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Test No. : 02 Date : 11/12/2024 Duration : 3 hrs M.M. : 70 Batch : TT-1-5

PHYSICS PRE-BOARD
CLASS - XII
General Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has four sections : Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
(ii) Section-A Question number 1 to 16 are multiple choice type questions and carry 1 mark each.
(iii) Section-B Question number 17 to 21 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(iv) Section-C Question number 22 to 28 are also short answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
(v) Section-D Question number 29 to 30 are case study-based questions and carry 4 marks each.
(vi) Section-E Question number 31 to 33 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks,
two question of three marks and all three questions of five marks each. You have to attempt only one of
the given choices in such questions.
(viii) Use of calculators is not allowed.
(ix) You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary
c = 3 × 108 ms–1, h = 6.63 × 10–34 Js, e = 1.6 × 10–19 C, 0 = 4 × 10–7 TmA–1,
0 = 8.854 × 10–12 C2N–1m–2, 1/4 0 = 9 × 109 Nm2-C–2, me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg,
mass of neutron = 1.675 × 10–27 kg, mass of proton = 1.673 × 10–27 kg,
Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 per gram mole.
Boltzmann constant = 1.38 × 10–23 JK–1.

SECTION-A
1. Two particles A and B of the same mass but having charges q and 4q respectively, are accelerated
from rest through different potential differences VA and VB such that they attain same kinetic
energies. The value of (VA/VB) is [1]
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 4
2. A coil of resistance 20  and self-inductance 10 mH is connected to an ac source of frequency
1000/ Hz. The phase difference between current in the circuit and the source voltage is [1]
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 75° (d) 45°
3. Isotones are nuclides having [1]
(a) Same number of neutrons but different number of protons
(b) Same number of protons but different number of neutrons
(c) Same number of protons and also same number of neutrons
(d) Different number of protons and also different number of neutrons
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4. A bulb is rated (100 W, 110 V). It is operated by current of 1.0 A supplied by a step down transformer.
If the input voltage and efficiency of the transformer are 220 V and 0.9 respectively, the input
current drawn from the mains is [1]

1 3 5 4
(a) A (b) A (c) A (d) A
2 8 9 7
5. Which of the following substances has relative magnetic permeability µr >> 1? [1]
(a) Aluminium (b) Copper chloride (c) Nickel (d) Sodium chloride
6. Which of the following statements is correct for alpha particle scattering experiment? [1]
(a) For angle of scattering   0, the impact parameter is small
(b) For angle of scattering   , the impact parameter is large
(c) The number of alpha particles undergoing head-on collision is small
(d) The experiment provides an estimate of the upper limit to the size of target atom
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7. A straight wire of length 1.0m is placed along x-axis, in a region with magnetic field B  (3iˆ  2 ˆj ) T.
A current of 2.0 A flows in the wire along +x direction. The magnetic force acting on the wire is
[1]
(a) 2.0 N, along z-axis (b) 2.0 N, along –z-axis
(c) 4.0 N, along z-axis (d) 4.0 N, along –z-axis
8. The electric field E associated with an electromagnetic wave is represented by [1]

Ey  E 0 sin(kx  t )

Which of the following statements is correct

(a) The wave is propagating along +x-axis
(b) The wave is propagating along +z-axis

(c) The magnetic field B of the wave is acting along +y-axis

(d) The magnetic field B of the wave is acting along –x-axis
9. A point object is placed in air at a distance of 4R on the principal axis of a convex spherical surface
of radius of curvature R separating two mediums, air and glass. As the object is moved towards the
surface, the image formed is [1]
(a) Always real (b) Always virtual
(c) First virtual and then real (d) First real and then virtual
10. An electron makes a transition from orbit n = 2 to orbit n = 1, in Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom.
Consider change in magnitudes of tis kinetic energy (K) and potential energy (U). [1]
(a) K increases and U decreases (b) K decreases and U increases
(c) Both K and U decrease (d) Both K and U increase
11. Which of the following statements is not true for a p-n junction diode under reverse bias? [1]
(a) The current is almost independent of the applied voltage
(b) Holes flow from p-side to n-side
(c) Electric field in the depletion region increases
(d) n-side of the junction is connected to +ve terminal and p-side to –ve terminal of the battery
12. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is then disconnected and the plates
of the charged capacitor are then moved farther apart. In the process [1]
(a) The charge on the capacitor increases
(b) The potential difference across the plates decreases
(c) The capacitance of the capacitor increases
(d) The electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor increases
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13. Assertion (A) : The current density (J ) at a point in a conducting wire is in the direction of electric

field (E ) at that point. [1]

Reason (R) : A conducting wire obeys Ohm’s law.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
14. Assertion (A) : The torque acting on a current carrying coil is maximum when it is suspended in
a radial magnetic field. [1]
Reason (R) : The torque tends to rotate the coil on its own axis.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
15. Assertion (A) : Although the surfaces of a goggle lens are curved, it does not have any power. [1]
Reason (R) : In case of goggles, both the curved surfaces are curved on the same side and have
equal radii of curvature.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
16. Assertion (A) : Nuclear fission reactions are responsible for energy generation in the Sun. [1]
Reason (R) : Light nuclei fuse together in the nuclear fission reactions.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
SECTION-B
17. Two halves of a silicon crystal (A and B) are doped with arsenic and boron respectively, forming a p-n
junction in it. A battery is connected across it as shown in the figure. [2]

