📖 Explanation
For a wire with radius R and current I, the magnetic field B inside (r<R) is B(r)=2πR2μ0Ir (linear) and outside (r>R) is B(r)=2πrμ0I (inversely proportional).
The peak magnitude at the surface is Bmax=2πRμ0I. Given a<b, the wire with radius a has a higher peak magnetic field than the wire with radius b (Bmax,a>Bmax,b), and this peak occurs at an earlier radial position (r=a<r=b).
Comparing these requirements to the options, graph C correctly shows the curve for wire 'a' peaking higher and earlier than the curve for wire 'b', followed by a 1/r decay for both.