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YEARLY EXAM-2024
SUBJECT PHYSICS

TIME DURATION: 3 hours MM : 70

General Instructions:
• This question paper comprises five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.
• There are 33 questions in the question paper.
• All questions are compulsory.
• Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve short answers questions and four Assertion
Reasoning based of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section
C contains seven questions of three marks each, Section D contains two case study based
questions of four marks each and Section E contains three long answer questions of five marks
each.
• There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in
Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D and all three
questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

SECTION-A
1. In the given figure, charge +Q is placed at the center of a dotted circle. Work done in 1
taking another charge +q from A to B is W1 and from B to C is W2. Which one of the
following is correct: W1 > W2, W1=W2 and W1 < W2?
A

+Q B

2. Plot a graph showing the variation of current ‘I’ versus resistance ‘R’, connected to 1
a cell of emf E and internal resistance ‘r’.

3. A charge q is placed at the point of intersection of body diagonals of a cube. What is 1

the electric flux passing through any one of its face?
4. Time period of a charged particle undergoing a circular motion in a uniform 1
magnetic field is independent of which of the following mass, charge, magnetic field
and speed of the particle?

5. Name the physical quantity having unit J/T. 1

6. Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative permeability slightly greater than 1
unity while 'B' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the material’s 'A' and 'B'. Will
their susceptibilities be positive or negative?

7. What is the direction of magnetic dipole moment of a bar magnet? 1

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 8. The magnetic flux linked with a coil changes by 2×10-2 Wb when the current 1
changes by 0.01A. What is the self-inductance of the coil?

9. Define dielectric constant of a medium. What is its S.I. unit ? 1

10. Why do the electrostatic field lines not form closed loops ? 1
11. An electron with charge -e and mass m travels at a speed v in a plane perpendicular 1
to a magnetic field of magnitude B. The electron follows a circular path of radius R.
In a time, t, the electron travels halfway around the circle. What is the amount of
work done by the magnetic field?

12. Write the expression, in a vector form, for the Lorentz magnetic force F due to a 1
 
charge moving with velocity V in a magnetic field B . What is the direction of the
magnetic force?

For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given–one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as given below.

a. If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d. If both Assertion and Reason are false.

13. Assertion : Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge and not with a 1
stationary charge.
Reason : A moving charge produces a magnetic field.

14. Assertion : Basic difference between an electric line and magnetic line of force 1
is that former is discontinuous and the latter is continuous or
endless.
Reason : No electric lines of forces exist inside a charged body but magnetic
lines do exist inside a magnet.
15. Assertion : When two coils are wound on each other, the mutual induction 1
between the coils is maximum.
Reason : Mutual induction does not depend on the orientation of the coils.

16. Assertion : Electric field is always normal to equipotential surfaces and along 1
the direction of decreasing order of potential
Reason : Negative gradient of electric potential is electric field.
SECTION-B
17. A coil of wire enclosing an area 100 cm2 is placed with its plane making an angle 2
600 with the magnetic field of strength 10–1 T. What is the flux through the coil? If
magnetic field is reduced to zero in 10–3 s, then find the induced emf?
18. Using Kirchhoff’s rules, calculate the current through the 40 W and 20 W resistors in 2
the following circuit

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 19. Derive the expression for drift velocity of free electron in terms of relaxation time 2
and electric field applied across a conductor.
20. Two straight infinitely long wires are fixed in space so that the current in the left wire 2
is 2 A and directed out of the plane of the page and the current in the right wire is 3 A
and directed into the plane of the page. In which region(s) is/are there a point on the
x-axis, at which the magnetic field is equal to zero due to these currents carrying
wires? Justify your answer.

21. Deduce an expression for the potential energy of a system of two point charges q1 and 2

q2 located at positions 𝑟! and 𝑟" respectively in an external field ( E ) .
OR
21. Three circuits, each consisting of a switch ‘S’ and two capacitors, are initially charged,
as shown in the figure. After the switch has been closed, in which circuit will the
charge on the left-hand capacitor
(i) increase,
(ii) decrease and
(iii) remain same ?
Give reasons.

SECTION-C
22. a. How many electrons must be added to one plate and removed from the other so as to 3
store 25.0 J of energy in a 5.0 nF parallel plate capacitor?
b. How would you modify this capacitor so that it can store 50.0 J of energy without
changing the charge on its plates?
23. A point charge +Q is placed at the centre O of an uncharged hollow spherical 3
conductor of inner radius ‘a’ and outer radius ‘b’. Find the following:
a. The magnitude and sign of the charge induced on the inner and outer surface of the
conducting shell.
#
The magnitude of electric field vector at a distance (i) r = " , and (ii) r = 2b, from the
b.
centre of the shell.

