PREBOARD EXAM (2021-22)

Grade: 12 Science Max.Marks: 35

Subject: Physics Time: 90 minutes
Date of examination: 27/10/2021
General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains three sections.

2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any20 questions.
4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

Section A

1. An electron is moving round the nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius
r. The Coulomb force F→ between the two is:
a. κe2r3r→ b.−κe2r3r→ c.−κe3r3r^ d.κe2r3r^
2. A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged upto potential V and then connected in parallel
to an uncharged capacitor of capacitance C2. The final potential difference across each
capacitor will be:
a. (1+C2C1)V b.(1−C2C1)V c.C1VC1+C2 d.C2VC1+C2
3. According to Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule,
a. The absolute sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be zero.
b. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be zero.
c. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
positive.
d. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
negative.
4. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is -e, the other
is (e + Δe). If the net of electrostatic force and the gravitational force between two
hydrogen atoms placed at a distance d (much greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then
Ae is of the order of [Given mass of hydrogen = 1.67 × 10-27 kg]
a. 10-23 C b.10-37 C c.10-47C d.10-20 C
5. The current in the given circuit is

a. 12 A b.1 A c.3 A d.6 A

6. Fuse wire should have:
a. high resistance, low melting point
b. high resistance, high melting point
c. low resistance, high melting point
d. low resistance, low melting point
7. In a coil of resistance 10 Ω, the induced current developed by changing magnetic flux
through it, is shown in the figure as a function of time. The magnitude of change in flux
through the coil in weber is:

a. 2 b.8 c.4 d.6

8. The magnetic moment of a diamagnetic atom is
a. Equal to one
b. Between zero and one
c. Equal to zero
d. Much greater than one
9. The average emf induced in which current changes from 0 to 2 A in 0.05 sec is 8 V. The
self-inductance of the coil is:
a. 0.4 H
b. 0.2 H
c. 0.1 H
d. 0.8 H
10. The capacitive time constant of the RC circuit shown in the figure is
 a. 2s
b. zero
c. 2μs
d. infinity
11. A rectangular current-carrying coil having n turns, area A and a current I flowing in a
uniform magnetic field B experiences a maximum torque equal to
a. nIAB
b. IAB
c. nIB
d. nIA
12. The heat produced by 100 W heater in 2 minutes is equal to:
a. 14.2 kcal
b. 2.8 kcal
c. 16.3 kcal
d. 10.5 kcal
13. If current in a coil is changing with time, relationship of current to emf is described by
a. Inductance
b. Capacitance
c. Conductance
d. Resistance
14. The wiring for a refrigerator contains a starter capacitor. A voltage of amplitude 170 V
and frequency 60 Hz applied across the capacitor is to produce a current amplitude of
0.850 A through the capacitor. Capacitance required is
a. 17.8 μF
b. 13.3 μF
c. 15.3 μF
d. 23.4 μF
15. Hollow spherical conductor with a charge of 500 C is acted upon by a force 562.5 N.
What is E at its surface?
a. Zero
b. 4.5×10−4NC−1
c. 1.125 NC-1
d. 2.25×106NC−1
16. A parallel plate capacitor of 1 μF capacity is discharging through a resistor. If its energy
reduces to half in one second, the value of resistance will be:
a. 9ln⁡(2)MΩ
b. 4ln⁡(2)MΩ
c. 2ln⁡(2)MΩ
d. 16ln⁡(2)MΩ
17. A straight wire of diameter 0⋅5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is replaced by another wire
of 1 mm diameter carrying the same current. The strength of the magnetic field far away
is
a. twice the earlier value
b. one quarter of the earlier value
c. one half of the earlier value
d. same as the earlier value
18. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its amplitude is 120 V. Then
its rms value will be:
a. 84.8 V
b. 42.4 V
c. 75.5 V
d. 56.5 V
19. Angle of dip is 90° at
a. both poles and equator
b. equator
c. poles
d. none of these
20. A wire of resistance R is cut into n equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel.
The equivalent resistance of the combination will be
a. Rn
b. nR2
c. nR
d.  Rn2
21. An electric charge q is placed at one of the corners of a cube of side a. The electric flux
on one of its faces will be
a. q4πε0a2
b. qaε0
c. q24ε0
d. qε0a2
22. If Vm and Im are peak voltage and current, impedance Z in an AC circuit is
a. Vm2Im
b. VmIm
c. 2VmIm
d. VmIm
23. When a current in a coil changes, it induces a back emf in the same coil. The self-induced
emf is given by
a. −Ld2Idt2
b. −LdI2dt
c. d2Idt2
d. −LdIdt
24. If a magnetic material, moves from stronger to weaker parts of a magnetic field, then it is
known as
a. ferromagnetic
b. paramagnetic
c. anti-ferromagnetic
d. diamagnetic
25. What should be the current in a circular coil of radius 5 cm to annual BH = 5×10-5 T at the
center?
a. 1 A
b. 4 A
c. 0.4 A
d. 40 A
 Section B

