Maximum Marks: 70

Time Ailowed: 3hours

General Instruetions:
() There are 33 questions in all All questkne ave comulory
() This questionaprs fuv setions: SectinA, Setion B,Setion CSrim Dand Setaom E
(ii) Allthe stions aw onpulswy
(ie) Sation Aconieins sivtern questhons, tuvthy MCQ and fout Anserton Reasning haed of i mart mch, Sectom Bcot
firr questrons huO marks ech, Sectton Contains sen queetions of thrre marks each, Section D ntains tuO CA tuay
used questhons of fuur marks each and Setion Econtains three long anseer questuons of frue marks esh.
(o) There is mo oNrall choie. Hoveve, an internal choice has beenprovided in oe question in Sertiom B, ore question in Secton
C, oe questionin ch CBQ in Setion D and all three questions in Section E. You hatve to attemyt only ane of the chuices
in such questions.
alloved.
(r) Use of calculators is not
necessary
( ) You may use the folloving nlues of physical constants where ever
/s
i. C=3x 10
ti. m, = 9.1 x_10 kg
109c
i. e= 1.6 x
TmA-1
i. H= 4nx 10
h=6.63 x 104 Is
CN-'m-2
&= 8.854 x 1012
vi. Avogadro's number = 6.023 x 10 per gram mole
Section-A
equal
electric dipole placed in an electric field of intensity 2 >x 10 N/Cat an angle of 30° experiences a torque
1. An
length 2 cm is
to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole of dipole (B) 8uC
(A) 7uC 1
(D) 5 uC
(C) 2 uC Which of the
electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of a current carrying long soienoid.
Z. An
following is true?
(A) The electron willbe accelerated along the axis. axis.
(B) The electron path will be circular about the axis and hence, execute a helical path.
to-the
(C) The electron willexperience a force at 45°uniform velocity along the axis of the solenoid. 1

(D) The electron will continue to move with

below shows the electric field (É) and magnetic field (B) components of an electromagnetic
3. The diagram
wave at a certan time and location.

The direction of the propagationof the electromagnetic wave is

(A) perpendicular to E and Band out of plane of the paper
(B) perpendicular to E and B and into the plane of the paper
(9) parallel and in the same direction as
1
(D) parallel ar in the same direction as B
 nvery nigh trequency AC source of peak EME 200 V is connected across a circuit as Sow n e ngure.
Ine components of the circuit are L. lmH. C= 1ER. = 10 ohm, R, = 40 ohm, R3 = 30 ohm. What is the
approximate value of the peak current flowing through this circuit?
R2, w

R3
R

(A) 0A
(B) 2.5A
(C) 5A (D) 6.67A
5. Given below are the 1

gravitational fields:
representations of uniform electric and A A
In fig (a), a positive charge q moves from A to B
in the direction
parallel to electric field E. The
charge-field systenm undergoes a
change in its electrical potential energy.
In fig (b), amass particle m
moves m
parallel to gravitational field g. The from A to B in the direction BO B
mass-field system
change in gravitational potential energy. undergoes a
Identify the statement that correctly states the
energies of the above two systems. changes in the
(A) The charge-field system loses electrical potential energy
whereas the mass-field system gains gravitational potential
energy.
(B) The charge-field
system gains electrical potential
potential energy. energy whereas the mass-field system
(C) Both the loses gravitational
charge-field
(D) Both the charge-field system and the mass-field system lose their respective
6. system and the mass-field system gain their respective potential energies.
Kirchhoff's voltage rule is based on the law of potential energies.
1
(A charge
(C) mass
conservation
(B)
of a:
energy
7. Aray of lightenters (D) (B) and (C)
in the liquid. perpendicularly the prism
into
Given the refractive indices of PQR that is partially immersed
1

5
prism and liquid as n,= 3 and P
2
4

Which one of
total internal the following conditions
reflection
at the surface PR?ensures that the ray of light
(A) sin 9=1 undergoes
8
(B) sin >
(C) sin 0s 6
15 2 R
(D) > sin 0 > 4
8. The 3

(A)
penetration of light into the
region geometrical
of
5 1

interference of light.
(C) refraction of light. shadow is known as:
(B)
(D) diffraction light.
9. An air of
bubble is trapped at
centre of the glass sphere. Theposition Othat is 1 cm
air bubble is
polarithesation light.
inside
of
viewed from side Psurface of glass
sphere
and then from side of
1

