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Sample Paper 17
Class XII 2024-25
Physics
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
1. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
3. All the sections are compulsory.
4. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four assertion reasoning based of 1 mark each,
Section B contains five questions of 2 marks each, Section C contains seven questions of 3 marks each,
Section D contains two case study based questions of 4 marks each and Section E contains three long
questions of 5 marks each.
5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B,
one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D and all three questions in Section E.
You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions
6. Use of calculators is not allowed.
7. You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c = 3 # 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 # 10−31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 # 10−19 C
iv. µ 0 = 4π # 10−7 TmA−1
v. h = 6.63 # 10−34 Js
vi. ε 0 = 8.854 # 10−12 C2 N−1 m−2
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 # 1023 per gram mole

SECTION-A
1. Which nature of the wave-front is associated with a parallel beam of light?
(a) Plane (b) Spherical
(c) Cylindrical (d) All of these

2. A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The
capacitance of the capacitor
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) Becomes infinite (d) Remains unchanged

3. In a series LCR-circuit, resistance R = 10 Ω and the impedance Z = 20 Ω . The phase difference between
the current and the voltage is
(a) 30c (b) 45c
(c) 60c (d) 90c

4. Which series of hydrogen spectrum does not lie in infrared region?

(a) Humphreys series (b) Pfund series
(c) Bracket series (d) Lyman series
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5. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5. The
distance of the virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm (d) 12 cm

6. A toroid has a core of inner radius 20 cm and outer radius 22 cm around which 4200 turns of a wire are
wound. If current in the wire is 10 A , then magnetic field inside the core of toroid is
(a) 0.01 T (b) 0.02 T
(c) 0.04 T (d) 0.08 T

7. Which of the following is/are not electromagnetic waves?

(a) β -rays (b) X-rays
(c) cosmic rays (d) both a and b

8. The current flowing through a lamp, marked as 60 W and 240 V is

(a) 0.25 A (b) 1 A
(c) 2.5 A (d) 5 A

9. The mutual inductance of two coils can be increased by

(a) increasing the length of coils (b) increasing the no. of turns in the coils
(c) winding the coils on wooden cores (d) decreasing the no. of turns in the coils

10. If a material, placed in a magnetic field is thrown out of it, then the material is
(a) Diamagnetic (b) Paramagnetic
(c) Ferromagnetic (d) Non-magnetic

11. The energy of emitted photo electron depends upon

(a) Intensity of light (b) Wavelength of light
(c) Work-function of metal (d) None of these

12. The S.I. unit of electric field Ev is

(a) Cm-2 (b) NC-1
(c) Am (d) Vm-1

13. Assertion : In a movie, ordinarily 24 frames are projected per second from one end to the other of the
complete film.
Reason : The image formed on retina of eye is sustained upto 1/10 second after the removal of stimulus.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

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14. Assertion : When tiny circular obstacle is placed in the path of light from some distance, a bright spot is
seen at the centre of the shadow of the obstacle.
Reason : Destructive interference occurs at the centre of the shadow.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

15. Assertion : In high latitudes one sees colourful curtains of light hanging down from high altitudes.
Reason : The high energy charged particles from the sum are deflected to polar regions by the magnetic
field of the earth.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

16. Assertion (A) : Circuits containing capacitors should be handled cautiously even when there is no current.
Reason (R) : The capacitors are very delicate and so quickly breakdown.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

SECTION-B
17. Define uniform magnetic field. How is it represented geometrically?

18. Alloys of metals have greater resistivity than their constituent metals. Why?

19. Why is the use of AC voltage preferred over DC voltage? Give two reasons.

20. The refractive index of diamond is much greater than that of glass. How does a diamond cutter make use
of that fact?


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What do you mean by refraction of light?

21. Distinguish between a dielectric and a conductor.

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SECTION-C
22. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation by a concave mirror. When the object is kept between
its forms and the pole. Using this diagram. Derive the magnification formula for the image formed.

23. Find the ratio of energies of photons produced due to transition of an electron of hydrogen atom from its
(i) second permitted energy level to the first permitted level and
(ii) the highest permitted energy level to the first permitted level.

24. What happens when a forward bias is applied to a p -n -junctions

25. Write an expression for the maximum kinetic energy acquired by charged particles accelerated by a
cyclotron.

26. What so you mean by Nuclear Fission?

27. Two sources of intensity l1 and l2 undergo interference in Young’s double slit experiment. Show that
l
l = ^ aa +− aa h2 , where a1 and a2 are the amplitudes of disturbance of two sources S1 and S2 .
max

min
1
1
2
2

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What will happen if Young’s double slit experiment is performed in water?