A B

V
(a) Will the junction be forward biased or reverse biased? Give reason.
(b) Draw V-I graph for this arrangement.
18. A long straight horizontal wire is carrying a current I. At an instant, an alpha particle at a distance r
from it, is travelling with speed v parallel to the wire in a direction opposite to the current. Find the
magnitude and direction of the force experienced by the particle at this instant. [2]
19. A point light source rests on the bottom of a bucket filled with a liquid of refractive index µ = 1.25 up to
height of 10 cm. Calculate [2]
(a) the critical angle for liquid-air interface
(b) radius of circular light patch formed on the surface by light emerging from the source.
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20. State Huygens principle. Using it draw a diagram showing the details of passage of a plane wave from
a denser into a rarer medium. [2]
21. A cell connected across an external resistance 12  and supplies 0.25 A current. When the external
resistance is increased by 4 , the current reduces to 0.2 A. Calculate (i) the emf, and (ii) the internal
resistance, of the cell. [2]
OR
Two point charges of 3 µC and 4 µC are kept in air at (0.3 m, 0) and (0, 0.3m) in x-y plane. Find
the magnitude and direction of the net electric field produced at the origin (0, 0).
SECTION-C

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22. A small circular loop of area cm2 is placed inside a long solenoid at its centre such that its axis

makes an angle of 60° with the axis of the solenoid. The number of turns per cm is 10 in the solenoid.
The current in the solenoid changes uniformly from 5 A to zero in 10 ms. Calculate the emf induced in
the loop. [3]
23. Two point charges of 10 µC and 20 µC are located at points (–4 cm, 0, 0) and (5 cm, 0, 0) respectively,
A 
in a region with electric field E  2 , where A = 2 × 106 NC–1 m2 and r is the position vector of
r
the point under consideration. Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system. [3]
24. The radius of a conducting wire AB uniformly decreases from its one end A to another end B. It is
connected across a battery. How will (i) electric field, (ii) current density, and (iii) mobility of
electrons change from end A to end B? Justify your answer in each case. [3]
OR
Two large plane sheets P1 and P2 having charge densities + and –3 respectively are arranged

parallel to each other as shown in the figure. Find the net electric field (E ) at points A, B and C.

j
P1 P2
+ –
A + B – C
O i r + 2r r – 2r
+ –
+ –3

25. In photoelectric effect experiment. show the variation of [3]

(a) Photocurrent with collector plate potential for a given surface for different intensities of
incident radiation. Do the curves meet at any point? If so, why?
(b) Photocurrent with intensity of radiation incident on a surface keeping the frequency and plate
potential fixed.
26. Explain the following, giving proper reason: [3]
(a) During charging of a capacitor, displacement current exists in the capacitor. But there is no
displacement current when it gets fully charged.
(b) The frequency of microwaves in ovens matches with the resonant frequency of water molecules.
(c) Infrared waves are also known as heat waves.
27. A galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter of range (0 – V) volt using a resistor of 9900 . If a
resistor of 4900 is used, the range becomes half, i.e. (0 – V/2) volt. Calculate [3]
(a) Resistance of the galvanometer.
(b) Resistance required to convert it into a voltmeter of range (0-2 V) volt.
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28. (a) A ray of light is incident on a surface separating air from a denser medium A of refractive index
µ1. It is then made incident on the parallel surface of another medium B of refractive index µ2 at
the same angle of incidence. If the angle of refraction in the media are 30° and 35° respectively,
then in which one of the two media (A or B) will light travel faster and why? [3]
(b) The intensity of the two interfering waves in Young’s double slit experiment is I 0 each. Find the
intensity at a point on the screen where path difference between the interfering waves is (i) /2,
and (ii) /3.
SECTION-D
Questions number 29 and 30 are case study-based questions. Read the following paragraphs and answer
the questions that follow.
29. Dipoles, whether electric or magnetic, are characterised by their dipole moments, which are vector
quantities. Two equal and opposite charges separated by a small distance constitute an electric dipole,
while a current carrying loop behaves as a magnetic dipole. Electric dipoles create electric fields
around them. Electric dipoles experience a torque when placed in an external electric field. [4]
(i) Two identical electric dipoles, each consisting of charges –q and +q separated by distance d, are
arranged in x-y plane such that their negative charges lie at the origin O and positive charges
lie at point (d, 0) and (0, d) respectively. The net dipole moment of the system is

(a) qd (iˆ  ˆj ) (b) qd (iˆ  ˆj ) (c) qd (iˆ  ˆj ) (d) qd ( ˆj  iˆ)