O. radius 5 cm.Cis the

Prac
Air bubble

C 5 cm
P lcm O

Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) The bubble appears to be on the surface of the sphere when seen from sideP
(B) The bubble appears to be at the centre of the sphere when seen from side Q.
() The bubble appears ataposition that is beyond 9cm from the surface of the sphere when seen from side
Q.
(D) The bubble appears at a position that is more than 1cm from the surface of the sphere when seen from side
P
1
10. Apositively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The electric potential energy of
the charge:
(A) remains a constant because the electric field is uniform.
(B) increases because the charge moves along the electric field.
(C) decreases because the charge moves along the electric field.
(D) decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field.
11. The optical density of turpentine is higher than that of water while its mass
density is lower. Figure shows a
layer of turpentine floating over water in a container. For which one of the four rays incident on
figure, the path shown is correct? turpentine in
2 4
1

Air
Turpentine
Water

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
LZ. Ashort puise of white light is incident from air to a glass slab at
normal incidence.
After travelling through the slab,the first colour to emerge is:
(A) blue. (B) green.
(C) violet. (D) orange 1

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) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A): Gauss's law of magnetism is different from Gauss's law of electrostatics.
Reason (R): Isolated electric charge can exist but isolated magnetic pole cannot exist. 1

14. Assertion (A}: Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves having the smallest wavelength.
Reason (R): Gamma rays are having the lowest frequency. 1
 The ofmirror formula Vu forfis
le is+valid valid for mirrors of smali aperture.
Reason(R):(A):Laws
ASsertion reflection of light only plane surface and not for large spherical surface.
16. Assertion (A): Iutting p type semiconductor slab directly in physical contact with ntype semiconductor slah
cannot form the u junction.
Reason (R): The roughness at contact will be much more than inter atomic erystal spacing and continuous flo
of charge carriers is not possible.
Section-B
17. Aharge q of mass mis moving with avelocity of v, at right angles to a uniform manetic field B.
erpression for the radius of the crcular path it describes.
Deduce the
18. Two-pint charges are placed along the r-axis as shown. +22
Along the line joining the two charges, how many points are
possible at which the total potential due to the charges is zero?2
Predict the probable locations.
19. Acapacitor (C) and resistor (R) are connected in series with an ac source of voltage of frequency 50 HH, n
potential ditference across Cand Rare respectively 120 Vand 90 V, and the current in the circuit is3 A Calt
(i) the impedance of the circuit (ii) the value of the inductance, which when connected in series with C
willmake the power factor of the circuit unity.
OR
Given three identicalcoils PQand Rplaced coaxially as shown. Equal and
opposite currents flow through the coils Pand R.
(a) CoilPismoved to the right keeping the coils Q and Rfixed.
(i) Willthe flux linked with coil0 increase or decrease? Give reason.
(ii) Using Lenz's law, identify the direction of induced current
through coil Q.
(b) CoilPis moved to the left keeping the coils Qand R fixed.
(i) Will the flux linked with coil Q increase or decrease? Give reason.
(ii) Using Lenz's law, identify the direction of induced current through coil Q.
20. Two batteries B, and B, of the same emfs are used to light up a 10 ohm bulb
brighter when connected to battery B, than when connected to battery B,. Internal
independently. The bub giows
2 ohm and 1 ohm respectively. resistances of B, and B are
Determine the ratio of the power delivered to the bulb by B, to the power delivered by B,:
21. A germanium sample at T= 300 Kis doped with pentavalent impurity. If the concentration of the
impurity is 12 x 10 cm,calculate the number of electrons and holes. pentavaent
Assume, complete ionisation of the impurity atom. Given, intrinsic carrier concentration = 2.4 x 10* cm:
Section-C
22. After ahead-on inelastic collision between two hydrogen
atoms that were initially in the ground states, the
atoms combine and move together into the excited state.

