F G Girls Degree College Quetta Cantt

Send up (2023)
PHYSICS HSSC–II SECTION – A (Marks 17)
Time allowed: 25 Minutes
Section – A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on this page and handed over
to the Centre Superintendent. Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.
Q.1 Fill the relevant bubble for each part. Each part carries one mark.
(1) A capacitor of capacitance ‘C’ has a change ‘Q’ and stored energy is
‘w’. If the charge is increased to ‘2Q’. The stored energy will be:
A. 2w ⃝ B. 4w ⃝
w w
C. ⃝ D. ⃝
4 2
(2) The electric intensity near an infinite plate of positive charge will be:
q q u
A. ⃝ B. 2Óεo ⃝ C. ⃝ D. ⃝
A εo 2 εo
(3) Three capacitors of 4F each are connected in such a way that net capacitance of their
combination is 6F. It is possible if:
A. All the three in series ⃝
B. All the three in parallel ⃝
C. Two in series and one in parallel ⃝
D. Two in parallel and one in series ⃝
(4) The resistance of an iron wire having 0.75A current when connected
across a battery of 1.5V is:
A. 1Ω ⃝ B. 2Ω ⃝ C. 3Ω ⃝ D. 4Ω ⃝
(5) Which of the following option is NOT the definition of electric flux?
A. The dot product of electric intensity and vector area ⃝
B. The cross product of electric intensity and vector area ⃝
C. The scalar product of electric intensity and vector area ⃝
D. The number of electric field lines passing through a certain area ⃝
(6) Which of the following properties affects the resistivity of all metals to
a great extent?
A. Temperature ⃝ B. Applied magnetic field ⃝
C. Pressure ⃝ D. Volume ⃝
(7) Which of the following relations between current I and the angle of
deflection is true for a moving coil galvanometer?
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A. I ∝ θ ⃝ B. I ∝ ⃝
θ
C. I ∝ sin θ ⃝ D. I ∝ cos θ ⃝
(8) According to Faraday’s Law, emf induced in a circuit depends on:
A. Change in magnetic flux ⃝ B. Initial magnetic field ⃝
C. Maximum magnetic flux ⃝ D. Rate of change of magnetic flux ⃝
Ns
(9) If turn ratio of an Ideal transformer is = 10 then_________
Np
V s Is V s Is 1
A. [ = =10 ] ⃝ B.[ = = ] ⃝
V p Ip V p I p 10
Vs Is 1 Vs 1 Is
C.[ =10 , = ] ⃝ D.[ = , =10] ⃝
Vp I p 10 V p 10 I p
(10) What are substance called which undergo plastic deformation until they break?
A. Amorphous solids ⃝ B. Polymeric solids ⃝
C. Brittle substance ⃝ D. Ductile substance ⃝
(11) The substance in which magnetic fields produced by orbital and
spin electrons of molecule add up to zero are called:
A. Paramagnetic ⃝ B. Super magnetic ⃝
C. Ferromagnetic ⃝ D. Diamagnetic ⃝
(12) A proton is moving along the axis of a solenoid carrying a current. The magnetic force on
proton will be:
A. Radially inward ⃝ B. Radially outward ⃝
C. Zero ⃝ D. Parallel to axis of solenoid ⃝
(13) The materials in which disordered structure of liquid is frozen are:
A. Amorphous ⃝ B. Crystalline ⃝
C. Polycrystalline ⃝ D. Quartz ⃝
(14) The rest mass of photon is:
A. 1 ⃝ B. 0.5 ⃝
C. Infinity ⃝ D. Zero ⃝
(15) The absorption power of a perfect black body is always:
A. -1 ⃝ B. 10 ⃝ C. zero ⃝ D. 1 ⃝
(16) In a half wave rectifier, the diode conducts:
A. Only positive half of input cycle ⃝ B. Only negative half of input cycle ⃝
C. Both halves of input cycle ⃝ D. Any one half of input cycle ⃝
(17) The maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons, from different metal surfaces,
depends upon:
A. Intensity of incident light only ⃝
B. Frequency of the incident light only ⃝
C. Nature of metal surface ⃝
D. Both frequency of incident light and nature of metal surface ⃝
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Pre Board (2023)Time Allowed: 2:35 Hours
SECTION – B (Marks 42)