(ii) E1 and E2 are magnitudes of electric field due to a dipole, consisting of charges –q and +q
separated by distance 2a, at point r (>> a) (1) on its axis, and (2) on equatorial plane,
respectively. Then (E1/E2) is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 4
–8
(iii) An electric dipole of dipole moment 5.0 × 10 cm is placed in a region where an electric field

of magnitude 1.0 × 103 N/C acts at a given instant. At that instant the electric field E is

inclined at an angle of 30° to dipole moment P . The magnitude of torque acting on the dipole,
at that instant is
(a) 2.5 × 10–5 Nm (b) 5.0 × 10–5 Nm (c) 1.0 × 10–4 Nm (d) 2.0 × 10–6 Nm
(iv) An electron is revolving with speed v around the proton in a hydrogen atom, in a circular orbit
of radius r. The magnitude of magnetic dipole moment of the electron is
(a) 4 evr (b) 2 evr (c) 1/2 evr (d) 1/4 evr
OR
A square loop of side 5.0 cm carries a current of 2.0 A. The magnitude of magnetic dipole
moment associated with the loop is
(a) 1.0 × 10–3 Am2 (b) 5.0 × 10–3 Am2 (c) 1.0 × 10–2 Am2 (d) 5.0 × 10–2 Am2
30. The process of converting ac into dc is called rectification and the device used is called a rectifier.
When ac signal is fed to a junction diode during positive half cycle, the diode is forward biased and
current flows through it. During the negative half cycle, the diode is reverse biased and it does not
conduct. Thus the ac signal is rectified. The p-n junction can be used as half-wave and full-wave
rectifiers. [4]
(i) Which bulb/bulbs will glow in the given circuit?

D1 D2

9V
B1 B2

(a) B1 only (b) B2 only (c) Both B1 and B2 (d) Neither B1 nor B2
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(ii) A full-wave rectifier circuit is shown in the figure. The contribution in output waveform from
junction diode D1 is

Vi V0
D1

V A B C D t
O t O

R V0
D2

(a) A, D (b) A, C (c) B, D (d) B, C

OR
The output in a half-wave rectifier is
(a) Unidirectional without ripple
(b) Steady and continuous
(c) Unidirectional with ripple
(d) Steady but discontinuous
(iii) In a p-n junction diode, the majority charge carriers on p-side and on n-side are, respectively
(a) Electrons, electrons (b) Electrons, holes
(c) Holes, holes (d) Holes, electrons
(iv) If the frequency of the half-wave rectifier is 50 Hz, the frequency of full-wave rectifier is
(a) 25 Hz (b) 50 Hz (c) 100 Hz (d) 200 Hz
SECTION-E
31. (a) What are matter waves? A particle of mass m and charge q is accelerated from rest through a
potential difference V. Obtain an expression for de-Broglie wavelength associated with the particle.
(b) Monochromatic light of frequency 5.0 × 1014 Hz is produced by a source of power output 3.315
mW. Calculate : [5]
(i) Energy of the photon in the beam.
(ii) Number of photons emitted per second by the source.
OR
(a) State Bohr’s postulates and derive an expression for the energy of electron in n th orbit in Bohr’s
model of hydrogen atom.

(b) Calculate binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) of 12

6 C.

Given :  
m 12
6 C  12.000000 u

m  10 H   1.008665 u

m 11H  1.007825 u
32. (a) With the help of a labelled diagram, explain the working of an ac generator. Obtain the expression
for the emf induced at an instant ‘t’.
(b) A long, straight horizontal wire XX is held stationary and carries a current of 3 A. A square loop
MNPS of side 10 cm, carries a current of 1 A is kept near the wire XX as shown in the figure. Find
the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic force acting on the loop due to the wire. [5]
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3A
X X

20 cm

M N

S P
1A
OR
(a) State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction and mention the utility of Lenz’s law. Obtain an
expression for self-inductance of a coil in terms of its geometry and permeability of the medium.
(b) A resistance of 20 , a capacitance of 80 µF and an inductor of 50 mH are connected in series.
This combination is connected across a 220 V ac supply of variable frequency. When the frequency
of supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit, calculate
(i) Angular frequency of supply.
(ii) Impedance of the circuit
33. (a) What are the two main considerations for designing the objective and eyepiece lenses of an
astronomical telescope? Obtain the expression for magnifying power of the telescope when the
final image is formed at infinity. [5]
(b) A ray of light is incident at an angle of 45° at one face of an equilaterial triangular prism and
passes symmetrically through the prism. Calculate
(i) The angle of deviation produced by the prism.
(ii) The refractive index of the material of the prism.
OR
(a) Describe a simple activity to observe diffraction pattern due to a single slit.
(b) The figure below shows an equiconvex lens (of refractive index 1.50) in contact with a liquid layer
on top of a plane mirror. A small needle with its tip on the principal axis is moved along the axis
until its inverted image is found at the position of the needle. The distance of the needle from the
lens is measured to be 45.0 cm. When the liquid is removed and the experiment is repeated, the
new distance is 30.0 cm. Find the refractive index of the liquid.

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