28. Distinguish between conductors and insulators. Give examples.

SECTION-D
29. In 1909, Robert Millikan was the first to find the charge of an electron in his now-famous oil-drop
experiment. In that experiment, tiny oil drops were sprayed into a uniform electric field between a
horizontal pair of oppositely charged plates. The drops were observed with a magnifying eyepiece, and the
electric field was adjusted so that the upward force on some negatively charged oil drops was just sufficient
to balance the downward force of gravity. That is, when suspended, upward force qE just equalled Mg.
Millikan accurately measured the charges on many oil drops and found the values to be whole number
multiples of 1.6 # 10-19 C the charge of the electron. For this, he won the Nobel prize.
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(i) If a drop of mass 1.08 # 10-14 kg remains stationary in an electric field of 1.68 # 105 NC-1 , then the
charge of this drop is
(a) 6.40 # 10-19 C
(b) 3.2 # 10-19 C
(c) 1.6 # 10-19 C
(d) 4.8 # 10-19 C

(ii) Extra electrons on this particular oil drop (given the presently known charge of the electron) are
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 8
(iii) A negatively charged oil drop is prevented from falling under gravity by applying a vertical electric field
100 Vm–1. If the mass of the drop is 1.6 # 10-3 g , the number of electrons carried by the drop is (g =
10 m s–2)
(a) 1018 (b) 1015
(c) 10 12
(d) 109

(iv) The important conclusion given by Millikan’s experiment about the charge is
(a) charge is never quantized
(b) charge has no definite value
(c) charge is quantized
(d) charge on oil drop always increases.


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If in Millikan’s oil drop experiment, charges on drops are found to be 8 µC, 12 µC, 20 µC, then quanta
of charge is
(a) 8 µC (b) 20 µC
(c) 12 µC (d) 4 µC

30. Wavefront is a locus of points which vibration in same phase. A ray of light is perpendicular to the
wavefront. According to Huygens principle, each point of the wavefront is the source of a secondary
disturbance and the wavelets connecting from these points spread out in all directions with the speed of
wave. The figure shows a surface XY separating two transparent media, medium –1 and medium –2. The
lines ab and cd represent wavefronts of a light wave travelling in medium –1 and incident on XY. The lines
ef and gh represent wavefronts of the light wave in medium –2 after refraction.

(i) Light travels as a

(a) parallel beam in each medium
(b) convergent beam in each medium
(c) divergent beam in each medium
(d) divergent beam in one medium and convergent beam in the other medium.
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(ii) The phases of the light wave at c, d, e and f are φ c , φ d , φ e and φ f respectively. It is given that
fc ! f f
(a) φ c cannot be equal to φ d
(b) φ d can be equal to φ e
(c) ^f d - f f h is equal to ^f c - f e h
(d) ^f d - f c h is not equal to ^f f - f e h
(iii) Wavefront is the locus of all points, where the particles of the medium vibrate with the same
(a) phase (b) amplitude
(c) frequency (d) period
(iv) A point source that emits waves uniformly in all directions, produces wavefronts that are
(a) spherical (b) elliptical
(c) cylindrical (d) planar


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What are the types of wavefronts ?
(a) Spherical (b) Cylindrical
(c) Plane (d) All of these

SECTION-E
31. Is a displacement current associated with a magnetic field? Or, can a changing electric flux induce a
magnetic field? Explain it with the help of an example.


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A parallel plate capacitor consists of two circular plates each of radius 2 cm separated by distance of 0.1
mm. If rate of change of potential difference is 5 # 1013 V-s-1 , Find out the value of displacement current ?

32. What is rectifier ? How a p -n junction diode can be used in (1) forward biased and (2) reverse biased
mode ? Draw a labelled V -I characteristic of p - n junction diode on a graph.


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Draw the necessary energy band diagrams to distinguish between conductors, semiconductors and
insulators. How does the change in temperature affect the behaviour of these materials? Explain briefly.

33. Define self-inductance of a coil. Obtain the expression for the energy stored in an inductor L connected
across a source of emf.


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A circular ring of area of 0.5 m is situated in a non-uniform magnetic field of 4T changing in 2 s and
making an angle of 60c with the magnetic field. What is the magnitude of the induced E.M.F.?

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