1184 Magnetic Effect of Current

4. If a long hollow copper pipe carries a direct current, the magnetic magnetic induction at any point outside the conductor at a distance
field associated with the current will be r metre from the axis is
[CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 1999; (a)  (b) Zero
CPMT 1984, 2000; Pb. PET 2000; JIPMER 2002]  0 2i 0 2 i
(c) (d)
(a) Only inside the pipe 4 r 4 r
(b) Only outside the pipe 10. A straight section PQ of a circuit lies along the X-axis from
(c) Neither inside nor outside the pipe a a
x  to x  and carries a steady current i. The magnetic
(d) Both inside and outside the pipe 2 2
field due to the section PQ at a point X = + a will be
5. The magnetic field d B due to a small current element d l at a
(a) Proportional to a (b) Proportional to a 2
distance r and element carrying current i is, (c) Proportional to 1 / a (d) Zero
or 11. A helium nucleus makes a full rotation in a circle of radius 0.8
Vector form of Biot-savart's law is metre in two seconds. The value of the magnetic field B at the
[CBSE PMT 1996; MP PET 2002; MP PMT 2000] centre of the circle will be
[CPMT 1988; KCET 1998; UPSEAT 2001]
  d l  r    dl  r 
(a) dB  0 i (b) d B  0 i 2  
10 19
4  r  4  r  (a) (b) 10 19 0
    0
0 2  d l  r 
 0  dl  r 
2  10 10
(c) dB  i (d) d B  i 3 
(c) 2  10 10 0 (d)
4  r 2  4  r  0
   
6. A charge q coulomb moves in a circle at n revolutions per second 12. A solenoid of 1.5 metre length and 4.0 cm diameter posses 10 turn
and the radius of the circle is r metre. Then magnetic field at the per cm. A current of 5 ampere is flowing through it. The magnetic
centre of the circle is induction at axis inside the solenoid is
[CPMT 1990]
2q 2q
(a)  10 7 N/amp/metre (b)  10 7 N/amp/metre 3 5
nr r (a) 2  10 Tesla (b) 2  10 Tesla

2nq 2q (c) 4  10 2 Gauss (d) 2  10 5 Gauss

(c)  10 7 N/amp/metre (d) N/amp/metre
r r 13. The magnetic induction at a point P which is distant 4 cm from a
7. An infinitely long straight conductor is bent into the shape as shown long current carrying wire is 10 8 Tesla . The field of induction at
in the figure. It carries a current of i ampere and the radius of the a distance 12 cm from the same current would be [
circular loop is r metre. Then the magnetic induction at its centre
9 4
will be [MP PMT 1999] (a) 3.33  10 Tesla (b) 1.11  10 Tesla
 0 2i
(a) (  1) (c) 3  10 3 Tesla (d) 9  10 2 Tesla
4 r
r 14. The strength of the magnetic field at a point r near a long straight
 0 2i
(b) (  1) current carrying wire is B. The field at a distance
r
will be
4 r O 2
i
(c) Zero
B B
(d) Infinite (a) (b)
2 4
8. A current i ampere flows in a circular arc of wire whose radius is R,
(c) 2B (d) 4B
which subtend an angle 3 / 2 radian at its centre. The magnetic
induction B at the centre is 15. Field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r, through which a
current I flows is [MP PMT 1993]
0 i (a) Directly proportional to r
(a)
R
(b) Inversely proportional to I
0 i R (c) Directly proportional to I
(b) i /2
2R
O (d) Directly proportional to I 2
2 0 i 16. A current of 0.1 A circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a
(c)
R radius equal to 5 cm. The magnetic field set up at the centre of the
coil is
3 0 i
(d)
8R (0  4  10 7 weber / ampere  metre) [MP PMT 1993]
9. A current i ampere flows along the inner conductor of a coaxial
(a) 4  10 5 tesla (b) 8  10 5 tesla
cable and returns along the outer conductor of the cable, then the
(c) 4  10 5 tesla (d) 2  10 5 tesla
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1185

17. The magnetic field B with in the solenoid having n turns per metre 0 i  r2  r1 
length and carrying a current of i ampere is given by (d)  
4  r1r2 

[MP PET 1993]
23. The magnetic moment of a current carrying loop is
0 ni 2.1  10 25 amp  m 2 . The magnetic field at a point on its axis at
(a) (b) 0 ni
e
a distance of 1 Å is
(c) 40 ni (d) ni
(a) 4.2  10 2 weber / m 2 (b) 4.2  10 3 weber / m 2
18. The magnetic induction at the centre O in the figure shown is [IIT 1988; KCET 2002]

0 i  1 1 
(c) 4.2  10 4 weber / m 2 (d) 4.2  10 5 weber / m 2
(a)   
4  R1 R2  24. Two straight horizontal parallel wires are carrying the same current
in the same direction, d is the distance between the wires. You are
provided with a small freely suspended magnetic needle. At which of
0 i  1 1  R2
(b)    the following positions will the orientation of the needle be
4  R1 R2 
 independent of the magnitude of the current in the wires
R1
0 i (a) At a distance d / 2 from any of the wires
(c) (R1  R2 ) O
4 (b) At a distance d / 2 from any of the wires in the horizontal
plane
0 i
(d) (R1  R2 ) (c) Anywhere on the circumference of a vertical circle of radius d
4 and centre halfway between the wires
19. Field inside a solenoid is [MP PMT 1993] (d) At points halfway between the wires in the horizontal plane
(a) Directly proportional to its length 25. A particle carrying a charge equal to 100 times the charge on an
electron is rotating per second in a circular path of radius 0.8 metre.
(b) Directly proportional to current The value of the magnetic field produced at the centre will be
(0  permeability for vacuum)
(c) Inversely proportional to total number of turns
[CPMT 1986; KCET 2001; BHU 2001]
(d) Inversely proportional to current 7
10
20. In the figure, shown the magnetic induction at the centre of there (a) (b) 10 17 0
0
arc due to the current in portion AB will be
(c) 10 6 0 (d) 10 7 0
0 i
(a) 26. A circular coil of radius R carries an electric current. The magnetic
r field due to the coil at a point on the axis of the coil located at a
0 i r distance r from the centre of the coil, such that r >> R, varies as [EAMCET 1987
(b) 1 1
2r (a) (b)
A B O C D r r3 / 2
0 i
(c) 1 1
4r (c) 2
(d) 3
r r
(d) Zero 27. In hydrogen atom, an electron is revolving in the orbit of radius
21. In the above question, the magnetic induction at O due to the whole 0 .53 Å with 6.6  1015 rotations/second. Magnetic field produced
length of the conductor is at the centre of the orbit is [MP PET 2003]
[MP PMT/PET 1998; RPET 2002]
(a) 0.125 wb / m 2 (b) 1.25 wb / m 2
0 i 0 i
(a) (b) (c) 12.5 wb / m 2 (d) 125 wb / m 2
r 2r
28. The magnetic induction due to an infinitely long straight wire
0 i carrying a current i at a distance r from wire is given by
(c) (d) Zero
4r [MP PET 1994]
22. In the figure shown there are two semicircles of radii r1 and r2 in
   2i   r
which a current i is flowing. The magnetic induction at the centre (a) | B |   0  (b) | B |   0 
O will be  4  r  4   2i
0 i  4   2i  4  r
(a) (r1  r2 ) (c) | B |    (d) | B |   
 
 0  r   0  2i
r
0 i
(b) (r1  r2 ) r1 29. Magnetic effect of current was discovered by [MP PET 1994]
4
(a) Faraday (b) Oersted
0 i  r1  r2  O
(c)   r2 (c) Ampere (d) Bohr
4  r1r2 
30. Two concentric circular coils of ten turns each are situated in the
same plane. Their radii are 20 and 40 cm and they carry respectively
 1186 Magnetic Effect of Current

0.2 and 0.3 ampere current in opposite direction. The magnetic field 0 i
(c) (d) Zero
in weber / m 2 at the centre is 2R
[MP PMT 1994]
37. A straight wire of length ( 2 ) metre is carrying a current of 2A and
35 0 the magnetic field due to it is measured at a point distant 1 cm from
(a) 0 (b)
4 80 it. If the wire is to be bent into a circle and is to carry the same
current as before, the ratio of the magnetic field at its centre to that
7 5 obtained in the first case would be
(c) 0 (d) 0 [
80 4 (a) 50 : 1 (b) 1 : 50
31. A long solenoid has a radius a and number of turns per unit length (c) 100 : 1 (d) 1 : 100
is n. If it carries a current i, then the magnetic field on its axis is
directly proportional to [MP PMT 1994] 38. The direction of magnetic lines of forces close to a straight
conductor carrying current will be
(a) ani (b) ni
[RPMT 2002; RPET 2003; MP PET 2003]
ni 2 (a) Along the length of the conductor
(c) (d) n i
a
(b) Radially outward
32. A cell is connected between two points of a uniformly thick circular
(c) Circular in a plane perpendicular to the conductor
conductor. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop will be [MP PMT 1994]
(d) Helical
0
(a) Zero (b) (i1  i2 ) 39. If the strength of the magnetic field produced 10cm away from a
2a
infinitely long straight conductor is 10 5 W eber / m 2 , the value of
0 0
(c) (i1  i2 ) (d) (i1  i2 ) the current flowing in the conductor will be
2a a
[MP PET 1996]
(Here i1 and i2 are the currents flowing in the two parts of the (a) 5 ampere (b) 10 ampere
circular conductor of radius ‘a’ and  0 has the usual meaning) (c) 500 ampere (d) 1000 ampere
33. A long solenoid is formed by winding 20 turns/cm. The current 40. Due to 10 ampere of current flowing in a circular coil of 10 cm
necessary to produce a magnetic field of 20 millitesla inside the radius, the magnetic field produced at its centre is
solenoid will be approximately 3.14  10 3 W eber / m 2 . The number of turns in the coil will be
0
(  10 7 tesla metre / ampere) [MP PMT 1994] (a) 5000 (b) 100
4 (c) 50 (d) 25
(a) 8.0 A (b) 4.0 A 41. There are 50 turns of a wire in every cm length of a long solenoid. If
(c) 2.0 A (d) 1.0 A 4 ampere current is flowing in the solenoid, the approximate value
34. A battery is connected between two points A and B on the of magnetic field along its axis at an internal point and at one end
circumference of a uniform conducting ring of radius r and will be respectively
resistance R. One of the arcs AB of the ring subtends an angle  at [MP PET 1996]
the centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to (a) 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 6.3  10 3 W eber / m 2
the current in the ring is [IIT 1995]

(a) Proportional to 2 (180   ) (b) 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 25.1  10 3 W eber / m 2

(b) Inversely proportional to r (c) 25.1  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2
(c) Zero, only if   180
(d) 25.1  10 5 W eber / m 2 , 12.6  10 5 W eber / m 2
(d) Zero for all values of 
42. A solenoid is 1.0 metre long and it has 4250 turns. If a current of
35. A current of 1 ampere is passed through a straight wire of length 2.0 5.0 ampere is flowing through it, what is the magnetic field at its
metres. The magnetic field at a point in air at a distance of 3 metres
centre [0  4  10 7 weber / amp  m]
from either end of wire and lying on the axis of wire will be [MP PET 1995]
[MP PMT 1996]
0 0
(a) (b) (a) 5.4  10 2 weber / m 2 (b) 2.7  10 2 weber / m 2
2 4
0 (c) 1.35  10 2 weber / m 2 (d) 0.675  10 2 weber / m 2
(c) (d) Zero
8
43. A vertical wire kept in Z-X plane carries a current from Q to P (see
36. A long copper tube of inner radius R carries a current i. The figure). The magnetic field due to current will have the direction at
magnetic field B inside the tube is [MP PMT 1995] the origin O along Z P
0 i 0 i (a) OX Y
(a) (b)
2R 4 R (b) OX ' O i
X X

