NATIONAL MODEL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

PEELAMEDU – COIMBATORE

CLASS: XII PHYSICS

CHAPTER 4: MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

1. What is the force experienced by a stationary charge in a magnetic field?

a. infinity b. zero c. qvb d. qE
2. An electron beam is moving vertically downwards. If it passes through a
magnetic field which is directed from south to north in a horizontal plane, then
in which direction the beam would be deflected?
a. West b. East c. upwards d. downwards
3. A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 2.5T with a speed of
1.5x107ms-1 at an angle of 30o with the field. Find the force on the proton.
a. F = 3x10-12 N b. F = 3x10-14 N c. F = 3x10-8 N d. F = 3x10-6 N
4. An α−particle and a proton moving with the same speed enter the same
magnetic field region at right angles to the direction of the field. Show the
trajectories followed by the two particles in the region of the magnetic field.
Find the ratio of the radii of the circular paths which the two particles may
describe.
a. 2:1 b. 1:1 c. 1:3 d. 1:4
5. A tightly wound 100 turn coil of radius 10cm is carrying a current of 1A.
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of the coil?
a. 6.28x10-4 T b. 6.28x10-2 T c. 6.28x10-6 T d. 6.28x10-9T
6. A long straight wire in the horizontal plane carries a current of 50 A in north
to south direction. Give the direction of B at a point 2.5m west of the wire.
a. vertically upwards d. downwards c. east d. north
7. The nature of force between two conductors carrying current in same
direction is
a. attractive b. repulsive c. no force will act d. none of the above
8. A 0.5 m long solenoid has 500 turns and has a flux density of 2.25×10 −3 T at
its centre. Find the current in the solenoid.
a. 2 A b. 3 A c. 4 A d. 5 A
9. A solenoid 50cm long has 4 layers of windings of 350 turns each. The radius
of the lowest layer is 1.4cm. If the current carried is 6.0A, estimate the
magnitude of magnetic flux density near the ends on its axis.
a. 1.05x10-2T b. 1.05x10-4T c. 1.05x10-5T d. 1.05x10-3T
10. A 3.0 cm wire carrying a current of 10 A is placed inside a solenoid
perpendicular to its axis. The magnetic field inside the solenoid is given to be
0.27 T. What is the magnitude of magnetic force on the wire?
a. 0.8 N b. 0.08 N c. 8 N d. 80 N
11. Two long and parallel straight wires A and B carrying currents of 8.0 A and
5.0 A in the same direction are separated by a distance of 4.0 cm. Estimate the
force on a 10 cm section of wire A.
a. 2x10-5 N b. 2x10-2 N c. 2x10-6 N d. 2x10-1 N
12. A 100 turns coil shown in figure carries a current of 2 amp in a magnetic
field 0.2 T. The torque acting on the coil is _____

a. 1.125 Nm b. 2.5 Nm c. 125 Nm d. 1.25 Nm

13. What is the maximum torque on a rectangular coil carrying a current of 10-5
in a magnetic field of 0.10T? Area 5cm x 12 cm and turns = 600 turns.
a. 3.6x10-4Nm b. 3.6x10-3Nm c. 3.6x10-2Nm d. 3.6x10-6Nm
14. A galvanometer can be converted to voltmeter by connecting resistor in
______ and its value should be _______
a. shunt and high b. series and high c. shunt and low d. series and low
15. 1 Gauss equals
a. 1/10000 Tesla b. 1/ 100 Tesla c. 1/ 1000 Tesla d. 1/10 Tesla
16.Which of the following statements is correct?
a).Magnetic field lines do not form closed loops
b).Magnetic field lines start from north pole and end at south pole of a magnet
 c).The tangent to a magnetic field line represents the direction of force at that
point
d).Two magnetic lines may intersect each other.
17. The SI unit of magnetic field intensity is
a).AmN-1 b).NA-1 m-1 c).NA-2m-2 d).NA-1m-2
18. Two concentric and coplanar circular loops P and Q have their radii in the
ratio 2:3. Loop Q carries a current 9A in the anti clockwise direction. For the
magnetic field at the common centre to be zero , loop P must carry,
a) 3A in clockwise direction b) 9A in anti clockwise direction
c) 6A in anti clockwise direction d) 6A in the clockwise direction
19.A long straight wire of a circular cross-section of radius 'a' carries a steady
current 'I'. The current is uniformly distributed across the cross-section. The
ratio of the magnitudes of magnetic field at a point distant a/2 above the surface
of wire to that of a point distant a/2 below its surface is
a). 4:1 b).1:1 c).4:3 d).3:4
20.The magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying loop of radius R is B 1.
The magnetic field at a point on its axis at a distance R from the centre of the
B1
loop is B2. Then the ratio B 2
1
a).2√ 2 b). c). √ 2 d).2
√2
21. A long solenoid has 20 turns cm-1. The current necessary to produce a
magnetic field of 20mT inside the solenoid is approximately
a) 1 A b) 2 A c) 4 A d) 8 A
22. An electron enters a uniform magnetic field with a speed v.it describes a
semi circular path and comes out of the field. what will be the final speed of the
electron
v
a) zero b) v c) 2 d) 2v

