Amperes Law -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Amperes Law”:

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Question 1: What does Ampere's Law relate to?

(a) Electric field around a charged particle
(b) Magnetic field around a current-carrying conductor
(c) Resistance of a circuit
(d) Capacitance of a capacitor

Question 2: Who formulated Ampere's Law?

(a) André-Marie Ampère
(b) Michael Faraday
(c) James Clerk Maxwell
(d) Isaac Newton

Question 3: Which fundamental law of electromagnetism is a mathematical expression of Ampere's Law?

(a) Gauss's Law
(b) Ohm's Law
(c) Faraday's Law of Induction
(d) Biot-Savart Law

Question 4: Ampere's Law can be used to calculate the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire in the form of a:

(a) Point charge
(b) Straight line
(c) Loop
(d) Helix

Question 5: What is the direction of the magnetic field determined by Ampere's Law around a current-carrying wire?

(a) Along the direction of the wire
(b) Opposite to the direction of the wire
(c) Radial outward from the wire
(d) Circular around the wire

Question 6: Which physical quantity is proportional to the magnetic field strength calculated using Ampere's Law?

(a) Electric potential
(b) Electric current
(c) Magnetic moment
(d) Electric charge

Question 7: Ampere's Law is applicable to calculate the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire if the wire's shape is:

(a) Straight only
(b) Curved only
(c) Any shape
(d) Square-shaped only

Question 8: If the current passing through a closed loop is zero, what can be said about the magnetic field calculated using Ampere's Law?

(a) The magnetic field is also zero.
(b) The magnetic field cannot be determined.
(c) The magnetic field is infinite.
(d) The magnetic field depends on the loop size.

Question 9: Which law of electromagnetism is a generalization of Ampere's Law?

(a) Gauss's Law for Electricity
(b) Gauss's Law for Magnetism
(c) Faraday's Law of Induction
(d) Lenz's Law

Question 10: Ampere's Law is one of the four fundamental equations in electromagnetism. What are these set of equations known as?

(a) Maxwell's Equations
(b) Newton's Laws of Motion
(c) Einstein's Field Equations
(d) Schrödinger's Wave Equation