Appeared in: 2025 (3 sets)
A long straight wire is held vertically and carries a steady current in upward direction. The shape of magnetic field lines produced by the current-carrying wire are :
(A) horizontal straight lines directed radially out from the wire.
(B) straight lines parallel to the current-carrying wire.
(C) concentric horizonal circles around the wire.
(D) coaxial helixes around the wire.