MOVING CHARGE AND MAGNETISM

CHAPTER:4
1. A proton and an alpha particle both enter a region of uniform magnetic field B, moving at right angles
to the field B. If the radius of circular orbits for both the particles is equal and the kinetic energy
acquired by proton is 1 MeV, the energy acquired by the alpha particle will be :
(a) 1.5 MeV (b) 1 MeV (c) 4 MeV (d) 0.5 MeV
Ans. (b)
2. An electron moving in a circular orbit of radius r makes n rotations per second. The magnetic field
produced at the centre has magnitude :
µ0 n 2 e µ0 ne µ0 ne
(a) (b) (c) (d) Zero
r 2r 2π r
Ans. (b)
3. In an ammeter 0.2% of main current passes through the galvanometer. If resistance of galvanometer is
G , the resistance of ammeter will be :
1 499 1 500
(a) G (b) G (c) G (d) G
499 500 500 499
Ans. (c)
4. When a proton is released from rest in a room, it starts with an initial acceleration a0 towards west.
When it is projected towards north with a speed v0 it moves with an initial acceleration 3a0 toward
west. The electric and magnetic fields in the room are :
ma0 3ma0 ma0 3ma0
(a) east, up (b) east, down
e ev0 e ev0
ma0 2ma0 ma0 2ma0
(c) west, up (d) west, down
e ev0 e ev0
Ans. (d)
5. A circular coil ABCD carrying a current i is placed in a uniform magnetic field. If the magnetic force
on the segment AB is F , the force on the remaining segment BCDA is :

(a) − F
A
(b) 3F i

(c) −3F D B

(d) F
Ans. (a) C
6. Two similar coils of radius R are lying concentrically with their planes at right angles to each other.
The currents flowing in them are I and 2 I , respectively. The resultant magnetic field induction at the
centre will be :
5µ0 I 5µ0 I µ0 I µ0 I
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2R 2R 2R R
Ans. (a)
7. A milli voltmeter of 25 milli volt range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 ampere range. The
value (in ohm) of necessary shunt will be :
(a) 0.001 (b) 0.01 (c) 1 (d) 0.05
Ans. (a)
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8. An alternating electric field, of frequency ν , is applied across the dees (radius = R ) of a cyclotron that
is being used to accelerate protons (mass = m) . The operating magnetic field ( B ) used in the
cyclotron and the kinetic energy ( K ) of the proton beam, produced by it, are given by :
mν 2π mν
(a) B = and K = 2mπ 2ν 2 R 2 (b) B = and K = m 2πν R 2
e e
2π mν mν
(c) B = and K = 2mπ 2ν 2 R 2 (d) B = and K = m 2πν R 2
e e
Ans. (c)
9. A proton carrying 1 MeV kinetic energy is moving in a circular path of radius R in uniform magnetic
field. What should be the energy of an α-particle to describe a circle of same radius in the same field?
(a) 2 MeV (b) 1 MeV (c) 0.5 MeV (d) 4 MeV
Ans. (b)
10. A current carrying closed loop in the form of a right angle isosceles triangle ABC is
A
placed in a uniform magnetic field acting along AB. If the magnetic force on the arm
BC is F , the force on the arm AC is :
(a) − 2 F (b) − F
(c) F (d) 2F B C
Ans. (b)
11. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are acting along the same direction in a certain
region. If an electron is projected in the region such that its velocity is pointed along the direction of
fields, then the electron :
(a) will turn towards right of direction of motion
(b) speed will decrease
(c) speed will increase
(d) will turn towards left of direction of motion
Ans. (b)
12. A galvanometer of resistance, G, is shunted by a resistance S ohm. To keep the main current in the
circuit unchanged, the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer is :
G S2 SG G2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(S + G) (S + G) (S + G) (S + G)
Ans. (d)
13. Charge q is uniformly spread on a thin ring of radius R. The ring rotates its axis with a uniform
frequency f Hz. The magnitude of magnetic induction at the centre of the ring is :
µ0 qf µ0 qf
(a) (b)
2π R 2R
µq µ0 q
(c) 0 (d)
2 fR 2π fR
Ans. (b)
14. A galvanometer has a coil of resistance 100 ohm and gives a full scale deflection for 30 mA current. If
it is to work as a voltmeter of 30 volt range, the resistance required to be added will be :
(a) 900 Ω (b) 1800 Ω (c) 500 Ω (d) 1000 Ω
Ans. (a)
15. A square current carrying loop is suspended in a uniform magnetic field acting in the plane of the loop.
If the force one arm of the loop is the net force on the remaining three arms of the loop is :
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(a) 3F (b) − F (c) −3F (d) F

