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Series RPH Q.P. Code RSPL/3

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onthe title page of the answer-book.

Please check that this aquestion paper contains 16 printed pages.

Please check that this question paper contains 33 questions.
Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by thecandidate.

Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer
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l5minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper. The students will
read the question paper only and willnot writeany answeron the answer-book
during this period.

Time allowed
aote
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PHYSICS
: hours
(Theory)
Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

(i) This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections -Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A -Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice type questions.
Each question carries 1 mark.
(iv) In Section B -
Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer type
Each question carries 2 marks.og
questions.
2ooga
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(v) In Section C Questions no.22 to 28 are Short Answer type questions.

Each question carries 3 marks.

(vi)In Section D - Questions no.29 and 30 are case study-based questions.

Each question carries 4 marks.

(vi) In Section E -Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer type questions.

Each question carries 5 marks.

(viüi) There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However,an internal
choice has been provided in few questions in all the Sections except

Section A.
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 (ix) Use of calculators is not allowed.
You may use the followingvalues of physical constants wherever necessary:
c=3x 10 m/s
h = 6.63 x 1034 Js
e = 1.6 x 10 1 C
Ho = 4n x 10Tm A-1

S =8.854 x 1012 Nm2

C²
1
=9x 10Nm' C2
Mass of electron (m,)=9.1 x 10 kg
Mass of neutron = 1.675 102 kg x

Mass of proton = 1.673 x 102 kg

Avogadro's number =6.023 x 10 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant = 1.38 x 1023 JK1
SECTION-A

1. When a unit positive charge is moved from one point to another on a surface
normal to electric field, which of the following is true? 1
which is held

(a) Work is done on the charge.

(b) Work is done by the

(c) The work done is

charge.eoh
constant.
ee
(d) No work is done.

charged particle is released from restin a uniform electricfield.

2. A positively
1
What happens to its potential energy?

(a) It remains the same since the electric field is uniform.

(b) It increases as the particle moves in the direction of the electric field.

(c) It decreases as the particle moves in the direction of the electric feld.

(d) It decreases as the particle moves against the electric field.

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3. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter of given range, a
resistance is connected in with the galvanometer. 1

(a) low, series

(b) low, parallel

(c) high, series

(d) high, parallel

4. What is the essential condition for diffraction of light to take place? 1

(a) The aperture size must be smaller than the wavelength of light.

(b) The aperture size must be larger than the wavelength of light.

(c) The aperture size must be similar to the wavelength of light.

(d) The aperture size is independent of the wavelength of light.

5. Four capacitors each of capacity 3 uF are connected as shown below. What

will be the ratio of equivalent capacitance between A and B and between A
and C? 1

B
HE

HE

(a) 4: 3

(b) 3:4

(c) 2:3

(d) 3:2
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 6. A very high frequency AC source with a peak 200 Vis applied to
emf of

a circuit with the following components: L = 1 mH, C = 1 P, R, = 10 2,

R, = 40Q and R,=30 Q as shown below.

R,
ww
L

0000000
R,

R,

1
What is the approximate peak current in the circuit?

Ae
(a) 0 (b) 2.5A

(c) 5A (d) 6.67 A

7. Correct match of Column Iwith Column II is 1

ColumnI Column II

(Wave) (Frequency range in Hz)

()Infrared (P) 7.5 x 104 – 4 x 1014

(II) Radio waves (Q)100-3 x 10

(III) Visible light (R)3 x 101– 1010

(IV)Microwave (S)4 x 10'4-3 x 1011

(a) (D-(P), (II-(R), (III)-(S),(IV)-(Q)

(b) (I)-(S),(II)-(P),(III)-(Q),(V-(R)

(c) ()-(Q), (IID-(P),(IID-(S), (T)-(R)

(d) ()-(S), (II)-(Q), (IID-(P), (IV)-(R)

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8. When a hydrogen atom is raised from the ground state to excited state 1

(a) both KE and PE increase.

(b) both KE and PE decrease.

(c) PE increases and KE decreases.

(d) PE decreases and KE increases.

refractive index
9. Under what condition does a biconvex lens of glass having
in a liquid? 1

H, act as a plane glass sheet when immersed

(a) 4> s
(b) 4<Hg
(c) =Hg

(d) u = 1.3
fringes. If the path
10. Two coherent sources of light produce interference
32 where à
difference between the two waves at a point on the screen is
4
at that
isthe wavelength of the light, what type of fringe will be observed
1
point?

(a) Bright fringe

(b) Dark fringe

(c) No fringe is observed.

(d) A fringe with variable intensity

1
diode forward biased, which of thefollowing occurs?
11. When a p-n junction is

(a) The potential barrier is increased.

(b) The depletion region widens.

(c) The electric field in the depletion region opposes the applied voltage.

(d) The majority carriers move across the junction more easily.

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 12. Consider a simple circuitwith two resistors (R, and R,) in series connected
to a voltage source. According to Kirchhoffs voltage law the voltage drop
across R,and R,must be 1

(a) equal to voltage source.

(b) less than the voltage.

