Department of Electronics & Communications, Faculty of Technology, Dharmsinh Desai University MCQ for the subject Electromagnetic Fields

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(1) Lenzs law is a consequence of the law of conservation of (a) linear momentum (b) charge (c) angular momentum (d) energy (2) The electrical entity inductance can be compared to the mechanical entity (a) energy (b) impulse (c) momentum (d) torque (e) inertia (3) A jet plane is flying horizontally at a speed of 1800 km/hour. What is the potential difference developed between the tips of its wings if the wing span is 25m? Earths magnetic field at the location is 0.4 gauss and the angle of dip is 30. (a) 25mV (b) 250mV (c) 500mV (d) 2.5V (e) 5V (4) A circular copper disc 10cm in diameter rotates 1800 times per minute about a central axis at right angles to the plane of the disc. A uniform magnetic field of 1 tesla is applied perpendicular to the plane of the disc. The voltage induced between the centre and the edge of the disc is (a) 0.235V (b) 0. 47V (c) 2.35V (d)4.7V (e) zero (5) A varying magnetic flux linking a coil is given by = Xt2. If at time t=3s, the emf induced is 9V, then the value of X is (a) 0.66 Wb.s-2 (b) 1.5 Wb.s-2 (c) -0.66 Wb.s-2 (d) -1.5 Wb.s-2 (e) -0.33 Wb.s-2 (6) A straight copper rod of length L is rotating (with angular velocity ) about an axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through a point O on the rod, at a distance L/4 from one end of the rod. A uniform magnetic field B parallel to the axis of rotation exists in the entire region where the rod rotates. The potential difference developed between the ends of the rod is (a) BL2 (b) BL2 (c) BL2 (d) BL2 (e) 2BL2 (7) When the number of turns in a coil is made 2.5 times the original number without changing the area, the self inductance of the coil becomes (a) 2.5 times (b) 5 times (c) 6.25 times (d) 1.25 times (e) 10 times

(8) If the axis of rotation is parallel to the plane of the coil and perpendicular to the magnetic field, what is the phase difference between the magnetic flux linkage and the induced emf in the coil? (a) (b) zero (c) /4 (d) /2 (e) / (9) The induced emf in a coil is proportional to (a) magnetic flux through the coil (b) area of the coil (c) rate of change of magnetic flux through the coil (d) product of magnetic flux and area of the coil. (10) A short circuited coil is placed in a time varying magnetic field. Electric power is dissipated due to the current induced in the coil. If the number of turns were to be quadrupled and the wire radius halved, the electrical power dissipated would be (a) halved (b) same (c) doubled (d) quadrupled