Ans. (b)
16. A particle having a mass of 10−2 kg carries a charge of 5 ×10−8 C. The particle is given an initial
horizontal velocity of 105 m s −1 in the presence of electric field E and magnetic field B. To keep the
particle moving in a horizontal direction, it is necessary that :
(a) B should be perpendicular to the direction of velocity and E should be along the direction of
velocity
(b) Both B and E should be along the direction of velocity
(c) Both B and E are mutually perpendicular and perpendicular to the direction of velocity
(d) B should be along the direction of velocity and E should be perpendicular to the direction of
velocity
Ans. (c)
17. A galvanometer having a coil resistance of 60 Ω shows full scale deflection when a current of 1.0 amp
passes through it. It can be converted into an ammeter to read currents upto 5.0 amp by :
(a) putting in series a resistance of 15Ω
(b) putting in series a resistance of 240 Ω
(c) putting in parallel a resistance of 15 Ω
(d) putting in parallel a resistance of 240 Ω
Ans. (c)
18. The magnetic force acting on a charged particle of charge −2 µC in a magnetic field of 2 T acting in
y direction, when the particle velocity is :
(a) 4 N in z direction (b) 8 N in y direction (c) 8 N in z direction (d) 8 N in –z direction
Ans. (d)
19. Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field, a charged particle moves with constant speed v in a
circle of radius R. The time period of rotation of the particle :
(a) depends on R and not on v (b) is independent of both v and R
(c) depends on both v and R (d) depends on v and not on R
Ans. (b)
20. A particle of mass m, charge Q and kinetic energy T enter a transverse uniform magnetic field of
induction B. After 3 seconds the kinetic energy of the particle will be :
(a) T (b) 4T (c) 3T (d) 2T
Ans. (a)
21. A closed loop PQRS carrying a current is placed in a uniform magnetic field. If the magnetic forces
on segments PS , SR and RQ are F1 , F2 and F3 respectively and are in the plane of the paper and
along the directions shown, the force on the segment QP is :
Q
(a) ( F3 − F1 ) − F2
2 2

P
(b) F3 − F1 + F2 F3
F1
(c) F3 − F1 − F2
S R
( F3 − F1 )
2
(d) + F22 F2
Ans. (d)
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22. A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω is connected to a battery of 3 V along with a resistance of 2950 Ω
in series. A full scale deflection of 30 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer. In order to reduce this
deflection to 20 divisions, the resistance in series should be :
(a) 6050 Ω (b) 4450 Ω (c) 5050 Ω (d) 5550 Ω
Ans. (b)
23. The resistance of an ammeter is 13 Ω and its scale is graduated for a current upto 100 amps. After an
additional shunt has been connected to this ammeter it becomes possible to measure currents upto 750
amperes by this meter. The value of shunt-resistance is :
(a) 2 Ω (b) 0.2 Ω (c) 2 kΩ (d) 20 Ω
Ans. (a)
24. When a charge particle moving with velocity v is subjected to a magnetic field of induction B, the
force on it is non-zero. This implies that :
(a) angle between is either zero or 180°
(b) angle between in necessarily 90°
(c) angle between can have any value other than 90°
(d) angle between can have any value other than zero and 180°
Ans. (d)
25. Two circular coils 1 and 2 are made from the same wire but the radius of the 1st coil is twice that of the
2nd coil. What potential difference in volts should be applied across them so that the magnetic field at
their centres is the same?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
Ans. (c)
26. A very long straight wire carries a current I . At the instant when a charge +Q at point P has velocity
v , as shown, the force on the charge is :
(a) along Oy y
(b) opposite to Oy
O
(c) along Ox x
I P O
(d) opposite to Ox
Ans. (a)
27. An electron moves in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. It produces a magnetic field B at the
centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is proportional to :
B B v v
(a) (b) (c) (d)
v v B B
Ans. (c)
28. A galvanometer of 50 ohm resistance has 25 divisions. A current of 4 ×10−4 ampere gives
galvanometer into a voltmeter having a range of 25 volts, it should be connected with a resistance of :
(a) 2500 Ω as a shunt (b) 2450 Ω as a shunt (c) 2550 Ω in series (d) 2450 Ω in series
Ans. (d)
29. To convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter one should connect a :
(a) high resistance in series with galvanometer
(b) low resistance in series with galvanometer
(c) high resistance in parallel with galvanometer
(d) low resistance in parallel with galvanometer
Ans. (a)
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30. A charged particle moves through a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to it. Then the :
(a) speed of the particle remains unchanged (b) direction of the particle remains unchanged
(c) acceleration remains unchanged (d) velocity remains unchanged
Ans. (a)
31. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is doubled
and the number of turns per cm is halved, the new value of the magnetic field is :
B
(a) (b) B (c) 2 B (d) 4 B
2
Ans. (b)
32. A charge q moves in a region where electric field and magnetic field both exist, then force on it is :