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24. A proton accelerated by a potential difference 500 KV moves though a transverse 3
magnetic field of 0.51 T as shown in figure. Find the angle q through which the proton
deviates from the initial direction of its motion.

25.a. 3
Derive the expression for the torque acting on a current carrying loop placed in a
magnetic field.
b. Explain the significance of a radial magnetic field when a current carrying coil is kept
in it.
26.a. A conducting wire frame is placed in a magnetic field which is directed into the paper. 3
The magnetic field is increasing at a constant rate. What is the directions of induced
current in wires AB and CD?

b. A square metallic wire loop of side 0.1 m and resistance of 1W is moved with a
constant velocity in a magnetic field of 2 wb/m2 as shown in figure. The magnetic
field is perpendicular to the plane of the loop, loop is connected to a network of
resistances. What should be the velocity of loop so as to have a steady current of 1mA
in loop?

27. The following table gives the length of three copper wires, their diameters, and the 3
applied potential difference across their ends. Arrange the wires in increasing order

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 according to the following:
(a) The magnitude of the electric field within them,
(b) The drift speed of electrons through them, and
(c) The current density within them.

Wire no. Length Diameter Potential

Difference
1 L 3d V
2 2L d V
3 3L 2d 2V
28. A variable resistor R is connected across a cell of emf E and internal resistance r. 3
a. Draw the circuit diagram.
b.
Plot the graph showing variation of potential drop across R as function of R.
c. At what value of R, current in circuit will be maximum.
OR
28. A storage battery is of emf 8V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm is being charged by d.c 3
supply of 120 V using a resistor of 15.5 ohm
a. Draw the circuit diagram.
b. Calculate the potential difference across the battery.
c. What is the purpose of having series resistance in this circuit?
SECTION-D
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS
29. Current loop behaves likes a magnetic dipole and has a magnetic field. They behave 4
just like a magnet. Interesting part is, it depends upon the direction of current in loop
which decides whether magnetic field line is in outward or inward direction. With the
help of this outward and inward direction of magnetic field, North and South poles
get decided. Anticlockwise direction of current creates north pole (outward direction
magnetic field) and clockwise direction of current creates a south pole (inward
direction magnetic field). Magnetic dipole moment M with the circular current loop
carrying a current I and of area A. The magnitude of m is given by

∣M∣=I x A

Current in the circular coil produces magnetic field and Amperes found out that
magnetic field created due to circular coil is similar to the magnetic field due to a bar
magnet.
a. A thin circular wire carrying a current I, has a magnetic moment M. The shape of a
wire is changed to a square and it carries the same current. What is the new value of
magnetic moment?

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b. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field in four different
orientations as shown in figure. Arrange them in the decreasing order of potential
energy.

c. Point out the correct direction of magnetic field in the given figures.

d. Two magnets of magnetic moments M and M 3 are joined to form a cross. The
combination is suspended in a uniform magnetic field B. The magnetic moment M
now makes an angle of q with the field direction. Find the value the angle q.
OR
d. A (hypothetical) bar magnet (AB) is cut into two equal parts. One part is now kept
over the other, so that pole C2 is above C1 .If M is the magnetic moment of the original
magnet, what would be the magnetic moment of the combination so formed ?

A C1 C2 B

30. In the absence of electric field the electrons will be moving due to thermal motion 4
during which they collide with the fixed ions. An electron colliding with an ion
emerges with the same speed as before the collision. However, the direction of its
velocity after the collision is completely random. At a given time, there is no
preferential direction for the velocities of the electrons. Thus on the average, the
number of electrons travelling in any direction will be equal to the number of electrons
travelling in the opposite direction. So, there will be no net electric current. When a
conductor does not have a current through it, its conduction electrons move randomly,
with no net motion in any direction. When the conductor does have a current through
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 it, these electrons actually still move randomly, but now they tend to drift with a drift
speed vd in the direction opposite that of the applied electric field that causes the
current. The drift speed is tiny compared with the speeds in the random motion.

a. A conductor of length l is connected to a DC source of potential V. If the length of

the conductor is tripled by gradually stretching it, keeping V constant, how will
(i) drift speed of electrons and
(ii) resistance of the conductor be affected? Justify your answer.

b. How does electron mobility change when

(i) temperature of conductor is decreased
(ii) Applied potential difference is doubled at constant temperature.

c. How does the random motion of free electrons in a conductor get affected when a
potential difference is applied across its ends?

d. How does drift velocity of electrons in a metallic conductor very with increase in
temperature? Explain.

