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Palanichamy
Time: 3.00 Hours]

MODEL TEST (1,2,3,4,5)

[Max Marks: 150

PART-I

N.B: I)
ii)
iii)

Answer all the questions.

Choose and write the correct answer.
Each question carries one mark

30 x 1 = 30

1. A dipole placed in a uniform magnetic field with its axis parallel to the field experiences
(a) only a net force
(b) only a torque
(c) both a net force and a torque
(d) neither a net force nor a torque
2. The unit of permittivity is
(a) NC-2m-2
(b) Hm-1
(c) C2N-1m-2
(d) Nm2C-2
3. The number of lines of forces that radiate outwards from one coulomb charge is
(a) 1.13 x 1011
(b) 8.85 x 10-11
(c) 9 x 109
(d) infinite
4. On moving a charge of 20 C by 2 cm, 2 J of work is done, then the potential between the points is
(a) 0.5 V
(b) 0.1 V
(c) 8 V
(d) 2 V
5. For any dipole, if Ee is the field at a point on the equatorial line and Ea is the field at a point on the axial
line the distance from the centre of dipole being equal
(a) Ea = Ee
(b) Ea = 2Ee
(c) 2Ea = Ee
(d) Ea = Ee = 0
6. The potential difference across the air medium alone, in a parallel plate capacitor of plate separation d
filled with a dielectric slab of thickness t is

(d t )
(a) V
(b) V ( d t )
(c) V t
(d) V [(d t ) ]
o r
o
o
r

7. When n resistors of equal resistance R connected in series, the effective resistance becomes
(a)

n
R

(b)

R
n

(c)

1
nR

(d) nR

8. Which of the following is not an alloy?

(a) amber
(b) nichrome
(c) manganin
(d) constantan
9. The temperature coefficient of resistance is negative for
(a) alloys and insulators
(b) insulators and semiconductors
(c) semiconductors and super conductors
(d) alloys and super conductors
10. If the length of a copper wire has a certain resistance R, then on doubling the length its specific
resistance
(a) will be doubled
(b) will become 1/4th (c) will become 4 times
(d) will remain the same.
11. A cell of emf 2V delivers a current of 0.5 A through a resistor of 3 . Then the internal resistance of the
cell is
(a) 0.66
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 1.5
12. Two ampere current flows though a voltameter for one minute. If the mass of the metal deposited at the
cathode is 0.134 x 10-3 kg, the electro chemical equivalent of the metal substance is
(a) 0.067 g C-1
(b) 0.067 g kg-1
(c) 1 x 10-3 g C-1
(d) 1.12 x 10-3 g C-1
13. In a tangent galvanometer, for a constant current, the deflection is 30. The plane of the coil is rotated
through 90. Now for the same current, the deflection will be
(a) 0
(b) 30
(c) 60
(d) 90
14. In a thermo couple, the neutral temperature is 260 C and the temperature of inversion is 480C. Then
the temperature of cold junction is
(a) 10 C
(b) 20 C
(c) 30 C
(d) 40 C
15. The period of revolution of a charged particle inside a cyclotron does not depend on
(a) the magnetic induction
(b) the charge of the particle
(c) the velocity of the particle
(d) the mass of the particle
16. The unit of the reduction factor of the tangent galvanometer is
(a) ampere per radian
(b) ampere
(c) ampere per degree
(d) no unit

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17. If the radius of the coil is halved and the number of turns is doubled, then the magnetic induction at the
center of the coil for the same current is
(a) doubled
(b) halved
(c) multiplied four times
(d) remains unchanged
18. The value of Bohr magneton is
(a) 9.27 x 1024 A m2
(b) 9.27 x 10-24 A m2 (c) 8.8 10-10 C kg-1
(d) 8.8 x 1010 C kg-1
19. Electromagnetic induction is not used in
(a) transformer
(b) room heater
(c) AC generator
(d) chock coil
20. In an RLC series resonant circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is 30. The reactance
of the circuit is 17.32 . The value of resistance is
(a) 30
(b) 10
(c) 17.32
(d) 1.732
21. The unit henry can be written as
(a) VA-1s
(b) s
(c) wb A-1
(d) all the above
22. In a step up transformer, the input voltage is 220 V and the out put voltage is 22 kV. The ratio of number
of turns of primary to secondary is
(a) 1 : 50
(b) 50 : 1
(c) 1 : 100
(d) 100 : 1

23. In an ac circuit, the current i I 0 Sin t , lags behind the emf e E 0 Sin t by
(a) 0

(b)

(c)

(d)

24. In case of ac the average current is

(a) I0

(b)

(c) 0.707 IRMS

(d)

