SEPTEMBER - 2021

SECTION -A
1. Select and write the correct answers for the following multiple choice
type of questions.
(i) The SI unit of viscosity is ____
Ns Nm 2 N 2s2 m2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
m2 s m Ns
(ii) Colours of a shining bright star is an indication of its ____
(a) distance from the earth (b) size
(c) temperature (d) mass
(iii) In which thermodynamic process does the volume of system remain
constant .
(a) Isobaric (b) Isothermal (c) Adiabatic (d) Isochoric
(iv) If in a resonance tube an oil of density higher that that of water is used then
resonance frequency would ____
(a) increase (b) decrease
(c) slightly increase (d) remain the same
(v) In an interference experiment a transparent glass plate with refractive index
' n ' and thickness ' t ' is introduced between the slit and the screen, the
optical path shifts by _____.
2
(a)  n  1 t (b)  n  1 t (c)  n  1 t (d)  n  1 t 2
(vi) For series LCR circuit at resonance the impedance of the circuit is equal to
____
(a) inductive reactance (b) capacitive reactance
(c) resistance
(d) inductive and capacitive reactance both
(vii) In Bohr model of an atom which of the following is an integral multiple of
h
?
2
(a) Kinetic energy (b) Radius of the atom
(c) Potential energy (d) Angular momentum
(viii) A mass ‘m’ attached to a spring oscillates every 2 seconds. If the mass is
increased by 2 kg then the time period increases by 1 second. The initial
mass is ___
(a) 1.6 kg (b) 2.4 kg (c) 3.2 kg (d) 1.4 kg
(ix) In biprism experiment, the distance of a point on the screen from the slits is
1.8  10 5 m and 1.23  105 m . If the wavelength of light used is 6000 Ao .
The fringe formed at that point is____
(a) 10th bright (b) 10th dark (c) 9th dark (d) 9th bright
(x) In common emitter amplifier, current gain is 80 and emitter current is 9
mA. The base current is ___
1 1 1
(a) mA (b) 8mA (c) mA (d) mA
81 8 9

2. Answer the following questions :

(i) State the formula for moment of inertia of a solid sphere about an axis
passing through its centre.
(ii) Define angle of contact.
(iii) What is an isothermal process.
(iv) At which position, the restoring force acting on a particle executing linear
SHM is maximum ?
(v) When is an AC circuit non inductive.
(vi) What is the phase difference between input signal voltage and output
signal voltage in CE amplifier.
(vii) Calculate the minimum energy required to take an electron from the
ground state to the first excited state in hydrogen atom.
(viii) If a charge of 50C is moving with speed of 50 m/s parallel to the
direction of magnetic field, find the mechanical force acting on charged
particle.
SECTION – B

Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

3. Draw a neat, labeled diagram of Ferry’s black body.
4. Write a note on free expansion in thermodynamic process
5. What is magnetization ? Write its unit and dimensions.
6. State any two conditions for steady interference pattern.
7. With help of suitable diagram state the expression for Biot-Savart’s law in
vector form
8. State Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.
9. Explain why the total impedance of a circuit decreases when a capacitor is
added in series with inductor and resistor.
10. A motor cyclist (to be treated as a point mass) is to undertake horizontal
circles inside the cylindrical wall of a well of inner radius 4 m. The co-
efficient of static friction between tyres and the wall is 0.2. Calculate the
minimum speed and period necessary to perform this stunt.
11. Compare the amount of work done in blowing two soap bubbles of radii in
the ratio 4 : 5 .
12. Find the distance between two successive antinodes in a stationary wave
on a string vibrating with frequency 32 Hz. Speed of wave = 48 m/s.
13. The e.m.f. of a cell is balanced by a length of 320 cm of the potentiometer
wire. When a cell is shunted by a resistance of 50 the balancing length is
reduced by 20 cm. Find internal resistance of the cell.
14. The photoelectric work function for a metal is 5 eV. Calculate the
threshold frequency for the metal.

