XII-Phy | Ch-1 to 3 | Paper-2

XII-PHYSICS PRACTICE PAPER - 2 CHAPTER - 1 to 3

Test-Instructions :- Max. Time : 2 Hrs.
Max. Marks : 70
1. Write Name, Class, Group-Timing, Set , Date and Roll Number clearly in answer sheet.
2. All questions are compulsory. Solve the questions in ascending or descending order.

SECTION - A 18 × 1 = 18 Marks
Q1. In a medium the force of attraction between two point electric charges, distance d apart, if F. What distance
apart should these be kept in the same medium so that the force between them becomes 3F.

1 1 1 1
(a) d (b) d (c) d (d) d
3 2 4 9
Q2. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electrical dipole moment p. If the distance of Q from the
dipole is r (much larger than the size of the people), then the electric field at Q is proportional to

(a) p 1 and r 1 (b) p and r 2 (c) p 2 and r 3 (d) p and r 3

Q3. The SI unit of electric flux is
(a) Vm–1 (b) Vm (c) NC–1 m–2 (d) NC–1 m2
Q4. Three equal charges q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side a. A charge Q is placed such
that its distance from each charge is r. The force experienced by Q will be
Q qQ qQ
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) (d) zero
4 0 r 40 (r  a) 40 (r  a) 2
Q5. Three negative point charges –q, each, and three positive point charges +q, +q and +Q are placed at the
vertices of a regular hexagon as shown in figure. For what value of Q will the electric field at centre O due to
the five charges at A, B, D, E and F be twice the electric field at centre O due to charge Q at C alone ?

q
(a) q (b) (c) 2q (d) 5q
2
Q6. Three infinite long plane sheets carrying uniform charges densities 1  ,  2  2 and 3  3 are placed
parallel to the x-z plane at y = a, y = 3a and y = 4a as shown in figure. The electric field at point P is

2 3 3
(a) zero (b)  ĵ (c)  ĵ (d) ĵ
0 0 0

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Q7. Can there be a potential difference between two neighbouring conductors carrying equal positive charges?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) None of the above
Q8. If the potential V is constant throughout a given region of space, what can you say about the field E in that
region ?
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
Q9. What is the value of dielectric constant of a conductor ?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)  (d) None of the above
Q10. Seven capacitors each of capacitance 2F are connected in a configuration to obtain an effective capacitance
10
F. Which of the following combination will achieve the desired result be ?
11

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q11. The electric potential V at any point (x, y, z) in space is given by V = 4x 2 volt where x, y and z are all in metre.
The electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) in Vm–1 is
(a) 8 along negative x-axis. (b) 8 along positive x-axis.
(c) 16 along negative x-axis. (d) 16 along positive x-axis.
Q12. A charge Q is placed at the centre O of a square ABCD of side a as shown in figure. The work done to move
a charge q from A to B is

qQ 2qQ qQ
(a) 4 0a (b) (c) 2 0a (d) zero
40 a
Q13. The current in a simple series circuit is 5.0 A. When an additional resistance of 2.0 is inserted, the current
drops to 4.0 A. The original resistance of the circuit in ohms was
(a) 1.25 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 20
Q14. Bulb B1 (100W  250V) and bulb B2 (100W  200V) are connected across 250 V. What is potential drop across
B2 ?

B1 B2

250 V

(a) 200 V (b) 250 V (c) 98 V (d) 48 V

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Q15. In the circuit given   6.0V, R 1  100, R 2  R 3  50 and R 4  75. The equivalent resistance of the
circuit, in ohms, is

R1 R4
R2 R3

(a) 11.875 (b) 26.31 (c) 118.75 (d) none of these

Q16. The effective resistance between points P and Q of the electrical circuit shown in the figure is :

2R A 2R

2R
r r
P Q
B
2R
2R 2R
C

2Rr 8R(R  r) 5R
(a) (b) (c) 2r + 4R (d)  2r
Rr 3R  r 2
Q17. Three resistances of 4 each are connected as shown in figure. If the point D divides the resistance into two
equal halves, the resistance between points A and D will be

(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 1/3 

Q18. In the shown arrangement of the experiment of the meter bridge if AC corresponding to null deflection of
galvanometer is x, what would be its value if the radius of the wire AB is doubled?

