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1 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

Curie temperature is the one above which

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Correct option: D

Ferromagnetic changes to paramagnetic

Option D (Ferromagnetic changes to paramagnetic) is correct because the Curie temperature is the temperature above which a ferromagnetic material loses its ferromagnetic properties and becomes paramagnetic.

2 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

A vibration magnetometer consists of two identical bar magnets placed one over the other such that they are perpendicular and bisect each other. The time period of oscillation in a horizontal magnetic field is

{2^{5/4}}

s. One of the magnets is removed and if the other magnet oscillates in the same field , then the time period in second is

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Correct option: C

Option C (2) is correct because the time period is affected by the change in the magnetic moment when one magnet is removed.

3 Medium

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Understanding +4 | -1

The relative permeability of a substance

X

is slightly less than unity and that of substance

Y

is slightly more than unity, then

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Correct option: D

X

is diamagnetic and

Y

is paramagnetic

Option D is correct because diamagnetic substances have a relative permeability slightly less than 1, while paramagnetic substances have a relative permeability slightly more than 1.

4 Medium

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A bar magnet is equivalent to

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Correct option: C

Solenoid carrying current

Option C (Solenoid carrying current) is correct because a solenoid carrying current produces a magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet.

5 Medium

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Understanding +4 | -1

If the magnetic dipole moment of an atom of diamagnetic material, paramagnetic material and ferromagnetic material are denoted by

\mu_{\mathrm{d}}, \mu_{\mathrm{p}}

and

\mu_{\mathrm{f}}

respectively, then :-

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Correct option: D

\mu_d=0

and

\mu_p \neq 0

Option D (

\mu_d=0

and

\mu_p \neq 0

) is correct because diamagnetic materials have no permanent dipole moment, while paramagnetic materials do.

6 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

Which of the following is most suitable for the core of electromagnets

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Correct option: A

Soft iron

Option A (Soft iron) is correct because soft iron is a highly ferromagnetic material with high permeability and low retentivity, making it ideal for electromagnet cores.

7 Medium

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Electromagnets are made of soft iron because soft iron has

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Correct option: C

High permeability and low retentivity

Option C (High permeability and low retentivity) is correct because soft iron is easily magnetized (high permeability) and demagnetized (low retentivity), making it suitable for electromagnets.

8 Medium

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Let

\mathrm{m}

and

\mathrm{r}

are the dipole moment and radius of earth respectively. Then, the earth's magnetic field at the equator is

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Correct option: A

\frac{\mu_0}{4 \pi} \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{r}^3}

Option A is correct because the magnetic field at the equator due to the Earth's dipole moment is given by the formula B = (

\mu_0

\pi

) (m/r³).

9 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

The magnetic susceptibility is negative for:

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Correct option: A

Diamagnetic material only

Option A (Diamagnetic material only) is correct because diamagnetic materials have a negative magnetic susceptibility, indicating they are weakly repelled by magnetic fields.

10 Medium

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Ferromagnetism in a material arises due to

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Correct option: A

Spin-orbit interaction of electrons

Option A (Spin-orbit interaction of electrons) is correct because ferromagnetism arises from the alignment of electron spins due to spin-orbit interaction and exchange interactions.

11 Medium

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Which of the following statements is true for the three types of magnetism - para, dia and fero

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Correct option: B

Diamagnetism is generally weakest of the three, and is associated with negative susceptibility

Option B is correct because Diamagnetism is the weakest form of magnetism and is associated with negative susceptibility.

12 Medium

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Assertion : Magnetic lines forms closed loops in nature.

Reason : Mono-magnetic pole does not exist in nature.

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Correct option: A

If both Assertion & reason are True & the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

Option A is correct because magnetic field lines always form closed loops, and this is a direct consequence of the non-existence of magnetic monopoles.

13 Medium

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Analyzing +4 | -1

Assertion (A): Two short magnets are placed on a cork which floats on water. The magnets are placed such that the axis of one produced bisects the axis of other at right angles. Then the cork has neither translational nor rotational motion.
Reason (R): Net force on the cork is zero.

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Correct option: A

If both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a correct explanation of the (A)

Option A (If both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a correct explanation of the (A)) is correct because the cork experiences no net force, resulting in no translational or rotational motion.

14 Medium

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Assertion (A): A magnet may levitated above a super conducting material.

Reason (R): There is always repulsive force between a diamagnet and a magnet that produced non uniform magnetic field.

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Correct option: A

If both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a correct explanation of the (A)

Option A (If both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a correct explanation of the (A)) is correct because a superconductor expels magnetic fields (Meissner effect), creating a repulsive force that can levitate a magnet.

