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Grade: 12
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
Physics (042) Pre-Board1 on 10/12/2024
General Instruction:
1. All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
2. This question paper has five sections: A, B, C, D and E.
3. Section A contains 16 questions, 12 MCQs and 4 Assertion–Reasoning based questions of 1
mark each.
Section B contains 5 questions of 2 marks each.
Section C contains 7 questions of 3 marks each.
SectionD contains 2 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
Section E contains 3 long answer type questions of 5 marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in
Section B, two questions in Section C, and all three questions in Section E. You have to
attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not allowed.
6. You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary.
c= 3 x 108m/sec ; h= 6.63 x 10–34 J-sec ; e= 1.6 x 10–19C ; µ0 = 4 x 10–7 Tm A–1
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= 9 x 109 Nm2C–2; ε0= 8.854 x 10–12 C2 N–1 m–2 ; mass of proton = 1.673 x 10–27Kg
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SECTION A
1. The electric flux through a closed surface area S enclosing charge Q is Φ if surface area is
doubled, then flux is________.
(A) Φ (B) Φ/3 (C) 2Φ (D) Φ/2
2. In a full wave rectifier circuit operating from 50 Hz mains frequency, the fundamental
frequency in the ripple would be ________.
(A) 100Hz (B)70.7Hz (C)50Hz (D)25Hz
3. The relative permeability of iron is 6000. Its magnetic susceptibility is________.
(A) 5999 (B) 6001 (C) 6000 x 10–7 (d) 6000 x 107
4. The momentum p and pressure Pexerted by electromagnetic wave of intensity I and total
energy U on a non-reflecting surface will be________.
(a) p=U/c and P=I/c (b) p=Uc and P = Ic
(c)p=U2/c and P =I2c (d) p= U/c2 and I =I/c2
5. The coils of transformer have 500 and 5000 turns. In the primary coil an AC of 4A at 2200V is
sent.The value of current and potential difference in the secondary will be _________.
(a) 20A,220V (b) 0.4A, 22000V
(c) 40A,220V (d) 40A, 22,000V
6. When ultraviolet light rays incident on a metal plate then the photoelectric effect does not
occur. It occur by incidence of ________.
(a) infrared (b) X–rays (c) radio wave (d) microwave

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7. In a circular conducting coil ,when current increases from 2A to 18 A in 0.05 sec, the induced
emf is 20 V. The self inductance of the coil is ________.
(a) 62.5mH (b) 6.25mH (C) 50mH (d) none of these
8. An ammeter of resistance 0.81Ohm reads up to 1 A. The value of the required shunt to
increase the range to 10A is _______.
(a) 0.9Ohm (b)0.09 Ohm (c)0.03 Ohm (d)0.3 Ohm
9. A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2eV of energy. What is the increase in its
orbital angular momentum?
(a) 2.11 x 10-34 J-sec (b) 3.16 x 10-34 J-sec
(c) 1.05 x 10-34 J-sec (d) 4.22 x 10-34 J-sec
10. A substance is behaving as convex lens in air and concave in water, then its refractive index
is _________.
(a) greater than air but less than water (b) greater than both air and water
(c) smaller than air (d) almost equal to water
11. 64 identical spheres of charge q and capacitance C each are combined to form a large
sphere. The charge and capacitance of the large sphere is _________.
(a) 64q, C (b) 16q, 4C (c) 64q,4C (d) 16q,64C
12. In a double slit experiment the distance between slits is increased ten times whereas their
distance from screen is halved then fringe width is
(a) becomes 1/20 (b) becomes 1/90 (c) remain same (d) becomes 1/10

Question 13 to 16 Choose any one of the following four responses:

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
13. Assertion (A): In order to have maximum current, a series combination of cells is used
where their internal resistance is much smaller than the external resistance.
Reason (R): Current flowing through the circuit is inversely proportional to total resistance.
14. Assertion (A): A pure semiconductor has negative temperature coefficient of resistance.
Reason (R): On rising the temperature, more charge carriers are released, conductivity
increases and resistance decreases.
15. Assertion (A): The interference pattern is observed when source is monochromatic and
coherent.
Reason (R): In Young’s double slit experiment we observe an interference pattern on screen
if both the slits are illuminated by two bulbs of same power.
16. Assertion(A): Light of frequency 1.5 times the threshold frequency is incident on
photosensitive material. Photoemission takes place.
Reason (R): The photoelectric current varies directly with the intensity of light and frequency
of light.

