PHYSICS (Theory) : Serial SSR/1
PHYSICS (Theory) : Serial SSR/1
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PHYSICS (Theory)
Time allowed: 3 hours] [Maximum marks: 70
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory
(ii) There are 30 questions in total. Questions 1 to 8 carry one mark each, questions 9 to 18 carry
two marks each, questions 19 to 27 carry three marks each, and questions 28 to 30 carry five
marks each.
(iii) There is no over all choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in on question of
two marks, one question of three marks one of the given choice in such questions.
(iv) Use of calculators is not permitted.
(v) You may use the following physical constants wherever necessary.
c = 3 × 108 ms-1
h = 6.626 × 10-34 Js
e = 1.602 × 10-19 C
µ0 = 4 π × 10-7 T mA-1
1
= 9 × 109 Nm 2C −2
4πε 0
Mass of neutron mn ≅ 1.675 × 10-27 kg
Boltzmann’s constant k = 1.381 × 10-23 JK-1
Avogadro’s number NA = 6.022 × 1023 /mol
1. What is the direction of the force acting on a charged particle q, moving with a velocity v in a
uniform magnetic field B ?
2. Name the part of the electromagnetic spectrum of wavelength 10-2 m and mention its one
application.
3. An electron and alpha particle have the same de-Broglie wavelength associated with them. How
are their kinetic energies related to each other?
4. A glass lens of refractive index 1.5 is placed in a trough of liquid. What must be the refractive
index of the liquid in order to make the lens disappear?
5. A 500 µ C Charge is at the centre of a square of side 10cm. Find the work done in moving a
charge of 10 µ C between two diagonally opposite points on the square.
6. State the reason, why heavy water I generally used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor.
How does the fringe width of interference fringes change, when the whole apparatus of
Young’s experiment is kept in a liquid of refractive index 1.3?
7. The plot of the variation of potential difference across a combination of three identical cells in
series, versus current is as shown below. What is the emf of each, cell?
8. Derive the expression for the electric potential at any point along the axial line of an electric
dipole?
9. Define magnetic susceptibility of a material. Name two elements, one having positive
susceptibility and the other having negative susceptibility. What does negative susceptibility
signify?
10. The oscillating magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by
By = (8 × 10-6) sin [2 × 1011t + 300 π x] T
(i) Calculate the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave.
(ii) Write down the expression for the oscillating electric field.
11. Prove that an ideal capacitor, in an a.c. circuit does not dissipate power.
OR
Derive an expression for the impedance of a.c. circuit consisting of an inductor and a resistor.
23 23
12. A nucleus Ne undergoes decay and becomes Na. Calculate the maximum kinetic energy
10 11
of electrons emitted assuming that the daughter nucleus and anti-neutrino carry negligible
kinetic energy.
23
Mass of Ne = 22.994455 u
10
23
Mass of Na = 22.989770 u
11
1u = 931.5 Me V/c2
13. Distinguish between an intrinsic semiconductor and P-type semiconductor Give reason, why, a
P-type semiconductor crystal is electrically neutral, although nh>>ne?
14. Draw a ray diagram of a reflecting telescope. State two advantages of this telescope over a
refracting telescope.
15. A ray of light passing through an equilateral triangular glass prism from air undergoes minimum
deviation when angle of incidence is 3/4th of the angle of prism. Calculate the speed of light in
the prism.
16. The give inputs A, B are fed to a 2-input NAND gate. Draw the output wave form of the gate.
17. A transmitting antenna at the top of a tower has a height of 36m and the height of the receiving
antenna is 49m. What is the maximum distance between them, fro satisfactory communication
in the LOS mode? (Radius of earth = 6400km)
18. How is a wavefront defined? Using Huygen’s construction draw a figure showing the
propagation of a plane wave refraction at a plane surface separating two media. Hence verify
Snell’s law of refraction.
19. A metallic rod of length l is rotated at a constant angular speed ω , normal to a uniform magnetic
field B. Derive an expression for the current induced in the rod, if the resistance of the rod is R.
20. The figure below shows the V-1 characteristic of a semiconductor diode.
27. Draw a plot of the variation of amplitude versus ω for an amplitude modulated wave. Define
modulation index. State its importance for effective amplitude modulation.
28. (a) Using Biot-Savart’s law, derive an expression for the magnetic field at the centre of a
circular coil of radius R, number of turns N, carrying current i.
(b) Two small identical circular coils marked 1, 2 carry equal currents and are placed with their
geometric axes perpendicular to each other as shown in the figure. Derive an expression for
the resultant magnetic field at O.
OR
Draw a schematic diagram of a cyclotron. Explain its underlying principle and working,
stating clearly the function of the electric and magnetic fields applied on a charged particle.
Deduce an expression for the period of revolution and show that it does not depend on the
speed of the charged particle.
29. (a) For a ray of light traveling from a denser medium of refractive index n1 to a rarer
n
medium of refractive index n2, prove that 2 = sin ic , where ic is the critical angle of
n1
incidence for the media.
(b) Explain with the help of a diagram, how the above the principle is used for transmission of
video signals using optical fibres.
OR
(a) What is plane polarised light? Two polaroids are placed at 90o to each other and the
transmitted intensity is zero. What happens when one more Polaroid is placed between these
two, bisecting the angle between them? How will the intensity of transmitted light vary on
further rotating the third Polaroid?
(b) If a light beam shows no intensity variation when transmitted through a polaroid which is
rotated, does it mean that the light is unpolarised? Explain briefly.
30. (a) Using Gauss’ law, derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point outside a
uniformly charge thin spherical shell of radius R and charge density σ C / m 2 Draw the field
lines when the charge density of the sphere is (i) positive, (ii) negative.
(b) A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.5m in diameter has a surface charge density of
100 µ C / m 2 calculate the
(i) Charge on the sphere
(ii) Total eclectic flux passing through the sphere
OR
(a) Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept in a uniform
electric field.
(b) Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charges placed on the vertices of a
triangle as shown.
Here q = 1.6 × 10-10C