PHYSICS

SECTION-A
I. Answer all the following questions 6x1=6M
1. The magnetic field lines near a substance are as shown in the figure. The substance is

a) Copper b) Iron c) Sodium d) Aluminium

2. The direction of induced current in a conductor moving on a magnetic field is decided by
a) Lenz’s law b) Fleming’s left hand rule
c) Biot-Savart’s law d) Fleming’s right hand rule
3. Which of the following states that an emf is induced whenever there is a change in the magnetic field
linked with electric circuits?
a) Lenz’s Law b)Ohm’s Law
c)Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction d)None of the above
4. The direction of induced current in the loop abc is

a) along abc if I decrease

b) along acb if I increase
c) along abc if I is constant
d) along abc if I increase

ASSERTION AND REASON:

DIRECTIONS: For questions below, two statements are given one labeled assertion (A) and the
other labeled reason (R). select correct answer to these question from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d)
given below.
5. Assertion : Faraday’s laws are consequence of conservation of energy.
Reason : In a purely resistive ac circuit, the current legs behind the emf in phase.a) If both assertion
and reason are true but the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
d) If the assertion is false but reason is true.
6. Assertion(A): The poles of a bar magnet cannot be separated
Reason(R): Magnetic monopoles do not exist.
a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
 b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct:
SECTION-B
II. Answer all the following questions 2x2=4M
7. What are the magnetic field lines? State their properties, why two such lines do not
intersect each other?
8. Current in a circuit falls steadily from 2.0 A to 0.0 A in 10 ms. If an average emf of 200 V
is induced, calculate the self-inductance of the circuit.
SECTION-C
III. Answer all the following questions 2X3=6M
9. A conducting square loop of side L and resistance R moves in its plane with a uniform velocity v
perpendicular to one of its sides. A magnetic induction B, constant in time and space, pointing
perpendicular to the plane of the loop exists everywhere. What will be the induced emf?

10. A capacitor of 10µF is connected to an AC source of emf E=220 sin 100πt. Write the equation of
instantaneous current through the circuit. What will be the reading of AC ammeter connected in the
circuit?
(OR)
i) Define self-inductance Write its SI units
ii) Derive the expression for self-inductance of a long solenoid of length l, cross-sectional area A
having N number of turns
SECTION-D
IV. Answer all the following questions 1X5=5M
11. i) An Ac source V=Vm sint is connected across an ideal capacitor. Derive the expression for the (a)
current flowing in the circuit and (b) reactance of the capacitor. Plot a graph of current I versus t.

(OR)
i) Draw a labelled diagram of AC generator and state its working principle
ii) How is magnetic flux linked with the armature coil changes in a generator?
iii) Derive the expression for maximum value of the induced emf and state the rule that gives the
direction of the induced emf
iv) Shown the variation of the emf generated versus time as the armature is rotated with respect to
the direction of the magnetic fields.
 SECTION-E
IV. Answer all the following questions (1+1+1+1) =4M
Case study :
12. When the atomic dipoles are aligned partially or fully, there is a net magnetic moment in the
direction of field in any small volume of material. The actual magnetic field inside material placed in
magnetic field is equal to the sum of the applied magnetic field and the magnetic field due to
magnetisation. This field is called magnetising intensity (H),H=B/µ0-M, where M is the
magnetisation of the material, µ0 is the permittivity of vacuum and B is the total magnetic field. The
measure that tell us how magnetic material responds to external field is given by a dimensionless
quantity, known as magnetic susceptibility; for a certain class of magnetic materials, intensity of
magnetisation is directly proportional to the magnetic intensity.
1) Magnetisation of a sample is
a) volume of sample per unit magnetic moment.
b) net magnetic moment per unit volume.
c) ratio of magnetic moment and pole strength.
d) ratio of pole strength the magnetic moment
(ii) A bar magnet has length 3cm, cross-sectional area 2cm² and magnetic moment 3 Am².
The intensity of magnetisation of bar magnet is
(a) 2x105 A/m (b) 3x105 A/m (c) 4×105 A/m (d) 5 x 105 A/m
(iii) The relative permeability of iron of iron is 6000. Its magnetic susceptibility is
a) 5999 b) 6001 c) 6000x10-7 d) 6000×10-8
iv) Magnetising intensity H=__________
B B µ0 B
a) H M b) H M c) H M d) H M
µ0 µ0 B µ0
I. Answer the following questions 6x1=6M
1. The power delivered by the source of circuit is maximum when
1)  L   c 2)  L  1/  c 3)  L  c 2 4)  L  c
2. Transformer is a device which is used to change the magnitude of
1) D.C Voltage 2) A.C. voltage 3) Both (1) & (2) 4) None of these
3. In a step up transformer 220 V is converted into 2200 V. The number of turns in the primary coil is 600. What
is the no. of turns in the secondary coil?
1) 60 2) 600 3) 6000 4) 100
4. Average value of alternating current over complete cycle is
1)2i0 2)zero 3) i0/2 4) i0
In the following questions a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason.
Mark the correct choice are
1) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
2) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
3) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect
4) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct
5. Assertion: In series LCR circuit the resonance across at one frequency only.
Reason: At resonance, the inductive reactance is equal and opposite to the capacitive reactance
6. Assertion: We use a thick wire is the secondary of a step-down transformer to reduce the production of heat.
Reason: When the plane of the armature is parallel to the lines of force of magnetic field the magnitude of
induced emf is maximum.
II. Answer the following questions 2x2=2M
7. Explain why L-C oscillations will not continue infinitely in L-C circuit even through there is no electric
resistance.
 (OR)
Show that for a capacitive circuit I leads V by π/2.
8. Find Resonant frequency ‘  ’ of a series LCR circuit with L = 2.0 H, C = 32  F and R= 10  .
III. Answer the following questions 2x3=6M
9. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15cm.Give the location of the
image and the magnification.
10. With neat diagram, explain how transformer works and its principle.

