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() There are 33 qucstions in all. All
(2) This questions are compulsory.
(3) All the
qucstion paper has five scctions: Scction A, Scction B. Section C,
Section Dand
secions ar compulsory.
(3) Section Acontains sixtecn
Section E.
qucstions,
Section B contains five questions oftwclve
twO
MCO and four Assertion Reasoning based of l
marks mark eart
marks cach, Section cach, Section C contains seven
contains two case study based questions of four questions of thre
contains threc long answer questions of five marks cach. marks each and Sectinn t
(5) There is no overall
choice. However, an internal choice has
B, one question in been
in each CBQ in providedD one question in Section
Section C, in
Section E. You have to attemptoneonlyquestion
one of the choices in suchSection and all three questions in
(6) Use of questions.
(7) You
calculators is not allowed.
may use the following
values of physical constants
() c=3 x 10 m/s wherever necessary.
(m) m, = 9.1 × 10 kg
(ui) e = 1.6 x 10 C
(i) H= 4n X 10 Tm4!
(v) h = 6.63 x 10 4Js
(vi) E = 8.854 x 10PNm-2
(vii) Avogadro's number = 6.023 x
10 per gram mole

1, The value of the

SECTION-A
total electric flux due to a unit positive
(a) charge kept in vacuum is:
(b) &
2. Both electrons and (d) 4ne
protons with negligible initial velocities are
potential difference. Then the emergent
(a) protons have larger kinetic
energy.
accelerated through a certain
(b) electrons have smaller
velocity.
(c) protons have larger momentum.
(d) electrons have larger
momentum.
3. Find the diameter of a spherical
conductor having 1 F capacity.
(a) 1.8 X 10 m (b) 1.8 x 10 m (c) 1.8 m (d) 18 m

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 4. The current in an electric bulb decreases Iy 0.5%, The percentage reduction in thc power of the
bulb is:

(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 2

5. Icurrent flows through an infinitely long straight wire with a circular loop of radius r as shown in
thediagram. Find the value of the magnetic induction at the centre of the circular loop.

(c) Zero (d) Infinity

(a)
2rur
(n+1) (6) 2rr
-(-1)
velocity is 5 x 10' cycles/
6. An electron is revolving in an orbit of radius 3.14 x 10-15 m. Its angular
sec. The magnetic field produced at the centre is:
16 (b) 16 T (c) 4 T (d) n T
(a) T
Wb/m with a
straight conductor of length 0.4 m is moved in a magnetic field of induction 0.9
7. A the conductor is:
velocity of 7 m/s. The maximum emf induced in (d) Data insufficient
(b) 2.52 V (c) 52.2 V
(a) 22.5 V material
attraction between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor filled with dielectric
8. The force of
of constant K is:
(c) (d)
(a)
(6) AK
2e, AK the reactance of the
connected to an a.c. source of 220 V and 50 Hz. Find
9. A capacitor of 1 pF is
capacitor. 1012
l010 (d)
(c) 10 Q
(a) 10° Q (b)
atomic number Z are called
A but with different
10. Nuclides with the same mass number (c) isotones. (d) isomers.
(b) isobars. excitation trom
(a) isotopes. accelerate a bombarding electron to provoke
potential required to
11. The minimum called
the ground state is (b) excitation potential.
(a) resonance potential. (d) none of the above.
(c) ionisation potential. equal to 7.5 eV.
a photon having energy None of these
12, Calculate the
frequency of
Hz (c) 1.81 x 10-l4 Hz (d) (R),
Hz (b) 1.81 x 10'5
(A) and the other labelled Reason
(a) 1.81 x 10 labelled Assertion given below.
two statements are given-one codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
For Q.13 to 0.16, answer to these questions from the Assertion.
correct explanation of
Select the correet Reason are true and Reason is
correct explanationof
Assertion.
Assertion and keason is not the
(a) If both true but
both Assertion and Reason are
(b) If false,
tain Assertion is true but Reason is aberration.
(C) If false. from chromatic
Assertion and Reason are image IS free telescope.
(a) If both
(A): In reflecting telescope,
the
in the image formed by a lens as in refracting upper
13, Assertion persists introduced in front of the
Chromaticaberration experiment, if a thin film is
Reason (R): Young's double slitthe downward direction. minima will be
14. Assertion (A): In pattern shifts in experiment, if the slit widths are unequal, the
fringe
Sit, then the Young's double
slit
Reason (R): In
completely dark.
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I5. Assetion (A: l the intensity of the incident light om a photosensitive surface is doubled. the kinetie

chergy of the cmitcd cletons is also donbled.

