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NEB – GRADE XII
2079 (2022)
New Course
For regular students (except technical stream)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their words as far as possible. The
figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 75
Attempt all the questions
GROUP A [11×1=11]
Rewrite the correct options of each question in your answer sheet
1. In rotational motion, the quantity that imparts angular acceleration is:
A) Force B) Torque C) Moment of Inertia D) Angular Momentum
2. Two identical springs are arranged with a block as in figure. The oscillation
frequency of the mass is f. if one spring is removed, the frequency of the
oscillation will be
A) f B) 2f
𝑓
C) √2𝑓 D)
√2
3. A liquid does not wet the surface of a solid if angle of contact is,
A) 90˚ B) less than 90˚ C) greater than 90˚ D) 0˚
4. Identify the wrong statement
A) For isothermal process, ∆T=0
B) For isochoric process, ∆V=0
C) For isobaric process, ∆P=0
D) For cyclic process, ∆W=0
5. The maximum efficiency of an engine operating between 30˚C and 300˚C is
A) 4.71% B) 47% C) 90% D) 9%
6. In which frequency range the infrasonic wave lies?
A) (10-20) Hz B) (30-40) Hz C) (20-30) Hz D) (50-60) Hz
7. In Fraunhofer diffraction, the incident wavefront should be
A) Elliptical B) plane C) spherical D) cylindrical
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8. If specific resistance of a potentiometer wire is 10 Ω𝑚, current flowing
through it is 0.1A and cross-sectional area of wire is 10−6 𝑚2 , then potential
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A) 10−2 𝑉/𝑚 B) 10−4 𝑉/𝑚 C) 10−6 𝑉/𝑚 D) 10−8 𝑉/𝑚

9. A coil having N number of turns and cross-sectional area A carries a current
I. the quantity NIA is
A) Magnetic flux B) magnetic field
C) magnetic susceptibility D) magnetic moment
10.At resonance, in series LCR circuit, which relation does not hold good
1 1 1 1
A) 𝜔 = B) 𝐿𝜔 = C) 𝐶𝜔 = D) 𝜔 =
√𝐿𝐶 𝐶𝜔 𝐿𝜔 𝐿𝐶
11.Which of the following is correct?
A) 𝐸 2 = 𝑃2 𝐶 B) 𝐸 2 = 𝑃2 𝐶 2 C) 𝐸 2 = 𝑃𝐶 2 D) 𝐸 2 = 𝑃2 /𝐶 2
GROUP B [8×5=40]
12.The angular speed is inversely proportional to the moment of inertia, that is
given by principle of conservation of energy. [1+2+2]
a. In a flywheel, most of the mass is concentrated at the rim? Explain why.
b. The angular velocity of the earth around the sun increases when it comes
closer to the sun. why?
c. If the earth were to shrink suddenly, what would happen to the length f the
day?
13.Simple harmonic motion is defined from periodic functions like sine or cosine
functions.
a. State the basic equation of motion for a body executing simple harmonic
motion. [1]
b. Find expression for velocity and acceleration of a describing SHM. [2]
c. The tip of tuning fork goes through 550 complete vibrations in 1 sec. find
the angular frequency and time period of the motion. [1+1=2]
OR
a. Define surface tension. [1]
b. State Bernoulli’s theorem. [1]
c. Castor oil at 20C has a coefficient of viscosity 2.42 𝑁𝑠𝑚−2 and density
940 𝑘𝑔𝑚−3 . Calculate the terminal velocity of a steel ball of radius 2𝑚𝑚
falling under gravity in the oil, taking the density of steel as 7800𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 .
(𝑔 = 10𝑚/𝑠 2 ) [3]
14.Adiabatic process:
a. Define adiabatic process in thermodynamics. [1]
b. Derive expression for work done during adiabatic process. [3]

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c. Write the mathematical expression of entropy. [1]

15.a. Define an organ pipe. [1]
b. Describe the various modes of vibration of the air column in a closed organ
pipe. [3]
c. What is end correction? [1]
OR
a. State Doppler’s effect. [1]
b. Derive the apparent frequency of sound when an observer moves towards
a stationary source. [2]
c. A stationary motion detector sends sound waves of 150 𝐾𝐻𝑧 towards a
truck approaching at a speed of 120𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑟. What is the frequency of wave
reflected back to detector? (Velocity of sound in air = 340𝑚/𝑠) [2]
16.a. Differentiate Seebeck’s effect and Peltier’s effect. [2]
b. Explain the variation of thermo-emf with temperature. [3]
17.When a charge particle moves in a uniform magnetic field, it experiences a
force, called the Lorentz force.
a. What is the vector representation of Lorentz force? [1]
b. State Fleming left hand rule. [1]
c. A horizontal straight wire 5 𝑐𝑚 long weighing 1.2𝑔𝑚−1 is placed
perpendicular to a uniform horizontal magnetic field of flux density 0.6𝑇.
if the resistance of the wire is 3.8Ω𝑚−1 , calculate the p.d. that has to be
applied between the ends of the wire to make it just self-supporting. [3]
18.Electron is deviated in electric and magnetic field.
a. What path does the electron follow in electric field when the electron is
projected normally in the field? [1]
b. An electron passes through a space without deviation. Does it mean there
is no field? [2]
c. Is there any condition that an electron does not experience any force inside
the magnetic field? [2]
19.a. What is rectification? [1]
b. Explain rectifier circuit operation with two diodes. [3]
c. What happens when one of the diodes becomes functionless? [1]

