SAMPLE PAPER -5

SUBJECT: PHYSICS
MAX. MARKS:70 TIME:3HRS
General Instructions:

1) There are 35 questions in all.All questions are compulsory.

2) There are five sections Section A, Section B, Section C,Section D and Section E.
3) Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1mark each, Section B contains 7 questions of 2marks each,
Section C contains five questions of 3marks each, Section D contains three long answer type
questions of 5marks each and Section E contains two case study questions of 4marks each.

SECTION A
1. If a charge ‘q ‘is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q such that the 1
system is in equilibrium,the the value of ‘q ‘ is
i) Q/2 ii) -Q/2 iii) Q/4 iv) -Q/4
2. A cube of metal is given a positive charge Q. For the above system, which of the 1
following statement is true?
i)Electric potential at the surface of the cube is zero ii) electric potential within the cube is
zero iii) Electric field is normal to the surface of the cube iv) Electric field varies within
the cube
3. A piece of copper and another of Germanium are cooled from room temperature 77K.The 1
resistance of
i)copper decreases and Ge increases ii) copper increases and Ge decreases iii) each of
them increases iv) each of them decreases
4. Two identical circular wires P and Q each of radius Rand carrying current I are kept in 1
perpendicular planes such that they have a common centre. The magnitude of the net
magnetic field at the common centre of the two coils is

𝜇𝑜 𝐼 𝜇𝑜 𝐼
i) ii) 𝜇𝑜 𝐼𝑅 iii) zero iv)
2𝑅 √2𝑅

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5. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i.It is placed in a uniform 1
magnetic field Bo such that Bo is perpendicular to the plane of the loop.The magnetic
force on the loop is
i) Ir Bo ii) 2πirBo iii) πirBo iv) zero
6. The magnetic susceptibility of a material of a rod is 499,permeability of vacuum is 4π x 1
10-7 H/m.Absolute permeability of the material of the rod in H/m is
i) π x 10-4 ii) 2π x 10-4 iii) 3π x 10-4 iv) 4π x 10-4
7. 1

In the circuit diagram shown ,voltage across the capacitor is

i)in phase with the source voltage ii) leads the source voltage by 90o iii) leads the source
voltage by an angle between 0o and 90o iv) lags behind the source voltage by an angle
between 0o and 90o
8. Pick out the statement which is not true 1
i) Sun is a natural source of UV radiations
ii) UV radiations have wavelength extending from 200nm to 400nm
iii) Shortest wavelength UV radiations are beneficial to living tissues while longer
wavelength UV rays are harmful.
iv) UV radiations are used for sterilisation of water.
9. The flux linked with a coil at any instant ‘t’ is given by 1
φ=10t2-50t+250
The induced emf at t=3s is
i) 10V ii) 190V iii) -190V iv) -10V
10. Two coherent sorces of different intensities send waves which interfere.The ratio of 1
maximum intensity to minimum intensity is 25.The intensities of the sources are in the
ratio
i) 25:1 ii) 5:1 iii) 9:4 iv) 625:1
11. Light of wavelength 200Ao falls on a metallic surfaceof work function4.21eV.The 1
stopping potential is
i) 2V ii) 4V iii) 9V iv) 0V

12. In the Bohr model of Hydrogen atom,the lowest orbit corresponds to 1

i) Infinite energy ii) the maximum energy
iii) the minimum energy iv) zero energy

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13. Which of the following statement is correct? 1
i) The current in a photo cell increases with increasing frequency of light ii) The photo
current is proportional to applied voltage iii)The stopping potential increases
with increasing intensity of incident light
iv) The photo current increases with increasing intensity of incident light
14. In the circuit the phase difference between the p.d across C and L is 1

i) π/2 ii) zero iii) π/4 iv) π

15. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5cm is charged such that potential on its surface is 1
10V.The potential at a distance of2cm from the centre of the sphere is :
i) zero ii) 10 V iii) 4V iv) 10/3 V
For Q16 to 18 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and
(d) as given below.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and 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
16. ASSERTION(A): Convex mirrors cannot form real images 1
REASON(R): Convex mirror converges the parallel rays that are incident on it.
17. ASSERTION(A): When the Temperature of a semiconductor is increased, the its 1
resistance decreases
REASON(R): The energy gap between valence band and conduction band is very small
for semiconductors
18. ASSERTION(A): Photo electric effect demonstrates the wave nature of light 1
REASON(R): The number of photoelectron s is proportional to the frequency of incident
light
SECTION B
19. a. Write the following radiations in ascending order in respect of their frequencies. 2
X-ray, microwaves, UV Rays, radio waves, Gama rays
b. Name the em wave used in radar.
20. The susceptibility of a magnetic material is 2.6x10 -5 . Identify the type of magnetic 2
material and state its two properties.

