II PUC PHYSICS (33) BLUEPRINT FOR MODEL QUESTION PAPER-3 2024-25

QP Question type Number of questions Marks Number of questions Marks allotted

Part to be set allotted to be answered
Multiple Choice Question ( MCQ) 15 15 15 15
A
Fill In the Blank (FIB) 05 05 05 05
B Short Answer – SA (2 Marks) 08 16 05 10
C Short Answer – SA (3 Marks) 08 24 05 15
Long Answer – LA (5 Marks) 05 25 03 15
D
Numerical Problem – NP (5 Marks) 04 20 02 10
TOTAL 45 105 35 70

Remember Understand Apply HOTS

Content domain/ Unit/ Theme Number
(37 marks = 35%) (32 marks= 31%) (18 marks= 17%) (18 marks = 17%)
Ch. of
Unit Marks MCQ FIB SA SA SA NP SA LA NP LA NP MCQ NP
No teaching
Chapters hours
1 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 5 5 1 5
mark mark marks marks marks marks marks marks marks marks marks mark marks
I 1 Electric charges and Fields 12 10 1 1 1 1
Electrostatic potential and
II 2 12 10 1 1 1 1
Capacitance
III 3 Current electricity 15 13 1 1 1 1
Moving Charges and
IV 4 13 11 1 1 1 1
Magnetism
5 Magnetism and Matter 6 6 1 1 1
V
6 Electromagnetic Induction 8 7 1 1 1 1
7 Alternating Current 8 7 1 1 1
VI
8 Electromagnetic Waves 3 3 1 1
Ray Optics and Optical
VII 9 11 10 1 1 1 1
Instruments
VIII 10 Wave Optics 8 7 1 1 1 1
Dual nature of Radiation
11 6 6 1 1
IX and Matter
12 Atoms 4 3 1 1
13 Nuclei 5 4 1 1
X
14 Semiconductor Electronics 9 8 1 1 1(ST)
Total 120 105 12 5 8 12 6 2 9 15 3 10 5 3 15

MARK PER TEACHING HOUR = 105/120 = 0.875 ST ==> SPLIT TYPE QUESTION (1+2+2) OR (2+3) OR (1+4) OR (1+1+3)
 Weightage to objectives: Weightage to level of difficulty:
Objectives Weightage Marks Level Weightage Marks
Remember 35% 37 Easy 40% 42
Understand 31% 32 Average 40% 42
Apply 17% 18 Difficult 20% 21
HOTS 17% 18

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SETTING THE QUESTION PAPER

1. Weightage of marks for every chapter should be calculated by multiplying number of teaching hours with 0.875. The total marks should
not exceed 105.
2. The question paper should be prepared on the basis of blueprint following the weightage of marks for each chapter. The questions should
be framed to check the specific cognitive level as mentioned in the blueprint.
3. Questions should be clear, unambiguous, understandable and free from grammatical errors.
4. Questions which are based on the same concept, law, fact etc. and which generate the same answer should not be repeated under different
forms (MCQ, FIB, VSA, LA and NP).
5. The answers for the questions should be available in the prescribed text book or can be derived from the concepts of text book prescribed
for that academic year for remember/understand/apply/HOTS questions.
6. In PART – A (I main), MCQ should not involve mathematical calculations. Only 3 MCQs should be from HOTS.
7. In PART – B and C, (III and IV main) only one numerical problem should be asked in each part. They should not be asked from the
chapter from which 5 marks numerical problem is set.
8. In PART – D (V main) maximum of two split questions should be asked.
9. When a question carrying 3 or 5 marks is split, the sub questions should be derived from the same concept or different concepts of the
same chapter.
10. In PART – D (VI main), only one 5 marks numerical problem should be set from chapters corresponding to a pair of consecutive units like
I & II, III & IV, V & VI, VII & VIII, IX & X. Three numerical problems should be from HOTS.

