Directions: Time allowed: 80min

Write your name & the correct answer in the separate answer sheet which is given at the
back side (for parts IIII) :
I. Write ‘True’ if the statement is correct and ‘False’ if it is incorrect
1. Lenz’s law states that the direction of the induced current is such that the magnetic field
resulting from the induced current opposes the change in the field that caused the induced
current.

2. The magnetic field of a solenoid cannot be increased by adding the number of turns
3. At strong magnetic field regions, there is a high density of magnetic flux.
4. The basic function of the electric generator is the conversion processes from mechanical to
electrical.
5. In ideal transformer the input power and the out put power is equal.
II. Choose the best answer from the given options
6. The force on a current carrying conductor placed in a region of magnetic field does not depend
on
A. the length of the conductor B. the strength of the magnetic field
C. the cross – sectional area of the wire D. the amount of current
7. As a charged particle moves freely in a circular path in the presence of a constant magnetic
field applied perpendicular to the particle’s velocity, what can you say about its kinetic energy?
A. increases B. decreases
C. remains constant D. it depends on the path
8. Two straight and parallel wires are separated by 20 cm. If one of the wires carries a current of
15 A and the force between them is 3 x 10 -4 N on a one meter length of the second wire, what
is the current in the second wire?
A. 40 A B. 20 A C. 10 A D. 30 A
9. An electron is accelerated by a 4.5 kv potential difference. How strong a magnetic field must
be experienced by the electron if its path is a circle of radius 5.0 cm?
A. 1.89 mT B. 1.23 mT C. 3.75 mT D. 4.53 mT
10. For a charged particle moving in a circular trajectory, which one of the following is true?
A. the magnetic force is parallel to the velocity and is directed toward the center of the circular
path
B. the magnetic force may be perpendicular to the velocity and is directed away from the
center of the circular path
C. the magnetic force always remains parallel to the velocity and is directed away from the
center of the circular path
D. the magnetic force always remains perpendicular to the velocity and is directed toward the
center of the circular path
11. Two current carrying conductors placed in parallel carrying equal currents I in opposite
direction are separated by a distance r. What is the resultant magnetic field midway between
the two conductors?
 μo I μo I 2 μo I
A. 2 π r B. π r C. π r D. zero
12. A charged particle 4C placed at a distance 5 cm from a straight conductor carries a current of
5A travelling at 4x104 m/s parallel to the wire and in the same direction as the current. What is
the magnitude of the magnetic force acting on the proton due to the field produced by the wire?
A. 2 N B. 4 N C. 6 N D. 3.2 N

13. What is the magnetic field strength inside a conductor of radius 2 mm at a distance of 5 mm
from
the center of the conductor when a current of 4 A is flowing through the conductor?
A. 8 T B. 16 T C. 32 T D. 64 T
14. Express a weber in base units.
A. 1 kg m/A.s B. 1 kg m2/A.s C. 1 kg2m/A.s D. 1 kg m2/A.s2
15. Which one of the following statements is false about charged particles in magnetic fields?
A. When a charged particle enters a magnetic field, it is deflected in a direction which is
perpendicular both to its velocity and to its magnetic field.
B. A proton and an electron are deflected in opposite directions in a magnetic field.
C. A neutron will not be deflected in a magnetic field irrespective of its velocity.
D. A particle carrying a large charge can be deflected in a magnetic field even if it is at rest.
16. Which one of the following statements is false about current-carrying wires?
A. A current-carrying wire will not be deflected by a magnetic field if it lies along a
magnetic field line.
B. Brushes and commutators enable a current-carrying loop to rotate in a magnetic field in
a definite direction.
C. When two parallel wires carry current in the same direction, they repel each other.
D. In a uniform magnetic field, longer current-carrying wires are deflected more strongly
than shorter
wires.
17. A current carrying conductor having a mass per unit length 10 g/cm is supported in a
perpendicular magnetic field of 40 mT. If it can support a weight of the wire, what is the
current on the conductor?
A. 250 A B. 125 A C. 75 A D. 62.5 A
18. A uniform 1.5 T magnetic field passes perpendicular through the plane of a wire loop 0.3m2 in
area. What flux passes through the loop?
A .5wb B. 0.25wb C. 0.45wb D. 0.135wb
19. One of the following does not produce an induced emf in a conducting loop.
A. During turning on or off a current through it.
B. A constant current in it.
C. During withdrawing or inserting a bar magnet inside it
 D. A variable current in another loop close it.
20. “The direction of the induced current is such as to opposite the change that is causing it.” This
law was stated by:
A. Orested B. Ampere C. Lenz D. Faraday
21. The polarity of induced emf is such that it tends to produce a current that will create a
magnetic flux to oppose the change in the magnetic flux through the loop. This law of physics
was described by
A. Hook’s law B. Ampere’s law C. Lenz’s law D. Faraday’s law
22. The SI unit of self inductance is:
A. Tesla B. Henry C. Ampere D. Weber