H H Head.on H H
collisipn
1 2 (at rest)
Before collision After collision
Determine the minimum velocity of the first Hatom that can result in the minimum
possible exxcitationinthe
second H-atom in this collision.
Assume that in perfectly inelastic collisions between the atoms, the excess KE is Used for the excitatiorl. 3
Use: 1eV= 16x 10-"Jand Mass of H-atom = 1.6 x 10-" k.
 X-axis. The
P0-R’S ina uniform electric field region directed along +
23. Test charge q moves along apath
cOordinates of the points are as follows:
P (a, b,0), Q(24, 0, 0), R(a, -b, 0) and S (0, 0, 0).

P (a, b)

Q
(0,0)

R(a, -b)
(a) ldentify the planeof motion of the test charge.
if necessary.
(b) Determine the work doneby the electric field as the test charge moves from Pto S. Use diagram, 3

wouldbrightness of
24. An inductor Lof inductance X, is connected in series withabulb B and an ac source. How
inserted in the inductor
the bulb change when (i) number of turnsin the inductor is reduced, (ii) an iron rod is
and (iii) a capacitor of reactance X = X is inserted in series in the circuit. Justify your answer in each case. 3
OR
ADC is a semi-circular loop of conducting wire of radius r and 0) X x B X

centred at0. The initial position of the loop with respect to the 1A
magnetic field is shown in fig 1. The loop is then pulled into the X X
magnetic field (fig 2.) and makes two complete rotations about C
point O. X
(a) Plot a graph between the induced current Iand the angle of D
D
rotation for two complete periods of rotations. X X

(b) Depict the above graph in case the loop ADC revolves with
angular frequency o' >o. Keep allother conditions fixed as
earlier. Give a reason for the change depicted in the graph.
25. Acoin is placed at the bottom of a beaker. The beaker is then filled with a layer of glycerine followed by a layer
of water as shown below. When viewed normally by an observer in air, the coin appears to be at a depth of 7.9
cm. 3

hj =5cm Water

hT = 6cm glycerine
>Coin

(a) If the refractive index of water is 1.3, calculate the refractive index of the glycerine.
(b) If the observer slovwly moves the eye away from the normal, the object suddenly disappears at a certain
position. Explain the observation.
OR
(a) Compare Maxwell's electromagnetic theory with Huygens wave theory of light.
(b) Define incident angle of a light wave.
26. The tabie below represents the binding energy per nucleon and mass number of a few elements.
Element Mass Number Binding energy per nucleon (MeV)
Hydrogen
Helium 2 74
Lithium 6 4.9
 56 8.8
Gold 197 7.7
Uranium 238 7.5

Study the table and answer the following

questions:
(a) What does the binding energy per nucleon of
hydrogen signity?
(6) Which element has the highest mass defect per nuceon among the given elements? Give reason.
(c) Of lithium and gold which element has amore tightly bound nucleus? Give
reason. 3
27. The total energyof an electron in the first excited state of the hydrogen atom is about -34ev.
(a) What is the kinetic energy of the electron in this
state?
(b) What is the potential energy of the electron in this state?
(c) Which of the answers above would change if the choice of the
zero
of potential energy is changed? 3
28. The base of a tank of water is a concave mirror of
radius of curvature
equal to 100cm. The initial level of the water in the tank is 70 cm.
(a) Draw aray diagram to show the image formation due to the incident
parallel beam of sun's rays falling perpendicular to the water
70m
surface. 1
(b) Determine the position of the image formed. 1
(c) Tap Tof the tank is opened and the water begins to drain out of the
tank. How does the position of the image change as the water level
in the tank drops from 70 cm to 40 cm? 1

