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Electromagnetic Waves

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1

A point light source emits E.M. waves in free space. A detector, placed at a distance of L m, measures the intensity as I0. The detector is now shifted to another location on the same spherical surface ensuring the angle between original location and new location as 45°. The measured intensity at new location will be .

  1. I04
  2. I0
  3. I0 2
  4. I02
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
2

For an electromagnetic wave propagating through vacuum, k, E and represent propagation vector, electric field and angular frequency, respectively. The magnetic field associated with this wave is represented by :

  1. E k
  2. k E
  3. ( E k )
  4. ( k E )
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
3

A displacement current of 4.0 A can be set up in the space between two parallel plates of 6 μF capacitor. The rate of change of potential difference across the plates of the capacitor is nearly 106 V/s. The value of is .

  1. 0.58
  2. 0.67
  3. 0.82
  4. 0.75
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift
4

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift
5

A magnetic field vector in an electromagnetic wave is represented by B=B0 (2 t- 2 x ) j. Its associated electric field vector is .

  1. E=- B0 (2 t- 2 x ) k
  2. E=- B0 (2 t- 2 x ) i
  3. E= B0 (2 t- 2 x ) k
  4. E= B0 (2 t- 2 x ) i
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
6

An electromagnetic wave travelling in x-direction is described by field equation Ey=300 (t- xc ). If the electron is restricted to move in y-direction only with speed of 1.5 106 m/s then ratio of maximum electric and magnetic forces acting on the electron is .

  1. 200
  2. 150
  3. 400
  4. 300
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
7

An electromagnetic wave travels in free space along the x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, B=2 10-7 j T is associated with this wave. The value of corresponding electric field E at this point is V/m.

  1. 60 k
  2. -60 k
  3. 30 k
  4. -600 k
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
8

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through a medium is given by E(x, t) = 25 (2.0 1015 t - 107 x ) n then the refractive index of the medium is . (All given measurements are in SI units)

  1. 2
  2. 1.2
  3. 1.5
  4. 1.7
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
9

A plane electromagnetic wave is moving in free space with velocity c = 3 108 m/s and its electric field is given as E = 54 (kz - t) j V/m, where j is the unit vector along y-axis. The magnetic field vector B of the wave is :

  1. -1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
  2. +1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
  3. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) k T
  4. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) i T
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
10

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  4. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift
11

A point source is kept at the center of a spherically enclosed detector. If the volume of the detector is increased by 8 times, the intensity will

  1. increase by 64 times
  2. decrease by 4 times
  3. decrease by 8 times
  4. increase by 8 times
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
12

Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  4. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
13

The equation of the electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is given by : E = 377 (6.27 103 t - 2.09 10-5 x) N/C The average intensity of the electromagnetic wave is ( 1 ) W/m2. The value of α is . (Take 0 0 = 377 in SI units )

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
14

The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant k = 3 and permeability of = 2 0, is ( 0 = permeability of vacuum)

  1. 6 : 1
  2. 3 : 2
  3. 6 : 1
  4. 36 : 1
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
15

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave, travelling in an unknown nonmagnetic medium is given by, Ey = 20 (3 106 x - 4.5 1014 t ) V/m (where x, t and other values have S.I. units). The dielectric constant of the medium is (speed of light in free space is 3 108 m/s)

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
16

A laser beam has intensity of 4.0 1014 W/m2. The amplitude of magnetic field associated with beam is T. (Take 0 = 8.85 10-12 C2/Nm2 and c = 3 108 m/s)

  1. 1.83
  2. 2.0
  3. 5.5
  4. 18.3
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
17

If , E and t represent the free space permittivity, electric field and time respectively, then the unit of Et will be :

  1. Am
  2. A/m
  3. A/m2
  4. Am2
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
18

The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by : Ey = 69 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ] V/m. The expression for magnetic field associated with this electromagnetic wave is T.

  1. Bz = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ]
  2. Bz = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x + 1.8 1011t ]
  3. By = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ]
  4. By = 69 [0.6 103x + 1.8 1011t ]
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift
19

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 100 MHz propagates through a medium of conductivity, = 10 mho/m. The ratio of maximum conduction current density to maximum displacement current density is . [Take 14 0 = 9 109 N m2/C2]

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
20

If 0 denotes the permittivity of free space and E is the flux of the electric field through the area bounded by the closed surface, then dimensions of ( 0 d Edt ) are that of :

  1. electric charge
  2. electric field
  3. electric current
  4. electric potential
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift
21

The unit of 2I 0 c is : (I = intensity of an electromagnetic wave, c = speed of light)

  1. Vm
  2. NC-1
  3. NC
  4. Nm
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
22

If an optical medium possesses a relative permeability of 10 and relative permittivity of 10.0885, then the velocity of light is greater in vacuum than that in this medium by times. ( 0 = 4 10-7 H/m, 0 = 8.85 10-12 F/m, c = 3 108 m/s)

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
23

The radiation pressure exerted by a 450 W light source on a perfectly reflecting surface placed 2 m away from it, is

  1. 3 10-8 Pascals
  2. 0
  3. 1.5 10-8 Pascals
  4. 6 10-8 Pascals
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
24

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. (A) is true but (R) is false
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
25

Due to presence of an em-wave whose electric component is given by E = 100 ( t - kx) NC-1 a cylinder of length 200 cm holds certain amount of em-energy inside it. If another cylinder of same length but half diameter than previous one holds same amount of em-energy, the magnitude of the electric field of the corresponding em-wave should be modified as

  1. 50 ( t - kx) NC-1
  2. 400 ( t - kx) NC-1
  3. 200 ( t - kx) NC-1
  4. 25 ( t - kx) NC-1
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
26

The magnetic field of an E.M. wave is given by B = ( 32 i + 12 j )30 [ (t - zc ) ] (S.I. Units). The corresponding electric field in S.I. units is:

  1. E = ( 12 i + 32 j )30c [ (t + zc ) ]
  2. E = ( 12 i - 32 j )30c [ (t - zc ) ]
  3. E = ( 32 i - 12 j )30c [ (t + zc ) ]
  4. E = ( 34 i + 14 j )30c [ (t - zc ) ]
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift