MATA NAND KAUR PUBLIC SCHOOL, DHANSA , NEW DELHI -110073

DECEMBER EXAM SESSION 2023-2024

SUBJECT- PHYSICS
CLASS:- XII
TIME : 3 HRS MAXIMUM MARKS = 40

General Instructions:
 There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
 This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, SectionD and Section E.
 All the sections are compulsory.
 Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based of 1
mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven
questions of three marks each, Section D containstwo case study based questions of four marks
each and Section E contains three long answer questions of five marks each.
 There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in
Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each Case study based questions in Section
D and all three questions in Section E. You haveto attempt only one of the choices in such
questions.
 Use of calculators is not allowed.
 You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary.

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Q.No Questions

SECTION A
1 Electric field lines provide information about
(1) electric field strength
(2) direction of electric field
(3) nature of source charge

a) Only (1) and (2)

b) Only (1)
c) Only (2)
d) All (1),(2) and (3)
2 If the energy band gap Eg> 3 eV then such materials are calledas
a) conductors
b) semiconductors
c) insulators
d) superconductors

3. The current flowing in case of forward bias is in

a) Ampere
b) Milliampere
c) Microampere
d) Nanoampere

4. In given figure (a), two positive charges q2 and q3fixed along the y-axis,
exert a net electric force in the + x direction on a charge q1 fixed along the
x
axis. If a positive charge Q is added at (x, 0)as shown infig(2),the force on q1

(a) shall increase along the positive x-axis.

(b) shall decrease along the positive x-axis.
(c) shall point along the negative x-axis.
(d) shall increase but the direction changes because of the intersection of
Q with q2 and q3.

5. Refracted light moves parallel to the baseline of the prisminside it, the prism is set
a) in maximum deviation condition
b) in medium deviation condition
c) in minimum deviation condition
d) in zero deviation condition
6. The electric flux through the surface :

(a) in Figure (iv) is the largest.

(b) in Figure (iii) is the least.
(c) in Figure (ii) is the same as Figure (iii) but is smaller thanFigure (iv).
(d) is the same for all the figures.

7. In a semiconductor, what is responsible for conduction?

a. Electrons only
b. Holes only
c. Both electrons and holes,
d. Neither electrons nor holes

8. An object has charge of 1 C and gains 5.0 x 10^18 electrons.

The net charge on the object becomes
(a) -0.80 C
(b) +0.80 C
(c) +1.80 C
(d) +0.20 C
9. Equipotential surfaces-
(a) are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to theregions of lower electric
fields
(b) will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor
(c) will always be equally spaced
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
10 Lenz’s law is the consequence of the law of conservation of :
(a) charge (b) energy
(c) mass (d) momentum

11 The phase difference between the current and the voltage inseries LCR circuit at
resonance is :
(a) π (b) π/3
(c) π/2 (d) zero
12 Which of the following graph represents the correct variation ofcapacitive reactance Xc
with frequency?
 Instructions: For Question numbers 13 to 16, two statements are given - one
labelled Assertion (A) and theother labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer
to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) are asgiven below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation ofA.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correctexplanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is also false.

13 Assertion (A) : When the radius of the circular loop carrying current is doubled, its
magnetic moment becomes eight times. Reason (R) : Magnetic moment does not depend on
the area ofthe loop.

14 Assertion:- The frequencies of incident, reflected and refracted beams of monochromatic

light at the interface of two media are the same.
Reason:-The incident,reflected and refracted lights are
coplanar.

15 Assertion:- Coils of a spring come close to each other whencurrent is passed through it.
Reason:- It is because, coils of a spring carry current in thesame direction and hence
attract each other.
16 Assertion:- No diffraction is produced in a sound wave near avery small opening.
Reason:- For diffraction to take place, the aperture or openingshould be of the same order
as wavelength of waves.
Section B

17 Define the term threshold frequency and stopping potential inphotoelectric effect.

18 Arrange the following electromagnetic radiations in ascendingorder of their frequencies.

(a)Microwaves (b) Gamma rays (c) Ultraviolet (d) X – rays
19 State the two essential conditions for total internal reflection totake place.

20 What is the basic difference between the atom or molecule of adiamagnetic and a
paramagnetic material? Why are elements with even atomic numbers more likely to be
diamagnetic?
OR
Derive an expression for the force acting on a current carryingconductor placed in a
uniform magnetic field.
21 Two cells of emfs 1.5 V and 2 V having internal resistances 0.2ohm and 0.3 ohm
respectively are connected in parallel.
Calculate the emf and internal resistance of the equivalent cell.
Section C
22 The resistance of the platinum wire of a platinum resistancethermometer at the ice
point is 5 Ohm and at steam point is
5.23 Ohm. When the thermometer is inserted in a hot bath, theresistance of the platinum
wire is 5.795 Ohm. Calculate the temperature of the bath.
23 A light bulb is rated at 100W for a 220 V supply. Find
(a) the resistance of the bulb;
(b) the peak voltage of the source; and
(c) the rms current through the bulb.
24 Write three examples for diamagnetic, paramagnetic andferromagnetic materials.
Write three points of differences between diamagnetic,paramagnetic and
ferromagnetic materials.

25 a) A loop of irregular shape carrying current is located in anexternal magnetic field. If

the wire is flexible, why does it change to a circular shape?
b) A circular coil of wire consisting of 100 turns, each of radius
8.0 cm carries a current of 0.40 A. What is the magnitude of themagnetic field B at the
centre of the coil?
26 The four arms of a Wheatstone bridge (Figure below) have thefollowing resistances:
AB = 100W, BC = 10W, CD = 5W, and DA = 60W.

Calculate the current through the galvanometer of 15 Ohm resistance when a potential
difference of 10 V is maintainedacross AC.
27 Define the term ‘self – inductance’ of a coil and write its S.I.unit. Show that magnetic
energy required to build up the current Ι in a coil of self inductance L is given by ½ L
I² .
Or
Define the term ‘mutual inductance’ . Deduce the expression for the mutual inductance of
two long coaxial solenoids havingdifferent radii and different number of turns.
28 Monochromatic light of frequency 6.0 x10^14 Hz is produced bya laser.The power emitted
is 2.0 x10^–3 W.
(a) What is the energy of a photon in the light beam?
(b) How many photons per second, on an average, are emittedby the source?
Section D
29 CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

Electromagnetic Waves

If EX is the electric field along X axis, then BY is the magneticfield along Y axis and
both are perpendicular to the Z axis showing direction of propagation. The light waves
are also electromagnetic waves and may travel through vacuum also. So, we can find the
velocity of a light travelling through the material medium having permittivity ‘ε’ and
magnetic permeability ‘μ’ as v = 1/ √εμ.
The most technological importance of EM waves is that theyhave a strong capacity to
take energy from one place to another place
The best examples are radio waves, TV signals which alsocarry energy from their
broadcasting stations.
Also, life is possible on the earth only because of the sunlight coming from the sun to the
earth which also carries energy andit is nothing but the EM waves. Due to which EM
waves are considered as the transverse waves.

(i) The ratio of permittivity of the medium to the permittivity ofvacuum is called .
(a) Permeability
(b) Permittivity of free space
(c) Dielectric constant of the medium
(d) Electric intensity

(ii) Who demonstrated that the electromagnetic waves actuallyexist?

(a) Maxwell
(b) Hertz
(c) Ampere
(d) Michelson and Morley

(iii) The pressure exerted by the electromagnetic wave is calledas

(a) Light pressure
(b) Electric pressure
(c) Magnetic pressure
(d) Radiation pressure

(iv) In electromagnetic waves the phase difference betweenelectric and magnetic field
vectors are
(a) zero
(b) 𝜋/4
(c) 𝜋/2
(d) π

OR
The correct option, if speeds of gamma rays, X-rays andmicrowave are Vg, Vx an
 Vm respectively will be.
(a) Vg > Vx > Vm
(b) Vg < Vx < Vm
(c) Vg > Vx > Vm
(d) Vg = Vx = Vm

Semiconductor:
30.
Intrinsic semiconductors are those semiconductors which existin pure form and intrinsic
semiconductors have a number of free electrons equal to the number of holes.
The semiconductors doped with some impurity in order to increase its conductivity are
called extrinsic semiconductors.

Two types of dopants are used; they are trivalent impurity and pentavalent impurity also.
The extrinsic semiconductors dopedwith pentavalent impurity like Arsenic, Antimony,
Phosphorus etc are called n – type semiconductors.
In n type semiconductors electrons are the majority charge carriers and holes are the
minority charge carriers. When trivalent impurities like Indium, Boron, Aluminium etc are
added to extrinsic semiconductors then p type semiconductorswill be formed.

(i) In case of p-type semiconductors

a) nh << ne
b) nh = ne
c) nh>> ne
d) nh = ne = 0
(ii) An intrinsic semiconductor behaves like at T = 0K.
a) conductor
b) metal
c) non metal
d) insulator

(iii) If the energy band gap Eg >3 eV then such materials arecalled as
a) conductors
b) semiconductors
c) insulators
d) superconductors

(iv) In a semiconductor, what is responsible for conduction?

a. Electrons only
b. Holes only
c. Both electrons and holes
d. Neither electrons nor holeOR

(v) What happens to the forbidden energy gap of asemiconductor with the
fall of temperature?

a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Unchanged
d. Sometimes decreases and sometimes increases
31
Define the capacitance of a capacitor.
Obtain the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor in vacuum in terms of
plate area A and separation dbetween the plates.
Or
(i) Derive an expression for torque on a dipole in a uniformelectric field. Give the
conditions for stable and unstable equilibrium.
(ii) Derive electric field due to ideal dipole at an equatorialpoint.
32 (i) What is the function of a transformer? State its principle ofworking with the help of a
diagram. Mention any two energy losses in this device.
(ii) The primary coil of an ideal step up transformer has 100 turns and the transformation
ratio is also 100. The input voltageand power are respectively 220 V and 1100 W.
Calculate
(a) Number of turns in secondary
(b) Current in primary

OR
In a series LCR circuit connected to an ac source of variable frequency and voltage v = Vm
sin ωt, draw a plot showing the
variation of current (I) with angular frequency (ω) for two different values of resistance
R1 and R2 (R1 > R2).
a) Write the condition under which the phenomenon of resonance occurs.
For which value of the resistance out of the two curves, a sharper resonance is produced?
33 (i) Explain how Rutherford’s experiment on scattering of alphaparticles led to the
estimation of the size of the nucleus.
(ii) How Rutherford failed to give an explanation on account ofthe stability of an atom?

OR

a)Write any two characteristic properties of nuclear force.

b) Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 1: 8. What is the ratioof their nuclear radii?
c) Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 2 : 5. What is the ratio of their nuclear
densities?