GROUP C [8×3=24]

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20.a. Write sustainable conditions for interference. [2]

b. “The bright and dark fringes are equally spaced.” Justify this statement
from Young’s double slit experiment. [3]
c. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the separation of first to fifth fringes
is 2.5 𝑚𝑚 when the wavelength used is 620𝑛𝑚. The distance from the
slits to the screen is 80 𝑐𝑚. Calculate the separation of two slits. [3]
21.Kirchhoff’s laws in electricity are very useful in solving in solving the
complicated circuit connections.
a. What is the significance of first law? [1]
b. State and explain second law with circuit diagram. [2]
c. Apply these laws to calculate unknown value of resistance. [3]
d. What is meter bridge? Write name of material used to construct meter
bridge. [1+1=2]
OR
a. Derive the expression for impedance in L-C-R circuit. [3]
b. Find the condition of resonance L-C-R circuit. [2]
c. A circuit consists of a capacitor of 2𝜇𝐹 and a resistor of 1000Ω. An
alternating emf of 12𝑉 (𝑟𝑚𝑠) and frequency 50𝐻𝑧 is applied. Find the
current flowing, the voltage across capacitor and the phase angle between
applied emf and current. [3]
22.a. State Bohr’s postulate of atomic model. [2]
b. Derive an expression for radius of 𝑛𝑡ℎ orbit in H-atom. [3]
c. Calculate de Broglie wavelength of electron when it is accelerated by
500 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡. (mass of electron = 9.1 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔, Plank’s constant =
6.62 × 10−34 𝐽𝑠, charge of electron = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶) [3]
OR
Radioactivity is the spontaneously occurring phenomenon in nature.
a. What is radioactivity? [1]
−𝜆𝑡
b. Obtain 𝑁 = 𝑁𝑜 𝑒 in radioactive decay law. [3]
c. Describe the significance of decay curve showing the longest life time of
radio-isotopes. [1]
d. The half-life of radium is 1620 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠. After how many years 25% of a
radium block remains undecayed? [3]
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Sub. Code: 1021 ‘V’

NEB – GRADE XII
2079 (2022)
New Course
For regular students (except technical stream)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their words as far as possible. The
figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 75
Attempt all the questions
Group A [11×1=11]
Rewrite the correct options of each question in your answer sheet
𝐿2
1. If L represents momentum, I represents moment of inertia, then represents
2𝐼
A) Rotational kinetic energy B) Torque C) Power D) Potential energy
2. Starting from mean position, a particle in simple harmonic motion takes time
T1 and T2 to cover first half and next half displacement in moving from mean
to extreme position, then
A) T1=T2 B) T2=2T1 C) T1=2T2 D) T1>T2
3. Water is flowing at 12 m/s in a horizontal pipe. If the pipe widens to twice its
original diameter, the flow speed in the wider section is
A) 6 m/s B) 9 m/s C) 2 m/s D) 3 m/s
4. An ideal gas ratio of heat capacities = 5/3 at 72°C is expanded adiabatically to
eight times to its original volume. Approximate rise in temperature of the gas
is
A) 86 K B) 186 K C) 259 K D) 273 K
5. A carrot cycle includes
A) Two isothermal and Two adiabatic processes.
B) Two isothermal and Two isobaric processes
C) Two isothermal processes
D) Two adiabatic processes
6. The intensity of sound 'I' and amplitude of vibration 'a' are related as,
1 1
A) 𝐼 ∝ 𝑎 B) 𝐼 ∝ 𝑎2 C) 𝐼 ∝ D) 𝐼 ∝
𝑎 𝑎2
7. A diffraction grating has 400 lines/mm and is illuminated normally by a
monochromatic light of wave length 6000 Å. The maximum number of
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A) 4.16 B) 4 C) 5 D) 2.96
8. Above curie temperature
A) A ferromagnetic substance becomes paramagnetic
B) A ferromagnetic substance becomes diamagnetic
C) A paramagnetic substance becomes diamagnetic
D)A paramagnetic substance becomes ferromagnetic
9. If the emf of a thermocouple, one junction of which is kept at 0° C is given by
1
𝐸 = 𝑎𝜃 + 𝑏𝜃 2 . Then, the neutral temperature will be
2
𝑎 𝑎 1 1
A) B) − C) D) −
𝑏 𝑏 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏
10.If power factor of an ac circuit is 0.5, then the phase difference between voltage
and current is the circuit is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
A) B) C) D) 𝜋
3 4 2
11. In photoelectric cell, the relation between cut-off voltage (V0) and frequency (f)
of incident light is best represented by

A) B) C) D)

