November Class Test, F.Sc.

2nd year, G2
Name, Roll No. :__________________ Date: November 11, 2010
GC University, Lahore.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
1 The electricity from the power stations to our home is transmitted at high voltage rather than at low
voltage because
A. it is safer for engineers to repair the overhead cables.
B. it is cost effective in terms of energy lost. 1
C. it required less insulation.
D. electricity can travel faster along the cables.
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2 A wire loop is placed right above another wire loop. If the current flows in the upper loop
anticlockwise and is increasing, the current in the lower loop will
A. flow anticlockwise and be decreasing.
B. flow anticlockwise and be increasing. 2
C. flow clockwise and be increasing.
D. stay zero.
3 The diagram shows a transformer. Which pair of terminals should be connected to a ‘5 V, 1 W’ light
bulb so that it can be lit normally?
A. RT
10 turns
B. QT
C. PS Q
D. PR 220V 600
turns 8 turns
ac source

5 turns

2 turns 2
4 Eddy current may be appreciable in many cases. It heats metals and so a wastage of
electrical energy noticed. This is undesirable in transformers, induction coil and choke coil. This
can be minimised by using
(a) laminated cores in transformers
(b) using bundles of soft iron rods in induction coils
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(c) using glass surfaces
(d) all are false.
5 A galvanometer scale is divided into 100 equal divisions and a current of 2.5
mA required to produce a full scale division. The current required to produce a
deflection of 40 division is
2
(a) 4 mA (b) 3 mA
(c) 2 mA (d) 1 mA.

6 A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting a

(a) high resistance in series
(b) low resistance in parallel
(c) low resistance in series 1
(d) high resistance in parallel.
7. The principle of a transformer is
(a) self induction
(b) joule heating
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(c) mutual induction
(d) Ohm’s law.
8 The frequency of the domestic power supply is of the order of
1
(a) 220 Hz (b) 50 Hz
(c) 100 Hz (d) 150 Hz.
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9 When a magnet moves past an object, it will produce eddy currents in the object if the object is
A. a solid. B. an insulator.
C. a conductor. D. made from the magnetic material.
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10 As shown in the diagram, a conducting wire XY moves between the magnets. Which of the
following motions of XY will make the galvanometer to deflect the most?
A. It moves sideways along the magnetic field quickly.
B. It moves sideways along the magnetic field slowly.
C. It moves perpendicular to the magnetic field quickly.
D. It moves perpendicular to the magnetic field slowly.

11 Electricity can be generated by rotating a wire loop between the poles of a magnet. In which of the
following positions would induce the greatest current in the loop?
A. The plane of the loop is parallel to the magnetic field.
B. The plane of the loop is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
C. The plane of the loop makes an angle of 45° with the magnetic field. 1
D. The induced current is the same in all positions.

12 In a transformer, the secondary loop has twice as many turns as the primary. If the alternating
current in the primary loop is 2 A, what is the current in the secondary loop?
A. 1A B. 2A
C. 4A D. It cannot be determined. 2

13 The voltage across the input terminals of a transformer is 110 V. The primary has 50 loops and the
secondary has 120 loops. The output voltage of the transformer is
A. 46 V. B. 55 V. 2
C. 180 V. D. 264 V.

14 In which of the following situations a voltage is induced in a conductor?

A. The conductor moves through the air.
B. The conductor is connected to a battery.
C. The conductor is connected to a motor. 1
D. The conductor is moved in a magnetic field.

15 Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction describes how an electric field can be reduced at a point
in space by
2
A. an electric charge. B. a constant magnetic field.
C. a changing magnetic field. D. a steady current.

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R1

R2 R1

R1 R2
X 2

2 2

17 In an experiment, a person connects two identical conducting wires but of different lengths in
series. Which of the following statements is correct?
R1 (1) The current flowing through the two ends of the two wires is the same.
(2) The voltage across the two ends of the two wires is the same.
(3) The resistance of the longer wire is larger.
A. (1) only B. (2) only
C. (1) and (2) only D. (1) and (3) only
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18 The diagram shows a simple circuit including two light bulbs, L1 and L2. Which of the switches
should be closed in order that L1 and L2 are in series?
A. S1, S2
B. S1, S3
C. S2
D. S3 S1 S3 S2

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19. A proton is moving perpendicular to a magnetic field

(a) gains momentum in opposite direction of motion

(b) the proton did not gain any momentum

(c) the magnetic field will not affect the motion of proton
2
2
(d) the proton bends to an arc of circle.

20. If a charged particle say an electron is moving in a circular path of radius r subject to a magnetic field
B in a perpendicular direction, then the centripetal and Lorentz force equaled by the are given by the
relation
2
mv m
(a) B =
r (b) Be =
r
mv2
(c) Ber = mv (d) Bev = 1
r 1
Section B: Questions
1 Define electromagnetic induction, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law. (2,2,2)
Ans:

2 Define Armature,Back emf, Henry, principle of galvanometer, working principle of CRO and
step-up transformer . (2,2,2,2,2,2)
Ans: (2,2,2,2,2)