IV. Answer the following questions 1x5=5M

11. Derive the mirror formula of a concave mirror when object lies between f and C.
(OR)
Figure shows a series LCR circuit connected to a variable frequency 230V source.

L = 5.0 H, C  80  F , R  40
a) Determine the source frequency which derives the circuit in resonance.
b) Obtain the impedance of the circuit and the amplitude of current at the resonating frequency.
V. Case Study 1x4=4M
12. Both alternating and direct currents are measured in amperes. However, it is not possible to define a.c. ampere
in terms of forces between two parallel wires carrying a.c. currents, as d.c. ampere is defined. This is because
the alternating current changes direction with tht source frequency and so that the net force would add up to

zero. To overcome this problem, we define a.c, ampere in terms of Joule heating H  I Rt which
2

independent of direction of current. Hence the rms value of alternating current in a circuit is one ampere if the
current produces the same average heating effect as one ampere of direct current would produce under the
same conditions. Alternating currents and voltages are measured by a.c. ammeter and a.c. voltmeter
respectively. As the working of these instruments is based on the heating effect of current, so they are called
hot-wire instruments.
i. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its amplitude is 120 V. Then its rms value will be
1) 84.8 V 2) 42.4 V 3) 56.5 V 4) 75.5 V
ii. In the a.c. circuit, the current is expressed as I  100sin 200 t . In this circuit the current rises from zero to
peak value in time
1 1 1 1
1) s 2) s 3) s 4) s
300 400 100 200
iii. The peak value of an alternating emf  given by    0cost is 10 volt and its frequency is 50 Hz. At time
1
t sec , the instantaneous emf is
600
1) 1 V 2) 5 V 3) 10 V 4) 5 3V
iv. The rms value of a.c. current which when passed through a resistor produces heat energy four times that
produced by d.c. of 2A through the same resistor in same time, is
1) 32 A 2) 2 A 3) 4 A 4) 8 A
(OR)
The rms voltage of the waveform shown in the figure is
 1) 10 V 2) 12 V 3) 6.37 V 4) 7 V

Q.NO SECTION – A MARKS

1 A bar magnet is cut into two equal halves by a plane parallel to the magnetic axis. Of the 1
following physical quantities, the one which remains unchanged is
(a) pole strength
(b) magnetic moment
(c) intensity of magnetization
(d) None of these
2 A curve between magnetic moment and temperature of a magnet is 1

3 An induced e.m.f. is produced when a magnet is plunged into a coil. The strength of the 1
induced e.m.f. is independent of
(a) the strength of the magnet
(b) number of turns of coil
(c) the resistivity of the wire of the coil
(d) speed with which the magnet is move
4 A magnet is brought towards a coil (i) Quickly (ii) slowly then the Induced emf and 1
induced charge will be respectively
(a) More in first case / More in first case
(b) More in first case / Equal in both case
(c) Less in first case / More in second case
(d) Less in first case / Equal in both case
5 The heat produced in a given resistance in a given time by the sinusoidal current I0sinωt 1
will be the same as that of a steady current of magnitude nearly
(a) 0.71 I0
(b) 1.412 I0
(c) I0
(d) √I0
6 A capacitor has capacitance C and reactance X, if capacitance and frequency become 1
double, then reactance will be
(a) 4X
(b) X/2
(c) X/4
(d) 2X
7 An electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by E=Eₒ sin (kx - ωt). 1
Which of the following is/are independent of the wave length?
(a) k
(b) ω
(c) k/ω
(d) k ω

8 Critical angle of glass is θ1 and that of water is θ2. The critical angle for water and glass 1
surface would be (μg = 3/2, μw = 4/3).
(a) less than θ2
(b) between θ1 and θ2
(c) greater than θ2
(d) less than θ1
9 An astronomical refractive telescope has been adjusted for a normal vision has an 1
objective of focal length 20 m and an eyepiece of focal length 2 cm. Then

(a) the magnification is 1000

(b) the length of the telescope tube is 20.02 m
(c) the image formed of inverted
(d) all of these

10 Two beams of red and violet color are made to pass separately through a prism (angle of 1
the prism is 60°). In the position of minimum deviation, the angle of refraction will be
(a) 30° for both the colors
(b) greater for the violet color
(c) greater for the red color
(d) equal but not 30° for both the colors
11 A plane wave front passes through a convex lens. The geometrical shape of the wave 1
front that emerges is
(a) plane
(b) diverging spherical
(c) converging spherical
(d) None of these
12 If two sources are coherent, then the phase difference between the waves produced by 1
them at any point
(a) will change with time and we will have stable positions of maxima and minima.
(b) will not change with time and we have unstable positions of maxima and minima.
(c) Positions of will not change with time and we will have stable positions of maxima
and minima.
(d) will change with time and we will have unstable positions of maxima and minima.
13 Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion and 1
Reason. While answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the
following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of
the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Assertion : Magnetic flux can produce induced e.m.f.
Reason : Faraday established induced e.m.f. experimentally.

14 Assertion : When number of turns in a coil is doubled, coefficient of self-inductance of 1

the coil becomes 4 times.
 Reason : This is because L α N2.
15 Assertion : The focal length of the convex mirror will increase, if the mirror is placed in 1
water.
Reason : The focal length of a convex mirror of radius R is equal to , f = R/2.
16 Assertion: White light falls on a double slit with one slit is covered by a green filter. The 1
bright fringes observed are of green colour.
Reason : The fringes observed are colored.
SECTION - B
17 A rectangular loop and a circular loop are moving out of a uniform magnetic field region 2
to a field free region with a constant velocity. In which loop do you expect the induced
emf to be a constant during the passage out of the field region and why? The field is
normal to the loop.

