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B.D.M. INTERNATIONAL
Pre Board II Examination 2024 - 2025
Physics (042)
Class XII
SET- B
Maximum Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3hours
General Instructions :
(1)There are 33 questions in all. Allquestions 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 siteen questions, twelve MCÌ and four Assertion Reasoning
based ofl mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section
Ccontains seven questions of threemarks each, Section D contains two case study
based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three long answer
questions offive mnarks 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 mustattempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
(6) Use ofcalculators is not allowed.
() You may use the following values ofphysical constants where ever necessary
i.c=3 x 10 m/s
ii. m, = 9.1 x103 kg
ii. mp= 1.7 x1027 kg
iv. e = l.6 x 109C
V. uo = 47 X 107Tm A!
vi. h= 6.63 x1034 Js
vii. [) = 8.854 x10-12 CN
vii. Avogadro's number = 6.023 X 1023 per gram mole.

SECTION A
1. Auniform electric field pointing in positive X-direction exists in a region. Let Abe the
origin, Bbe the point on the X-axis at x = +lcm and Cbe the point on the Y-axis at
y=+1 cm. Then the potential at points A., Band Csatisfy.
(a) VA < VB (b) VA> VB. (c) VA <VC (d) VA> VC

2. Consider an uncharged conducting sphere. Apositive point charge is placed outside the
sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then,
(a) Negative and uniformly distributed over the surface of sphere.
(b) Positive and uniformly distributed over the surface of sphere.
(c) Negative and appears at a pointsurface of sphere closest to point charge.
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 (d) Zero
3. Two batteries of
rsistances are diflerent emfs anddifferent internal
Connected
(a) 4
as shown, 1he
voltage across AB in
(b) 5 (c) 6
volts 1s
(d) 7

4. It the coil ofa heater is cut to

be: reduce its length by 20% then effect on its
power will
(a) increased by 12.5%
(b) increased by 25%
(c) decreased by 21% (d) decrcased by 42%
S. Given bclow in the let
column are diflerent modes of communication using the kinds
of waves given in the right
column.
Optical fibre Ultrasound
B communication
Radar
C Sonar R
Infrared light
D
Mobile Phones S
Microwaves
Radio waves
From the options given above find the most
left and the right column appropriate match between entries in the
a) A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R
c) A-S, B-Q, C-R, D-P b) A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-P
6. A double convex lens has d) A-R, B-P,C-S,D-Q
power P and
The radius of curvature ofa surface of asame radii of curvature R of both the surfaces.
with power 1.5 P is plano convex lens made of same material
a) 3R/2
b)2R c) R/3
7. Ifwe need a d) R/2
magnification of 375 from a compound
mm and an objective of focal length 5 microscope of tube length 150
close to mm, the focal length of the
cyepiece should be
a) 21 mm b) 2 m1m
8. lf yellow light emitted by c) 12 mm d) 33mm
sodium
light of the same intensity, then lamp in YDSE is replaced by monochromatic blue
a) fringe width will
c) fringe width willdecrease b) fringe width will increase
9. The distance of closest remain unchanged d) fringes will become less intense.
Vtowards a nucleus. approach of un alpha particle is d when it moves with a speed
Another
the new distance of the closest alpha particle is projected with higher energy such that
alpha particle in this case? approach is d/2. What is the spced of projection of the
(a) V/2 (b) V2 v (c) 2 V (d) 4 V
10. A bulb of resistance 280 2 is
current?
supplied with a 200V AC supply. What is peak value of

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 (a) ncarly 1A (b) 2A
I1. The number of (c) 14A
clectrons made available for conduction by (d) nearly 2.8A
strongly upon
(a) doping level
dopant atoms depends
(c) energy gap (b) incrcase in ambient temperature
(d) options (a) and (b) both
12. An electron is accelerated from rest
Broglie wavelength of theelectron isthrough
a potential difference of Vvolt.
1.227 10 nm, then the
x 1fthe de
a) 10² v
b) 10V
potential ditlerence is
c) 10'v d) 10 v
For Questions 13 to l6, two statenents are
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correctgiven -oneto labelled Assertion (A) mul
answer these questions from the
options as given below
A lfboth Assertion and Reason ar true and
Reason is the corect explanation of
Assertion.
B If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not
the cornrct explanation of
Assertion
C fAssertion is true but Reason is false
D Ifboth Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A): de Broglie's wavelength of a freely falling body
time. keeps decreasing with
Reason (R): The momentum of the freely fall1ng body increases with time.
14. Assertion (A): To increase the range of an ammeter, we
must connect a suitable high
resistance in series to it.
Reason (R): The ammeter with increased range should have high resistance.

15. Assertion (A):An induced emf is generated when

solenoid.
magnet is withdrawn from the
Reason (R):The relative motion between magnet and solenoid induces emf.
16. Assertion (A): Total energy of revolving electron in any
stationary orbit is negative.
Reason (R) :Energy is a scalar quantity. It can have positive or negative value.