(
(a) q v × B ) (
(b) qE + q v × B ) (
(c) qE + q B × v ) (
(d) qB + q E + v )
Ans. (b)
33. The magnetic field of given length of wire for single turn coil at its centre is B the its value for two
turns coil for the same wire is :
B B
(a) (b) (c) 4 B (d) 2 B
4 2
Ans. (c)
34. If number of turns, area and current through a coil is given by n, A and i respectively then its
magnetic moment will be :
ni
(a) niA (b) n 2iA (c) niA2 (d)
A
Ans. (a)
35. An electron having mass m and kinetic energy E enter in uniform magnetic field B perpendicularly,
then its frequency will be :
eE 2π m eB 2m
(a) (b) (c) (d)
qvB eB 2π m eBE
Ans. (c)
36. The magnetic field at centre, P will be :

5.0 A 2.5 A
P

5m
µ0 µ0 µ0
(a) (b) (c) (d) 4µ0π
4π π 2π
Ans. (c)
37. Magnetic field due to 0.1 A current flowing through a circular coil of radius 0.1 m and 1000 turns at
the centre of the coil is :
(a) 6.28 × 10−4 T (b) 4.31×10−2 T (c) 2 ×10 −1 T (d) 9.81× 10−4 T
Ans. (a)
38. A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is replace by the another wire of 1 mm
diameter carrying the same current. The strength of the magnetic field far away is :
(a) one-quarter of the earlier value (b) one-half of the earlier value
(c) twice the earlier value (d) same as the earlier value
Ans. (b)
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39. If a long hollow copper pipe carries a current, then produced magnetic field will be :
(a) both inside and outside the pipe (b) outside the pipe only
(c) inside the pipe only (d) neither inside nor outside the pipe
Ans. (b)
40. Magnetic field intensity at the centre of coil of 50 turns, radius 0.5 m and carrying a current of 2 A, is :
(a) 3 × 10−5 T (b) 1.25 ×10 −4 T (c) 0.5 × 10−5 T (d) 4 ×10−6 T
Ans. (b)
41. Two long parallel wires are at a distance of 1 metre. Both of them carry one ampere of current. The
force of attraction per unit length between the two wires is :
(a) 5 ×10−8 N/m (b) 2 × 10−8 N/m (c) 2 × 10−7 N/m (d) 10−7 N/m
Ans. (c)
42. A galvanometer having a resistance of 9 ohm is shunted by a wire of resistance 2 ohm. If the total
current is 1 amp, the part of it passing through the shunt will be :
(a) 0.2 amp (b) 0.8 amp (c) 0.25 amp (d) 0.5 amp
Ans. (b)
43. A coil of one turn is made of wire of certain length and then from the same length a coil of two turns is
made. If the same current is passed in both the cases, then the ratio of the magnetic inductions at their
centres will be :
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
Ans. (b)
44. Two parallel wires in free space are 10 cm apart and each carries a current of 10 A in the same
direction. The force exerted by one wire on the other, per metre length is :
(a) 2 × 10−4 N, repulsive (b) 2 × 10−7 N, repulsive
(c) 2 × 10−4 N, attractive (d) 2 × 10−7 N, attractive
Ans. (c)
45. A positively charged particle moving due East enters a region of uniform magnetic field directed
vertically upwards. This particle will :
(a) move in a circular path with a decreased speed
(b) move in a circular path with a uniform speed
(c) get deflected in vertically upward direction
(d) move in circular path with an increased speed.
Ans. (b)
46. Tesla I the unit of :
(a) electric field (b) magnetic field (c) electric flux (d) magnetic flux
Ans. (b)
47. Two equal electric currents are flowing perpendicular to each other as I
shown in the figure. AB and CD are perpendicular to each other and C A
symmetrically placed with respect t the currents. Where do we expect the
resultant magnetic field to be zero?
(a) On CD I
O
(b) On AB
D
(c) On both OD and BO B
(d) On both AB and CD
Ans. (b)
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48. The magnetic field d B due to a small current element dl at a distance r and element carrying
current i is :
µ0 2  dl × r  µ0  dl × r 
(a) d B = i   (b) d B = i 
4π  r  4π  r 3 
µ0  dl × r  µ0 2  dl × r 
(c) d B = i  (d) d B = i  
4π  r  4π  r 2 
Ans. (b)
49. A beam of electrons is moving with constant velocity in a region having electric and magnetic fields of
strength 20 Vm −1 and 0.5 T at right angles to the direction of motion of the electrons. What is the
velocity of the electrons?
(a) 8 ms −1 (b) 5.5 ms −1 (c) 20 ms −1 (d) 40 ms −1
Ans. (d)
50. A circular loop of a area 0.01 m 2 carrying a current of 10 A, is held perpendicular to a magnetic field
of intensity 0.1 T. The torque acting on the loop is :
(a) 0.001 N m (b) 0.8 N m (c) zero (d) 0.01 N m
Ans. (c)
51. A charge moving with velocity v in X-direction is subjected to a field of magnetic induction in
negative X-direction. As a result, the charge will :
(a) remain unaffected (b) start moving in a circular path Y-Z plane