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21. The radius of the first electron of the hydrogen atom is 5.3x10 -11 m. What is the radius 2
of the second orbit.
(OR)
The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV. What are the kinetic energy and
potential energy of the electron in this state.
22. 22. Double convex lenses are to be manufactured from a glass of refractive index 1.55, 2
with both faces of the same radius of curvature. What is the radius of curvature required if
the focal length is to be 20cm.
23. In a single slit detraction experiment, first minimum of red light (660nm) coincides with 2
the first maximum of some other wavelength λ. Calculate λ.
24. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r1 and outer radius r2 has charge Q. 2
a) A charge q is placed at the centre of the shell. What is the surface charge density on the
inner and outer surfaces of the shell?
25. a) Two plane sheets of charge having charge densities σ and - σ are parallel to each other. 2
What will be the magnitude of electric field at a point between the plates? b) State Gauss’s
law in electrostatics.
SECTION C
26. A circular coil of radius ‘R’ carries a current ‘I’ .Obtain the expression for the magnetic 3
field due to this coil at a point on the axis of the loop using Biot-Savart’s law.
27. Define mutual inductance between a pair of coils. Derive an expression for the mutual 3
inductance of two long coaxial solenoids of same length wound one over the other.
28. 3

The above fig. shows how the reactance of an inductor varies with frequency
1. Calculate the value of the inductance of the inductor using the information given in
the graph
2. If this inductor is connected in series to a resistor of 8Ω, find what would be the
impedance at 300Hz

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 OR
An a.c. source generating a voltage ε = ε0 sin ωt is connected to a capacitor of
capacitance C. Find the expression for the current I flowing through it. Plot a
graph of ε and I versus t to show that the current is ahead of the voltage by π/2.
29. The graph shown in fig 1 and 2 are for the phenomenon of photoelectric effect 3
1)

2)

i) Identify which of the characteristics of(intensity/frequency) incident light, is

being kept constant in each case.
ii) A metal has a work function of2eV and is illuminated by monochromatic light
of wavelength500nm (a) calculate the threshold wavelength (b) the stopping
potential
OR
(1) Sketch the graph showing the variation of stopping potential with frequency of
incident radiation for two photo sensitive materials A and B having threshold
frequencies νA >νB.
(2) In which case is the stopping potential more and why?
(3) Does the slope of the graph depend on the nature of the material? Explain.

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30. 3
A hydrogen atom initially in the ground state absorbs a photon which excites it to the n=4
level. Determine the wavelength and frequency of photon.

SECTION D

31. (a) What is electrostatic shielding? Write its two applications 5

(b) An electric field E0=3x104V/m is established between the plates,0.05m apart, of a

parallel plate capacitor. After removing the charging battery, an uncharged metal plate of
thickness t=0.01mm is inserted between the plates. Find the p.d

(i) before and (ii) after the introduction of the metal plate (iii) what would be the p.d if a
dielectric slab(K=2) were introduced in place of metal plate?

OR

(a) Two point charges 20x10-6 C and -4x10-6 C are separated by a distance of 50cm in
air (i) Find the point on the line joining the charges, where the electric potential is
zero (ii) Find the electrostatic potential energy of the system.
(b) Obtain the expression for electric field at a point near a thin infinite plane sheet of
charge density σ Cm-2

32. 5
(a) Define relaxation time of the free electrons drifting in a conductor. Write the relation
between drift velocity of free electrons and relaxation time.
(b) Derive the condition for balance in a Wheatstone bridge.
OR
(a) (i)What is internal resistance of a cell. Write two factors on which it depends.
(ii) A battery of emf E and internal resistance r is connected to a resistance R,a
current I flows through it.Derive the relation between E,I, r and R
(b) Two cells of e.m.fs and internal resistances E1,r1 and E2,r2 are connected in series.
Obtain expressions for the equivalent emf and resistance of the combination.

33. 5
(a) State Huygens principle.
(b) Define the term wavefront.
(c) Draw a ray diagram to show the working of a compound microscope. Derive an
expression for its magnifying power.
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 (a) Write two points of difference between interference pattern and diffraction pattern.
(b) Draw the ray diagram to show the working of a refracting telescope. Derive an
expression for its magnifying power (normal adjustment).
SECTION E
34. 4
Case study
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
The total internal reflection of the light is used in polishing diamonds to create a sparkling
brilliance by polishing the diamond with specific cuts, it is adjusted so that most of the
light rays approaching the surface are incident with an angle of incidence greater than
critical angle. Hence, they suffer multiple reflections and this gives the diamond a
sparkling brilliance.

(i) Light cannot easily escape a diamond without multiple internal reflections. What is the
reason?

(ii) The critical angle for diamond is 24.4o. What is its refractive index?

(iii) Write two conditions for total internal reflection

OR

Name a device used in communication which is based on the principle of total internal
reflection.Write one more application of it.

