NCERT Solutions for class 12 Physics | Chapter 4 - Moving Charges and Magnetism

(1) The radius of the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field is proportional to the:
[A] charge on the particle
[B] energy of the particle
[C] momentum of the particle
[D] all the above
Answer: momentum of the particle
(2) 10 eV electron is circulating in a plane at right angle to a uniform field of magnetic induction 10-1 Wb/m² (1G). The orbital radius of electron is:
[A] 12 cm
[B] 16 cm
[C] 11 cm
[D] 18 cm
Answer: 11 cm

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(3) Earth’s magnetism was discovered by:
[A] Gauss
[B] Oersted
[C] Ampere
[D] Gilbert
Answer: Gilbert
(4) Isoclinic lines are the lines joining places with :
[A] equal dip
[B] equal declination
[C] equal dip and declination
[D] None of these
Answer: equal dip
(5) When charged particle enters-a uniform magnetic field, its K.E.:
[A] remains constant
[B] increases
[C] decreases
[D] becomes zero
Answer: remains constant
(6) Which of the following is not a unit of magnetic induction?
[A] gauss
[B] tesla
[C] oersted
[D] weber/metre²
Answer: oersted
(7) A current carrying power line carries current from west to east. Then the direction of the magnetic field 2 m above it is :
[A] west to east
[B] south to north
[C] north to south
[D] None of these
Answer: north to south
(8) What happens to the magnetic field at the centre of a circular current carrying coil if we double the radius of the coil keeping the current unchanged?
[A] halved
[B] doubled
[C] quadrupled
[D] remains unchanged
Answer: halved
(9) What is the angle of dip at the magnetic poles ?
[A] 30°
[B] 0°
[C] 45°
[D] None of these
Answer: None of these
(10) A wire of length 2 metre carries a current 1 ampere, is bent to form a circle. The magnetic moment of the coil is :
[A] 2π
[B] π/2
[C] π/4
[D] 1/π
Answer: 1/π
(11) The force between two parallel current carrying conductors is F. If the current in each conductor is doubled, then the force between them becomes :
[A] 4F
[B] 2F
[C] F
[D] F/4
Answer: 4F
(12) The strength of the magnetic field around an infinite current carrying conductor is :
[A] same everywhere
[B] inversely proportional to the distance
[C] directly proportional to the distance
[D] None of these
Answer: inversely proportional to the distance
(13) To convert galvanometer into voltmeter one should connect :
[A] high resistance in series with galvanometer
[B] low resistance in series with galvanometer
[C] high resistance in parallel with galvanometer
[D] low resistance in parallel with galvanometer
Answer: high resistance in series with galvanometer
(14) The magnetic field of a given length of a ware for single turn coil at its centre is B. Then.its value for two turns of coil will be :
[A] B/4
[B] B/2
[C] 4B
[D] 2B
Answer: 4B
(15) The magnetic field produced by an / meter long straight (x cry thin) current (I) carry ing conductor at any point on itself is :
[A] zero
[B] infinite
[C] µ0l/4πl
[D] µ0l/2πl
Answer: zero
(16) When we double the radius of a coil keeping the current through it unchanged, what happens to the magnetic field directed along its axis at far off points?
[A] halved
[B] doubled
[C] quadrupled
[D] remains unchanged
Answer: remains unchanged
(17) According to Gauss’s theorem in magnetism, surface integral of magnetic field intensity over a surface (closed or open) is always:
[A] -1
[B] 1
[C] 0
[D] infinity
Answer: 0
(18) The sensitivity of a tangent galvanometer can be increased by increasing:
[A] the radius of the coil
[B] the external magnetic field
[C] the number of turns of the coil
[D] all the above
Answer: the external magnetic field
(19) Which of the following shows that the earth behaves as a magnet?
[A] Repulsion between like poles .
[B] Attraction between unlike poles
[C] Null points in the magnetic field of a bar magnet
[D] No existence of isolated magnetic poles
Answer: Null points in the magnetic field of a bar magnet
(20) Circular loop of radius 0.0157 m carries a current 2 A. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop is :
[A] 1.57 × 10-3Wb/m²
[B] 8.0 × 10-5 Wb/m²
[C] 2.0 × 10-3 Wb/m²
[D] 3.l4 × 10-1 Wb/m²
Answer: 8.0 × 10-5 Wb/m²

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