(c) retard along X-axis (d) moving along a helical path around X-axis
Ans. (a)
52. A coil carrying electric current is placed in uniform magnetic field :
(a) torque is formed (b) e.m.f. is induced
(c) both (a) and (b) are correct (d) none of these
Ans. (a)
53. To convert a galvanometer into a ammeter, one needs to connect a :
(a) low resistance in parallel (b) high resistance in parallel
(c) low resistance in series (d) high resistance in series
Ans. (a)
54. A straight wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 1.2 ampere is placed in uniform magnetic
field of induction 2 tesla. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the length of the wire. The force on
the wire is :
(a) 2.4 N (b) 1.2 N (c) 3.0 N (d) 2.0 N
Ans. (b)
55. The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current i is 0.4 tesla. The magnetic field
at a distance 2r is :
(a) 0.2 tesla (b) 0.8 tesla (c) 0.1 tesla (d) 1.6 tesla
Ans. (a)
56. A uniform magnetic field acts right angles to the direction of motion of electrons. As a result, the
electron moves in a circular path of radius 2 cm. If the speed of electrons is doubled, then the radius of
the circular path will be :
(a) 2.0 cm (b) 0.5 cm (c) 4.0 cm (d) 1.0 cm
Ans. (c)
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57. A deuteron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbit of radius 0.5 metre in a plane
perpendicular to magnetic field B. The kinetic energy of the proton that describes a circular orbit of
radius 0.5 metre in the same plane with the same B is :
(a) 25 keV (b) 50 keV (c) 200 keV (d) 100 keV
Ans. (d)
58. Energy in a current carrying coil is stored in the form of :
(a) electric field only (b) magnetic field only (c) dielectric strength (d) both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
59. A current carrying coil is subjected to a uniform magnetic field. The coil will orient so that its plane
becomes :
(a) inclined at 45° to the magnetic field
(b) inclined at any arbitrary angle to the magnetic field
(c) parallel to the magnetic field
(d) perpendicular to magnetic field
Ans. (b)
60. The magnetic induction of a point P which is at the distance of 4 cm from a long current carrying wire
is 10−3 T. The field of induction at a distance 12 cm from the current will be :
(a) 3.33 ×10−4 T (b) 1.11× 10−4 T (c) 33 × 10−3 T (d) 9 × 10−3 T
Ans. (a)
61. Two charged particles traverse identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense in a uniform
magnetic field B = B0iˆ .
(a) They have equal z-components of momenta
(b) They must have equal charges
(c) They necessarily represent a particle, anti-particle pair
e e
(d) The charge to mass ratio satisfy:   +   = 0
 m 1  m 2
Ans: (d)
62. Boit-Savart law indicates that the moving electrons (velocity v ) produce a magnetic field B such that
(a) B is perpendicular to v
(b) B is parallel to v
(c) It obeys inverse cube law
(d) it is along the line joining the electron and point of observation
Ans: (a)
63. An electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of a current carrying long solenoid.
Which of the following is true ?
(a) The electron will be accelerated along the axis
(b) The electron path will be circular about the axis
(c) The electron will experience a force at 45° to the axis and hence execute a helical path
(d) The electron will continue to the move with uniform velocity along the axis of the solenoid
Ans: (d)
64. A current carrying circular loop of radius R is placed in the x-y plane with the centre at origin. Half of
the loop with x > 0 is now bent so that it now lies in the y-z plane.
(a) The magnitude of magnetic moment now diminishes.
(b) The magnetic moment does not change.
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(c) The magnitude of B at ( 0, 0, z ) , z >> R increases.
(d) The magnitude of B at ( 0, 0, z ) , z >> R is unchanged.
Ans: (a)
65. A circular current loop of magnetic moment M is in an arbitrary orientation in an external magnetic
field B. The work done to rotate the loop by 30° about an axis perpendicular to its plane is
MB MB
(a) MB (b) 3 (c) (d) zero
2 2
Ans: (d)
66. An electron is projected with velocity v along the axis of a current carrying long solenoid. Which one
of the following statements is true ?
(a) The path of the electron will be circular about the axis.
(b) The electron will be accelerated along the axis.
(c) The path of the electron will be helical.
(d) The electron will continue to move with the same velocity v along the axis of the solenoid.
Ans: (d)
( )
67. A test charge of 1.6 × 10−19 C is moving with a velocity v = 4i + 3k m/s in a magnetic field

