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PHYSICS
Time: 3 Hours Max. Mark:70

General lnstructions :

(1) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

(2) This question paper has fiie sections: Sectian A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQs and four Assertion Reasaning based of 7 mark each,
Section B contains five questions of two rnarks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each,
Section D contains two case study based questions of four marlcs each and Seetion E contains three long

(s) ff';:,ff;':ff;,:,{:;:,:"::;:* an internat ehoicb has been provided in one question in se:cti'ion B, one
question in Section C, one question in eaeh CBQ in Section D and all three questions'in Section E. You have
to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(6) tJse of calculatars is not allowed'
(7) You may use the follawing values af physieal eanstants where ever necessary ^ _

i. = 108-m/s
c 3x ii.
m"= 9.7 x 10-31 kg
iii. mp = 1.7 x n'27 kg iv. e = 1.6 x 10-1e C
v. tti = 4n x 10-7 fiA-t vi. h = 6.63 x 10-ia Is
vii. eo = B.gSl x 10-12 dN-'m-' viii.,\vogadro\ number = 6.02i x 1d3 per gram mole

SECTION A
l. In ap-n |uncti,on diode, change in temperature due to heating
(a) affects only reverse resistance (b) affects only forward resistance
(c) does not affect resistance of p-njunction (d) affects the overall V - I characteristics ofp-n junction
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.

3. A monochromatic beam of light passes from a denser medium into a rarer medium. As a result
(a) Velocity increases (b) Velocity decreases
(c) Frequencydecreases (d) Wavelength decreases

4. If the maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons from a metal surface of work function
2.5 eY,is 1.7 eV. If wavelength of incident radiation is halved, then stopping potential will be
(a) 2.s V (b) 6.7 v (c) s.9 V (d) 1.1V

5. Relation between magnetic moment and angular velocity is

(a) M * trl (b) M- trt2 (c) u*Jd (d) None of these

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l Light of wavelength 6000 A in air enters a medium of refractive index 1.5. What will be its frequencyin the
medium?
(a) 5xL01aHz (b) 3x lo"HV,
(c) 7xlol5lHz (d) 9x Lot3Hz
7. The lowest Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom has
(a) the maximum energ-F (b) the least energy
70 (c) infinite energy (d) zero energy

8. Match column I and column II according to the measure of their stabilities.

Column I Column II
(A) A = 10, B.E = 100 (P) Most stable nuclei
(B) A=5,8.E=60 (a) Moderately stable nuclei
:h, (c) A=6,B.E=66 (R) Least stable nuclei
:h, (a) (A) -+ (R); (B) -+ (P); (C) -+ (Q) (b) (A) -+ (R); (B) -+ (Q); (c) -+ (P)
tlg (c) (A) -+ (P); (B) -+ (Q); (c) -+ (R) (d) (A) + (P); (B) -+ (R); (c) -+ (Q)

l;r.t 9. Conductivity of semiconductors

r,t' (a) is maximum at 0 K (b) decreaseswith increase in temperature
(c) increases with increase in temperature (d) is maximum at 300 K

10. Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a distance r between them, experience
an electrostatic force 'Fi The electrostatic force between them in vacuum at the same distance r will be
(a) sF (b) F (c) Fl2 (d) F/s

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In the circuit shown assume the diode to be ideal.
When V, increases from2 V to 6 Y the change in the current is (in mA)
*-*--r>r*
Vi i50Q N , +.]V

(a) zero (b) 20 (c) 80/3 (d) 40

12. In a certain double slit experimental arrangement, interference fringes of width 1 mm each are observed
when light of wavelength 5000 A is used. Keeping the setup unaltered, if the source is replaced by another
of wavelength 6000 A, the fringe width will be
(a) 1.2 mm (b) 0.5 mm (c) 1mm (d) 1.5 mm
For Questions l3 to 16, two statements are given -one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R).
of Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as given below.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and [.eason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation bf Assertion
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) lf both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A) : The product of magnetic susceptibility and absolute temperature for a paramagnetic
substance is a constant
Reason (R) : The magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material does not depend on temperature.

