Saarthi International Sr. Sec.

School
Class - XII
Subject - Physics (042)
Mid Term Examination
Time : 3 hrs. M.M.: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 A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based of 1 mark each,
Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks
each, Section D contains two case study based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three
long answer questions of five marks each.
(5) There is 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 D and all three questions in Section E. You
have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
6) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary

1. Which of the following is not the property of an equipotential surface?

a. They do not cross each other.
b. The work done in carrying a charge from one point to another on an equipotential surface is zero.
c. For a uniform electric field, they are concentric spheres.
d. They can be imaginary spheres.
2. An electric dipole placed in an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 N/C at an angle of 30° experiences a torque
equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole of dipole length 2 cm is
a. 7 µC b. 8 mC c. 2 mC d. 5 Mc
3. An electron is moving along positive x-axis in a magnetic field which is parallel to the positive y-axis. In
what direction will the magnetic force be acting on the electron?
a. Along -x axis b. Along -z axis c. Along +z axis d. Along -y axis
4. The relative magnetic permeability of a substance X is slightly less than unity and that of substance Y is
slightly more than unity, then
a. X is paramagnetic and Y is ferromagnetic b. X is diamagnetic and Y is ferromagnetic
c. X and Y both are paramagnetic d. X is diamagnetic and Y is paramagnetic
5. An ammeter of resistance 0.81 ohm reads up to 1 A. The value of the required shunt to increase the range to
10 A is
a. 0.9 ohm b. 0.09 ohm c. 0.03 ohm d. 0.3 ohm
6. An electron with angular momentum L moving around the nucleus has a magnetic moment given by
a. e L/ 2m b. e L/3m c. e L /4m d. e L / m
7. In a current carrying conductor the net charge is
a. 1.6 x 10–19 coulomb b. 6.25 x 10–18 coulomb c. Zero d. infinite
8. In the equation AB = C, A is the current density, C is the electric field, Then B is
a. Resistivity b. Conductivity c. Potential difference d. Resistance
9. A circular coil is placed near a straight conductor as shown below. When the current in the straight
conductor increases, the current in the coil is
a. Clockwise b. Anticlockwise c. normal to the plane oi coil d. None of them
10. Which of the following gives the direction of the induced e.m.f.?
a. Faraday's law b. Lenz's law c. Ampere d. Biot-Savart's law.
11. Eddy currents produced in a conductor are responsible for:
a. Damping b. loss of energy c. heating d. All of the above
12. Induced e.m.f. produced in a coil rotating in a magnetic field will be maximum when the angle between
 the axis of coil and direction of magnetic field is:
a. 90° b. 45° c. 0° d. 180°
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) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion : A charge, whether stationary or in motion produces a magnetic field around it.
Reason : Moving charges produce only electric field in the surrounding space.
14. Assertion: To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter a small resistance is connected in parallel with it.
Reason: The small resistance increases the combined resistance of the combination.
15. Assertion : Voltmeter is connected in parallel with the circuit.
Reason : Resistance of a voltmeter is very large.
16. Assertion : In a simple battery circuit, the point of the lowest potential is positive terminal of the battery.
Reason : The current flows towards the point of the higher potential, as it does in such a circuit from the
negative to the positive terminal.
SECTION-B
17. Why can't two electric lines of force intersect each other?
18. What will the net charge within the box be when the net outwards flux on the box's surface is 8.0
2
x10³Nm /C ?
19. A point charge Q is placed at point O as shown in the figure. Is the potential difference VA – VB positive,
negative or zero, if Q is
(i) positive (ii) negative?
20. Two metallic wires of the same material have the same length but cross-sectional area is in the ratio 1 : 2.
They are connected
(i) in series and
(ii) in parallel. Compare the drift velocities of electrons in the two wires in both the cases (i) and (ii).
21. Derive an expression for the resistivity of a good conductor, in terms of the relaxation time of electrons.
OR
Derive the relation between electric field and electric potential.
SECTION-C
22. Derive the expression for the electric potential at any point along the axial line of an electric dipole.

23. The network PQRS, shown in the circuit diagram, has the batteries of 4 V and 5 V and negligible internal
resistance. A milliammeter of 20 Ω resistance is connected between P and R. Calculate the reading in the
milliammeter.

