  33

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LX–2025

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 
Subject Code

 / PHYSICS
(Kannada and English Versions)
: 3  00  (   : 45)  : 70
Time : 3 Hours 00 Minutes] [Total No. of Questions : 45] [Max. Marks : 70
(Kannada Version)
  :
  (A  D) .  - E    

1. 
33  .
 - A       
2. 
.
   //  
3. 
 .
        
4. 
 .
 - A
I.          .
(15 × 1 = 15)
   
1) 
a)  b) 
c) +e d) –e
   ‘’  .
2) 
a)     
b)        
c)     
d) 
        
 .

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3)     _______

a)  b)  

c)  d) 

 I :
4)        
    .
 II :
      
 .
   .
a)   I  II .

b)   I  II .

c)  I  .

d)  II  .

  ‘m’        ‘B’
5) 
  ‘θ’      _______ .
a) +mB sinθ b) –mB sinθ

c) +mB cosθ d) –mB cosθ

        .

6) 

a)  

b)  

c)   

d)   

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        

7) 

V    .  ,

a)   

b)   

c)    

d)     


8)        
 _______ .
a) +1 b) –1

c) 0 d) ∞


9)        
?
a) -,  ,  

b)  , -,  

c)  ,  , -

d) -,  ,  

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10)        
   ,
a)    

b)   

c)   

d)  


11)         
_______ .

a) π/2 b) π

c) 2π d) 3π

       ‘h’  ‘e’ ,  
12) 
,   (V0)   (γ)   
  _______ .
a) h/e b) e/h

c) e d) h

-     ?

13) 

a) ..   

b)    

c)  -  

d)       

14)   (R),   (A)     

a) R α A2 b) R α A1/2

c) R α A3 d) R α A1/3

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15)    - II      Eg  . 
 .
 - I  - II
(i)  (p) Eg > 3eV
(ii)  (q) Eg < 3eV
(iii)  (r) Eg = 0

a) (i) – (q); (ii) – (r); (iii) – (p) b) (i) – (r); (ii) – (p); (iii) – (q)

c) (i) – (p); (ii) – (r); (iii) – (q) d) (i) – (r); (ii) – (q); (iii) – (p)

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II.           
: (5 × 1 = 5)
( ,  ,   , , ,

)
   ______ .
16) 

    ______ .

17) 


18)         
 ______.
       ______.
19) 

20)  ,   ,   _____

 .
 - B
III.      : (5 × 2 = 10)

    .

21) 

22)         

.
i) 
  ii) 
 

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23)   ?   .

24)     2A  0  0.1 s  .

      20V , 
 -   .
25)     .
26)   .   .

27)       

.
28)       ?

 - C
IV.      . (5 × 3 = 15)

29)      .

30)       

 .

31)   10cm     50   10A
 ,     0.80 T  
  30°  .    
 .
32)       .
33)        
  .
34)      .

35)      .

36)     .

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 - D
V.      . (3 × 5 = 15)

   .     

37) 
    .
38)   ,    
.
39)          
  .
40) a)      . (2)

b)   ,     

     . (3)

41) a)    ? (1)

b)          

. (3)

     -    .

c)  (1)
VI.      : (2 × 5 = 10)

42) 2µC  3µC     0.2m   ABC
  A  B  .  C  
   .
43)   ,      2Ω
   0.5A     .
         .
44) 100Ω , 200 mH   100 µF  220 V, 50 Hz 
  .  (i)   (ii)   
.

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45)    ()    40° .  
 60°      . 
  1.33       
 .
 – E
(    )

        

7) 

V  .    . ,  

a)   .

b)   .

c)    .

d)     .

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General Instructions :
1. 
All parts from (A to D) are compulsory. PART – E is only for Visually-Challenged
Students.
2. 
For PART – A questions, first written answers 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 solutions
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 total charge of an electric dipole is

a) Infinity b) Zero

c) +e d) –e

2) Identify the 'WRONG' statement regarding electrostatics of conductors.

a) Electric field inside a charged conductor is zero

b) There is no excess charge inside a charged conductor

c) Electric potential is constant throughout the volume of a conductor

d) Electric field is tangential at all points on the surface of a charged conductor

3) The magnitude of drift velocity per unit electric field is called ______

a) mobility b) current density

c) resistivity d) conductivity

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4) Statement I: A galvanometer is converted into an ammeter by connecting a resistor

of low resistance in parallel with it.

Statement II: The voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer depends on number of turns

of the coil.

Pick the correct answer:

a) Both statements I and II are correct

b) Both statements I and II are wrong

c) Only statement I is correct

d) Only statement II is correct

5) A small compass needle of magnetic dipole moment 'm' is placed in uniform

magnetic field 'B' at an angle θ, then the magnetic potential energy of the needle is

a) 
+ mB sinθ

b) – mB sinθ

c) +mB cosθ

d) – mB cosθ

6) The Polarity of induced emf is given by

a) Faraday's law

b) Lenz's law

c) Gauss's law in magnetostatics

d) Ampere's circuital law

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7) A rectangular loop is moving out of a uniform magnetic field region to a field-free

region with constant velocity V as shown in figure. Then, in the coil

a) No emf is induced

b) No current is induced

c) Constant emf is induced

d) Varying emf is induced

8) In purely inductive ac circuit, the power factor is

a) +1 b) –1

c) 0 d) ∞

9) In which of the following sequence, does electromagnetic waves are arranged in
increasing order of wavelength?

