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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given
below :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.

1. Assertion : Eddy currents is produced in any metallic conductor when magnetic flux is
changed around it.
Reason : Electric potential determines the flow of charge.
2. Assertion : The quantity L/R possesses dimensions of time.
Reason : To reduce the rate of increases of current through a solenoid should
increase the time constant (L/R).
3. Assertion : Faraday’s laws are consequences of conservation of energy.
Reason : In a purely resistive ac circuit, the current lags behind the e.m.f. in phase.
4. Assertion : Only a change in magnetic flux will maintain an induced current the coil.
Reason : The presence of large magnetic flux through a coil maintains a current in
the coil if the circuit is continuous.
5. Assertion : Magnetic flux can produce induced e.m.f.
Reason : Faraday established induced e.m.f. experimentally.
6. Assertion : The induced e.m.f. and current will be same in two identical loops of
copper and aluminium, when rotated with same speed in the same magnetic
field.
Reason : Induced e.m.f. is proportional to rate of change of magnetic field while
induced current depends on resistance of wire.
7. Assertion : Inductance coil are made of copper.
Reason : Induced current is more in wire having less resistance.
8. Assertion : Self-inductance is called the inertia of electricity.
Reason : Self-inductance is the phenomenon, according to which an opposing induced
e.m.f. is produced in a coil as a result of change in current or magnetic flux
linked in the coil.
9. Assertion : When two coils are wound on each other, the mutual induction between
the coils is maximum.
Reason : Mutual induction does not depend on the orientation of the coils.
10. Assertion : Acceleration of a magnet falling through a long solenoid decreases.
Reason : The induced current produced in a circuit always flow in such direction that
it opposes the change or the cause the produced it.
11. Assertion : An aircraft flies along the meridian, the potential at the ends of its wings will
be the same.
Reason : Whenever there is change in the magnetic flux e.m.f. induces.
12. Assertion : A spark occur between the poles of a switch when the switch is opened.
Reason : Current flowing in the conductor produces magnetic field.
13. Assertion : In the phenomenon of mutual induction, self induction of each of the coils
persists.
Reason : Self induction arises when strength of current in same coil changes. In
mutual induction, current is changing in both the individual coils.
14. Assertion : Lenz’s law violates the principle of conservation of energy.
Reason : Induced e.m.f., opposes always the change in magnetic flux responsible for
its production.

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15. Assertion : The induced emf in a conducting loop of wire will be non zero when it
rotates in a uniform magnetic field.
Reason : The emf is induced due to change in magnetic flux.
16. Assertion : An induced emf is generated when magnet is withdrawn from the solenoid.
Reason : The relative motion between magnet and solenoid induces emf.
17. Assertion : An artificial satellite with a metal surface is moving above the earth in a
circular orbit. A current will be induced in satellite if the plane of the orbit is
inclined to the plane of the equator.
Reason : The current will be induced only when the speed of satellite is more than 8
km/sec.
18. Assertion : A bar magnet is dropped into a long vertical copper tube. Even taking air
resistance as negligible, the magnet attains a constant terminal velocity. If the
tube is heated, the terminal velocity gets increased.
Reason : The terminal velocity depends on eddy current produced in bar magnet.
19. Assertion : A metal piece and a non-metal (stone) piece are dropped from the same
height near earth’s surface. Both will reach the earth’s surface
simultaneously.
Reason : There is no effect of earth’s magnetic field on freely falling body.
20. Assertion : A transformer cannot work on dc supply.
Reason : dc changes neither in magnitude nor in direction.
21. Assertion : Soft iron is used as a core of transformer.
Reason : Area of hysteresis is loop for soft iron is small.
22. Assertion : An ac generator is based on the phenomenon of self-induction.
Reason : In single coil, we consider self-induction only.
23. Assertion : An electric motor will maximum efficient when back e.m.f. is equal to
applied e.m.f.
Reason : Efficiency of electric motor is depends only on magnitude of back e.m.f..
24. Assertion : The back emf in a dc motor is maximum when the motor has just been
switched on.
Reason : When motor is switched on it has maximum speed.