OR
d. Define the term ‘drift velocity’ of charge carriers in a conductor.
SECTION-E
31. a. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. Show, with the help of a suitable example along 5
with the figure, that the outward flux due to a point charge ‘q’, in vacuum within a
closed surface, is independent of its size or shape and is given by q/𝜀 o .
b. Two parallel uniformly charged infinite plane sheets, ‘1’ and ‘2’, have charge
densities + 𝜎 and – 2 𝜎 respectively. Give the magnitude and direction of the net
electric field at a point
(i) in between the two sheets and
(ii) outside near the sheet ‘1’.

OR
31.a. Define electrostatic potential at a point. Write its SI unit. Three charges q1, q2 and q3
are kept respectively at points A, B and C as shown in figures. Write the expression
for electrostatic potential energy of the system.

b. Depict the equipotential surfaces due to

(i) an electric dipole
(ii) two identical negative charges separated by a small distance.

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32. a. A particle of charge q is moving with velocity v in the presence of crossed Electric 5
field E and magnetic field B as shown. Write the condition under which the particle
will continue moving along x- axis. How would the trajectory of the particle be
affected if the electric field is switched off?

b. A horizontal wire AB of length ‘L’ and mass ‘m’ carries a steady current I1, free to
move in vertical plane is in equilibrium at a height of ‘h’ over another parallel long
wire CD carrying a steady current I2, which is fixed in a horizontal plane. Derive the
expression for the force acting per unit length on the wire AB and write the condition
for which wire AB is in equilibrium.
OR
32.a. An electron in the ground state of Hydrogen atom is revolving in a circular orbit of
radius R. Obtain the expression for the orbital magnetic moment of the electron in
terms of fundamental constants.
b. Draw the magnetic field lines for a current carrying solenoid when a rod made of
(i) copper,
(ii) aluminum and
(iii) iron is inserted within the solenoid as shown.

33. a. 5
State the law which relates to generation of induced emf in a conductor being moved
in a magnetic field. Apply this law to obtain an expression for the induced emf when
one ‘rod’ of a rectangular conductor is free to move in a uniform, time independent
and ‘normal’ magnetic field. Apply the concept of the Lorentz (magnetic) force acting
on a moving charge to justify the expression obtained above.
A square loop of side 5 cm enters a magnetic field with 1 cms-1. The front edge
b. enters the magnetic field at t = 0. Draw a graph showing variation of induced emf
with time.

OR

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33.a. Describe a simple experiment (or activity) to show that the polarity of emf induced
in a coil is always such that it tends to produce a current which opposes the change
of magnetic flux that produces it.
b. The current flowing through an inductor of self-inductance L is continuously
increasing. Plot a graph showing the variation of
(i) Magnetic flux versus the current
(ii) induced emf versus dI/dt
(iii) Magnetic potential energy stored versus the current.

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 ANSWER KEY SAMPLE PAPER
HALF YEARLY EXAM-2024
SUBJECT PHYSICS

SECTION-A
1. As VA – VB = VB – VC magnitude of work done is same, thus W1=W2 1

2. ! 1
I=
"#$

!
3. 1
"#!

4. Speed 1

5. Magnetic dipole moment 1

6. A: Paramagnetic 1
B: Diamagnetic

Susceptibility
For A: positive
For B: negative

7. S to N 1

8. 2H 1

9. 1
Dielectric Constant of a medium is the ratio of intensity of electric field in free space
to that in the dielectric medium.
Alternatively: It is the ratio of capacitance of a capacitor with dielectric medium to
that without dielectric medium.
S.I. Unit : No Unit

10. 1
Due to conservative nature of electric field.
These lines start from the positive charges and terminate at the negative charges.
11. Zero 1

12. 𝐹⃗ = 𝑞%𝑣 (⃗+

(((⃗ × 𝐵 1
(⃗ /𝐹⃗ ⊥ (((⃗
Perpendicular to the plane formed by ((𝑣(⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 𝑣 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹⃗ ⊥ 𝐵
(⃗

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For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given–one labelled Assertion (A) and
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
options as given below.

e. If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of
Assertion.
f. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
g. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
h. If both Assertion and Reason are false.