SECTION – C
Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

15. With a neat, labeled schematic diagram, explain the experimental set-up
for photoelectric effect.
16. What is light emitted diode ? Explain working of a LED.
17. Obtain an expression for equivalent capacity for combination of three
capacitors connected in series.
18. Explain surface tension on the basis of molecular theory
19. Derive an expression for period of a simple pendulum.
20. State Huygen’s principle. Explain geometrical construction of a plane
wavefront.
21. Obtain the expression for Bohr magneton
82 82
22. The wavelength of two sound waves in air are m and m . They
173 171
produce 9 beats per second. Calculate velocity of sound in air.
23. A circular loop of radius 9.2 cm carries a current of 2.3 A. Obtain the
magnitude of magnetic field at the centre of loop. Also state dimensions of
B.
24. 0.5 mole of gas at temperature 450 K expands isothermally from an initial
volume of 3 L to final volume of 9 L
(a) What is the work done by the gas ?  R  8.319 J mol 1K 1 

(b) How much heat is supplied to the gas ?

25. An alternating e.m.f. e = 200 sin 314.2t volt is applied between the
terminals of an electric bulb whose filament has a resistance of 100 .
calculate the following :
(a) RMS current
(b) Frequency of AC signal
(c) Period of AC signal
26. Two charges of magnitude 5nC and 2 nC are placed at point (2 cm,0,0)
and (20 cm, 0,0) in a region of a space where there is a no external field.
Find electrostatic potential energy of the system.

SECTION – D
Attempt any THREE questions of the following :
27. Using the energy conservation, derive the expression for minimum speeds
at different locations along a vertical circular motion controlled by gravity.
28. Explain the conversion of a Moving coil Galvanometer (MCG) into an
ammeter. Obtain necessary formula. State any two advantages of
potentiometer over voltmeter.
29. State :
(a) Stefan- Boltzmann law of radiation
(b) Wien’s displacement law
The difference between two molar specific heats of a gas is 6000 J/kg K. If
the ratio of specific heats is 1.4, calculate the molar specific heat at
constant volume.
30. Define the following :
(a) Self inductance
(b) Mutual inductance
A straight conductor is moving with a velocity of 3 m/s, at right angles to a
magnetic field 4.5  10 5Wb / m 2 . If an e.m.f. developed between its ends
is 1.35  104 volt, calculate the length of straight conductor.
31. State any two limitations of Bohr’s atomic model.
The half life of a radioactive species is 3.2 days. Calculate decay constant (
per day)
 MARCH – 2022 (PHYSICS)
SECTION -A
1. Select and write the correct answers for the following multiple choice type of
questions.
(i) The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of __
(a) momentum (b) energy
(c) temperature (d) mass
(ii) The average value of alternating current over a full cycle is always___.
[I0 = Peak value of current] –
I0 I0
(a) Zero (b) (c) (d) 2I 0
2 2
(iii) The angle at which maximum torque is exerted by the external uniform electric field on
the electric dipole is ____
(a) 0o (b) 30o (c) 45o (d) 90o
(iv) The property of light which does not change, when it travels from one medium to another
is ___
(a) velocity (b) wavelength (c) frequency (d) amplitude
(v) The root mean square speed of the molecules of a gas is proportional to __ [ T = Absolute
temperature of gas]
1 1
(a) T (b) (c) T (d)
T T
(vi) The unit Wb m2 is equal to ___
(a) henry (b) watt (c) dyne (d) tesla
(vii) When the bob performs a vertical circular motion and the string rotates in a vertical plane,
the difference in the tension in the string at horizontal position and upper most position is
___
(a) mg (b) 2 mg (c) 3 mg (d) 6 mg
(viii) A liquid rises in glass capillary tube upto a height of 2.5 cm at room temperature. If
another glass capillary tube having radius half that of the earlier tube is immersed in the
same liquid, the rise of liquid in it will be …
(a) 1.25 cm (b) 2.5 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 10 cm
(ix) In Young’s double slit experiment the two coherent sources have different amplitudes. If
the ratio of maximum intensity to minimum intensity is 16 : 1, then the ratio of amplitudes
of the two sources will be _____
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 5 : 3 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 16
(x) The equation of a simple harmonic progressive wave travelling on a string is
y  8sin  0.02 x  4t  cm. The speed of the wave is ___
(a) 10 cm/s (b) 20 cm/s (c) 100 cm/s (d) 200 cm/s

