General Instructions :

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

(i) This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections – Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A – Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice type questions. Each question
carries 1 mark.
(iv) In Section B – Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer type questions. Each
question carries 2 marks.
(v) In Section C – Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short Answer type questions. Each question
carries 3 marks.
(vi) In Section D – Questions no. 29 and 30 are case study-based questions. Each question
carries 4 marks.
(vii) In Section E – Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer type questions. Each question
carries 5 marks.
(viii) There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has
been provided in few questions in all the Sections except Section A.
(ix) Kindly note that there is a separate question paper for Visually Impaired candidates.
(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.
You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary :
c = 3 ´ 108 m/s
h = 6.63 ´ 10–34 Js
e = 1.6 ´ 10–19 C
m0 = 4p ´ 10–7 T m A–1

e0 = 8.854 ´ 10–12 C2 N–1 m–2

1
= 9 ´ 109 N m2 C–2
4 pe
0
Mass of electron (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
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 SECTION A
1. The electric field E associated with an electromagnetic wave is represented by
Ey = E0 sin (kx – wt)
Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) The wave is propagating along +x-axis.
(B) The wave is propagating along +z-axis.
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(C) The magnetic field B of the wave is acting along +y-axis.
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(D) The magnetic field B of the wave is acting along –x-axis.
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2. A capacitor of 5 mF is connected to an ac source of 200 V, p Hz through a
resistor of 100 W. The phase difference between the voltage (V) applied and
current (I) is :
(A) 120° (B) 90° (C) 60° (D) 45°
A
3. m, mn and mp represents masses of Z X nucleus, a neutron and a proton,
respectively. Then :
(A) m < (A – Z) mn + Z mp (B) m = (A – Z) mn + Z mp
(C) m = (A – Z) mp + Z mn (D) m > (A – Z) mn + Z mp
4. A rod PQ of resistance R lies across frictionless conducting rails in a constant
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uniform magnetic field B , as shown in the figure. Assuming that the rails have
negligible resistance, the force required to pull the rod to the right at constant
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velocity v is :

(A) 0 (B) Blv

Bl v B2 l 2 v
(C) (D)
R R
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5. When a ferromagnetic substance is heated to a temperature above its Curie
temperature, it will :
(A) behave like a diamagnetic material.
(B) behave like a paramagnetic material.
(C) permanently demagnetise.
(D) remain a ferromagnetic.
6. 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 :
(A) always real
(B) always virtual
(C) first virtual and then real
(D) first real and then virtual
7. A current of 5 A is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 cm. A force of 7.5 mN acts on
it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T. The angle between the
magnetic field and the direction of current is :
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°

8. Two particles A and B of the same mass but having charges q and 4q respectively,
are accelerated from rest through different potential differences V A and VB such
æV ö
that they attain same kinetic energies. The value of ç A ÷ is :
è VB ø
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
4 2

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9. Which of the following statements is correct for alpha particle scattering
experiment ?
(A) For angle of scattering q » 0, the impact parameter is small.
(B) For angle of scattering q Ä p, 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.
10. Which one of the given graphs correctly represents the variation of photoelectric
current with the intensity of incident radiation, keeping other parameters fixed ?

11. When intrinsic silicon semiconductor is doped with Al atom, then it :

(A) decreases the number of holes in the conduction band.
(B) increases the number of holes in the valence band.
(C) increases the energy gap value.
(D) increases the number of electrons in the valence band.
12. Two cells of emf 2 V and 3 V, and internal resistance 1 W and 2 W, respectively
are connected in parallel. The effective emf and internal resistance of the
combination cell are respectively :
(A) 3 V, 1 W (B) 5 V, 3 W

(C) 7 V, 2 W (D) 6 V, 23 W
3 3 5
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Questions number 13 to 16 are Assertion (A) and Reason (R) type questions. Two
statements are given — one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
13. Assertion (A) : Although the surfaces of a goggle lens are curved, it does not
have any power.
Reason (R) : In case of goggles, both the curved surfaces are curved on the
same side and have equal radii of curvature.
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14. Assertion (A) : The current density ( J ) at a point in a conducting wire is in the
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direction of electric field ( E ) at that point.
Reason (R) : A conducting wire obeys Ohm’s law.
15. Assertion (A) : Nuclear fission reactions are responsible for energy generation in
the Sun.
Reason (R) : Light nuclei fuse together in the nuclear fission reactions.
16. Assertion (A) : The torque acting on a current carrying coil is maximum when it
is suspended in a radial magnetic field.
Reason (R) : The torque tends to rotate the coil on its own axis.
SECTION B
17. Explain the terms depletion layer and potential barrier for a junction diode and
their formation. 2
18. An electron is passing through a region and experiences no force. Under what
condition is it possible when the region has (a) only the magnetic field, and
(b) both the electric and the magnetic fields ? Justify your answers. 2
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19. (a) A cell is connected across an external resistance 12 W and supplies 0.25 A
current. When the external resistance is increased by 4 W, the current
reduces to 0.2 A. Calculate (i) the emf, and (ii) the internal resistance, of
the cell. 2
OR
(b) Two point charges of 3 mC and 4 mC are kept in air at (0·3 m, 0) and
(0, 0.3 m) in x-y plane. Find the magnitude and direction of the net electric
field produced at the origin (0, 0). 2
20. A point light source rests on the bottom of a bucket filled with a liquid of
refractive index m = 1.25 up to height of 10 cm. Calculate :
(a) the critical angle for liquid-air interface
(b) radius of circular light patch formed on the surface by light emerging from
the source. 2
21. 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
SECTION C
22. (a) 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
(b) Two large plane sheets P1 and P2 having charge densities + s and – 3 s
respectively are arranged parallel to each other as shown in the figure. Find
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the net electric field ( E ) at points A, B and C. 3