14. Assertion (A) : A reflecting t)?e telescope is preferred in astronomy.

Reason (R) : Weight of the mirrors are less as compared to the lenses.

15. Assertion (A) : It is essential that all the iines available in the emission spectrum will not be available in the
absorption spectrum.
Reason (R) : The spectrum of hydrogen atom is only absorption spectrum.

16. Assertion (A) : V - I characteristic of p-ndiode is same as that of any other conductor.
Reason (R) p-n diode behave as conductor at room temperature
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SECTION B
17. (I) I Q R and S are four resistan.. *ir",
of resistance s 2,2, 2
and,3 ohms respectively. Find out the
resistance with which S must be shunted in order that bridge may be balanced.

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(II) An aluminium wire of diameter 0.24cm is connected in series to a copper wire of diameter 0.16 cm. The
wires carry an electric current of 10 A. Find out current density in the aluminium wire.

18. Define mass defect of nucleus. How is it related to the binding energy of the nucleus?

19. How are wrist watches protected from powerful magnets? -

20. what is the shape of the wavefront in each of the following cases:
(u) Light diverging from a point source.
(b) Light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed at its focus.
21. How does the mutual inductance of a pair of coil change when
(i) the number of turns of each coil is decreased
(ii) the distance between the coils is increased
(iii) a thin iron sheet is placed between the two coils and other factors remaining the same?

SECTION C
22' Athin metallic wire of resistance 100 Q is immersed in a calorimeter contain ing250g of water at l0.C and
a current of 0.5 ampere is passed through it for half an hour. If the water equivalent
of the calorimeter is
10 g, find the rise of temperature.

23. (a) What is excitation of electron?

(b) what is the difference in energy for a hydrogen atom with its electron in the ground state and
a hydrogen
atom with its electron in the n = 3 state?

2a' @) A potential difference of 250volt is applied across the plates of a capacitor 10 pF. Calculate the charge
on the plates of the capacitor.
(b) Distinguish between a dielectric and a conductor.

25. Acoil of cross-sectional atea Alies in a uniform magnetic field B with its plurr. p".p.rrdicular to the field. In
this position the normal to the coil makes an angle of 0' with the field. The coil rotates at
a uniform rate to
complete one rotation in time ,. Find the average induced emf in the coil during the interval
when the coil
rotates from
(i) 90" to 180" position and
(ii) 270" to 360" position

OR
(a) write SI unit of magnetic flux. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?
(b) When is the magnetic flux taken as positive or negative?
26' A device X is connected across an AC source of voltage V = Vosinrrlf. The current through X is .given
/ as

l = r^ sin||o, * 1).
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2).
(a) Identi$, the device x and write the expression for its reactance.
(b) Draw the phasor diagram for the device X.

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 27. (a) What is displacement current?
(b) What is the cause of formation of displacement cuqent?
the (c) You are given a 2 pF parallel plate capacitor. Ho* rvould you establish an instantaneous displacement
current of 1 mA in the space betwee.n its plates?

28. (a) In the following diagrams, indicate which of the diodes are forward biased and which are reverse
fhe
biased?
+'7y +2y

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(i)
+-N =
(i, ' (iii) (iv)
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(b) The V-I characteristic of a silicon diode is given in thb figure. Calculate the diode resistance in forward
bias at V = +2 volts.

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60

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e 40
30

20

10

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SECTION D
Case Study Based Questions

29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Gauss's Law
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Gauss's law gives the net flux of an electric field in a closed surface. According to this law, the surface integral
of electrostatic field E produced by any source over any closed surface S enclosing a volume Vin vaeuum 1.e.,
the total electric flux over the closed surface S in vacuum, is l/eo times the total charge (Q) contained inside S.
In The charges inside S maybe point charges or even continuous charges. There is no contribution to total electric
fo flux from the charges outside S. Further, the location of Q inside S does not affect the value of surface integral.
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The surface chosen to calculate the surface integral is called Gaussian surface, while selecting such a surfac'e,
we shall avoid charges on S itself.