Y Q
Z'
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1187

(c) OY 0 N
(c) NLI (d)  0 I
(d) OY ' 4 L
51. In a current carrying long solenoid, the field produced does not
44. One metre length of wire carries a constant current. The wire is depend upon [MP PET 1999]
bent to form a circular loop. The magnetic field at the centre of this
(a) Number of turns per unit length
loop is B. The same is now bent to form a circular loop of smaller
radius to have four turns in the loop. The magnetic field at the (b) Current flowing
centre of this new loop is (c) Radius of the solenoid
(a) 4 B (b) 16 B (d) All of the above three
52. The earth's magnetic induction at a certain point is
(c) B/2 (d) B/4
7  10 5 W b / m 2 . This is to be annulled by the magnetic
45. In a hydrogen atom, an electron moves in a circular orbit of radius induction at the centre of a circular conducting loop of radius 5 cm.
5.2  10 11 m and produces a magnetic induction of 12.56 T at its The required current in the loop is
nucleus. The current produced by the motion of the electron will be [MP PET 1999; MP PMT 2002]
7 (a) 0.56 A (b) 5.6 A
(Given  0  4  10 W b / A  m)
[MP PET 1997]
(c) 0.28 A (d) 2.8 A
53. Magnetic field due to 0.1 A current flowing through a circular coil of
(a) 6.53  10 3 ampere (b) 13.25  10 10 ampere radius 0.1 m and 1000 turns at the centre of the coil is

(c) 9.6  10 6 ampere (d) 1.04  10 3 ampere (a) 2  10 1 T (b) 4.31  10 2 T

 (c) 6.28  10 4 T (d) 9.81  10 4 T

46. An arc of a circle of radius R subtends an angle at the centre. It
2 54. Magnetic field intensity at the centre of coil of 50 turns, radius 0.5
carries a current i. The magnetic field at the centre will be [MP PET 2003]
m and carrying a current of 2 A is
0 i 0 i [CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 2002]
(a) (b)
2R 8R
(a) 0.5  10 5 T (b) 1.25  10 4 T
0 i 2 0 i
(c) (d)
4R 5R (c) 3  10 5 T (d) 4  10 5 T
47. At a distance of 10 cm from a long straight wire carrying current,
the magnetic field is 0.04 T. At the distance of 40 cm, the magnetic 55. A circular coil ‘A’ has a radius R and the current flowing through it
field will be [MP PMT 1997] is I. Another circular coil ‘B’ has a radius 2R and if 2I is the current
flowing through it, then the magnetic fields at the centre of the
(a) 0.01 T (b) 0.02 T
circular coil are in the ratio of (i.e. B A to B B ) [
(c) 0.08 T (d) 0.16 T
48. A uniform wire is bent in the form of a circle of radius R. A current (a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
I enters at A and leaves at C as shown in the figure : (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
If the length ABC is half of the length ADC, the magnetic field at the 56. The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current
centre O will be [MP PMT 1997] i is 0.4 Tesla. The magnetic field at a distance 2r is
(a) Zero B [CBSE PMT 1992; DPMT 2004]
0 I C
(a) 0.2 Tesla (b) 0.8 Tesla
(b)
2R A
(c) 0.1 Tesla (d) 1.6 Tesla
0 I O 57. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight and
(c)
4R thin-walled pipe. Then [IIT-JEE 1993]
0 I D (a) The magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same but
(d) not zero
6R
49. The magnetic induction at any point due to a long straight wire (b) The magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
carrying a current is [MP PMT/PET 1998] (c) The magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(a) Proportional to the distance from the wire (d) The magnetic field is different at different points inside the
(b) Inversely proportional to the distance from wire pipe
(c) Inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the 58. The magnetic field at the centre of current carrying coil is
wire
[CPMT 1996; RPET 2002, 03]
(d) Does not depend on distance
50. The expression for magnetic induction inside a solenoid of length L 0 ni 0 ni
(a) (b)
carrying a current I and having N number of turns is 2r 1998]
[MP PMT/PET 2 r
0 N 0 ni
(a) (b)  0 NI (c) (d) 0 ni
4 LI 4r
 1188 Magnetic Effect of Current

59. A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is (c) 0i / n (d) None of these
replaced by another wire of 1 mm diameter carrying the same
current. The strength of magnetic field far away is 68. Magnetic field due to a ring having n turns at a distance x on its
[CBSE PMT 1997, 99] axis is proportional to (if r = radius of ring) [RPET 2000]

(a) Twice the earlier value r r2

(a) (b)
(b) Half of the earlier value (x  r 2 )
2
( x  r 2 )3 / 2
2

(c) Quarter of its earlier value

nr 2 n 2r 2
(d) Unchanged (c) (d)
(x 2  r 2 ) 3 / 2 (x 2  r 2 ) 3 / 2
60. A neutral point is obtained at the centre of a vertical circular coil
carrying current. The angle between the plane of the coil and the 69. A and B are two concentric circular conductors of centre O and
magnetic meridian is [SCRA 1998] carrying currents i1 and i2 as shown in the adjacent figure. If ratio
(a) 0 (b) 45° of their radii is 1 : 2 and ratio of the flux densities at O due to A and
(c) 60° (d) 90° B is 1 : 3, then the value of i1 / i2 is [KCET 2000]

61. One Tesla is equal to [AFMC 1998] 1

(a)
7 4 6 B
(a) 10 gauss (b) 10 gauss
1 A
(c) 10 4 gauss (d) 10 8 gauss (b) r2
4 r1
O
62. A current carrying wire in the neighborhood produces 1
(c) i1
[AFMC 1999] 3 i2
(a) No field 1
(d)
(b) Electric field only 2
(c) Magnetic field only 70. A long straight wire carries an electric current of 2 A. The magnetic
induction at a perpendicular distance of 5m from the wire is
(d) Electric and magnetic fields
(a) 4  10 8 T (b) 8  10 8 T
63. Tesla is the unit of [AIIMS 1999]
(a) Electric flux (b) Magnetic flux (c) 12  10 8 T (d) 16  10 8 T
(c) Electric field (d) Magnetic field 71. A straight wire carrying a current 10 A is bent into a semicircular
arc of radius 5 cm. The magnitude of magnetic field at the center is
64. The magnetic induction in air at a point 1cm away from a long wire
that carries a current of 1A, will be (a) 1.5  10 5 T (b) 3.14  10 5 T
[BHU 1999]
(c) 6.28  10 5 T (d) 19.6  10 5 T
5 5
(a) 1  10 T (b) 2  10 T
72. A long solenoid of length L has a mean diameter D. It has n layers of
(c) 3  10 5 T (d) 4  10 5 T windings of N turns each. If it carries a current ‘i’ the magnetic field
65. The magnetic field at the centre of coil of n turns, bent in the form at its centre will be [MP PMT 2000]
of a square of side 2l , carrying current i, is (a) Proportional to D
[AMU (Engg.) 1999] (b) Inversely proportional to D

2 0 ni 2 0 ni (c) Independent of D
(a) (b)
l 2l (d) Proportional to L
73. A circular loop of radius 0.0157m carries a current of 2.0 amp. The
2 0 ni 2 0 ni
(c) (d) magnetic field at the centre of the loop is
4l l
66. Which of the following gives the value of magnetic field according ( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp  m) [
to, Biot-Savart’s law’ [BHU 2000]
(a) 1.57  10 -5
weber / m 2 (b) 8.0  10 -5
weber / m 2
il sin  0 il sin
(a) (b) 2.5  10 -5
weber / m 2 (d) 3.14  10 -5
weber / m 2
r2 4 r (c)

 0 il sin 0 74. A long solenoid has 200 turns per cm and carries a current of 2.5 amps.
(c) (d) il sin
4 r2 4 The magnetic field at its centre is ( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp - m) [

67. A toroid has number of turns per unit length n, current i, then the (a) 3.14  10 2 weber / m 2
magnetic field is [RPET 2000]
(b) 6.28  10 2 weber / m 2
(a)  0 ni (b) 0 n 2i
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1189

(c) 9.42  10 2 weber / m 2 81. A current of 2 amp. flows in a long, straight wire of radius 2 mm.
The intensity of magnetic field on the axis of the wire is
(d) 12.56  10 2 weber / m 2  
 o 
    10 Tesla (b)  o   10 3 Tesla
3
(a)
75. Two concentric coplanar circular loops of radii r1 and r2 carry    2 
currents of respectively i1 and i2 in opposite directions (one  2o 
    10 Tesla
3
(c) (d) Zero
clockwise and the other anticlockwise.) The magnetic induction at  
the centre of the loops is half that due to i1 alone at the centre. If
82. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r
r2  2r1 . the value of i2 / i1 is carrying current I is B1 . The field at the centre of another coil of
[MP PET 2000] B1
radius 2 r carrying same current I is B 2 . The ratio is
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 B2
(c) 1/4 (d) 1 1
(a) (b) 1
76. PQRS is a square loop made of uniform conducting wire the current 2
enters the loop at P and leaves at S. Then the magnetic field will be (c) 2 (d) 4
83. 1A current flows through an infinitely long straight wire. The
[KCET 2000] magnetic field produced at a point 1 metres away from it is
[MP PMT 2001]
Q R
2
(a) 2  10 3 Tesla (b) Tesla
10
(c) 2  10 7 Tesla (d) 2  10 6 Tesla
P S
84. Two infinitely long parallel wires carry equal current in same
(a) Maximum at the centre of the loop direction. The magnetic field at a mid point in between the two
wires is [MP PMT 2001]
(b) Zero at the centre of loop
(a) Twice the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
(c) Zero at all points inside the loop
(b) Half of the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
(d) Zero at all points outside of the loop (c) Square of the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
77. Magnetic fields at two points on the axis of a circular coil at a (d) Zero
distance of 0.05m and 0.2m from the centre are in the ratio 8 : 1.
The radius of the coil is 85. A wire in the form of a square of side ‘a’ carries a current i. Then
the magnetic induction at the centre of the square wire is (Magnetic
[KCET 2002] permeability of free space =  o ) [EAMCET 2001]
(a) 1.0 m (b) 0.1 m
0i 0i 2
(c) 0.15 m (d) 0.2 m (a) (b)
2a a
78. An electric current passes through a long straight wire. At a distance
5 cm from the wire, The magnetic field is B. The field at 20 cm 2 2o i 0i
(c) (d)
from the wire would be a 2 a
[CPMT 2001; Pb PET 2002] 86. What should be the current in a circular coil of radius 5cm to annul
B B B H  5  10 5 T [DCE 2001]
(a) (b)
6 4 (a) 0.4 A (b) 4 A
B B (c) 40 A (d) 1 A
(c) (d)
3 2 87. A current of 0.1 A circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a
radius equal to 5cm. The magnetic field set up at the centre of the
79. A closely wound flat circular coil of 25 turns of wire has diameter of
coil is ( = 4  10 weber/amp-metre)
–7

10 cm and carries a current of 4 ampere. Determine the flux density 0

at the centre of a coil [DPMT 2002]

