DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL VASANT KUNJ

REVISION TEST PHYSICS BOOK-1 (CLASS-XII)

TIME-2 HOURS MM-50
1. A point positive charge is brought near an isolated conducting sphere (figure). The electric field is
best given by

(a) Fig (i) (b) Fig (ii) (c) Fig (iii) (d) Fig (iv) (1)
2. A positively charged particle is released from rest in a uniform electric field. The electric potential
energy of the charge
(a) remains a constant because the electric field is uniform
(b) increases because the charge moves along the electric field
(c) decreases because the charge moves along the electric field
(d) decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field (1)
3. The ultra-high frequency band of radio waves in electromagnetic wave is used as in
(a) television waves (b) cellular phone communication
(c) commercial FM radio (d) both (a) and (c) (1)
4. There is a uniform magnetic field directed perpendicular and into the plane of the paper. An
irregular shaped conducting loop is slowly changing into a circular loop in the plane of the paper.
Then
(a) current is induced in the loop in the anti-clockwise direction.
(b) current is induced in the loop in the clockwise direction.
(c) ac is induced in the loop.
(d) no current is induced in the loop. (1)
5. Currents of 10 𝐴 and 2 𝐴 are flowing in opposite directions through two parallel wires 𝐴 and 𝐵
respectively. If the wire 𝐴 is infinitely long and wire 𝐵 is 2 𝑚 long, then force on wire 𝐵 which is
situated at 10 𝑐𝑚 from 𝐴, is
(𝑎) 8 × 10−5 𝑁 (𝑏) 6 × 10−5 𝑁
(𝑐) 4 × 10−5 𝑁 (𝑑) 2 × 10−5 𝑁 (1)
6. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If its resistance also increases by 25%,
the voltage sensitivity will
(a) decrease by 1% (b) increased by 5%
 (c) increased by 10% (d) decrease by 4% (1)
7. A battery is connected to the conductor of non-uniform cross section area. The quantities or
quantity which remains constant is-
(a) electric field only (b) drift speed and electric field

(c)electric field and current (d) current only (1)

8. A charged particle would continue to move with a constant velocity in a region wherein,

(𝑖)𝐸 = 0, 𝐵 ≠ 0 (𝑖𝑖)𝐸 ≠ 0, 𝐵 ≠ 0 ((𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝐸 ≠ 0, 𝐵 = 0\

(a) (i) and (ii) are correct (b) (i) and (iii) are correct

(c) only (i) is correct (d) only (ii) is correct (1)

9. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field, in four different orientations
1,2,3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4 Arrange all of them in decreasing order of their potential energy.

(a) 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 (b) 1 > 3 > 2 > 4

(c) 1 > 4 > 2 > 3 (d) 3 > 4 > 2 > 1 (1)

10. The ratio of contributions made by the electric field and magnetic field components to the intensity
of an EM wave is

(a) 𝑐: 1 (b) 𝑐 2 : 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) √𝑐 ∶ 1 (1)

11. An electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of a current carrying long solenoid.
Which of the following is true?
(a) The electron will be accelerated along the axis
(b) The electron path will be circular about the axis
(c) The electron will experience a force at 45° to the axis and hence execute a helical path
(d) The electron will continue to move with uniform velocity along the axis of the solenoid (1)

Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Select the most appropriate
answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c)A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is also false.

12. Assertion(A): The field intensity in between such sheets having equal and opposite uniform surface
densities of charge become constant.
Reason(R): The field intensity does not depend upon the distance between the thin sheet. (1)
13. Assertion (A): The ferromagnetic substance do not obey Curie's law.
 Reason (R): At Curie point a ferromagnetic substance start behaving as a paramagnetic substance.
(1)
14. Assertion: In any ac circuit, the applied instantaneous voltage equal to the algebraic sum of the
instantaneous voltages across the series elements of the circuit.
Reason: The voltage variations across each element follows the variations of the supply voltage at
all instants. (1)
15. (𝑖) Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reasons.
(𝑖𝑖) Two charges −𝑞 and + 𝑞 are located at points 𝐴 (0, 0, – 𝑎) and 𝐵 (0, 0, +𝑎) respectively. How
much work is done in moving a test charge from point 𝑃 (7, 0, 0) 𝑡𝑜 𝑄 (−3,0,0)? (2)
16. Relative permeability (µ𝑟 ) of a material has a value lying 1 < µ𝑟 < 1 + 𝜀 (where 𝜀 is a small
quantity). Identify the magnetic material and explain the behaviour of material in external magnetic
field. (2)
17. Figure shows two electric circuits A and B. Calculate the ratio of power factor of the circuit B to the
Power factor of the circuit A.

