DPS – MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA- QATAR

FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2024-25)

CLASS: XII
Subject: PHYSICS (042) Date: 07.12.2024
Time allowed: 3Hours Maximum Marks: 70
General instructions:

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

2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. Please check that this question paper contains 12 printed pages.
4. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C,
Section D and Section E. All the sections are compulsory.
5. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion
Reasoning based of one mark each, Section B contains five questions of
two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each,
Section D contains two case study-based questions of four marks each and
Section E contains three long questions of five marks each.
6. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been
provided in section B, C, D and E. You have to attempt only one of the
choices in such questions.
7. Use of calculators is not allowed.
8. You may use the following values of physical constants wherever
necessary:
c = 3x108 m/s
h = 6.63x10–34 Js
e =1.6x10-19 C
µ0 = 4πx10-7 TmA-1
0 = 8.854x10
-12 C2N-1m-2

1/4π 0 = 9x109 Nm2C-2

SECTION –A
1. A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by
a point charge placed at P as shown in the figure.

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Let VA, VB and VC are the potentials at points A, B and C respectively.
Identify the correct option. 1
(a) VA < VB < VC (b) VA > VB > VC
(c) VC > VB = VA (d) VA = VB = VC

2. Carefully study the given system of charges:

Rank the electrostatic potential energies for the given system of charges
in decreasing order. 1
(a) c > b > a > d (b) d > a > c = b
(c) a > c > d = b (d) c > b > a = d

3. Two waves originating from sources S1 and S2 having zero phase

difference and common wavelength λ, will show completely destructive
interference at a point P, if S2 P - S1 P is equal to 1
(a) 5 λ (b) 2 λ (c)3λ /4 (d) 11λ/2

4. A conducting rod of length “l” is moving in a transverse magnetic field

of strength B with velocity v. The resistance of the rod is R. The current in
the rod is 1
(a) Blv/R (b) Blv (c) B2l2v2/R (d) zero

5. In a transformer, the number of turns in the primary coil are 140 and that
in the secondary coil are 280. If current in primary is 4A, then the current in
the secondary coil is 1
(a) 4A (b) 2A (c) 6A (d) 10A

6. Which of the following electromagnetic wave play an important role

in maintaining the earth’s warmth or average temperature through the
greenhouse effect? 1
(a) Visible rays (b) Infrared waves
(c) Gamma rays (d) Ultraviolet rays

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7. A point object O is placed at a distance of 30cm from a convex lens
(of focal length 20cm) cut into two halves, each of which is displaced by
0.05 cm as shown in figure. What will be the location of the image? 1

(a) 30 cm, right of lens (b) 60 cm, right of lens

(c) 70 cm, left of lens (d) 40 cm, left of lens

8. A plane wave passes through a convex lens. The geometrical shape of

the wavefront that emerges is 1
(a) plane (b) diverging spherical
(c) converging spherical (d) None of these

9. The photoelectric threshold frequency of a metal is ν. When light of

frequency 4ν is incident on the metal. The maximum kinetic energy of
the emitted photoelectron is 1
(a) 3ν (b) 3hν (c) 5hν (d) 5ν

10. Check the correctness of the statements given about the Bohr model
of hydrogen atom.
(i) Acceleration of the electron in n=2 orbit is more than that in n=1 orbit.
(ii) Angular momentum of the electron in n=2 orbit is more than that in
n=1 orbit.
(iii) Kinetic energy of the electron in n=2 orbit is less than that in n=1 orbit.
(a) Only (iii) and (i) are correct. (b) Only (i) and (ii) are correct.
(c) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct. (d) All the statements are correct. 1

11. If the nucleus 13Al27 has a nuclear radius of about 3.6 fm, then 52Te125
would have its radius approximately as 1
(a) 9.6 fm (b) 12 fm (c) 4.8 fm (d) 6 fm

12. A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concentration of

6x108 per m3. On doping with certain impurity, electron concentration
increases to 9x1012 per m3. The new hole concentration is 1
(a) 54x1020 per m3 (b) 1.5x104 per m3
(c) 4x104 per m3 (d) 4x102 per m3

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For question numbers 13 to 16, two statements are given- one labelled
Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer
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, but 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

13. Assertion (A): No work is done in moving a test charge from one point
to another over an equipotential surface.
Reason (R): Electric field is always normal to the equipotential surface at
every point. 1

14. Assertion (A): A magnetic field produced by a current carrying solenoid

is independent of its length and cross-sectional area.
Reason (R): The magnetic field inside a long solenoid is uniform. 1

15. Assertion (A): A concave mirror and convex lens both have the same
focal length in air. When they are submerged in water, they both will
greater focal length.
Reason (R): The refractive index of water is smaller than the refractive
index of air. 1

16. Assertion (A): If XC > XL, Φ is positive and the circuit is predominantly
capacitive. The current in the circuit leads the source voltage.
Reason (R): If XC < XL, Φ is negative and the circuit is predominantly
inductive, the current in the circuit lags the source voltage. 1