25. In an electromagnetic wave, the phase difference between electric and magnetic field is

(a) 0
(b)
(c)
4

I0
I RMS

(d)

26. Of the following which one is a biaxial crystal ?

(a) Tourmaline
(b) Ice
(c) Calcite
(d) Mica
27. If the wave length of light is reduced to half, then the amount of scattering will
(a) increase by 16 times
(b) decrease by 16 times
(c) increase by 256 times
(d) decreases by 256 times
28. Infra-red lamps are used in
(a) weather forecasting (b) infra-red photography (c) physiotherapy (d) sterilizing surgical instruments
29. A Nicol prism is based on the principle of
(a) refraction
(b) reflection
(c) double refraction
(d) diffraction
30. The specific rotation of an optically active substance is depends on (a) length of the crystal (b) angle of
rotation (b) temperature of the crystal (d) all the above
PART-II
N.B. : answer any FIFTEEN questions
15 x 3 = 45
31. What are the applications of the property of attraction and repulsion between charged bodies?
32. Sate Gauss law in electro statics.
33. What is a capacitor? Define its capacitance.
34. The sum of two point charges is 6 C. They attract each other with a force of 0.9 N, when kept 40 cm
apart in vacuum. Calculate the charges.
35. What are the changes observed at the transition temperature?
36. The colours of a carbon resistor are yellow, violet and orange. What is the value of the resistance?
37. Define chemical equivalent of a substance.

38. Two wires of same material and length have resistances 5 and 10 respectively. Find the ratio of radii
of the two wires.
39. An electrical ion of resistance 80 ohm is operated at 200 V for two hours. Find the electrical energy
consumed.
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40. State Biot-Savart law.
41. Define Thomson coefficient and give its unit.
42. Define ampere.
43. Define rms value of a.c.
44. Compare resistance, reactance and impedance.
45. An emf e = 100 Sin 200t is connected to a circuit consisting of a capacitance 0.1 F and a resistance of
500 in series. Calculate the power factor of the circuit.
46. Define quality factor.
47. State Maxwells electromagnetic theory.
48. State Huygens principle in wave theory of light.
49. Give the Conditions for sustained interference.
50. In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of certain order of dark ring is measured to be double that of
the second ring. What is the order of the ring?
PART-III
N.B :

i)
ii)
iii)

Answering the Question No.61 is compulsorily.

Answer any six questions out of the remaining 11 questions.
Draw diagrams where ever necessary.

(7 x 5 = 35)

51. Find the charges on the capacitor shown in

figure and the potential difference across them.

52. Deduce an expression for the capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor.
53. State the applications of super conductors.
54. Describe an experiment to compare the emfs of two given cells using potentiometer.
55. Explain the reactions at the electrodes of (i) Daniel cell (ii) Leclanche cell
56. Explain how you will convert a galvanometer into an ammeter.
57. A rectangular coil of area 20 cm 10 cm with 100 turns of wire is suspended in a radial magnetic field of
induction 5 10-3 T. If the galvanometer shows an angular deflection of 150 for a current of 1mA, find
the torsional constant of the suspension wire.
58. Explain how an emf can be induced by changing the area enclosed by the coil.
59. What is eddy current? Explain any two of its applications.
60. Give the uses of Polaroids.
61. A soap film of refractive index 1.33, is illuminated by white light incident at an angle 30 o. The reflected
light is examined by spectroscope in which dark band corresponding to the wavelength 6000 is found.
Calculate the smallest thickness of the film.
(OR)
A plane transmission grating has 5000 lines / cm. Calculate the angular separation in second order
. spectrum of red line 7070 and blue line 5000 .
62. What is meant by optical rotation? On what factors does it depend?

PART-IV: Answer both the TWO Questions

(4x 10 = 40)

63. Explain the principle of capacitor. Deduce an expression for the capacitance of the parallel plate
capacitor.
64. State the principle and explain the construction and working of Van de Graaff generator.
65. Obtain the expression for the effective resistance of the combination of (i) resistors in parallel (ii)
resistors in series.
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66. Explain in detail the principle, construction and theory of a tangent galvanometer.
67. Explain the method of inducing Emf by changing the orientation of the coil
68. A source of altemating emf is connected to a series combination of a resistor R
an inductor L and a capacitor C. Obtain with the help of a vector diagram and
impedance diagram, an expression for (i) the effective voltage (ii) the impedance
(iii) the phase relationship between the current and the voltage.
69. Derive an expression for bandwidth of interference fringes in Youngs double slit experiment.
70. Write a note on : (a) Nicol prism and (b) Pile of plates.

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a
9
b

2
c
10
d

3
a
11
d

4
5
6
7
b
a
d
c
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15
a
d
a
c
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