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23. Two point charges of 10 mC and 20 mC are located at points (– 4 cm, 0, 0) and
A
(5 cm, 0, 0) respectively, in a region with electric field E = 2 , where
r
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A = 2 ´ 106 NC–1 m2 and r is the position vector of the point under
consideration. Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system. 3
24. 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.
25. Radiations of frequency 3.0 ´ 1015 Hz are incident on a photosensitive surface of
threshold frequency 1.0 ´ 1015 Hz. Calculate : 3
(a) work function of the surface
(b) maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons

26. A small circular loop of area 6p 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
27. An ideal resistor R, an ideal inductor L and an ideal capacitor C are connected,
one by one, across the same source of ac voltage v = v0 sin wt. It is observed that
the same current I flows in each case.
(a) What will be the instantaneous value of current that will flow through their
series combination when connected across the same source ?
(b) How will the current in each case be affected if the frequency of the source
is increased ?
Justify your answers. 3
28. (a) Draw the shape of intensity distribution curve of the fringes due to
diffraction at a single slit.
(b) Derive the relation for the power of combination of two lenses placed in
contact co-axially. 3
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 SECTION D
Questions number 29 and 30 are case study-based questions. Read the following paragraphs
and answer the questions that follow.
29. 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 diodes can be used as half-wave and
full-wave rectifiers.
(i) Which bulb/bulbs will glow in the given circuit ? 1

(A) B1 only (B) B2 only

(C) Both B1 and B2 (D) Neither B 1 nor B2
(ii) (a) A full-wave rectifier circuit is shown in the figure. The contribution
in output waveform from junction diode D1 is : 1

(A) A, D (B) A, C
(C) B, D (D) B, C
OR

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 (b) The output in a half-wave rectifier is : 1
(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 : 1
(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 : 1
(A) 25 Hz (B) 50 Hz
(C) 100 Hz (D) 200 Hz

30. 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.

(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 points (d, 0) and
(0, d) respectively. The net dipole moment of the system is : 1

(A) – q d ( ^i + ^j ) (B) q d ( ^i + ^j )

(C) q d ( ^i – ^j ) (D) q d ( ^j – ^i )
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 (ii) E1 and E2 are magnitudes of electric field due to a dipole, consisting of
charges –q and +q separated by distance 2a, at points r (>> a) (1) on its
æE ö
axis, and (2) on equatorial plane, respectively. Then ç 1 ÷ is : 1
è E2 ø
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
4 2

(iii) An electric dipole of dipole moment 5.0 ´ 10–8 Cm is placed in a region

where an electric field of magnitude 1.0 ´ 103 N/C acts at a given instant.
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At that instant the electric field E is inclined at an angle of 30° to dipole
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moment P . The magnitude of torque acting on the dipole, at that instant
is : 1
(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) (a) 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 : 1
(A) 4 evr (B) 2 evr
1 1
(C) evr (D) evr
2 4

OR

(b) 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 : 1

(A) 1.0 ´ 10–3 Am2 (B) 5.0 ´ 10–3 Am2

(C) 1.0 ´ 10–2 Am2 (D) 5.0 ´ 10–2 Am2

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 SECTION E

31. (a) (i) 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’.
(ii) A long, straight horizontal wire X¢X is held stationary and carries a
current of 3.0 A. A square loop MNPS of side 10 cm, carrying a
current of 1.0 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

OR

(b) (i) 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.
(ii) A resistance of 20 W, a capacitance of 80 mF 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 :
(1) angular frequency of supply
(2) impedance of the circuit 5
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32. (a) (i) 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.
(ii) A ray of light is incident at an angle of 45 ° at one face of an
equilateral triangular prism and passes symmetrically through the
prism. Calculate :
(1) the angle of deviation produced by the prism
(2) the refractive index of the material of the prism 5
OR
(b) (i) Describe a simple activity to observe diffraction pattern due to a
single slit.
(ii) 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. 5

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33. (a) (i) 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.
(ii) Monochromatic light of frequency 5.0 ´ 1014 Hz is produced by a
source of power output 3.315 mW. Calculate :
(1) energy of the photon in the beam
(2) number of photons emitted per second by the source 5
OR
(b) (i) State Bohr’s postulates and derive an expression for the energy of
electron in n th orbit in Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom.
(ii) Calculate binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) of 126C . 5
Given :

( )
m 126C = 12.000000 u

m ( 10 n ) = 1.008665 u

m ( 1H ) = 1.007825 u
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