DELHIPUBLIC SCHOOL RUBY PARK, KOLKATA SET -I

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2024-25)

CLASS XII

TÉme: 3 Hours SUBJECT- PHYSICS (042) Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions
(1)There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and
Section E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section Acontains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning
based of 1mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C
contains seven questions of three marks each, Section Dcontains two case study-based
questions of four marks each and SectionE contains three long answer questions of five
marks each.
(5) There no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question
in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section Dand all three
questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(6) Use of calculators is not allowed.
(7) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c=3 x 10 m/s
ii. me =9.1 x103 kg
iii. m, = 1.7 x1027 kg
iv. e=1.6 x10-19 C
V. lo = 4n x107 Tm A1
vi. h=6.63 x1034Js
vii. [o =8.854 x1012 C2 N- m2
vii. Avogadro's number =6.023 X 10 per gram mole
Section A (16x1=16)
t Thepotential at a point, due to a positive charge of 100pC at a distance of9 m, is
a) 105 y b) 10 V c) 10 V d) 106 V

L2Aparticle of mass mand charge q moving with a uniform velocitym = Vogl + Vo enters
a region with a magnetic field B = Bo. After some time, an electric field E = E, is also
switched on in the region. The resulting path described by the particle will be:
a) a parabola in x - y plane
b) a helix with increasing pitch
c)a circle in x - z plane
d) a helixX with constant pitch
L3.Agalvanometer of resistance 20 2 shows a deflection of 10 divisions when current of 1
mA is passed through it. Ifa shunt of 42 is connected and there are 50 divisions on the scale,
the range of the galvanometer is
a) 35 mA b) 40 mA c) 30 mA d) 25 mA

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 Two slits are made one millimeter anart and the screen is placed one
meter away. What is
the fringe separation when blue-green light of wavelength 500 nm is used?
a) 0.65 mnm b)0.56 mm c) 0.6 mm d) 0.5 mmn
L Two points charges of +10uC and -10 LC are placed at
points Aand B. IfP and Qare the
twopoints lying on the perpendicular bisector of the line AB, then work
charge ofS uC from P to Q willbe equal to: done in taking a
a) distance between A & B
b) zero and distance between A
&B
c) zero
d) distance between P and Q

I6A small signal voltage V(t) =V, t

a) Current I(t) lags voltage V(t) by sin is applied across an idealcapacitor C.
b) Current I(t) leads voltage V(t) by90º
c) Over a füll cycle the capacitor C 180°
d) Current I(t) is in does not consume any energy from the
phase with voltage V(t) voltage source.
LZGiven below in the left
column are
waves given in the right coumn different modes of communication using the kinds of
A) Optical fibre
B) Radar communicationp) Ultrasound
) Infrared light
C) Sonar ) Microwave
D) Mobile phones s) Radio waves
From the options given below find the most
right column. appropriate match between entries in the left and
a) A- g, B-s, C- p, D-r b) A- q, B- s, C- r,D-p
c) A- s, B-q, C- r, D-p d) A-r, B-p, C- s, D-q
| 8An the a - particle scattering experiment, the shape of
the trajectory of the scattered a
particles depend upon:
a) only on the source of a - particles
b) both impact parameter and source of a - particles
c) impact parameter and the screen material of the detector
d) only on impact parameter
9.We combine two lenses, one is convex and the other is concave having focal lengths fË and
and their combined focal length is F. Combination of the lenses will behave like concave
lens, if
a) fj >f b) fj= c) fi<f d) fis
10. Wavefront is the locus of all points, where the particles of the medium vibrate with the
same

a) frequency b) amplitude c) phase d) period

nan unbiased p -n junction,holes diffuse fromthep-region to n-region because:

a) all of these
b) they move across the junction by the potential difference
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c) bole concentration in p - region is more as compared to n - region
d) free electrons in the n -region attract them
power
through a resistor is 1%, then the change in the
L2. If the percentage change in current
through it would be - d) 0.5%
b) 2% c) 1.7%
a) 1%
and the
two statements are given - One labelled Assertion(A)
from the options
For questions 13 to16, answer t0 these questions
other labelled Reason(R). Select the correct
as given below.
is the correct explanation of A.
a) BothA and R are true and R explanation of A.
R is not the correct
b) BothA and R are true but
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
radius
particle moving in a given magnetic field, the
For a given charged
3 Assertion (A):directly particle.
proportional to the momentum of change only its path from
of circular path is magnetic field on a charged
particle,
Reason (R): The effect of
linear to circular.
forces.
are held by Colombian
14/Assertion (A): Electrons in an atom the centripetal force due to Coulomb's law is
because
Reason(R): The atom is stable
balanced by the centrifugal force.
most stable.
having mass number about 60 are a heavier nucleus, then
the
15. Assertion (A): Nuclei light nuclei are combined into
Reason (R): When two or more
increase.
binding energy per nucleon will
incident on
by a monochromatic light beam
16Assertion (A): The photoelectrons produced
in their kinetic energies.
a metal surface, have a spread varies as a function of depth from the
surface.
Reason (R): The work function of the metal
Section B (5x2=10)

