1.

  An air gap is usually inserted in a magnetic circuits to

   A. Increase m.m.f.
   B. Increase the flux
   C. Prevent saturation
   D. None of the above

C. Prevent saturation

2.  Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to ................in an electric circuit

   A. Resistance
   B. Resistivity
   C. Conductivity
   D. Conductance

C. Conductivity

3.  Those magnetic materials are best suited for making armature and transform cores which have
...........permeability and ...........hysteresis loss

   A.High, high
   B. Low, high
   C. High, low
   D. Low, low

C. High, low

4.  In a magnetic material hysteresis loss takes place primarily due to

   A. Rapid reversals of its magnetisation

   B. Flux density lagging behind the magnetising force
   C. Molecular friction
   D. It high retentivity

D. It high retentivity
5.  The property of a material which opposes the creation of magnetic flux in it is known as

   A. Reluctivity
   B. Magnetomotive force
   C. Permeance
   D. Reluctance

D. Reluctance
6.  The area of his hysteresis loss is a measure of

   A. Permittivity
   B. Permeance
   C. Energy loss per cycle
   D. Magnetic flux

C. Energy loss per cycle

7.  In order to minimise hysteresis loss, the magnetic material should have

   A. High resistivity
   B. Low hysteresis co-efficient
   C. Large B - H loop area
   D. High retentivity

B. Low hysteresis co-efficient

8.  Hysteresis loss least depends on

   A. Volume of material
   B. Frequency
   C. Steinmetz co-efficient of material
   D. Ambient temperature

D. Ambient temperature

9.  The hysteresis loss is caused by

   A. Structural non-homogeneity
   B. Work required for the magnetising the material
   C. Potential work function
   D. None of the above

B. Work required for the magnetising the material

10.  According to Steinmetz hysteresis law, hysteresis loss in a material is proportional to

   A. B 3.6
   B. B 1.6
   C. B 1.2
   D. B 2.6

B. B 1.6
11.  The unit of magnetic flux is

   A. Henry
   B. Weber
   C. Ampere-turn/weber
   D. Ampere/meter

B. Weber

12.  The unit of reluctance is

   A. Meter/henry
   B. Henry/meter
   C. Henry
   D. 1/henry

D. 1/henry

13.  Reciprocal of reluctance is

   A. Reluctivity
   B. Permeance
   C. Permiability
   D. Susceptibility

B. Permeance

14.  The unit of retentivity is

   A. Weber
   B. Weber/sq. meter
   C. Ampere turn/metre
   D. Ampere turn

B. Weber/sq. meter

15.  Silicon steel is used in electrical machines because it has

   A. Low co-ercivity
   B. Low retentivity
   C. Low hysteresis loss
   D. High co-ercivity

C. Low hysteresis loss

16.  Conductivity is analogous to

   A. Retentivity
   B. Resistivity
   C. Permeability
   D. Inductance

C. Permeability

17.  Conductance is analogous to

   A. Permeance
   B. Reluctance
   C. Flux
   D. Inductance

A. Permeance

18.  Material for good magnetic memory should have

   A. Low hysteresis loss

   B. High permeability
   C. Low retentivity
   D. High retentivity

D. High retentivity

19.  Hard steel is suitable for making permanent magnets because

   A. It has good residual magnetism

   B. Its hysteresis loop has large area
   C. Its mechanical strength is high
   D. Its mechanical strength is low

A. It has good residual magnetism

20.  Permanent magnets are normally made of

   A. Alnico alloys
   B. Aluminium
   C. Cast iron
   D. Wrought iron

A. Alnico alloys
21. The emf induced in a coil due to relative motion of a magnet is independent of

 Coil resistance
b) Magnet not visible
c) Number of coil turns.
d) Pole strength of the magnet.

22. When a single turn coil rotates in a uniform magnetic field, at uniform speed the induced emf
will be

 Alternating
b) Steady
c) Pulsating
d) None of these

23. Principle of dynamically induced emf is used in a

a) Choke
b) Transformer
 Generator
d) Thermo-couple

24. The direction of dynamically induced emf in a conductor can be determined by

a) Fleming’s left-hand rule.

 Fleming’s right-hand rule.
c) Helix rule.
d) Corkscrew rule.