[AIIMS 2001] (a) 2  10 Tesla

–5
(b) 4  10 Tesla
–5

(a) 1.679  10 5 tesla (b) 2.028  10 4 tesla (c) 8  10 Tesla –5

(d) 4  10 Tesla –5

88. An electron moving in a circular orbit of radius r makes n rotation

(c) 1.257  10 3 tesla (d) 1.512  10 6 tesla per second. The magnetic field produced at the centre has a
magnitude of
80. The dimension of the magnetic field intensity B is
[KCET 2001; UPSEAT 2001, 02]
[MP PET 2001]
 0 ne 0 n 2e
(a) MLT 2 A 1 (b) MT 2 A 1 (a) (b)
2r 2r
(c) ML2 TA 2 (d) M 2 LT 2 A 1
 1190 Magnetic Effect of Current

 0 ne coil, the magnetic induction at the center of this coil for the same
(c) (d) Zero current will be
2r
[MP PMT 2002]
89. A long solenoid has n turns per meter and current I A is flowing (a) B1 (b) 9 B1
through it. The magnetic field at the ends of the solenoid is [MP PMT 2001; MP PET 2002]
(c) 3 B1 (d) 27 B1
 0 nI
(a) (b)  0 nI 96. Gauss is unit of which quantity [MP PET 2002]
2 (a) H (b) B
(c) Zero (d) 2  0 nI (c)  (d) I
97. On connecting a battery to the two corners of a diagonal of a square
90. A wire carrying current i is shaped as shown. Section AB is a conductor frame of side a the magnitude of the magnetic field at
quarter circle of radius r. The magnetic field is directed the centre will be [MP PET 2002]
[KCET 2002] o
(a) Zero (b)
a
2o 4 o i
(c) (d)
a a
B 98. The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying
coil of the radius a and at a distance ‘a’ from centre of the coil and
perpendicular to the axis of coil is
A C [MP PET 2002]
i
1
(a) At an angle  / 4 to the plane of the paper (a) (b) 2
2
(b) Perpendicular to the plane of the paper and directed in to the
1
paper (c) (d) 2 2
2 2
(c) Along the bisector of the angle ACB towards AB
99. A part of a long wire carrying a current i is bent into a circle of
(d) Along the bisector of the angle ACB away from AB radius r as shown in figure. The net magnetic field at the centre O
91. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other. Each carries a of the circular loop is [UPSEAT 2002]
current i in the same direction and the separation between them is o i
2r. The intensity of the magnetic field midway between them is (a)
4r
[Kerala PET 2002; DCE 2002] o i i i
(b) r O
(a) o i / r 2r
o i i i
(b) 4 o i / r P (c) (  1) A B
2r
(c) Zero o i
(d) (  1)
(d) o i / 4 r 2r
100. The current in the windings on a toroid is 2.0A. There are 400 turns
92. A magnetic field can be produced by [AIEEE 2002] and the mean circumferential length is 40cm. If the inside magnetic
(a) A moving charge (b) A changing electric field field is 1.0T, the relative permeability is near to
(a) 100 (b) 200
(c) None of these (d) Both of these
(c) 300 (d) 400
93. Unit of magnetic permeability is [AFMC 2002] 101. ‚On flowing current in a conducting wire the magnetic field
produces around it.‛ It is a law of [RPET 2003]
(a) Amp/metre (b) Amp/ m 2
(a) Lenz (b) Ampere
(c) Henry (d) Henry/metre (c) Ohm (d) Maxwell
94. A long straight wire carries a current of  amp. The magnetic field 102. The magnetic field near a current carrying conductor is given by
5
due to it will be 5  10 weber/m 2
at what distance from the (a) Coulomb’s law (b) Lenz’ law
(c) Biot-savart’s law (d) Kirchoff’s law
wire [ o  permeability of air]
103. A current of 10A is passing through a long wire which has
[MP PMT 2002]
semicircular loop of the radius 20cm as shown in the figure.
10 4 Magnetic field produced at the centre of the loop is
(a) 10 4  o metre (b) metre
o [Orissa JEE 2003]
(a) 10 T
10 6
(c) 10 6  o metre (d) metre
o (b) 5 T
20 cm
10 A
95. When a certain length of wire is turned into one circular loop, the (c) 4 T
magnetic induction at the centre of coil due to some current flowing P
is B1 If the same wire is turned into three loops to make a circular (d) 2 T
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1191

104. A wire in the form of a circular loop of one turn carrying a current 112. A current flows in a conductor from east to west. The direction of
produces a magnetic field B at the centre. If the same wire is looped the magnetic field at a points above the conductor is .....
into a coil of two turns and carries the same current, the new value (a) Towards north (b) Towards south
of magnetic induction at the centre is [CBSE 2002; KCET 2003]
(c) Towards east (d) Towards west
(a) 5 B (b) 3 B
113. A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circle of one
(c) 2 B (d) 4 B turn and the magnetic field at the centre of the coil is B. It is then
105. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along bent into a circular loop of n turns. The magnetic field at the centre
its axis. If the current is doubled and the number of turns per cm is of the coil will be [AIEEE 2004]
halved, the new value of the magnetic field is
[CBSE PMT 2003] (a) nB (b) n B 2

(a) B (b) 2 B (c) 2nB (d) 2n B 2

(c) 4 B (d) B/2 114. The magnetic field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius
106. A long straight wire carrying current of 30A is placed in an external 3 cm at a point on the axis at a distance of 4 cm from the centre is
uniform magnetic field of induction 4  10 T. The magnetic field is
–4
54 T. What will be its value at the centre of the loop
acting parallel to the direction of current. The magnitude of the (a) 250  T (b) 150  T
resultant magnetic induction in tesla at a point 2.0 cm away from
the wire is [EAMCET 2003] (c) 125  T (d) 75  T
(a) 10 –4
(b) 3  10 –4
115. The magnetic induction at the centre of a current carrying circular
(c) 5  10 –4
(d) 6  10 –4 of coil radius r, is [J & K CET 2004]

107. The earth’s magnetic field at a given point is 0.5  10 5 W b - m 2 . (a) Directly proportional to r
This field is to be annulled by magnetic induction at the center of a (b) Inversely proportional r
circular conducting loop of radius 5.0cm. The current required to be
(c) Directly proportional to r 2

flown in the loop is nearly [AIIMS 2003]

(a) 0.2 A (b) 0.4A (d) Inversely proportional to r 2

(c) 4A (d) 40A 116. The current is flowing in south direction along a power line. The
108. A coil having N turns carry a current I as shown in the figure. The direction of magnetic field above the power line (neglecting earth's
magnetic field intensity at point P is field) is
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004] [Pb. PMT 2004; Kerala PMT 2004]

 0 NIR 2 (a) South (b) East

(a) (c) North (d) West
2(R 2  x 2 )3 / 2
R 117. Two wires of same length are shaped into a square and a circle. If
 0 NI P
(b) I they carry same current, ratio of the magnetic moment is
2R
(a) 2 :  (b)  : 2
 0 NIR 2
(c) (c)  : 4 (d) 4 : 
(R  x ) 2
x 118. When the current flowing in a circular coil is doubled and the
(d) Zero
number of turns of the coil in it is halved, the magnetic field at its
109. Two similar coils are kept mutually perpendicular such that their
centres coincide. At the centre, find the ratio of the magnetic field centre will become [DPMT 2003]
due to one coil and the resultant magnetic field by both coils, if the (a) Four times (b) Same
same current is flown
(c) Half (d) Double
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]
119. An electron is revolving round a proton, producing a magnetic field
(a) 1: 2 (b) 1 : 2 of 16 weber/m in a circular orbit of radius 1Å. It’s angular velocity
2

(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 :1 will be [RPMT 2002]

110. In the figure, what is the magnetic field at the point O (a) 10 rad/sec
17
(b) 1/2  10 rad/sec 12

[MP PMT 2004] (c) 2   10 rad/sec 12

(d) 4   10 rad/sec 12

0 I 120. 20 ampere current is flowing in a long straight wire. The intensity of

(a)
4 r I magnetic field at a distance 10 cm from the wire will be
0 I 0 I (a) 4  10 Wb/m (b) 9  10 Wb/m

–5 2 –5 2

(b)
4r 2r (c) 8  10 Wb/m –5 2
(d) 6  10 Wb/m –5 2

0 I  I r 121. The field due to a long straight wire carrying a current I is

(c)  0 O
4 r 4r proportional to [MP PMT 1993]
0 I  I I3
(d)  0 (a) I (b)
4 r 4r
111. The magnetic moment of a current (i) carrying circular coil of (c) I (d) 1 / I
radius (r) and number of turns (n) varies as [AIIMS 2004]
122. Two concentric coils each of radius equal to 2 cm are placed at
(a) 1/ r 2
(b) 1/ r right angles to each other. 3 ampere and 4 ampere are the currents
(c) r (d) r 2
flowing in each coil respectively. The magnetic induction in
 1192 Magnetic Effect of Current

W eber / m 2 at the centre of the coils will be magnetic field and describes circular path of radius R1 and R 2
7 respectively. The ratio of mass of X to that of Y is[IIT-JEE 1988; CBSE PMT1995; M
( 0  4  10 W b / A.m) [AIEEE 2005]
1/2
5  10 5
(b) 7  10 5  R1  R2
(a) (a)   (b)
R 
(c) 12  10 5 (d) 10 5  2  R1
2
123. A wire carrying current I and other carrying 2I in the same direction  R1  R1
produces a magnetic field B at the mid point. What will be the field (c)   (d)
R 
when 2I wire is switched off [AFMC 2005]  2  R2
(a) B / 2 (b) 2B 4. A beam of ions with velocity 2  10 5 m / s enters normally into a
(c) B (d) 4B
uniform magnetic field of 4  10 2 tesla . If the specific charge of
124. Two long parallel wires P and Q are both perpendicular to the plane
of the paper with distance 5 m between them. If P and Q carry the ion is 5  107 C / kg , then the radius of the circular path
current of 2.5 amp and 5 amp respectively in the same direction, described will be [NCERT 1983; BVP 2003]
then the magnetic field at a point half way between the wires is [Kerala
(a) 0.10 m PMT 2005] (b) 0.16 m
3 0 0 (c) 0.20 m (d) 0.25 m
(a) (b) 5. The radius of curvature of the path of the charged particle in a
2 
uniform magnetic field is directly proportional to
3 0 0 [MNR 1995; UPSEAT 1999, 2000]
(c) (d)
2 2 (a) The charge on the particle
(b) The momentum of the particle
3 0
(e) (c) The energy of the particle
 (d) The intensity of the field
125. The direction of magnetic lines of force produced by passing a direct
current in a conductor is given by [J & K CET 2005]
6. An electron has mass 9  10 31 kg and charge 1.6  10 19 C is

