REVISION TEST – 1

XII STD – PHYSICS

ELECRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS, ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE,
CURRENT ELECRICITY, MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM, EMI AND
AC , EM WAVES

MARKS: 70 TIME: 3 HRS

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
1. There are 33 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.
3. All the sections are compulsory.
4. 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 contains two case study based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three
long answer questions of five marks each.
5. 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 CBQ in Section D and all three questions in Section E. You have
to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
6. Use of calculators is not allowed.
7. You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c = 3 × 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 × 10–19 C
iv. µ0 = 4π × 10–7 TmA–1
v. h = 6.63 × 10–34 Js
vi. ε0 = 8.854 × 10–12 C2N–1m–2
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 per gram mole

SECTION – A
Section – A has 12 MCQ’s and 04 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each: (16 × 1 = 16)

1. What is the flux through a cube if q is at one corner of the cube?

q 2q q q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 0  0 0
2. Lenz’s law of electromagnetic induction is as per law of conservation of
(A) Energy (B) Angular momentum
(C) Charge (D) Mass
3. Two positive ions each carrying a charge q are separated by a distance d. If F is the force of repulsion
between the ions, the number of electrons missing from each ion will be
40 Fd 2 4 0 Fe 2
(A) (B)
e2 d2
40 Fd 2 40 Fe2
(C) (D)
e2 d2
4. Two parallel plate capacitors X and Y have same plate area and same separation between the plates. X
has air between the plates and Y has a dielectric medium of K = 4. When they are connected in series
with a source of 12 V, what is the ratio of energies stored in X to Y.
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 8 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 2 : 1
–3
5. An electric charge 10 μC is placed at the origin (0, 0) of (x, y) co-ordinate system. Two points A and B
are situated at ( )
2, 2 and (2, 0) respectively. The potential difference between the points A and B will
be
(A) 4.5 V (B) Zero (C) 2.0 V (D) 9.0 V
6. As frequency of an ac circuit increases, the current first increases and then decreases. What combination
of circuit elements is most likely to comprise the circuit?
(1) Inductor and capacitor (2) Resistor and inductor
(3) Resistor and capacitor (4) Resistor, inductor and capacitor
(A)1 and 2 (B) 2and 3 (C) 3 and 4 D) 1 and 4
7. A cell of emf 2 V, when short circuited gives a current of 4 A. What is the internal resistance of the cell in
ohm?
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 2.0 (D) 4.0
8. An electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by E = E 0 sin (kx – ωt). Which of the
following is/are independent of the wave length?
k
(A) k (B) ω (C) (D) kω

9. A and B are two concentric coils of centre O and carry currents I1 and I2 as shown in figure. If the ratio of
I
their radii is 1 : 2 and ratio of the flux densities at O due to A and B is 1 : 3, then value of 1 is
I2

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 6 2
10. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter of given range, a _____ resistance is connected in _____ with
the galvanometer.
(A) low, series (B) low, parallel (C) high, series (D) high, parallel
11. If a magnetic dipole of moment M situated in the direction of a magnetic field B is rotated by 180°, then
the amount of work done is
MB
(A) MB (B) 2 MB (C) (D) MB
2
12. A bar magnet is cut into two equal halves by a plane parallel to the magnetic axis. Of the following
physical quantities, the one which remains unchanged is
(A) pole strength (B) magnetic moment
(C) intensity of magnetisation (D) none of these
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) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

13. Assertion (A): A metallic shield in the form of a hollow shell, can be built to block an electric field.
Reason (R): In a hollow spherical shell, electric field inside is not zero at every point.
14. Assertion (A): The dielectric constant for metal is infinite.
Reason (R): When a charged capacitor is filled completely with a metallic slab, its capacitance is
increased by a large amount.
15. Assertion (A): When radius of circular loop carrying current is doubled, its magnetic moment becomes
four times.
Reason (R): Magnetic moment depends on area of the loop.
16. Assertion (A): Only a change in magnetic flux will maintain an induced current in the coil.
Reason (R): The presence of large magnetic flux through a coil maintain a current in the coil if the circuit
is continuous.

SECTION – B
Section – B has 5 questions of 2 marks each with (1 internal choice): (5 × 2 = 10)

17. Two dipoles made charges +q and +Q respectively have equal dipole moments. Give the (i) ratio between
the separation of these two pairs of charges (ii) angle between the dipole axes of these two dipoles.
18. Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and series combination
of two identical capacitors so that energy stored, in two cases, becomes the same.
19. What is induced emf? Write Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
20. An electric current passes through a long straight wire. At a distance 10 cm from the wire, the magnetic
field is 8 T. Find the magnetic field at 80 cm from the wire?
21. An ac voltage of 100 V, 50 Hz is connected across a 20-ohm resistor and a 2 mH inductor in series.
Calculate (i) impedance of the circuit (ii) wattless current of the given ac circuit.
(OR)
A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30° with a uniform external magnetic field of 0.50 T
experiences a torque of magnitude equal to 9.0 × 10–2 J. What is the magnetic moment of the magnet?

SECTION – C
Section – C has 7 questions of 3 marks each with (1 internal choice): (7 × 3 = 21)

22. Two magnets of magnetic moments M and M 3 are joined to form a cross. The combination is
suspended in a uniform magnetic field B. The magnetic moment M now makes an angle θ with the field
direction. Find the value of angle θ.
23. a) Name the electromagnetic radiation having the wave length range from 10–1 m to 10–3 m. Give its two
important applications.
b) What is meant by transverse nature of EM waves?
24. A battery of emf e and internal resistance r is connected to a variable external resistance R. Find the value
of R for which current in the circuit is maximum, terminal potential difference across the battery is
maximum also find the maximum value of current and terminal voltage in each case.
25. A circuit containing an 80 mH inductor and a 250 μF capacitor connected in series connected to a 240 V,
100 rad/s supply. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Obtain (i) rms value of the current (ii) What is
the total average power consumed by the circuit?
26. Define the term dipole moment P of an electric dipole indicating its direction. Write its S.I. unit. An
electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E . Deduce the expression for the Torque acting on it.
27. Two point charges +q and –2q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an equilateral triangle ABC of
side ‘a’ as given in the figure. Obtain the expression for (i) the magnitude and (ii) the direction of the
resultant electric field at the vertex ‘A’ due to these two charges.

