Class - XII

Model Test Paper - 02

Subject: PHYSICS (THEORY)

Maximum Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 hours.

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) Use of calculators is not allowed.
(7) You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary
i. c = 3 × 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 × 10−31 kg
iii. 𝑒𝑒 = 1.6 × 10−19 C
iv. 𝜇𝜇0 = 4𝜋𝜋 × 10−7 Tm−1
v. h = 6.63 × 10−34 Js
vi. 𝜀𝜀0 = 8.854 × 10−12 𝐶𝐶 2 𝑁𝑁 −1 𝑚𝑚−2
vii. Avogadro's number = 6.023 × 10𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 per gram mole

Section A

1. Mark the correct statement:

(A) If E is zero at a certain point, then V should be zero at that point.
(B) If E is not zero at a certain point, then V should not be zero at that point.
(C) If V is zero at a certain point, then E should be zero at that point.
(D) If V is zero at a certain point, then E may or may not be zero.

2. Five equal resistances are connected in a network as shown in figure. The net resistance between the points
A and B is:

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 3𝑅𝑅
(A) (B) 𝑅𝑅
2
𝑅𝑅
(C) (D) 2𝑅𝑅
2

3. A linear conductor carrying current if placed parallel to the direction of magnetic field, it experiences
................. force.
(A) minimum (B) maximum
(C) equivalent (D) None of the above

4. The variation of the intensity of magnetisation (𝐼𝐼) with respect to the magnetising field (𝐻𝐻) in a diamagnetic
substance is described by the graph

(A) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 (B) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂

(C) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 (D) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂

5. A loop of irregular shape of conducting wire 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 (as shown in figure) placed in a uniform magnetic field
perpendicular to the plane of the paper changes into a circular shape. The direction of induced current will be

(A) Clockwise (B) Anti-clockwise

(C) No current (D) None of these

6. The instantaneous values of alternating current and voltages in a circuit are given as
1
𝑖𝑖 = sin(100 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋) 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴
√2
1 𝜋𝜋
𝑒𝑒 = sin �100 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 + �
√2 3
The average power in watts consumed in the circuit is:
√3
(A) 1/4 (B) 4
(C) 1/2 (D) 1/8

7. A plane EM wave of frequency 40𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 travels along 𝑋𝑋-axis. At same point at same instant, the electric field
𝐸𝐸 has maximum value of 750 𝑁𝑁/𝐶𝐶 in 𝑌𝑌-direction. The magnitude and direction of magnetic field is
(A) 2.5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 along 𝑋𝑋-axis (B) 2.5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 along 𝑌𝑌-axis
(C) 2.5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 along 𝑍𝑍-axis (D) 5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 along 𝑍𝑍-axis

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8. The magnifying power of a telescope with tube length 60 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 is 5. What is the focal length of its eye piece?
(A) 20𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 (B) 40𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
(C) 30𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 (D) 10𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

9. The light of two different frequencies whose photons have energies 3.8𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 and 1.4𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 respectively, illuminate
a metallic surface whose work function is 0.6𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 successively. The ratio of maximum speed of emitted
electrons for the two frequencies respectively will be:
(A) 1 ∶ 1 (B) 2 ∶ 1
(C) 4 ∶ 1 (D) 1 ∶ 4

10. An electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from second excited state to first excited state and then, from first
excited state to ground state. Let the ratio of wavelength, momentum and energy of photons in the two cases
be 𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦 and 𝑧𝑧, then select the wrong answer/(s) :
(A) 𝑧𝑧 = 4/9 (B) 𝑥𝑥 = 1/𝑧𝑧
(C) 𝑦𝑦 = 5/27 (D) 𝑧𝑧 = 5/27

11. The volume occupied by an atom is greater than the volume of the nucleus by a factor of about
(A) 101 (B) 105
(C) 1010 (D) 1015

12. When the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor is due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the
semiconductor is said to be
(A) Donor (B) Acceptor
(C) Intrinsic (D) Extrinsic

13. Assertion: Electron move away from a region of lower potential to a region of higher potential.
Reason: An electron has a negative charge.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect.
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

14. Assertion:- When a circuit having large inductance is switched off sparking occurs at the switch.
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Reason :- Emf induced in an inductor is given by |𝜀𝜀| = 𝐿𝐿 � �.
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
(A) Both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(B) Both Assertion & Reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
(C) The Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(D) Both Assertion & Reason are False.

15. Assertion :- An electric lamp is connected in series with a long solenoid of copper with air core and then
connected to ac source. If an iron rod is inserted in solenoid, the lamp will become dim.
Reason :- With introduction of iron rod impedance of circuit increases.
(A) Both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
(D) Both Assertion & Reason are False.
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16. Assertion :- If monochromatic light is replaced by white light in young double slit experiment central fringe
is white and nearest to centre red colour is dominant.
Reason :- Nearest to centre violet colour is absent while red colour may not be absent.
(A) Both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
(D) Both Assertion & Reason are False.

Section B

17. A heating element using nichrome connected to a 230 V supply draws an initial current of 3.2 A which
settles after a few seconds to a steady value of 2.8 A. What is the steady temperature of the heating element,
if the room temperature is 27∘ 𝐶𝐶and the temperature coefficient of resistance of nichrome is 1.70 ×
10−4 ∘ 𝐶𝐶 −1 ?
OR
Deduce the relation between current I flowing through a conductor and drift velocity vd of the electrons.

18. Electromagnetic waves travel in a medium with a speed of 2 × 108 ms-1. The relative magnetic permeability
of the medium is 1. Find the relative electrical permittivity.

19. (i) Name the device which utilises unilateral action of a p-n diode to convert AC into DC.
(ii) Draw the circuit diagram of full wave rectifier.

20. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have surface
charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.0 × 10−22 𝐶𝐶/𝑚𝑚2. What is E : (a) in the outer region
of the first plate. (b) in the outer region of the second plate, and (c) between the plates?

21. Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1 and C2 have capacitance C each. The space between their
plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown in the figure. If the two capacitors still have equal capacitance,
then obtain the relation between dielectric constants K, K1 and K2.

Section C

22. (a) 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.
(b) How is the magnetic field inside a given’ solenoid made strong?

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23. Define mutual inductance between two long coaxial solenoids. Find out the expression for the mutual
inductance of inner solenoid of length l having the radius r1 and the number of turns n1 per unit length due to
the second outer solenoid of same length and n2 number of turns per unit length.

24. (a) At what angle should a ray of light be incident on the face of a prism of refracting angle 60𝑜𝑜 so that it
just suffers total internal reflection at the other face? The refractive index of the material of the prism is
1.524.
(b) What is dispersion? What is its cause?
OR
A water tank appears shallower, i.e. less deeper than what it actually is. Obtain an expression to explain this.

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25. (a) An em wave is travelling in a medium with a velocity 𝑣𝑣 = 𝑣𝑣𝚤𝚤̂. Draw a sketch showing the propagation
of the em wave, indicating the direction of the oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
(b) How are the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields related to the velocity of the em wave?
(c) Why are microwaves considered suitable for radar systems used in aircraft navigation?

26. Write Einstein's photoelectric equation. State clearly the three salient features observed in photoelectric
effect, which can be explained on the basis of the above equation.

27. Obtain an expression for the frequency of radiation emitted when a hydrogen atom de-excites from level n to
level (n – 1). For large n, show that this frequency equals the classical frequency of revolution of the electron
in the orbit.