(a) Lenz’s law (b) Fleming’s left hand rule moving with a velocity of 10 6 m / s , enters a region where
magnetic field exists. If it describes a circle of radius 0.10 m, the
(c) Right hand palm rule (d) Maxwell’s law intensity of magnetic field must be
126. For the magnetic field to be maximum due to a small element of [NCERT 1982; CPMT 1989; DCE 2005]
current carrying conductor at a point, the angle between the 4
element and the line joining the element to the given point must be (a) 1.[J8 & 10
K CETT2005] (b) 5.6  10 5 T
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 14.4  10 5 T (d) 1.3  10 6 T
(c) 180° (d) 45° 7. A proton (mass m and charge +e) and an   particle (mass 4m
and charge +2e) are projected with the same kinetic energy at right
angles to the uniform magnetic field. Which one of the following
Motion of Charged Particle In Magnetic Field statements will be true [NCERT 1983]
(a) The   particle will be bent in a circular path with a small
1. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of radius that for the proton
space without any change in its velocity. If E and B represent the (b) The radius of the path of the   particle will be greater than
electric and magnetic fields respectively, then this region of space that of the proton
may have (c) The   particle and the proton will be bent in a circular path
with the same radius
[IIT-JEE 1985; AMU 1995; AFMC 2001;
(d) The   particle and the proton will go through the field in a
Roorkee 2000; AMU (Med.) 2000] straight line
(a) E  0, B  0 (b) E  0, B  0 8. A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a resultant
force [MP PMT 1994]
(c) E  0, B  0 (d) E  0, B  0 (a) In the direction of field
2. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are produced, (b) In the direction opposite to that field
pointed in the same direction. An electron is projected with its (c) In the direction perpendicular to both the field and its velocity
velocity pointing in the same direction (d) None of the above
[NCERT 1980; CBSE PMT 1993; JIPMER 1997; 9. If the direction of the initial velocity of the charged particle is
perpendicular to the magnetic field, then the orbit will be
AIEEE 2005]
or
(a) The electron will turn to its right
The path executed by a charged particle whose motion is
(b) The electron will turn to its left perpendicular to magnetic field is
(c) The electron velocity will increase in magnitude [MP PMT 1993; CPMT 1996]
(a) A straight line (b) An ellipse
(d) The electron velocity will decrease in magnitude
(c) A circle (d) A helix
3. Two particles X and Y having equal charges, after being accelerated
through the same potential difference, enter a region of uniform
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1193

10. If the direction of the initial velocity of the charged particle is (a) 1.1  10 5 sec (b) 1.1  10 6 sec
neither along nor perpendicular to that of the magnetic field, then
the orbit will be [MP PET 1993] (c) 1.1  10 7 sec (d) 1.1  10 8 sec
(a) A straight line (b) An ellipse
20. A uniform magnetic field B is acting from south to north and is of
(c) A circle (d) A helix
11. Particles having positive charges occasionally come with high velocity magnitude 1.5 W b / m 2 . If a proton having mass  1.7  10 27 kg
from the sky towards the earth. On account of the magnetic field of and charge  1.6  10 19 C moves in this field vertically
earth, they would be deflected towards the [NCERT5 1977]
downwards with energy MeV, then the force acting on it will be
(a) North (b) South
(a) 7.4  1012 N (b) 7.4  10 12 N
(c) East (d) West
12. A 2 MeV proton is moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic (c) 7.4  1019 N (d) 7.4  10 19 N
field of 2.5 tesla. The force on the proton is
21. A strong magnetic field is applied on a stationary electron, then [BIT 1989; MP P
[CPMT 1989]
(a) The electron moves in the direction of the field
(a) 2.5  10 10 N (b) 7.6  10 11 N
(b) The electron moves in an opposite direction
(c) 2.5  10 11 N (d) 7.6  10 12 N (c) The electron remains stationary
13. A charged particle moves with velocity v in a uniform magnetic field (d) The electron starts spinning
B . The magnetic force experienced by the particle is 22. A uniform
[CBSEmagnetic
PMT 1990]field acts at right angles to the direction of
(a) Always zero motion of electrons. As a result, the electron moves in a circular
(b) Never zero path of radius 2 cm. If the speed of the electrons is doubled, then
the radius of the circular path will be
(c) Zero, if B and v are perpendicular [CBSE PMT 1991]

(d) Zero, if B and v are parallel (a) 2.0 cm (b) 0.5 cm

(c) 4.0 cm (d) 1.0 cm
14. A proton is moving along Z-axis in a magnetic field. The magnetic
field is along X-axis. The proton will experience a force along 23. A deutron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbit of
(a) X-axis (b) Y-axis radius 0.5 metre in a plane perpendicular to magnetic field B . The
(c) Z-axis (d) Negative Z-axis kinetic energy of the proton that describes a circular orbit of radius
15. A proton of mass m and charge +e is moving in a circular orbit in a 0.5 metre in the same plane with the same B is
magnetic field with energy 1 MeV. What should be the energy of
  particle (mass = 4m and charge = + 2e), so that it can revolve in (a) 25 keV (b) 50 keV
the path of same radius [BHU 1997] (c) 200 keV (d) 100 keV
(a) 1 MeV (b) 4 MeV 24. If a proton is projected in a direction perpendicular to a uniform
(c) 2 MeV (d) 0.5 MeV magnetic field with velocity v and an electron is projected along the
lines of force, what will happen to proton and electron
16. An electron is moving with a speed of 10 8 m / sec perpendicular
(a) The electron will travel along a circle with constant speed and
to a uniform magnetic field of intensity B. Suddenly intensity of the
the proton will move along a straight line
magnetic field is reduced to B/2. The radius of the path becomes
from the original value of r (b) Proton will move in a circle with constant speed and there will
[MP PET 1993] be no effect on the motion of electron
(a) No change (b) Reduces to r / 2 (c) There will not be any effect on the motion of electron and
proton
(c) Increases to 2r (d) Stops moving
17. A proton and an   particle enter a uniform magnetic field (d) The electron and proton both will follow the path of a parabola
perpendicularly with the same speed. If proton takes 25  sec to 25. An electron is travelling horizontally towards east. A magnetic field
make 5 revolutions, then the periodic time for the   particle in vertically downward direction exerts a force on the electron along
would be [MP PET 1993] (a) East (b) West
(a) 50  sec (b) 25  sec (c) North (d) South
(c) 10  sec (d) 5  sec 26. Lorentz force can be calculated by using the formula
18. A proton (mass  1.67  10 27 kg and charge  1.6  10 19 C) [MP PET 1994, 2002, 03; CBSE PMT 2002]

enters perpendicular to a magnetic field of intensity 2 weber / m 2 (a) F  q (E  v  B) (b) F  q (E  v  B)

with a velocity 3.4  107 m / sec . The acceleration of the proton
should be [DPMT 1999] (c) F  q (E  v  B) (d) F  q ( E  B  v)
(a) 6.5  10 m / sec
15 2
(b) 6.5  10 m / sec
13 2
27. A magnetic field [MP PET 1994; Pb PMT 2003]
(a) Always exerts a force on a charged particle
(c) 6.5  1011 m / sec 2 (d) 6.5  10 9 m / sec 2
(b) Never exerts a force on a charged particle
19. An   particle travels in a circular path of radius 0.45 m in a (c) Exerts a force, if the charged particle is moving across the
magnetic field B  1.2 W b / m 2 with a speed of magnetic field lines
2.6  10 m / sec . The period of revolution of the   particle is
7 (d) Exerts a force, if the charged particle is moving along the
magnetic field lines
 1194 Magnetic Effect of Current

28. A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 1.5 weber / m 2 34. A proton and a deutron both having the same kinetic energy, enter
perpendicularly into a uniform magnetic field B. For motion of
with a velocity of 2  107 m / sec at an angle of 30 with the proton and deutron on circular path of radius R p and Rd
field. The force on the proton will be
respectively, the correct statement is
[MP PET 1994 ; Pb. PMT 2004]
[MP PET 1995]
(a) 2.4  10 12 N (b) 0.24  10 12 N
(a) Rd  2 R p (b) Rd  R p / 2
(c) 24  10 12 N (d) 0.024  10 12 N
(c) Rd  R p (d) Rd  2 R p
29. If a particle of charge 10 12 coulomb moving along the
35. A proton (or charged particle) moving with velocity v is acted upon
x̂  direction with a velocity 10 5 m / s experiences a force of by electric field E and magnetic field B. The proton will move
10 10 newton in ŷ  direction due to magnetic field, then the undeflected if
minimum magnetic field is [MP PMT 1994] [MP PMT 1995, 2003; UPSEAT 2002; DPMT 2003]

(a) 6.25  10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (a) E is perpendicular to B

(b) E is parallel to v and perpendicular to B
(b) 10 15 tesla in ẑ  direction
E
(c) 6.25  10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (c) E, B and v are mutually perpendicular and v 
B
(d) 10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (d) E and B both are parallel to v
30. If a proton, deutron and   particle on being accelerated by the 36. A proton and an electron both moving with the same velocity v
same potential difference enters perpendicular to the magnetic field, enter into a region of magnetic field directed perpendicular to the
then the ratio of their kinetic energies is velocity of the particles. They will now move in circular orbits such
[MP PMT 2003; J & K CET 2005] that [MP PMT 1995]
(a) 1 : 2 : 2 (b) 2 : 2 : 1 (a) Their time periods will be same
(c) 1 : 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1 : 2 (b) The time period for proton will be higher
31. Which of the following statement is true (c) The time period for electron will be higher
[Manipal MEE 1995]
(d) Their orbital radii will be same
(a) The presence of a large magnetic flux through a coil maintains
a current in the coil if the circuit is continuous 37. A charge + Q is moving upwards vertically. It enters a magnetic field
(b) A coil of a metal wire kept stationary in a non-uniform directed to the north. The force on the charge will be towards[MP PMT 1995; AM
magnetic field has an e.m.f. induced in it (a) North (b) South
(c) A charged particle enters a region of uniform magnetic field at
an angle of 85 to the magnetic lines of force; the path of the (c) East (d) West
particle is a circle 38. An electron is moving on a circular path of radius r with speed v in
(d) There is no change in the energy of a charged particle moving a transverse magnetic field B. e/m for it will be
in a magnetic field although a magnetic force is acting on it [MP PMT 2003]
32. An electron and a proton enter region of uniform magnetic field in a
direction at right angles to the field with the same kinetic energy. v B
(a) (b)
They describe circular paths of radius re and rp respectively. Then Br
[Manipal MEE 1995] rv
vr
(a) re  rp (c) Bvr (d)
B
(b) re  rp 39. A beam of well collimated cathode rays travelling with a speed of
(c) re  rp 5  10 6 ms 1 enter a region of mutually perpendicular electric and
magnetic fields and emerge undeviated from this region. If
(d) re may be less than or greater than rp depending on the
| B |  0.02 T , the magnitude of the electric field is
direction of the magnetic field
(a) 10 5 Vm1 (b) 2.5  10 8 Vm1
33. A proton of mass 1.67  10 27 kg and charge 1.6  10 19 C is
projected with a speed of 2  10 6 m / s at an angle of 60 to the (c) 1.25  1010 Vm1 (d) 2  10 3 Vm1
X  axis. If a uniform magnetic field of 0.104 Tesla is applied along 40. An electron having charge 1.6  10 19 C and mass 9  10 31 kg
Y  axis, the path of proton is [IIT-JEE 1995]
is moving with 4  10 6 ms 1 speed in a magnetic field
7
(a) A circle of radius = 0.2 m and time period   10 s 1
2  10 tesla in a circular orbit. The force acting on electron and
(b) A circle of radius = 0.1 m and time period 2  10 s 7 the radius of the circular orbit will be
[MP PET 1996; JIPMER 2000; BVP 2003]
(c) A helix of radius = 0.1 m and time period 2  10 7 s 13 4
(a) 12.8  10 N , 1.1  10 m
(d) A helix of radius = 0.2 m and time period 4  10 7 s
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1195

(b) 1.28  10 14 N , 1.1  10 3 m 47. A particle with 10 11 coulomb of charge and 10 7 kg mass is

