarding the lines of force of the
magnetic field B is
(a) Magnetic intensity is a measure of lines of force
passing
through unit area held normal to it
(b) Magnetic lines of force form a close curve
(c) Inside a magnet, its magnetic lines of force move
from north pole of a magnet towards its south pole
(d) Due to a magnet magnetic lines of force never cut
each
other
15. A current loop placed in a magnetic field behaves like a (c) Both the magnitude and direction of the induced
(a) Magnetic dipole (b) Magnetic substance current
(c) Magnetic pole (d) All are true (d) The magnitude of the induced current

24. To induce an e.m.f. in a coil, the linking magnetic flux

16. A dip needle in a plane perpendicular to magnetic
meridian will remain (a) Must decrease
(a) Vertical (b) Can either increase or decrease
(b) Horizontal (c) Must remain constant
(c) In any direction (d) Must increase
(d) At an angle of dip to the horizontal
25. A horizontal straight conductor kept in north-south
direction falls under gravity, then
17. At magnetic poles of earth, angle of dip is
(a) Zero (b) 45o (a) A current will be induced from South to North
(c) 90 o
(d) 180 o
(b) A current will be induced from North to South
(c) No induce e.m.f. along the length of conductor
(d) An induced e.m.f. is generated along the length of
18. The angle between the magnetic meridian and conductor
geographical meridian is called
(a) Angle of dip (b) Angle of declination
26. Use of eddy currents is done in the following except
(c) Magnetic moment (d) Power of magnetic
(a) Moving coil galvanometer
field
(b) Electric brakes
(c) Induction motor
19. Lenz's law is consequence of the law of conservation of
(d) Dynamo
(a) Charge (b) Momentum
(c) Mass (d) Energy
27. Eddy currents are produced when
(a) A metal is kept in varying magnetic field
20. A cylindrical bar magnet is kept along the axis of a
circular coil. If the magnet is rotated about its axis, then (b) A metal is kept in the steady magnetic field
(a) A current will be induced in a coil (c) A circular coil is placed in a magnetic field
(b) No current will be induced in a coil (d) Through a circular coil, current is passed
(c) Only an e.m.f. will be induced in the coil
(d) An e.m.f. and a current both will be induced in the 28. If rotational velocity of a dynamo armature is doubled,
coil then induced e.m.f. will become

21. The direction of induced e.m.f. during electromagnetic (a) Half (b) Two times
induction is given by (c) Four times (d) Unchanged
(a) Faraday's law (b) Lenz's law
(c) Maxwell's law (d) Ampere's law 29. Choke coil works on the principle of
(a) Transient current (b) Self induction
22. According to Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction (c) Mutual induction (d) Wattless current
(a) The direction of induced current is such that it
opposes the cause producing it 30. Quantity that remains unchanged in a transformer is
(b) The magnitude of induced e.m.f. produced in a coil
(a) Voltage (b) Current
is directly proportional to the rate of change of
(c) Frequency (d) None of the above
magnetic flux
(c) The direction of induced e.m.f. is such that it
31. Core of transformer is made up of
opposes the cause producing it
(a) Soft iron (b) Steel
(d) None of the above
(c) Iron (d) Alnico

23. Lenz's law gives

32. The power is transmitted from a power house on high
(a) The magnitude of the induced e.m.f.
voltage ac because
(b) The direction of the induced current
 (a) Electric current travels faster at higher volts (b) Current lags behind the voltage and both are in
(b) It is more economical due to less power wastage same phase
(c) It is difficult to generate power at low voltage (c) Current and voltage are in same phase
(d) Chances of stealing transmission lines are (d) Any of the above may be true depending upon the
minimized value of resistance

40. The average power dissipated in a pure inductor of

33. The frequency of ac mains in India is inductance L when an ac current is passing through it, is
(a) 30 c/s or Hz (b) 50 c/s or Hz 1 2 1 2
LI LI
(c) 60 c/s or Hz (d) 120 c/s or Hz
(a) 2 (b) 4
2
34. The root mean square value of the alternating current is (c) 2 Li (d) Zero
equal to
(a) Twice the peak value 41. A ray of light is incidenting normally on a plane mirror.
(b) Half the peak value The angle of reflection will be
1
(a) 0° (b) 90 °
(c) √ 2 times the peak value (c) Will not be reflected (d) None of the above
(d) Equal to the peak value
42. When light wave suffers reflection at the interface from
35. In general in an alternating current circuit air to glass, the change in phase of the reflected wave is
(a) The average value of current is zero equal to
(b) The average value of square of the current is zero π
(c) Average power dissipation is zero
(a) 0 (b) 2
(d) The phase difference between voltage and current
is zero (c) π (d) 2π