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 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 3 2024 – 25
II PUC – PHYSICS (33)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70 No. of questions : 45
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All PARTS (A to D) are compulsory. PART-E is only for visually challenged students.
2. For PART – A questions, first written-answer will be considered for awarding marks.
3. Answers without relevant diagram / figure / circuit wherever necessary will not carry any marks.
4. Direct answers to numerical problems without relevant formula and detailed solution will not carry
any marks.
PART – A
I. Pick the correct option among the four given options for ALL of the following questions: 15 × 1 = 15
1. The SI unit of surface charge density is __________ .
(A) C m–1 (B) C m–2 (C) C m–3 (D) kg m–3
2. The values of electric field (E) and electric potential (V) at any point on the equatorial plane of an electric
dipole are such that
(A) E = 0, V = 0 (B) E = 0, V ≠ 0 (C) E ≠ 0, V = 0 (D) E ≠ 0, V ≠ 0
3. If the potential difference across a capacitor is doubled, then the energy stored in it
(A) is doubled (B) is quadrupled (C) is halved (D) remains same
4. A wire has a non-uniform cross-sectional area as shown in the figure. A steady current I flows through
it. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The drift speed of electron is constant.
(B) The drift speed of electron increases while moving from A to B.
(C) The drift speed of electron decreases while moving from A to B.
(D) The drift speed of electron varies randomly.

5. A charged particle of charge q is moving in a uniform magnetic field. The angle between the velocity(v)
of the charged particle and magnetic field(B) is . The trajectory of the charged particle varies with
angle . Match the following table by choosing the appropriate trajectory traced by the charged particle
for different possible values of angle .
Angle Trajectory
(i)  = 0o
(a) circle
(ii)  = 45o (b) straight line
(iii)  = 90o (c) helix

(A) (i) – (a) , (ii) – (b), (iii) – (c) (B) (i) – (b) , (ii) – (c), (iii) – (a)
(C) (i) – (b) , (ii) – (a), (iii) – (c) (D) (i) – (c) , (ii) – (b), (iii) – (a)

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6. Below are the two statements related to magnetic flux and magnetic field lines.
Statement-I : The net magnetic flux through any closed surface is zero.
Statement-II: The number of magnetic field lines leaving the surface is balanced by the number of lines
entering it.
(A) Both the statements I and II are correct and II is the correct explanation for I.
(B) Both the statements I and II are correct and II is not the correct explanation for I.
(C) Statement I is wrong but the statement II is correct.
(D) Statement I is correct but the statement II is wrong.
7. The polarity of induced emf in a coil is given by _________
(A) Lenz’s law (B) Faraday’s law (C) Gauss’s law in magnetism (D) Ampere’s circuital law
8. In a transformer, the windings of the primary and secondary coils are wound one over the other to
reduce the energy loss due to _________
(A) flux leakage (B) resistance of the windings (C) eddy currents (D) hysteresis
9. The electromagnetic waves suitable for RADAR systems used in aircraft navigation are
(A) Gamma rays (B) Ultraviolet rays (C) Microwaves (D) Infrared waves
10. A ray of light is incident on glass-air interface at an angle greater than the critical angle for the pair
of media. Then the ray undergoes
(A) refraction only (B) partial reflection and partial refraction
(C) total internal reflection (D) grazes the surface at the interface of the two media.
11. To observe sustained interference pattern on a screen placed at a suitable distance in Young’s double
slit experiment, which of the following condition/s is/are necessary?
(a) Sources of light should be coherent.
(b) Sources of light should be narrow.
(c) Sources of light should be very close.
(A) only (a) (B) both (a) and (b) (C) both (b) and (c) (D) all (a), (b) and (c)
12. The de Broglie wavelength of a moving particle is independent of __________ of the particle.
(A) charge (B) mass (C) speed (D) momentum
13. For an electron revolving around the nucleus,
(A) kinetic energy and potential energy are positive, total energy is negative.
(B) kinetic energy is positive, potential energy and total energy are negative.
(C) potential energy is negative, kinetic energy and total energy are positive.
(D) kinetic energy and potential energy are negative, total energy is positive.
27 64
14. The ratio of nuclear densities of 13 Al is and 29 Cu
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 3 : 4 (C) 13 : 29 (D) 27 : 64
15. The energy band gap in conductor, insulator and semiconductor are respectively E1 , E2 and E3.
The relation between them is
(A) E1 = E2 = E3 (B) E1 < E2 < E3 (C) E1 > E2 > E3 (D) E1 < E3 < E2
II. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate answer given in the bracket for ALL of the
following questions: 5×1=5
(mutual induction, inductance, diffraction, magnification, quantisation, interference)
16. One of the basic properties of electric charge is ______________.
17. The ratio of the magnetic flux-linkage to the current in a coil is called ______________.
18. The principle of working of a transformer is ______________.
19. A microscope is used to produce large _____________ of small objects.
20. The phenomenon of bending of light around the edges of an obstacle is called ____________.

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 PART – B
III. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5 × 2 = 10
21. Name the two factors on which the resistance of a metallic wire depends.
22. When does a current carrying conductor placed in a uniform magnetic field experience
(i) maximum force and (ii) minimum force?
23. Define “magnetisation of a sample”. How is it related to magnetic intensity?
24. A boy peddles a stationary bicycle. The pedals of the bicycle are attached to a coil of 100 turns, each turn of
area 0.20 m2. The coil rotates at 6 rotations per second and it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.01 T
perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the coil. Calculate the maximum value of emf generated in the coil.
25. What is displacement current? Give the expression for it.
26. Mention two uses of polaroids.
27. Write two limitations of Bohr’s atom model.
28. How can a semiconductor diode be forward biased? What happens to the width of the depletion region when
forward bias voltage is increased?
PART – C
IV. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5 × 3 = 15
29. Derive the expression for the torque on an electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field.
30. Give three results of electrostatics of conductors.
31. State and explain Biot-Savart’s law with a suitable diagram.
32. Write the three differences between diamagnetic and ferromagnetic materials.
33. Derive the expression for motional emf induced in a straight conductor moving perpendicular to uniform
magnetic field.
34. A small candle is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm.
At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image?
What is the nature of the image?
35. Using Huygen’s principle, show that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence when a plane
wavefront is reflected by a plane surface.
36. Write the three features of nuclear force.
PART – D
V. Answer any THREE of the following questions: 3 × 5 = 15
37. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. Derive an expression for the electric field at a point due to an infinitely
long thin uniformly charged straight wire using Gauss's law.
38. Arrive at the balance condition of Wheatstone bridge using Kirchhoff’s rules.
39. What is the principle behind the working of a moving coil galvanometer? With the help of a neat labelled
diagram, obtain the expression for the angular deflection produced in moving coil galvanometer.
40. Derive the expression for refractive index of the material of the prism in terms of angle of minimum deviation
and angle of the prism.
41. (a) Write three differences between intrinsic semiconductor and extrinsic semiconductor. (3)
(b) Draw the energy band diagrams of (i) n-type and (ii) p-type semiconductors at temperature T > 0 K (2)

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VI. Answer any TWO of the following questions: 2 × 5 = 10
42. Three capacitors of capacitances 2F, 3F, 6F are connected in series.
(a) Determine the effective capacitance of the combination.
(b) Find the potential difference across 6F capacitor if the combination is connected to a 60 V supply.
43. For copper, the number density of free electrons is 8.5  1028 m–3 and resistivity is 1.7  10–8 Ω m.
Calculate the conductivity of copper and relaxation time of free electrons in copper.
Take the mass of electron = 9.1 10–31 kg and e = 1.6  10–19 C.
44. A resistor of 50 Ω, a pure inductor of 250mH and a capacitor are in series in a circuit containing an AC
source of 220 V, 50 Hz. In the circuit, current leads the voltage by 60o. Find the capacitance of the capacitor.
45. When light of wavelength 400 nm is incident on a photosensitive surface, the stopping potential for the
photoelectrons emitted is found to be 0.96 V. When light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on the same
photosensitive surface, the stopping potential is found to be 0.34 V. Calculate the Planck’s constant.
Given: speed of light in vacuum is 3  108 m s–1 and e = 1.6  10–19 C.

PART – E
(FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS ONLY)

4. A wire has a non-uniform cross-sectional area in which end A of the wire has smaller
area than that of end B. A steady current I flows through it. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(A) The drift speed of electron is constant.
(B) The drift speed of electron increases while moving from A to B.
(C) The drift speed of electron decreases while moving from A to B.
(D) The drift speed of electron varies randomly.

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