(c) 1.28  10 13 N , 1.1  10 3 m moving with a velocity of 10 8 m / s along the y-axis. A uniform
static magnetic field B  0.5 Tesla is acting along the x-direction.
(d) 1.28  10 13 N , 1.1  10 4 m
The force on the particle is [MP PMT 1997]
41. An electron enters a magnetic field whose direction is perpendicular
to the velocity of the electron. Then (a) 5  10 11 N along î (b) 5  10 3 N along kˆ
[MP PMT 1996; CBSE PMT 2003]
(c) 5  10 11 N along  ˆj (d) 5  10 4 N along  kˆ
(a) The speed of the electron will increase
(b) The speed of the electron will decrease 48. A particle of charge q and mass m moving with a velocity v along
the x-axis enters the region x > 0 with uniform magnetic field B
(c) The speed of the electron will remain the same
along the kˆ direction. The particle will penetrate in this region in
(d) The velocity of the electron will remain the same the x-direction upto a distance d equal to
42. An electron is moving in the north direction. It experiences a force
in vertically upward direction. The magnetic field at the position of mv
(a) Zero (b)
the electron is in the direction of qB
[MP PET 2003] 2mv
(c) (d) Infinity
(a) East (b) West qB
(c) North (d) South 49. A charged particle is moving with velocity v in a magnetic field of
43. A current carrying long solenoid is placed on the ground with its induction B. The force on the particle will be maximum when
axis vertical. A proton is falling along the axis of the solenoid with a (a) v and B are in the same direction
velocity v. When the proton enters into the solenoid, it will
(b) v and B are in opposite directions
(a) Be deflected from its path (c) v and B are perpendicular
(b) Be accelerated along the same path (d) v and B are at an angle of 45
(c) Be decelerated along the same path 50. A charged particle enters a magnetic field H with its initial velocity
(d) Move along the same path with no change in velocity making an angle of 45 with H. The path of the particle will be [MP PET 1999;
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
44. A charged particle of mass m and charge q describes circular motion
of radius r in a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The frequency (c) An ellipse (d) A helix
of revolution is [MP PET 1997; RPET 2001] 51. An electron and a proton enter a magnetic field perpendicularly.
Both have same kinetic energy. Which of the following is true
Bq Bq
(a) (b) (a) Trajectory of electron is less curved
2m 2rm
(b) Trajectory of proton is less curved
2m Bm (c) Both trajectories are equally curved
(c) (d)
Bq 2q (d) Both move on straight-line path
45. An electron is accelerated by a potential difference of 12000 volts. It 52. A charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field. The velocity
3 of the particle at some instant makes an acute angle with the
then enters a uniform magnetic field of 10 T applied
magnetic field. The path of the particle will be
perpendicular to the path of electron. Find the radius of path. Given [MP PMT 1999]
mass of electron  9  10 31 kg and charge on electron (a) A straight line
 1.6  10 19 C [MP PET 1997] (b) A circle
(a) 36.7 m (b) 36.7 cm (c) A helix with uniform pitch
(d) A helix with non-uniform pitch
(c) 3.67 m (d) 3.67 cm
53. An electron is moving along positive x-axis. To get it moving on an
46. The charge on a particle Y is double the charge on particle X. These anticlockwise circular path in x-y plane, a magnetic filed is applied
two particles X and Y after being accelerated through the same
potential difference enter a region of uniform magnetic field and (a) Along positive y-axis (b) Along positive z-axis
describe circular paths of radii R1 and R 2 respectively. The ratio (c) Along negative y-axis (d) Along negative z-axis
of the mass of X to that of Y is [MP PET 1997] 54. A moving charge will gain energy due to the application of
[CPMT 1999]
2 2
 2 R1   R  (a) Electric field (b) Magnetic field
(a)   (b)  1 
 R  
 2   2 R2  (c) Both of these (d) None of these
55. A proton, a deuteron and an   particle having the same kinetic
R12 2 R1 energy are moving in circular trajectories in a constant magnetic
(c) (d)
2R 22 R2 field. If rp , rd and r denote respectively the radii of the
trajectories of these particles, then
 1196 Magnetic Effect of Current

[IIT 1997 Re-Exam] 64. A particle is moving in a uniform magnetic field, then
(a) r  rp  rd (b) r  rd  rp [BHU 1998]
(a) Its momentum changes but total energy remains the same
(c) r  rd  rp (d) rp  rd  r
(b) Both momentum and total energy remain the same
56. When a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to the (c) Both will change
direction of cathode rays, then their (d) Total energy changes but momentum remains the same
[EAMCET 1994; BHU 2005]
(a) Energy decreases 65. If an electron is going in the direction of magnetic field B with the
(b) Energy increases velocity of v then the force on electron is
(c) Momentum increases [RPMT 1999]
(d) Momentum and energy remain unchanged
(a) Zero (b) e (v  B)
57. A charge moves in a circle perpendicular to a magnetic field. The
time period of revolution is independent of
(c) e (v  B) (d) None of these
[RPET 1997; AIEEE 2002]
(a) Magnetic field (b) Charge 66. One proton beam enters a magnetic field of 10 4 T normally,
(c) Mass of the particle (d) Velocity of the particle Specific charge = 1011 C/kg . velocity = 10 7 m/s . What is the
58. A proton of energy 200 MeV enters the magnetic field of 5 T. If radius of the circle described by it [DCE 1999]
direction of field is from south to north and motion is upward, the (a) 0.1 m (b) 1 m
force acting on it will be [RPET 1997] (c) 10 m (d) None of these
(a) Zero (b) 1.6  10 10 N 67. In a cyclotron, the angular frequency of a charged particle is
independent of [CPMT 1999]
8 6
(c) 3.2  10 N (d) 1.6  10 N (a) Mass (b) Speed
59. An electron enters a region where magnetic (B) and electric (E) (c) Charge (d) Magnetic field
fields are mutually perpendicular to one another, then
68. A charged particle is moving in a uniform magnetic field in a
[CBSE PMT1993] circular path. Radius of circular path is R. When energy of particle is
(a) It will always move in the direction of B doubled, then new radius will be
[CPMT 1999; Pb. PET 2002]
(b) It will always move in the direction of E
(c) It always possess circular motion (a) R 2 (b) R 3
(d) It can go undeflected also (c) 2 R (d) 3 R
69. The radius of curvature of the path of a charged particle moving in
60. A charge moving with velocity v in X-direction is subjected to a field a static uniform magnetic field is [Roorkee 1999]
of magnetic induction in the negative X-direction. As a result, the (a) Directly proportional to the magnitude of the charge on the
charge will [CBSE PMT1993] particle
(a) Remain unaffected (b) Directly proportional to the magnitude of the linear
momentum of the particle
(b) Start moving in a circular path Y-Z plane
(c) Directly proportional to the kinetic energy of the particle
(c) Retard along X-axis (d) Inversely proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic field
(d) Move along a helical path around X-axis 70. A proton moving with a velocity, 2.5  10 7 m / s , enters a
61. An electron and a proton with equal momentum enter magnetic field of intensity 2.5T making an angle 30 o with the
perpendicularly into a uniform magnetic field, then magnetic field. The force on the proton is
[BHU 1997; AIEEE 2002; MH CET (Med.) 2000] [AFMC 2000; CBSE PMT 2000]
(a) The path of proton shall be more curved than that of electron (a) 3  10 12
N (b) 5  10 12 N
(b) The path of proton shall be less curved than that of electron
(c) 6  10 12 N (d) 9  10 12 N
(c) Both are equally curved
(d) Path of both will be straight line 71. Maximum kinetic energy of the positive ion in the cyclotron is
62. A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of q 2 Br0 qB 2 ro
(a) (b)
uniform magnetic field directed vertically upwards. The particle will [CBSE
2m PMT 1997] 2m
(a) Get deflected vertically upwards
q 2 B 2 r02 qBr0
(b) Move in a circular orbit with its speed increased (c) (d)
2m 2m 2
(c) Move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged 72. A charge q is moving in a magnetic field then the magnetic force
(d) Continue to move due east does not depend upon [RPET 2000]

63. A particle moving in a magnetic field increases its velocity, then its (a) Charge (b) Mass
radius of the circle [BHU 1998] (c) Velocity (d) Magnetic field
(a) Decreases (b) Increases 73. An electron is travelling in east direction and a magnetic field is
(c) Remains the same (d) Becomes half applied in upward direction then electron will deflect in
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1197

(a) South (b) North mv me

(a) (b)
(c) West (d) East Be Be
74. A charge of 1C is moving in a magnetic field of 0.5Tesla with a mE Be
velocity of 10m/sec Perpendicular to the field. Force experienced is (c) [RPMT 2000] (d)
Be mv
(a) 5 N (b) 10 N 83. Cyclotron is used to accelerate [AIIMS 2001; BCECE 2004]
(c) 0.5 N (d) 0 N (a) Electrons (b) Neutrons
75. An electron of mass m and charge q is travelling with a speed v (c) Positive ions (d) Negative ions
along a circular path of radius r at right angles to a uniform of
84. Two particles A and B of masses m A and m B respectively and
magnetic field B. If speed of the electron is doubled and the
magnetic field is halved, then resulting path would have a radius of having the same charge are moving in a plane. A uniform magnetic
[Kerala PMT 2004; KCET 2000, 05]
field exists perpendicular to this plane. The speeds of the particles
are v A and v B respectively, and the trajectories are as shown in the
r r
(a) (b) figure. Then
4 2
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
(c) 2r (d) 4 r (a) m Av A  m Bv B        
76. If an electron enters a magnetic field with its velocity pointing in the   A     
same direction as the magnetic field, then (b) m A v A  m B v B
       
[MP PMT 2000] (c) m A  m B and v A  v B B
       
(a) The electron will turn to its right
(d) m A  m B and v A  v B        
(b) The electron will turn to its left
85. A proton and an alpha particle are separately projected in a region
(c) The velocity of the electron will increase
where a uniform magnetic field exists. Their initial velocities are
(d) The velocity of the electron will remain unchanged perpendicular to direction of magnetic field. If both the particles
77. A particle of mass m and charge q enters a magnetic field B move around magnetic field in circles of equal radii, the ratio of
perpendicularly with a velocity v, The radius of the circular path
 Pp 
described by it will be [MP PMT 2000] momentum of proton to alpha particle   is

(a) Bq / mv (b) mq / Bv  P 
1
(c) mB / qv (d) mv / Bq (a) 1 (b)
2
78. An electron moving towards the east enters a magnetic field directed
towards the north. The force on the electron will be directed 1
(c) 2 [MP PET 2000] (d)
(a) Vertically upward (b) Vertically downward 4
(c) Towards the west (d) Towards the south 86. A particle of mass 0.6 g and having charge of 25 nC is moving
79. An electron (mass = 9.0× 10 31 kg and charge horizontally with a uniform velocity 1.2  10 4 ms 1 in a uniform
magnetic field, then the value of the magnetic induction is
= 1.6  10 19 coulomb) is moving in a circular orbit in a magnetic
(g  10 ms 2 ) [EAMCET 2001]
field of 1.0  10 4 weber / m 2 . Its period of revolution is [MP PET 2000; Pb PET 2003]
(a) Zero (b) 10 T
(a) 3.5  10 7 sec (b) 7.0  10 7 sec (c) 20 T (d) 200 T
87. An  particle and a proton travel with same velocity in a magnetic
(c) 1.05  10 6 sec (d) 2.1  10 6 sec
field perpendicular to the direction of their velocities, find the ratio
80. An electron (charge q coulomb) enters a magnetic field of H of the radii of their circular path
weber / m 2 with a velocity of v m / s in the same direction as that [AIIMS 2004; DCE 2001, 03; Kerala PMT 2005]
of the field the force on the electron is [MP PET 2000] (a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4
(a) Hqv Newton’s in the direction of the magnetic field (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
(b) Hqv dynes in the direction of the magnetic field 88. Motion of a moving electron is not affected by
[AMU (Engg.) 2001]
(c) Hqv Newton’s at right angles to the direction of the magnetic
field (a) An electric field applied in the direction of motion
(b) Magnetic field applied in the direction of motion
(d) Zero
(c) Electric field applied perpendicular to the direction of motion

