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Weekly Test-05
Grade- XII F.M.- 75
Subject: - Physics P.M. -30
Group A
Multiple choice [11*1=11]
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable. The figures in the margin indicates full marks.
1. The rise in the level of a liquid in a tube is h. What will be the rise in the a) 0.196Lq b) 0.243L c) 0.296L d) 0.187L
level if the same amount of liquid is poured into a tube of half the 7. If the angle of incidence is 30°, then the wavelength for first-order
diameter. spectrum is equal to __________
a) 0 b) h/2 c) h d) 2h a) d b) 2d c) d/2 d) d/3
2. The piston of an engine moves with SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION. The 8. A freshly prepared radioactive source of half-time 2h emits radiation
crank rotates at a speed of 120 r.p.m. with a stroke of 2 metres. Find of intensity which is 64 times the permissible safe level. Minimum time
the velocity of the piston in m/s, when it is at a distance of 0.75 metre after which it would be possible to work safely with this source is
from the centre. which of the following?
a) 8.31 b) 7.33 c) 8.41 d) 9.02 a) 6 h b) 12 h c) 24 h d) 20 h
3. What is the sound pressure level of a loud clap? 9. ‘X’ states that the direction of induced current in a circuit is such that
a) 100 dB b) 40 dB c) 10 dB d) 500 dB it opposes the cause or the change which produces it. Identify X.
4. At what temperature, the speed of sound in the air will become double a) Faraday’s law b) Lenz’s law
of its value at 27°C? c) Maxwell’s law d) Ampere’s law
a) 54°C b) 627°C c) 327°C d) 927°C 10. A man jumps from a building with a source of sound. When he reaches
5. What is the number of electrons that constitutes a current of one halfway down, he starts the siren of frequency 100Hz. A person
Ampere? standing below him on the ground hears the first sound to be of
a) 2.25 × 1018 b) 2.25 × 10-18 frequency 120Hz. What is the height of the building? Speed of sound =
18
c) 6.25 × 10 d) 6.25 × 10-18 330m/s. Take g=9.81m/s2.
6. Find the value of VC. PA = 2atm, PB = 6atm, PC = 12atm, VA = 1L. The a) 154m b) 308m c) 77m d) 500m
process AB and CD is isothermal while BC and DA is adiabatic. For 11. The amount of ground displacement in a earthquake is called the
adiabatic processes, take γ =1.3. _________.

a) epicenter b) dip
c) slip d) focus

Group B
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Short answer questions [8*5=40]
12. An alpha particle oscillates with simple harmonic motion with an
amplitude of 0.3 m. The current of the oscillations is 1.6 × 10−12 𝜇𝐴.
Calculate the speed of the pendulum at a position of 0.1 m from the
equilibrium position. [2]
a. Show that the given figure oscillates simple harmonically and also
find its time period. [3]

15. What is self-inductance. State its unit [2]

a. Predict the direction of induced current in a metal ring when the ring
is moved towards a conductor is carrying current I in the direction
shown in the figure. [1]

13. What is surface tension. State two examples [2]

a. An iceberg having volume 2.06 litre floats in sea water of density
1.03𝑔𝑚 𝑐𝑚−3 with a portion of 224CC above the surface. Calculate b. A single conducting loop with an area of 2.0 𝑚2 rotates in a uniform
the density of ice. [3] magnetic field so that the induced emf has a sinusoidal time
Or, dependence as shown. With what angular frequency does the loop
a) What is the moment of inertia. [1] rotate? [2]
b) State the principle of conservation of angular momentum. [1]
c) A constant torque of 500Nm turns a wheel about its center. The
moment of inertia about the axis in 100 kg m2. Find the angular
velocity gained in 4 sec and the kinetic energy gained in after
20 revolutions.[3]
14. Derive an expression for the work done by the gas for an isothermal
process. [2]
a. Fixed mass of a gas is subjected to the changes as shown is
diagram, calculate T3, T4, P1, P2 and V1 as shown is diagram.
Considering gas obeys PV=nRT equation. 16. Electrons are accelerated through a potential difference of 500 v and
then enter a region with uniform magnetic field E=2 × 104 𝑁𝐶 −1 and
perpendicular uniform magnetic field 𝐵 = 5 × 10−3 𝑇.

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 a. Derive the condition for the electron to pass undeflected through b) A radio active sample undergoes decay as per the following
the region of crossed electric and magnetic fields. [2] graph. At time t=0, the number of undecayed nuclei is 𝑁0 .
b. Calculate the velocity of the electron that will allow it to pass Calculate the number of nuclei left after 1 hours?
undeflected through the region. [1]
c. If the electron beam is replaced with protons of the same initial
energy, explain how the condition for passing undeflected will
change. Calculate the new velocity for the proton beam to remain
undeflected. [2]
17. “Only odd harmonics are present in closed pipe”. Derive necessary
formula to justify this statement. [3]
a. A steel rod 100 cm long is clamped at its middle. The fundamental
frequency of longitudinal vibrations of the rod is given to be 2.53 k
Hz. What is the De- Broglie wavelength of Steel? [2]
Group C
Long answer questions: [3*8=24]
20. The stationary wave produced in a string of length 50cm and mass
2gm in any mode of vibration is shown in figure below.
a. Find the wavelength of wave. (1)
b. Show that both even and odd harmonics are obtained in the
18. What do you mean by atomicity of charge? [1] stationary wave. (3)
a. In Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment, if the mass of an oil drop is c. If a mass of 1 kg is placed at one end of the string, find the value of
doubled, what will happen to the electric field required to keep the fundamental frequency of the stationary wave. (2)
drop suspended in equilibrium? [1] d. When the tension in the string is increased by four times, by what
b. An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a factor does the fundamental frequency of transverse wave in the
constant electric field of 2.55 × 104 N C-1 in Millikan’s oil drop string change? (2)
experiment. The density of the oil is 1.26 g cm-3. Estimate the
radius of the drop. (𝑔 = 9.81 𝑚𝑠 −2 ; e= −1.6 × 10−19 𝐶) [3]
19. What is Zener diode? How it differs from ordinary diode? [2]
a. Explain the operation of a Full wave rectifier [2]
b. Why is NOT gate called inverter? [1]
Or, 21. How is a toroid different from a solenoid? [1]
a) Can a single nucleus emit 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 particles simultaneously? a. Use Ampere’s circuital law to obtain the magnetic field inside a
Explain. [2] toroid. [2]

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 b. Show that in an ideal toroid, the magnetic field [1+1=2]
i. inside the toroid and
ii. outside the toroid at any point in the open space is zero.
c. A rectangular current carrying loop is placed 1 cm away from a long
straight current carrying conductor as shown.
Will the net force acting on the loop due to straight conductor be
attractive or repulsive in nature? Justify your answer. Calculate the
magnitude of the force [3]

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22. What are the advantages of Ac over Dc. [1]

a. Find the impediacne of L-C-R circuit [3]
b. What is the peak value of an ac. How is it related to rms value of ac?
[2]
c. Answer the following question from the graph.
i. Find the voltage when t= 5ms. [0.5]
ii. Find the time period [1]
iii. What is the frequency of the given ac? [0.5]