26. A positive charge is moving upward in a magnetic field that is towards the north. The
particle will be deflected towards:
a. east
b. west
c. north
d. south
27. Thermo emf ε (in volts) of a certain thermocouple is found to vary with θ (in oC)
according to equation E = 20θ - θ220, where θ is the temperature of the hot function, the
cold function being kept at 0° C. Then, the neutral temperature of the thermocouple is:
a. 100°C
b. 340°C
c. 200°C
d. 300°C
28. If a charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal like charges Q such that
the system is in equilibrium, then the value of q is:
a. −Q2
b. Q2
c. 4Q
d. −Q4
29. In an electrical circuit, the components R, L, C and an ac voltage source are all connected
in series. When L is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between the voltage
and the current in the circuit is π3. If instead, C is removed from the circuit, the phase
difference is again π3. The power factor of the circuit is:
a. 32
b. 12
c. 1
d. 12
30. If an inductor having inductance L is joined to another identical inductor with its one end
joined, the resultant inductance would become
a. zero
b. 2 L
c. L2
d. L4
31. The angle of dip at a location in southern India is about 18o. Dip angle in Britain would
be
a. 18o
b. smaller
c. greater
d. 0o
32. A thin ring of radius R metre has charge q coulomb uniformly spread on it. The ring
rotates about its axis with a constant frequency of f revolution/s. The value of magnetic
induction in Wbm-2 at the centre of the ring is:
a. μ0qf2R
b. μ0qf2πR
 c. μ0q2fR
d. μ0q2πfR
33. When a balance point is obtained in a potentiometer for finding the internal resistance of
a cell, the current through the potentiometer wire is due to:
a. neither the cell nor the battery
b. the auxiliary battery
c. both cell and the auxiliary battery
d. the cell, whose internal resistance is to be found
34. A capacitor is charged and then made to discharge through a resistance. The time
constant is τ. In what time will the potential difference across the capacitor decreases by
10%?
a. τln(0.1)
b. τln(11/9)
c. τln(10/9)
d. τln(0.9)
35. A battery is connected with a potentiometer wire. The internal resistance of the battery is
negligible. If the length of the potentiometer wire of the same material and radius is
doubled then
a. None of these
b. Potential gradient becomes half
c. Potential gradient does not change
d. Potential gradient becomes two times
36. If Vrms, Irms and cosϕ are rms voltage, current & power factor respectively in an AC
circuit, then in general, the power consumed by a reactive load is
a. VrmsIrms cosϕ
b. 2VrmsIrms cosϕ
c. VrmsIrms
d. VrmsIrmssinϕ
37. What happens to the current in coil while accelerating a magnet inside it?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Reverses
d. Remains constant
38. Considering the magnetic field of the earth, the correct relation of the geographic pole
and the magnetic pole is
a. north magnetic pole is located near the north geographic pole
b. north magnetic pole is located near the south geographic pole but south magnetic
pole is not located near the north geographic pole
c. north magnetic pole is located near the south geographic pole and south magnetic
pole is located near the north geographic pole
d. north magnetic pole is not located near the south geographic pole but south
magnetic pole is located near the north geographic pole
39. If C and R denote capacitance and resistance, then dimensions of CR are
a. [M0LT0A1]
b. [MLT0A2]
c. [M0L0TA0]
 d. [ML0TA-2]
40. The mobility of charge carriers increases with:
a. increase in the average collision time
b. increase in the mass of the charge carriers
c. the decrease in the charge of the mobile carriers
d. increase in the electric field
41. It is observed in a potentiometer experiment that no current passes through the
galvanometer, when the terminals of the cell are connected across a certain length of the
potentiometer wire. On shunting the cell by a 2 Ω resistance, the balancing length is
reduced to half. The internal resistance of the cell is
a. 2Ω
b. 9 Ω
c. 4 Ω
d. 18 Ω
42. The point charges Q and -2Q are placed some distance apart. If the electric field at the
location of Q is E, then the electric field at the location of -2Q will be:
a. -2E
b. −3E2
c. -E
d. −E2
43. Two charged particles traverse identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense in a
uniform magnetic field B = B0 k^.
a. The charge to mass ratio satisfy: (em)1+(em)2=0
b. They must have equal charges
c. They have equal z-components of momenta
d. They necessarily represent a particle-antiparticle pair
44. A diamagnetic substance is
a. repelled when north pole of magnet is brought near it
b. repelled by both the poles of magnet
c. repelled when south pole of magnet is brought near it
d. attracted by both the poles of magnet
45. Assertion (A): Positive charge always moves from a higher potential point to a lower
potential point.
Reason (R): Electric potential is a vector quantity.
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 but R is true.
46. Assertion (A): The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by placing a
suitable magnetic material as a core inside the coil.
Reason (R): Soft iron has high magnetic permeability and cannot be easily magnetized
or demagnetized.
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 but R is true.
47. Assertion (A): An emf E is induced in a closed loop where magnetic flux is varied. The
induced E is not a conservative field.
Reason (R): The line integral of E→⋅dl→ around the closed-loop is non-zero.
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 but R is true.
48. Assertion (A): Faraday’s laws are consequences of the conservation of energy.
Reason (R): In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current lags behind the emf in phase.
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 but R is true.
49. Assertion (A): All the charge in a conductor gets distributed on the whole of its outer
surface.
Reason (R): In a dynamic system, charges try to keep their potential energy minimum.
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 but R is true.