Group B [8×5=40]
1. a) What do you mean by moment of inertia? [1]
b) State principle of conservation of angular momentum. [1]
c) A disc of moment of inertia 5×10-4 kgm2 is rotating freely about the axis
through its center at 40rpm. Calculate the new revolution per minute if some wax
of mass 0.02 kg dropped gently on to the disc 0.08 m from the axis. [3]
OR
a) What is meant by Simple Harmonic Motion? [1]
b) Show that motion of a simple pendulum is simple harmonic and hence
calculate its time period. [3]
c) On what factors does the time period of simple pendulum depend? [1]

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2. a) State Stoke's Law. [1]

b) Describe a method to determine terminal velocity of a spherical body falling
through a viscous liquid using Stoke's law. [2]
c) Two spherical rain drops of equal size are falling through air with terminal
velocity 10 cm/s. If these two drops were to coalesce to form a single drop, what
would be the new terminal velocity? [2]
3. a) What happens to the energy added to an ideal gas when it is heated at
(i) constant volume (ii) constant pressure? [2]
b) A Carnot engine working between 300K and 600K has a work output of 800J
per cycle. What is the amount of heat energy supplied to the engine from source
per cycle? [3]
4. a) What are stationary waves? [1]
b) How stationary waves are formed in an open organ pipe? [1]
c) Sketch the wave pattern and calculate the frequencies of fundamental vibration
and the first overtone for the open organ pipe of length 'L'. [3]
OR
a) What do you mean by Doppler's effect? [1]
b) How is it that one can recognize a friend from his voice without seeing him?
[2]
c) Write down the factors on which the speed of sound in air depends. [2]
5. a) What is the principle of potentiometer? [1]
b) Why is the potentiometer preferred to a voltmeter to measure the emf of a cell?
[1]
c) The emf of a battery is balanced by a length 75 cm on a potentiometer wire
and emf of a standard cell of 1.02 volt is balanced by a length 50 cm of it.
Calculate the emf of the battery. [3]
6. a) Define magnetic flux. [1]
b) State Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction. [1]
c) A coil has 5000 turns. What is the emf produced in the coil when the magnetic
flux cutting the coil changes by 8 × 10−4 Wb in 0.1 s? [1]

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d) A light aluminum ring is suspended from a long thread as

shown in figure. When a strong magnet is moved away from
it, the ring follows the magnet, why? What would happen if
the magnet were moved towards the ring? [2]

7. a) Why is X-rays radiation process called inverse photoelectric effect? [2]

b) State and explain Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction. [3]
8. a) What is PN junction diode? [1]
b) Describe junction diode as a full wave rectifier. [3]
c) Write truth table related to AND gate. [1]

Group C [8×3=24]
9. The diagram represents the experimental arrangement used to produce
interference fringes in Young's double slits experiment.
a) What are coherent sources of light? [1]
b) What do you mean by source of light
interference of light? [1]
c) In the above experiment, if the slits S1 &
S2 are illuminated by a monochromatic
source of light of wavelength 𝜆, show that
the width of bright fringe is equal to width
𝜆𝐷
of dark fringe as given by 𝛽 = . [4]
𝑑
d) If the distance between slits and the screen is doubled and slits separation is
halved, what will be the effect on fringe width? [1]
e) What happens to fringe width if whole apparatus is immersed in water? [1]
10.a) State and explain Biot-Savart law. [2]
b) Use this law to find the magnetic field at the center of current carrying circular
coil. [3]
c) A circular coil of 100 turns has a radius of 10 cm and carries a current of 5A.
Determine the magnetic field at a point on the axis of the coil at a distance of 5
cm from the center of the coil. [3]
OR
An inductor, a capacitor and a resistor are connected in series along with a source
of alternating voltage.

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a) Derive a relationship between the current and voltage. [3]

b) Draw phasor diagram to show the lagging or leading relationship of voltage
and current in the circuit connection. [2]
c) In the series LCR circuit, 𝑅 = 25Ω, L=30 mH & C= 10,𝜇F. And these elements
are connected to 240 volt, 50 Hz ac source. Calculate the current in the circuit
and voltmeter reading across the capacitor. [3]
11.The work function of a metal is 6.4 × 10−19 J.
a) Explain what is meant by the term 'work function'. [2]
b) Light with a frequency of 1.2 × 1015 Hz is shone onto the metal surface. Find
whether or not the photons of this light will cause the photoelectric effect to take
place. (ℎ = 6.62 × 10−34 Js) [2]
c) The light source is now replaced with a light source of frequency
1.5 × 1015 𝐻𝑧.
i. Write down Einstein's photoelectric equation. [1]
ii. The photons from the source contain more energy than is required to release
the electrons. How much extra energy is available after the electron has
been released? [2]
iii. Photons come from three lamps that emit red, green and blue light. Which
of these lamps produces photons with the highest energy? [1]
OR
a) State radioactive decay laws. [2]
b) Derive the relation, 𝑁 = 𝑁0 𝑒 −𝜆𝑡 . [3]
c) A sample of radioactive isotopes contains 50% of its original number in 2
year. Then
i) What is its half-life? [1]
ii) If there are 106 such nuclei remaining after 8 years, how many numbers are
there in the beginning? [2]

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