15 Medium

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As magnetising field on a ferromagnetic material is increased, its permeability

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Correct option: B

Decreases

Option B (Decreases) is correct because as the magnetizing field increases, the permeability of a ferromagnetic material generally decreases.

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16 Easy

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Understanding +4 | -1

A magnetic needle kept in a non-uniform
magnetic field, experiences

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Correct option: C

both force and torque

Option C (both force and torque) is correct because a magnetic needle in a non-uniform magnetic field experiences both due to unequal forces on its poles.

17 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

A magnetized wire of magnetic moment '

M

' and length '

l

' is bent in the form of a semicircle of radius '

r

'. The new magnetic moment is.

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Correct option: B

\frac{{2Mr}}{l}

Option B (

\frac{{2Mr}}{l}

) is correct because the new magnetic moment is calculated based on the geometry of the semicircle and the original magnetic moment.

18 Medium

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Understanding +4 | -1

A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences force and torque both due to unequal forces acting on poles.

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Correct option: C

A force and a torque

Option C (A force and a torque) is correct because a non-uniform magnetic field exerts both a net force and a torque on a magnetic needle.

19 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

If the magnetic susceptibility of a specimen is small and positive, then the specimen is

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Correct option: B

Paramagnetic

Option B (Paramagnetic) is correct because paramagnetic materials have a small, positive magnetic susceptibility, indicating a weak attraction to magnetic fields.

20 Medium

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Understanding +4 | -1

The materials for the construction of electro magnets should have

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Correct option: A

high initial permeability

The correct answer is A (high initial permeability) because electromagnets require materials that can be easily magnetized.

21 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

{2^{5/4}}

s. One of the magnets is removed and if the other magnet oscillates in the same field , then the time period in second is

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Correct option: C

Option C (2) is correct because the time period is affected by the change in the magnetic moment when one magnet is removed.

22 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

Two magnetic moments

8\,A{m^2}

and

6\,A{m^2}

are joined to form a cross (+), then the magnetic moment of the combination is

\left[ {A{m^2}} \right]

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Correct option: C

Option C (10) is correct because the magnetic moment of the combination is the vector sum of the individual magnetic moments, which are perpendicular.

23 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

Water is

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Correct option: A

Diamagnetic

Option A (Diamagnetic) is correct because water is a diamagnetic substance, meaning it is weakly repelled by magnetic fields.

24 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

Relative permeability of iron is 5500, then it magnetic susceptibility will be

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Correct option: D

5499

Option D (5499) is correct because magnetic susceptibility is calculated as relative permeability minus 1.

25 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

The two bar magnets placed together in a vibration magnetometer take 3 seconds for 1 vibration. If one magnet is reversed, the combination takes 4 seconds for 1 vibration. Find the ratio of their magnetic moments.

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Correct option: D

3.57

Option D (3.57) is correct because it is the calculated ratio of the magnetic moments using the given time periods for vibration magnetometer.

26 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

The core of a toroid having 3000 turns has inner and outer radii of

11 \mathrm{~cm}

and

12 \mathrm{~cm}

respectively. The magnetic field in the core for a current of

0.70 \mathrm{~A}

2.5 \mathrm{~T}

. What is the relative permeability of the core?

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Correct option: A

684.4

Option A (684.4) is correct because it is the relative permeability calculated using the given magnetic field, number of turns, current, and radii of the toroid.

27 Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1

The strength of the Earth's magnetic field is :

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Correct option: D

varying from place to place on the Earth's surface

Option D (varying from place to place on the Earth's surface) is correct because the Earth's magnetic field is generated by complex processes in the core and varies spatially.

28 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

A vertical wire in which current is flowing produces a neutral point with the earth's horizontal field at a distance of

5 \mathrm{~cm}

from the wire in air. What is current, if

B_H=0.18 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~T}

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Correct option: A

4.5 A

Option A (4.5 A) is correct because it is the current calculated using the formula relating magnetic field due to a straight wire and the Earth's horizontal magnetic field.

29 Medium

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Application +4 | -1

With a standard rectangular bar magnet of length

\left( l \right)

, breadth

(b;\;b < < l)

and magnetic moment

M

, the time period of the magnet in vibration magnetometer is 4 s. If the magnet is cut normal to its length into four equal pieces, the time period (in second) with one of the pieces

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Correct option: C

Option C (1) is correct because when the magnet is cut into four equal pieces, the magnetic moment and moment of inertia change, affecting the time period of oscillation.

30 Medium

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Understanding +4 | -1

Vibration magnetometer works on the
principle of

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Correct option: A

torque acting on the bar magnet

Option A (torque acting on the bar magnet) is correct because the vibration magnetometer works based on the restoring torque acting on the magnet.

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