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JEE Main 2015 — Electromagnetism

Physics Electromagnetism questions from JEE Main 2015.

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30 Electromagnetism Questions from 2015

Two coaxial solenoids of different radii carry current $I$ in the same direction. Let $\vec{{F}_{1}}$ be the magnetic force on the inner solenoid due to the outer one and $\vec{{F}_{2}}$ be the magnetic force on the outer solenoid due to the inner one. Then:

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Suppose the drift velocity ${v}_{d}$ in a material varied with the applied electric field E as ${v}_{d }\propto \sqrt{E}$. Then $V-I$ graph for a wire made of such a material is best given by:

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The AC voltage across a resistance can be measured using a:

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A red $LED$ emits light at $0.1\mathrm{watt}$ uniformly around it. The amplitude of the electric field of the light at a distance of $1m$ from the diode is:

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A rectangular loop of sides $10\mathrm{cm}$ and $5\mathrm{cm}$, carrying a current $I$ of $12A$, is placed in different orientations as shown in the figure below. (a) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure 1](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_41_Option_1__ddfddc8141_final_ppt_sync.jpg) (b) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure 2](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd/question_2__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_41_Option_2__456cae344c_final_ppt_sync.jpg) (c) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure 3](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd/question_3__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_41_Option_3__aeee432f6c_final_ppt_sync.jpg) (d) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure 4](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd/question_4__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65edd__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_41_Option_4__3f1e606a0d_final_ppt_sync.jpg) If there is a uniform magnetic field of $0.3T$ in the positive $z$ direction, in which orientations the loop would be in $(i)$ stable equilibrium and $(\mathrm{ii})$ unstable equilibrium?

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A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge $\sigma$ in the upper half and negative surface charge $–\sigma$ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in: (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

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An LCR circuit is equivalent to a damped pendulum. In an LCR circuit the capacitor is charged to ${Q}_{0}$ and then connected to the L and R as shown below: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Alternating Current — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Alternating_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ee6/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ee6__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__3b085824-196f-41fc-b86d-ebc01080c60d-image__3df7fe9a57_final_ppt_sync.png) If a student plots graphs of the square of maximum charge $({Q}_{Max}^{2})$ on the capacitor with time (t) for two different values ${L}_{1}$ and ${L}_{2}({L}_{1}>{L}_{2})$ of L then which of the following represents this graph correctly? (plots are schematic and not drawn to scale)

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For the LCR circuit, shown here, the current is observed to lead the applied voltage. An additional capacitor ${C}^{'}$ , when joined with the capacitor C present in the circuit, makes the power factor of the circuit unity. The capacitor ${C}^{'}$ , must have been connected in: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Alternating Current — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Alternating_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa0/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa0__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__af3672ee-132c-434d-b279-60cad76f8420-image__c5b5818dc7_final_ppt_sync.png)

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A uniformly charged solid sphere of radius R has potential ${V}_{0}$ (measured with respect to $\infty$ ) on its surface. For this sphere the equipotential surfaces with potential $\frac{3{V}_{0}}{2},\frac{5{V}_{0}}{4},\frac{3{V}_{0}}{4}$ and $\frac{{V}_{0}}{4}$ have radius ${R}_{1}$ , ${R}_{2}, {R}_{3}$ and ${R}_{4}$ respectively. Then Note : This question had two option correct at the time of examination. Proper corrections are made in the question to avoid it.

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Two long straight parallel wires, carrying (adjustable) currents ${I}_{1}$ and ${I}_{2}$ , are kept at a distance $d$ apart. If the force $F$ between the two wires is taken as 'positive' when the wires repel each other and 'negative' when the wires attract each other, the graph showing the dependence of $F$, on the product ${I}_{1}{I}_{2}$ , would be:

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In the figure is shown a system of four capacitors connected across a $10V$ battery. The charge that will flow from switch S when it is closed is: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Capacitance — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Capacitance/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f98/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f98__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__189ed71b-cab7-4c8c-b43b-bf0d887cae42-image__e6bc76b86e_final_ppt_sync.png)

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An electromagnetic wave travelling in the $x-$ direction has frequency of $2\times {10}^{14}Hz$ and electric field amplitude of $27V{m}^{–1}$ oscillates in $Y-$direction. From the options given below, which one describes the magnetic field for this wave?

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An electric field $\vec{E}=(25 \hat{i}+30 \hat{j})N{C}^{-1}$ exists in a region of space. If the potential at the origin is taken to be zero then the potential at $x=2m$, $y=2m$ is:

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A $25\mathrm{cm}$ long solenoid has the radius $2\mathrm{cm}$ and $500$ turns. It carries a current of $15A$. If it is equivalent to a magnet of the same size and magnetization $\vec{M} (\frac{Magnetic moment}{volume}),$then $|\vec{M}|$ is:

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![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Electrostatics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Electrostatics/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed9/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed9__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_37_Ans_correct_Dhiraj__fdb1793494_final_ppt_sync.jpg) Two long currents carrying thin wires, both with current $I$, are held by insulating threads of length L and are in equilibrium as shown in the figure, with threads making an angle ' $\theta$ ' with the vertical. If wires have a mass $\lambda$ per unit length then the value of $I$ is: ($g=$ gravitational acceleration)

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A wire of length $L=20 cm$ is bent into a semi-circular arc and the two equal halves of the arc are uniformly charged with charges $+Q$ and $-Q$ as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the charge on each half is $|Q|={10}^{3}{\epsilon }_{0}$, where ${\epsilon }_{0}$ is the permittivity of free the space. The net electric field at the centre $O$ is ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Electrostatics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Electrostatics/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa1/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa1__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__b521b243-d9d9-44f2-a518-cbe0a25d5d6d-image__a17530bfdf_final_ppt_sync.png)