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35 Case study 4
Semiconductors may exist as elemental semiconductors and also compound
semiconductors. Si and Ge are elemental semiconductor and CdS, GaAs, CdSe,
anthracene, poly pyrrole etc. are the compound semiconductors. Each electron in an atom
has different energy level and such different energy levels continuing forms the band of
energy called as energy bands. Those energy band which has energy levels of Valence
electrons is called as Valence band. And the energy band which is present above the
Valence band is conduction band. On the basis of energy bands materials are also defined
as metals, semiconductors and insulators. In case of metals, conduction band and Valence
band overlaps with each other due to which electrons are easily available for conduction.
In case of insulators, there is some energy gap between conduction band and Valence
band due to which no free electrons are easily available for conduction. In
semiconductors, there is a small energy gap between conduction band and Valence band
and if we give some external energy then electron from Valence band goes to conduction
band due to which conduction will be possible. These semiconductors are classified as
intrinsic semiconductors and extrinsic semiconductors also. Intrinsic semiconductors are
those semiconductors which exist in pure form. The semiconductors doped with some
impurity in order to increase its conductivity are called extrinsic semiconductors.

(i) What is the energy gap between valence band and conduction band for a pure
germanium semiconductor?
(ii) Draw the energy band diagram of a metal.
(iii) Carbon, silicon and germanium have the same lattice structure. Why is carbon
insulator while silicon and germanium intrinsic semiconductor.
Or
Name dopants used to make i) n-type semiconductor ii) p-type semiconductor

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 Class XII
Session: 2022-23
MARKING SCHEME
CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 5 (Theory)
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
QNo Marks
SECTION A
1 (iv) 1
2 (iii) 1
3 (i) 1
4 (iii) 1
5 (iii) 1
6 (ii) 1
7 (iv) 1
8 (iii) 1
9 (iv) 1
10 (iii) 1
11 (i) 1
12 (iii) 1
13 (iv) 1
14 (i) 1
15 (iv) 1
16 A is true but R is false 1
17 Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 1
18 Both A and R are false 1
19 a) Radio waves, micro waves, uv rays, x-ray, gamma ray. 1
b) micro wave 1
20 a) Paramagnetic 1
b) any two properties 1
21 rnαn2 . r2/r1=4 1
r2=2.12x10-10m 1
(or)
K=_ve of total energy. K= 13.6eV 1
Potential energy= -13.6-13.6=-27.2eV 1
22 1 1
=(n21-1) (1/R1-1/R2)
𝑓
1
Substitution, calculation and result
R=22cm
23 For diffraction minimum,sin ϴ= nλ/d 1
For diffraction maximum,sin ϴ=(2n+1)λ/2d 1
Λ= 2/3x660=440 nm

24 Surface charge densityon the inner surface=-q/4πr12 1

Surface charge density on outer surface=Q+q/4πr22 1
25 Gauss’s law 1
E=σ/ϵ0 1
26 Diagram 1
derivation 2
27 Definition 1
derivation 2
28 L=XL/2πf = 1/2π X slope of the graph = 3.18x10-3 Hz 2
Z=(R2+XL2)1/2 =10ohm 1
29 a)Intensity, frquency 1
b) λ0=hc/Ф0 = 6.18x10-7m 2
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 1) graph 1
2) V0=h/e (ѵ-ѵ0) V0 is more for B 1
3) Slope = h/e so it does not depend on the material 1
30 En=-13.6/n2
E4-E1= 12.75Ev
λ = hc/E4-E1= 0.97x10-7m 2
ѵ = c/ λ = 3.07x1015Hz 1

31 1) making a region free from electric field. It is based on the fact that electric 1
field vanishes inside the cavity of a hollow conductor.
2) Two applications
b) (i) V0=E0Xd=1500V 1
(ii) V=E0(d-t)=1200V 1
(iii) E0(d-t)+(E0/k) t=1350V
(OR) 1
20𝑋10−6 4𝑋10−6
a) V= 𝑘[ - ] =0
𝑋 50−𝑥
x= 41cm 1
1 𝑞1𝑞2
u= = -1.44J
4𝜋€𝑜 𝑟
derivation of electric field 1
3
32 i)Definition 1
Two factors 1
ii) Diagram
𝐸 1
I=
𝑅+𝑟
2
b) cells in series, diagram, derivation
(OR)
1
Definition
1
Relation, vd=Ee/m𝜏
3
derivation

33 Huygens principle 1
Definition 1
Ray diagram 1.5
derivation 1.5

33 OR
Two points 2
Ray diagram 1.5
derivation 1.5
34 CASE STUDY
(i)since its critical angle with reference to air is very small. 1
(ii)2.42 1
(iii)angle of incidence must be greater than critical angle.ray should travel from
denser to rarer medium
Or 2
Optical fibre,any one use
35 (i)nearly 0.75 eV 1
(ii) E B diagram 1
Iii Energy gap will be least for Ge,followed by Si and highest for C.Hence number
of free electrons is negligible in C. 2
Or
As,Sb,P (any one)/Ga ,In,Al (any one)

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