a) X-rays, ultraviolet rays, microwaves

b) Ultraviolet rays, X-rays, microwaves

c) Microwaves, Ultraviolet rays, X-rays

d) X-rays, Microwaves, Ultraviolet rays

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10) A ray of light travelling from denser to rarer medium undergoes total internal
reflection when

a) angle of incidence is less than critical angle

b) angle of incidence is greater than critical angle

c) angle of incidence is equal to critical angle

d) angle of incidence is zero

11) For which one of the following phase difference between two coherent light waves,
the constructive interference takes place?

a) π / 2 b) π

c) 2π d) 3π

12) If Planck's constant and basic unit of electric charge are 'h' and 'e' respectively, then
in photoelectric effect, the graph between stopping potential (V0) and frequency (γ)
is a straight line with slope equal to _______.

a) h/e

b) e/h

c) e

d) h

13) de Broglie hypothesis provides an explanation for

a) J. J. Thomson's atomic model

b) Rutherford's nuclear model of atom

c) Geiger-Marsden experiment

d) Bohr's second postulate of quantization of angular momentum

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14) The nuclear radius 'R' depends on mass number 'A' as

a) R α A2

b) R α A1/2

c) R α A3

d) R α A1/3

15) The List – I and List – II respectively represent materials and energy band gap Eg.
Identify the correct match.

List – I List – II
(i) Conductors (p) Eg > 3eV
(ii) Insulators (q) Eg < 3eV
(iii) Semiconductors (r) Eg = 0

a) (i) – (q); (ii) – (r); (iii) – (p) b) (i) – (r); (ii) – (p); (iii) – (q)

c) (i) – (p); (ii) – (r); (iii) – (q) d) (i) – (r); (ii) – (q); (iii) – (p)

II. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate answer given in the bracket for all the
following questions: (5 × 1 = 5)

[ magnetic flux, magnetic susceptibility, electric dipole moment, greater than, photon,
half of ]

16) Polar molecules have permanent _______.

17) The _____ through any closed surface is zero.

18) In step-up transformer, the number of turns in secondary coil is _____ the number
of turns in primary coil.

19) The intensity of light coming out of a single polaroid is _____ the incident intensity.

20) In interaction of radiation with matter, radiation behaves as if it is made up of packet
of energy called ______.

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PART – B

III. Answer any five of the following questions: (5 × 2 = 10)

21) State and explain Coulomb's law in electrostatics.

22) Graphically represent the variation of resistivity with absolute temperature for the
following materials.

(i) Copper

(ii) Semi conductor

23) What is Lorentz force? Write the expression for it.

24) The current in a coil falls from 2A to 0 in time 0.1s. If an average emf of 20V is
induced in this coil, then calculate its self-inductance.

25) Give any two uses of infrared waves.

26) Define power of a lens. Write its SI unit.

27) Write two advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting telescope.

28) On which factors does the conductivity of extrinsic semiconductor depend?

PART – C

IV. Answer any five of the following questions: (5 × 3 = 15)

29) Write three properties of electric field lines.

30) Obtain an expression for effective capacitance of two capacitors connected in

parallel.

31) A square coil of side 10 cm, 50 turns, carrying a current of 10A is placed in uniform
magnetic field of 0.80 T in such a way that, the normal drawn to the plane of the
coil makes an angle 30° with the direction of magnetic field. Find the magnitude of
torque experienced by the coil.

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32) Distinguish between diamagnetic and paramagnetic materials.

33) Derive the expression for motional emf induced in a straight conductor moving

perpendicular to the uniform magnetic field.

34) Write three experimental observations of photoelectric effect.

35) State the three postulates of Bohr's atomic model.

36) Mention the characteristic features of nuclear force.

PART – D

V. Answer any three of the following questions: (3 × 5 = 15)

37) Define electrostatic potential. Obtain an expression for electrostatic potential at a

point due to an isolated point charge.

38) Using Kirchhoff's laws, arrive at the balancing condition of the Wheatstone bridge.

39) 
Derive an expression for magnetic field at a point on the axis of a circular

current loop.

40) a) State Huygen's principle of wavefronts. (2)

b) Using Huygen's principle, show that the angle of incidence is equal to the

angle of reflection, when a plane wavefront is reflected by a plane surface.(3)

41) a) What is full-wave rectifier? (1)

b) Explain the working of a full-wave rectifier using neat circuit diagram. (3)

c) Draw input-output waveforms of full-wave rectifier. (1)

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VI. Answer any two of the following questions: (2 × 5 = 10)

42) Two-point charges 2µC and 3µC are placed at the two corners A and B of an
equilateral triangle ABC of side 0.2 m. Calculate the magnitude of resultant electric
field at the corner C of that triangle.
43) Two identical cells either connected in series or in parallel combination give the
same value of current 0.5A through an external resistor of resistance 2Ω. Find the
emf and internal resistance of each cell.
44) A resistor of 100 Ω, an inductor of 200 mH and a capacitor of 100 µF are connected
in series to a 220V, 50 Hz ac source. Calculate (i) impedance and (ii) current in the
circuit.

45) The angle of minimum deviation produced in a glass prism is 40°. Calculate the
refractive index of the material of the prism, if the refracting angle of prism is 60°.
Also calculate the new angle of minimum deviation when the prism is immersed in
water of refractive index 1.33.

PART – E

(For Visually Challenged students only)

7. A rectangular loop is moving out of a uniform magnetic field region to a field – free
region with constant velocity V . Here the magnetic field direction is perpendicular to
the plane of the loop. Then, in the coil

a) No emf is induced

b) No current is induced

c) Constant emf is induced

d) Varying emf is induced

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