Which curve may best represent the current deflection in a tangent galvanometer ?

(a) A                               (b) B

(c) C                               (d) D

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Magnetization and magnetic intensity
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Some equipotential surfaces of the magnetic scalar potential are shown in the figure. The magnetic field at a point in the region is (X-axis read in cm)

(a)                         (b)

(c)                  (d) None of these

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Analogy between electrostatics and magnetostatics
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The figure illustrates how B, the flux density, inside a sample of unmagnetized ferromagnetic material varies with B0, the magnetic flux density, in which the sample is kept. For the sample to be suitable for making a permanent magnet -

1. OQ should be large and OR should be small

2. OQ and OR should both be large

3. OQ should be small and OR should be large

4. OQ and OR should both be small

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Curie law and hyterisis
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The variation of the intensity of magnetisation (I) with respect to the magnetising field (H) in a diamagnetic substance is described by the graph

1. OD                            2. OC

3. OB                            4. OA

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Magnetization and magnetic intensity
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If  be the apparent angles of dip observed in two vertical planes at right angles to each other, then the true angle of dip $\theta$ is given by

(a) $co{t}^{2}\theta =co{t}^{2}{\theta }_{1}+co{t}^{2}{\theta }_{2}$

(b) ${\mathrm{tan}}^{2}\theta ={\mathrm{tan}}^{2}{\theta }_{1}-{\mathrm{tan}}^{2}{\theta }_{2}$

(c) $co{t}^{2}\theta =co{t}^{2}{\theta }_{1}-{\mathrm{tan}}^{2}{\theta }_{2}$

(d) ${\mathrm{tan}}^{2}\theta ={\mathrm{tan}}^{2}{\theta }_{1}-{\mathrm{tan}}^{2}{\theta }_{2}$

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Earth's magnetism
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A bar magnet is hung by a thin cotton thread in a uniform horizontal magnetic field and is in the equilibrium state. The energy required to rotate it by ${60}^{\circ }$ is W. Now the torque required to keep the magnet in this new position is

1. $\frac{W}{\sqrt{3}}$                    2. $\sqrt{3}W$

3. $\frac{\sqrt{3}W}{2}$                4. $\frac{2W}{\sqrt{3}}$

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Analogy between electrostatics and magnetostatics
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The magnetic susceptibility is negative for

1. paramagnetic material only

2. ferromagnetic material only

3. paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials

4. diamagnetic material only

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Magnetic materials
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The following figures show the arrangement of bar magnet in different configurations. Each magnet has magnetic dipole moment m. Which configuration has the highest net magnetic dipole moment?
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

1. (i)

2. (ii)

3. (iii)

4. (iv)

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Bar magnet
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A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole.It

(a) will become rigid showing no movement

(b) will stay in any position

(c) will stay in north-south direction only

(d) will stay in east-west direction only

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Magnetic field and field lines
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A magnetic needle suspended parallel to a

magnetic field requires $\sqrt{3}$ J of work to turn

it through $60°$. The torque needed to maintain

the needle in this position will be

(a) $2\sqrt{3}$J                      (b) 3 J

(c) $\sqrt{3}$ J                       (d) $\frac{3}{2}$ J

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Bar magnet