Figure shows two situations in which a magnet is pulled upward with a constant velocity and enters a coil at time t = 0. The magnet moves completely through the coil at time t.

Choose the correct statement from the following. As seen from above, the direction of the induced current is

At time t = 0, the north pole N of the magnet is moved upward towards the loop. From Lenz's law, the lower face of the coil (as seen from above) must acquire north polarity so that the magnet is repelled downwards. Hence the upper face of coil must acquire south polarity. From clock rule, the current induced in the coil must be clockwise.

 At time t, the magnet moves out of the coil. Since the south pole S of the magnet is going upwards, the upper face of the coil must acquire north polarity to attract it downwards. Hence, as seen from above, the current in the coil is now counter-clockwise.