CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 15

Topic: Physics

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Q15

An X-ray beam can be deflected by :

  1. (a) An electric field
  2. (b) A magnetic field
  3. (c) An electric as well as a magnetic field
  4. (d) Neither an electric field nor a magnetic fieldCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) Neither an electric field nor a magnetic field

  1. X-rays are electromagnetic radiation, a stream of photons with no electric charge.
  2. With no charge, they pass straight through electric and magnetic fields without bending, unlike a beam of electrons.