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Std. :12 (Science) Practice Paper Round - 1 Date : 26/12/2023
Subject : Physics Total Marks : 70
Student Name : _____________________________________________ Roll No: _______
Section A (15×1=15)
1. An electric dipole is kept in a non-uniform electric field. It experiences
(a) a force and a torque (b) a force but not a torque
(c) a torque but not a force (d) neither a force nor a torque
2. There are two charges +1 µC and +5 µC. The ratio of the forces acting on them will be
(a) 1:5 (b) 1:1 (c) 5: 1 (d) 1:25
3. A parallel plate air capacitor having a capacitance C is half-filled with a dielectric of dielectric
constant 5, the percentage increases in the capacitance will be
(a) 200% (b) 33.3% (c) 400% (d) 66.6%
4. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?
(a) Drift velocity alone (b) Thermal velocity alone
(c) Both drift velocity and thermal velocity (d) Neither drift nor thermal velocity
5. The magnitude and direction of the current in the circuit shown will be
(a) 7/ 3A from a to b through e
(b) 7/3A from b to a through e
(c) 1 A from b to a through e
(d) 1 A from a to b through e
6. A positive charge enters in a magnetic field and travels parallel to but opposite the field. If experiences
(a) an upward force (b) a downward force (c) an accelerated force (d) no force
7. A magnet can be completely demagnetised by
(a) breaking the magnet into small pieces. (b) heating it slightly.
(c) dropping it into ice cold water. (d) a reverse field of appropriate strength.
8. Two coils are placed closed to each other. The mutual inductance of the pair of coils depends upon
(a) the rate at which currents are changing in the two coils.
(b) relative position and orientation of two coils.
(c) the material of the wires of the coils.
(d) the currents in the two coils.
9. A coil of 100 turns carries a current of 5 mA and creates a magnetic flux of 10-5 weber. The inductance
is
(a) 0.2 mH (b) 2.0 mH (c) 0.02 mH (d) 0.002 H
10. For an LCR circuit, the power transferred from the driving source to the driven oscillator is P =
l2Z cos . Which of the following is incorrect?
( a) Here, the power factor cos  > 0, P > 0.
(b) The driving force can give no energy to the oscillator (P = 0) in some cases.
(c) The driving force cannot syphon out (P < 0) the energy out of oscillator.
(d) The driving force can take away energy out of the oscillator.
11. The phase difference between the alternating current and emf is π/2. Which of the following cannot
be the constituent of the circuit?
(a) C alone (b) L alone (c) L and C (d) R and L
12. Which of the following has maximum penetrating power?
(a) Ultraviolet radiation (b) Microwaves (c) y-rays (d) Radio waves
(Que. 13-17) For the following question, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false and R is also false.
13. Assertion: A charge 'q' is placed on a height h/s above the centre of a square of side 'a'. The flux will
not be affected when the side is increased to a + b.
Reason: Gauss' Law depends on shape not on size of Gaussian surface.
14. Assertion: Electric field is zero inside a conductor.
Reason: Charges reside on the surface of the conductor and not inside the conductor.
15. Assertion: Electric field lines form closed loops.
Reason : Direction of electric field is not from positive to negative charge.
Section B (7×2=14)
1. Two small balls with equal positive charges q coulomb are suspended by two insulating strings of
equal length / metre from a hook fixed to a stand. The whole set up is taken in a satellite into space
where there is no gravity. Find the angle between the strings and tension in each string.
2. What is a capacitor? Write its two uses.
3. Nichrome and copper wires of same length and area of cross section are connected in series, current is
passed through them why does the nichrome wire get heated first ?
4. A uniform wire of resistance R ohm is bent into a circular loop as shown in the figure. Compute
effective resistance between diametrically opposite points A and B.

5. Write the expression for Lorentz magnetic force on a particle of charge q moving with velocity in a
magnetic field. Show that no work is done by this force on the charged particle.
6. Give two points to distinguish between a paramagnetic and a diamagnetic substances.
7. Write one use each of: (i) step down transformer, and (ii) step-up transformer.
Section C (6×3=18)
1. Using Gauss's theorem, deduce an expression for the electric field intensity at any point due to a thin,
infinitely long wire of charge/length X C/m.
2. Three charges Q1, Q2 and Q3 are placed inside and outside a closed Gaussian surface as
shown in the figure.

Answer the following:

