MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
The direction of magnetic lines of force is________________?
A. from south pole to north pole
B. from north pole to south pole
C. from one end of the magnet to another
D. none of the above
A permeable substance is one_____________?
A. which is a good conductor
B. which is a bad conductor
C. which is a strong magnet
D. through which the magnetic lines of force can pass very easily
A magnetic field exists around____________?
A. iron
B. copper
C. aluminium
D. moving charges
The materials having low retentivity are suitable for making_____________?
A. weak magnets
B. temporary magnets
C. permanent magnets
D. none of the above
Tesla is a unit of_____________?
A. field strength
B. inductance
C. flux density
D. flux
Ferrites are materials
A. paramagnetic
B. diamagnetic
C. ferromagnetic
D. none of the above
The two conductors of a transmission line carry equal current I in opposite
directions. The force on each conductor is________________?
A. proportional to 7
B. proportional to X
C. proportional to distance between the conductors
D. inversely proportional to I
Air gap has_________ reluctance as compared to iron or steel path?
A. little
B. lower
C. higher
D. zero
Which of the following is a vector quantity ?
A. Relative permeability
B. Magnetic field intensity
C. Flux density
D. Magnetic potential
A material which is slightly repelled by a magnetic field is known as________?
A. ferromagnetic material
B. diamagnetic material
C. paramagnetic material
D. conducting material
Fleming’s left hand rule is used to find_________________?
A. direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor
B. direction of flux in a solenoid
C. direction of force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field
D. polarity of a magnetic pole
Magnetizing steel is normal difficult because____________?
A. it corrodes easily
B. it has high permeability
C. it has high specific gravity
D. it has low permeability
When an iron piece is placed in a magnetic field_____________?
A. the magnetic lines of force will bend away from their usual paths in order to go
away from the piece
B. the magnetic lines of force will bend away from their usual paths in order to
pass through the piece
C. the magnetic field will not be affected
D. the iron piece will break
The ratio of intensity of magnetisation to the magnetisation force is known
as________?
A. flux density
B. susceptibility
C. relative permeability
D. none of the above
Materials subjected to rapid reversal of magnetism should have__________?
A. large area oiB-H loop
B. high permeability and low hysteresis loss
C. high co-ercivity and high retentivity
D. high co-ercivity and low density
The unit of relative permeability is_____________?
A. henry/metre
B. henry
C. henry/sq. m
D. it is dimensionless
Indicate which of the following material does not retain magnetism
permanently
A. Soft iron
B. Stainless steel
C. Hardened steel
D. None of the above
The force between two long parallel conductors is inversely proportional
to____________?
A. radius of conductors
B. current in one conductor
C. product of current in two conductors
D. distance between the conductors
The left hand rule correlates to______________?
A. current, induced e.m.f. and direction of force on a conductor
B. magnetic field, electric field and direction of force on a conductor
C. self induction, mutual induction and direction of force on a conductor
D. current, magnetic field and direction of force on a conductor
A conductor of length L has current I passing through it, when it is placed
parallel to a magnetic field. The force experienced by the conductor will
be______________?
A. zero
B. BLI
C. B2LI
D. BLI2
The use of permanent magnets is. not made in_____________?
A. magnetos
B. energy meters
C. transformers
D. loud-speakers
Two infinitely long parallel conductors in vacuum any separated 1 metre
between centers >then a current of 1 ampere flows the. uk each conductor,
produce on each other a force of_________________?
A. 2 x 1(T2 N/m)
B. 2 x KT3 N/m
C. 2 x 10″5 N/m
D. 2x 1(T7 N/m)
The main constituent of permalloy is_____________?
A. cobalt
B. chromium
C. nickel
D. tungsten
Paramagnetic materials have relative permeability________________?
A. slightly less than unity
B. equal to unity
C. slightly more than unity
D. equal to that ferromagnetic mate rials
Gilbert is a unit of_______________?
A. electromotive force
B. magnetomotive force
C. conductance
D. permittivity
Which of the following is a ferromagnetic material ?
A. Tungsten
B. Aluminium
C. Copper
D. Nickel
Substances which have permeability less than the permeability of free space
are known as_____________?
A. ferromagnetic
B. paramagnetic
C. diamagnetic
D. bipolar
In the left hand rule, forefinger always represents______________?
A. voltage
B. current
C. magnetic field
D. direction of force on the conductor
Ferrites are a sub-group of_______________?
A. non-magnetic materials
B. ferro-magnetic materials
C. paramagnetic materials
D. ferri-magnetic materials
Reciprocal of permeability is____________?
A. reluctivity
B. susceptibility
C. permittivity
D. conductance
Which of the following is the unit of magnetic flux density ?
A. weber
B. lumens
C. tesla
D. none of the above
The working of a meter is based on the use of a permanent magnet. In order to
protect the meter functioning from stray magnetic fields______________?
