23/12/2024 (MONDAY)
UNIT TEST - 2
MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT, MAGNETISM, EMI, AC, EM WAVES
TEST TIMINGS: 04:10 PM - 05:40 PM (1:30 HRS)
TEST PATTERN
8 MCQs (1 mark each) = 8 Marks
3 Short Answer Questions (2 marks each) = 6 Marks
4 Short Answer Questions (3 marks each) = 12 Marks
1 Case-Based Question (4 marks) = 4 Marks
1 Long Answer Question (5 marks) = 5 Marks
TOTAL: 35 Marks
Section A: MCQs (1 Mark Each)
Choose the correct option:
1. A straight current-carrying conductor is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The force
experienced by the conductor is maximum when the angle between the current and the field
is:
a) 0°
b) 45°
c) 90°
d) 180°
2. A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 10 Ω shows full-scale deflection for a current of
10mA. What resistance should be connected in parallel to convert it into an ammeter of range
5A?
a) 2 Ω
b) 0.02 Ω
c) 0.2 Ω
d) 1 Ω
3. The frequency of the AC mains supply in India is:
a) 50 Hz
b) 60 Hz
c) 120 Hz
d) 100 Hz
4. The magnetic field at the center of a circular coil of radius R carrying current I is
proportional to:
a) 1/R
b) R
c) I
d) Both a and c
5. In a step-up transformer, the primary winding has 100 turns, and the secondary has 500
turns. If the input voltage is 220 V, the output voltage is:
a) 220 V
b) 1100 V
c) 44 V
d) 880 V
6. An electromagnetic wave is propagating in vacuum. The ratio of magnitudes of electric and
magnetic fields is equal to:
a) Speed of light
b) Permeability of free space
c) Permittivity of free space
d) Unity
7. Assertion (A): A moving charge produces both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Reason (R): A stationary charge produces only an electric field.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
8. Assertion (A): The efficiency of a transformer is usually very high.
Reason (R): Transformers work on the principle of electromagnetic induction.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Section B: Short Answer Questions (2 Marks Each)
9. State Biot-Savart’s law and write its mathematical form.
10. Derive an expression for the torque experienced by a current-carrying loop placed in a
uniform magnetic field.
11. What is a displacement current? How is it different from a conduction current?
Section C: Short Answer Questions (3 Marks Each)
12. Using Ampere's circuital law, obtain an expression for the magnetic induction at a point
near an infinitely long straight conductor carrying an electric current.
13. Explain the principle of a transformer. Derive the relation between primary and secondary
voltages in an ideal transformer.
14. Derive an expression for induced emf in a rod rotating in a uniform magnetic field. Draw
necessary diagram.
15. State and explain Lenz’s law with an example.
Section D: Case-Based Question (4 Marks)
16. A proton, a deuteron, and an ok α-particle enter a uniform magnetic field B⃗ perpendicular
to their velocities. Consider the following scenarios:
The particles have the same velocity, same kinetic energy (KE), same potential
difference, and same momentum.
The radius r of the circular path described by a charged particle in a magnetic field is
given by:
Questions:
(a) When the particles enter the magnetic field with the same velocity, the ratio of their
radii is:
(b) When the particles have the same kinetic energy, the ratio of their radii is:
(c) When the particles have been accelerated through the same potential difference, the ratio
of their radii is:
(d) When the particles have the same momentum, the ratio of their radii
is:
Section E: Long Answer Questions (5 Marks Each)
17. Derive the expression for the magnetic field at a point on the axis of a circular current-
carrying loop.
(or)
18. (i) Derive the expression for the alternating emf generated in an AC generator. Draw a
neat, labelled diagram and discuss its working.
(ii) Explain the working of a step-up transformer. Derive the efficiency formula and discuss
the energy losses in transformers.