23. Field strength = magnetic constant X number of turns per length X current. This equation
belongs to :
A. current carrying wire B. moving charged particle C. solenoid D. rectangular coil

24. The magnetic field a distance 2 cm from a long straight current- carrying wire is 2.0 × 10 −5 T.
The current in the wire is:
A. 1.0 A B. 2.0 A C. 4.0 A D. 25 A
25. Solenoid 2 has twice the radius and six times the number of turns per unit length as solenoid 1.
The ratio of the magnetic field in the interior of 2 to that in the interior of 1 is:
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 1
26. A 10-turn ideal solenoid has an inductance of 4.0 mH. To generate an emf of 2.0 V the current
should change at a rate of:
A. 5.0 A/s B. 50 A/s C. 250 A/s D. 500 A/s
27. A 5x10-3v electromotive force is generated when the current through a certain coil changes
from 0.05A to 0A in 0.005 second. What is the self inductance of the coil?
A. 5x104H B. 5x10-6H C. 5x10-3H D. 5x10-
4
H
28. The self- inductance of an electromagnet is 4H, when a switch is opened, the current through
the magnet coils decreases from 12A to 0A in 0.2sec. What e.m.f is induced in the coil to
oppose the decrease in current?
A. 480V B. 24V C. 240V D. 48V
29. Which one of the following does not produce an induced emf in a conducting loop?
A. During turning on or off a current through it.
B. A constant current in it.
C. During withdrawing or inserting a bar magnet inside it.
D. A variable current in another loop close it.
30. A transformer has 500turns of primary coil and 1500turns of secondary coil if the input
voltage and current are 60V and 20A respectively. Determine the output current.
A. 3/20A B. 20/3A C. 3A D. 20A
31. A step down transformer is employed to reduce the main supply of 200V to 11V. If the
primary coil draws 5A of current, the secondary coil draws a current of
A. 91A B. 11A C. 200A D. 5A

32. What should be the value of the current that flow in a long straight
conductor for the magnetic field at a distance 50cm is 3.x 10-5T?

A. 75A B. 60A C. 55A D.80A

33. A long straight wire carries a current of 30A. At what distance from
the wire is the magnetic field caused by this current equal to 5 x 10-4T?
A. 1.2cm B. 3cm C. 5cm D. 2.5cm
34. How strong is the magnetic field 20cm from long straight wire carrying 5A?
A. 4 x 10 -6T B. 5 x 10 -6T C. 6 x 10 -6T D. 3 x 10 -6T
35. A vertical straight wire carrying a 5A current exerts an attractive force Per unit length 6x 10-4 N/m on
the second parallel wire 8 cm a way. What current flows in the second wire?
A. 32A B. 45A C. 48A D. 49A

36. A 50 turn coil has a cross Sectional area of S0 cm and a resistance of

5ohm. The perpendicular magnetic field changes at a rate of 80T/s. What

is the current in the coil?

A. 3A B. 1A C. 2A D. 4A
37. The number of a secondary coil is 20 times as large as the number of

turns in the primary. 1f 120v potential difference is applied to the

primary it delivers SA in the secondary. What is the current in the

primary?

A. 0.25A B. 25A C. 80A D. 100A

38. The input coil of a transformer has 1000 turns and the output coil has

100turns. The current in the secondary coil is 2A from a 220v. If the

 efficiency of a transformer is 80%, what is the input power?

A. 160w B.440w C. 250w D. 550w

39. What is the inductance of a coil if it produces an emf of 6.5v when the

current in it changes from -12mA to 23mA in 21ms?

A. 6H B 4H C. 10H D. 10H
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40. A particle carrying a charge of 2.8 x 10 c moving with a speed of

6x 104m/s inside a magnetic field experience a force of 4.9 x 10-3 N.

What is the magnitude of magnetic field induction?

A. 3.27T B. 4.7T D. 27.3T D 7.4T