Question

A wireis placed verticallybetweenthe poles of a horse shoe magnet such that the north pole is to your left and south pole is to your right. it carries a direct current flowing upwards then it will experiencea force tendingto deflect it in which direction

Answer 1

According to the right hand rule, if a current in a wire is flowing in upward direction i.e. pointing directly away from you while the wire is in a magnetic field that points from left to right, then force on the wire is pointed downward.