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 Section B
17. Even though an electric field E exerts a force qE on a charged particle yet the electric field of
EM wave does not contribute to the radiation pressure. Explain.
18. (a) Is Huygens’s principle valid for longitudinal waves?
(b) In YDS experiment if one of the slit is closed,how the fringe pattern will change? Will be
still get interference?
OR
(a) Why diffraction of sound wave is more evident in daily experience than that of light wave?
(b) What is intensity of light where path difference in YDS is λ/4.
19. What is name given to the curves, the tangent to which at any point gives the direction of the
magnetic field at that point? Can two such curves intersect? Justify your answer.
20. Prove that the motional emf produced due to rotational motion of a rod is½ Bwl 2.
21. (a)Draw a ray diagram when an object is placed between the focus and pole of convex lens.
(b) What will be magnification if focal length of lens is 5 cm in this situation?

Section C
22. Two long straight parallel conductors carry current I 1 and I2 separated by a distance d. If the
current is flowing in same direction, show how the magnetic field set up in one produces an
attractive force on other. Obtain expression for this force. Hence define one ampere.
OR
(a) State Biot- Savart law and express this law in the vector form.
(b) Two identical circular coils P and Q each of radius R, carrying current 1A and √3 A
respectively are placed concentrically and perpendicular to each other lying in the XY
plane and YZ plane. Find the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at the
centre of the coils.
23. (a) A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected across a variable load resistance
R.Draw the plots of the terminal voltage V versus (i) R and (ii) Current I.
(b) It is found when R= 4Ω the current is 1 A and when R is increased to 9Ω, the current
reduces to 0.5 A . Find the value of the EMF and internal resistance.
24. (a) Derive an expression for the frequency of radiation emitted when a hydrogen atom de-
excites from level n to level (n-1). Also show that for large value of n, this frequency
equals to classic frequency of revolution of an electron.
(b) An electron in the hydrogen atom makes transition from n=2 energy to the ground state.
Find the frequency and wavelength so emitted.
25. (a)Explain the term "depletion layer and potential barrier" in a PN junction diode. How are the
width of(i) depletion layer and (ii) value of barrier potential affected when PN junction is
forward biased.
(b) Draw a graph between resistance and temperature for semiconductor.
26. (a) A platinum surface having work function 5.63 eV is illuminated by a monochromatic
source of 1.6 x 1015 Hz. What will be minimum wavelength associated with the ejected
electron?
(b) The wavelength λ of a photon and the de Broglie wavelength of an electron of mass m
have the same value. Show that the energy of the photon is 2λmc/h times the kinetic
energy of the electron, where c and h have their usual meanings.

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27. The total energy of an electron in the first excited state of the hydrogen atom is about -3.4eV
(a) What is KE of the electron in this state?
(b) What is potential energy of electron in this state?
(c) Which of the above answer would change if the choice of the zero of potential energy is
changed?
28. (a) Draw the energy band diagram for P type semiconductor at (i) T=0K (ii) at room
temperature.
(b) Write any two distinguishing features between conductor, semiconductors andinsulators
on basis of energy band diagram.
OR
(a) Draw V-I characteristics of a PN junction diode then explain why is the current under
reverse bias almost independent of the applied potential up to critical voltage? Why does
the reverse current show a sudden increase at the critical voltage?
(b) Explain how depletion region of diode is affected when it is (a)forward biased(b) reverse
biased.
Section D
Questions 29 and 30 are Case Study based questions and are compulsory. Attempt 4 sub
parts from each question.
29. Experimental study of photoelectric effect:

To study photoelectric effect, Lenard observed that when ultraviolet light allowed to fall on
photosensitive plate through quartz window then electrons emitted form it and will travel
towards positive terminal anode, so a current called photoelectric current will flows in outer
circuit.
1. Photoelectrons are emitted when a zinc plate is _______.
(a)heated (b) hammered
(c) irradiated by ultraviolet light (d) subjected to high pressure
2. In a photoelectric experiment plate current is plotted against anode potential.

