Q. No.In a coaxial, straight cable, the central conductor and the outer conductor carry equal currents in opposite directions. The magnetic field is zero
(a) outside the cable
(b) inside the inner conductor
(c) inside the outer conductor
(d) in between the two conductors
Choose the correct option
1. (a) only
2. (b), (c)
3. (c), (d)
4. (a), (d)
(b) inside the inner conductor
(c) inside the outer conductor
(d) in between the two conductors
A steady electric current is flowing through a cylindrical conductor.
| (a) | The electric field at the axis of the conductor is zero. |
| (b) | The magnetic field at the axis of the conductor is zero. |
| (c) | The electric field in the vicinity of the conductor is zero. |
| (d) | The magnetic field in the vicinity of the conductor is zero. |
Choose the correct option from the given ones:
| 1. | (a) and (b) only |
| 2. | (b) and (c) only |
| 3. | (c) and (d) only |
| 4. | (a) and (d) only |
If the current is doubled, the deflection is also doubled in:
1. a tangent galvanometer
2. a moving-coil galvanometer
3. both
4. none
A very long bar magnet is placed with its north pole coinciding with the centre of a circular loop carrying an electric current i. The magnetic field due to the magnet at a point on the periphery of the wire is B. The radius of the loop is a. The force on the wire is
1. very nearly 2πaiB perpendicular to the plane of the wire
2. 2πaiB in the plane of the wire
3. πaiB along the magnet
4. zero.
Pick the correct options.
(a) All electrons have magnetic moment
(b) All protons have magnetic moment
(c) All nuclei have magnetic moment
(d) All atoms have magnetic moment
Choose the correct option
1. (a), (b)
2. (b), (c)
3. (c), (d)
4. (a), (d)
A charged particle is projected at a very high speed perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The particle will
1. move along a circle
2. move along a curve with increasing radius of curvature
3. move along a curve with decreasing radius of curvature
4. move along a straight line
A hollow tube is carrying an electric current along its length distributed uniformly over its surface. The magnetic field,
| (a) | increases linearly from the axis to the surface |
| (b) | is constant inside the tube |
| (c) | is zero at the axis |
| (d) | is zero just outside the tube |
| 1. | (a), (b) | 2. | (b), (c) |
| 3. | (c), (d) | 4. | (a), (d) |
A long, straight wire of radius \(R\) carries a current distributed uniformly over its cross-section. The magnitude of the magnetic field is:
| (a) | maximum at the axis of the wire |
| (b) | minimum at the axis of the wire |
| (c) | maximum at the surface of the wire |
| (d) | minimum at the surface of the wire. |
Choose the correct option from the given ones:
| 1. | (a) and (b) only |
| 2. | (b) and (c) only |
| 3. | (c) and (d) only |
| 4. | (a) and (d) only |
A long, straight wire carries a current along the \(z-\)axis. One can find two points in the \(X-Y\) plane such that:
| (a) | the magnetic fields are equal |
| (b) | the direction of the magnetic fields are the same |
| (c) | the magnitude of the magnetic fields are equal |
| (d) | the field at one point is opposite to that at the other point |
Choose the correct option :
| 1. | (a), (b), (c) | 2. | (b), (c), (d) |
| 3. | (c), (d), (a) | 4. | all of the above |
Consider three quantities; \(x = E/B,\) \(y = \sqrt{1 / \mu_{0} \varepsilon_{0}},\) and \(z=\frac{ l }{ CR}.\) Here, \(l\) is the length of a wire, \(C\) is a capacitance and \(R\) is resistance. All other symbols have standard meanings.
| (a) | \(x\) and \(y\) have the same dimensions. |
| (b) | \(y\) and \(z\) have the same dimensions. |
| (c) | \(z\) and \(x\) have the same dimensions. |
| (d) | None of the three pairs have the same dimensions. |
Choose the correct option from the given ones.
| 1. | (a), (b), and (c) only |
| 2. | (b) and (c) only |
| 3. | (c), (d), and (b) only |
| 4. | (a), (d), and (c) only |
© 2026 GoodEd Technologies Pvt. Ltd.