23.A proton and a α particle move in circular orbits in a uniform magnetic

field.Their speeds are in the ratio of 9:4. The ratio of radii of their circular orbits
rp/rα is
3 4 8 9
a) 4 b) 3 c) 9 d) 8
24.An electron and a proton are moving along the same direction with the same
kinetic energy. They enter a uniform magnetic field acting perpendicular to their
velocities. The dependence of radius of their paths on their masses is
1 1
a) r α m b) r α √ m c) r α m d) r α
√m
25. A current carrying wire kept in a uniform magnetic field will experience a
maximum force when it is
a) perpendicular to the magnetic field b) parallel to the magnetic field
c) at an angle of 450 to the magnetic field d) at an angle of 900 to the mag field
26. Beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same
direction, then they
a) attract each other b) repel each other c) Neither attract nor repel each
other d) It depends on the velocity of the particles
27. Two wires of the same length are shaped into a square of side a and a circle
with radius r. if they carry same current, the ratio of their magnetic moment is
a) 2: π b) π :2 c) π :4 d) 4: π
28. Three infinitely long parallel straight current carrying
wires A, B and C are kept at equal distance from each other
as shown in the figure . The wire C experiences net force F
.The net force on wire C, when the current in wire A is
reversed will be
(a) Zero (b) F/2 (c) F (d) 2F
29. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If the resistance
increases by 25%.Then the voltage sensitivity will
(a) decreased by 1% (b) increased by 5%
(b) increased by 10% (d) decreased by 4%
30. A current of 10 A is flowing from east to west in a long straight wire kept
on a horizontal table. The magnetic field developed at a distance of 10 cm due
north on the table is
a) 2 x 10-5 T , acting downwards b) 2x 10-5 T , acting upwards
c) 4 x 10-5 T , acting downwards d) 4 x 10-5 T , acting upwards
ASSERTION AND REASONING:
Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion
and Reason. While answering these questions, you are required to choose any
one of the following four responses.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.
1. Assertion :Magnetic field lines always form closed loops
Reason : Moving charges or current produce magnetic field.
2.Assertion :The Magnetic field produced by a solenoid is independent of its
length and cross section.
Reason : The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
3.Assertion :An electron moving along the direction of the magnetic field does
not experience any force
Reason : The force on an electron moving in a magnetic field
F=Bqvsin ፀ, where ፀ is the angle between the electron velocity
and the magnetic field.
4.Assertion :If a proton and a α particle enter a uniform magnetic field
perpendicularly with the same speed , the time period of revolution of α particle
is double than that of a proton
Reason : In a magnetic field, the period of revolution is directly proportional to
the mass of the particle and inversely proportional to the charge of the particle.
5.Assertion : An electron and a proton enter a magnetic field with equal
velocities, then the force experienced by the proton will be more than the force
experienced by the electron
Reason : Mass of a proton is 1837 times the mass of an electron
6.Assertion : A proton and an electron with same momenta , enter a magnetic
field in a direction perpendicular to the field. Then the radius of the paths
followed by them will be the same
Reason : Mass of an electron is less than the mass of a proton.
7.Assertion :When radius of a current carrying loop is doubled , then the
magnetic moment becomes four times the previous value
Reason : Magnetic moment of a current loop is directly proportional to the area
of the loop.
8. Assertion :Increasing the the current sensitivity of a galvanometer by
increasing the number of turns, does not increase the voltage sensitivity of the
galvanometer
Reason : The resistance of the coil increases on increasing the number of turns.
9.Assertion :Higher the range , lower is the resistance of an ammeter
Reason: To increase the range of an ammeter, additional shunt is added in
series to it.
10. Assertion: A galvanometer can be used as an ammeter to measure the
current across a given section of the circuit.
Reason : For this, it must be connected in series with the circuit.
Case Study Question 1:
Moving coil galvanometer operates on
Permanent Magnet Moving Coll (PMMC)
mechanism and was designed by the
scientist Darsonval.
Moving coil galvanometers are of two types
(i) Suspended coll
(ii) Pivoted coil type or tangent
galvanometer,
Its working is based on the fact that when a current carrying coil is placed in a
magnetic field, it experiences a torque. This torque tends to rotate the coil about
its axis of suspension in such a way that the magnetic flux passing through the
coil is maximum.
(i) A moving coil galvanometer is an instrument which
(a) is used to measure emf
(b) is used to measure potential difference
(c) is used to measure resistance
(d) is a deflection instrument which gives a deflection when a current flows
through its coil
(ii) To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer.
(a) number of turns of coil is kept small (b) magnet is taken in the form of
horse-shoe (c) poles are of very strong magnets (d) poles are cylindrically cut
(iii) The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is
(a) directly proportional to torsional constant of spring
(b) directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
(c) inversely proportional to the area of the coil
(d) inversely proportional to the current in the coil
(iv) In a moving coil galvanometer, having a coil of N-turns of area A and
carrying current I is placed in a radial field of strength B.
The torque acting on the coil is
(a) NA2B2I (b) NABI2 (c) N2ABI (d) NABI
(v) To increase the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer, we should
decrease
(a) strength of magnet (b) torsional constant of spring
(c) number of turns in coil (d) area of coil
Case Study Question 2:
An electron with the speed v 0 << c moves in a circle of radius r 0 in a uniform
magnetic field. This electron is able to traverse a circular path as magnetic field
is perpendicular to the velocity of the electron. The time required for one
revolution of the electron is T0. The speed of the electron is now doubled to 2v0.
(i)The radius of the circle will change to
a.4r0 b.r0 c.2r0 d.r0 /2
(ii)The time required for one revolution of the electron will change to
a.4T0 b.2T0 c.T0 d.T0/2
(iii)The charged particle is projected in a magnetic field B=(200 i⃗ +400 ⃗j )T. The
acceleration of the particle is found to be a = (xi⃗ +2 ⃗j ) ms-2. Find the value of x.
a.4ms-2 b.-4ms-2 c.-2ms-2 d.2ms-2
(iv)If the given electron has a velocity not perpendicular to B. Then the
trajectory of the electron is
 a.straight line b.circular c.helical d.zig zag
(v)If this electron of charge E is moving parallel to uniform magnetic field with
constant velocity V. The force acting on the electron is
Be B
a.Bev b.-zero c. v d. ev