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JEE • PHYSICS • MAGNETISM AND MATTER

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The time period of a freely suspended magnet does not depend upon
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Correct option: D
Length of the suspension
Option D (Length of the suspension) is correct because the time period of a freely suspended magnet depends on its moment of inertia and magnetic moment, not the suspension length.
122 Medium
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A bar magnet made of steel has a magnetic moment of 2.5 Am22.5 \mathrm{~Am}^2 and a mass of 6.6×103 kg6.6 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg}. If the density of steel is 7.9×109 kg/m37.9 \times 10^9 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3, find the intensity of magnetization of the magnet.
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Correct option: A
3.0×106 A/m3.0 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~A} / \mathrm{m}
Option A (3.0×106 A/m3.0 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~A} / \mathrm{m}) is correct because it is calculated by dividing the magnetic moment by the volume of the magnet.
123 Medium
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Which of the following is represented by the area enclosed by a hysteresis loop (B−HB - H curve)?
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Correct option: C
Heat energy lost per unit volume in the sample
Option C is correct because the area of the hysteresis loop represents the energy lost as heat per unit volume during each magnetization cycle.
124 Medium
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Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with a ferromagnetic material?
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Correct option: B
It tends to move from a region of strong magnetic field to a region of low magnetic field
Option B (It tends to move from a region of strong magnetic field to a region of low magnetic field) is correct because ferromagnetic materials are strongly attracted to magnetic fields and move from weak to strong field regions.
125 Medium
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The magnetism of a magnet is due to
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Correct option: C
The spin motion of electrons
Option C (The spin motion of electrons) is correct because the magnetism of a magnet arises primarily from the intrinsic angular momentum (spin) of its electrons.
126 Medium
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The intensity of magnetic field is HH and moment of magnet is MM. The maximum potential energy is
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Correct option: A
MHMH
Option C ( it is the ratio of component of the force normal to the area ) is correct because pressure is defined as the normal force acting per unit area, making it a scalar quantity.
127 Medium
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The absolute magnetic permeability is measured to be 0.12 T A−1 m0.12 \mathrm{~T} \mathrm{~A}^{-1} \mathrm{~m}. Find its relative permeability and susceptibility.
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Correct option: A
9.55×1049.55 \times 10^4
Option A (9.55×1049.55 \times 10^4) is correct because it is the calculated relative permeability using the given absolute permeability and the permeability of free space.
128 Medium
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When a piece of a ferromagnetic substance is put in a uniform magnetic field, the flux density inside it is four times the flux density away from the piece. The magnetic permeability of the material(in N/A2\mathrm{N}/{\mathrm{A}^2}) is
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Correct option: D
4
Option D (4) is correct because magnetic permeability is the ratio of magnetic flux density inside the material to the magnetic field strength, which is given as 4 in this case.
129 Medium
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Assertion: MnO2MnO_2 is ferromagnetic.
Reason: Domains are equally aligned in parallel and anti parallel direction.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option D (If both Assertion & Reason are false) is correct because MnO2MnO_2 is actually antiferromagnetic, not ferromagnetic, and the reason provided about domain alignment is characteristic of antiferromagnetic materials.
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In a vibration magnetometer, the time period of a bar magnet oscillating in horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is 2 s. When a magnet is brought near and parallel to it, the time period reduces to 1 s. The ratio FH\frac{F}{H} of the fields, FF due to magnet and HH, the horizontal component will be
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Correct option: D
3
Option D (0.8) is correct because the magnetic field can be calculated using the formula for induced emf in a moving conductor, e=Blve = B l v, where B is the magnetic field, l is the length of the wire, and v is the velocity.
131 Medium
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The magnetic induction in air at a distance dd from an isolated point pole of strength mm unit will be
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Correct option: B
md2\frac{m}{{{d^2}}}
Option B (md2\frac{m}{{{d^2}}}) is correct because the magnetic induction (B) due to an isolated point pole is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (d) from the pole.
132 Medium
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A coil made of copper suspended from a fixed support is oscillating freely. If a magnetic dipole is brought near the coil, the coil will
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Correct option: A
Slow down
The correct answer is A (Slow down) because the changing magnetic flux induces a current in the coil, which opposes the motion due to Lenz's law, causing it to slow down.
133 Medium
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The magnetic dip angle at magnetic equator of the earth is
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Correct option: A
0∘0^{\circ}
Option A (0∘0^{\circ}) is correct because the magnetic dip angle at the magnetic equator is defined as zero degrees.
134 Medium
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In a ferroelectric material, as the applied field is gradually reduced to zero, the polarization still left is known as
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Correct option: A
remanent polarization
Option A (remanent polarization) is correct because remanent polarization is the polarization that remains in a ferroelectric material after the applied electric field is removed.
135 Medium
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A deflection magnetometer is adjusted in the usual way. When a magnet is introduced, the deflection observed is θ\mathrm{\theta }, and the period of oscillation of the needle in the magnetometer is TT. When the magnet is removed, the period of oscillation is T0{T_0}.Find the relation between T  and  T0T\;\mathrm{and}\;{T_0} is
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Correct option: A
T2=T02  cos  θ{T^2} = T_0^2\;\mathrm{cos\;\theta }
Option A (T2=T02  cos;θ{T^2} = T_0^2\;\mathrm{cos\\;\theta }) is correct because it relates the period of oscillation with and without the magnet based on the deflection angle.
136 Medium
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At a place, true dip angle is 60∘60^{\circ}. The apparent dip when plane of the dip circle is at an angle 60∘60^{\circ} with the magnetic meridian is
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Correct option: D
tan⁡−1(23)\tan ^{-1}(2 \sqrt{3})
Option D (tan⁡−1(23)\tan ^{-1}(2 \sqrt{3})) is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating true dip, apparent dip, and the angle between the dip circle plane and the magnetic meridian.
137 Medium
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Which of the following is true
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Correct option: B
Paramagnetism is temperature dependent
Option B (Paramagnetism is temperature dependent) is correct because the magnetic susceptibility of paramagnetic materials decreases with increasing temperature.
138 Medium
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The correct definition of Meissner effect is
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Correct option: C
The phenomenon of perfect diamagnetism in Superconductors
Option C is correct. The Meissner effect is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state, demonstrating perfect diamagnetism.
139 Medium
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The incorrect statement regarding the lines of force of the magnetic field BB is
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Correct option: C
Inside a magnet, its magnetic lines of force move from north pole of a magnet towards its south pole
Option C (May form real or virtual image) is correct because a plane mirror can form both real and virtual images depending on the object's position and the presence of other optical elements.
140 Medium
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There are four light-weight-rod samples, A,  B,  C,DA,\;B,\;C,D separately suspended by threads. A bar magnet is slowly brought near each sample and the following observations are noted
(i) AA is feebly repelled
(ii) BB is feebly attracted
(iii) CC is strongly attracted
(iv) DD remains unaffected
Which one of the following is true
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Correct option: B
BB is of a paramagnetic material
Option B is correct because paramagnetic materials are feebly attracted to a bar magnet.
141 Medium
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The magnetic field due to a small magnetic dipole of magnetic moment MM, at distance rr from the centre on the equatorial line is given by (in M.K.S system)
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Correct option: B
μ04π×Mr3\frac{{{\mu _0}}}{{4\pi }} \times \frac{M}{{{r^3}}}
Option B (μ04π×Mr3\frac{{{\mu _0}}}{{4\pi }} \times \frac{M}{{{{r^3}}}}) is correct because the magnetic field due to a small magnetic dipole on the equatorial line is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance.
142 Medium
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A magnetic needle vibrates in a vertical plane parallel to the magnetic meridian about the horizontal axis. Its frequency is nn. If the plane of oscillation is turned about a vertical axis by 90∘90^{\circ}, the frequency of oscillation will be.
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Correct option: C
<n< n
The correct answer is C (< n) because when the magnetic needle is turned by 90 degrees, it oscillates only due to the vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field, which is weaker than the total field.
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Assertion (A): A disc-shaped magnet is levitated above a super conducting material that has been cooled by liquid nitrogen.