81. A homogeneous electric field E and a uniform magnetic field B are (d) Magnetic field applied perpendicular to the direction of motion
pointing in the same direction. A proton is projected with its 89. When a charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field its kinetic
 energy [MP PMT 2001; MP PET 2002]
velocity parallel to E . It will [Roorkee 2000]
(a) Remains constant (b) Increases
(a) Go on moving in the same direction with increasing velocity
(c) Decreases (d) Becomes zero
(b) Go on moving in the same direction with constant velocity
90. If cathode rays are projected at right angles to a magnetic field, their
(c) Turn to its right
trajectory is [JIPMER 2002]
(d) Turn to its left
(a) Ellipse (b) Circle
82. The radius of circular path of an electron when subjected to a
perpendicular magnetic field is (c) Parabola (d) None of these
[Pb. PMT 1999; DCE 2000; MH CET (Med.) 2000]
 1198 Magnetic Effect of Current

91. At a specific instant emission of radioactive compound is deflected (c) 10 5 W b / m 2 (d) 10 16 W b / m 2

in a magnetic field. The compound can emit
99. Two ions having masses in the ratio 1 : 1 and charges 1 : 2 are
(i) Electrons (ii) Protons
projected into uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the field with
(iii) He 2  (iv) Neutrons speeds in the ratio 2 : 3. The ratio of the radii of circular paths
along which the two particles move is
The emission at the instant can be [AIEEE 2002]
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) i, ii, iii (b) i, ii, iii, iv
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
(c) iv (d) ii, iii
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
92. Which particles will have minimum frequency of revolution when
projected with the same velocity perpendicular to a magnetic field 100. An electron is travelling
[Orissa JEE 2002] along the x-direction. It encounters a
magnetic field in the y-direction. Its subsequent motion will be
(a) Li +
(b) Electron
(a) Straight line along the x-direction
(c) Proton (d) He  (b) A circle in the xz-plane
93. Mixed He  and O 2  ions (mass of He   4 amu and that of (c) A circle in the yz-plane
O 2  16 amu) beam passes a region of constant perpendicular (d) A circle in the xy-plane
magnetic field. If kinetic energy of all the ions is same then 101. An electron and a proton have equal kinetic energies. They enter in
[Orissa JEE 2002]
a magnetic field perpendicularly, Then
(a) He  ions will be deflected more than those of O 2 [UPSEAT 2003]

(b) He  ions will be deflected less than those of O 2  (a) Both will follow a circular path with same radius
(b) Both will follow a helical path
(c) All the ions will be deflected equally
(c) Both will follow a parabolic path
(d) No ions will be deflected
(d) All the statements are false
94. An electron (mass = 9 10 kg. Charge = 1.6  10 C) whose kinetic
–31 –19

102. Electrons move at right angles to a magnetic field of

energy is 7.2  10 joule is moving in a circular orbit in a magnetic
–18

1.5  10 2 Tesla with a speed of 6  10 7 m / s. If the specific

field of 9  10 weber/m . The radius of the orbit is
–5 2
[MP PMT 2002]
charge of the electron is 1.7  10 11 C/kg. The radius of the circular
(a) 1.25 cm (b) 2.5 cm
path will be [BHU 2003]
(c) 12.5 cm (d) 25.0 cm
(a) 2.9 cm (b) 3.9 cm
95. An electron enters a region where electrostatic field is 20N/C and (c) 2.35 cm (d) 3 cm
magnetic field is 5T. If electron passes undeflected through the
region, then velocity of electron will be 103. The cyclotron frequency of an electron grating in a magnetic field of
1 T is approximately [AIIMS 2004]
[DPMT 2002]
(a) 28 MHz (b) 280 MHz
(a) 0.25ms 1 (b) 2ms 1 (c) 2.8 GHz (d) 28 GHz
(c) 4 ms 1 (d) 8 ms 1 104. In the given figure, the electron enters into the magnetic field. It
deflects in ...... direction [Orissa PMT 2004]
96. A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady
uniform electric and magnetic fields which are parallel to each other (a) + ve X direction
Y × × ×
the particle will move in a (b) – ve X direction
× e × ×
[IIT-JEE 1999; DPMT 2000; UPSEAT 2003] (c) + ve Y direction
× × ×
(a) Straight line (b) Circle (d) – ve Y direction
× × ×
(c) Helix (d) Cycloid 105. A proton of energy 8 eV is moving in a circular pathXin a uniform
magnetic field. The energy of an alpha particle moving in the same
97. A particle of mass M and charge Q moving with velocity magnetic field and along the same path will be

v describes a circular path of radius R when subjected to a uniform (a) 4 eV (b) 2 eV
transverse magnetic field of induction B. The work done by the field (c) 8 eV (d) 6 eV
when the particle completes one full circle is 106. [AIEEE 2003]
An electron, a proton, a deuteron and an alpha particle, each having
 Mv 2  the same speed are in a region of constant magnetic field
(a) B Qv 2 R (b)   2R
 perpendicular to the direction of the velocities of the particles. The
 R  radius of the circular orbits of these particles are respectively R , R ,
e p

(c) Zero (d) BQ 2R R and R. It follows that

d
[
(a) Re  R p (b) R p  Rd
98. A particle of charge  16  10 18 coulomb moving with velocity
10 ms 1 along the x-axis enters a region where a magnetic field of (c) Rd  R (d) R p  R
induction B is along the y-axis, and an electric field of magnitude 107. An electron moving with a uniform velocity along the positive x-
10 4 V/m is along the negative z-axis. If the charged particle direction enters a magnetic field directed along the positive y-
direction. The force on the electron is directed along
continues moving along the x-axis, the magnitude of B is [AIEEE 2003]
(a) Positive y-direction (b) Negative y-direction
(a) 10 3 W b / m 2 (b) 10 3 W b / m 2
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1199

(c) Positive z-direction (d) Negative z-direction 116. An electric field of 1500 V / m and a magnetic field of 0.40 weber
108. An electron is projected along the axis of a circular conductor / meter act on a moving electron. The minimum uniform speed
2

carrying some current. Electron will experience force along a[DCE

straight line the electron could have is
2002]
(a) Along the axis (a) 1.6  10 m / s
15
(b) 6  10 m / s-16

(b) Perpendicular to the axis (c) 3.75  10 m / s

3
(d) 3.75  10 m / s 2

(c) At an angle of 4 with axis

o
117. An electron (mass = 9.1  10 31 kg; charge = 1.6  10 19 C)
(d) No force experienced experiences no deflection if subjected to an electric field of
109. A very high magnetic field is applied to a stationary charge. Then 3.2  10 5 V/m, and a magnetic fields of 2.0  10 3 Wb/m . Both 2

the charge experiences [DCE 2004] the fields are normal to the path of electron and to each other. If the
(a) A force in the direction of magnetic field electric field is removed, then the electron will revolve in an orbit of
radius [BCECE 2005]
(b) A force perpendicular to the magnetic field
(a) 45 m (b) 4.5 m
(c) A force in an arbitrary direction (c) 0.45 m (d) 0.045 m
(d) No force 118. An electron, moving in a uniform magnetic field of induction of

110. A electron (q = 1.6  10 C) is moving at right angle to the uniform
–19

intensity B, has its radius directly proportional to

magnetic field 3.534  10 T. The time taken by the electron to
–5

[DPMT 2005]
complete a circular orbit is [MH CET 2004] (a) Its charge (b) Magnetic field
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) Speed (d) None of these
(c) 3 s (d) 1 s
Force and Torque on a Current Carrying Conductor
111. In case Hall effect for a strip having charge Q and area of cross-
section A, the Lorentz force is [DCE 2004] 1. Two free parallel wires carrying currents in opposite direction
(a) Directly proportional to Q [CPMT 1977; MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2002; CPMT 2003]
(b) Inversely proportional to Q (a) Attract each other
(c) Inversely proportional to A (b) Repel each other
(d) Directly proportional to A (c) Neither attract nor repel
112. A charged particle of mass m and charge q travels on a circular path (d) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other
of radius r that is perpendicular to a magnetic field B. The time
taken by the particle to complete one revolution is 2. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight
[AIEEE 2005]
wire such that the wire is parallel to the one of the sides of the loop
2qB 2 m and is in the plane of the loop. If a steady current I is established in
(a) (b)
m qB wire as shown in figure, the loop will
[IIT 1985; MP PET 1995; MP PMT 1995, 99; AIIMS 2003]
2 m q 2 q 2 B
(c) (d)
B m i
113. A very long straight wire carries a current I . At the instant when a
i
charge Q at point P has velocity V , as shown, the force on the
charge is [CBSE PMT 2005]

(a) Rotate about an axis parallel to the wire

Y
(b) Move away from the wire or towards right
Q (c) Move towards the wire
 O X (d) Remain stationary
I P
V 3. A circular coil of radius 4 cm and of 20 turns carries a current of 3
amperes. It is placed in a magnetic field of intensity of 0.5
(a) Opposite to OX (b) Along OX
weber / m 2 . The magnetic dipole moment of the coil is
(c) Opposite to OY (d) Along OY
114. The electron in the beam of a television tube move horizontally from (a) 0.15 ampere  m 2 (b) 0.3 ampere  m 2
south to north. The vertical component of the earth's magnetic field
2005]  m (d) 0.6 ampere  m 2
2
points down. The electron is deflected towards (c) 0.45 ampere
[KCET
(a) West (b) No deflection 4. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i. It
(c) East (d) North to south
115. An electron moves in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field B , such that B is
produces a magnetic field B at the centre of the circle. The radius of perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on
the circle is proportional to [CBSE PMT 2005] the loop is
[BIT 1992; MP PET 1994; IIT 1983;
B v
(a) (b) MP PMT 1999; AMU (Engg.) 2000]
v R
v B (a) irB (b) 2riB
(c) (d)
B v
 1200 Magnetic Effect of Current