2. Answer the following questions :

(i) Define potential gradient of the potentiometer wire.
(ii) State the formula for critical velocity in terms of Reynold’s number for a flow of liquid.
(iii) Is it always necessary to use red light to get photoelectric effect ?
(iv) Write the Boolean expression for Exclusive – OR (X – OR) gate ?
(v) Write the differential equation for angular S.H.M.
(vi) What is the mathematical formula for third postulate of Bohr’s atomic model ?
(vii) Two inductor coils with inductance 10 mH and 20 mH are connected in series. What is the
resultant inductance of the combination of the two coils.
(viii) Calculate the moment of inertia of a uniform disc of mass 10 kg and radius 60 cm about an
axis perpendicular to its length and passing through its centre.
SECTION – B

Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

3. Define moment of inertia of a rotating rigid body. State its SI unit and dimensions.
4. What are polar dielectrics and non-polar dielectrics ?
5. What is a thermodynamic process ? Give any two types of it.
6. Derive an expression for the radius of the nth Bohr orbit of the electron in hydrogen atom ?
7. What are harmonics and overtones (Two points)?
8. Distinguish between potentiometer and voltmeter.
9. What are mechanical equilibrium and thermal equilibrium ?
10. An electron in an atom is revolving around the nucleus in a circular orbit of radius
5.3  1011 m with a speed of 3  106 m/s. Find the angular momentum of electron.
11. Plane wavefront of light of wavelength 6000Ao is incident on two slits on a screen
perpendicular to the direction of light rays. If the total separation of 10 bright fringes on a
screen 2 m away is 2 cm, find the distance between the slits.
12. Eight droplets of water each of radius 0.2 mm coalesce into a single drop. Find the
decrease in the surface area.
13. A 0.1 H inductor, a 25  106 F capacitor and a 15 resistor are connected in series to a
120 V, 50 Hz AC source. Calculate the resonant frequency .
14. The difference between the two molar specific heats of a gas is 9000J/kg K. If the ratio of
the two specific heats is 1.5, calculate two molar specific heats.
SECTION – C

Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

15. With the help of a neat diagram , explain the reflection of light on a plane reflecting
surface.
16. What is magnetization , magnetic intensity and magnetic susceptibility ?
17. Prove that the frequency of beats is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the
two sound notes giving rise to beats.
18. Define :
(a) Inductive reactance
(b) Capacitive reactance
(c) Impedance
19. Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of a body rotating with a uniform angular
speed.
20. Derive an expression for emf (e) generated in a conductor of length    moving in uniform

magnetic field (B) with uniform velocity  v  along X-axis.

21. Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a spherical object falling under gravity
through a viscous medium.
22. Determine the shortest wavelengths of Balmer and Paschen series. Given the limit for
Lyman series is 912 Ao.
23. Calculate the value of magnetic field at distance of 3 cm from a very long, straight wire
carrying a current of 6A.
24. A parallel plate capacitor filled with air has an area of 6cm 2 and plate separation of 3 mm.
Calculate its capacitance.
25. An emf of 91 mV is induced in the windings of a coil, when the current in a nearly coil is
increasing at the rate of 1.3 A/s, what is the mutual inductance (M) of the two coils in mH
?
26. Two cells of emf 4V and 2V having respective internal resistance of 1 and 2 are
connected in parallel, so as to send current in the same direction through an external
resistance of 5 . Find the current through the external resistance.