18 A resistor ‘R’ and an element X ’ are connected in series to an ac source of voltage. The X
voltage is found to lead the current in phase by 𝝅/4. If ‘X’ is replaced by another element
‘Y’, the voltage lags behind the current by 𝝅/4. (i) Identify elements ‘X’ and ‘Y’. (ii)
When both ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are connected in series with R to the same source, will the power
dissipated in the circuit be maximum or minimum? Justify your answer.
19 A spherical convex surface of radius of curvature 20 cm, made of glass (n = 1.5) is 2
placed in air. Find the position of the image formed, if a point object is placed at 30 cm in
front of the convex surface on the principal axis.
OR
Calculate the radius of curvature of an equi-concave lens of refractive index 1.5, when it
is kept in a medium of refractive index 1.4, to have a power of –5D
20 Give two reasons to explain why a reflecting telescope is preferred over a refracting 2
telescope.
21 In a single slit diffraction experiment, width of the slit is increased. How will the (a) size 2
and (b) intensity of central bright band be affected? Justify your answer
SECTION - C
22 State any two properties of magnetic field lines. 3
Two identical bars, one of paramagnetic material and other of diamagnetic material are
kept in a uniform external magnetic field parallel to it. Draw diagrammatically the
modifications in the magnetic field pattern in each case.
23 A square shaped metallic frame of perimeter 40 cm is placed inside magnetic field of 3
strength 5 x 102 Tesla perpendicular to it’s plane. The coil is suddenly changed into
rectangular shape of area 75 cm2 in 10 seconds. Then magnitude of induced e.m.f. across
the coil is (c) 125 x 10-2 V
OR
A 12V battery is connected to a 6Ω; 10 H coil through a switch drives a constant current
in the circuit. The switch is suddenly opened. Assuming that it took 1ms to open the
switch calculate the average e.m.f induced across the coil.
24 The magnetic flux through a coil perpendicular to the plane is varying according to the 3
relation Փ= ( 5t3+4t2 +2t -5) weber .Find the current through the coil at t= 2 seconds if
the resistance of the coil is 5Ω
25 Explain with the help of a neat labelled diagram, the principle of working of transformer. 3
Why transformer will not work with DC explain
26 How are infra-red waves produced? What role does infra-red radiation play in 3
(i) maintaining the earth’s warmth and (ii) physical therapy?
27 A person with a normal near point (25 cm) using a compound microscope with an 3
objective of focal length 8.0 mm and an eye-piece of focal length 2.5 cm can bring an
object placed 9.0 mm from the objective in sharp focus. What is the separation between
the two lenses? What is the magnifying power of the microscope?
28 Define the term wave front. Using Huygens’s wave theory, verify the law of reflection. 3
SECTION – D
29 CASE STUDY-1 4
Read the para given below and answer the questions that follow:
Self Induction. When a current I flows through a coil, flux linked with it is φ = LI, where
L is a constant known as self inductance of the coil.

Any charge in current sets up an induced emf in the coil. Thus, self inductance of a coil is
the induced emf set up in it when the current passing through it changes at the unit rate. It
is a measure of the opposition to the growth or the decay of current flowing through the
coil. Also, value of self-inductance depends on the number of turns in the solenoid, its
area of cross-section and the permeability of its core material.
1.The inductance in a coil plays the same role as
a) inertia in mechanics
b) energy in mechanics
c) momentum in mechanics
d) force in mechanics
(i) A current of 2.5 A flows through a coil of inductance 5 H. The magnetic flux
linked with the coil is
a) 0.5 Wb
b) 12.5 Wb
c) zero
d) 2 Wb
(ii) The inductance L of a solenoid depends upon its radius R as
a) L ∝ R
b) L ∝ 1/R
c) L ∝ R2
d) L ∝ R3
(iv) The unit of self-inductance is
a) Weber ampere
b) Weber-1 ampere
c) Ohm second
d) Farad
OR
(v) The induced emf in a coil of 10 henry inductance in which current varies from 9
A to 4 A in 0.2 second is
a) 200 V
 b) 250 V
c) 300 V
d) 350 V

30 CASE STUDY-2 4
Read the para given below and answer the questions that follow:

An optical fibre is a structure comprising of thin rod of high-quality glass of refractive

index n1 surrounded by a medium of refractive index n2. Very little light is absorbed by
the glass. Light getting in at one end undergoes repeated total internal reflection, even
when the fibre is bent, and emerges at the other end. All rays with angle of incidence θi
less than critical angle θc are confined inside optical fibre.
1. Optical fibres are used extensively to transmit
a) Optical Signal b) current c) Sound waves d) None of the above
2. Which of the following statement is not true.
a) Optical fibres is based on the principle of total internal reflection.
b) The refractive index of the material of the core is less than that of the cladding.
c) An optical fibre can be used to act as an optical pipe.
d) There is no appreciable loss in the intensity of the light signal while propagating
through an optical fibre
3. In which of the following the principle of total internal reflection is not used.
a) Endoscope b) Mirage
c) Total reflection prism
d) Difference between apparent and real depth of a pond

4. The basic reason for the extraordinary sparkle of suitably cut diamond is that
(a) It has low refractive index (b) It has high transparency
(c) It has high refractive index (d) It is very hard
OR
5. A substance has critical angle 45° for yellow light. What is its refractive index?
(a) √2 (b) 1/√2 (c) 2 (d) ½

SECTION – E
31 what is self-inductance, define one Henry and obtain the expression for the coefficient of 5
self-inductance of a solenoid having cross sectional area A, length l and no of turns per
unit length as n
OR
(a) Define mutual inductance and write its SI units.
(b) Derive an expression for the coefficient of mutual inductance of two long co-axial
solenoids of same length wound one over the other.
32 (a) What is impedance? 5
(b) A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source having voltage V = V0 sin ωt .
Derive expression for the impedance, instantaneous current and its phase relationship to
the applied voltage. Find the expression for resonant frequency.
OR
Explain the principle and working of AC generator by giving labelled diagram
33 With the help of a ray diagram, show the formation of image of a point object due to 5
refraction of light at a spherical surface separating two media of refractive indices n1 and
n2 (n2 > n1) respectively. Using this diagram, derive the relation
Write the sign conventions used. What happens to the focal length of convex lens when it
is immersed in water?
OR
Draw a ray diagram for formation of image of a point object by a thin double convex lens
having radii of curvature R1 and R2. Hence, derive lens maker’s formula for a double
convex lens.
State the assumptions made and sign convention used.

Section A 8x1=8
1. An electric dipole of dipole length 2 cm is placed in a uniform electric field intensity 2 x 10 N/C,
5

making an angle 30° with the field. If it experiences a torque equal to 4 N-m, the charge on the dipole is
a) 8 mC b) mC c) 5 mC d) 7 mC
2. Following figure shows some point charges placed and a closed surface ‘S’. Then
the total electric flux linked with closed surface ‘S’ is
3q 8q 4q 4q
a)  0 b)  0 c)  0 d)  0
3. In an experiment, two bodies are rubbed against each other during which bodies get
1 C magnitude of charge. How many electrrons from one body get transferred to other body during
rubbing?
20 19 18 19
a) 6.25x10 b) 1.6x10 c) 6.25x10 d) 1.6x10
4. Two equal and opposite charges are placed at some distance apart in vacuum. At the middle point of the
axis of line joining, these two charges
a) electric field is zero and potential is finite b) electric field is finite and potential is zero
b) Both electric field and potential are zero d) Both electric field and potential are maximum
5. Which of the following statements is not true abount electric field lines ?
a) Electric field line start from positive charge and end at negative charge
b) Two electric field lines can never cross each other
c) Electrostatic field lines do not from any closed loops
d) Electric field lines cannot be taken as continuous curve
6. The potential at the centre of the square is
 kq kq kq
a) Zero b) c) 2 d) 3
a 2 a a
The following to questions are Assertion & Reason type questions. From the following options,
mark any one as your choice.
a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
b) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements, but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement, but Reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement, but Reason is correct statement.
7. Assertion: Electric force acting on a proton and an electron, moving in a uniform electric field is same,
whereas acceleration of electron is 1836 times that a proton.
Reason: Electron is lighter than proton.
8. Assertion: Positive charge always moves from a higher potential point to a lower potential point
Reason: Electric potential is a vector quantity.
SECTION B 2x2=4
9. The given figure shows the electric field lines around three-point
charges A, B and C.
(a) Which charges are positive?
(b) Which charge has the largest magnitude? Why?
(c) In which region or regions of the picture could the electric field be
zero? Justify your answer.
(i) near A (ii) near B (iii) near C (iv) no where
10. Plot a graph comparing the variation of potential ‘V’ and electric field ‘E’ due to a point charge ‘Q’ as a
function of distance ‘R’ from the point charge.
Or
A test charge ‘q’ is moved without acceleration from A to C along the
path from A to B and then from B to C in electric field E as shown in
the figure.
(i) Calculate the potential difference between A and C
(ii) At which point (of the two) is the electric potential more and why?
SECTION C 3x3=9
11. Three concentric metallic shells A, B and C of radii a, b and c (a < b < c) have
surface charge densities +σ, –σ and +σ respectively, as shown in the figure. If
shells A and C are at the same potential, then obtain the relation between the radii
a, b and c.
Or
Derive the expression for the electric potential due to a point charge.
12. Using Gauss’s law, prove that the electric field at a point due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet
is independent of the distance from it. How is the field directed if
(i) the sheet is positively charged and (ii) negatively charged?
13. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics.
A cube with each side ‘a’ is kept in an electric field given
by E = C x R (as is shown in the figure) where C is a
positive dimensional constant. Find out
(i) the electric flux through the cube, and
(ii) the net charge inside the cube.
 SECTION D 1x4=4
14. Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow.
1
Gauss Theorem: The total flux through a closed surface, enclosing a volume, in vacuum is time the
∈0
net change, enclosed by the surface. Then, the electric flux is given by
𝑞𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑
∅ = ∮ 𝐸⃗ 𝑋 ⃗⃗⃗⃗𝑑𝑆 =
𝑠 ∈0
Gaussian Surface: Any closed surface imagined around the charge distribution, so that Gauss theorem
can be conveniently applied to find electric field due to the give charge distribution.
λ
Electric field due to infinitely long straight charged wire of linear charge density λ is given by 𝐸 = 2𝜋𝜀0 𝑟
where r is the perpendicular distance of the observation point from the wire.
σ
Electric field due to an infinite plane sheet of charge of surface charge density σ is given by 𝐸 =
2𝜀0
(i) S.I unit of electric flux is
(a) N 2 mC (b) NmC 2 (c) Nm2C 1 (d) Nm2C
(ii) Electric flux is a
(a) Constant quantity (b) Vector quantity (c) Scalar quantity (d) None of these
(iii) Two charges of magnitude -2Q and +Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a, 0) respectively. What is
the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius '3a' with its centre at origin?
Q 2Q 3Q 3Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
0 0 0 0
(iv) A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side L. What is the electric flux passing through each
face to the cube?
q q q q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 0 9 0 6 0 0
Or
Three charges +2q, -q and +3q. Two charges + 2g and -q are enclosed with in a surface 'S'. What is the
electric flux due to this configuration through the surface 'S’?
5q 3q 4q q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 0 0 0 0
SECTION E 2 x 5 = 10
15. A charge is distributed uniformly over a ring of radius ‘a’. Obtain an expression for the electric intensity
E at a point on the axis of the ring. Hence show that for points at large distances from the ring, it behaves
like a point charge.
Or
A thin conducting spherical shell of radius R has charge Q spread uniformly over its surface. Using
Gauss’s theorem, derive an expression for the electric field at a point outside the shell. Draw a graph of
electric field E(r) with distance r from the centre of the shell for 0 ≤ r ≤∞.
16. Derive an expression for the electric potential at a point due to an electric dipole. Mention the
contrasting features of electric potential of a dipole at a point as compared to that due to a single charge.
Or
Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.5 µC and 2.5 µC are located 30 cm apart. Find the potential and
electric field
(a) at the mid-point of the line joining the two charges, and
(b) at a point 10 cm from this midpoint in a plane normal to the line and passing through the mid-point.
 Section A 8x1=8
1. There are two charges +1 microcoulombs and +5 microcoulombs. The ratio of the forces acting on
them will be
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 5 : 1 (d) 1 : 25
2. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining figure. The
force on the charge kept at the centre O is
A B
+q +2q