28. Obtain the binding energy (in MeV) of a nitrogen nucleus 7N14 , given 𝑚𝑚( 147𝑁𝑁 ) = 14.00307 𝑢𝑢.

Section D

29. Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
When a conductor does not have a current through it, its conduction electrons move randomly, with no net
motion in any direction. When the conductor does have a current through it, these electrons actually still
move randomly, but now they tend to drift with a drift speed Vα𝛼𝛼 in the direction opposite to the applied
electric field that causes current. The drift speed is very small as compared to the speeds in the random
motion. For example, in the copper r conductors of household wiring, electron drift speeds are perhaps
10-5 ms1 to 10-3 ms-1 where as the random speed is around 106 ms-1.
(i). The electron drift speed is estimated to be only a few mm/s for currents in the range of a few amperes?
How is current established almost the instant a circuit is closed?
(ii). When electrons drift in a metal from lower to higher potential, does it mean that all the 'free' electrons of
the metal are moving in the same direction?
(iii). The electron drift arises due to the force experienced by electrons in the electric field inside the
conductor. But force should cause acceleration. Why do the electrons acquire a steady average drift
speed?
OR
Are the paths of electrons straight lines between successive collisions (with the positive ions of the metal) in
the (a) absence of electric field, (b) presence of electric field?

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30. Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
When the diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage V = Vk, called knee voltage, the
conductivity is very high. At this value of battery biasing for p-n junction, 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.
(i). In which of the following figures, the p-n diode is forward biased

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

(ii). Based on the V-I characteristics of the diode, we can classify diode as
(A) bi-directional device (B) ohmic device
(C) non-ohmic device (D) passive device
(iii). The V-I characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. find the ratio of forward to reverse bias resistance.

OR
Find the value of current I, if an ideal junction diode is connected as shown below.

Section E

31. (a) 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.
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(b) Given a uniform electric field 𝐸𝐸 = 2 × 103 𝚤𝚤̂ 𝑁𝑁/𝐶𝐶, find the flux of this field through a square of side
20 cm, whose plane is parallel to the y-z plane. What would be the flux through the same square, if the
plane makes an angle of 30° with the x-axis?

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 OR
(a) Two thin concentric shells of radii r1 and r2 (r2 > r1) have charges q1 and q2. Write the expression for the
potential at the surface of inner and outer shells.
(b) Obtain the expression for the energy stored per unit volume in a charged parallel plate capacitor.
(c) The electric field inside a parallel plate capacitor is E. Find the amount of work done in moving a
charge q over a closed rectangular loop a b c d a.

32. (a) State Lenz's law.

(b) A rectangular conducting loop of length l and breadth b enters a uniform magnetic field B as shown.

The loop is moving at constant speed v and at t = 0 it just enters the field B. Sketch the following graphs for
3𝑙𝑙
the time interval t = 0 to 𝑡𝑡 = . (i) magnetic flux Vs time, (ii) induced emf Vs time and (iii) power Vs time,
𝑣𝑣
where R is the resistance of the loop.
OR
(a) Find the value of the phase difference between the current and the voltage in the series LCR circuit
shown below. Which one leads in phase: current or voltage?
(b) Without making any other change, find the value of the additional capacitor 𝐶𝐶1 , to be connected in
parallel with the capacitor C, in order to make the power factor of the circuit unity.

33. (a) Draw a ray diagram showing the path of a ray of light entering through a triangular glass prism. Deduce
the expression for the refractive index of glass prism in terms of the angle of minimum deviation and
angle of the prism.
(b) A ray of light is incident on a glass prism of refractive index and refractive angle A. If it just suffers
total internal reflection at the other face, obtain an expression relating the angle of incidence, angle of
prism and critical angle.
OR
(a) In what way is diffraction from each slit related to the interference pattern in a double slit experiment?
(b) Two wavelengths of sodium light 590 nm and 596 nm are used, in turn, to study the diffraction taking
place at a single slit of aperture 2 × 10−4 𝑚𝑚. The distance between the slit and the screen is 1.5 m.
Calculate the separation between the positions of the first maxima of the diffraction pattern obtained in
the two cases.

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