PYQ-MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

1. A charge particle moving in magnetic field B, has the components of velocity along B as well as
perpendicular to B. The path of the charge particle will be [2023 Main,8 Apr I]
(a) helical path with the axis perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field B
(b) straight along the direction of magnetic field B
(c) helical path with the axis along magnetic field B
(d) circular path

2. An electron is moving along the positive x-axis. If the uniform magnetic field is applied parallel to the
negative z-axis. then [2023 Main,13 Apr II]
A. The electron will experience magnetic force along positive y-axis
B. The electron will experience magnetic force along negative y-axis
C. The electron will not experience any force in magnetic field
D. The electron will continue to move along the positive x-axis
E. The electron will move along circular path in magnetic field Choose the correct answer from the
options given below :
(a) B and E only (b) A and E only (c) C and D only (d) B and D only

3. The source of time varying magnetic field may be [2023 Main, 13 Apr I]
(A) a permanent magnet
(B) an electric field changing linearly with time
(C) direct current
(D) a decelerating charge particle
(E) an antenna fed with a digital signal Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (D) only (b) (C) and (E) only (c) (A) only (d) (B) and (D) only

4. A long straight wire with a circular cross section having radius R, is carrying a steady current I. The
current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. Then the variation of magnetic field due to
current I with distance r (r ∝ R) from its centre will be: [2023 Main 6 Apr I]
(a)B∝r2 (b)B∝r (c)B∝1/r2 (d)B∝1/r

5. As shown in the figure, a current of 2A flowing in an equilateral triangle of side 4√3 cm. The magnetic
field at the centroid O of the triangle is [2023 Main,30 Jan I]
(Neglect the effect of earth’s magnetic field.)

(a) 4√3 x 10-4 T (b) 4√3 x 10-5 T (c) √3 x 10-4 T (d) 3√3 x 10-5 T
6. A long conducting wire having a current I flowing through it, is bent into a circular coil of N turns. Then
it is bent into a circular coil of n turns. The magnetic field is calculated at the centre of coils in both the
cases. The ratio of the magnetic field in first case to that of second case is [2023 Main, 31 Jan II]
(1) N : n (2) n2 : N2 (3) N2 : n2 (4) n : N

7. As shown in the figure, a long straight conductor with semicircular arc of radius π/10 m is carrying
current I = 3A. The magnitude of the magnetic field. at the center O of the arc is: (The permeability of
the vacuum = 4π × 10–7 NA–2) [2023 Main, 1 Feb II]

(a) 6µT (b) 1µT (c) 4µT (d) 3µT

8. Find the magnetic field at the point P in figure. The curved portion is a semicircle connected to two
long straight wires. [2023 Main,1 Feb II]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. A circular loop of radius r is carrying current I A. The ratio of magnetic field at the centre of circular
loop and at a distance r from the center of the loop on its axis is : [2023 Main,24 Jan I]
(a) 1 : 3√2 (b) 3√2 : 2 (c) 2√2 : 1 (d) 1 : √2

10. A solenoid of 1200 turns is wound uniformly in a single layer on a glass tube 2 m long and 0.2 m in
diameter. The magnetic intensity at the center of the solenoid when a current of 2 A flows through it is
[2023 Main, 24 Jan I]
3 -1 3 -1 -1
(a) 2.4 × 10 Am (b) 1.2 × 10 Am (c) 1 Am (d) 2.4 × 10-3 Am-1

11. A single current carrying loop of wire carrying current I flowing in anticlockwise direction seen from
+ve z direction and lying in xy plane in shown in figure. The plot of ĵ component of magnetic field (By) at
a distance ‘a’ (less than radius of the coil) and on yz plane vs z coordinate look like[2023 Main 29 Jan]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

12. A long solenoid is formed by winding 70 turns cm–1. If 2.0 A current flows, then the magnetic field
produced inside the solenoid is ______________ (µ0 = 4π × 10–7 TmA-1) [2023 Main,29 Jan II]
(1) 1232 × 10–4 T (2) 176 × 10–4 T (3) 352 × 10–4 T (4) 88 × 10–4 T
13. Which one of the following options represents the magnetic field B at O due to the current flowing
in the given wire segments lying on the xy plane? [2022 Adv]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

14. Two long current carrying conductors are placed parallel to each other at a distance of 8 cm
between them. The magnitude of magnetic field produced at mid-point between the two conductors
due to current flowing in them is 300 μT. The equal current flowing in the two conductors is : [2022
Main 29 June II]
(A) 30A in the same direction. (B) 30A in the opposite direction.
(C) 60A in the opposite direction. (D) 300A in the opposite direction.