– 2q +q
D C

(a) Zero (b) Along the diagonal AC

(c) Along the diagonal BD (d) Perpendicular to side AB
3. The value of electric permittivity of free space is
(a) 9  10 9 NC 2 / m 2 (b) 8 .85  10 12 Nm 2 / C 2 sec
(c) 8 .85  10 12 C 2 / Nm 2 (d) 9  10 9 C 2 / Nm 2
4. Dielectric constant for metal is
(a) Zero (b) Infinite (c) 1 (d) Greater than 1
5. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric
field of intensity E . It is rotated through an angle  from the initial position. The potential energy of
electric dipole in the final position is
(a) pE cos  (b) pE sin  (c) pE (1  cos  ) (d)  pE cos 
6. An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side  . The electric flux on one of its faces will be
q q q q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 0 0a2 4 0 a 2 0

The following to questions are Assertion & Reason type questions. From the following options,
mark any one as your choice.
a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
b) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements, but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement, but Reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement, but Reason is correct statement.
7. Assertion: If three capacitors of capacitance C1 < C2 < C3 are connected in parallel then their
equivalent capacitance Cp > Cs.
1 1 1 1
Reason:    .
C p C1 C2 C3

8. Assertion: Charge is quantized

Reason: Charge, which is less than 1 C is not possible.
SECTION B 2x2=4
9. Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond to stable
equilibrium?
10. A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of a cube of side l. What is the electric flux passing through
two opposite faces of the cube?
Or
What is the work done in moving a test charge q through a distance of 1 cm along the equatorial
axis of an electric dipole?
SECTION C 3x3=9
11. Derive an expression to find the electric field due to an infinitely long thin straight wire using
Gauss’s Law.
Or
Two charges ±10μC are placed 5.0 mm apart. Determine the electric field at
(a) a point on the axis of the dipole at 15 cm away from the center of the dipole on the
axial line and (b) at 15 com away from the center of the dipole on the equatorial line
of the dipole.
12. Two point charges 4Q, Q are separated by l m in air. At what point on the line joining the
charges is the electric field intensity zero?
Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system of charges, taking the value of
charge, Q = 2 × 10-7C.
13. An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field.
(i) Show that the net force acting on it is zero.
(ii) The dipole is alligned parallel to the field.
Find the work done in rotating it through the angle of 180°.
 SECTION D 1x4=4
14. Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow .
When electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field, its two charges experience equal and
opposite forces, which cancel each other and hence net force on electric dipole in uniform
electric field is zero. However these forces are not collinear, so they give rise to some torque
on the dipole. Since net force on electric dipole in uniform electric field is zero, so no work is
done in moving the electric dipole in uniform electric field. However some work is done in
rotating the dipole against the torque acting on it.

(i) The dipole moment of a dipole in a uniform external field Ē is B. Then the torque τ acting on the
dipole is
(a) τ=p x E (b) τ = P. Ē (c) τ = 2(p + Ē) (d) τ = (P + E)
(ii) An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0 μC separated by a
distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 NC-1. The maximum torque on the
dipole is
(a) 0.2 x 10-3 Nm (b) 1x 10-3 Nm (c) 2 x 10-3 Nm (d) 4x 10-3 Nm
(iii) Torque on a dipole in uniform electric field is minimum when θ is equal to
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) Both (a) and (c)
OR
(iv) When an electric dipole is held at an angle in a uniform electric field, the net force F and torque τ
on the dipole are
(a) F= 0, τ = 0 (b) F≠0, τ≠0 (c) F=0, τ ≠ 0 (d) F≠0, τ=0
(v) An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole
acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle with the direction of the
field. Assuming that potential energy of the dipole to be zero when 0 = 90°, the torque and the
potential energy of the dipole will respectively be
(a) PEsinθ, -PEcosθ (b) PEsinθ, -2PEcosθ (c) PEsinθ, 2PEcosθ (d) PEcosθ, – PEsinθ
SECTION E 2 x 5 = 10
15. (i) Derive the expression for electric field at a point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole.
(ii) Depict the orientation of the dipole in
(a) stable,
(b) unstable equilibrium in a uniform electric field.
Or
16. Two point charges + q and -2q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an equilateral triangle
ABC of side as given in the figure. Obtain the expression for (i) the magnitude and (ii) the
 direction of the resultant electric field at the vertex A due to these two charges.

17. (i) Define capacitance of a capacitor. Give the factors on which the capacitance depends. What
is the symbolic representation of a fixed capacitance and a variable capacitance?
(ii) What happens to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric medium of
dielectric constant K is introduced between the plates of the capacitor? Also show that C=kC0.

Or
A network of four capacitors, each of capacitance 15 µF, is connected across a battery of 100 V,
as shown in the figure. Find (i) the net capacitance and (ii) the charge on the capacitor C4.

SECTION - A
I. Answer the following multiple choice question 1x8= 8M
1. The energy gap is large for ___________and the value is_______
a)insulators E g  3eV b) insulators E g  3eV c)Conductors E g  3eV d) Conductors
E g  3eV
2. When G and Si are doped with a suitable pentavalent impurity then
a)p-type semiconductor is formed b) L-type semiconductor is formed
c) M-type semiconductor is formed d) n-type semiconductor is formed
3. Which are the majority carriers in n-type semiconductor
a) Neutrons b)Protons c)Electrons d)Photons
4. Which are the minority carriers in p-type semiconductors
a)Electrons b)Holes c)Bosons d)Photons
5. The phenomenon in which holes move towards n-region while electrons move towards p-region
is called
a)Driffusion b)Draft c)Drift d)Diffusion
6. The stability of a nucleus can be measured by
a)Average binding energy b) Packing fraction
c)Ratio of number of neutrons and protons d) All the above
7. Potential energy of electron in n orbit in hydrogen atom
th
 ke 2 ke 2 1 ke 2 1 ke2
a) E p   b) E p  c) E p  d) E p  
rn rn 2 rn 2 rn
8. Angle between E & B fields will be
  
a)0 b) c) d)
2 4 6
SECTION - B
II. Answer the following question 2x2 = 4M
9. Draw a graph showing the variation of potential energy of a pair of nucleons as a function of
their separation. Indicate the region in which the nuclear force is (a)attractive and (b)repulsive
10. (a) Name the device which utilizes unilateral action of pn diode to convert ac into dc.
(b) Draw the circuit diagram of half wave rectifier.

SECTION - C
III. Answer the following question 3x3 = 9M
11. (a) Define mutual inductance and write SI unit.
(b) Two circular loops, one of small radius r and other of larger radius R, such that R>>r, are
placed coaxially with centres coinciding. Obtain the mutual inductance of the arrangement.
(Or)
Two long straight parallel current carrying conductors are kept ‘a’ distant apart in air. The
direction of current in both the conductors is same. Find the magnitude of force per unit length
and direction of the force between them. Hence define one ampere.
12. Use Bohr’s postulate to prove that the radius of nth orbit in a hydrogen atom is proportional to
n2
13. Differentiate between forward biasing and reverse biasing. What happens to width of depletion
layer in forward biasing and reverse biasing. Explain.
SECTION - D
IV. Read the given passage and answer the following question 1x4 = 4M
14. A semiconductor diode is basically a pn junction with metallic contacts provided at the ends for
the application of an external voltage. It is a two terminal device. When an external voltage is
applied across a semiconductor diode such that p-side is connected to the positive terminal of
the battery and n-side to the negative terminal, it is said to be forward biased. When an external
voltage is applied across the diode such that n-side is positive and p-side is negative, it is said to
be reverse biased. An ideal diode is one whose resistance in forward biasing is zero and the
resistance is infinite in reverse biasing. When the diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond
forward voltage called knee voltage, the conductivity is very high. When the biasing voltage is
more than the knee voltage the potential barrier is overcome and the current increases rapidly
with increase in forward voltage. When the diode is reverse biased, the reverse bias voltage
produces a very small current about a few microamperes which almost remains constant with
bias. This small current is reverse saturation current.
Answer the following questions:
 The V-I characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of the resistance of the diode
at I-15mA to the resistance at V=-10Vis
(A)100 (B) 106 (C) 10 (D) 106

SECTION - E
V. Answer the following question 2x5 = 10M
15. (A) Draw the circuit arrangement for studying V-I characteristic of a p-n junction diode in
 (i)forward biasing and (ii) reverse biasing. Draw the typical V-I characteristics of a silicon
diode. Describe briefly the following terms: (i) minority carrier injection in forward biasing
and (ii)breakdown voltage in reverse biasing.
(Or)
(B) Name two important processes involved in the formation of a p-n junction diode. With the
help of a circuit diagram , explain the working of junction diode as a full wave rectifier. Draw
its input and output waveforms. State the characteristic property of a junction diode that
makes it suitable for rectification.
16. (a) Draw the energy band diagram for intrinsic semiconductor at T=0K & T>0K
(b) Draw the energy band diagram for n-type semiconductor.
(c) Differentiate between n-type and p-type semiconductor.

SECTION-A (1 X 8 = 8 M)
1. Force of attraction between two-point charges placed in air at a distance r from each other is F. If these
charges are placed in water with separation between them, then the force of attraction between them is
A) 𝐹 B) 80
𝐹
C) 80 D) 𝑍𝑒𝑟𝑜

2. Which of the following is true?

A) Electric field of a source charge is independent of test charge.
B) Electric field of a source charge is dependent on test charge.
C) Electric field of a source charge is hypothetical concept.
D) Electric field is due motion of charge.
3. Electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point of distance r from its center on the axial line varies as
A) 𝑟 −1 B) 𝑟 −3 C) 𝑟 −2 D) 𝑟 2
4. Electric potential gradient is equal to
A) Electric field B) Negative of electric field C) time D)Negative of Current

5. Which of the following relation is not correct

𝐽 𝐽
A) 𝐸 = B) 𝐸 = C) 𝐽 = 𝜎𝐸 D) 𝐸 = 𝜌𝐽
𝜎 𝜌

6. Kirchhoff’s first law of electricity depends on

A) Conservation of electricity B) Conservation of energy C) Conservation of mass D)
Conservation of charge
Question no 7 and 8 consist of statement and assertion. Given below two statements labelled as Assertion (A)
and Reason (R). Select the most appropriate answer from the following:
(a)Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d)Both A and R are false
7. Assertion (A): If current is treated as vector then current density can be treated as vector.
Reason(R): Charge density with respect to time is called current density.
8. Assertion (A): In electrostatics, potential inside the charged conductor is constant.
Reason(R): Electrostatic shielding is not possible in practice.

SECTION-B (2 X 2 = 4M)
9. Calculate the electric potential at the surface of gold nucleus. Radius of nucleus = 6.6 X 10-15 m and atomic
number of gold is 79.

10. A wire is carrying current. Is it charged? Explain.

 SECTION-C (3 X 3 = 9M)
11. What is equipotential surfaces? Draw the equipotential surfaces for a positive point charge.
OR
Deduce the expression for the potential energy of a system of two point charges brought from infinity to a point
A and point B.
12. Two plane sheets similarly charged placed parallel to each other. Find the electric expression for
possible cases. What will its value if surfaces have same charge density?
13. Two cells of emf 1V, 2V and internal resistances 2 ohm and 1 ohm respectively are connected to
series and parallel . What would be the external resistance in the circuit so that the current through the
resistance be the same in the two cases.

SECTION-D (4 X 1 = 4M)
[This section comprises of 1 case- study/passage-based questions of 4 marks with sub parts. The first case study
questions have four sub parts (𝒊), (𝒊𝒊), (𝒊𝒊𝒊) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝒊𝒗) of marks 1 each]

14. Animals emits low frequency electric fields due to a process known as osmoregulation. This process allows
the concentration of ions to flow between the inside of our bodies and the outside. In order for our cells to stay
intact, the flow of ions needs to balanced. But balanced doesn’t necessarily mean equal. The concentration of
ions within a shrimp’s body is much lower then that of the sea water it swims in. Their potential difference
generated between the two concentrations across “leaky” surfaces , can then be measured.
1. the Gaussian surface for ions in the body of animals
a. Can pass through a continuous charge distribution.
b. Cannot pass through a continuous charge distribution.
c. Can pass through any system of discrete charges.
d. Can pass through a continuous charge distribution as well as any system of discrete
charges.
2. Gauss law is valid for
a. Any closed surface
b. Any open surface
c. only symmetric closed surface
d. only symmetric open surface
3. The electric field inside a shrimps body of uniform charge density is
a. Zero
b. Constant throughout
c. Cannot predict
d. None of these
4. Gauss theorem is not applicable for
a. electron
b. proton
 c. neutron
d. deutron
OR
5. Field due to multiple ions inside Shrimps body at a point is found by using
a. Superposition principle and coulombs law
b. law of conservation of charges
c. law of conservation of mass
d. law conservation of energy
SECTION-E (5 X 2 = 10M)
15. An electric dipole of dipole moment p is held in uniform electric field E.
a) Prove that no translatory force acts on the dipole.
b) Hence prove that torque acting on the dipole is cross product of dipole moment and electric field vector.
c) How much work is required in turning the electric dipole from position of most stable equilibrium to
the position of most unstable equilibrium.

16. Deduce the expression for capacitance when capacitor is partially filled with dielectric of dielectric constant
K. What happens if in place of dielectric is replaced by metal.
OR
A battery of emf 3 volt and internal resistance r is connected in series with a resistor of 55 ohm through an
ammeter of resistance 1 ohm. The ammeter reads 50 mA. Draw the circuit diagram and calculate the value of r.

SECTION - A
I. Answer the following multiple choice question 1x8= 8M
1. A peak voltage of an ac supply is 300V_____V is the vale of rms voltage
a)212 b)173 c)423 d)269
2. The ratio of the pea and the rms voltage at any instant for an AC source is
a)1:2 b)2:1 c) 1: 2 d) 2 :1
3. An inductive reactance of and inductor is_____
1 1
a) b) C c) d)  L
C L
4. the phase difference between current and voltage in an AC circuit containing inductance only is
a) 900 b) 00 c) 1800 d) 600
5. In an Ac circuit having only capacitor, an electric current I _____the voltage V in phase by _____
 
a)Leads ,  b)leads , c)leas behind  d)lead behind ,
2 2
6. The reactance X of an AC circuit containing pure capacitance C at frequency f is
1 2 f 2 C
a) X  2 fC b) X  c) X  d) X 
2 fC C f
ASSERTION – REASON TYPE
a) If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is the not correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is true but (R) is false.
d) If both (A) and (R) are false.
7. Assertion(A) : Putting p type semiconductor slab directly in physical contact with n type
semiconductor slab cannot from the pn junction.
Reason(R) : The roughness at contact will be much more that inter atomic crystal spacing
and continuous flow of charge carriers is not possible.
 8. Assertion(A) : The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases on doping.
Reason(R) : Doping always increases the number of electrons in the semiconductor.

SECTION - B
II. Answer the following question 2x2 = 4M
9. Three point charges q, 4q and 2q are places at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side
‘l’ as shown in the figure

(i) Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the resultant electric force acting on the charge q.
(ii) Find out the amount of the work done to separate the charges at infinite distance.
10. A 100 resistor is connected to a 220V,50Hz ac supply.
a) What is the rms value of current in the circuit ?
b) What is the net power consumed over a full cycle?
SECTION - C
III. Answer the following question 3x3 = 9M
11. i) What do you mean by mass defect of a nucleus?
ii) What is the nuclear radius of 125 Fe ,if that 27 Al is 3.6fermi?
12. Two crystal C1and C2 ,made of pure silicon, are doped with arsenic and aluminum respectively.
i) Identify the extrinsic semiconductors so formed.
ii) Why is doping of intrinsic semiconductors necessary?
13. State law of electromagnetic induction.
SECTION - D
IV. Read the given passage and answer the following question 1x4 = 4M
14.
 SECTION - E
V. Answer the following question 2x5 =
10M
15. i) Instantaneous emf of an ac source is
e=200 sin 3104t
Find the rms voltage and the frequency of the source.
ii) An a.c source generating a volatage    0 sin t is connected to a capacitor of capacitance C.
Find the expression for the current I flowing through it. Plot a graph of  and I verse t to show