12. A circular coil of radius 4 cm has 50 turns. In this coil a current of

(c) Zero (d) riB
2 A is flowing. It is placed in a magnetic field of 0.1 weber / m 2 .
5. Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a
current i amp each. The magnitude of the force per unit length The amount of work done in rotating it through 180 from its
exerted by one wire on the other is equilibrium position will be
[CPMT 1991; IIT 1986; Bihar MEE 1995; RPMT 1997; [CPMT 1977]
MP PET 1996; MP PMT 1994, 96, 99; UPSEAT 2001, 03] (a) 0.1 J (b) 0.2 J
 0 i2  0 i2 (c) 0.4 J (d) 0.8 J
(a) (b) 13. 3 A of current is flowing in a linear conductor having a length of 40
b2 2b
cm. The conductor is placed in a magnetic field of strength 500
0 i 0 i gauss and makes an angle of 30 with the direction of the field. It
(c) (d)
2b 2b 2 experiences a force of magnitude
6. Through two parallel wires A and B, 10 and 2 ampere of currents are [MP PET 1993]
passed respectively in opposite direction. If the wire A is infinitely (a) 3  10 newton
4
(b) 3  10 newton
2
long and the length of the wire B is 2 m, the force on the conductor
2
B, which is situated at 10 cm distance from A will be [CPMT 1988; MP PMT 1994] (c) 3  10 newton (d) 3  10 4 newton
(a) 8  10 5 N (b) 4  10 7 N 14. The radius of a circular loop is r and a current i is flowing in it.
The equivalent magnetic moment will be [CPMT 1990]
(c) 4  10 5 N (d) 4  10 7 N (a) ir (b) 2ir
7. If two streams of protons move parallel to each other in the same 1
direction, then they [MP PET 1999; AIIMS 2004] (c) ir 2 (d)
r2
(a) Do not exert any force on each other
15. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The
(b) Repel each other torque acting on it does not depend upon
(c) Attract each other [CPMT 1985; RPMT 1997; Kerala PMT 2002]
(d) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other (a) Shape of the loop (b) Area of the loop
(c) Value of the current (d) Magnetic field
8. A straight wire carrying a current i1 amp runs along the axis of a 16. To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer
circular current i2 amp . Then the force of interaction between the [MP PET 1993]
two current carrying conductors is (a) The number of turns in the coil is increased
(a)  (b) Zero (b) Magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe
(c) Poles are cylindrically cut
0 2i1i2 2i1i2
(c) N /m (d) N /m (d) Coil is wounded on aluminium frame
4 r r 17. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is
9. Two parallel wires are carrying electric currents of equal magnitude [MP PMT 1993]
and in the same direction. They exert (a) Directly proportional to the torsional constant
[CPMT 1990; MP PET/PMT 1988; (b) Directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
Orissa JEE 2003; AFMC 2003] (c) Inversely proportional to the area of the coil
(a) An attractive force on each other (d) Inversely proportional to the current flowing
(b) A repulsive force on each other 18. A moving coil sensitive galvanometer gives at once much more
deflection. To control its speed of deflection
(c) No force on each other [MP PET 1985]
(d) A rotational torque on each other (a) A high resistance is to be connected across its terminals
10. Two long and parallel wires are at a distance of 0.1 m and a current (b) A magnet should be placed near the coil
of 5 A is flowing in each of these wires. The force per unit length (c) A small copper wire should be connected across its terminals
due to these wires will be [CPMT 1977] (d) The body of galvanometer should be earthed
(a) 5  10 5 N / m (b) 5  10 3 N / m 19. In a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection of the coil  is related
to the electrical current i by the relation
(c) 2.5  10 5 N / m (d) 2.5  10 4 N / m [MP PMT 1996, 2000, 03; RPMT 1997;
CPMT 1975; MP PET 1999]
11. Two straight parallel wires, both carrying 10 ampere in the same
(a) i  tan  (b) i  
direction attract each other with a force of 1  10 3 N . If both
currents are doubled, the force of attraction will be (c) i   2
(d) i  
[MP PET 1994] 20. The unit of electric current ‚ampere‛ is the current which when
3 3 flowing through each of two parallel wires spaced 1 m apart in
(a) 1  10 N (b) 2  10 N
vacuum and of infinite length will give rise to a force between them
equal to
(c) 4  10 3 N (d) 0.25  10 3 N
[BIT 1987; CBSE PMT1998; MP PET 1999; MP PMT 2002]
(a) 1 N / m (b) 2  10 7 N / m
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1201

(c) 1  10 2 N / m (d) 4  10 7 N / m (d) Always in any orientation

29. A current carrying circular loop is freely suspended by a long
21. A moving coil galvanometer has N number of turns in a coil of
thread. The plane of the loop will point in the direction
effective area A, it carries a current I. The magnetic field B is radial.
The torque acting on the coil is [MP PMT 1994] [MP PMT 1995]
(a) Wherever left free
(a) NA 2 B 2 I (b) NABI 2
(b) North-south
(c) N 2 ABI (d) NABI
(c) East-west
22. A small coil of N turns has an effective area A and carries a current
(d) At 45 with the east-west direction
I. It is suspended in a horizontal magnetic field B such that its 30. A current carrying loop is free to turn in a uniform magnetic field.
plane is perpendicular to B . The work done in rotating it by 180 The loop will then come into equilibrium when its plane is inclined
about the vertical axis is [MP PMT 1994] at [CBSE PMT 1992; Haryana CEE 1996]
(a) NAIB (b) 2NAIB (a) 0  to the direction of the field
(c) 2NAIB (d) 4NAIB (b) 45 to the direction of the field
23. A small coil of N turns has area A and a current I flows through it. (c) 90 to the direction of the field
The magnetic dipole moment of this coil will be
[MP PMT 1994] (d) 135 to the direction of the field
2 31. The expression for the torque acting on a coil having area of cross-
(a) NI / A (b) NI A
section A, number of turns n, placed in a magnetic field of strength
(c) N 2 AI (d) NIA B, making an angle  with the normal to the plane of the coil,
24. A current of 10 ampere is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 m. A force when a current i is flowing in it, will be
of 15 N acts on it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2 [MP PET 1996]
tesla. The angle between the magnetic field and the direction of the
current is [MP PMT 1994]
(a) ni AB tan  (b) ni AB cos 

(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) ni AB sin (d) ni AB

(c) 60 (d) 90 32. The pole pieces of the magnet used in a pivoted coil galvanometer
25. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is placed in a uniform are [MP PET 1996]
magnetic field B. The area enclosed by the loop is A. If there are n (a) Plane surfaces of a bar magnet
turns in the loop, the torque acting on the loop is given by [MP PMT 1994]
(b) Plane surfaces of a horse-shoe magnet
(a) ni A  B (b) ni A  B (c) Cylindrical surfaces of a bar magnet
1 1 (d) Cylindrical surfaces of a horse-shoe magnet
(c) (i A  B) (d) (i A  B)
n n 33. The sensitiveness of a moving coil galvanometer can be increased by
decreasing [MP PMT 1996]
26. 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) (a) The number
[MP of ]turns in the coil
PMT 1994
1 (b) The area of the coil
(a) evr (b) evr
2 (c) The magnetic field
(c) r ev 2
(d) 2rev (d) The couple per unit twist of the suspension
27. Four wires each of length 2.0 metres are bent into four loops P, Q, 34. A metallic loop is placed in a magnetic field. If a current is passed
R and S and then suspended into uniform magnetic field. Same through it, then [UPSEAT 2003]
current is passed in each loop. Which statement is correct [MP(a)
PET The
1995; ring
DPMTwill1999]
feel a force of attraction
(b) The ring will feel a force of repulsion
(c) It will move to and fro about its centre of gravity
(d) None of these
Q P
P S 35. Two parallel conductors A and B of equal lengths carry currents I
and 10 I, respectively, in the same direction. Then
(a) Couple on loop P will be the highest [MP PET 2003]
(b) Couple on loop Q will be the highest (a) A and B will repel each other with same force
(c) Couple on loop R will be the highest (b) A and B will attract each other with same force
(d) Couple on loop S will be the highest (c) A will attract B, but B will repel A
28. A current carrying rectangular coil is placed in a uniform magnetic (d) A and B will attract each other with different forces
field. In which orientation, the coil will not tend to rotate 36. Three [MP
long,PMT 1995] and parallel wires carrying currents are
straight
(a) The magnetic field is parallel to the plane of the coil arranged as shown in figure. The force experienced by 10 cm length
(b) The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane of the coil of wire Q is [MP PET 1997]

(c) The magnetic field is at 45 with the plane of the coil

o

P
R Q

2cm 10cm

20 A 10 A 30 A
 1202 Magnetic Effect of Current

43. A current carrying small loop behaves like a small magnet. If A be

its area and M its magnetic moment, the current in the loop will be
[MP PMT/PET 1998; RPET 2001; MP PMT 2003]
(a) M/A (b) A/M
(a) 1.4  10 4 N towards the right
(c) MA (d) A2M
4
(b) 1.4  10 N towards the left
44. In hydrogen atom, the electron is making 6.6  10 15 rev / sec
(c) 2.6  10 4 N to the right around the nucleus in an orbit of radius 0.528 Å. The magnetic
(d) 2.6  10 4 N to the left moment ( A  m 2 ) will be
37. A 100 turns coil shown in figure carries a current of 2 amp in a [MP PET 1999]
magnetic field B  0.2 W b / m 2 . The torque acting on the coil is [MP PET
15 1997] 10
(a) 1  10 (b) 1  10
A B 23
(c) 1  10 (d) 1  10 27
45. A triangular loop of side l carries a current I. It is placed in a
10 cm

N S
magnetic field B such that the plane of the loop is in the direction of
B. The torque on the loop is [MP PET 2003]
D C
8 cm (a) Zero (b) IBl
(a) 0.32 Nm tending to rotate the side AD out of the page
(b) 0.32 Nm tending to rotate the side AD into the page 3 2 2 3
(c) Il B (d) IBl 2
(c) 0.0032 Nm tending to rotate the side AD out of the page 2 4
(d) 0.0032 Nm tending to rotate the side AD into the page 46. Three long, straight and parallel wires carrying currents are
arranged as shown in the figure. The wire C which carries a current
38. A current of 5 ampere is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 metres. A of 5.0 amp is so placed that it experiences no force. The distance of
force of 7.5 N acts on it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic wire C from wire D is then [AMU 1995]
field of 2 Tesla. The angle between the magnetic field and the
direction of the current is D C B
[MP PET 1997; Pb. PET 2003] (a) 9 cm
(b) 7 cm 15A 5A 10A
(a) 30 (b) 45°
(c) 5 cm
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(d) 3 cm x (15–x)
39. A conductor in the form of a right angle ABC with AB = 3 cm and
BC = 4 cm carries a current of 10 A. There is a uniform magnetic 15cm
field of 5 T perpendicular to the plane of the conductor. The force 47. A vertical wire carrying a current in the upward direction is placed
on the conductor will be in horizontal magnetic field directed towards north. The wire will
experience a force directed towards
[MP PMT 1997]
[SCRA 1994]
(a) 1.5 N (b) 2.0 N
(a) North (b) South
(c) 2.5 N (d) 3.5 N
(c) East (d) West
40. The coil of a galvanometer consists of 100 turns and effective area of
48. A coil carrying electric current is placed in uniform magnetic field,
1 square cm. The restoring couple is 10 8 N  m / radian. The then [CBSE PMT 1993]
magnetic field between the pole pieces is 5 T. The current sensitivity (a) Torque is formed
of this galvanometer will be [MP PMT 1997]
(b) E.M.f. is induced
(a) 5  10 4 rad /  amp (b) 5  10 6 per amp (c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) None of these
(c) 2  10 7 per amp (d) 5 rad /  amp
49. A circular loop carrying a current is replaced by an equivalent
41. A rectangular coil 20 cm  20 cm has 100 turns and carries a magnetic dipole. A point on the axis of the loop is
current of 1 A. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field B =0.5 T (a) An end-on position (b) A broad side-on position
with the direction of magnetic field parallel to the plane of the coil. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
The magnitude of the torque required to hold this coil in this 50. A power line lies along the east-west direction and carries a current
position is [MP PMT 1997]
of 10 ampere. The force per metre due to the earth's magnetic field
(a) Zero (b) 200 N-m
of 10 4 tesla is [Roorkee 1992]
(c) 2 N-m (d) 10 N-m
42. If a current is passed in a spring, it (a) 10 5 N (b) 10 4 N
[MP PMT/PET 1998; AIEEE 2002] (c) 10 3 N (d) 10 2 N
(a) Gets compressed (b) Gets expanded 51. A straight wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 1.2
(c) Oscillates (d) Remains unchanged ampere placed in a uniform magnetic field of induction 2 Tesla. The
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1203

