MAGNETIC FIELDS 1

1. A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90 A in the east to west direction. What is the
magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the current 1.5 m below the line?
a) 1.2 x 10-5 T towards east b) 1.2 x 10 -5 T towards west
c) 1.2 x 10-5 T towards north d) 1.2 x 10-5 T towards south
2. A horizontal circular coil has 50 turns and a mean radius of 3.14 cm. It carries a current of 3.0 A. The
current is clockwise. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at the centre of the
coil ?
a) 3.0 x 10-4 T perpendicular to the plane of the coil.
b) 3.0 x 10-4 T perpendicular to the plane of the coil pointing upwards.
c) 3.0 x 10-5 T parallel to the plane of the coil pointing to the right.
d) 3.0 x 10-5 T parallel to the plane of the coil pointing to the left.
3. The magnetic field on the axis of a current-carrying circular loop of radius r at a distance x (>> r)
from the centre of the loop is B. If the radius of the loop is doubled, keeping the current unchanged,
the magnetic field at x (>> r) would be
a) B/4 b) B/2 c) 2B d) 4B
4. A straight wire carrying a current of 10 A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius π cm as shown in
the figure. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at the centre O of the arc?
a) 10-4 T normal to the plane of the arc and directed into the page.
b) 10-4 T normal to the plane of the arc and directed out of the page.
c) 2 x 10-4 T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the left.
d) 2 x 10-4 T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed to the right.
5. A wire of length L carrying a current I is bent into a circle. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the
centre of the circle is
a) Πμ0 I/ L b) μ0 I/ 2L c) 2Πμ0 I/ L d) μ0 I/ 2πL
6. A part of a long wire carrying a current I is bent into a circle of radius r as shown below. The net
magnetic field at the centre of the circular loop is
a) μ0 I / 4r b) μ0 I / 2r c) μ0 I (π+1) / 2πr d) μ0 I (π -1) / 2πr

7. The wire loop PQRSP formed by joining two semi-circular wires of radii R1 and R2 carries a current I as
shown below. The magnitude of the magnetic induction at centre C is

a) μ0 I / 4 (1/R1 – 1/R2) b) μ0 I / 4 (1/R1 + 1/R2)