that the current is ahead of the voltage by .
2
16. An ac voltage V  V0 is applied across a pure inductor of inductance L. Find an expression for the
current i, flowing in the circuit and show mathematically that the current flowing through it lags

behind the applied voltage by a phase angle of . Also draw graphs of V and i versus t for the
2
circuit.
Section A 8x1=8
1. A current i ampere flows along the inner conductor of a coaxial cable and returns along the outer
conductor of the cable, then the magnetic induction at any point outside the conductor at a distance r
metre from the axis is
 0 2i  0 2 i
(a)  (b) Zero (c) (d)
4 r 4 r
2. The magnetic field B with in the solenoid having n turns per metre length and carrying a current of i
ampere is given by
 0 ni
(a) (b) 0 ni (c) 4 0 ni (d) ni
e
3. A circular coil of radius R carries an electric current. The magnetic field due to the coil at a point on the
axis of the coil located at a distance r from the centre of the coil, such that r >> R, varies as
 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
r r3 / 2 r2 r3
4. Lorentz force can be calculated by using the formula
(a) F  q (E  v  B) (b) F  q (E  v  B)

(c) F  q ( E  v  B) (d) F  q ( E  B  v)

5. A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 1.5 weber / m 2 with a velocity of 2  107 m / sec at an angle
of 30 with the field. The force on the proton will be
(a) 2.4  1012 N (b) 0.24  1012 N (c) 24  1012 N (d) 0.024  1012 N
6. A particle of mass m and charge q enters a magnetic field B perpendicularly with a velocity v, The
radius of the circular path described by it will be
(a) Bq / mv (b) mq / Bv (c) mB / qv (d) mv / Bq

The following to questions are Assertion & Reason type questions. From the following options,
mark any one as your choice.
a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
b) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements, but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement, but Reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement, but Reason is correct statement.
7. Assertion: Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge and not with a stationary charge.
Reason : A moving charge produces a magnetic field.
8. Assertion : The energy of charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field does not change.
Reason : Work done by magnetic field on the charge is zero.
SECTION B 2x2=4
9. What is the direction of the force acting on a charged particle q, moving with a velocity v→ in a
uniform magnetic field B
10. An ammeter of resistance 0.6 Ω can measure current upto 1.0 A. Calculate
(i) The shunt resistance required to enable the ammeter to measure current upto 5.0 A
(ii) The combined resistance of the ammeter and the shunt.
SECTION C 3x3=9
11. Using Ampere’s circuital law, obtain an expression for the magnetic field along the axis of a current
carrying solenoid of length l and having N number of turns.
OR
12. A charge ‘q’ moving B along the X-axis with a velocity v is subjected to a uniform magnetic field B
acting along the Z-axis as it crosses the origin O.
(i) Trace its trajectory.
(ii) Does the charge gain kinetic energy as it enters the magnetic field? Justify your answer.
13. A steady current (I1) flows through a long straight wire. Another wire carrying steady current (I2) in
the same direction is kept close and parallel to the first wire. Show with the help of a diagram how the
magnetic field due to the current I1 exerts a magnetic force on the second wire. Write the expression for
this force.
SECTION D 1x4=4
14. Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow .
Moving coil galvanometer operates on Permanent Magnet Moving Coll (PMMC) mechanism and was
designed by the scientist Darsonval.
Moving coil galvanometers are of two types
(i) Suspended coll
(ii) Pivoted coil type or tangent galvanometer,
 Its working is based on the fact that when a current-carrying coil is placed in a magnetic field, it
experiences a torque. This torque tends to rotate the coil about its axis of suspension in such a way that
the magnetic flux passing through the coil is maximum.

(i) A moving coil galvanometer is an instrument which

(a) is used to measure emf
(b) is used to measure potential difference
(c) is used to measure resistance
(d) is a deflection instrument which gives a deflection when a current flows through its coil

(ii) To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer.

(a) number of turns of the coil is kept small
(b) magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe
(c) poles are of very strong magnets
(d) poles are cylindrically cut

(iii) The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is

(a) directly proportional to torsional constant of spring
(b) directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
(c) inversely proportional to the area of the coil
(d) inversely proportional to the current in the coil

(iv) In a moving coil galvanometer, having a coil of N-turns of area A and carrying current I is placed
in a radial field of strength B.
The torque acting on the coil is
(a) NA2B2I (b) NABI2 (c) N2ABI (d) NABI

OR
(v) To increase the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer, we should decrease
(a) strength of magnet
(b) torsional constant of spring
(c) number of turns in coil
(d) area of coil
 SECTION E 2 x 5 = 10

15. (i) A rectangular coil of sides ‘V and ‘b’ carrying a current I is subjected to a uniform magnetic
field B acting perpendicular to its plane. Obtain the expression for the torque acting on it.
(ii) A solenoid of length 0.5m has a radius of 1 cm and is made up of 500 turns. It carries a current of
5A. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid?

OR
(i) State Biot – Savart law in vector form expressing the magnetic field due to
an B element dl carrying current I at a distance r from the element.
(ii) Write the expression for the magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of a circular loop of
radius r carrying a steady current I. Draw the field lines due to the current loop.
16. (i) Define current sensitivity of a Galvanometer. Give the factors on which the current
sensitivity depends on.
(ii) A square shaped plane coil of area 100 cm2 of 200 turns carries a steady current of 5A. It is
placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T acting perpendicular to the plane of the coil. Calculate
the torque on the coil when its plane makes an angle of 60° with the direction of the field. In which
orientation will the coil be in stable equilibrium?
OR
(i)Derive an expression to find the radius of the circular path traced out by a charged
particle q moving with a velocity v perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field. Also find its
angular frequency.
(ii)Two identical coils, each of radius ‘R’ and number of turns ‘N’ are lying in perpendicular planes
such that their centres coincide. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant magnetic field at
the centre of the coils, if they are carrying currents ‘I’ and √3I respectively