(a) Which charges contribute to the electric field at any point on the Gaussian surface?
(b) Which charges contribute to the net flux through this surface?
(c) If Q₁=-Q2, will electric field on the surface be zero?
3. State Gauss's theorem in electrostatics. Prove that no electric field exists inside a hollow charged
sphere.
OR
3. Deduce an expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole at any point on its axis.
Mention one contrasting feature of electric potential of a dipole at a point as compared to that due to a
single charge
4. Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and the series
combination of two capacitors C₁ and C₂ with their capacitances in the ratio 1: 2 so that the energy
stored in the two cases, becomes the same.
5. State Lenz's Law. Does it violate the principle of conservation of energy. Justify your answer.
OR
5. An inductor L of inductance XL is connected in series with a bulb B and an ac source. How would
brightness of the bulb change when
(i) number of turn in the inductor is reduced,
(ii) an iron rod is inserted in the inductor and
(iii) a capacitor of reactance XC = XL is inserted in series in the circuit. Justify your answer in each
case.
6. (a) How are electromagnetic waves produced by oscillating charges?
(b) State clearly how a microwave oven works to heat up a food item containing water molecules.
(c) Why are microwaves found useful for the radar systems in aircraft navigation?
Section D (2×4=08)
1. A metal sphere of radius 10 cm is charged to a high voltage. If this metal sphere is mounted on a
wooden block, then charge will 4 reside on its surface and will not flow from it. As we know dielectric
strength of air is 3 ×106 V m-1, then the surrounding air will start conducting and charge stored on the
isolated sphere will be lost.
(1) Explain why air will start conducting if electric field exceeds dielectric strength?
(ii) Calculate the maximum charge this sphere can hold.
(iii) Why sometimes electric charge is leaked before the above value of potential is reached.
OR
1. A power transmission line feeds power at 2200 V with a current of 5 A to a step down transformer
with its primary winding having 4000 turns. Calculate the number of turns and the current in the
secondary in order to get output power at 220 V.
2. An em wave travelling through a medium has electric field vector.
Ey = 4 × 105 cos (3.14 × 108 t − 1.57 ×) N/C. Here x is in m and t in s.
Then find: (i) wavelength, (ii) frequency, (iii) direction of propagation, (iv) speed of wave,
(v) refractive index of medium, and (vi) amplitude of magnetic field vector.
Section E (3×5=15)
1. Ohm's law is obeyed by many substance, but one can't say that it's a fundamental law of nature. It's a
basic law regarding flow of the current which defines resistance as constant of proportionality. The
dependence of R was also discussed by Ohm's law. The potential applied across a conductor and
current through it was also one of the important point discussed in this law.
(i) What will be resistance across a slab if area is doubled?
(a) Resistance will be doubled. (b) Resistance will be halved.
(c) No change (d) Resistance will be zero.
(ii) On what factor does the resistance depends on?
(a) Material only. (b) Dimension of conductor only.
(c) Material and dimension both. (d) None of these.
(iii) How does the current density varies if area is doubled?
(a) j becomes half. (b) j will be doubled.
(c) j doesn't vary. (d) j is only depend on current.
(iv) How does resistivity change with temperature?
 (a) Increases linearly (b) Decreases linearly
(c) First increases and then decreases. (d) None of the above.
(v) What can you say about the relation between V and I from Ohm's law?
(a) V depends on I linearly. (b) V depends on I non-linearly.
(c) V doesn't depend on I. (d) Can't say.
2. When a conductor does not have a current through it, its conduction electrons move randomly, with no
net motion in any direction. When the current flows through the conductor, these electrons actually
still move randomly, but now they tend to drift with the drift speed vd. The drift speed is very less as
compared to speeds in random thermal motion.
(i) A steady current I flows through a metallic conductor whose area of cross-section (A) increases
continuously from one end to the other. The drift velocity of free electron (vd) as a function of A will
be:

(ii) For Ohm's law is obeyed, then what is the relation between electric field(E) and drift velocity (vd) ?
𝐄
(a) 𝐯𝐝 ∝ 𝐄𝟐 (b) 𝐯𝐝 ∝ 𝐄 (c) 𝐯𝐝 ∝ 𝟐 (d) 𝐯𝐝 ∝ √𝐄
(iii) When a current flows in a conductor, the order of magnitude of drift velocity of electrons through it is
(a) 10-7 cm/s (b) 10-2 cm/s (c) 104 mm/s (d) 0.5 mm/s
(iv) Two nichrome wires of equal lengths but having radii in the ratio 1: 3 are connected in series across an
electric cell. The drift velocities of free electrons through them will be in the ratio of
(a) 3:1 (b) 1:3 (c) 4:9 (d) 9:1
(v) The path of electrons (I) in the absence (II) in the presence of electric field is
(a) straight line in case (I) and (II) (b) curved in (I) and straight in (II)
(c) curved in (II) and straight in (I) (d) curved in case (I) and (II) both
3. Static charges do not experience any force. The charges when moving in a magnetic field experience a
force. This force depends upon the magnetic field, charge and the velocity component perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic field. Fleming's left hand rule can be used to determine the direction of force
on a charged particle.
(i) The direction of force on a moving charge in magnetic field is
⃗ (velocity)
(a) parallel to 𝒗 (b) perpendicular to ⃗𝑩
⃗ (magnetic field)
(c) parallel to both 𝒗 ⃗⃗
⃗ and 𝑩 ⃗ and 𝑩
(d) perpendicular to both 𝒗 ⃗⃗
(ii) A charged particle moving antiparallel to the magnetic field
(a) experiences force. (b) does not experience force.
(c) will change its direction. (d) will stop moving.
(iii) SI unit of magnetic field is
(a) Newton (b) Pascal (c) Tesla (d) Coulomb
(iv) What is the force on a proton entering in a magnetic field of density 2.5 T with velocity 107 m/s at an
angle of 60° with the field?
(a) 2.4 × 10-12 N (b) 4.2 × 10-12 N (c) 3.4 × 10-12 N (d) 4.3 × 10-12 N
(v) Work done by a magnetic field on a charged particle is
𝟏 𝟑𝒎𝒗𝟐 𝟒
(a) 𝟐 𝒎𝒗𝟐 (b) (c) 0 (d) 𝟑 𝒎𝒗𝟐
𝟒