13. (a) 1
14. (a) 1
15. (c) 1
16. (b) 1
SECTION-B
17. Magnetic flux F = BA cos q, where q =900-600= 300 = √3/2 x(10–3) Wb 2
Induced emf E = A cosq dB/dt = √3/2 V
18. Let the current in A to B is I2, D to C is I1 2
and from F to E is I1 + I2.
In loop ABCFA

+ 80 – 20 I2 + 40 I2 = 0

4 = I2 – 2 I1

In loop FCDEA
– 40 I1 – 10 (I1 + I2) + 40 = 0
– 50 I1 – 10 I2 + 40 = 0
5 I1 + I2 = 4
Solving these two equations
I1 = 0A
& I2 = 4A
19. When electric field E is applied on conductor force acting on free electrons 2
F = -e E
m a = -e E
-eE
a =
m
Average thermal velocity of electron in conductor is zero
(ut)av = 0
Average velocity of electron in conductors in t (relaxation time) = vd (drift
velocity)
vd = (ut)av + a t
- e Et - e Et
vd = 0 + vd =
m m

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 20. Explain by showing magnetic field directions in all three regions. 2
21. Derivation including both terms electrostatic energy in system and in external field 2

OR
21.
(a) VL = 3V VR = 3V (L: Left, R: Right)
(b) VL = 6V VR = 3V
(c) VL = 2V VR = 3V

Reasons
(a) No change – (potential same on both capacitors as (VL = VR))
(b) Charge on left hand capacitor will decrease (VL > VR)
(c) Charge on left hand capacitor will decrease (VR > VL)

SECTION-C
22. a. C = 5 X 10 -9 F, U = 25 J 3
U = Q2/ 2C
Q2 = 2 U C = 2 X 25 X 5 X 10-9
Q = 5 X 10-4 C
Q = ne
$
n = % = 3.125 X 1015 electrons
&'(
b. Without changing charge on the plates, we can make C half. C = )
, i.e. double the
plate separation or inserting dielectric of dielectric of a value such that C becomes
Half.
23. a. As the electrostatic field inside a conductor is zero, using Gauss’s law, charge on the 3
inner surface of the shell = - Q
Charge on the outer surface of the shell = + Q

b. # % &*
Expression for electric field for radius, r = " : E =
&'() +$
% *
Expression for electric field for radius, r = 2b : E =
&'() &,$
24. d 3
According to following figure sin q =
r
2mk 1 2mV
also r = =
qB B q
q
\ sin q = Bd
2mV

1.6 ´ 10 -19
= 0.51 ´ 0.1
2 ´ 1.67 ´ 10 - 27 ´ 500 ´ 103
1
= Þ q = 30 o
2
25.a. 3
Derivation

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b. When a current carrying coil is kept in a radial magnetic field the corresponding
moving coil galvanometer would have a linear scale.
Alternatively,
“In a radial magnetic field two sides of the rectangular coil remain parallel to the
magnetic field lines while its other two sides remain perpendicular to the magnetic
field lines. This holds for all positions of the coil.”
26.a. B to A and D to C 3
Inward magnetic field (´) increasing. Therefore, induced current in both the loops
should be anticlockwise. But as the area of loop on right side is more, induced emf in
df
this will be more compared to the left side loop æç e = -
dB ö
= - A. ÷ . Therefore net
è dt dt ø
current in the complete loop will be in a direction shown below.

b. Equivalent resistance of the given Wheatstone bridge circuit (balanced) is 3W so total

resistance in circuit is R = 3 + 1 = 4 W . The emf induced in the loop e = Bvl .
e Bvl
So induced current i = =
R R
2 ´ v ´ (10 ´ 10 -2 )
Þ 10 -3 = Þ v = 2cm / sec.
4
27.(i) * * "* 3
E1 = + , E2 = "+ , E3 = ,+
E2 < E3 < E1
(ii)
Vd α E
Vd2< Vd3< Vd1
(iii)
I = nAe Vd
J = n e Vd
J2 < J3<J1
28.a. Circuit diagram 3
b.

c. Maximum current drawn will be at R = 0

OR
28.a. Circuit diagram 3
b. Potential Difference = 11.5 V
c.
Series resistor limits the current drawn from source
SECTION-D

