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This document contains a practice physics exam with multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions across four sections (A, B, C, D). It provides information on the number and type of questions in each section, the marks allocated, and relevant physical constants and equations. The questions cover topics in mechanics, properties of matter, heat and thermodynamics, waves, electricity and magnetism.

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Physics Practice Paper - I

This document contains a practice physics exam with multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions across four sections (A, B, C, D). It provides information on the number and type of questions in each section, the marks allocated, and relevant physical constants and equations. The questions cover topics in mechanics, properties of matter, heat and thermodynamics, waves, electricity and magnetism.

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STD : XII PRACTICE PAPER - I MARKS : 70

DATE : PHYSICS DURATION : 3HR

 All questions are compulsory.


 Use log table if necessary
 Section A – Contains Q. no1 to 4 of multiple choice type of questions carrying 1 mark each and Q. no 5
to 8 of very short answer type questions carrying 1 mark each
 Section B – Contains Q. no 9 to 15 of short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each Internal
choice is provided to only one question
 Section C –Contains Q. no 16 to 26 of short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Internal
choice is provided to only one question.
 Section D – Contains Q. no 27, 28 & 29 of long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Internal
choice is provided to each question
2 -31 -27
g=9.8 m/s , me=9.1 x 10 kg mp=1.672 x 10 kg
-34 24 -11 2 2
h=6.63 x 10 Js M=6 x 10 kg, G=6.67 x 10 Nm /kg

SECTION A (8 MARKS)
1) A body performing uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane has a constant
(a) velocity (b) acceleration
(c) kinetic energy (d) displacement

2) The Binding energy of satellite revolving around planet in a circular orbit is


3  109 J . It’s kinetic energy is
(a) 6 109 J (b) 3  109 J (c) 3  109 J (d) 6  109 J

3) According to Einstein’s photoelectric equation, the graph of KE of the


photoelectron emitted from the metal versus the frequency of the incident
radiation gives a straight line graph, whose slope.
(a) depends on the intensity of the metal & also on the intensity of incident
radiation.
(b) depends on the nature of the metal and also on the intensity of incident
radiation.
(c) is same for all metals and independent of the intensity of the incident
radiation
(d) depends on the nature of the metal.

4) The SI unit of magnetic flux is


(a) tesla (b) weber
(c) weber per meter (d) ampere per meta

5) What happen to the frequency of tuning fork, when its prongs are loaded with
wax and on filling its prongs?
6) Differentiate between diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances.
7) Find the ratio of diameter of electron in Bohr’s 1st orbit to that in 4th orbit.

8) Write dimension of Stefan’s constant (σ).

SECTION B (14 MARKS)


9) Compute the greatest length of steel wire that can hang vertically without
breaking under its own weight. (Breaking stress of steel wire 7.2  108 N / m 2 ,
density of steel = 7800 kg / m3 ).

10) Obtain the differential equation of SHM.

11) What should be the diameter of a soap bubble, in order that the excess pressure
inside it is 51.2 N / m2 ?
(S.T of soap solution = 3.2 102 N / m )

12) Explain reflection of sound waves from curved surface.

13) The susceptibility of a magnetic material is -0.26. Identify the type of material
and state its two properties.
OR
eVr
13) Show that the orbital magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron is .
2

14) Give an application of photoelectric cell and explain it?

15) Write a short note surface wave propagation of EM waves.

SECTION C (33 MARKS)


16) Obtain an expression for maximum safety speed with which vehicle can be
safely driven along curved banked road.

17) Define Critical velocity, Escape velocity and Binding Energy.

18) Explain why soldiers are ordered to break regular steps while crossing a
suspension bridge. Define resonance.

19) With the help of a neat diagram, explain reflection of light from a plane
reflecting surface on the basis of wave theory of light.

20) Derive an expression for the mechanical force per unit area of charged
conductor.

21) A cell balances against a length of 250 cm on potentiometer wire when it is


shunted by a resistance of 10  . The balancing length reduces by 50 cm, when
it is shunted by a resistance of 5  . Calculate the balancing length when the
cell is in open circuit and the internal resistance of a cell.

22) Define sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer? Derive expression for


current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer.
OR
22) With the help of neat diagrams, describe theory and working of a moving coil
galvanometer.

23) Draw a neat circuit diagram to study C-E transistor characteristic. Explain the
input and output characteristics.

24) Calculate the radius of the 1st Bohr orbit from given data. Hence find the radius
of the 3 rd Bohr orbit.(h= 6.63 x 10-34 J.s ,m= 9 x 10-31 Kg, e= 1.6 x 10 -19 C,ε0 =
8.85 x 10 -12 C2/ Nm2)

25) A body cools from 62ºC to 50ºC in 10 minutes then to 42ºC in next 10 min.
What is the temperature of surrounding.

26) Show that the direction of induced emf or current in the coil or conductor is
such as to oppose the change in magnetic flux which produces it.

SECTION D (15 MARKS)


27) a) “ Tents are coated with a thin layer of aluminum hydroxide” Why?
b) A body of mass 0.1 kg performs linear S.H.M. It experiences a restoring
force of 1 N when its displacement is 5 cm. Find
(i) force constant (ii) period of S.H.M.

OR
27) a) Obtain expression for time period of Ideal simple pendulum & what factors it
depends.
b) A particle performs S.H.M with a period of 8 sec. Find the time in which
half of the total energy is potential.

28) a) State &explain Rayleigh’s criterion.


b) state types of diffraction.
c) A 3cm of long copper wire is produce an extension of 0.3 cm. If the
Poisson’s ratio for copper is 0.26 what is the lateral strain produced in the
wire?
OR
28) a) Derive an expression for band width & Resolving power of telescope.
b) What pressure is required to reduce the volume of a lead block by 1%.?
( Bulk modulus of lead is 6 x 10 9 N/m2)

29) a) State and derive parallel axis theorem.


b) In Melde’s experiment, when tension in the string is 10 g wt then three
loops are obtained. Determine the tension in the string required to obtain
four loops, if all other conditions are constant.
OR
29) a) Obtain an expression for torque acting on rotating body with constant
angular acceleration. State its S.I unit & dimension.
b) The length of air column for fundamental mode in resonance tube is 16 cm
and that for the second resonance further is 50.25 cm. Find the end
correction and inner diameter of tube.

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