Gauss's law is based on inverse square dependence of E on distance i.r., E *

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(i) Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the
cube will be
r6e
(a)
8e
(b) (c)
e
(d) zero
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(ii) According to Gauss's theorem, the total outward normal flux over a closed surface is equal to
(a) the pirsitive charge enclosed within the surface
(b) l/eo times the net charge outside the surface
(c) I/eo times the total charge enclosed within the surface
(d) the charge density on the surface.

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(iii) The total electriclrr-* .*uru,ing from a closed surface enclosing ari alpha particle is
(a) 3.6 x 10-8 Nm2C-1 (b) 1.8 x 10-s Nm2C-1
(c) 3.6 x 10-6 Nm2C-1 (d) 1.8 x 1o-6 Nm2C-t
(iv) Figure shows three point charges + 2q, -qand + 34. What is the electric flux due to this configuration of
charge throdgh S ?
q
(a) (b) aq
.€o to'
3q
(c) (d) 0 +3q
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If the electric flux entering and leavin* r*;lrface are respectively of magnitude Q, and Qr, then the
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electric charge inside the surface is
(a) o (b) (02 - Or)eo

(d.
(c) (02 + $r)eo (d) -6, )

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30. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Compound Microscope
A compound microscope consists of two converging lenses. One of them, of smaller aperture and smaller
focal length is called objective and the other of slightly larger aperture and slightly larger focal length is called
eye-piece. Both the lenses are fitted in a tube with an arrangement to vary the distance between them. A
tiny object is piaced in front of the objective at a distance slightly greater than its focal length. The objective
produces the image of the object which acts as an object for the eye-piece. The eye piece, in turn produces the
finatr magnified image.
(i) In a compound microscope the images formed by the objective and the eye-piece are respectively
(a) virtual, real (b) real, virtual
(c) virtual, virtual (d) real, real
(ii) The magnification due to a compound microscope does not depend upon
(a) the aperture of the objective and the eye-piece
(b) the focal length of the objective and the eye-piece
(c) the length of the tube
(d) the colour of the light used
(iii) Which of the following is not correct in the context of a compound microscope?
(a) Both the lenses are ofshort focal lengths.
(b) The magnifying power increases by decreasing the focal lengths of the two lenses.
(c) The distance between the two lenses is more than (f, + f,).
(d) The microscope can be used as a telescope by interchanging the two lenses.
(rY) A compound microscope consists of an objective of 10x and an eye-piece of 2Lx.The magnification due
to the microscope r,r,ould be
(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 200
OR
The focal lengths of objective and eye-piece of a compound microsco pe are l2cm and 3.0 cm respectively.
The object is placed at a distance of 1.25 cm from the objective. If the final image is formed at infinity, the
magnif,zing power of the microscope would be
(a) 100 (b) 1s0
(c) 200 (d) 250

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31. (a) Derive the formula of magnification in terms of focal length and distance of irnage from the mirror.
(b) Use the mirror equation to show that an object placed between/and 2i of a concave rnirror forms an
rof image beyond2f.

OR
Show that the emergent ray from a glass slab is parallel to incident ray. Explain and /{ve a relation for lateral
shift through a glass slab.

32. (a) Derive an expression for magnetic field inside, directed along the axis of an air cored solenoid.
(b) Sketch the magnetic field lines for a finite solenoid. How are these field lines different from the electric
-.c field lines for an electric dipole?

OR
(a) State Biot-Savart's law and express it in the vector form.
(b) Using Biot-Savart's law, obtain the expression for the rnagnetic field due to circuiar coil carrying a current
at a point along its axis.

33. Write the conclusions of de-Broglie hypothesis.

!].. Figure shows the stopping potential (Vo) for ,h" pl:: electron versus (1/),) graph, for two metals A and B, ).
led
being the wavelength of incident light.
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(a) How is the value of Planck's constant determined from the graph?
(b) If the distance between the light source and the surface of metal A is increased, how will the stopping
potential for the eiectrons emitted from it be effected? |ustifii your answer.

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