36. The voltage of domestic ac is 220 volt. What does this 43. A ray is reflected in turn by three plain mirrors mutually
represent at right angles to each other. The angle between the
(a) Mean voltage incident and the reflected rays is
(b) Peak voltage
(a) 90 ° (b) 60 °
(c) Root mean voltage
(d) Root mean square voltage (c) 180° (d) None of these

37. In an ac circuit, the r.m.s. value of current, Irms is related 44. A plane mirror produces a magnification of
to the peak current, I0 by the relation
(a) −1 (b) +1
1 1
I rms= I 0 I rms= I (c) Zero (d) Between 0 and + ∞
(a) π (b) √2 0
I rms=√ 2 I 0 I rms=πI 0
(c) (d) 45. A plane mirror makes an angle of 30 ° with horizontal. If
a vertical ray strikes the mirror, find the angle between
mirror and reflected ray
38. The ratio of peak value and r.m.s value of an alternating
current is (a) 30 ° (b) 45 °
1 (c) 60 ° (d) 90 °
(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) √2 (d) 1/ √2 46. The light reflected by a plane mirror may form a real
image
(a) If the rays incident on the mirror are diverging
39. An ac source is connected to a resistive circuits. Which of
the following is true (b) If the rays incident on the mirror are converging
(a) Current leads the voltage and both are in same (c) If the object is placed very close to the mirror
phase (d) Under no circumstances
47. Focal length of a plane mirror is
(a) Zero (b) Infinite
(c) Very less (d) Indefinite
48. Which of the following could not produce a virtual image
(a) Plane mirror
(b) Convex mirror
(c) Concave mirror
(d) All the above can produce a virtual image
49. Image formed by a convex mirror is
(a) Virtual (b) Real
(c) Enlarged (d) Inverted
50. All of the following statements are correct except
(a) The magnification produced by a convex mirror is
always less than one
(b) A virtual, erect, same-sized image can be obtained
using a plane mirror
(c) A virtual, erect, magnified image can be formed
using a concave mirror
(d) A real, inverted, same-sized image can be formed
using a convex mirror
51. To an observer on the earth the stars appear to twinkle.
This can be ascribed to
(a) The fact that stars do not emit light continuously
(b) Frequent absorption of star light by their own
atmosphere
(c) Frequent absorption of star light by the earth's
atmosphere
(d) The refractive index fluctuations in the earth's
atmosphere
52. When light is refracted from air into glass
(a) Its wavelength and frequency both increase
(b) Its wavelength increases but frequency remains
unchanged
(c) Its wavelength decreases but frequency remains
unchanged
(d) Its wavelength and frequency both decrease
53. The reason of seeing the Sun a little before the sunrise is
(a) Reflection of the light (b) Refraction of the light
(c) Scattering of the light (d) Dispersion of the light
54. Which of the following statement is true
(a) Velocity of light is constant in all media
(b) Velocity of light in vacuum is maximum
(c) Velocity of light is same in all reference frames
(d) Laws of nature have identical form in all reference
frames
55. An object is immersed in a fluid. In order that the object
becomes invisible, it should
(a) Behave as a perfect reflector
(b) Absorb all light falling on it
(c) Have refractive index one
(d) Have refractive index exactly matching with that of
the surrounding fluid
56. In an A.C. circuit the current
(a) Always leads the voltage
(b) Always lags behind the voltage
(c) Is always in phase with the voltage
(d) May lead or lag behind or be in phase with the
voltage
57. A bulb and a capacitor are in series with an ac source. On
increasing frequency how will glow of the bulb change
(a) The glow decreases (b) The glow increases
(c) The glow remain the same (d) The bulb quenches
58. What happens to the inductive
reactance andthe current in a purely
inductive circuit if the frequency is halved?
(a) Both, inductive reactance and
current willbe halved.
(b) Inductive reactance will be halved
andcurrent will be doubled.
(c) Inductive reactance will be doubled
andcurrent will be halved.
(d) Both, inducting reactance and
current willbe doubled.
59. To increase the resonant frequency in series
LCR circuit,
(a) Source frequency should be increased
(b) Another resistance should be added in
series with the first resistance.
(c) Another capacitor should be added in
series with the first capacitor
(d) The source frequency should be
decreased
60. A series LCR circuit is operated at resonance. Then
(a) Voltage across R is minimum
(b) Impedance is minimum
(c) Power transferred is Minimum
(d) Current amplitude is minimum