The following questions are multiple-choice questions with one

correct answer. Each question carries 1 mark. There is no internal

choice in this section.

1. Electric potential inside a conducting sphere: 1

(a)is zero (b)remains constant (c)decreases from centre to

surface . (d)increases from centre to surface.

2. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is 1

placed as shown. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a)the dipole will not experience any force.

(b) the dipole will experience a force towards right.

(c) the dipole will experience a force towards left.

(d)the dipole will experience a force upwards.

3. Kirchhoff’s current rule is based on the law of conservation of: 1

(a) charge
(b) energy
(c) mass
(d) (B)and(C)

4. A parallel plate capacitor is charge by connecting it to a

battery. Which of the following will remain constant if the
distance between the plates of the capacitor is increased in
this situation?

(a)Energy stored (b)Electric field

(c)Potential difference (d)Capacitance

5. The variation potential V with r and electric field E with r for a 1

 point charge is correctly shown in the graphs.

6. Two cells of emf 10 volt and 2 volt and internal resistance 10Ω 1
and 5 Ω respectively , are connected in parallel as shown. Find the
effective voltage across R.

(a)1 volt (b)2 volt (3)3 volt (d)4 volt

7. A capacitor of4µF is connected as shown in the circuit 1

figure . The internal resistance of the battery is 0.5 Ω . The
amount of charge on the capacitor plates will be:

(a) 0µC (b) 4µC (c) 16µC (d) 8µC

8. From the graph between current I and voltage V identify the 1

portion corresponding to the negative resistance
 (a) AB

(b) BC

(c) CD

(d) DE

9. The wires of the same material have lengths l and 2l and areas of 1
cross-section 4 A and A respectively .The ratio of their specific
resistances would be

(a) 1:2

(b) 8:1

(c) 1:8

(d) 1:1

10 A current of 2 A flows in a system of conductors shown in fig. The 1

. potential difference VA – VB will be

(a)+2V (b)=1V (c)-1V (d)-

2V

11 Gauss’ law is effective for: 1

.
(a) any enclosed area (b)only near uniform surfaces
(c)any unobstructed surface (d)only open irregular
 surfaces

12 In the network of fig, the current flowing through the resistance 1

. 2R (the cell has e.m.f E and no internal resistance):

(a)E/R (b)E/7R (c)2E/7R (d)2E/R

These questions have two statements each:

Statement 1 (assertion) and Statement 2 (reason). Each question

has choices A, B, C, D of which only one is correct. Choose the
correct option.

(A)Both assertion and reason are correct statements and

reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(B)Both assertion and reason are correct statements but the
reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(C)Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.
(D)Assertion is wrong, but reason is correct statement.

13 Assertion : Gauss’ law of magnetism is different from Gauss’ 1

. law of electrostatics.

Reason : Isolated electric charge can exist but isolated

magnetic pole cannot exit.

14 Assertion: In Young’s double slit experiment, the fringe width 1

. for dark fringes is same as that for white fringes.

Reason: In Youngs’s double slit experiment, when the

fringes are formed with a source of white light, then only
dark and bright fringes are observed.

This section contains 5 questions. The following questions are

very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

15 Two electric bulbs P and Q have their resistances in the 2

. ratio of 1:2 . They are connected in series across a
battery . Find the ratio of the power distribution in these
bulbs.

16 A regular hexagon of side 10 cm has a charge 5 µC at each of 2

. its vertices. Calculate the potential at the centre of the
hexagon.

17 A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50 volt battery . How much 2

. electrostatic energy is stored in the capacitor?

18 A silver wire has a resistance 2.1 Ω at 27.5 o C and a resistance

. of 2.7 Ω at 100o C . Determine the temperature coefficient of
the resistivity of silver.

19 Draw the intensity distribution for (i)the fringes produced in 2

. interference , and (ii)the diffraction bands produced due to
single slit.

This section contains 4 questions . The following questions are

short answer type and carry 3 marks each.

20 (a)How is a wavefront defined? Using Huygen’s constructions 3

. draw a figure showing the propagation of a plane wave
refracting at a plane surface separating two media. Hence
verify Snell’s law of refraction.
(b)When monochromatic light travels from a rarer to a denser
medium , the speed decreases . Does it imply reduction its
energy?