SECTION – D
Attempt any THREE questions of the following :
27. Derive an expression for a pressure exerted by a gas on the basis of kinetic theory of
gases.
28. What is a rectifier ? With the help of a neat circuit diagram, explain the working of a half
wave rectifier.
29. Draw a neat, labeled diagram of a suspended coil type moving coil galvanometer.
The initial pressure and volume of a gas enclosed in a cylinder are 2  105 N / m 2 and
6  103 m3 respectively. If the work done in compressing the gas at constant pressure is 150
J, find the final volume of the gas.
30. Define second’s pendulum. Derive a formula for the length of second’s pendulum.
A particle performing linear S.H.M. has maximum velocity 25 cm/s and maximum
acceleration 100 cm/s2. Find period of oscillations.
31. Explain de Broglie wavelengths. Obtain an expression for de Broglie wavelength of wave
associated with material particles.
The photoelectric work function for a metal is 4.2 eV. Find the threshold wavelength.
 FEBRUARY - 2023
SECTION – A

Q.1 Select and write the correct answer:

(i) If ‘n’ is the number of molecules per unit volume and ‘d’ is the diameter of the
molecules, the mean free path '  ’ of the molecule is ______.
2 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
 nd 2 nd 2 2 nd 2 2 nd
(ii) The first law of thermodynamics is consistent with the law of conservation of ______.
a) momentum b) energy c) mass d) velocity
(iii) Y  A  B is the Boolean expression for ______.
a) OR-gate b) AND – gate c) NOR – gate d) NAND - gate
(iv) The property of light which remains unchanged when it travels from one medium to
another is _____.
a) Velocity b) wavelength c) amplitude d) frequency
(v) If a circular coil of 100 turns with a cross-sectional area of 1 m2 is kept with its plane
perpendicular to the magnetic field, flux linked with coil will be _______.
a) 1 Wb b) 50 Wb c) 100 Wb d) 200 Wb
(vi) If ' ' represents the angle of contact made by a liquid which completely wets the
surface of the container then ________.
  
a)   0 b) 0    c)   d)  
2 2 2
(vii) The LED emits visible light when its________.
a) junction is reverse biased b) depletion region widens
c) holes and electrons recombine d) junction becomes hot
(viii) Soft iron is used to make the core of transformer because of its _______.
a) Low coercivity and low retentivity
b) Low coercivity and high retentivity
c) high conecivity and high retentivity
d) high coercivity and low retentivity
(ix) If the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons in photoelectric effect is 2 eV, the
stopping potential will be ______.
a) 0.5 V b) 1.0 V c) 1.5 V d) 2.0 V
(x) The radius of eighth orbit of electron in H-atom will be more than that of fourth orbit
by a factor of ______.
a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16
Q. 2 Answer the following questions:
(i) What is the value of resistance for an ideal voltmeter?
(ii) What is the value of force on a closed circuit in magnetic field?
(iii) What is the average value of alternating current over a complete cycle?
(iv) An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 100 volt. Calculate de-
Broglie wavelength in nm.
(v) If friction is made zero for a road, can a vehicle move safely on this road?
(vii) Calculate the velocity of a particle performing S.H.M. after 1 second, if its
 t 
displacement is given by x  5sin   m
 3
(viii) Write the mathematical formula for Bohr magneton for an electron revolving in nth
orbital.

SECTION – B
Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following:
Q. 3 Define coefficient of viscosity. State its formula and S.I. units
Q.4 Obtain an expression for magnetic induction of a toroid of ‘N’ turns about an axis
passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane.
Q.5 State and prove principle of conservation of angular momentum
Q.6 Obtain an expression for equivalent capacitance of two capacitors C1 and C2 connected
in series
Q.7 Explain why the equivalent inductance of two coils connected in parallel is less than
the inductance of either of the coils.
Q.8 How will you convert a moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter?
Q.9 A 100  resistor is connected to a 220 V, 50 Hz supply.
Calculate:
a) r.m.s. value of current and
b) net power consumed over the full cycle.
Q.10. A bar magnet of mass 120 g in the form of rectangular parallelepiped, has dimensions
l  40 mm, b  10 mm and  80 mm, with its dimension ' h ' vertical, the magnet
 performs angular oscillation in the plane of the magnetic field with period  seconds.
If the magnetic moment is 3.4 Am2, determine the influencing magnetic field.
Q. 11 Distinguish between free vibrations and forced vibrations (Two points).
Q. 12 Compare the rate of loss of heat from a metal sphere at 827C with rate of loss of heat
from the same at 427C , if the temperature of surrounding is 27C .
Q.13 An ideal mono-atomic gas is adiabatically compressed so that its final temperature is
twice its initial temperature. Calculate the ratio of final pressure to its initial pressure.
Q.14. Disintegration rate of a radio – active sample is 1010 per hour at 20 hours form the start
It reduces to 5  109 per hour after 30 hours. Calculate the decay constant.

