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GATE Electromagnetic theory: multipole expansion – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on multipole expansion (Electromagnetic theory, Physics) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 PH Q48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A positive point charge is fixed at the origin. At some distance from it on the x axis, a point dipole is kept pointing in the +y direction. The force…
  2. GATE 2025 PH Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The wire loop shown in the figure carries a steady current I. Each straight section of the loop has length d. A part of the loop lies in xy plane and…
  3. GATE 2025 PH Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A thin circular ring of radius R lies in the xy plane centered at the origin, carrying uniform line charge density . The quadrupole contribution to…