for faster emitted electrons.
Renson R}: The intensily ol inident light is more
switch for electronic circuits.
I6. Assertion (A): An ideal tetifiet may ye thought as a
positive and opens whenever i
Renson (R): A retifict coscs nloxd citecuit whenever the a.c. is
of negative polarity.
SECTION-B
17. Aparallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference V. After disconnecting it from the
Find the ratic, c4
battery, it is reconnccted with an uncharged capacitor of the same capacitance.
capactor.
the energy stored in the combination to the initial cnergy of the single
cm. Find the nature an4
I5. An object is placed 15 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 10
be placed
position of the image formcd. Where shoulda convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm
so that the final image is formed at the position of the object itself ?
19. Find the ratio of intensities at points on a screen in Young's double slit experiment, where the
interfering waves have a path difference (i) 0 and (ü) 4
20. Show that the radius of the nth orbit of H-atom is directly proportional to the square of the principal
quantum number.
21. The V:/l characteristic of a silicon diode is shown in the figure below. Clculate the resistance of
the diode at (i)) I = 15 mA and (iü) V= -10 V.
4I mA

30

20

10
-10 V

0.5 1.0
1 uA

Or
Write two points of difference between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors.

SECTION -C
22. An -particle and a proton of thesame kinetiC energy are in turn allowed to pass
through a magnetic
field B. acting normal to the directiOn of motion of the particles. Calculate the
ratio of radii of
the circular paths describe by them.
23 Along straiht wire of circular Cross-ScClon of radius a
carries a steady current I. The current
is uniformly distributed across the cTOSS-SeCiOn. Apply
Ampere's circuital Jaw to calculate the
maonetic field at a point, r distance dway iom ne axiS of the current
carrying wire for (i)r<4
and (ii)r>a

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24. A galvanomeieT WIth a coil of resistance 12 ) shows (ull scake deflection for a current of 2.5mA.
How will you convert it into a voltmeterof range 75 V) Calculate the total resistance of voltmeter.
25. Threc circuit clements X, Yand Z ae given, when tbe elemeot X is connected across an a.c.
source of a given vollage, the curent and the vollage are in the same phase. When the clement
Y is connecied in series witlh X acrOSs the source. the current ags behind the voltage in phase by
But the current lcads the voltage by phase when Zis copnccted in scrics with X across the
4
source. ldentify the cicuit elemcnts X, Yand Z.
When allthe three clemens are joincd in series acoss the same s(ource, determine the impedance
of the circuit.

An idcal capacioT havng a charge q d,c0s o is conccted across an ideal inductor through a
witch. On closing the switch, show that the sum of the cncrgies in the capacitor and inductor is
constant in time in the free oscillations of the LC circuit.
26. Answer the following questions.
(a) Name the eleciromagnetic waves which are produced during radioactive decay of a nucleus.
Write their frequency range.
(b) Welders wear special glass goggles while working. Why?
(c) Why are infrared waves often called heat waves? Give their one application.
important features in photoelectric
27. Write Einstein's photoelectric equation and mention which
effect can be explained with the help of this equation.
doubled when the wavelength of incident
The maximum kineticenergy of the photoelectrons gets
expressions for the threshold wavelength
light on the surface changes from A, to y. Derive the
and work function for the metal surface.
number
(a) Draw a graph showing the variation of binding energy per nucleon (BE/A) v/s mass
28.
A for the nuclei in 20 < A< 170.
into two
having binding energy/nucleon 7.6 MeV splits
(b) A nucleus of mass number 240 and respectively. If the binding energy/nucleon
fragments Y and Z of mass numbers 110 and 130 energy released in the nuclear reaction.
calculate the
of Y and Z is equal to 8.5 MeV each,

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29. Case Study follow.