Section-D
29. Case Study:
Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
The relation between self inductance and mutual inductance oftwo coils is M=
However, the above equation assumes zero flux leakage and 100% magneticcoupling between the two cois. In
reality there is always someloss due to leakage and position, so the magnetic coupling between the two coils
can never reach or exceed 100%.
The fraction of magnetic flux produced by the current in one coil that links with the other coil is called the
coefficient of coupling between the two coils. It is denoted by (k).
k=1,when the flux produced by one coil, completelylinkswith the other coil and is called magnetically tightly
coupled.
k=0, when the flux produced by one coil, does not link at all with the other coil and thus the coils are said to
be magnetically isolated.
(i) The relation M= J(;L,) is valid when
(A)there is 100% flux leakage between two coils
(B) there is 0% flux leakage between two coils
(C) there is 100% magnetic coupling between the coils.
(D) both (B) and (C)
(ii) The fraction of magnetic flux produced by the current in one coil that links with the other coil is known as
(A)Coefficient of coupling (B) Mutual inductance
(C) Self inductance (D)None of the above
(iiü) The value of coefficient of coupling
(A) lies between -1 and +1 (B) lies between -1 and 0
(C) lies between 0 and +1 (D) More than 1
(iv) Coefficient of coupling of two coils having mutual inductance 8H and self inductances 16H and 4H
respectively is
(A) 1/8 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) data insufficient to calculate
 OR
Values of coefficient of couping when two coils are magnetically tightly coupled and magnetically isolated
are respectiveBy.
(A) 1, 0 (B) 0, 1
(9-1, 1 (D) 1, -1
30. Case Study: Lenard observation
Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
Inavacuum tube, Lenard placed a photosensitive metal plate C(emitter plate) and anode A. Avariable potential
difference was maintained between Aand C with the heip of abattery and a rheostat. Amicro-ammeter was
used to measure the current developed.
He allowed to fall radiations of different frequencies on plate C. Heobserved that when ultraviolet
were allowed to fail on the emitter plate curent flows in the circuit.
radiations

Quartz
window
Evacuated
Photosensitive glass tube
plate
Electrons

Commutator

Ra

() The radiation for which Lenard observed flow of current in

the circuit?
(A) Ultraviolet (B) Infrared
(C)Visible light (D) Both (A) and (B)
(i) Which metal exhibits photoelectric effect for ultraviolet radiation?
(A)Sodium (B) Potassium
() Cesium (D) Zinc
(ii) In the circuit, the reason of maintaining plate Cat
(A) Work function of C is lowered negative potential compared to plate A
(B)Electrons ejects more easity from C
() Ejected electrons are repelled and reach plate A
(D) None of the above
(iv) What is the function of commutator in the
circuit?
(A) To control the potential difference between plate A
andc
(B) To reverse the polarity of plate AandC
(9 o maintain a steady potential between
plates A and C
(D) Both (A) and ()
OR
The furction of the
commutator is to:
(A) Facilitate the steady flow of current
(C) Reverse the current (B) Vary the current
(D) Convert alternating to direct current.

Section-E
31. () Define a wave front. How is it different from a
ray?
(ü) Using Huygens's construction of secondary wavelets draw a diagram
front from adenser to a rarer medium. Using it verify showing the passage of a plane wave
Snell>'s law.
(ii) In a double sBit experimnent using light of wavelength 600 nm and the angular width of the fringe
on a distant screen is 0.1°. Find the spacing between the two formed
(iv) Write two differences between interference pattern and slits.
diffraction pattern. 5
OR
Figure shows a two-slit arrangement with a source which emitsunpoiarised light. P isa polariser with axis
whose direction is not given. lIf L, is the intensity of the principal maxima when no polariser is present
 calculate in the present case, the intensity of the principal maxima as well as of the first minima. (Polariser
filters light into specific direction)

S,
1

S
2/.
P

32. Aparallel plate capacitor of capacitance Cis charged to a potential Vby a battery.
Q
is the charge stored in the capacitor.
The battery is then disconnected, and the distance between the plates of the capacitor is increased by asmal
amount.

What changes will occur in each of the following quantities? willthey increase, decrease or remain the same?
Give an explanation in each case.
(a) Capacitance (b) Charge
(c) Potential difference (d) Electric field
(e) Energy stored in the capacitor 5
OR

(a) An electric dipole of dipole moment p consists of point charges +q and -q separated by adistance 2a apart.
Deduce the expression for the electric field E due to the dipole at a distance x from the centre of the dipole
2p
on its axial line in terms of the dipole moment p . Hence, show that in the limit x >> a, E=
(4nE,x')
(b) Given the electric field in the region E = 2xí, find the net electric flux through the cube and the charge
enclosed by it.

II

33. An ac voltage V= Vsin ot is applied to apure inductor L. Obtain an expression for the current in the circuit.5
Prove that the average power supplied to an inductor over one complete cycle is zero.
OR
A
coii of inductance 0.50 H andresistance 100 2 is connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz ac supply.
(a) What is the maximum current in the coil?
(b) What is the time lag between the maximum voltage and the maximum current?