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Q1. [1]
Assertion (A) : Two magnetic field lines around a current carrying straight wire do not intersect each other. Reason (R) : The magnitude of the magnetic field produced at a given point increases as the current through the wire increases.
  1. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Model Answer

(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation

A is true: Two field lines cannot intersect because at any point there can be only one direction of the magnetic field; if lines crossed, two directions would exist at that point — a contradiction.

R is true: The textbook states the magnetic field at a given point depends directly on the current through the wire — more current, stronger field.

R does not explain A: The reason field lines don't intersect has nothing to do with how field strength varies with current; it is about the uniqueness of field direction at every point. Hence option (b) is correct.

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