SECTION B

17. Plot a graph showing the variation of stopping potential

radiation for two different photosensitive materials havingwith the frequency of incident
work functions Wl and W2
(Wl > W2). On what factors does the
(i) slope and
(ii) intercept of the lines depend?
18. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 4000 and 6000 A,
is used to obtain
interference fringes in a Young's double-slit experiment. What is the least distance fromn
the central maximum where the dark fringe is obtained?
OR

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 Toung'sdouble-slit experiment using monochromatic light ofwavelength À, the intensities
Of twosources are 1 What is the intensity of light at a point where path ditlerence between
wavefronts is N4?
19, An ammeter of resistance 0.6 Q can measure current up to .0 A. Cleulate () The shunt
resistance required to enable the ammeter to measure current up to 5.0 A(i) The combined
resistance of the ammeter and the shunt

20. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV, What are the kinetic energies and
potential energies of the electron in the ground state and second excited state.
21. Two identical cells, whether joincd in series or in parallel give the same curent, when
connected to an external resistance of I ohm, Find the internal resistance of cuch cell.

SECTION C

22. A heavy nucleus X of mass number A= 240 and B.IA =7.6MeV is split into two nearly
equal fragments Y and Z of mass numbers A= I10 and A= 130. The binding energy of
each one of these nuclei is 8.5MeV per nucleon. Calculate the total binding energy of each
one of the nuclei X, Y and Z and hence the energy Q released per fission in MeV.
23. Draw the ray diagram for the image formation in a Cassegrain type
telescope. State two
reasons why the reflecting type telescopes are preferred over retracting type telescopes?
OR
Out of blue and red light which is deviated more by a prism? Give reason.
Aray of light passing through an cquilateral triangular glass prism from air undergoes
minimum deviation when angle of incidence is 3/4h of the angle of prism. Calculate the
speed of light in the prism.
24. Si and S2 concentric spheres such that radius of S2 is
greater than that of Si, The spheres
enclose charges of Q and 2Q respectively,
(i) What is the ratio of electric flux through S1 and
(ii) How willthe electric flux through the sphere SiS:?change, ifa medium of diclectric
constant
K is introduced in the space inside Si in place of air?
(iii) How will the electric flux through the sphere Si change, if a medium of
constantK is introduced in the space inside S2 in place of air? dielectrie
25. Germanium andsilicon junction diodes are
connected ìn
parallel. A resistance R, a 12 Vbattery,a milli
and key (K) are connected as shown in figure. Whenammeter (mA)
Key
closed, current begins to flow in milli ammeter. What will(K)
is
be
the maximum reading of voltmeter connected across
R? resistance (1)

26. The electric field components due to a charge inside the cube of side 0.l m are, Ex =a X,
where a =500 N/Cm, Ey= 0, E=0. Calculate flux through the cube and charge inside the
cube.

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2. A vi oldng a sootlh, hollowand non conducting pipe verticully with charged
y'eal ballotaxs l0g carying achage of +10 mC inside it which is free to
tealog te axis ot the pipe. The boy is moving the pipe trom East to West
luvvin in the preswce ot agwtie field of 2T. With what inimum velocity,
shoult ihe boy ove tle pipe suh that the ball does not move along the axis. Also
lotwme the deotion of the ugnctic tield.
8 Netcapacitace ot thuve identical cupacitors in series is 3pF.
What willbe their ct capcituce ifconnected in parallel?
ofV volts. The
A cajeilor of unkuown cpacitance is connected across a battery reduced by 100 V,
Chage sod in it is 300uC, When potential across the capacitor is
unknown
the
the charge slorvd in it bocomes l00MCCCaleulate the potentialifVtheandvoltage applied had
cajuctce, Whatwill be the charge stored in the capacitor
incvasedl by 100 V?

SECTION D

29, (ase Study Basel Questiou:

questiwns that follow.
Read the followig paragraph and answer the beyond forward voltage V = Vk,
biased, it is
When the diode is foward found that
value of battery biasing for
called knee voltage, the conductivity is very high. At this
current increases rapidly with
pujunetion, the potential barier isovercome and the biased, the reverse bias voltage
reverse
inevase in fowaNN voltage., When the diode is
microamperes which almost remains
produees a vory smallcurrent abouta few current.
saturation
constant with bias. This small current is reverse
is forward biased ?
(Dluwhich of the following figures, the p-n diode
+101"

2. 95
4.
-10V -S

R
-10v8
A. 12,3 B,2,4,5 C. 1,3,4 D, 2,3,4

(ii) Based on the V-l characteristics ofB.the diode, wve can classify diode as
A. bi-directional device ohmic device
C. non-ohmic device D. passive element

