A magnet can be completely demagnetised by? Mark as favorite Copy Link dropping it into ice cold water. a reverse field of appropriate strength. heating it slightly. breaking the magnet into small pieces. Check Answer
A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will? Mark as favorite Copy Link become rigid showing no movement stay in any position stay in east-west direction only stay in north-south direction only Check Answer
Which of the following is responsible for the earth’s magnetic field? Mark as favorite Copy Link Translational motion of earth. Convective currents in earth’s core Rotational motion of earth. Diversive current in earth’s core. Check Answer
One can define …….. of a place as the vertical plane which passes through the imaginary line joining the magnetic North and the South–poles.? Mark as favorite Copy Link magnetic inclination magnetic declination magnetic meridian geographic meridian Check Answer
Let the magnetic field on earth be modelled by that of a point magnetic dipole at the centre of earth. The angle of dip at a point on the geographical equator is? Mark as favorite Copy Link always negative unbounded positive, negative or zero always zero Check Answer
Which of the following independent quantities is not used to specify the earth’s magnetic field? Mark as favorite Copy Link Magnetic dip Magnetic declination Vertical component of earth’s field (BV). Horizontal component of earth’s field (BH). Check Answer
A bar magnet is cut into two equal halves by a plane parallel to the magnetic axis. Of the following physical quantities the one which remains unchanged is? Mark as favorite Copy Link magnetic moment intensity of magnetisation None of these pole strength Check Answer
The material suitable for making electromagnets should have? Mark as favorite Copy Link low retentivity and low coercivity. high retentivity and low coercivity. high retentivity and high coercivity. low retentivity and high coercivity. Check Answer
On cutting a solenoid in half, the field lines remain ……….. emerging from one face of the solenoid and entering into the other face.? Mark as favorite Copy Link alternate discontinuous irregular continuous Check Answer
S is the surface of a lump of magnetic material.? Mark as favorite Copy Link Some lines of B must be discontinuous across S. Lines of H are necessarily continuous across S. Lines of H cannot all be continuous across S. Lines of B are not necessarily continuous across S. Check Answer