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A $10 \text{V}$ battery with internal resistance $\text{1} \Omega$ and a $15 \text{V}$ battery with internal resistance $0.6 \Omega$ are connected in parallel to a voltmeter (see figure). The reading in the voltmeter will be close to: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Current Electricity — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Current_Electricity/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f2f/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f2f__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__611adf97-6e10-4b98-8071-5fb97fce961c-image__79580a8dab_final_ppt_sync.png)

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![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Current Electricity — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Current_Electricity/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed3/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed3__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_31_dhi__0324999112_final_ppt_sync.jpg) In the circuit shown, the current in the $1\Omega$ resistor is:

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An inductor $( L=0.03 \text{H} )$ and a resistor $(R=0.15 \text{kΩ})$ are connected in series to a battery of $15 \text{V}$ E.M.F. in a circuit shown below. The key ${K}_{1}$ has been kept closed for a long time. Then at $t=0$, ${K}_{1}$ is opened and key ${K}_{2}$ is closed simultaneously. At $t=1 \text{ms}$ , the current in the circuit will be : $(\text{Take},{e}^{5}\approx 150)$ ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Alternating Current — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Alternating_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ee8/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ee8__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__P_52_Ques_A__8ead8e9117_final_ppt_sync.jpg)

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For plane electromagnetic waves propagating in the $+z$-direction, which one of the following combinations gives the correct possible direction for $\vec{E}$ and $\vec{B}$ field respectively?

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A short bar magnet is placed in the magnetic meridian of the earth with North Pole pointing north. Neutral points are found at a distance of $30\mathrm{cm}$ from the magnet on the East-West line, drawn through the middle point of the magnet. The magnetic moment of the magnet in ${\mathrm{Am}}^{2}$ is close to: (Given $\frac{{\mu }_{0}}{4\pi }={10}^{-7}$ in SI units and ${B}_{H}=$ Horizontal component of earth's magnetic field $=3.6\times {10}^{-5}$ Tesla.)

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A proton (mass $m$) accelerated by a potential difference $V$ flies through a uniform transverse magnetic field $B$. The field occupies a region of space by width $d$. If $\alpha$ be the angle of deviation of proton from the initial direction of motion (see figure), the value of $\mathrm{sin}⁡\alpha$ will be: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f30/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f30__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__ecfbb368-23db-40fb-bb3e-a92b1ab56bee-image__2f35079853_final_ppt_sync.png)

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When the current in a coil changes from $\text{5 A}$ to $\text{2 A}$ in $\text{0}\text{.1 s}$, an average voltage of $\text{50} \text{V}$ is produced. The self-inductance of the coil is

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A thin disc of radius $b=2a$ has a concentric hole of radius $a$ in it (see figure). It carries uniform surface charge $\sigma$ on it. If the electric field on its axis at a height $\text{h}(\text{h}<<\text{a})$ from its centre is given as $\text{C}\text{h}$ then the value of $C$ is ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Electrostatics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Electrostatics/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f3f/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f3f__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__image24-293f48f3-e45c-4786-87cd-28362409a1c3__215b242f13_final_ppt_sync.jpg)

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Shown in the figure are two point charges $+Q$ and $-Q$ inside the cavity of a spherical shell. The charges are kept near the surface of the cavity on opposite sides of the centre of the shell. If ${\sigma }_{1}$ is the surface charge on the inner surface and ${Q}_{1}$ net charge on it and ${\sigma }_{2}$ the surface charge on the outer surface and ${Q}_{2}$ net charge on it then: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Electrostatics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Electrostatics/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f3d/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f3d__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__f73bab95-b839-4fc1-958c-cfa20bde9726-image__9fb5c4af3c_final_ppt_sync.png)

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A wire carrying current $I$ is tied between points $P$ and $Q$ and is in the shape of a circular arc of radius $R$ due to a uniform magnetic field $B$ (perpendicular to the plane of the paper, as shown in the figure) in the vicinity of the wire. If the wire subtends an angle $2{\theta }_{o}$ at the center of the circle (of which it forms an arch) then the tension in the wire is: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Magnetic_Effects_of_Current/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f88/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f88__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__c2919695-bddb-4d0a-8b5a-6b7c342cb3d6-image__47aa0f1105_final_ppt_sync.png)

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In the given circuit, charge ${Q}_{2}$ on the $2\mu F$ capacitor changes as C is varied from $1\mu F$ to $3\mu F$. ${Q}_{2}$ as a function of 'C' is given properly by: (figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Capacitance — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Capacitance/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed8/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ed8__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__db2e041f-e59d-4042-b38e-775ebf809ef3-image__9406534ef5_final_ppt_sync.png)

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In the electric network shown, when no current flows through the $4 \Omega$ resistor in the arm EB, the potential difference between the points A and D will be: ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Current Electricity — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Current_Electricity/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa4/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65fa4__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__7ec23164-4a61-42cb-abfe-6956939f454c-image__0593cba85e_final_ppt_sync.png)

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In the given circuits $(a)$ and $(b)$, switches ${\text{S}}_{1}$ and ${\text{S}}_{2}$ are closed at $\text{t}=0$ and kept close for a long time. The variation of currents in the two circuits for $\text{t}\geq 0$ are shown in the options. (Figures are schematic and not drawn to scale.) ![JEE Main 2015 Physics, Capacitance — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Capacitance/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f43/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65f43__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__7ffa1d61-53d0-417e-9169-ec7910377604-D716__1bcec33a95_final_ppt_sync.png)

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When $5V$ potential difference is applied across a wire of length $0.1m$, the drift speed of electrons is $2.5\times {10}^{-4} m{s}^{-1}$ . If the electron density in the wire is $8\times {10}^{28} {m}^{-3}$ , the resistivity of the material is close to:

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