(2)
18. (a) Two conducting wires X and Y of same diameter are connected in series across a battery. If the
number density of electron in X is twice that in Y, find the ratio of drift velocity of electrons in the
two wires.
(b) When electrons drift in a metal from lower to higher potential, does it mean that all the free
electrons of the metal are moving in the same direction? Justify your answer. (2)
19. Three charges are arranged along a straight line as shown in the figure. Calculate the total electric
field intensity due to all these three charges at the point P.

(2)
20. State Gauss’s law on electrostatics and derive an expression for the electric field due to a long
straight thin uniformly charged wire (linear charge density 𝜆) at a point lying at a distance r from
the wire. (3)
21. (a) When an ac source is connected across a capacitor, current starts flowing through the circuit.
Show how Ampere’s circuital law is generalized to explain the flow of current through the capacitor.
Hence obtain the expression for the displacement current inside the capacitor.
(b) Why is it necessary in microwave ovens to select the frequency of microwaves to match the
resonant frequency of water molecules? (3)
22. A uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ⃗ is set up along the positive 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. A particle of charge ‘𝑞’ and mass
‘𝑚’ moving with a velocity 𝑣 enters the field at the origin in 𝑋 − 𝑌 plane such that it has velocity
 components both along and perpendicular to the magnetic field 𝐵 ⃗ . Trace the trajectory followed
by the particle. Find the expression for the time taken to complete one rotation and distance moved
by the particle along the magnetic field in one rotation. (3)
23. Define mutual inductance between two long coaxial solenoids. Find out the expression for the
mutual inductance of inner solenoid of length 𝑙 having the radius 𝑟1 and the number of turns 𝑛1
per unit length due to the second outer solenoid of same length and 𝑛2 number of turns per unit
length. (3)
24. Using the given circuit diagram answer the following questions.

(𝑖) The magnitude of current 𝐼1 is

5 2 10 5
(𝑎) 13
𝐴 (𝑏) 13
𝐴 (𝑐) 34
𝐴 (𝑑) 34
𝐴 (1)

(𝑖𝑖) The magnitude of potential difference between 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷 is

2 2 3
(𝑎) 2𝑉 (𝑏) 𝑉 (𝑐) 𝑉 (𝑑) 𝑉 (1)
13 26 13

(𝑖𝑖𝑖) The potential between 𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 is

(a) 1.615𝑉 (b) 1.5𝑉 (c) 1.1𝑉 (d) 3𝑉 (1)

(𝑖𝑣) The Kirchhoff’s loop rule is based on

(a) conservation of momentum (b) conservation of charge

(c) conservation of potential (d) conservation of energy (1)

25. (a) A parallel plate capacitor, each with plate area A. and separation d, is charged to a potential
difference V. The battery used to charge it remains connected. A dielectric slab of thickness d and
dielectric constant k is now placed between the plates. What change, if any, will take place in (i)
charge on plates, (ii) electric field intensity between the plates and (iii) capacitance of the capacitor?
(b) You are given an air filled parallel plate capacitor 𝐶1 . The space between its plates is now filled with
slabs of dielectric constants 𝐾1 and 𝐾2 as shown in figure. Find the capacitance of the capacitor 𝐶2 in terms
of 𝐶1, 𝐾1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐾2 if area of the plates is 𝐴 and distance between the plates is 𝑑.
26. (a)Explain briefly, with the help of a labelled diagram, the basic principle of the working of an a.c.
generator. In an a.c. generator, coil of N turns and area A is rotated at v revolutions per second in a
uniform magnetic field B. Write the expression for the emf produced.
(b) A 100 turn coil of area 0.1 m^2 rotates at half a revolution per second. It is placed in a magnetic
field 0.01 T perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the coil. Calculate the maximum voltage
generated in the coil. (5)