CBSE Class 12 Physics Sample Paper

Time: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

 All questions are compulsory.

 There are 37 questions in the question paper.

 Questions 1-20 are MCQs carrying 1 mark each.

 Questions 21-27 are very short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each.

 Questions 28-34 are short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.

 Questions 35-37 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.

 There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of
2 marks, two questions of 3 marks and all three questions of 5 marks weightage. You have to
attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

 You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary:

o c = 3 x 108 m/s

o h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js

o e = 1.6 x 10-19 C

o μ0 = 4π x 10-7 Tm A-1

o ε0 = 8.854 x 10-12 C2 N-1 m-2

o 1/4πε0 = 9 x 109 Nm2 C-2

o Mass of electron me = 9.1 x 10-31 kg

o Mass of neutron mn = 1.675 x 10-27 kg

o Mass of proton mp = 1.673 x 10-27 kg

o Avogadro's number NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1

o Boltzmann constant k = 1.381 x 10-23 JK-1

Questions

1. Which of the following is not a unit of electric field intensity?

o N/C

o V/m

o J/C
 o None of these

2. What is the value of the electric potential at the surface of a charged conductor of radius R?

o kQ/R

o kQ/R2

o kQ/2R

o None of these

3. What is the direction of the magnetic field at the center of a circular coil carrying current?

o Along the axis of the coil

o Perpendicular to the plane of the coil

o Along the radius of the coil

o None of these

4. What is the frequency of a wave whose wavelength is 30 m and speed is 3 x 108 m/s?

o 109 Hz

o 108 Hz

o 107 Hz

o None of these

5. Which of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves?

o They are transverse waves.

o They travel with the speed of light in vacuum.

o They are longitudinal waves.

o They do not require a medium for propagation.

6. What is the phenomenon of the emission of electrons from a metal surface when light of
suitable frequency falls on it called?

o Photoelectric effect

o Compton effect

o Raman effect

o None of these

7. What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity of 106 m/s?

o 7.27 x 10-10 m

o 3.63 x 10-10 m

o 1.82 x 10-10 m
 o None of these

8. What is the energy of a photon of wavelength 500 nm?

o 3.98 x 10-19 J

o 3.98 x 10-18 J

o 3.98 x 10-17 J

o None of these

9. Which of the following is not a property of a semiconductor?

o Its conductivity lies between that of a conductor and an insulator.

o Its conductivity increases with temperature.

o It has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance.

o None of these

10. Which of the following is not a type of rectification?

o Half-wave rectification

o Full-wave rectification

o Bridge rectification

o None of these

11. What is the principle of working of a transformer?

o Mutual induction

o Self-induction

o Electromagnetic induction

o None of these

12. What is the power factor of an LCR circuit at resonance?

o Zero

o 1/2

o 1

o None of these

13. What is the average power dissipated in an LCR circuit connected to an AC source?

o VI cos φ

o VI sin φ

o VI/2 cos φ

o None of these
14. What is the ratio of the amplitude of the magnetic field to the amplitude of the electric field
in an electromagnetic wave?

o c

o 1/c

o c2

o None of these

15. What is the phenomenon of the bending of light when it passes from one medium to
another called?

o Refraction

o Reflection

o Diffraction

o None of these

16. What is the focal length of a convex lens of power +2 dioptre?

o 50 cm

o 100 cm

o 200 cm

o None of these

17. What is the resolving power of a telescope?

o d/1.22λ

o 1.22λ/d

o dλ/1.22

o None of these

18. What is the phenomenon of the spreading of light waves as they pass through a narrow
opening called?

o Diffraction

o Interference

o Polarization

o None of these

19. What is the minimum energy required to remove an electron from the ground state of a
hydrogen atom?

o 13.6 eV

o 13.6 J
 o 13.6 kJ

o None of these

20. What is the mass defect of a nucleus?

o The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the sum of the masses of its
constituent protons and neutrons.

o The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the sum of the masses of its
constituent protons.

o The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the sum of the masses of its
constituent neutrons.

o None of these

Very Short Answer Type Questions

21. Define electric flux.

22. State Coulomb's law in electrostatics.

23. Define electric potential.

24. What is the principle of a potentiometer?

25. Define magnetic declination.

26. State Lenz's law.

27. What is the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction?

Short Answer Type Questions

28. Derive an expression for the electric field at a point on the equatorial line of an electric
dipole.

29. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric slab
between the plates.

30. State Biot-Savart's law and express it in vector form.

31. Derive an expression for the magnetic field at the center of a circular coil carrying current.

32. State the laws of photoelectric emission.

33. What is the principle of a transistor? Explain how a transistor can be used as an amplifier.

34. Draw a block diagram of a communication system.

Long Answer Type Questions

35. (a) Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at a point on the axis of a uniformly
charged ring. (b) Two point charges +q and -q are placed at a distance 2a apart. Derive an
expression for the electric field at a point on the equatorial line of the dipole.
 36. (a) Derive an expression for the magnetic field at the center of a current carrying circular
loop. (b) A long straight wire carrying current I is bent at its midpoint to form an angle of 90°.
Find the magnetic field at the point of bending.

37. (a) State Huygens' principle. Using this principle, explain the phenomenon of refraction of a
plane wavefront at a plane surface. (b) Derive the lens maker's formula.

Note: This is just a sample paper and the actual questions may vary. It is important to practice from a
variety of resources and previous year papers to get a better understanding of the exam pattern and
important topics.