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 () The V-I characteristic of adiode is shown in thc figure. The ratio of
reverse bias resistance is forward to

A. 100 B. 106 C. 10 D. 10%

(iv) In the case of forward biasing of a p-n junction diode,
following figures correctly depicts the direction which one of the
by an arrow mark)? of conventional current (indicated

(a)
(b) (c)
H
OR
(V) If an ideal junction diode is connccted as
shown, then the value of the current l is

200 2 +1 V

A. 0.013A B.0.02 A C.0.01A D. 0.1 A

30. Answer any four of the following questions after

Lenard observed that when ultraviolet radiationsreading
were
the passage.
emitter plate of an evacuated glass tube, allowed to fall on the
current started flowing in the circuit enclosing two electrodes (metal plates),
connecting the plates. As soon as the
ultraviolet radiations were stopped, the current flow also
observations proved that it was ultraviolet stopped. These
radiations,
plate, that ejected some charged particles from the falling on the emitter
attracted them. emitter and the positive plate

()Alkali metals like Li, Na, K and Cs show photo electric effect
metals like Zn,Cd and Mg respond to ultraviolet light. Why? with visible light but
(a) Frequency of visible light is more than that for
(b) Frequency of visible light is less than that for ultraviolet light
ultraviolet light
(c)Frequency of visible light issame for ultraviolet light
(d) Stopping potential for visible light is more than that for
ultraviolet light.

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 (II)Why
(a)For
do we not
non-metals theobserve the
(b) Work work
(c) Work function is low
(d) For function can'1 be
phenomenon
function of
is high photoclectric effect with
non-metals?
non-metal s, calculated
threshold frequency is low
()What is the effect of
((c)a)PNohotochange
(b) Decreases electric current inincrease
crcases in
intensity on photoelectric
currentr
(d) Varies
with the square of
(V)Name one
intensity
factor on which the
(a) Work function
(b) Frequency stopping potential depends
© Current
(d) Energy of
photon
()How does the maximum K.E of the OR
of metal? electrons emitted vary with the work
(a) It doesn't
depend on work function function
(b) It decreases as the
(c) It increases as the work function increases
work function
(d) It's value is
doubled with the workincreases
function.

31. (a) The SECTION E

electron
field inside the drift arises due to the force
conductor. But force should causeexperienced by electrons in the electric
acquire steady average drif speed?
a acceleration. Why then do the electrons
(b) If the electron drift speed is so
still obtain large amounts of small, and the electron's charge is
(c) When electrons drift in a current in a conductor? small, howcan we
the free' electrons of the metalmetal from lower to higher potential, does it mean that all
are moving in the same
(d) Are the paths of
electrons straight lines betweendirection?
positive ions of the metal) successive collisions
field?
in the (i) absence of
electric field, (ii) presence of(with the
electric
OR
Two celis of EMF 3V and 4V and
internal resistances 1ohm and 2 ohms
connected in parallel so as to send current
of 5 ohm. Draw the circuit in same direction through an respectively are
diagram and by using Kirchhoff's laws, external resistance
through each branch of the circuit and potential calculate the current
difference across 5-ohm resistance.
32. If X, an unknown circuit element is
connected to the
such that the current through X is given as I = lo sin sourcen as shown in the diagram,
(wt+ /2)
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 (i)ldentify the device X.
(i)Write expression for the reactance of X.
(ii) Draw phasor diagram for device Xreactance of device X
(IV) Drawa graph showing variation of
with frequency.
(v) What happen if the source is replaced by a de source?
OR

of a device which changes a

a)With the help of adiagram, explain the principle
the expression for the ratio of
low ac voltage into a high voltage. Deduce
voltage in terms of the ratio of the number of
secondary voltage to the primary transformer, obtain the ratio
turns of primary and secondary winding. Forofantheideal
ratio of the voltages in the
of primary and secondary currents in terms
secondary and primary coils.
energy losses which occur in actual transformers.
b) Write any two sources of the
c) A step-up transformer converts a low input voltage into a high output voltage.
Does it violate law of conservation of energy? Explain.
object by an
33. Draw aray diagram for the formation of image of a distant expression for
astronomical telescope in normal adjustment position. Deduce the between a
which can distinguish
its magnifying power. Write two basic features
telescope and compound microscope.
OR
monochromatic light. If the
(a) AYoung's double slit setup is illuminated with
changes
intensity of light passing through one of the slits is reduced, explain the
that can be seen in the appearance of the bright and dark fringes?
(b) (i) A single slitdifraction setup is illuminated with green light of wavelength 500
nm. If the width of the slit is reduced how will it affect the diffraction pattern
obtained? (ii) What will happen to the width of the central maximum, if the green
light is replaced with the red light? Give a reason for your answer.
(c) A student wishes to study the diftraction of sound using the single slit setup. He
replaces the light source with asound source. What other change should he do to
study the diffraction pattern?

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