A. meter is surrounded by strong magnetic fields
B. a soft iron shielding is used
C. a plastic shielding is provided
D. a shielding of anon-magnetic material is used
The relative permeability is less than unity is case of_____________?
A. ferromagnetic materials
B. ferrites
C. non-ferrous materials
D. diamagnetic materials
Which of the following is not a unit of flux?
A. Maxwell
B. Telsa
C. Weber
D. All of the above
One telsa is equal to___________?
A. 1 Wb/mm2
B. 1 Wb/m
C. 1 Wb/m2
D. 1 mWb/m2
The magnetism left in the iron after exciting field has been removed is known
as____________?
A. permeance
B. residual magnetism
C. susceptance
D. reluctance
Which of the following is expected to have the maximum permeability ?
A. Brass
B. Copper
C. Zinc
D. Ebonite
One maxwell is equal to____________?
A. 10 webers
B. 10 webers
C. 10 webers
D. 10 webers
Out of the following statements, concerning an electric field, which statement
is not true ?
A. The electric intensity is a vector quantity
B. The electric field intensity at a point is numerically equal to the force
exerted upon a charge placed at that point
C. An electric field is defined as a point in space at which an electric charge would
experience a force
D. Unit field intensity in the exertion of a force of one newton on a charge of one
coulomb
Susceptibility is positive for______________?
A. non-magnetic substances
B. diamagnetic substances
C. ferromagnetic substances
D. none of the above
When a magnet is in motion relative to a coil the induced e.m.f. does not
depend upon____________?
A. resistance of the coil
B. motion of the magnet
C. number of turns of the coil
D. pole strength of the magnet
When two ends of a circular uniform wire are joined to the terminals of a
battery, the field at the center of the circle?
A. will be zero
B. will be infinite
C. will depend on the amount of e.m.f. applied
D. will depend on the radius of the circle
A 300 mm long conductor is carrying a current of 10 A and is situated at right
angles to a magnetic field having a flux density of 0.8 T ; the force on the
conductor will be____________?
A. 240 N
B. 24 N
C. 2.4 N
D. 0.24 N
The electromagnet has 50 turns and a current of 1A flows through the coil. If
the length of the magnet circuit is 200 mm, what is the magnetic field strength
____________?
A. 2500 AT/m
B. 250 AT/m
C. 25 AT/m
D. 2.5 AT/m
Two long parallel conductors carry 100 A. If the conductors are separated by
20 mm, the force per meter of length of each conductor will be_____________?
A. 100 N
B. 10 N
C. 1 N
D. 0.1 N
A 200 turn coil having an axial length of 30 mm and a radius of 10 mm is
pivoted in a magnetic field having a flux density of 0.8 T. If the coil carries a
current of 0.5 A, the torque acting on the coil will be_____________?
A. 8 N-m
B. 0.48 N-m
C. 0.048 N-m
D. 0.0048 N-m
A square cross-sectional magnet has a pole strength of 1 x 10 Wb and cross
sectional area of 20 mm x 20 mm. What is the strength at a distance of 100 mm
from the unit pole in air ?
A. 63.38 N/Wb
B. 633.8 N/Wb
C. 6338 N/Wb
D. 63380 N/Wb
Unit for quantity of electricity is_____________?
A. ampere-hour
B. watt
C. joule
D. coulomb
What is the magnitude and the direction of force per 1.1m length of a pair of
conductors of a direct current line carrying 10 amperes and spaced 100 mm
apart ?
A. 22 x 10″8 N
B. 22 x 10″7 N
C. 22 x 10-6 N
D. 22 x 10″5 N
The unit of flux is the same as that of_______________?
A. reluctance
B. resistance
C. permeance
D. pole strength
The commonly used material for shielding or screening magnetism is_______?
A. copper
B. aluminium
C. soft iron
D. brass
The Biot-savart’s law is a general modification of_______________?
A. Kirchhoffs law
B. Lenz’s law
C. Ampere’s law
D. Faraday’s laws
If a copper disc is rotated rapidly below a freely suspended magnetic needle,
the magnetic needle shall start rotating with a velocity?
A. less than that of disc but in opposite direction
B. equal to that of disc and in the same direction
C. equal to that of disc and in the opposite direction
D. less than that of disc and in the same direction
What will be the current passing through the ring shaped air cored coil when
number of turns is 800 and ampere turns are 3200 ?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
The materials are a bit inferior conductors of magnetic flux than air
A. ferromagnetic
B. paramagnetic
C. diamagnetic
D. dielectric
He retentively (a property) of material is useful for the construction of_______?
A. permanent magnets
B. transformers
C. non-magnetic substances
D. electromagnets
He retentively (a property) of material is useful for the construction of______?
A. permanent magnets
B. transformers
C. non-magnetic substances
D. electromagnets
A permanent magnet______________?
