Very Short Answer Type Questions

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Solutions for Exercise - Very Short Answer Type Questions

Simple step-by-step solutions to Very Short Answer Type Questions questions of Magnetic Effect of Electric Current from Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics. Also get 3D topic explainers, cheat sheets, and unlimited doubts solving on EMBIBE.

Questions from Very Short Answer Type Questions with Hints & Solutions

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Name the scientist who discovered the magnetic effect of current.

(Choose from Hans Christian Oersted, James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Faraday)

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Name the rule for finding the direction of magnetic field produced by a straight current-carrying conductor. (Choose out of: Fleming's right hand rule, Flemings left hand rule, Maxwell's right hand thumb rule)

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

What is the other name of Maxwell's right-hand thumb rule?
(Choose from the following: Motor rule/ Corkscrew rule /Fleming's right-hand rule).

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

What is the shape of a current-carrying conductor whose magnetic field pattern resembles that of a bar magnet?

(Choose from: Closely wound helical/ circular/ rectangular)

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

State three ways in which the strength of an electromagnet can be increased.

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

For a current-carrying solenoid, the magnetic field is like that of a _____ (horse shoe magnet / bar magnet).

HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

If a coil is viewed from one end and the current flows in an anticlockwise direction, then this end is a _____ pole.

EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

If a coil is viewed from one end and the current flows in a clockwise direction, then this end is a _____ (north / south) pole.