In an LR-circuit, the time constant is that time in which current grows from zero to the value (where I₀ is the steady-state current) 

(1) 0.63 I₀

(2) 0.50 I₀

(3) 0.37 I₀

(4) I₀

In the figure magnetic energy stored in the coil is 

(1) Zero

(2) Infinite

(3) 25 joules

(4) None of the above

A copper rod of length l is rotated about one end perpendicular to the magnetic field B with constant angular velocity ω. The induced e.m.f. between the two ends is 

(1) $\frac{1}{2}B\omega l^2$

(2) $\frac{3}{4}B\omega l^2$

(3) $B\omega l^2$

(4) $2B\omega l^2$

Two conducting circular loops of radii R₁ and R₂ are placed in the same plane with their centres coinciding. If R₁ >> R₂, the mutual inductance M between them will be directly proportional to 

(1) R₁/R₂

(2) R₂/R₁

(3) $R_1^2/R_2$

(4) $R_2^2/R_1$

A thin semicircular conducting ring of radius R is falling with its plane vertical in a horizontal magnetic induction B. At the position MNQ, the speed of the ring is v and the potential difference developed across the ring is:

Consider the situation shown in the figure. The wire AB is sliding on the fixed rails with a constant velocity. If the wire AB is replaced by semicircular wire, the magnitude of the induced current will 

(1) Increase

(2) Remain the same

(3) Decrease

(4) Increase or decrease depending on whether the semicircle bulges towards the resistance or away from it

A circular loop of radius R carrying current I lies in the x-y plane with its centre at the origin. The total magnetic flux through the x-y plane is 

(1) Directly proportional to I

(2) Directly proportional to R

(3) Directly proportional to R²

(4) Zero

A small square loop of wire of side l is placed inside a large square loop of wire of side L (L > l). The loop are coplanar and their centre coincide. The mutual inductance of the system is proportional to 

(1) l / L

(2) l² / L

(3) L/l

(4) L²/l

A uniform but time-varying magnetic field B(t) exists in a circular region of radius a and is directed into the plane of the paper, as shown. The magnitude of the induced electric field at point P at a distance r from the centre of the circular region 

(1) Is zero

(2) Decreases as $\frac{1}{r}$

(3) Increases as r

(4) Decreases as $\frac{1}{r^2}$

A coil of wire having finite inductance and resistance has a conducting ring placed coaxially within it. The coil is connected to a battery at time t = 0 so that a time-dependent current I₁(t) starts flowing through the coil. If I₂(t) is the current induced in the ring and B(t) is the magnetic field at the axis of the coil due to I₁(t), then as a function of time (t > 0), the product I₂ (t) B(t) 

(1) Increases with time

(2) Decreases with time

(3) Does not vary with time

(4) Passes through a maximum