28. A circular coil of radius 8 cm and 20 turns rotates about its vertical diameter with an angular speed of 50
rad/s in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 3 × 10–2 T. Obtain the maximum and average
emf induced in the coil. If the coil forms a closed loop of resistance 10 ohm, calculate the maximum
value of current in the coil.
(OR)
The following figure shows the variation of intensity of magnetisation versus the applied magnetic field
intensity, H, for two magnetic materials A and B.
a) Identify the material A and B.
b) Draw the variation of susceptibility with temperature for B.
 SECTION – D
Section – D has 2 CBQ of 4 marks each : (2 × 4 = 8)

29. Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow.
When a conductor carrying a current is placed in an external magnetic field, it experiences a mechanical
force. A current is an assembly of moving charges and a magnetic field exerts a force on a moving
charge. That is why a current carrying conductor when placed in a magnetic field experiences a sideways
force as the force experienced by the moving electrons is transmitted to the conductor as a whole. A
conductor of length ‘l’ carrying a current ‘I’ held in a magnetic field B at an angle θ with it, experiences
a force given by
F = IlB sinθ
In the vector form,
(
F = I lB )

The direction of F is perpendicular to both l and B and is given by Fleming’s left-hand rule. A
conducting bar with mass ‘m’ and length ‘l’ slides over horizontal rails that are connected to voltage
source ‘V’. The source maintains a constant current ‘I’ in the rails and bar, and a uniform magnetic field
B acts in the region between the rails vertically upwards.
i. Ignoring friction, air resistance and electrical resistances, the magnitude and direction of the net force
on the conducting bar is
(A) IlB to the right (B) IlB to the left
(C) 2IlB to the right (D) 2IlB to the left
ii. If the bar has mass ‘m’, find the distance ‘d’ that the bar must move along the rails from rest to attain
speed ‘v’.
3v 2 m 5v 2 m
(A) (B)
2 IlB 2 IlB
v2m v2m
(C) (D)
IlB 2 IlB
iii. A force acting on a conductor of length 5 m carrying a current of 8 A kept perpendicular to the
magnetic field of 1.5 T is
(A) 100 N (B) 60 N
(C) 50 N (D) 75 N
iv. A straight wire of mass 200 g and length 1.5 m carries a current of 2 A. It is suspended in mid-air by a
uniform horizontal magnetic field B. The magnitude of B in tesla is
(A) 2 (B) 1.5
(C) 0.55 (D) 0.65
30. Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow.
A dielectric slab is a substance that does not allow the flow of charges through it but permits them to
exert electrostatic forces on one another.
When a dielectric slab is placed between the plates, the field E 0 polarises the dielectric. This induces
charge –Qp on the upper surface and +Qp on the lower surface of the dielectric. These induced charges set
up a field Ep inside the dielectric in the opposite direction of external field E.

i. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacitance increases from 4 μF to 80 μF on introducing a dielectric

medium between the plates. What is the dielectric constant of the medium?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 50 (D) 80
ii. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF. The separation
between the plates is now reduced by half and the space between them is filled with a medium of
dielectric constant 5. Calculate the value of capacitance of the capacitor in the second case.
(A) 20 pF (B) 40 pF (C) 60 pF (D) 80 pF
iii. A dielectric introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor with battery remain connected
(A) decreases potential difference between the plates
(B) decreases the electric field between the plates
(C) increases the charge on the plates
(D) all the above
iv. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 1 pF has separation between the plates d. When the distance
of separation becomes 2d and wax of dielectric constant x is inserted in it the capacitance becomes 2
pF. What is the value of x?
(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 1

SECTION – E
Section – E has 3 LA questions of 5 marks each with (internal choice in all 3 questions): (3 × 5 = 15)

31. (a) State Gauss theorem in electrostatics. Using it, prove that the electric field at a point due to a
uniformly charged infinite plane sheet is independent of the distance.
(b) How is the field directed if (i) the sheet is positively charged, (ii) negatively charged?
(OR)
(a) Derive the expression for the PE of a system of 2 charges q1 and q2 located at r1 and r2 respectively
in an external electric field.
(b) Can electric field exist tangential to equipotential surfaces? Give reason.
32. (a) Define mutual inductance and write its SI units.
(b) Derive an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids of same length wound
one over the other.
(c) In an experiment, two coils C1 and C2 are placed close to each other. Find out the expression for the
emf induced in the coil C1 due to a change in the current through the coil C2.
(OR)
(a) Using Ampere’s circuital law obtain an equation for magnetic field due to straight current carrying
conductor.
(b) Derive an equation for magnetic field well inside a solenoid using the above law.
33. Derive an expression for the torque experienced by a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field. Hence
obtain the expression for potential energy of the dipole.
(OR)
(a) A coil of number of turns N, area A is rotated at a constant angular speed ω in a uniform magnetic
field B and connected to a resistor R. Deduce an expression for maximum emf induced in the coil.
(b) For a plane electromagnetic wave, propagating along the Z-axis, write the two (possible) pairs of
expression for its oscillating electric and magnetic fields. How are the peak values of these
(oscillating) fields related to each other?