SECTION – C
Attempt any Eight questions of the following:
Q.15. Derive laws of reflection of light using Huygen’s principle.
Q.16. State postulates of Bohr’s atomic model
Q.17. (a) Define and state unit and dimensions of Magnetization
(b) Explain magnetic susceptibility
Q.18. With neat labeled circuit diagram, describe an experiment to study the characteristics
of photoelectric effect.
Q.19. Explain the use of potentiometer to determine internal resistance of a cell.
Q. 20. Explain the working of n-p-n transistor in common base configuration.
Q. 21 State the differential equation of linear S.H.M. Hence, obtain expression for:
a) acceleration
b) velocity.
Q. 22. Two tuning forks of frequencies 320 Hz and 340 Hz are sounded together to produce
sound wave. The velocity of sound in air is 326.4 m/s. Calcualte the difference in
wavelengths of these waves
23. In a biprism experiment, the fringes are observed in the focal plane of the eye piece at
a distance of 1.2 m from the slit. The distance between the central bright band and the
20th bright band is 0.4 cm. When a convex lens is placed between the biprism and the
eye-piece, 90 cm from the eye-piece, the distance between the two virtual magnified
images is found to be 0.9 cm. determine the wavelength of light used.
24. Calculate the current flowing through two long parallel wires carrying equal currents
and separated by a distance of 1.35 cm experiencing a force per unit length of
4.76 4.76  10 2 N/m
25. An alternating voltage given by e  140 sin  314.2t  is connected across a pure
resistor of 50 calculate:
(i) the frequency of the source
(ii) the r.m.s. current through the resistor.
26. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 1C , separated

by 2 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 N / C .

Calculate:
(a) maximum torque experienced by the dipole and
(b) work done by the external field to turn the dipole through 180

SECTION – D
Attempt any Three questions of the following:
27. On the basis of kinetic theory of gases obtain an expression for pressure exerted by gas
molecules enclosed in a container on its walls.
28. Derive an expression for energy stored in the magnetic field in terms of induced
current. A wire 5 m long is supported horizontally at a height of 15 m along east-west
direction. When it is about to hit the ground, calculate the average e.m.f. induced in it.
(g = 10 m/s2)
29. Derive an expression for the work done during an isothermal process.
104 J of work is done on certain volume of a gas. If the gas releases 125 kJ of heat,
calculate the change in internal energy of the gas.
30. Obtain the relation between surface energy and surface tension.
Calculate the work done in blowing a soap bubble to a radius of 1 cm. The surface
tension of a soap solution is 2.5  10 2 N / m .
31. Derive an expression for linear velocity at lowest position, midway position and the
top-most position for a particle revolving in a vertical circle, if it has to just complete
circular motion without string slackening at top.
 JULY – 2022 (PHYSICS)
SECTION -A
1. Select and write the correct answers for the following multiple choice type of questions.
(i) Raindrops are spherical in shape because of ____ .
(a) surface tension (b) capillarity
(c) downward motion (d) acceleration due to gravity
(ii) The average K.E. of a gas is _____ .
(a) directly proportional to absolute temperature of gas
(b) directly proportional to square of absolute temperature of gas
(c) directly proportional to square root of absolute temperature of gas
(d) inversely proportional to absolute temperature of gas
(iii) A graph of pressure versus volume for an ideal gas for different processes is as shown.

In the graph curve OA represents______.