25. Principle of statically induced emf is used in

 Transformer
b) Motor
c) Generator
d) Battery

26. Magnitude of statically induced emf depends on the

a) Coil resistance
b) Flux magnitude
 Rate of change of flux
d) None of these

27. The property of a coil by which a counter emf is induced in it, when the current through the
coil changes, is called

 Self inductance
b) Mutual inductance
c) Capacitance
d) None of these

28. If in an iron cored coil the iron core is removed so as to make the air-cored coil, the
inductance of the coil will be

a) More
 Less
c) The same
d) None of these

29. Lower the self-inductance of a coil

a) More will be the weber-turns.

b) More will be the emf induced.
c) Lesser the flux produced by it.
 Smaller the delay in establishing steady current through it.

30. When an electric current is passed through a bucket full of water, lot of bubbling is there.
The electric current is

a) Ac.
 Dc.
c) Pulsating
d) None of these

31. Property of a material which opposes the production of magnetic flux in it is called
a) mmf
 reluctance
c) permeance
d) Permittivity

32. Unit of mmf is

 AT
b) Weber/ampere
c) Henry
d) AT/m

33. Conductance is analogous to

a) Reluctance
b) M.m.f
 Permeance
d) Inductance

34. An air gap is usually inserted in magnetic circuits to

 Prevent saturation.
b) Increase in mmf.
c) Increase in flux.
d) Increase in inductance.

35. Permeability is reciprocal of

 Reluctivity
b) Susceptibility
c) Permittivity
d) Conductivity

36. The magnetic reluctance of a magnetic circuit decreases with

a) Decrease in cross-sectional area.

 Increase in cross-sectional area.
c) Increase in length of the magnetic path.
d) Decrease in relative permeability of the magnetic material of the circuit.

37. A ring-shaped coil with fixed number of turns of it carries a current of certain magnitude. If
an iron core is threaded into the coil without any change in coil dimensions, the magnetic
induction density will

 Increase
b) Reduce
c) remain unaffected
d) unpredictable

38. The ratio of total flux (flux in the iron path) to useful flux (flux in the air gap) is called

a) utilization factor
b) fringing factor
 leakage factor
d) depreciation factor

39. According to Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, an emf is induced in a conductor

whenever it

a) lies in a magnetic field.

b) Lies perpendicular to the magnetic field.
 Cuts the magnetic flux.
d) Moves parallel to the direction of magnetic field.

40. “In all cases of electromagnetic induction, an induced voltage will cause a current to flow in
a closed circuit in such a direction that the magnetic field which is caused by that current will
oppose the change that produces the current”, is the original statement of

 Lenz’s law.
b) Faraday’s law of magnetic induction.
c) Fleming’s law of induction.
d) Ampere’s law.

41.In Fleming’s left-hand rule thumb always represents direction of

a) Current flow
b) Induced emf
c) Magnetic field
Mechanical force

42. If a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, the mechanical force
experienced on the conductor is determined by

a) Simple product
b) Dot product
Cross product
d) Any of these

43. The force experienced by a current carrying conductor lying parallel to a magnetic field is

Zero
b) B І 𝑙
c) B І 𝑙 sin⁡θ
d) B І 𝑙 cos⁡θ

44. An electric field is parallel but opposite to a magnetic field. Electrons with some initial
velocity enter the region of the fields at an angle θ along the direction of the electric field. The
electron path will be

a) Straight
Helical
c) Circular
d) Elliptical

45. The field at any point on the axis of a current carrying coil will be

a) Perpendicular to the axis.

Parallel to the axis.
c) At an angle of 45° with the axis.
d) Zero.

26.The magnetic flux inside the exciting coil

 Is the same as on its outer surface.
b) Is zero.
c) Is greater than that on its outside surface.
d) Is lower than that on its outside surface.

47. If the two conductors carry current in opposite directions there will be

a) A force of attraction between the two conductors.

A force of repulsion between the two conductors.
c) No force between them.
d) None of these

48. If a straight conductor of circular cross-section carries a current, them

a) No force acts on the conductor at any point.

b) An axial force acts on the conductor tending to increase its length.
A radial force acts towards the axis tending to reduce its cross-section.
d) A radial force acts away from the axis tending to increase its cross-section.

49. mmf of the magnetic circuit is analogous to

a) Current
Emf
c) Resistance
d) Power

50. Unit of reluctance of magnetic circuit is

a) AT/m
b) Webers/m
AT/weber
d) H/m.

