A dip needle in a plane perpendicular to magnetic meridian will remain:
1. Vertical
2. Horizontal
3. In any direction
4. At an angle of dip to the horizontal

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The earth's magnetic field at a certain place has a horizontal component 0.3 Gauss and the total strength 0.5 Gauss. The angle of dip is:

1. tan-134                     

2. sin-134

3. tan-143                     

4. sin-135

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If H is the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field and 'V' is the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field, then at the magnetic equator:

1. V and H are equal.

2. values of V and H are zero.

3. value of H is zero only.

4. value of V is zero only.

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An electric cable is carrying current from north to south. The position of the null point from the cable is:

1. Vertically upward

2. Vertically downward

3. Eastward

4. Nowhere

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Which of the following graphs represents the correct variation of the intensity of magnetisation (I) with the intensity of the magnetising field (H) in a ferromagnetic substance?

1.  2.
3. 4.

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The magnetic susceptibility χ of a ferromagnetic material varies with temperature, as:

1.  2.
3. 4.

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At a place, the angle of dip is 30°. If the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is B, the total intensity is:

1. 3B2

2. 2B3

3. 2B

4. B3

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A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will:

1. stay in the east-west direction only.

2. stay in any position.

3. become rigid showing no movement.

4. stay in the north-south direction only.

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If a bar magnet is kept on a horizontal plane with N-pole of bar magnet facing geographic N-pole and S-pole of bar magnet facing geographic S-pole, then the number of neutral points is:

1. 0 2.
3. 2 4. Infinite
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A material when heated suddenly changes its magnetic property at a particular temperature and above this temperature, its susceptibility is found to be inversely proportional to the absolute temperature. The material may be:

1. Ferromagnetic

2. Diamagnetic

3. Paramagnetic

4. Ferromagnetic or Paramagnetic

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