(a) isochoric process (b) isothermal process
(c) isobaric process (d) adiabatic process
(iv) Standing waves are produced on a string fixed at both ends. In this case ___
(a) all particles vibrate in phase
(b) all antinodes vibrate in phase
(c) all alternate antinodes vibrate in phase
(d) all particles between two consecutive antinodes vibrate in phase
(v) What changes are observed in a diffraction pattern if the whole apparatus is immersed in
water ?
(a) the wavelength of light increases
(b) width of central maximum increases
(c) width of central maximum decreases
(d) frequency of light decreases
(vi) The magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of a circular current carrying coil varies
______
(a) inversely with the square of the radius of the coil
 (b) directly with the radius of the coil
(c) inversely with the radius of the coil
(d) directly with the square of the radius of the coil
(vii) Balmer series is obtained when all transition of electron terminate on ___
(a) 2nd orbit (b) 1st orbit (c) 3rd orbit (d) 4th orbit
(viii) A simple harmonic oscillator has amplitude 16 cm and period 4 seconds. The interval of
time required by it to travel from x  16 cm to x  8 cm is _____
1 2 5 4
(a) second (b) second (c) second (d) second
2 3 6 3
(ix) In potentiometer experiment, the cell balances at a length of 240 cm. When the cell is
shunted by a resistance of 2 , the balancing length becomes 120 cm. The internal
resistance of the cell is _____
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0.5
(x) A small piece of metal wire is dragged across the gap between the pole pieces of magnet
in 0.5 second. The magnetic flux between the pole pieces is 8  104 weber. The emf
induced in the wire is ….
(a) 1.6 mill volt (b) 16 mill volt (c) 1.6 volt (d) 16 volt
2. Answer the following questions :
(i) In which thermodynamic process the total internal energy of system remains constant ?
(ii) State the law of conservation of angular momentum.
(iii) What is shunt ?
(iv) What happens to the fringe width in diffraction pattern if the diameter of wire is increased
?
(v) What is perfectly black body ?
(vi) State the formula for electric field intensity at a point outside an infinitely long charged
cylindrical conductor.
(vii) The half- life of a nuclear species is 1.386 years. Calculate its decay constant per year.
(viii) An automobile engine develop 62.84kW while rotating at a speed of 1200 rpm. What
torque does it deliver ?
 SECTION – B

Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

3. What is capillarity ? State any two uses of capillarity.
4. Define : (i) Emissive power (ii) Co-efficient of emission
5. State any two characteristic of progressive waves.
6. Draw neat, labeled diagram of a parallel plate capacitors with a dielectric slab between the
plates.
7. State the formula for magnetic potential energy of a dipole and hence obtain the minimum
and maximum magnetic potential energy.
8. What is gyromagnetic ratio ? Write the necessary expressions .
9. How does the wave theory of light fail to explain the observations from experiment on
photoelectric effect. [Give any two points]
10. A system releases 125 kJ of heat while 104 kJ of work is done on the system. Calculate the
change in internal energy of the gas.
11. A plane wave front of light of wavelength 4000Ao is incident on two slits on a screen
perpendicular to the direction of the light ray. If the total separation of 10 bright fringes on
a screen 2 m away is 2 cm , find the distance between the slits..
12. An emf of 96.0 mV is induced in the windings of a coil when the current in a nearly coil is
increasing at the rate of 1.20 A/s. What is the mutual inductance (M) of the coils ?
13. An aircraft of a wing span of 50 m flies horizontally in the earth’s magnetic field of
6  105 T . Calculate the velocity required to generate an e.m.f. of 12 V between the tips of
the wings of the aircraft.
14. The surface density of a uniform disc of radius 10 cm is 2 kg/m2. Find its M.I. about an
axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane.

SECTION – C

Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following :