SECTION- B

17. Two capacitors C1 and C2 of 6 µF each, are connected in series. This

combination is connected in parallel with another 8 µF capacitor (C3)
and a cell of e.m.f. 2Volt, as shown in the figure. Determine the charge on
capacitors, C1 and C3. 2

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18. A bar magnet of magnetic moment 6 J/T is aligned at 60o with a
uniform external magnetic field of 0.44 T. Calculate
(a) the work done in turning the magnet to align its magnetic moment
normal to the magnetic field.
(b) the torque on the magnet in the orientation in case (a). 2

19. (a) Write the following radiations in ascending order in respect of their
frequencies; X-rays, Microwaves, UV rays and radio waves.
(b) Name the electromagnetic radiation to which waves of wavelength in
the range of 10-2 m belong. Give one use of this part of EM spectrum. 2

20. Show that the radius of the orbit in hydrogen atom varies as n2,
where n is the principal quantum number of the atom. 2
OR
The figure shows energy level diagram of hydrogen atom. Find out the
transition which results in the emission of a photon of wavelength 496 nm.

21. An a.c. signal is fed into circuit ‘Y’ and the corresponding output have
the waveform as shown in the given figure. 2

(a) Identify the circuit ‘Y’. Draw its labelled circuit diagram.
(b) Draw to show how does the output waveform from circuit Y gets
modified when a capacitor is connected across the output terminals parallel
to the load resistor?

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 SECTION C

22. Apply Kirchhoff’s rules to find the current I1, I2 and I3 in the circuit. 3

OR
22 (a) The graph shows a plot of terminal voltage ‘V’ versus current ‘i’ of a
given cell. Calculate (i) emf of the cell and (ii) internal resistance of the cell.

(b) A cell of emf 4 V and internal resistance 1 Ω is being charged by a d.c.

supply of 10 V using a series resistor of 5 Ω. Calculate the terminal voltage
across the cell during charging. 3

23. (a) Potential Difference (V) is applied across the ends of the copper wire
of length (l) and diameter (D).What is the effect on drift velocity of electrons
if: (i) V is doubled (ii) D is doubled.
(b) The following table gives the length of three copper wires, their
diameters and the applied potential difference across their ends.
Wire no. Length Diameter Potential difference
1 l 3d V
2 2l d V
3 3l 2d 2V
Arrange the wires in increasing order of the following:
(i) The magnitude of the electric field within them, and
(ii) the drift speed of electrons through them. 3

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24. (a) Derive an expression for the mutual inductance of inner solenoid of
length (l) having the radius r1 and the number of turns n1 per unit length
due to the second outer solenoid of same length and n2 number of turns per
unit length.
(b) A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in
one coil changes from 0 to 20 A in 0.5 sec, what is the change of flux linkage
with the other coil? 3

25. (a) A voltage V = V0 sin ωt, is applied to a series LCR circuit. Derive the
expression for the average power dissipated over a cycle.
(b) Give below are the two electric circuit A and B. Calculate the ratio of
power factors of the circuit A to the power factor of the circuit B. 3

26. (a) Using Huygens’s principle, draw a diagram to show how a plane
wave front incident at the interface of the two media gets refracted when
it propagates from rarer to a denser medium. Hence verify Snell’s law of
refraction.
(b) Reflected and refracted light have the same frequency as that of the
incident light frequency. Why? 3

27. (a) Draw the intensity pattern for single slit diffraction and Young’s
double slit interference.
(b) A parallel beam of light of wavelength 500 nm falls on a narrow slit and
the resulting diffraction pattern is obtained on a screen 1m away. If the first
minimum is formed at a distance of 2.5 mm away from the centre of the
screen, find (i) the width of the slit and (ii) distance of first secondary
maximum from the centre of the screen. 3

28. (a) Obtain the binding energy (in MeV) of a Helium nucleus ( 42He),
given m( 42He) = 4.00153u, mp = 1.00728u, mn = 1.00866u, me = 0.00055u
(b) What is nuclear fusion? 3

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 SECTION-D
Case Study: Photoelectric effect 4
29. When a metal surface is exposed to a monochromatic electromagnetic wave
of sufficiently short wavelength (or equivalently, above a threshold frequency),
the incident radiation is absorbed, and the exposed surface emits electrons. This
phenomenon is known as the photoelectric effect. Electrons that are emitted in
this process are called photoelectrons. The experimental setup to study the
photoelectric effect is shown schematically in Figure. The electrodes are
enclosed in an evacuated glass tube so that photoelectrons do not lose their
kinetic energy on collisions with air molecules in the space between electrodes.