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29. CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS 4

a. 4M/π
b. 1, 4, 2, 3
c. D
d.
At the equilibrium, the toque produced by the two magnets is equal
\ MB sin q = 3 MB sin (90º -q )

MB sin q = 3 MB cos q

or tan q = 3
i.e. q = 60º
OR
d. On cutting the magnet into two equal parts, magnetic moment of each part is M/2. As
these are placed with their magnetic moments in mutually opposite directions, hence
net magnetic moment will be zero.
30. CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS 4
a.
eEt
VA =
m
eVt
Vd = (for constant potential)
ml
eIrt
Vd = (for constant current)
ma
(i) The drift velocity at constant potential is inversely proportional to the length,
thus if the length is tripled then the drift velocity will reduce to one third.
1
The resistance will reduce to times the original value.
9
b. The mobility is given by
æ eEt ö
ç ÷
µ=
vd è m
= ø = et
E E m
(i) Due to decrease in temperature the speed of the electrons will decrease as a result the
relaxation time will increase, so mobility will increase.
(ii) Mobility is independent of electric field or potential difference.
c. In the absence of electric field, the paths of the electrons are straight lines; in the presence of
electric field, the paths are, in general, curved.
d. When the temperature of the conductor will increase then the thermal velocity of the electrons
will increase as a result the relaxation time between successive collision will decrease, so the
drift velocity will decrease.
OR

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 d. Drift velocity is the average velocity of electrons which is independent of time, although
electrons are accelerated.
SECTION-E
31. a. Derivation 5
b. Derivation
OR
31.a. (i) Definition of electrostatic potential
(ii) SI unit J / C or Volt.
(iii) Deduction of expression of electrostatic potential energy of given system of
charges
1 é q1q 2 q1q 2 q 2 q3 ù
U= ê + + ú
4p Î 0 ë r 12 r13 r 23 û

b.

32. a. Condition qE = q vB 5
-
v=.
Trajectory becomes helical about the direction of magnetic field

b. Derivation of the expression of magnetic force acting per unit length of the wire:
/! 1" 2# 2$
0
= "34 , upwards on wire AB

%! &" &# *
At equilibrium Magnetic Force per unit length = mass per unit length X '()
= +
g
OR
32.a. 54
Using the condition mvr = "3
4
For H-atom n=1, v = "367
"37
Time period T = 8
93$ 67 $ $ 4
∴ T = 4
, I = : = 93$ 67 $

M=IA

%4
M = (93$ 67 $ ) (pr2)
%4
M = (9p6 )

Diagram for magnetic field lines

Cu- diamagnetic
Al- Paramagnetic
Fe- Ferromagnetic

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33. a. Derivation 5
It is also possible to explain the motional emf expression by invoking the Lorentz
force acting on the free charge carriers of conductor PQ. Consider any arbitrary charge
q in the conductor PQ. When the rod moves with speed v, the charge will also be
moving with speed v in the magnetic field B. The Lorentz force on this charge is qvB
in magnitude, and its direction is towards Q. All charges experience the same force,
in magnitude and direction, irrespective of their position in the rod PQ.
The work done in moving the charge from P to Q is,
W=qvBl
Since emf is the work done per unit charge,
ε=W q
= Blv
This equation gives emf induced across the rod PQ.

b.
When loop is entering in the field, magnetic flux (i.e. ´) linked with the loop increases
so induced emf in it e = Bvl = 0 .6 ´ 10 -2 ´ 5 ´ 10 -2 = 3 ´ 10 -4 V (Negative) .
When loop completely entered in the field (after 5s) flux linked with the loop remains
constant so e = 0.
After 15s, loop begins to exit out, linked magnetic flux decreases so induced emf
e = 3 ´ 10 -4 V (Positive).

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 OR
33.a. When a bar magnet is brought close to the coil (fig a), the approaching North Pole of
the bar magnet increases the magnetic flux linked to it. This produces an induced emf
which produces (or tends to produce, if the coil is open) an induced current in the anti-
clockwise sense. The face of the coil, facing the approaching magnet, then has the
same polarity as that of the approaching pole of the magnet. The induced current,
therefore, is seen to oppose the change of magnetic flux that produces it.

(b)

b. (i) Magnetic flux versus current

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(ii) 𝒅𝐈
𝒅𝒕

Induced
emf

Alternatively ,

when I is increasing at constant value.

(iii) Magnetic energy stored

Magnetic
Current
energy
stored

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