15. Two concentric circular loops of radii r1 = 30 cm and r2 = 50 cm are placed in X-Y plane as shown in
the figure. A current I = 7A is flowing through them in the direction as shown in figure. The net magnetic
moment of this system of two circular loops is approximately : [2022 Main,25 July II]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. BX and BY are the magnetic field at the centre of two coils of two coils X and Y respectively, each
carrying equal current. If coil X has 200 turns and 20 cm radius and coil Y has 400 turns and 20 cm radius,
the ratio of BX and BY is [2022 Main, 26 July I]
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 1

17. The electric current in a circular coil of 2 turns produces a magnetic induction B1 at its centre. The
coil is unwound and is rewound into a circular coil of 5 turns and the same current produces a magnetic
induction B2 at its centre. The ratio of B2/B1 is: [2022 Main,25 July II]
(a) 5/2 (b) 25/4 (c) 5/4 (d) 25/2

18. A coil of n number of turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with inner and outer radii a and b
respectively. When a current of strength I is passed through the coil, the magnetic field at its centre is
[2022 Main, 30 June I]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

19. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is doubled
and the number of turns per cm is halved. the new value of the magnetic field is [2022 Main 25 JuneII]
(a) B/2 (b) B (c) 2B (d) 4B

20. The magnetic field at the center of current carrying circular loop is B1. The magnetic field at a
distance of √3 times radius of the given circular loop from the center on its axis is B2. The value of B1/B2
will be [2022 Main, 28 July II]
(a) 9 : 4 (b) 12: √5 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 5: √3

21. A hairpin like shape as shown in figure is made by bending a long current carrying wire. What is the
magnitude of a magnetic field at point P which lies on the centre of the semicircle ?
[2021 Main, 17th March I]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

22. There are two infinitely long straight current carrying conductors and they are held at right angles to
each other so that their common ends meet at the origin as shown in the figure given below. The ratio
of current in both conductor is 1 : 1. The magnetic field at point P is __. [2021 Main, 1 Sep II]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

23. Magnitude of magnetic field (in SI units) at the centre of a hexagonal shape coil of side 10 cm, 50
turns and carrying current I (Ampere) in units of μo𝐼/π is [2020 Main 23 Sep I]
(a) 500√3 (b) 250√3 (c) 50√3 (d) 5√3

24. One of the two identical conducting wires of length L is bent in the form of a circular loop and the
other one into a circular coil of N identical turns. If the same current is passed in both, the ratio of the
magnetic field at the central of the loop (BL) to that at the centre of the coil (BC) , i.e. BL/BC will be:
[2019 Main, 9 Jan II]
(a) 1/N (b) N2 (c) 1/N2 (d) N

25. As shown in the figure, two infinitely long, identical wires are bent by 90º and placed in such a way
that the segments LP and QM are along the x-axis, while segments PS and QN are parallel to the y-axis. If
OP = OQ = 4cm, and the magnitude of the magnetic field at O is 10–4T, and the two wires carry equal
currents (see figure), the magnitude of the current in each wire and the direction of the magnetic field
at O will be (μ0 = 4 π × 10–7 NA–2) : [2019 Main, 12 Jan I]

(a) 40A, perpendicular into the page (b) 40A, perpendicular outof the page
(c) 20A, perpendicular out of the page (d) 20A, perpendicular into the page

26. Two very long, straight, and insulated wires are kept at 90° angle from each other in xy- plane as
shown in the figure

These wires carry currents of equal magnitude I, whose directions are shown in the figure. The net
magnetic field at point P will be - [2019 Main,8 Apr II]

(a)zero (b) (c) (d)

27. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the center of an equilateral triangular loop of side 1m which
is carrying a current of 10 A is :[Take μ0=4π×10−7NA−2] [2019 Main, 10 Apr II]
(a)18μT (b)1μT (c)4μT (d)9μT

28. A thin ring of 10 cm radius carries a uniformly distributed charge. The ring rotates at a constant
angular speed of 40 π rad s–1 about its axis, perpendicular to its plane. If the magnetic field at its centre
is 3.8 × 10–9 T, then the charge carried by the ring is close to (μ0 = 4 π × 10–7 N/A2 )[2019 Main 12 Apr I]
(a) 7 × 10–6 C (b) 4 × 10–5 C (c) 2 × 10–6 C (d) 3 × 10–5 C

29. Find the magnetic field at point P due to a straight line segment AB of length 6cm carrying a current
of 5A. (See figure) (μ0=4π×10−7N−A−2) [2019 Main,12 Apr II]

(a)2.0×10−5T (b)1.5×10−5T (c)3.0×10−5T (d)2.5×10−5T

30. A current loop, having two circular arcs joined by two radial lines shows in the figure. It carries a
current of 10 A. The magnetic field at point O will be close to : [2019 Main,9 Jun I]

(a) 1.0 x 10-5 T (b) 1.5 x 10-5T (c) 1.0 x 10-7T (d) 1.0 x 10-7 T
31. The magnetic field dB due to a small element at a distance r and carrying current i is
[CBSE AIPMT 1996]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

32. At what distance from a long straight wire carrying a current of 12 A will the magnetic field be equal
to 3×10-5 Wb/m2 ? [CBSE AIPMT 1995]
(a)8×10-2 m (b)12×10-2 m (c)18×10-2 m (d)24×10-2m