emission line of sodium is 590 nm. Find the

. The wavelength of light from the spectral the samne de - Broglie wavelength.
kinetic energy at which the electron would have
denser
.18Define the term 'wave front of light'. A plane wave front AB propagating fromtwo media
medium (1) into a rarer medium (2) is incident on the surface P;P2 separating the
principle, draw the secondary wavelets and obtain the
as shown in fig Using Huygen's
refracted wave front in the diagram.
B

P, A

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 OR
18. Find the intensity at a point on a screen in YDSE, where the interfering waves of equal
intensity have a path difference ofN6.
19:. Out of the two magnetic materials, Ahas relative permeability slightly greater than unity
while B has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials A and B. Willtheir
susceptibilities be positive or negative?
20:When slow neutrons are incident on a target containing U, a possible fission reaction
is

Estimate the amount of energy5U+n’

released
Ba +Kr +3n
using the following data:
Given, mass of U=235.04 amu., mass of
n
amu, mass of %Kr =91.926 amu and energy =1.0087 amu, mass of Ba =140.91
equivalent to 1amu =931 MeV.
21How does one explain using de Broglie hypothesis, Bohr's second postulate of
quantization of orbital angular momentum?
Section C (7×3=21)
22. Draw the circuit diagram of a half wave
rectifier and explain its working.
23. You are given a charge +Q at the origin O
(Refer to Fig.). Consider a sphere S with centre
(2, 0, 0) of radiusy2 m. Consider another
sphere of
Consider the spherical caps PSQ, PRQ, PWQ, with radius normals
V2 mcentered at the origin.
outward to the respective
spheres, and the fat circle PTQ with normal along the x - axis.
What is the sign of electric flux through each of the surfaces (i) - (iv)?
2 What is the
relation between the magnitudes of fluxes through surfaces () -(iv)?
3 Calculate the flux through the surface (i) directly. Assume that the area of the cap (i)
is A.

W
(2.0, 0)
(0, 0, 0)

24).sáte the conditions for total internal reflection to take place.

YThe refractive indices of twO media Aand Bare 2and V2 respectively. What is the critical
angle for their interface?

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 23. Draw the energy band diagrams (at T> 0K) for n -type and p -type semiconauetos.
USng diagram, explain why in n -type semiconductor the conduction band has most
electrons from the donor impurities.
26The figure shows three infinitely long straight parallel current carrying conductors. Fnd
the
Lmagnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at point Alying on conductor I,
magnetic force on conductor 2.

A
2

4I’ 3

the refractive index

2Aray of light is refracted by a glass prism. Obtain an expression fordeviation.
minimum
of the glass in terms of the angle of prism A and the angle of
across a battery of
28. Anetwork of four capacitors, cach of capacitance 15uF, is conected
100V, as shown in the figure. Find the (i) net capacitance and (i) the charge on the capacitor
C4.

100 V

OR

28. State Gauss' law. Using this law, obtain the expression for the electric field due to an
infinitely long straight conductor of linear charge density 2.
Section D (2x4=8)
29.-Read the text carefully and answer the questions: Ampere's law gives amethod to
calculate the magnetic fieldue to given current distribution. According to it, the
circulationf B dl ofthe resultant magnetic field along a closed plane curve is equalto uo
times the total current crosSing the area bounded by the closed curve provided the electric
field inside the loop remains constant. Ampere's law is more useful under certain
symmetrical conditions. Consider one such case of a long Straight wire with circular cross -
section (radius R) carrying current Iuniformly distributed across this cross - section.
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 Iinc o
forre

k The magnetic field at a radial distancer from the centre of the wire in the region r > R

a) KoIR? b)o21tr c)olr2

2Tr
2TR
d) 2R
L The magnetic field at a distance r in the
a)olr region r<Ris
2rR2 b) olr?
2rR2 c) Bo! d) o
27

L A long straight wire of acircular cross -

and the current I is uniformly distributed section (radius a) carries a steady current I
across this crOSs - section. Which of the
following plots represents the variation of the magnitude of magnetic field B
distancerfrom the centre of the wire? with

a) b)o

d)

A 4 A long straight wire of radiusRcarries a steady

current I. The current is uniformly
distributed across its cross - section. The ratio of magnetic field at and 2R is
a); b) 2 c) 1 d)
OR

A direct current I flows along the length of an

infinitely long straight thin - walled
pipe, then the magnetic field is
a) zero only along the axis of the pipe
b) zero at any point inside the pipe
c) uniform throughout the pipe but not zero
d) maximum at the centre and minimum at the edges