(c) greater than the voltage

source.

(d) the sum to zero.

For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A)
and other labelled Reason (R).Select the correct answer to these questions
from the options as given below.

(a) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation
of Assertion.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correctL
explanation of Assertion.

gnoivaw oli ai
IfAssertion is true but Reason is false
o
(c)

(d) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are false.

13. Assertion (A): The sensitivity of a galvanometer is inversely proportional

to the resistance of the galvanometer.

Reason (R):Higher resistance in the galvanometer result in smaller current

to the samevoltage, thereby increasing the sensitivity. 1

14. Assertion (A):The charge-to-voltage ratio increases on insertion of a

dielectric material between the capacitor plates, when either the voltage or

charge is kept constant.

Reason (R): The capacitance of a capacitor increases when it is filled with

a dielectric material with a dielectric constant greater than 1.o 1

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15. Assertion (A): Nuclear fusion is a source of energy in stars.b
Reason (R): Fusion of light nuclei releases energy because the mass of the
fused nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of the original nuclei. 1

16. Assertion (A): A water drop in air and a glass sphere in water, both behave

as convergent.

Reason (R): Refractive index of air is higher than water but lower than

glass. 1

SECTION-Bese
17. When a frequency of 8 x 104 Hzstrikes a surface, photoelectrons
light with

are emitted with a maximum speed of 7 x 10 m/s.Determine the threshold

2
frequency for this surface.

18. A parallel beam of light with a wavelength of 600 nm stripes a slit of width

is placed 0.8 m away from the slit, and the

'a'perpendicularly. The screen
second-order maximum is observed 1.5 mm from the centre of the screen.

oue 2
Find the width of the slit.aboib otlh aoros asstlor od 3sdt

OR
2 mm apart and are
experiment, the slits are
In a Young's Double slit

wavelengths 750 nm and 900nm.

At what
illuminated with a mixture oftwo
bright. fringe on a screen
2 mn from the
distance from the common central
with a bright
slit willa bright fringe
from one interference pattern coincide

fringe from the other?

wire connected with a voltage

'r'of conducting
19. A circular loop of radius
a magnetic field B at its centre.
source of zero internal resistance produces having the
loop of radius 2r, made of same material
If instead, a circular will be the
voltage source, what
is connected to the same 2
same cross-section
atits centre?
magnetic field

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 20. Find the disintegration energy Q for the fission event represented by equation

0Ce
58 + Zr +2,n'
If mass of 286
92 U =235.0439 u

= 1.00867 u
140Ce
58 = 139.9054 u

94Zr
40 =93.9063u
Find the energy released in the process. 2
21. Using Bohr model, calculate the electric current created by the electron
when the hydrogen atom is in its ground state. 2

SECTION-C
22. Assume that the diode in the circuit shown below, has knee voltage 0.7 V.
It requires a minimum current of 1 mA to be above the knee voltage. Also

assume that the voltage across the diode is independent of current above
the knee point

(a) IfVp=5 V,what should be the maximum value of R,so that the voltage
is above the knee point?

(b) IfV,= 5V, what should be the value of R to establish the current of 5
mA in the circuit?

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When the positive terminal of a 0.8 Vbattery is connected to the p-side of a

p-njunction and thenegative terminal is connected to the n-side, conduction

is observedas shown in thediagram given below, However, when the polarity
is reversed, no conduction oceurs, Explain the reason for this behaviour.

P N P N
(i) (ii)

A)

H
- K

23. Threeuncharged capacitors of capacitance C,,C, and C, are connected to

one another and to points A,B and D at potentials Va, Vg and Vp as shown
below. Find the potential at '0'. 3
Af

Ca

24. In constructinga compoundmicroscope, two lenses are required: the objective

lens and the eyepiece lens. These lenses have diferent focal lengths and
apertures.Which lens should have a greater focal length and aperture and
why?

Also draw a ray diagram of a compound microscope when adjusted for the
least distance of distinct vision.
25. In the given figure, find the potential difference between A and B. 3
10 k2 A

W
10 k2 10kS2
30 V

26. Arectangular loop of wireof size 2.5 cm x 4 cm carries a steady current

IA. A straight wire carrying 2 A current is kept near the loop as shown.
If the loop and the wire are coplanar, find the

(a) torque acting on the loop

(b) the magnitude and direction of the force on the loop due to the current
3
carrying wire.

2.5 cm
2A

1A4 4 cm

2 cm

27. A ray PQ incident a prism ABC, as shown in the figure,

on the face AB of

emerges from the face AC such the AQ =AR.Draw the ray diagram showing
is 60° and
the passage of the ray through the prism. If the angle of the prism
theprism is v3, determine the values of
refractive index of the material of

3
angle of incidence and angle of deviation.

P
B

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28. Find expressions for the force
and torque on a electrie dipole kept in a
uniform electric field.,

SECTION-D
Question numbers 29 and 30 are case
study-based questions. Read the
following paragraphs and answerthe questions that follow.