magnetic field is perpendicular to the length of the wire. The force 60. What is the net force on the square coil
on the wire is [DCE 2000; RPMT 2000]
10 cm
[CBSE PMT 1992; BHU 1998; DPMT 2001; RPET 2003]
(a) 2.4 N (b) 1.2 N 2A
1A 15 cm
(c) 3.0 N (d) 2.0 N
52. Two parallel wires in free space are 10 cm apart and each carries a
current of 10 A in the same direction. The force one wire exerts on 2 cm
the other per metre of length is (a) 25  10 7 N moving towards wire
[CBSE PMT 1997; AFMC 1999]
(b) 25  10 7 N moving away from wire
4 4
(a) 2  10 N , attractive (b) 2  10 N , repulsive
(c) 35  10 7 N moving towards wire
7 7
(c) 2  10 N , attractive (d) 2  10 N , repulsive
(d) 35  10 7 N moving away from wire
53. The current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer can be 61. Two long parallel copper wires carry currents of 5A each in opposite
increased by [Roorkee 1999] directions. If the wires are separated by a distance of 0.5 m, then the
(a) Increasing the magnetic field of the permanent magnet force between the two wires is
(b) Increasing the area of the deflecting coil [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
5 5
(c) Increasing the number of turns in the coil (a) 10 N , attractive (b) 10 N , repulsive
(d) Increasing the restoring couple of the coil
(c) 2  10 5 N , attractive (d) 2  10 5 N , repulsive
54. A circular coil of diameter 7cm has 24 turns of wire carrying
current of 0.75A. The magnetic moment of the coil is 62. In order to increase the sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer,
one should decrease [MP PMT 2000]
[AMU (Med.) 1999]
(a) The strength of its magnet
(a) 6.9  10 2 amp  m 2 (b) 2.3  10 2 amp- m 2 (b) The torsional constant of its suspension
(c) The number of turns in its coil
(c) 10 2 amp  m 2 (d) 10 3 amp  m 2
(d) The area of its coil
55. Two long parallel wires carrying equal current separated by 1m,
63. A circular loop has a radius of 5 cm and it is carrying a current of
exert a force of 2  10 7 N / m on one another. The current 0.1 amp. Its magnetic moment is [MP PMT 2000]
flowing through them is [AMU (Engg.) 1999]
(a) 1.32  10 4 amp  m 2
(a) 2.0 A (b) 2.0  10 7 A
(b) 2.62  10 4 amp - m 2
(c) 1.0 A (d) 1.0  10 7 A
56. Two parallel beams of electrons moving in the same direction produce (c) 5.25  10 4 amp - m 2
a mutual force [MP PET 1996; DCE 1999]
(d) 7.85  10 4 amp - m 2
(a) Of attraction in plane of paper
(b) Of repulsion in plane of paper 64. Due to the flow of current in a circular loop of radius R, the
(c) Upwards perpendicular to plane of paper magnetic induction produced at the centre of the loop is B. The
magnetic moment of the loop is
(d) Downwards perpendicular to plane of paper
( 0  permeabili ty constant) [MP PET 2000]
57. A circular loop of area 0.01m 2 carrying a current of 10 A, is held
perpendicular to a magnetic field of intensity 0.1T. The torque acting (a) BR 3 / 2 0 (b) 2BR 3 /  0
on the loop is [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) Zero (b) 0.01 N-m (c) BR 2 / 2 0 (d) 2BR 2 /  0
(c) 0.001 N-m (d) 0.8 N-m 65. The magnetic moment of a circular coil carrying current is
58. Magnetic dipole moment of a rectangular loop is [MP PET 2000]
[RPET 2000]
(a) Directly proportional to the length of the wire in the coil
(a) Inversely proportional to current in loop
(b) Inversely proportional to the length of the wire in the coil
(b) Inversely proportional to area of loop
(c) Directly proportional to the square of the length of the wire in
(c) Parallel to plane of loop and proportional to area of loop
the coil
(d) Perpendicular to plane of loop and proportional to area of loop
(d) Inversely proportional to the square of the length of the wire in
59. If m is magnetic moment and B is the magnetic field, then the
the coil
torque is given by [DCE 2000]

66. A long wire A carries a current of 10 amp. Another long wire B,

| m| Which is parallel to A and separated by 0.1m from A, carries a
(a) m. B (b)  current of 5 amp, in the opposite direction to that in A. what is the
| B| magnitude and nature of the force experienced per unit length of B
   
( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp - m) [MP PET 2000]
(c) mB (d) | m | .| B |
 1204 Magnetic Effect of Current

(a) Repulsive force of 10 4 N / m between B and C is also x. F1 is the force exerted by B on A and F 2

4 is the force exerted by B on A choose the correct answer

(b) Attractive force of 10 N /m
(a) F1  2F2 A B C
(c) Repulsive force of 2  10 5 N / m (b) F2  2F1
I I 2I
(d) Attractive force of 2  10 5 N / m (c) F1  F2
67. A stream of electrons is projected horizontally to the right. A straight (d) F1   F2
conductor carrying a current is supported parallel to electron stream x x
and above it. If the current in the conductor is from left to right then 76. A straight conductor carries a current of 5 A. An electron travelling
what will be the effect on electron stream with a [Roorkee 5  10 6 ms 1 parallel to the wire at a distance of
speed of2000]
(a) The electron stream will be pulled upward 0.1m from the conductor, experiences a force of
(b) The electron stream will be pulled downward (a) 8  10 20 N (b) 3.2  10 19 N
(c) The electron stream will be retarted
(c) 8  10 18 N (d) 1.6  10 19 N
(d) The electron beam will be speeded up towards the right
77. Two galvanometers A and B require 3mA and 5mA respectively to
68. The relation between voltage sensitivity (  V ) and current produce the same deflection of 10 divisions. Then
sensitivity ( i ) of a moving coil galvanometer is (Resistance of (a) A is more sensitive than B
Galvanometer = G) [CPMT 2001] (b) B is more sensitive than A
i V (c) A and B are equally sensitive
(a) V (b)  i
G G (d) Sensitiveness of B is 5/3 times that of A
G G 78. Two long straight parallel conductors separated by a distance of
(c)  i (d) V 0.5m carry currents of 5A and 8A in the same direction. The force
V i
per unit length experienced by each other is
69. What is shape of magnet in moving coil galvanometer to make the
radial magnetic field [RPET 2001] (a) 1.6  10 5 N (attractive) (b) 1.6  10 5 N (repulsive)
(a) Concave (b) Horse shoe magnet
(c) 16  10 5 N (attractive) (d) 16  10 5 N (repulsive)
(c) Convex (d) None of these
70. If a wire of length 1 meter placed in uniform magnetic field 1.5 Tesla 79. If the current is doubled, the deflection is also doubled in
[Orissa JEE 2002]
at angle 30 o with magnetic field. The current in a wire 10 amp.
Then force on a wire will be [RPET 2001]
(a) A tangent galvanometer
(a) 7.5 N (b) 1.5 N (b) A moving coil galvanometer
(c) 0.5 N (d) 2.5 N (c) Both (a) and (b)
71. A current i flows in a circular coil of radius r. If the coil is placed in (d) None of these
a uniform magnetic field B with its plane parallel to the field,
80. Which is a vector quantity [AFMC 2003]
magnitude of the torque that acts on the coil is
[MP PET 2001] (a) Density (b) Magnetic flux
(a) Zero (b) 2 r i B (c) Intensity of magnetic field (d) Magnetic potential
81. There long straight wires A, B and C are carrying current as shown
(c)  r 2 i B (d) 2 r 2 i B figure. Then the resultant force on B is directed .....
72. An arbitrary shaped closed coil is made of a wire of length L and a [KCET 2004]
A B C
current I ampere is flowing in it. If the plane of the coil is

perpendicular to magnetic field B , the force on the coil is
[MP PMT 2001] 1A 2A 3A
(a) Zero (b) IBL (a) Towards A
(b) Towards C d d
1
(c) 2IBL (d) IBL (c) Perpendicular to the plane of paper and outward
2
73. A circular coil having N turns is made from a wire of length L (d) Perpendicular to the plane of paper and inward
meter. If a current I ampere is passed through it and is placed in a 82. Two long conductors, separated by a distance d carry current I and 1

magnetic field of B Tesla, the maximum torque on it is I in the[MP

2
same 2001] They exert a force F on each other. Now the
direction.
PMT
(a) Directly proportional to N current in one of them is increased to two times and its directions is
(b) Inversely proportional to N reversed. The distance is also increased to 3d. The new value of the
(c) Inversely proportional to N 2 force between them is [AIEEE 2004]
(d) Independent of N (a) – 2F (b) F/3
74. A small cylindrical soft iron piece is kept in a galvanometer so that (c) 2F[MP
/3 PMT 2001] (d) – F/3
(a) A radial uniform magnetic field is produced 83. The resultant magnetic moment of neon atom will be
(b) A uniform magnetic field is produced [J & K CET 2004]
(c) There is a steady deflection of the coil
(d) All of these (a) Infinity (b)  B

75. A, B and C are parallel conductors of equal length carrying currents (c) Zero (d)  /2 B

I, I and 2I respectively. Distance between A and B is x. Distance

 Magnetic Effect of Current 1205

84. A one metre long wire is lying at right angles to the magnetic field.
A force of 1 kg wt. is acting on it in a magnetic field of 0.98 Tesla.
The current flowing in it will be [J & K CET 2004]
(a) 100 A (b) 10 A
(c) 1 A (d) Zero
85. A beam of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the
same direction, then they [DCE 2004]
(a) Attract each other (b) Repel each other
(c) No relation (d) Neither attract nor repel
86. Two parallel wires of length 9 m each are separated by a distance
0.15 m. If they carry equal currents in the same direction and exerts
a total force of 30  10 N on each other, then the value of current
–7

must be [MH CET 2003]

(a) 2.5 amp (b) 3.5 amp
(c) 1.5 amp (d) 0.5 amp
87. Current i is carried in a wire of length L. If the wire is turned into a
circular coil, the maximum magnitude of torque in a given magnetic
field B will be [Pb. PET 2004]

LiB 2 Li 2 B
(a) (b)
2 2
L2 iB Li 2 B
(c) (d)
4 4
88. In ballistic galvanometer, the frame on which the coil is wound is
non-metallic to [MH CET 2004]
(a) Avoid the production of induced e.m.f.
(b) Avoid the production of eddy currents
(c) Increase the production of eddy currents
(d) Increase the production of induced e.m.f.
89. Two thin, long, parallel wires, separated by a distance ‘d’ carry a
current of ‘i’ A in the same direction. They will
[AIEEE 2005]
(a) Attract each other with a force of  0 i /(2d )
2 2

(b) Repel each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d 2 )

(c) Attract each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d )

(d) Repel each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d )

90. Three long, straight parallel wires carrying current, are arranged as
shown in figure. The force experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C
is [KCET 2005]
D C G

(a) 10 N
-3

(b) 2.5  10 N -3

(c) Zero 3 cm 2 cm

(d) 1.5  10 N-3

30 A 10 A 20 A
91. A circular coil of 20 turns and radius 10 cm is placed in uniform
magnetic field of 0.10 T normal to the plane of the coil. If the
current in coil is 5 A, then the torque acting on the coil will be [J & K CET 2005]
(a) 31.4 Nm (b) 3.14 Nm
(c) 0.314 Nm (d) Zero