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SOLUTION

1. (b) When a metallic conductor is moved in a magnetic field; magnetic flux is varied. It
disturbs the free electrons of the metal and set up an induced emf in it. As there are
no free ends of the metal i.e. it will be closed in itself so there will be induced current.
Ldi e 1 L.di
2. (b) The relation of induced emf is e  and current i is given by i   . 
dt R R dt
di R i
i  .
dt L L/R
In order to decreases the rate of increase of current through solenoid. We have to
L
increase the time constant .
R
3. (c) According to Faraday's laws, the conversion of mechanical energy into electrical
energy. This is in accordance with the law of conservation of energy. It is also clearly
known that in pure resistance, the emf is in phase with the current.
4. (c) Presence of magnetic flux cannot produce current.
5. (e) E.M.F. induces, when there is change in magnetic flux. Faraday did experiment in
which, there is relative motion between the coil and magnet, the flux linked with the
coil changes and e.m.f. induces.
6. (e) Since both the loops are identical (same area and number of turns) and moving with
a same speed in same magnetic field. Therefore same emf is induced in both the
coils. But the induced current will be more in the copper loop as its resistance will be
lesser as compared to that of the aluminium loop.
7. (a) The inductance coils made of copper will have very small ohmic resistance. Due to
change in magnetic flux a large induced current will be produced in such an
inductance, which will offer appreciable opposition to the flow of current.
8. (b) Self-inductance of a coil is its property virtue of which the coil opposes any change in
the current flowing through it.
9. (c) The manner in which the two coils are oriented, determines the coefficient of coupling
between them.
M  K 2 .L1 L2
When the two coils are wound on each other, the coefficient of coupling is maximum
and hence mutual inductance between the coil is maximum.
10. (a) The induced current in the ring opposes the motion of falling magnet. Therefore, the
acceleration of the falling magnet will be less than that due to gravity.
11. (e) As the aircraft flies, magnetic flux changes through its wings due to the vertical
component of the earth’s magnetic field. Due to this, induced emf is produced across
the wings of the aircraft. Therefore, the wings of the aircraft will not be at the same
potential.
12. (b) According to Lenz’s law, induced emf are in a direction such as to attempt to
maintain the original magnetic flux when a change occurs. When the switch is
opened, the sudden drop in the magnetic field in the circuit induces an emf in a
direction that attempts to keep the original current flowing. This can cause a spark
as the current bridges the air gap between the poles of the switch. (The spark is more
likely in circuits with large inductance).
13. (b) Mutual inductance is the phenomenon according to which an opposing e.m.f.
produce flux in a coil as a result of change in current or magnetic flux linked with a
neighboring coil. But when two coils are inductively coupled, in addition to induced
e.m.f. produced due to mutual induction, also induced e.m.f. is produced in each of
the two coils due to self-induction.
14. (e) Lenz’s Law is based on conservation of energy and induced emf always opposes the
cause of it i.e., change in magnetic flux.
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15. (a) As the coil rotates, the magnetic flux linked with the coil (being B . A ) will change and
emf will be induced in the loop.
16. (a)
17. (c) When the satellite moves in inclined plane with equatorial plane (including orbit
around the poles), the value of magnetic field will change both in magnitude and

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direction. Due to this, the magnetic flux through the satellite will change and hence
induced currents will be produced in the metal of the satellite. But no current will
induced if satellite orbits in the equatorial plane because the magnetic flux does not
change through the metal of the satellite in this plane.
18. (b) When the tube is heated its resistance gets increased due to which eddy currents
produced in copper tube becomes weak. Hence opposing force also gets reduced and
the terminal velocity of magnet gets increased.
19. (d) When a metal piece falls from a certain height then eddy currents are produced in it
due to earth’s magnetic field. Eddy current oppose the motion of piece. Hence metal
piece falls with a smaller acceleration (as compared to g). But no eddy current are
produced in non-metal piece, hence it drops with acceleration due to gravity.
Therefore non-metal piece will reach the earth’s surface earlier.
20. (a) Transformer works on ac only, ac changes in magnitude as well as in direction.
21. (a) Hysteresis loss in the core of transformer directly proportional to the hysteresis loop
area of the core material. Since soft iron has narrow hysteresis loop area, that is why
soft iron core is used in the transformer.
22. (e) ac generator is based on the principle of the electromagnetic induction. When a coil
is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the direction of uniform magnetic field, an
induced emf is produced across it.
23. (d) Efficiency of electric motor is maximum when the back emf set up in the armature is
half the value of the applied battery emf.
24. (d) Backs emf. e   . At start  = 0 so e = 0

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