15. State zeroth law of thermodynamics. What are the limitations of first law of
thermodynamics.
16. What is de- Broglie hypothesis ? Obtain the relation for de- Broglie wavelength.
17. Derive an expression for kinetic energy of a rotating body.
18. Derive the laws of reflection of light using Huygen’s theory.
19. Derive an expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron revolving around the
nucleus in an atom. State the formula for the Bohr magneton.
20. Explain the terms :
(a) Capacitive reactance
(b) Inductive reactance
(c) Impedance
21. Define  dc and dc . Obtain the relation between them.
22. A pipe open at both the ends has a fundamental frequency of 600 Hz. The first overtone of
a pipe closed at one end has the same frequency as the first overtone of the open pipe.
How long are the two pipes ? [Velocity of sound in air = 330 m/s]
23. A small particle carrying a negative charge of 1.6  1019 C is suspended in equilibrium
between two horizontal metal plates 10 cm apart, having a potential difference of 4000
volts across them. Find the mass of the particle.
24. A 1000 mH inductor, 36 mF capacitors and 12 resistor are connected in series to 120 V;
50 Hz AC source. Calculate:
(i) impedance of the circuit at resonance
(ii) current at resonance
(iii) resonant frequency
25. A current of equal magnitude flows through two long parallel wires separated by 0.2 cm.
If force per unit length of 4  102 N / m acts on both the wires respectively, calculate the
current through each wire.
26. Calculate the energy radiated in half a minute by a black body of surface area 200 cm2 at
127oC.

SECTION – D
Attempt any THREE questions of the following :
27. Discuss analytically the composition of two linear SHMs having same period and along
the same path. Obtain the expression for resulting amplitude. Find the resultant amplitude
when the phase difference is :
 
(i) zero radians (ii) radians.
2
28. What is transformer ? With the help of suitable diagram describe working of transformer.
29. Define angle of contact. State any two properties of angle of contact.
Find the difference of pressure between inside and outside of a spherical water drop of
radius 2 mm, if surface tension of water is 73  10 3 N / m .
30. State Kirchhoff’s law of electric network.
When two cells of emfs E1 and E2 are connected in series so as to assist each other, their
balancing length on potentiometer wire is found to be 3.2 m. When two cells are
connected in series so as to oppose each other, the balancing length is found to be 0.7 m.
Compare the emfs of two cells.
31. State the first and second postulate of Bohr’s atomic model. Compute the ratio of the
longest wavelengths of Lyman and Balmer series in hydrogen atom.
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XII : Physics
SECTION - A
Q.1. Select and write the correct answer for the following multiple choice type of
questions: (10)
1. The moment of inertia (MI) of a disc of radius R and mass M about its central axis is
________.
MR 2 MR 2 3MR 2
a) b) c) MR 2 d)
4 2 2
2. The dimensional formula of surface tension is ________.
a) [L-1 M1 T-2] b) [L2 M1 T-2] c) [L1 M1 T-1] d) [L0 M1 T-2]
3. Phase difference between a node and an adjacent antinode in a stationary wave is____.
  3
a) rad b) rad c) rad d)  rad
4 2 4
4. The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to a given point against
the direction of electric field is known as ________
a) electric flux b) magnetic potential
c) electric potential d) gravitational potential
5. To convert a moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter we need to connect a ______.
a) small resistance in parallel with it b) large resistance in series with it
c) small resistance in series with it d) large resistance in parallel with it
6. If the frequency of incident light falling on a photosensitive material is doubled, then
kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectron will be ________.
a) the same as its initial value b) two times its initial value
c) more than two times its initial value d) less than two times its initial value
7. In a cyclic process, if U = internal energy, W = work done, Q = Heat supplied then:
a) U = Q b) Q = 0 c) W = 0 d) W = Q
8. The current in a coil changes from 50 A to 10 A in 0.1 second. The self inductance of
the coil is 20 H. The induced e. m. f. in the coil is ________.
a) 800 V b) 6000 V c) 7000 V d) 8000 V
9. The velocity of bob of a second's pendulum when it is 6 cm from its mean position and
amplitude of 10 cm is ________.
a) 8  cm/s b) 6  cm/s c) 4  cm/s d) 2  cm/s
10. In a biprism experiment, the distance of 20th bright band from the central bright band is
1.2 cm. Without changing the experimental set - up, the distance of 30th bright band from
 the central band will be ________.
a) 0.6 cm b) 0.8 cm c) 1.2 cm d) 1.8 cm

Q.2. Answer the following questions. 08

1. Define centripetal force.
2. Why a detergent powder is mixed with water to wash clothes?
3. What is the resistance of an ideal voltmeter?
4. Write the formula for torque acting on rotating current carrying coil in terms of magnetic
dipole moment, in vector form.
5. What is binding energy of a hydrogen atom?
6. What is surroundings in thermodynamics?
7. In a photoelectric experiment, the stopping potential is 1.5 V. What is the maximum
kinetic energy of a photoelectron?
8. Two capacitors of capacitances 5 F and 10 F respectively are connected in series.
Calculate the resultant capacity of the combination.