30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: When a monochromatic radiation of
suitable frequency obtained from source S, after being filtered by a filter attached on the
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 window W, fall on the photosensitive place C. the photo electrons are emitted from G, wnie
get accelerated towards the plate Aifit is kept at positive potential. These electrons flow in
the outer circuit resulting in photoelectric current. Due to it, the microammeter shows a
deflection. The reading of microammeter measures the photoclectric current.
S Source
-Quartz filter

Reversing key

An experimental setup of verification of photoelectric effect is shown in figure. The voltage

voltmeter, and which can be varied
across the electrodes is measured with the helb of an ideal
potentiometer circuit is of
by moving jockey Jon the potentiometer wire. The battery used in potentiometer wire is8
cm long
16 V and its internalresistance is 2 N.The resistance of 100

c
2

8S2 100 cm

HHH 22
16V
potassium
The photocurrent is measured with the help of an ideal ammeter. Two plates of
oxide of area 50 cm 2 separation 0.5 mm are used in the vacuum tube. Photocurrent in the
circuit is very small, so we can treat the potentiometer circuit as an independent circuit.

1 2 3 4 6
Light Violet Blue Green Yellow Orange| Red
4000 4500 5000| 5500 6000 6500

|A(in A)
5000 5000| 5500 6000 6500 7000|
K When radiation falls on the cathode plate, a current of 2uA is recorded in the
ammeter. Assuming that the vacuum tube setup follows Ohm's law, the equivalent
resistance of vacuum tube operating in the case when jockey is at end P is
a) 8x 106 n b) 10× 10 2 c) 8x 10 8 2 d) 16x 10 2

. It is found that ammeter current remains unchanged (2u A) even when the jockey is
moved from the end Pto the middle point of the potentiometer wire. Assuming that

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 all the incident photons eject electrons and the power of the light incident is 4 x 10 -6
we. Then, the color ofthe incident light is
a) Red b) Green c) Violet d) Orange
Which of the following colors may not give photoelectric effect for this cathode?
a) Green
b) Orange c) Red d) Violet
4
When other light falls on the anode plate, ammeter
moved from the end P to the middle point the reading zero till
of the wire PO. Therefore, thejockey
is
recorded in the ammeter. The maximum deflection
kinetic energy of the emitted electron is
is
a) 8 eV
b) 4 eV
c) 10eV d) 16 eV
0 Ifthe intensity of incident radiation isOR
emitted per second will be increased twice, the number of photoelectrons
a) remain same
b) double c) four times d) halves

Section E
(3x5=15)
34(aYDefine the term drift velocity.
broDthe basis of electron
of number density of free drift, derive an expression for resistivity of a
conductor in terms
conductor depend? electrons and relaxation timeOn what factors does resistivity ofa
(©Why alloys like constantan and manganin are
used for making standard resistors?
31. State the two OR
Kirchhofs laws.
40 2 and 20 2 resistors in the Using Kirchhoff's rules calculate the
following circuit current through the
80 V
202

40 2

E
F
10 2
40 V

w3Za}Figure shows a rectangular conductor PQRS in which the conductor PQ is free to move
ina uniform magnetic field B perpendicul¥r to the plane of the paper. The field extends from
X=0to x=b and is zero for x>b. Assume that only the arm PQpossesses resistance r.
When the arm PO is pulled outward from x=0 to x =2b and is then moved backward to x =
Owith constant speed v, obtain the expressions for the flux and the induced emf. Sketch the
variations ofthese quantities withdistance 0 Sxs 2b.

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 2b
X b

b) An inductor L =0.4 H, a capacitor C= 10 uF and a

resistor R = 400Q are connected m
series to an ac source V = 40 sin (1000t+/3) volt. Calculatethe (a) impedance of the
circuit, and (b) peak value of current.
OR

32. 1) A device 'X is connected to an ac source V=Vo sin ot. The variation of voltage, current
and power in one cycle is shown in the following graph:

ot

Identify the device X.Obtain an expression for the current in the circuit and its phase relation
with ac voltage.

ii) Calculate the current drawn by the primary of a 90% efficient transformer which steps down
220 V to 22 V, ifthe output resistance is 440 L.

33.Drawa ray diagram to show the formation of the image of an object placed on the axis of
a convex refracting surface of radius of curvature 'R, separating the two media ofrefractive
2 2
indices u' and 'u2'(4 2>u1). Use this diagramto deduce the relation R
where u and vrepresent respectively the distance of the object and the image formed.
OR
330)Draw aray diagram depicting the formation of the image by an astronomical telescope
in normal adjustment.
LHExplain the basic differences between the construction and working of a telescope and the
microscope.
iiD Give two reasons to explain why a reflecting telescope is preferred over a refracting
telescope.

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