MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

1. A charge q is moving in a magnetic field then the magnetic force does not depend upon
(1)Charge (2)Mass (3)Velocity (4)Magnetic field
2. ⃗
If an electron is going in the direction of magnetic field B with the velocity of ⃗v then the force on
electron is
(1) Zero (2) ) e ( ⃗v . ⃗
B) (3) e( ⃗v × ⃗
B) (4)None of these
3. When a charged particle enters perpendicular to the external uniform magnetic field, it follows
(1)Linear path (2) helical path (3) circular path (3) elliptical path
4. The magnetic force on a neutral particle moving in external uniform magnetic field is
(1)Zero (2) qvB (3) qvB sinϴ (4) qE
5. The correct expression for Lorentz force is
(1)q [ ⃗
E + (⃗ V )]
B×⃗ (2) q [ ⃗
E+ (⃗ B)]
V ×⃗ ⃗×⃗
(3) q ( V B) (4)q ⃗
E

6. When the charged particle move in combined electric and magnetic field, the force acting on it is
(1)Centripetal force (2) centrifugal force
(3) Lorentz force (4) magnetic force

7. A charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to it. The magnetic field
(1)Increases the speed of the particle
(2) Decreases the kinetic energy of the particle
(3)Changes the direction of motion of the particle
(4) Both (1) & (3)

8. If the direction of the initial velocity of the charged particle is neither along nor perpendicular to
that of the magnetic field, then the orbit will be
(1) A straight line (2) An ellipse (3) A circle (4) A helix
9. A magnetic field can be produced by
(1) A moving charge (2)A changing electric field
(3) None of these (4) Both of these

10. A particle moving in a magnetic field increases its velocity, then its radius of the circle
(1) Decreases (2) Increases (3)Remains the same (4) Becomes half

11. A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a resultant force

(1) In the direction of field
(2) In the direction opposite to that field
(3) In the direction perpendicular to both the field and its velocity
(4) None of the above

12. A proton (or charged particle) moving with velocity v is acted upon by electric field E and
magnetic field B. The proton will move undeflected if
(1) E is perpendicular to B
(2) E is parallel to v and perpendicular to B
(3) E and B both are parallel to v
E
v=
(4) E, B and v are mutually perpendicular and B
13. Magnetic field at the center of circular current loop is
μ0 I μ 0 πI I μ0 I
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2R 2R 2R 2 πR
14. SI unit of magnetic field is
(1)Dyne (2) Ohm (3) Tesla (4) Volt
15. Cyclotron is a device used to
(1) slow down charged particles (2) accelerate positively charged
particle
(3) accelerate negatively charged particle (4) accelerate neutral particle

16. In a cyclotron, the angular frequency of a charged particle is independent of

(1) Mass (2)Speed (3) Charge (4)Magnetic field
17. 1 Gauss=
(1)104 tesla (2)10-4 tesla (3)103 tesla (4)10-5 tesla
18. The dimension of the magnetic field intensity B is
−2 −1 −2 −1 2 −2 2 −2 −1
(1) MLT A (2) MT A (3) ML TA (4) M LT A

19. Unit of magnetic permeability is

2
(1) Amp/metre (2) Amp/ m (3) Henry (4) Henry/metre

20. Vector form of Biot-Savart’s law is

(1)
d ⃗B =
μ0
4π
i
r( )
d ⃗l ×⃗r
(2)
d ⃗B =
μ0
4π
i2 ( )
d l⃗ ×⃗r
r

( ) ( )
μ0 d l⃗×⃗r μ0 d ⃗l ×⃗r
d ⃗B = i2 d ⃗B = i
4π r2 4π r3
(3) (4)
21. The magnetic induction at the centre of a current carrying circular of coil radius r, is
(1) Directly proportional to r (2) Inversely proportional r
(3) Directly proportional to r2 (4) Inversely proportional to r2

22. The magnetic induction at any point due to a long straight wire carrying a current is
(1)Proportional to the distance from the wire
(2)Inversely proportional to the distance from wire
(3)Inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the wire
(4)Does not depend on distance

23. The magnetic field B with in the solenoid having n turns per metre length and carrying a current
of I ampere is given by
(1) μ0 ∋¿ (2) μ0 I (3) μ0 RI (4) μ0 /¿

24. A toroid has number of turns per unit length n, current I, then the magnetic field is
(1) μ0 ∋¿ (2) μ0 I (3) μ0 RI (4) μ0 / ¿
25. The direction of magnetic lines of force produced by passing a direct current in a conductor is
given by
(1)Lenz’s law (2) Fleming’s left hand rule
(3)Right hand palm rule (4) Maxwell’s law

26. Two free parallel wires carrying currents in opposite direction

(1)Attract each other (2) Repel each other
(3)Neither attract nor repel (4) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other

27. If m is magnetic moment and B is the magnetic field, then the torque is given by
→
|m|
→→ → → → → →

(1) m. B (2) |B| (3) m×B (4) |m|. |B|

28. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The torque acting on it does not
depend upon
(1) Shape of the loop (2) Area of the loop
(3) Value of the current (4) Magnetic field

29. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is placed in a uniform magnetic field B. The area enclosed
by the loop is A. If there are n turns in the loop, the torque acting on the loop is given by
1 ⃗ ⃗ 1 ⃗⃗
⃗ ⃗
(1) ni A × B
⃗⃗
(2) ni A⋅B (3) n
(i A × B )
(4) n
(i A⋅B )

30. An electron moves with a constant speed v along a circle of radius r. Its magnetic moment will
be (e is the electron's charge)
1
evr 2
(1)evr (2) 2 (3) πr ev (4) 2π rev
31. In a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection of the coil θ is related to the electrical current i by
the relation
(4) i∝ √ θ
2
(1) i∝tan θ (2) i∝θ (3) i∝θ

32. The sensitiveness of a moving coil galvanometer can be increased by decreasing

(1) The number of turns in the coil (2) The area of the coil
(3) The magnetic field (4) The couple per unit twist of the suspension

33. To convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter one should connect a

(1) High resistance in series with galvanometer
(2) Low resistance in series with galvanometer
(3) High resistance in parallel with galvanometer
(4) Low resistance in parallel with galvanometer

34. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter one should connect a

(1) High resistance in series with galvanometer
(2) Low resistance in series with galvanometer
(3) High resistance in parallel with galvanometer
(4) Low resistance in parallel with galvanometer