A. attracts some substances and repels others
B. attracts all paramagnetic substances and repels others
C. attracts only ferromagnetic substances
D. attracts ferromagnetic substances and repels all others
The relative permeability of materials is not constant
A. diamagnetic
B. paramagnetic
C. ferromagnetic
D. insulating
A rectangular magnet of magnetic moment M is cut into two piece of same
length, the magnetic moment of each piece will be______________?
A. M
B. M/2
C. 2 M
D. M/4
Magnetic moment is a_____________?
A. pole strength
B. universal constant
C. scalar quantity
D. vector quantity
Hysteresis loop in case of magnetically hard materials is more in shape as
compared to magnetically soft materials
A. circular
B. triangular
C. rectangular
D. none of the above
A keeper is used to_____________?
A. change the direction of magnetic lines
B. amplify flux
C. restore lost flux
D. provide a closed path for flux
The uniform magnetic field is______________?
A. the field of a set of parallel conductors
B. the field of a single conductor
C. the field in which all lines of magnetic flux are parallel and equidistant
D. none of the above
The change of cross-sectional area of conductor in magnetic field will
affect______________?
A. reluctance of conductor
B. resistance of conductor
C. A. and B. both in the same way
D. none of the above
The magneto-motive force is______________?
A. the voltage across the two ends of exciting coil
B. the flow of an electric current
C. the sum of all currents embraced by one line of magnetic field
D. the passage of magnetic field through an exciting coil
A certain amount of current flows through a ring-shaped coil with fixed
number of turns. How does the magnetic induction B varies inside the coil if
an iron core is threaded into coil without dimensional change of coil ?
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains same
D. First increases and then decreases depending on the depth of iron in¬sertion
What will be the magnetic potential difference across the air gap of 2 cm
length in magnetic field of 200 AT/m ?
A. 2 AT
B. 4 AT
C. 6 AT
D. 10 AT
The initial permeability of an iron rod is________________?
A. the highest permeability of the iron rod
B. the lowest permeability of the iron rod
C. the permeability at the end of the iron rod
D. the permeability almost in non-magnetised state
Which of the following statements is correct ?
A. The magnetic flux inside an exciting coil is lower than its outside surface
B. The magnetic flux inside an exciting coil is zero
C. The magnetic flux inside the exciting coil is greater than its outside surface
D. The magnetic flux inside the exciting coil is same as on its outside surface
The magnetic reluctance of a material______________?
A. decreases with increasing cross sectional area of material
B. increases with increasing cross-sec-tional area of material
C. does not vary with increasing cross-sectional area of material
D. any of the above
In a simple magnetic field the strength of magnet flux_______________?
A. is constant and has same value in energy part of the magnetic field
B. increases continuously from initial value to final value
C. decreases continuously from initial value to final value
D. first increases and then decreases till it becomes zero
The bar magnet has____________?
A. the dipole moment
B. monopole moment
C. A. and B. both
D. none of the above
How does the magnetic compass needle behave in a magnetic field ?
A. It assures a position right angle to magnetic field
B. It starts rotating
C. It assures a position which follows a line of magnetic flux
D. None of the above
Which of the following type of materials are not very important for engineering
applications ?
A. Ferromagnetic
B. Paramagnetic
C. Diamagnetic
D. None of the above
The stray line of magnetic flux is defined as_____________?
A. a line vertical to the flux lines
B. the mean length of a ring shaped coil
C. a line of magnetic flux in a non-uniform field
D. a line of magnetic flux which does not follow the designed path
Which of the following materials are diamagnetic ?
A. Silver
B. Copper
C. Silver and copper
D. Iron
For which of the following materials the saturation value is the highest ?
A. Ferromagnetic materials
B. Paramagnetic materials
C. Diamagnetic materials
D. Ferrites
The attraction capacity of electromagnet will increase if the_______________?
A. core length increases i
B. core area increases
C. flux density decreases
D. flux density increases
The susceptibility of paramagnetic materials generally lies between________?
A. KT3 and 1CT6
B. 1CT3 and 1CT7
C. KT4 and KT8
D. 10″2 and KT5
Temporary magnets are used in______________?
A. loud-speakers
B. generators
C. motors
D. all of the above
For which of the following materials the net magnetic moment should be zero
_______________?
A. Diamagnetic materials
B. Ferrimagnetic materials
C. Antiferromagnetic materials
D. Antiferromagnetic materials
Which of the following statements is correct ?
A. The conductivity of ferrites is better than ferromagnetic materials
B. The conductivity of ferromagnetic materials is better than ferrites
C. The conductivity of ferrites is very high
D. The conductivity of ferrites is same as that of ferromagnetic materials
Core of an electromagnet should have____________?
A. low coercivity
B. high susceptibility
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
Main causes of noisy solenoid are______________?
A. strong tendency of fan out of laminations at the end caused by repulsion among
magnetic lines of force
B. uneven bearing surface, caused by dirt or uneven wear between moving and
stationary parts
C. both of above
D. none of the above
Magnetism of a magnet can be destroyed by_____________?
A. heating
B. hammering
C. by inductive action of another magnet
D. by all above methods