Section C

50. In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic potential energy of the
system
a. decreases
b. become zero
c. remains same
d. increases
51. When a negatively charged conductor is connected to earth
a. Electrons flow from the earth to the conductor
b. Protons flow from the conductor to the earth
c. No charge flow occurs
d. Electrons flow from the conductor to the earth

Question No. 52 to 55 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer
the questions:

When an insulator is placed in an external field, the dipoles become aligned. Induced
surface charges on the insulator establish a polarization field E→i in its interior. The net
field E→ in the insulator is the vector sum of E→0 and E→i as shown in the figure.
 On the application of external electric field, the effect of aligning the electric dipoles in
the insulator is called polarisation and the field E→i is known as the polarisation field.
The dipole moment per unit volume of the dielectric is known as polarisation (P→). For
linear isotropic dielectrics, P→=χE→, where χ= electrical susceptibility of the dielectric
medium.

52. Which of the following is a dielectric?

a. None of these
b. Antimony (Sb)
c. Copper
d. Glass
53. For a polar molecule, which of the following statements is true?
a. The charge distribution is always symmetrical.
b. The dipole moment is always zero.
c. The centre of gravity of electrons and protons do not coincide.
d. The centre of gravity of electrons and protons coincide.
54. When a comb rubbed with dry hair attracts pieces of paper. This is because the
a. comb polarizes the piece of paper
b. comb induces a net dipole moment perpendicular to the direction of field
c. electric field due to the comb is uniform
d. comb induces a net dipole moment opposite to the direction of field
55. Which among the following is an example of polar molecule?
a. H2
b. O2
c. HCl
d. N2