SECTION - B
Q.1. Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following: 16
1. Explain the change in internal energy of a thermodynamic system (the gas) by heating it.
2. Explain the construction of a spherical wavefront by using Huygens' principle.
3. Define magnetization. State its SI unit and dimensions.
4. Obtain the differential equation of linear simple harmonic motion.
5. A galvanometer has a resistance of 30  and its full scale deflection current is 20
microampere (A). What resistance should be added to it to have a range 0-10 volt?
6. Explain Biot-Savart law.
7. What is Light Emitting Diode? Draw its circuit symbol.
8. An aircraft of wing span of 60 m flies horizontally in earth's magnetic field of 6  10–5 T
at a speed of 500 m/s. Calculate the e.m.f. induced between the tips of wings of aircraft.
9. Derive an expression for maximum speed of a vehicle moving along a horizontal
circular track.
10. A horizontal force of 0.5 N is required to move a metal plate of area 10–2 m2 with a
velocity of 3  10–2 m/s, when it rests on 0.5  10–3 m thick layer of glycerin. Find the
coefficient of viscosity of glycerin.
11. Two tuning forks having frequencies 320 Hz and 340 Hz are sounded together to
produce sound waves. The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s. Find the difference in
wavelength of theses waves.
12. Calculate the change in angular momentum of electron when it jumps from third orbit to
first orbit in hydrogen atom.

SECTION - C
Q.1. Attempt any EIGHT questions of the following : 24
1. A circular coil of wire is made up of 200 turns, each of radius 10 cm. If a current of 0.5
A passes through it, what will be the magnetic field at the centre of the coil?
2. Define photoelectric effect and explain the experimental set-up of photoelectric effect.
3. Define the current gain  DC and  DC for a transistor. Obtain the relation between them.
4. Define surface energy of the liquid. Obtain the relation between the surface energy and
surface tension.
5. What is isothermal process? Obtain an expression for work done by a gas in an
isothermal process.
6. Derive an expression for equation of stationary wave on a stretched string. Show that the
distance between two successive nodes or antinodes is /2.
7. Derive an expression for the impedance of an LCR circuit connected to an AC power
supply. Draw phasor diagram.
8. Calculate the wavelength of the first two lines in Balmer series of hydrogen atom.
9. A current carrying toroid winding is internally filled with lithium having susceptibility 
= 2.1  10–5. What is the percentage increase in the magnetic field in the presence of
lithium over that without it?
10. The radius of a circular track is 200 m. Find the angle of banking of the track, if the
maximum speed at which a car can be driven safely along it is 25 m/sec.
R
11. Prove the Mayer's relation: Cp – Cv = .
J
12. An alternating voltage is given by e = 8 sin 628.4 t.
Find:
i. peak value of e. m. f.
ii. frequency of e.m.f.
iii. instantaneous value of e.m.f. at time t = 10 ms.
 SECTION - D
Q.1. Attempt any THREE questions of the following : 12
1. What is transformer? Explain the construction and working of a transformer. Derive the
equation for a transformer.
2. Using the geometry of the double slit experiment, derive the expression for fringe width
of interference bands.
3. Distinguish between an ammeter and a voltmeter. (Two points each).
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The displacement of a particle performing simple harmonic motion is of its
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amplitude. What fraction of total energy will be its kinetic energy?
4. Draw a neat labelled diagram of Ferry's perfectly black body.
Compare the rms speed of hydrogen molecules at 227 °C with rms speed of oxygen
molecule at 1.27 °C. Given that molecular masses of hydrogen and oxygen are 2 and 32
respectively
5. Derive an expression for energy stored in a charged capacitor.
A spherical metal ball of radius 15 cm carries a charge of 2 C. Calculate the electric
field at a distance of 20 cm from the center of the sphere.