Q.2 Attempt all parts from the following. All parts carry equal marks. (14×3=42)
i. Define electron volt (eV). Derive its relation with SI unit of energy?
OR
How can we check the reliability of concrete bridges made of carbon fibers?
ii. Why do we connect voltmeter in parallel in a circuit?
OR
Under what condition electric flux is (a) maximum (b) minimum?
iii. How can we check the continuity of a circuit by using an ohmmeter?
OR
Differentiate ‘curie temperature’ and ‘critical temperature’?
iv. Increase of cross-sectional area of a material decreases its resistance. Explain.
OR
Galvanometer can be converted into ammeter and voltmeter by connecting resistance with it.
What are basic differences in their construction from galvanometer?
v. What changes would be required to convert a DC- motor into DC- generator?
OR
A rectangular coil of 100 turns and area 500 x 10-4 m2 carrying 2 A current is placed in a
uniform magnetic field of 10T. Find the maximum torque applying on the coil.
vi. Can a step-up transformer be used to increase output power level? Explain.
OR
A 2cm diameter ring is moved out of uniform magnetic field of 10T in 0.1s. What is magnitude
of induce emf in the ring if normal to ring is parallel to magnetic field at all the time?
vii. Electric lines of force never cross. Why?
OR
Define the mutual-inductance of two coils. Write its formula. Also define its SI unit.
viii. Differentiate between brittle and ductile materials.
OR
What is hysteresis loss?
ix. How can we use transistor as a switch?
OR
Why are induction heaters more efficient than conventional gas heaters?
x. Why don’t we observe Compton effect with visible light?
OR
For a common base configuration of npn transistor, collector current is greater than base
current. Why?
xi. How can Insulator nature of material be explained using Band Theory of Solids?
OR
What is the de-Broglie wave-length of an electron with 1200keV kinetic energy?
xii. Show that at 1000 m/s speed the increase in mass of a body is not quite noticeable.
OR
Write the postulates of Einstein’s special theory of relativity
xiii. What is power dissipation value in capacitor and inductor in AC circuits? Elaborate your
answer
OR
A 220V, 50Hz A.C. supply is applied to series combination of a 2.5Ω, 6mH inductor and a 6.5μF
capacitor. Calculate
(i) reactance of inductor
(ii) (ii) reactance of capacitor
(iii) (iii) impedance of circuit.
xiv. what is basic difference between photoelectric effect and Compton effect?
OR
Draw common base configuration for npn and pnp transistor.
SECTION – C (Marks 26)
Note: Attempt all questions. Marks of each question are given within brackets. (26)
Q.3 Define electric potential. Find an expression for electric potential energy and electric
potential. (1+3+3)
OR
What is Wheatstone bridge? Derive its formula under balancing condition?
(1+2+4)

Q.4 What is an Ac-generator. Describe its principle, construction and working.

(1+1+2+2)
OR
What is Photoelectric Effect? What were its chief features which couldn’t be explained by
classical physics? How was Einstein able to explain it? What was the relation he gave between
incident energy and the energy of emitted electron? (06)

Q.5 An ideal step-down transformer is connected to 240 V AC supply. Find the current in the
primary and the transformation ratio if we wish to operate a 20 V, 40 W lamp? (06)
OR

c. How polarization of dielectric results in increase of capacity of a capacitor? Capacitance of a

parallel plate capacitor depends on which factors? (06)
Q.6 What is a capacitor? Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
(07)
OR
What do we mean by the sensitivity of a galvanometer? How can it be increased? (07)