b) μ0 I / 2 (1/R1 – 1/R2) d) μ0 I / 2 (1/R1 + 1/R2)
8. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r carrying a current I is B. What is the
magnetic field at a distance √3 r from the centre , on the axis of the coil?
a) B b) 2B c) 4B d) 8B
9. Two coils A and B, each of 10 turns and radius 20 cm, are held such that coil A lies in the vertical
plane and coil B in the horizontal plane with their centres coinciding. What currents should be passed
through the coils so as to nullify the earth’s magnetic field at their common centre?
(Horizontal component of earth’s field = 0.314 x 10-4 T and angle of dip = 26.60 , tan26.60 = 0.5)
a) IA = 2A, IB = 1.0A b) IA = 1.5A, IB = 1.0A
c) IA = 0.5A, IB = 1.0A d) IA = 1.0 A, IB =0.5 A
10. The magnetic field at the point of intersection of the diagonals of a square loop of side L carrying a
current I is
a) μ0 I / πL b) 2μ0 I / πL c) √2 μ0 I / πL d) 2√2 μ0 I / πL
11. Two particles X and Y having equal charges, after being accelerated through the same p.d. enter a
region of uniform magnetic field and describe circular paths of radii R1 and R2 respectively. The ratio
of mass of X to mass of Y is
a) (R2/ R1 ) ½ b) R2/ R1 c) (R1 / R2 )2 d) R1 / R 2
12. Two identical coils carry equal currents and have a common centre, but their planes are at right
angles to each other. What is the magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at the centre, if the field
due to one coil above is B?
a) Zero b) B/ √2 c) √2 B d) 2B
13. When a charged particle moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, its
a) energy and momentum both change.
b) energy changes but momentum remains unchanged.
c) momentum changes but energy remains unchanged.
d) Energy and momentum both do not change.
14. A proton with k.e. K describes a circle of radius ‘r’ in a uniform magnetic field. An alpha-particle with
k.e. K moving in the same magnetic field will describe a circle of radius
a) r/2 b) r c) 2r d) 4r
15. An electron emitted from a hot filament is accelerated through a p.d. of 2.88 Kv and enters a region
of a uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T at an angle of 30 0 to the field. The trajectory of the electron is a
(mass of electron = 9 x 10-31 kg)
a) circle of radius 1.6 mm b) circle of radius 0.9 mm
b) helix of radius 0.9 mm d) helix of radius 1.6 mm
16. A conducting circular loop of radius ‘r’ carries a constant current I. It is placed in a uniform magnetic
field B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on the loop is
a) IrB b) 2πIrB c) zero d) πIrB
17. A rectangular loop carrying a current I is situated near a long straight wire such that the wire is
parallel to one side of the loop. If a steady current I is established in the wire as shown in the above
figure, the loop will,
a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire
b) move away from the wire
c) move towards the wire
d) remain stationary
18. Two long parallel wires separated by a distance R have equal currents I flowing in each. The magnetic
field of one exerts a force F on the other. The distance R is increased to 2R and the current in each
wire is reduced from I to I/2. What is the force between them now?
a) 4F b) F c) F/4 d) F/8
19. The frequency of a charged particle circulating at right angles to a uniform magnetic field does
not depend on the
a) speed of the particle b) mass of the particle
c) charge of the particle d) magnetic field
20. Three long, straight and parallel wires C, D and G carrying currents are arranged as shown below. The
force experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C is
a) 0.4 N b) 0.04 N c) 4 x 10-3 N d) 4 x 10-4 N
21. The wire shown below carries a current of 40 A. If r = 3.14 cm, the magnetic field at point P will be
a) 1.6 x 10-3 T
b) 3.2 x 10-3 T
c) 4.8 x 10-3 T
d) 6.4 x 10-3 T
22. Two straight and long conductors AOB and COD are perpendicular to each other and carry currents of
I1 and I2. The magnitude of the magnetic field at a point P a distance ‘a’ from point O in a direction
perpendicular to the plane ABCD is
a) μ0( I1 + I2) / 2πa b) μ0( I1 - I2) / 2πa
2 2 ½
c) μ0( I1 + I2 ) / 2πa d) μ0I1I2 / 2πa( I1+ I2)
23. A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circular loop of one turn and the magnetic field
at the centre of the loop is B. The wire is then bent into a circular coil of n turns and the same current
is passed through it. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil will be
a) nB b) n2B c) 2nB d) 2n2B
24. The magnetic field due to a current-carrying circular loop of radius 3 cm at a point on its axis at a
distance of 4 cm from the centre is 54 μT. The magnetic field (in μT) at the centre of the loop will be
a) 250 b) 150 c) 125 d) 72
25. A wire PQRS shown below carries a current I. The radius of the circular part of the wire is r. The
magnetic field at the centre O of the circular part of the wire is given by
a) μ0I / 8r b) μ0I / 4r
c) 3μ0I / 8r d) μ0I / 2r
26. Two long parallel wires P and Q are held perpendicular to the plane of the paper at a separation of
5m. If P and Q carry currents of 2.5 A and 5 A respectively in the same direction, then the magnetic
field at a point midway between P and Q is
a) μ0 / π b) √3 μ0 / π c) μ0 / 2π d) 3μ0 / 2π
27. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with inner and outer radii a and b
respectively. When a current I passes through the coil, the magnetic field at the centre is
a) μ0NI / b b) 2μ0NI / a c) μ0NI ln (b/a) / 2(b - a) d) μ0NI ln (a/b) / 2(b - a)
28. A current I is flowing through the sides of an equilateral triangle of side a. The magnitude of the
magnetic field at the centroid of the triangle is
a) 3μ0I / 2πa b) 9μ0I / 2πa c) 3√3 μ0I / 2πa d) zero
29. A metal wire of mass m slides without friction on two rails spaced at a distance d apart. The track
lies in a vertical uniform magnetic field B. A constant current I flows along one rail, across the wire
and back down the other rail. If the wire is initially at rest, the time taken for it to move through a
distance x along the track is
a) √(BId / 2xm) b) √(2xm / BId) c) √(BIdm / 2x) d) √(2dm / BIx)
30. A thin wire loop carrying a current I is placed in a uniform magnetic field B pointing out of the plane
of the coil as shown. The loop will tend to
a) move towards the x- direction b) move towards the y- direction
c) contract d) expand
31. A current-carrying metal wire of diameter 2 mm produces a maximum magnetic field of magnitude
2x10-3 T. The current in the wire is
a) 10 A b) 20 A c) 40 A d) 40√2 A
32. A charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field with its velocity vector making an angle of 300 with
the magnetic field. The particle describes a helical trajectory of pitch x. The radius of the helix is
a) x /2π b) x /2√2π c) x /2√3π d) √3x /2π
33. A metal rod of length L and mass M is slipping down a smooth inclined plane of inclination 300 with a
constant velocity V. The rod carries a current I directed inwards perpendicular to the plane of the
paper. A magnetic field directed vertically upwards perpendicular to the length of the rod exists in
space. The magnitude of the magnetic field is
a) Mg / IL b) Mg / 2IL c) √3Mg / 2IL d) Mg / √3IL
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