21 (a)Draw equipotential surfaces for (i)an electric dipole and (ii) 3

. two

identical positive charges placed near each other. (b) In a

parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate
has an area of 6 x 10-3m2 and the separation between the
plates is 3 mm.

(i) Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.

(ii) If the capacitor is connected to 100V supply, what
would be the the charge on each plate?
How would charge on the plate be affected if a 3 mm thick
mica sheet of k=6 is inserted between the plates while the
voltage supply remains connected ?.

22 (a)Three charges –q, Q and –q are placed at equal 3

. distances on a straight line. If the potential energy of the
system of these charges is zero, then what is the ratio
 Q:q?
(b)(i) Obtain the expression for the electric field intensity
due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R at a
point distant r from the centre of the shell outside it.
(ii) Draw a graph showing the variation of electric field
intensity E with r, for r > R and r < R.

23 i) Write the conditions under which light source can be 3

. said to be coherent.
ii) Specify the ways in which coherent sources can be
produced.
iii)Write the relation between the fringe width and
frequency of light in a two sources interference pattern.

The following questions are case-based questions. Read the

passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

24 Read the given passage and answer the questions (1+1+1+

. based on passage and related studied concepts. 1)

The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between
the plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field
E=0 inside the conductor and in the latter case,

E< E0, inside the insulator. Thus potential difference V= E × d

decreases and hence capacity C= Q/V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced in between the plates of a charged capacitor with
battery connected across the plates

i) Capacity C increases
ii) Potential V remains constant
iii) Charge Q=CV, increases
iv) Electric field E decreases
v) Energy stored U=1/2 CV2 increases
However when battery across the plates of charged capacitor
is put off and dielectric slab is introduced in between the
plates of the capacitor,

i) Capacity C increases
ii) Charge Q remains constant
iii) Potential V=Q/C decreases
iv) Electric field E= V× D decreases
v) Energy stored U=Q2/2C decreases.
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each
plate=150 cm2 and distance between its plates=0.8 mm. With
the help of the passage given above, choose the most
appropriate alternative for each of the following questions

1. The air capacitor is charged to 1200 V and then filled

with dielectrics of K=3. The charge on the plates will be
a) 1.66×102 C
 b) 1.66×10-10 C
c) 1.99×107 C
d) 1.99×10-7 C
2. What will be the potential of the capacitor when filled
with dielectrics after charging as air capacitor?
a) 1200 V
b) 400 V
c) 3600 V
d) 300 V
3. If the capacitor is charged first as an air capacitor and
then filled with dielectrics, energy stored will be
a) 3.6×10-4 J
b) 1.2×10-4 J
c) 4 × 10-5 J
d) 4×105 J

4. If the air capacitor is filled with a medium of K=3 and

then charged to the same potential, the energy stored
will be
a) 1.2×10-4 J
b) 3.6×10-4 J
c) 3.6×104 J
d) 1.2×104 J
OR
Energy stored in the capacitor when charged to a
potential of
1200 V is
a) 1.2×10-4 J
b) 1.2×104 J
c) 3.6×10-4 J
d) 3.6×104 J

The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks
each. Three questions have an internal choice.

25 (a)Derive an expression for the electric field at any point 5

. on the equatorial line of an electric dipole.

(b)Two identical point charges , q each are kept 2 m

apart in air . A third point charge Q of unknown
magnitude and sign is placed on the line joining the
charges such that the system remains in equilibrium.
Find the position and nature of Q.

OR

(a)Compare the individual dipole moment and the

specimen dipole moment for H2O molecule and O2
molecule when placed in:

(i)absence of external electric field.

 (ii)Presence of external electric field.

Justify your answer.

26 (a)Derive the expression for drift velocity of free electrons in a 5

. conductor in terms of relaxation time of electrons.

(b)Prove that the current density of a metallic conductor is

directly proportional to the drift speed of electrons.

OR

(a)Show , on a plot , variation of resistivity of (i)a conductor ,

and (ii) a typical semiconductor as a function of temperature.

(b)Using the expression for the resistivity in terms of number

density and relaxation time between the collisions , explain
how resistivity in the case of a conductor increases while it
decreases in a semiconductor ,with the rise of temperature.

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