(i) If the intensity of light falling on a metal is increased, then

(a) K.E. of photoelectrons increases (b) photoelectric current increases
(c) K.E. of photoelectrons decreases (d) photoelectric current remains constant

(ii) The minimum negative potential given to the collector plate for which the
photocurrent becomes zero is called the stopping potential. The stopping
potential (V0 ) can be represented as
(a) 2(Kmax/e) (b) (Kmax/e)
(c) Kmax (d) (Kmax/2e)

(iii) If the wavelength of a photon is 1240nm. What is the approximate energy

of photon?
(a) 1 eV (b) 10 eV
(c) 50 eV (d) 0.1 eV

(iv) When the frequency of light incident on a photosensitive plate is doubled,

the maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons will be:
(a) double of previous kinetic energy (b) halved
(c) increases more than double the previous kinetic energy (d) unchanged

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 OR
(iv) According to Einstein’s photoelectric equation, the graph between the
kinetic energy of photoelectrons ejected and the frequency of incident
radiation is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Case study: Biasing of Diode 4

30. Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between
conductors (generally metals) and non-conductors or insulators (such as
ceramics). Semiconductors can be compounds, such as gallium arsenide, or
pure elements, such as Germanium or silicon. A diode is defined as a two-
terminal electronic component
When the diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage,
called knee voltage, the conductivity is very high. At this value of battery
biasing for p-n junction, the potential barrier is overcome and the current
increases rapidly with increase in forward voltage. When the diode is
reverse biased, the reverse bias voltage produces a very small current about
a few microamperes which almost remains constant with bias.

(i) In which of the following figures, the p-n diode is forward biased.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(ii) The n-type semiconductors are obtained, when germanium is doped,

(a) with Arsenic (b) with Phosphorus
(c) with Antimony (d) with any one of these three

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(iii) Two identical p-n junctions may be connected in series with a battery in
three ways as shown in the adjoining figure.

The potential drops across the p-n junctions are equal in

(a) circuit 1 and circuit 2 (b) circuit 2 and circuit 3
(c) circuit 3 and circuit 1 (d) circuit 1 only

(iv) What is the resistivity of a pure semiconductor at absolute zero ?

(a) Zero
(b) Infinity
(c) Same as that of conductors at room temperature
(d) Same as that of insulators at room temperature
OR
(iv) Assuming that the p-n junction diode shown in the figure is ideal, the
current through the diode is

(a) 0.02 Amp (b) 200 Amp

(c) 0.2 Amp (d) 2 Amp

SECTION-E

31. (a) Using Gauss’s law obtain an expression for the electric field at any
point (r) due to an infinitely long straight wire of linear charge density
λ/cm. Sketch graphically variation of E with distance r.
(b) A large plane charged sheet having surface charge density 5x10-16 C/m2
lies in XY plane. Find electric flux through a circular area of radius 1cm.
Given, normal to the circular area makes an angle of 60o with the Z-axis.
(c) Figure shows the field lines of a positive point charge.

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State work done by the field in moving a small positive charge from Q to P
is positive or negative. Justify your answer. 5
OR
31. (a) Two identical plane metallic surfaces A and B are kept parallel to
each other in air separated by a distance of 1 cm as shown in the figure.
Surface A is given a positive potential of 10 V and the outer surface of B is
earthed.

(i) What is the magnitude and direction of uniform electric field between
point Y and Z?
(ii) What is the work done in moving a change of 20 µC from point X to Y?
(b) Electric potential at a point can be zero, while electric field is non zero.
Justify the statement with a proper example.
(c) Draw electric field lines, due to a system of two identical positive
charges. 5

32. (a) Draw a labeled diagram of moving coil galvanometer. Write its
working principle.
(b) Justify the following statements:
(i) It is necessary to introduce a cylindrical soft iron core inside the coil of a
galvanometer.
(ii) Increasing the current sensitivity of a galvanometer may not necessarily
increase its voltage sensitivity.
(c) A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 20 Ω and the meter shows full
scale deflection for a current of 5mA. How will you convert the meter into
an ammeter of range 0 to 6A? 5
OR

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32. (a) Write an expression for the force, experienced by a charged particle
moving in a uniform magnetic field B.
(b) Derive the expression for the torque τ⃗ acting on a rectangular current
carrying loop of area A suspended in a uniform magnetic field B ⃗.
(c) Two identical circular wires P and Q each of radius R and carrying
current ‘I’ are kept in perpendicular planes such that they have a common
center as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude and direction of the net
magnetic field at the common center of the two coils. 5

33. (a) Derive the expression for refractive index of the material of the
prism in terms of angle of the prism and angle of minimum deviation.
(b) Draw ray diagrams to show how specially designed prisms make use
of total internal reflection to obtain inverted image of the object by
deviating rays (i) through 90° and (ii) through 180°.
(c) Light travels in two media A and B with speeds 1.8x108 m/s and
2.4x108 m/s respectively. Calculate the critical angle between them. 5
OR
33. (a) State the necessary conditions, for total internal reflection of light.
(b) In the figure shown here, what is the equivalent focal length of the
combination of lenses (Assume that all layers are thin)?

(c) The focal lengths of the objective and eyepiece of a compound

microscope are 1.25 cm and 5 cm, respectively. Find the position of the
object relative to the objective, in order to obtain an angular magnification
of 30, when the final image is formed at the near point. 5

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