R1 R2

A x C B

(a) x (b) x/4 (c) 4x (d) 2x

SECTION - B 7 × 2 = 14 Marks
Q19. Four point charges qA = 2C, qB = –5C, qC = 2C and qD = –5C are located at the corners of a square ABCD
of side 10cm. What is the force on a charge of 1C placed at the centre of the square?

 1
Q20. (a) Plot a graph showing the variationi of coulomb force (F) versus  2  , where r is the distance between the
r 
two charges of each pair of charges : (1 C , 2 C) and (2 C, – 3 C), interpret the graphs obtained.
(b) An infinite number of charges, each of q coulomb, are placed along x-axis at x = 1 m, 3 m, 9 m, and so on.
Calculate the electric field at the point x = 0, due to these charges if all the charges are of the same sign.

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Q21. S1 and S2 are two hollow concentric spheres enclosing charges Q and 2Q
respectively as shown in the figure.
(i) What is the ratio of the electric flux through S1 and S2 ?
(ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere S1 change, if a medium of
dielectric constant 5 is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air ?

Q22. The area of each plate of a parallel plate capacitor is 100 cm2 and the distance between the plates is 1.0 cm.
Air is filled between the plates. Find
(i) the capacitance of the capacitor,
(ii) the charge on each plate if the potential difference between the plates is 100 volts, and
(iii) the intensity of the electric field between the plates.
Q23. Two charges 5 × 10–8C and – 3 × 10–8C are located 16cm apart. At what point on the line joining the two
charges is the electric potential zero ? Take the potential at infinity to be zero.
Q24. (a) Six lead-acid type of secondary cells each of emf 2.0V and internal resistance 0.015 are joined in series
to provide a supply to a resistance of 8.5. What are the current drawn from the supply and its terminal
voltage?
(b) A secondary cell after long use has an emf of 1.9V and a large internal resistance of 380. What maximum
current can be drawn from the cell ? Could the cell drive the starting motor of a car ?
Q25. Sketch graphs showing the variation of resistivity of following materials with temperature :
(i) copper (ii) nichrome (iii) carbon or semiconductor

SECTION - C 5 × 3 = 15 Marks
Q26. Derive an expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole, which is held in uniform electric field, when the
axis of the dipole makes an angle  with the electric field . Hence define electric dipole moment.
Q27. (a) The capacitors of capacitances C1, C2 and C3 are connected in series. Find their equivalent capacitance.
(b) Three capacitors of capacitances C1, C2 and C3 are connected in parallel. Find their equivalent capacitance.
Q28. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a conducting slab inserted between
its plates. Assume the slab thickenss to be less than the plate separation.
Q29. The network PQRS, shown in the circuit diagram, has the batteries of 4V and 5V and negligible internal
resistance. A milliammeter of 20  resistance is connected between P and R. Calculate the reading in the
milliammeter

Q30. (a) I-V graph of a metallic wire at two different temperatures, T 1 and T 2 is as shown in the figure. Which of
the two temperatures is lower and why?

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 (b) The plot of the variation of potential difference across a combination of three identical cells in series versus
current is shown below. What is the emf and internal resistance of each cell ?

SECTION - D 3 × 5 = 15 Marks
Q31. (a) An electric field is uniform, and in the positive x-direction for positive x and uniform with the same
magnitude in the negative x-direction for negative x. It is given that

E  200iˆ NC1 for x  0

E  200iˆ NC1 for x  0
A right circular cylinder of length 20cm and radius 5cm has its centre at the origin and its axis along the x-axis
so that one face is at x = +10cm and the other is at x = –10cm (i) What is the net outward flux through each flat
face ? (ii) What is the flux through the side of the cylinder ? (iii) What is the net outward flux through the
cylinder ? (iv) What is the net charge inside the cylinder.