51)The magnetic material used in permanent magnets is

a) iron
b) soft steel

c) nickel

d) hardened steel

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Option – d)

52) The relative permeability of iron is of the order of

a) zero

b) 104

c) 1

d) 10-4

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Option – b)

53) Which of the following is more suitable for the core of an electromagnet?

a) soft iron

b) air

c) steel

d) tungsten steel

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Option – a)
54) Magnetic flux passes more readily through

a) air

b) wood

c) vacuum

d) iron

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Option – d)

55) The magnetic material used in temporary magnets is

a) hardened steel

b) cobalt steel

c) soft iron

d) tungsten steel

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Option – c)

56) Magnetic flux density is a

a) vector quantity

b) scalar quantity

c) phasor

d) none of the above

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Option – a)

57) When a charged particle moves  through a magnetic field, it suffers a change in

a) direction

b) speed

c) energy

d) no change

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Option – a)

58) The resistance of an ideal ammeter is

a) zero

b) high

c) infinite

d) 10

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Option – a)

59) The resistance of an ideal voltmeter is

a) zero

b) infinite
c) very low

d) data incomplete

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Option – b)

60) In the above question, the momentum of the particle will

a) be zero

b) change

c) not change

d) none of the above

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Option – b)

61) A voltmeter, an ammeter and a cell are connected in series. The ammeter will

a) be burnt

b) show almost zero

c) give large value

d) cannot say

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Option – b)

62) The range of an ammeter can be

a) increased only

b) decreased only

c) increased or decreased

d) information incomplete

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Option – a)

63) A charge will experience a force in an electric field when it is

a) stationary

b) moving

c) stationary or moving

d) none of the above

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Option – c)

64) A direct current is sent through a helical spring. The spring tends

a) to get shorter

b) to rotate about the axis

c) to get longer

d) to move eastward

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Option – a)

65) Magnetic field is caused by

a) stationary charge

b) a moving positive charge only

c) a moving negative charge only

d) moving positive and negative charges both

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Option – d)

66) The B-H curve for __________ will be a straight line passing through the origin

a) air

b) soft iron

c) hardened steel

d) silicon steel

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Option – a)

67) For 1 m3 of material, the hysteresis loss will be minimum for

a) soft iron

b) steel
c) cobalt steel

d) silicon steel

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Option – d)

68) The SI unit reluctance is

a) AT/Wb

b) AT/m

c) AT

d) N/Wb

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69) The value of leakage co-efficient for electrical machines is usually about…….

a) 0.5 to 1

b) 4 to 10

c) above 10

d) 1.15 to 1.25

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Option - d)

70) The unit of relative permeability is

a) AT/m

b) N/Wb

c) AT/m2
d) a number

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Option – d)

71) At high frequencies the material used for transformer cores is

a) silicon iron

b) soft iron

c) ferrite

d) none of the above

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Option – c)

72) Out of the following materials, the area of hysteresis loop will be least for………

a) wrought iron

b) hard steel

c) silicon steel

d) soft steel

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Option – c)
73) The magnetic material used for ……… should have a large hysteresis loop.

a) transformers

b) d.c generators

c) a.c motors

d) permanent magnets

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Option – d)

74) The B-H curve of a ferromagnetic material is

a) linear

b) non-linear

c) circle

d) none of the above

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Option – b)

75) The material used for the core of a good relay should have ……… hysteresis loop.

a) large
b) very large

c) narrow

d) none of the above

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Option – c)

76) A permanent magnet should have

a) low remanence

b) high remanence

c) zero remanence

d) none of the above

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Option – b)

77) The relative permeability of air is

a) 0

b) 1

c) infinite

d) none of the above

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Option – b)

78) The curie tempareture of iron is

a) 2000C

b) 4300C

c) 7000C
d) 5500C

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Option – c)

79) In practical magnetic circuits, the air-gap is kept

a) very small

b) large

c) very large

d) none of the above

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Option – a)

80) An electromagnet uses

a) soft iron core

b) steel core

c) nickel core

d) copper core

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Option – a)

81) The magnetic potential difference in a magnetic circuit is given by

a) H/I
b) B X I

c) HI

d) BI X h

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Option – c)

82) The  hysteresis loop of a material that cannot be magnetized easily is

a) narrow

b) very narrow

c) wide

d) none of the abve

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Option – c)

83) The hysteresis loop is nearly square for

a) iron core

b) steel core’

c) ferrite core

d) wrought iron core

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Option – c)
84) Due to fringing at the air gaps in a magnetic circuit, the effective area of the air gaps is

a) increased

b) decreased

c) same

d) none of the above

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Option – a)