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 (a)1 and 3 have different intensity (b) 2 and 4 have same intensity
(c) 1 and 3 have same frequency (d) 1 and 4 have same frequency
3. What will be effect on saturation current of increase of frequency?
(a)increases (b) decreases
(c) no effect on current (d) first increases then decreases
4. The minimum energy required to remove an electron from a substance is called its ___.
(a) work function (b) kinetic energy
(c) stopping potential (d) potential energy
OR
How maximum KE vary with increase of intensity?
(a)increases (b) decreases
(c) no effect on current (d) first increases then decreases
30. Fiber optics, or optical fiber, refers to the medium and the technology associated with the
transmission of information as light passes along a glass or plastic strand or fiber. Fiber
optics is used for long-distance and high performance data networking. Fiber optics are
commonly used in telecommunication services such as internet, television and telephones.
(1) When a ray of light enters from denser medium to rarer medium it bends:
(a) towards normal (b) away from normal
(c) perpendicular to normal (d) parallel to normal
(2) The critical angle of water when refracted angle is 90° and refractive index for water
and air is 1.33 and 1 is ________.
(a) 48.8 (b) 49.1 (c) 50 (d) 51
(3) The outer concentric shell in fiber optics is called ______.
(a) cladding (b) core (c) coat (d) mantle
OR
Which of the following is having maximum refractive index?
(a) cladding (b) core (c) coat (d) mantle
(4) Critical angle of light passing from glass to air is minimum for _______
(a) Red (b) Green (c)Violet (d) Yellow

Section E
31. (i) Explain briefly with the help of a labeled diagram, the basic principle of the working of an
AC generator. In an AC generator coil of N turns and area A is rotated at an angular
velocity ω in a uniform magnetic field. Derive expression for the instantaneous value of the
emf induced in a coil. What is source of energy generation in this device?
OR
(ii) With the help of a diagram, explain the principle of a device which changes a low AC
voltage into a high voltage. Deduce the expression for the ratio of the number of turns of
primary voltage to the secondary in terms of the ratio of the number of primary to
secondary winding. For an ideal transformer, obtain the ratio of primary to secondary
currents in terms of the ratio of the voltages in the secondary to primary.
(iv) Write any two sources of the energy losses which occur in actual transformer.

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 (v) A step up transformer converts a low input voltage into a high output voltage .Does it
violate law of conservation of energy?
32. (a) Draw a ray diagram for the formation of image of a point object by a thin double convex
lens having radii of curvature R1 and R2 . Hence derive lens makers formula.
(b) A converging lens has a focal length of 10 cm in air. It is made of refractive index 1.6. If it
is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.3 find its new focal length.
OR
(a) Define a wavefront. How it is different from a ray?
(b) Using Huygen’s construction of secondary wavelets draw a diagram showing the passage
of a plane wavefront from a denser to a rarer medium. Using it verify Snell’s law.
Two waves have intensities in the ratio of 25:9. Calculate ratio of minimum to maximum
intensity.
33. (a) Deduce the expression for the torque acting on a dipole of dipole moment pin the
presence of a uniform electric field.
(b) Two charges q1 and q2 are placed at (0,0,d) and (0,0,–d) respectively. Find locus of point
where potential is zero.
(c) A cube of side 20 cm is kept in a region as shown in the figure. An electric field E exists in
the region such that the potential at a point is given by V= 10x+5 where V is in volt and x
is in m. Find the total flux through the cube.

OR
(a) Define ideal dipole.
(b) Find expression for electric field due to dipole on equatorial line of dipole.
(c) What charge would be required to electrify a sphere of radius 25 cm so as to get a surface
charge density of 3/л?
–End of the question paper–

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