2C

(b) Find the force on the 4C charge due to the other two charges in given figure.
3C 4C
Q32. (a) Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitor C 1 and C 2 have capacitance C each. The area between these
plates is now filled with dielectrices as shown.

If the two capacitors still have equal capacitance, obtained the relation between dielectric constants K, K1 and
K2 .
(b) Two identical capacitor of plate dimensions l × b and plate separation d have dielectric slabs filled in between the
space of the plates as shown in the figures.

Obtain the relation between the dielectric constants K, K1 and K2.

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 Q33. (a) Derive an expression for the current density in terms of the drift speed of electrons.
Or
Establish a relation between current and drift velocity.
(b) Derive Ohm's law on the basis of the theory of electron deift.
(c) Derive an expression for the resistivity of a conductor in terms of number density of free electrons and
relaxation time.

SECTION - E Case Based Questions 2 × 4 = 8 Marks

Q34. Motion of Charged Particle in Uniform Electric Field
When a charged particle is placed in an electric field, it experiences an electrical force. If this is the only force on
the particle, it must be the net force. The net force will cause the particle to accelerate according to Newton’s
  
second law. So Fe  qE  ma.

   
If E is uniform, then a is constant and a  qE / m. If the particle has a positive charge, its acceleration is in the
direction of the field. If the particle has a negative charge, its acceleration is in the direction opposite to the electric
field. Since the acceleration is constant, the kinematic equations can be used.
(i) An electron of mass m, charge e falls through a distance h metre in a uniform electric field E. Then time of fall,

2hm 2hm 2eE 2eE

(a) t (b) t  (c) t  (d) t 
eE eE hm hm
(ii) An electron moving with a constant velocity v along X-axis enters a uniform electric field applied along Y-axis.
Then the electron moves
(a) with uniform acceleration along Y-axis (b) without any acceleration along Y-axis
(c) in a trajectory represented as y = ax2 (d) in a trajectory represented as y = ax
(iii) Two equal and opposite charges of masses m1 and m 2 are accelerated in an uniform electric field through
m1
the same distance. What is the ratio of their accelertion if their ratio of masses is  0.5 ?
m2

a1 a1 a1 a1
(a) 2 (b)  0.5 (c) 3 (d) 1
a2 a2 a2 a2
(iv) A particle of mass m carrying charge q is kept at rest in a uniform electric field E and then released. The
kinetic energy gained by the particle, when it moves through a distance y is
1
(a) qEy 2 (b) qEy (c) qEy2 (d) qE2y
2
(v) A charged particle is free to move in an electric field. It will travel
(a) always along a line of force
(b) along a line of force, if its initial velocity is zero
(c) along a line of force, if it has some initial velocity in the direction of an acute with the line force
(d) none of these

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 Q35. Factors Affecting Resistance
According to Ohm’s law, the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference
V
across the ends of the conductor i.e., I  V   R, where R is resistance of the conductor. Electric resistance
I
of a conductor is the obstruction posed by the conductor to the flow of electric current through it. It depends upon
l l
length, area of cross-section, nature of material and temperature of the conductor. We can write, R  or R   ,
A A
where is electrical resistivity of the material of the conductir.
(i) Dimensions of electric resistance is
2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1
(a) [ML T A ] (b) [ML T A ] (c) [M L T A] (d) [M L T A ]
(ii) If A current flows through a conductor when potential difference of 2 volt is applied across its ends, then the
resistance of the conductor is

(a) 2  106  (b) 3  105  (c) 1.5  105  (d) 5  107 

(iii) Specific resistance of a wire depends upon
(a) length (b) cross-sectional area (c) mass (d) none of these
(iv) The slope of the graph between potential difference and current through a conductor is
(a) a straight line (b) curve
(c) first curve then straight line (d) first straight line when curve
(v) The resistivity of the material of a wire 1.0 m long, 0.4 mm in diameter and having a resistance of 2.0 ohm is

(a) 1.57  106 m (b) 5.25  107 m (c) 7.12  105 m (d) 2.55  107 m

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