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JEE Main Physics — Electromagnetism previous year questions with solutions.

All Electromagnetism Questions (1703)

Consider an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum. Choose the correct statement:

2016
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Arrange the following electromagnetic radiations per quantum in the order of increasing energy: $A:$ Blue light $B:$ Yellow light $C:$ X-ray $D:$ Radiowave

2016
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Three capacitors each of $4 \mu F$ are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is $6 \mu F$. This can be done by connecting them

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A series $LR$ circuit is connected to a voltage source with $V(t)={V}_{0}\mathrm{sin}(\omega t)$ . After a very large time, current $I(t)$ behaves as $({t}_{0}\gg \frac{L}{R})$:

2016
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A $50 \Omega$ resistance is connected to a battery of $5V$. A galvanometer of resistance $100 \Omega$ is to be used as an ammeter to measure current through the resistance, for this a resistance ${r}_{S}$ is connected to the galvanometer. Which of the following connections should be employed if the measured current is with in $1%$ of the current without the ammeter in the circuit?

2016
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A conducting metal circular-wire-loop of radius $r$ is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field which varies with time as $B={B}_{0}{e}^{-\frac{t}{\tau }},$ where ${B}_{0} \mathrm{and} \tau$ are constants at time $t=0$. If the resistance of the loop is $R$, then the heat generated in the loop after a long time $(t\rightarrow \infty )$ is

2016
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A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field, due to a point charge Q (having a charge equal to the sum of the charges on the $4 \mu F$ and $9 \mu F$ capacitors), at a point distant 30 m from it, would equal: ![JEE Main 2016 Physics, Capacitance — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Capacitance/648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ff4/question_1__q_648b5a64417cc3fb48d65ff4__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__64943386-f471-4111-b1ae-e79ad734dcc3-image__537e03f915_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:

2015
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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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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 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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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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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:

2015
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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:

2015
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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:

2015
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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)

2015
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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)

2015
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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)

2015
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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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