Reason (R): Super conductors repel a magnet.
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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 superconductors exhibit the Meissner effect, which causes them to repel magnetic fields, leading to levitation.
144 Medium
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Work done in rotating a bar magnet from 0 to angle θ\theta is :
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Correct option: A
MH(1−cos⁡θ)\mathrm{MH}(1-\cos \theta)
Option A (MH(1−cos⁡θ)\mathrm{MH}(1-\cos \theta)) is correct because it represents the work done in rotating a magnet in a magnetic field, derived from integrating the torque over the angle.
145 Medium
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A magnet performs 10 oscillations per minute in a horizontal plane at a place where the angle o dip is 45∘45^\circ and the total intensity is 0.707 units. The number of oscillations per minute at a place where dip angle is 60∘60^\circ and total intensity is 0.5 CGS units will be
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Correct option: B
7
Option B (7) is correct because the number of oscillations depends on the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field, which is related to the total intensity and the angle of dip.
146 Easy
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Assertion (A) : The magnetic field lines are
continuous and form closed loops.
Reason (R) : Magnetic monopole does not exist.
The correct option among the following is
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Correct option: A
(A) is true and (R) is the correct explanation
for (A)
Option A ((A) is true and (R) is the correct explanation\nfor (A)) is correct because the continuous and closed-loop nature of magnetic field lines is a direct consequence of the non-existence of magnetic monopoles.
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Assertion (A): The true geographic north direction is found by using a compass needle.

Reason (R): The magnetic meridian of the earth is along the axis of rotation of the earth.
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Correct option: D
If both (A) and (R) are false
Option D (If both (A) and (R) are false) is correct because a compass needle aligns with the magnetic north, not the true geographic north, and the magnetic meridian is not aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation.
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Assertion (A) Above Curie temperature, a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic.

Reason (R) When a magnetic material is heated to very high temperature, it loses its magnetic properties.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because ferromagnetic materials lose their magnetic properties above the Curie temperature, becoming paramagnetic due to increased thermal agitation.
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A magnetic needle is kept in a uniform magnetic field of induction 0.5× 10−40.5 \times \,{10^{ - 4}} telsa. Its makes oscillations per minute. If it is kept in a field of induction 2× 10−42 \times \,{10^{ - 4}} telsa. Then its frequency is
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Correct option: A
1 oscillation/s
Option A (1 oscillation/s) is correct because the frequency is directly proportional to the square root of the magnetic field induction.
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Susceptibility of ferromagnetic substance is
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Correct option: A
> 1
Option A (> 1) is correct because ferromagnetic materials have a very high and positive susceptibility, typically much greater than 1.
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