29. Avelocity selector is a device designed to filter

charged particles so that only
those with a specific velocity pass through. It operates using
perpendicular
electric and magnetic fields. In the set up, the electric field is directed
upwards, while the magnetic field is oriented perpendicularly to the plane
of the paper, emerging outward.

When a positively charged particle moves through these fields, it experiences

following two forces:

(a) Electric force

Fp =qE upward, towards the negative plane

(b) Magnetic forceonosetisilntb norisst el

FR =qvB downward

For the particle to travel straight through the selector without deflection,
these two forces must balance each other. This condition is met when:

qE = qvB

or V= Eo
B
Therefore only particles with this specific velocity will pass through
4
undeflected.

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 E 200 N/C

E
B

B25Te
() Instead of positive charge let an electron
enters the same arrangement
as shown above. The electron will deflected by the electric field and
magnetic field respectively in directions:

(a)upward, downward (b) downward, upward

(c) upward, upward (d) downward, downward

(ii) The velocity selector shown above can select the particles of velocity
(a) 10m/s (b) 3 m/s

(c) 8 m/sdtbnowol b (d) 80m/s

(ii) In the given diagram, if the direction of magnetic field is reversed, i.e.

it isdirected out of the plane of paper, then the positive charge will

(a)deflect upward (b) deflect downward

(c) undeflected (d) move in acircular path

(iv) You are asked to select only particle with velocity 10 m/s in the given
selector. What should be the surface charge density given to the parallel

sheets to produce the required electric field?

(a) 3.5 >x 10 Cm2 (b) 4.4 x 10 Cm2

(c) 6.9 x 10 Cm2 (d) 2.2x 10 Cm2

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 OR
(iv) In the given figure if electric field is removed, then the path
followed
by thecharge particle is

(a) straight line

(b) circular

(c) elliptical

(d) parabola

30. de Broglie Hypothesis

According to de Broglie, a wave is associated with moving material particle

which controls the particle in every respect. The wave
associated with moving
material particle is called matter wave or de Broglie wave whose wavelength

is called de Broglie wavelength which is given by à=

mv

Twonuclei H and „H° are accelerated by a potentialV. Thetwo straight

lines marked 'A' and B' in the given figure, show a plot of de Broglie
1
wavelength versus for these two nuclei. 4

1//V

(i) The circumference of the Bohr orbit for the hydrogen atom is related

to the deBroglie wavelength associated with the electron revolving

around the orbit by the following relation.

(a) 2ur =n (b) Tr= 2n.

(c) vr =2n2 (d) mvr = n

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 (1)The graph that represents the variation of momentum ofparticle with
bocl de Broglie wavelength is:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

1/p
1/p

(i) An electron, an a-particle, a proton and a deutron have the same

kinetic energy. Which of these particles has the shortest de Broglie
wavelength?

(a) Electron (b) Proton

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(iv) de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated by a voltage of

100V is

(a) 0.246 nm (b) 0.123 nm

(c) 0.061 nm (d) 0.17 nm

OR
(iv) If the kinetic energy of a free electron is doubled, its de Broglie
wavelength changes by the factor
1
(a) 2 (b)
2

(c) 2 h (d)
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 SECTION-E
31. (a) State Kirchhoff's laws used in electric networks.

(b) Two cells of emf 1.5V

and 2.0V and internal resistances 2 and 1 2 9
respectively have their negative terminals joined by a wire of 6
positive terminals by another wire of4 Q. A third wire of8 2connects

the mid-points of these two wires. Find the current through 8 and 2
the potential difference at the ends of the third wire. 5
OR
(a) Derive the expression for the current density of a conductor in terms of

the conductivity and applied electric field.

(b) Explain with reason how the mobility of electrons in a conductor

changes when the potential difference applied is doubled, keeping the

temperatureof the conductor constant.

32. (a) Calculate the current drawn by the primary coil a transformer which
of

steps down 200 Vto 20 V tooperate a device of resistance 20 2.Assume

the efficiency of the transformer to be 80%.

(b) The graph shown below depict the variation of current in I vs angular

frequency o for two different series LCR circuits. Observe the graph

carefully.

-R,

I(A)

-R

o rad/s

(i) between the L and C values of the two

State the relation circuits

when the current in the two circuits is maximum.

(ii) Indicate the circuit for which power factor is higher. 5

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Draw alabelled circuit arrangement showing the windings of primary and
secondary coils in a transformer, Explain the underlying principle and
working of a step-up transformer. Write any two major ources of energy
loss in this device.

38. (a) Draw a labelled ray diagram toobtain the real image formed by
astronomicaltelescope in normal adjustment position. Define its

magnifying power.

(0) YOu are given three lenses of power 0.5 D, 4 D and 10 D todesign a
telescope.

(1) Which lenses should be used as objective and eyepiece? Justity

your answer.

(ii) Why is the aperture of the objective preferred to be large? 5

OR
Draw a ray diagram for formation of image of a point object by a thin double

convex lens having radii of curvature R, and R,. Hence derive lens maker's

formula for a double convex lens. State the assumptionsmade.

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