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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A positive charge is moving vertically upwards. When it enters a region of magnetic field directed towards north, the direction of force on the charge would be

  1. A East
  2. B West
  3. C North
  4. D South
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(B) West

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By the right-hand rule for positive charges: fingers point upwards (\( \vec{v} \)), curl towards north (\( \vec{B} \)), thumb points West. Direction of force: West