33. A straight wire of diameter 0.5mm carrying a current of 1 A is replaced by another wire of1mm
diameter carrying same current. The strength of magnetic field far away is [CBSE AIPMT 1995]
(a) twice the earlier value (b) same as the earlier value
(c) one-half of the earlier value (d) one-quarter of the earlier value

34. The magnetic field at a distancer from a long wire carrying current I is 0.4 T. The magnetic field at a
Distance 2r is [CBSE AIPMT 1992]
(a) 0.2 T (b) 0.8 T (c) 0.1 T (d) 1.6 T

35. Ionised hydrogen atoms and α-particles with same momenta enters perpendicular to a constant
magnetic field, B.The ratio of their radii of their paths rH : rα will be [NEET (National) 2019]
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 2 : 1

36. An electron is moving in a circular path under the influence of a transverse magnetic field of
3.57×10-2T. If the value of e/m is 1.76 1011C/kg, the frequency of revolution of the electron is
[NEET 2016]
(a) 1 GHz (b) 100 MHz (c) 62.8 MHz (d) 6.28 MHz

37. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are acting along the same direction in a
certain region. If an electron is projected in the region such that its velocity is pointed along the
direction of fields, then the electron [CBSE AIPMT 2011]
(a) speed will decrease (b) speed will increase
(c) ill turn towards left of direction of motion (d) will turn towards right of direction of motion

38. The magnetic force acting on a charged particle of charge −2µC in a magnetic field of 2T acting in
y-direction, when the particle velocity is (2î+3ĵ)X106MS-1 [CBSE AIPMT 2009]
(a) 8 N in z-direction (b) 4 N in z-direction (c) 8 N in y-direction (d) 8 N in z-direction

39. A particle of mass m,chargeq and kinetic energy T enters a transverse uniform magnetic field
of inductionB. After 3 s, the kinetic energy of the particle will be [CBSE AIPMT 2008]
(a) 3T (b)2T (c)T (d)4T

40. A beam of electrons passes undeflected through mutually perpendicular electric and
magnetic fields. If the electric field is switched OFF and the same magnetic field is maintained,the
electrons move[CBSE AIPMT 2007]
(a) in an elliptical orbit (b) in a circular orbit
(c) along a parabolic path (d) along astraight line

41. Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field a charged particle is moving in a circle of radiusR
with constant speed v. The time period of the motion [CBSE AIPMT 2007]
(a) depends on v and not on R (b) depends on both R and v
(c) is independent of both R and v (d) depends on R and not on v

42. When a charged particle moving with velocity v is subjected to a magnetic field of inductionB, the
force on it is non-zero. This implies that [CBSE AIPMT 2006]
(a) angle between v andB is necessarily 90°
(b) angle between v andB can have any value other than 90°
(c) angle between v andB can have any value other than zero and 180°
(d) ngle between v andB is either zero or 180°

43. A charged particle moves through a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to it. Then, the
[CBSE AIPMT 2003]
(a) acceleration remains unchanged (b) velocity remains unchanged
(c) speed of the particle remains unchanged (d) direction of the particle remains unchanged

44. A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of uniform magnetic field directed
vertically upwards. The particle will [CBSE AIPMT 1997]
(a) continue to move due East
(b) move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged
(c) move in a circular orbit with its speed increased
(d) gets deflected vertically upwards

45. A beam of electrons is moving with constant velocity in a region having simultaneous perpendicular
electric and magnetic fields of strength 20 Vm−1 and 0.5 T, respectively at right angles to the direction of
motion of the electrons. Then, the velocity of electrons must be [CBSE AIPMT 1996]
(a) 8 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 40 m/s (d) 140m/s

46. A 10 eV electron is circulating in a plane at right angle to a uniform field of magnetic induction 10−4
Wb/m2 (=1.0 gauss). The orbital radius of the electron is [CBSE AIPMT 1996]
(a) 12 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 11 cm (d) 18 cm

47. An electron enters a region where magnetic field ( ) B and electric field ( ) E are mutually
perpendicular, then [CBSE AIPMT 1994]
(a) it will always move in the direction of B (b) it will always move in the direction of E
(c) it always possess circular motion (d) it can go undeflected also

48. A charge moving with velocity v in x-direction is subjected to a field of magnetic induction in
negative x-direction. As a result, the charge will [CBSE AIPMT 1993]
(a) remain unaffected (b) start moving in a circular y-z plane
(c) retard along x-axis (d) move along a helical path around x-axis

49. A uniform magnetic field acts right angles to the direction of motion of electrons. As a result, the
electron moves in a circular path of radius 2 cm. If the speed of electrons is doubled, then the radius of
the circular path will be [CBSE AIPMT 1991]
(a) 2.0 cm (b) 0.5 cm (c) 4.0 cm (d) 1.0 cm

50. A deutron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbit of radius 0.5 m in a plane
perpendicular to magnetic field B. The kinetic energy of the proton that describes a circular orbit of
radius 0.5 m in the same plane with the same magnetic field B is [CBSE AIPMT 1991]
(a) 25 keV (b) 50 keV (c) 200 keV (d) 100 keV