( )
B = 3k + 4i T. The force on this test charge is:

(a) 24 ˆj N (b) −24i N (c) 24k N (d) 0

Ans: (d)
68. A charged particle after being accelerated through a potential difference 'V ' enters in a uniform
magnetic field and moves in a circle of radius r . If V is doubled, the radius, the radius of the circle
will become
r
(a) 2r (b) 2r (c) 4 r (d)
2
Ans: (b)
69. A long straight wire of circular cross-section of radius a carries a steady current I. The current is
uniformly distributed across its cross section. The ratio of the magnitudes of magnetic field at a point
distant a / 2 above the surface of wire to that at a point below its surface is
(a) 4:1 (b) 1:1 (c) 4:3 (d) 3:4
Ans: (c)
70. A current I flows through a long straight conductor which is bent into circular loop of radius R in the
middle s shown in the figure. The magnitude of the net magnetic field at point O will be

I
R
O
I

µ0 I µ0 I µ0 I  1 
(a) zero (b) (1 + π ) (c) (d) 1 − 
2R 4πR 2R  π 
Ans: (d)
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71. The magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying circular loop of radius R is B1 . The magnetic
B
field at a point on its axis at a distance R from the centre of the loop is B2 , then the ratio as 1 is
B2
1
(a) 2 2 (b) (c) 2 (d) 2
2
Ans: (a)
72. A electron enters a uniform magnetic field with speed v . It describes a semi-circular path and comes
out of the field. The final speed of the electron is
v
(a) zero (b) v (c) (d) 2v
2
Ans: (b)
73. A proton and alpha particle move in circular orbits in a uniform magnetic field. Their speeds are in the
r 
ratio of 9:4. the ratio of radii of their circular orbits  p  is
 ra 
3 4 8 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 9 8
Ans: (d)
74. There are uniform electric and magnetic fields in a region pointing along X-axis. An α -particle is
projected along Y -axis with a velocity v . The shape of the trajectory will be
(a) circular in XZ-plane
(b) circular in YZ-plane
(c) helical with its parallel to X-axis
(d) helical with its parallel to Y-axis
Ans: (b)
75. Two wires of the same length are shaped into a square of side a and a circle with radius r . If they
carry same current, the ratio of their magnetic moment is
(a) 2 : π (b) π : 2 (c) π : 4 (d) 4 : π
Ans: (c)
76. A region ahs a uniform magnetic field in it. A proton enters into region with velocity making an angle
of 45° with the direction of the magnetic field. In this region the proton will move on a path having
the shape of a
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) spiral (d) helical
Ans: (d)
For question number 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83, two statements are given-one labelled
Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R), select the correct answer to these questions
from the code (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
77. Assertion (A):
Magnetic field lines always form closed loops.
Reason (R):
Moving charge or current produce a magnetic field.
Ans: (b)
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78. Assertion (A):
Magnetic lines of force form continuous closed loops.
Reason (R):
Magnetic poles always occur in pairs as north pole and south pole.
Ans: (a)
79. Assertion (A):
When a charged particle moves perpendicular to magnetic field then its kinetic energy and momentum
gets affected.
Reason (R):
Force changes velocity of charged particle.
Ans: (d)
80. Assertion (A):
The kinetic energy of a charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field does not change.

Reason (R):
In a uniform magnetic field on the charge is zero.
Ans: (a)
81. Assertion (A):
The energy of a charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field does not change.
Reason (R):
In a uniform magnetic field no force acts on the charge particle.
Ans: (c)
82. Assertion (A):
The magnetic field intensity at the centre of a circular coil carrying current changes, if the current
through the coil is doubled.
Reason (R):
The magnetic field intensity is dependent on current in conductor.
Ans: (a)
83. Assertion (A):
Magnetic field due to current carrying solenoid is independent of its length and cross-sectional area.
Reason (R):
The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
Ans: (a)