Sample Paper 1

Class XII Exam 2023-24

Physics

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

General Instructions:
1. There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section
E. All the sections are compulsory.
3. Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two
marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains three
long questions of five marks each and Section E contains two case study based questions of 4
marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D
and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION-A
1. The S.I. unit of electric field Ev is
(a) Cm-2 (b) NC-1
(c) Am (d) Vm-1
2. A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor.
The capacitance of the capacitor
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) becomes infinite (d) remains unchanged
3. The current flowing through a lamp, marked as 60 W and 240 V is
(a) 0.25 A (b) 1 A
(c) 2.5 A (d) 5 A

4. A toroid has a core of inner radius 20 cm and outer radius 22 cm around which 4200 turns of
a wire are wound. If current in the wire is 10 A , then magnetic field inside the core of toroid is
(a) 0.01 T (b) 0.02 T
(c) 0.04 T (d) 0.08 T

5. If a material, placed in a magnetic field is thrown out of it, then the material is
(a) diamagnetic (b) paramagnetic
(c) ferromagnetic (d) non-magnetic
6. The mutual inductance of two coils can be increased by
(a) increasing the length of coils
(b) increasing the no. of turns in the coils
(c) winding the coils on wooden cores
(d) decreasing the no. of turns in the coils

7. In a series LCR-circuit, resistance R = 10 Ω and the impedance Z = 20 Ω . The phase difference

between the current and the voltage is
(a) 30c (b) 45c
(c) 60c (d) 90c

8. Which of the following is/are not electromagnetic waves?

(a) β -rays (b) X-rays
(c) cosmic rays (d) both a and b

9. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5.
The distance of the virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm (d) 12 cm

10. Which nature of the wavefront is associated with a parallel beam of light?
(a) plane (b) spherical
(c) cylindrical (d) all of these

11. The energy of emitted photo electron depends upon

(a) Intensity of light (b) Wavelength of light
(c) Work-function of metal (d) None of these

12. Which series of hydrogen spectrum does not lie in infrared region?
(a) Humphreys series (b) Pfund series
(c) Bracket series (d) Lyman series

13. β -rays are deflected in

(a) gravitational field (b) only in magnetic field
(c) only in electric field (d) both in magnetic and electric fields

14. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal point charges each equal to + Q
. The system of three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
Q Q
(a) - (b) +
4 4
Q (d) + Q2
(c) -
2
15. Which of the following is a non-ohmic resistor?
(a) copper (b) aluminium
(c) diode-valve (d) none of these

16. Assertion : In high latitudes one sees colourful curtains of light hanging down from high
altitudes.
Reason : The high energy charged particles from the sum are deflected to polar regions by the
magnetic field of the earth.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

17. Assertion : In a movie, ordinarily 24 frames are projected per second from one end to the other
of the complete film.
Reason : The image formed on retina of eye is sustained upto 1/10 second after the removal of
stimulus.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

18. Assertion : When tiny circular obstacle is placed in the path of light from some distance, a
bright spot is seen at the centre of the shadow of the obstacle.
Reason : Destructive interference occurs at the centre of the shadow.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

SECTION-B
19. Distinguish between a dielectric and a conductor.

20. Alloys of metals have greater resistivity than their constituent metals. Why?
21. Define uniform magnetic field. How is it represented geometrically?


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A magnetic needle suspended freely in uniform magnetic field experiences a torque but no net
force. An iron nail near a bar magnet however experiences a force of attraction in addition to
torque. Why?

22. Why is the use of AC voltage preferred over DC voltage? Give two reasons.

23. The refractive index of diamond is much greater than that of glass. How does a diamond cutter
make use of that fact?


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What do you mean by refraction of light?

24. Find the ratio of energies of photons produced due to transition of an electron of hydrogen
atom from its
(i) second permitted energy level to the first permitted level and
(ii) the highest permitted energy level to the first permitted level.

25. What happens when a forward bias is applied to a p-n -junctions

SECTION-C
26. Distinguish between conductors and insulators. Give examples.

27. Write an expression for the maximum kinetic energy acquired by charged particles accelerated
by a cyclotron.

28. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation by a concave mirror. When the object is kept
between its forms and the pole. Using this diagram. Derive the magnification formula for the
image formed.


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How is the working of a telescope different from that of a microscope?

29. Two sources of intensity l1 and l2 undergo interference in Young’s double slit experiment. Show
that ll = ^ aa +− aa h2 , where a1 and a2 are the amplitudes of disturbance of two sources S1 and S2 .
max
min
1
1
2
2

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What will happen if Young’s double slit experiment is performed in water?

30. What so you mean by Nuclear Fission?

 SECTION-D
31. Define self-inductance of a coil. Obtain the expression for the energy stored in an inductor L
connected across a source of emf.


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A circular ring of area of 0.5 m is situated in a non-uniform magnetic field of 4T changing in
2 s and making an angle of 60c with the magnetic field. What is the magnitude of the induced
E.M.F.?

32. Is a displacement current associated with a magnetic field? Or, can a changing electric flux
induce a magnetic field? Explain it with the help of an example.


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A parallel plate capacitor consists of two circular plates each of radius 2 cm separated by
distance of 0.1 mm. If rate of change of potential difference is 5 # 1013 V-s-1 , Find out the value
of displacement current ?

33. What is rectifier ? How a p-n junction diode can be used in (1) forward biased and (2) reverse
biased mode ? Draw a labelled V -I characteristic of p - n junction diode on a graph.


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Draw the necessary energy band diagrams to distinguish between conductors, semiconductors
and insulators. How does the change in temperature affect the behaviour of these materials?
Explain briefly.

SECTION-E
34. Smallest charge that can exist in nature is the charge of an electron. During friction it is only
the transfer of electrons which makes the body charged. Hence net charge on any body is an
integral multiple of charge of an electron [1.6 # 10-19 C]

i.e., q = ! ne where n = 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

Hence no body can have a charge represented as 1.1e, 2.7e, 3 e etc. Recently, it has been
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discovered that elementary particles such as protons or neutrons are composed of more elemental
units called quarks.
(i) What is meant by quantization of electric charge?
(ii) If a charge on a body is 1 nC, then how many electrons are present on the body ?
(iii) If a body gives out 109 electrons every second, how much time is required to get a total
charge of 1 C from it?


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(iv) A polythene piece rubbed with wollen shirt is found to have a negative charge of 3.2 # 10-7 C
. Calculate the number of electrons transferred.

35. Let a source of alternating e.m.f. E = E 0 sin ωt be connected to a circuit containing a pure
inductance L. If I is the value of instantaneous current in the circuit, then I = I 0 sin a ωt − π k
2
The inductive reactance limits the current in a purely inductive circuit and is given by XL = ωL
.

(i) A 100 hertz a.c. is flowing in a 14 mH coil. Calculate the reactance of the circuit
(ii) In a inductive circuit, by what value of phase angle does alternating current lags behind
e.m.f. ?
(iii) How much inductance should be connected to 200 V 50 Hz a.c. supply so that a maximum
current of 0.9 A flows through it?


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Find the maximum value of current when inductance of 2 H is connected to 150 volt, 50 Hz
supply.

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