1. Current I is flowing in a coil of area A and number of turns is N, then magnetic moment of the coil in M equal to ?

NI/A

NIA

NI/ A

N^2 AI

Answer: NIA

Explanation:


2. A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will ?

become rigid showing no movement

stay in any position

stay in east-west direction only

stay in north-south direction only

Answer: stay in any position

Explanation:


3. One can define ........ of a place as the vertical plane which passes through the imaginary line joining the magnetic North and the South–poles. ?

magnetic inclination

magnetic declination

magnetic meridian

geographic meridian

Answer: magnetic meridian

Explanation:


4. Which of the following independent quantities is not used to specify the earth’s magnetic field ?

Magnetic dip

Magnetic declination

Vertical component of earth’s field (BV).

Horizontal component of earth’s field (BH).

Answer: Vertical component of earth’s field (BV).

Explanation:


5. The material suitable for making electromagnets should have ?

low retentivity and low coercivity.

high retentivity and low coercivity.

high retentivity and high coercivity.

low retentivity and high coercivity.

Answer: high retentivity and low coercivity.

Explanation:


6. S is the surface of a lump of magnetic material. ?

Some lines of B must be discontinuous across S.

Lines of H are necessarily continuous across S.

Lines of H cannot all be continuous across S.

Lines of B are not necessarily continuous across S.

Answer: Lines of H cannot all be continuous across S.

Explanation:


7. In a permanent magnet at room temperature ?

the individual molecules have non-zero magnetic moment which are all perfectly aligned.

domains are all perfectly aligned.

magnetic moment of each molecule is zero.

domains are partially aligned.

Answer: domains are partially aligned.

Explanation:

At room temperature, the permanent magnet retains ferromagnetic property for a long period of time.


8. Let the magnetic field on earth be modelled by that of a point magnetic dipole at the centre of earth. The angle of dip at a point on the geographical equator ?

cannot be positive or negative.

is not bounded.

can be zero at specific points.

is always zero.

Answer: can be zero at specific points.

Explanation: