A magnet of magnetic moment M is situated with its axis along the direction of a magnetic field of strength B. The work done in rotating it by an angle of 180o will be

  • -MB                        

  • +MB

  • 0                            

  • +2MB

A magnetic needle suspended by a silk thread is vibrating in the earth's magnetic field. If the temperature of the needle is increased by 500°C, then

  • The time period decreases

  • The time period remains unchanged

  • The time period increases

  • The needle stops vibrating

A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences:

  • A force and a torque

  • A force but not a torque

  • A torque but not a force 

  • Neither a torque nor a force

A long magnetic needle of length 2L, magnetic moment M and pole strength m units is broken into two pieces at the middle. The magnetic moment and pole strength of each piece will be:

  •  M2,m2

  •  M,m2

  •  M2,m

  • M, m

Two identical thin bar magnets each of length l and pole strength m are placed at the right angle to each other with the north pole of one touching south pole of the other. The magnetic moment of the system is :

  • ml

  • 2ml

  •  2ml

  •  12ml

A bar magnet of length l and magnetic dipole moment M is bent to form an arc which subtends an angle of 120° at centre. The new magnetic dipole moment will be

  •   3M2π

  •   33M2π

  •   3Mπ

  •   2Mπ

A small bar magnet is placed with its north pole facing the magnetic north pole. The neutral points are located at a distance r from its centre. If the magnet is rotated by 180o, the neutral point shall be obtained at a distance of:

1.  2r                                         2.  2r3.  2-13r                                  4.  r22

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

The unit of pole strength is:

  •  Am2

  • Am

  •  A2m

  •  A2m2

Magnetic field lines

  • Cannot intersect

  • Are always closed curves

  • Can pass through vacuum

  • All of these

Two small bar magnets are placed in the air at a distance r apart. The magnetic force between them is proportional to:

  •  r2

  •  r-2

  •  r-3

  •  r-4

A short magnetic dipole is placed at the origin with its dipole movement directed along the +x-axis. If magnetic field induction at a point P (r, 0) is Bi^, the magnetic field induction at point Q (0, 2r) will be:

  • -B16i^

  • -B8j^

  • B16j^

  • -B16j^

Oersted is a unit of :

  • Dip

  • Magnetic intensity

  • Magnetic moment

  • Pole strength

The magnetic field at a point x on the axis of a small bar magnet is equal to the field at a point y on the equator of the same magnet. The ratio of the distances of x and y from the centre of the magnet is

  • 2-3

  • 2-13

  • 23

  • 213

A magnet of magnetic moment 20 C.G.S. units are freely suspended in a uniform magnetic field of intensity 0.3 C.G.S. units. The amount of work done in deflecting it by an angle of 30o in C.G.S. units is

  • 6

  • 33

  • 3(2-3)

  • 3

The magnetic field due to a short magnet at a point on its axis at a distance X cm from the middle point of the magnet is 200 Gauss. The magnetic field at a point on the neutral axis at a distance of X cm from the middle of the magnet is:

  • 100 Gauss

  • 400 Gauss

  • 50 Gauss

  • 200 Gauss

A sensitive magnetic instrument can be shielded very effectively from outside magnetic fields by placing it inside a box of

  • Teak wood
  • Plastic material
  • Soft iron of high permeability
  • A metal of high conductivity

A uniform magnetic field, parallel to the plane of the paper existed in space initially directed from left to right. When a bar of soft iron is placed in the field parallel to it, the lines of force passing through it will be represented by


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  •   

  •  

  •  

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 magnetic meridian is :

a) 0                           (b) 45°

(c) 60°                       (d) 90°

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
The figure below shows the north and south poles of a permanent magnet in which n turn coil of the area of cross-section A is resting, such that for a current i passed through the coil, the plane of the coil makes an angle θ with respect to the direction of magnetic field B. If the plane of the magnetic field and the coil are horizontal and vertical respectively, the torque on the coil will be:

1. τ=niABcosθ2. τ=niABsinθ3. τ=niAB4. None of the above

 

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Two short magnets with their axes horizontally perpendicular to the magnetic meridian are placed with their centres 40 cm east and 50 cm west of the magnetic needle. If the needle remains undeflected, the ratio of their magnetic moments  is

  • 4:5

  • 16:25

  • 64:125

  • 2:5

If a bar magnet of magnetic moment M is freely suspended in a uniform magnetic field of strength B, the work done in rotating the magnet through an angle is

  •  MB(1-sinθ)

  •  MBsinθ

  •  MBcosθ

  •  MB(1-cosθ)

Rate of change of torque  with deflection is maximum for a magnet suspended freely in a uniform magnetic field of induction B, when

(a) θ=0o                        (b) θ=45o

(c) θ=60o                      (d) θ=90o

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Force between two identical bar magnets whose centres are r metre apart  is 4.8 N, when their axes are in the same line. If separation is increased to 2r, the force between them is reduced to

  • 2.4N                         

  • 1.2N

  • 0.6N                         

  • 0.3N

A bar magnet of magnetic moment 104J/T is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. The work done in rotating the magnet slowly from a direction parallel to a horizontal magnetic field of 4×10–5 T to a direction 60° from the field will be

  • 0.2 J                         

  • 2.0 J

  • 4.18 J                       

  • 2 × 102 J

Two equal bar magnets are kept as shown in the figure. The direction of resultant magnetic field, indicated by arrow head at the point P is (approximately)

  •  

  •  

  •  

  •  

Two similar bar magnets P and Q, each of magnetic moment M, are taken. If P is cut along its axial line and Q is cut along its equatorial line, all the four pieces obtained have:

  • equal pole strength           
  • magnetic moment M/4
  • magnetic moment M/2     
  • magnetic moment M

A magnet of magnetic moment 50i ^A-m2 is placed along the x-axis in a magnetic field B=(0.5i^+3.0j^)T. The torque acting on the magnet is

  • 175 k^ N-m

  • 150 k^ N-m

  • 75 k^ N-m

  • 2537 k^ N-m

A bar magnet of length 3 cm has points A and B along its axis at distances of 24 cm and 48 cm on the opposite sides. Ratio of magnetic fields at these points will be

  • () 8                              

  • ()122

  • () 3                              

  • () 4

A dip needle in a plane perpendicular to magnetic meridian will remain

  • Vertical

  • Horizontal

  • In any direction

  • At an angle of dip to the horizontal

If the angles of dip at two places are 30o and 45o respectively, then the ratio of horizontal  components of earth's magnetic field at the two places will be (Assume net magnetic field to be equal at the two places)

  • √3 : √2

  • 1 : √2

  • 1 : √3

  • 1 : 2

0:0:1


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