and answer the questions that
Read the following paragraph end to
the light
the opposite end with little loss of order of
light introduced at one
An optical fibre transmits consists of acylindrical central core of
diameter of the
fibre. It glass
through the sides of the
thousands of long and extremely thin strands of high quality
of
a few micro meter made up slightly lower refractive index
material.
is clad by a
Or quartz. The core communication?
principle of fibre optical
() What is the (b) Young's double slitexperiment
(a) Huygen's principle (d) None of these
internal reflection
(c) Total travels from
internal reflection lakes place when light
(i) Total
denser medium.
(a) a rarer toa medium.
medium to ararer incidence greater than critical
angle.
(b) adenser medium with angle ot
denser than critical angle
(c) ararer medium to a medium with angle of incidence greater
to a rarer
(d) adenser medium

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 to vacuum is 30
total internal reflection from a medium then the
angle for
(i) If the critical
light in the medium is: (d) 1.5 x 10 m/s
speed of
(b) 3x 10 m/s (c) 2 x 10 m/s
(a) 6 x 10 m/s incidence is equal to the
critical angle
(iv) In total internal
reflecction when the angle of
refraction?
for the
in contact, what will be theangle of
pair of media (b) 180
(a) 90° incidence
(c) 0 (d) cqual to the angle of
Or
red, violet and yellow o
are the critical angles of glass-air interface for
(i) l i , and c,
respectivcly, then
(a) lc >ic, >ic, (b) c, >ic, >ic, () ', =lc, = Ic, () ic, >'c, >ic
30. Case Study
that follow.
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions
Insulators are those materials in which valence electrons are bound very tightly to their parent
atoms and thus requiring very large electric field to remove them against the attraction of the.
nuclei. The insulators have a full valence band, an empty conduction band and a large energy gap
between the valence and conduction bands.
(i) The resistivity of a semiconductor conductors and insulators.
(a) is more than that of (b) lies between
(c) is less than that of (d) does not lie near or between
(1) Addition of trivalent impurity to a pure semiconductor creates many
(a) free electrons. (b) valence electrons. (c) holes. (d) bound electrons.
(ii) In asemiconductor, current conductions is due
(a) to only holes. (b) to holes and free electrons.
(c) to only free electrons. (d) none of these.
(iv) The barrier voltage at a pn junction for germanium is about
(a) 0.3 V (b) 3.5 V (c) 3V (d) zero
Or
(iv) A pn junction acts as a
(a) unidirectional switch. (b) bidirectional switch.
(c) controlled switch.
(d) none of these

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31. (a) A 10 MeV,
the distance a-particle
of the
moves head on
closest approach.
towards a stationary gold nucleus (Z = 79).
Caicula
(b) 'n' identical drops cach
of the big drop. charged to Vvolt coalesce to form a big
drop. Calculate the potene
Or
(a) Acharge Q is
distributed
that their surface charge over two concentric hollow
spheres. densities are equal. Find the spheres of radii a andb (b>a)
(b) Show that there is potential at the common centre o
always aloss of energy when
are connected together. two charged conductors at potentials
32. State different
circuit Kirchhoff's rules. Use these rules to write the
diagram shown.
expressions for the currents I,, I, and I, inthe
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E, 1V , 30

E, = 4V ,2)

ia) Define the terms (i) drift velocity, (ü) relaxation time. replaced
A conductor of length L is connected to a
d.c. source of emf &. If this conductor is
and same area of cross-section but of length 3 L, how
by another conductor of same material
will the drift velocity change? on
from 300 K to 60 K. What will be the effect
(b) (i) Two materials Ge and Al are cooled
their resistivity? a function of its
Plot a graph showing the variation of resistance ofa conducting wire as
(ii) temperature unchanged.
radius, keeping the length of the wire and its
compound microscope.
33, (a) Draw a labelled ray diagram of a
magnifying power.
(b) Derivean expression for its focal length?
objective lens of a microscope is of short aperture and short
(c) Why the coaxially.
1 + for two thin lenses kept in contact
(d) Deduce the relation f
length
placed coaxially with a concave mirror of focal
length 20 cm is parallel to the
(a) A convex lens of focal apart from each other. A beam of light coming formed by
cm position of the final image
10cm at a distance of 50 convex lens. Find the
principal axis is incident on thediagram showing the formation of the image.
the ray index 4
this combination. Draw bottom of a tank, containing a liquid of refractive
symmetrically
bulb is at the floating
(b) A small illuminated expression for the diameter of an opaque disc,
uptoa height H. Find theorder to cut-off the light from the bulb.
in
on the liquid surface

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