OR
Calculate the current drawn from the battery by the network of resistors shown in the figure.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. Derive an expression for self inductance of a coil.
27. Find the expression for Bohr's magneton.
28. Deduce an expression for the capacitance of parallel plate capacitor with dielectric placed inside.

SECTION-D
Case Study Based Questions
29. Whenever an electric current is passed through a conductor, it becomes hot after some time. The
phenomenon of the production of heat in a resistor by the flow of an electric current through it is called
heating effect of current or Joule heating. Thus, the electrical energy supplied by the source of emf is
converted into heat. In purely resistive circuit, the energy expended by the source entirely appears as heat.
But if the circuit has an active element like a motor, then a part of energy supplied by the source goes to do
useful work and the rest appears as heat. Joule's law of heating forms the basis of various electrical
appliances such as electric bulb, electric furnace, electric press etc.
a. Which of the following is correct statement?
(i) Heat produced in a conductor is independent of the current flowing.
(ii) Heat produced in a conductor varies inversely as the current flowing.
(iii) Heat produced in a conductor varies directly as the square of the current flowing.
(iv) Heat produced in a conductor varies inversely as the square of the current flowing.
b. If the coil of a heater is cut to half, what would happen to heat produced?
(i) Doubled (ii) Halved (iii) Remains same (iv) Becomes four times.
c. A 25 W and 100 W are joined in series and connected to the mains. Which bulb will glow brighter?
(i) 100 W (ii) 25 W (iii) Both bulbs will glow brighter (iv) None will glow brighter
d. A rigid container with thermally insulated wall contains a coil of resistance 100 Ω, carrying 1 A.
Change in its internal energy after 5 min will be
(i) 0 kJ (ii) 10 kJ (iii) 20 kJ (iv) 30 kJ
30. Electric field strength is proportional to the density of lines of force i.e., electric field strength at a point is
proportional to the number of lines of force cutting a unit area element placed normal to the field at that
point. As illustrated in given figure, the electric field at P is stronger than at Q.

(i) Electric lines of force about a positive point charge are

a. radially outwards b. circular clockwise
c. radially inwards d. parallel straight lines
(ii) Which of the following is false for electric lines of force?
a. They always start from positive charge and terminate on negative charges.
b. They are always perpendicular to the surface of a charged conductor.
c. They always form closed loops.
d. They are parallel and equally spaced in a region of uniform electric field.
(iii) Electric field lines are curved
a. in the field of a single positive or negative charge
b. in the field of two equal and opposite charges.
c. in the field of two like charges.
d. both b and c.
iv) The figure below shows the electric field lines due to two positive charges. The magnitudes EA, EB
 and EC of the electric fields at point A, B and C respectively are related as:

a. EA>EB>EC
b. EB>EA>EC
c. EA=EB>EC
d. EA>EB=EC

SECTION-E

31. State and prove Gauss's law of electrostatics. A hollow cylindrical

box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is placed in
a three dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure.
The electric field in the region is given by E→=50xi^ where
E is in NC-1 and x is in metres. Find
(i) Net flux through the cylinder
(ii) Charge enclosed by the cylinder.
OR
i. Using Gauss' law, derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point outside a uniformly
charged thin spherical shell of radius R and charge density a C/m2. Draw the field lines when the charge
density of the sphere is
a. positive, b. negative.
ii. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.5 m in diameter has a surface charge density of 100 µC/m2.
Calculate the
a. charge on the sphere b. total electric flux passing through the sphere
32. State the principle of working of a galvanometer.
A galvanometer of resistance G is converted into a voltmeter to measure upto V volts by connecting a
resistance Rx in series with the coil. If a resistance R 2 is connected in series with it, then it can measure
upto V/2 volts. Find the resistance, in terms of R1 and R2, required to be connected to convert it into a
voltmeter that can read upto 2V. Also find the resistance G of the galvanometer in terms of R1 and R2
OR
I. Deduce the relation between current I flowing through a conductor and drift velocity vd of the
electrons.
II. Figure shows a plot of current 'I' flowing through the cross-section 5 of a wire versus the time 't'. Use
the plot to find the charge flowing in 10s through the wire.

1. Deduce the expression for the electrostatic energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance 'C' and having
charge 'Q'. How will the
(i) energy stored and
(ii) the electric field inside the capacitor be affected when it is completely filled with a dielectric material
of dielectric constant 'K'?
OR
(i) Derive the expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point on its axial line.
Depict the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole.