KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGTHAN

Tinsukia Region
Pre board-1 (2019-20)
PHYSICS
CLASS 12
TIME:3 Hr M.M.:70

General Instructions:
1) All the questions are compulsory.
2) There are 37 questions in total.
3) Section A contains 20 Questions of one mark each, section B contains seven questions of carry two marks
each, section C contains seven questions of three marks each and section D contains three questions of five
marks each.
4) There is no overall choice. However, two internal choices has been provided in two marks, two internal
choice has been provided in three marks and in all three questions in five marks each. You have to attempt only
one of the choices in such questions
5) Use of calculators is not permitted.
6). You may use the following values of physical constant wherever necessary:
c = 3 x 108 m/s, h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js, e =1.6 x 10-19 C,
εo = 8.85 x 10 C N m ,
-12 2 -1 -2 -7
µo = 4π x 10 Tm/A me = 9.7 x 10-31
Symbols have her usual meaning.

SECTION A

1. A cube of a metal is given a positive charge Q. For the given system, which of the following statements is true
(a) Electric potential at the surface of the cube is zero
(b) Electric potential within the cube is zero
(c) Electric field is normal to the surface of the cube
(d) Electric field varies within the cube
2. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. Power consumed by it when operated on 110 volt is
(a) 50 W (b) 75 W (c) 90 W (d) 25 W
3. Two charges are placed in air at a distance r exert a force F on each other. A plastic sheet of dielectric constant K
is inserted between them. The new force between them will be-
𝐹 𝐾
(a) 𝐾 (b) 𝐹 (c) K F (d) remain unaffected.
4. Voltage V and current I graph for two different temperatures T1 and T2 are shown in the
figure. The relation between T1 and T2 is
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(a) T1 >T2 (b) T1 < T2 (c) T1 =T2 (d) 𝑇1 =
𝑇2

5. Power factor of an a.c. circuit is 0.5. What will be the phase difference between current and voltage in this
circuit.
6. Two lenses of power 5D and -2.5 D are placed in closed contact. The image of an object at infinity will be formed
by the combination at -
(a) 10cm (b) 20cm (c) 40cm (d) 50cm
7. Name the electromagnetic radiation which (a) warmth the earth and (b) are used in aircraft navigation.
8. Ratio of maximum and minimum intensities in interference experiment is 25:9. The ratio of width of two slits is –
(a) 18:3 (b) 4:1 (c) 8:1 (d) 16:1
9. In hydrogen atom, when electron jumps from second to first orbit, then energy emitted is
(a) – 13.6 eV (b) – 27.2 eV (c) – 6.8 eV (d) None of these
10. Proton and alpha particle are moving with same velocity. Which has larger de-Broglie wavelength?
11. Arrange the following in order of increasing wavelength.
Microwave, radio wave, red light, X-rays
12. Lenz’s law is consequences of the law of conservation of ……………………………….
OR

Define eddy current?

13. In an inductive circuit phase relation between current and voltage is ……………………………….
14. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of V volts. De-broglie wavelength associated with it is
……………………………..
15. Write relation between angle of prism, angle of deviation and refractive index of the material of prism.
16. The radioactive isotope D decays according to the sequence-
β-- α - particle
D D1 D2

If the mass number and atomic number of D2 are 176 and 71 respectively, what is the mass number and atomic
number of D?

17. Donor type impurity is found in

(a) Trivalent elements (b) Pentavalent elements (c) In both the above (d) none of these
18. A bulb and capacitor are connected in series to an a.c. source of variable frequency. How will the brightness of
bulb change on increasing frequency of a.c. source.
19. The maximum kinetic energy of a photoelectron is 3eV. What is its stopping potential?
20. …………………….. diode is used as voltage regulator.
OR
In the given figure the diode is in forward / reverse bias condition.
SECTION B

21. Draw energy band diagram for p- type and n-type semiconductor.
22. Derive the relation between drift velocity and current.
OR

Define ionic mobility. Write its relationship with relaxation time.

𝐹
23. The electric field 𝐸⃗ due to a point charge at any point near it is defined as 𝐸⃗ = lim𝑞→0 𝑞 where q is the test
𝐹
charge and F is the force acting on it. What is the physical significance lim𝑞→0 𝑞 in this expression? Draw the
electric field lines of a point charge Q when (i) Q > 0 and (ii) Q < 0.
24. The magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by By=2×107sin(0.5×103x+1.5×1011t) T.
(a) What is the wavelength and frequency of the wave? (b) Write an expression for the electric field.
25. An alternating voltage given by 70 sin 100𝜋𝑡 is connected across a pure resistor of 25ohm. Find (a) frequency of
the source. (b) the rms current through the resistor.
26. Two metals X and Y have the work function 2ev and 5 eV respectively. Which metal will emits electron, when
radiated with light of wavelength 400nm.
27. Write postulates of Bohr’s atomic model.
SECTION C

28. The half life of an radioactive substance is 30sec. Calculate (i) decay constant (ii) time taken for the sample to
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decay th of its initial value.
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29. State the principle of working of p-n junction diode as rectifier. Explain with help of circuit diagram the use of p-
n junction diode as full wave rectifier. Draw its input and out- put wave form.
OR
Describe the formation of p-type and n-type semiconductor.
30. Define resolving power of an compound microscope. Draw its labelled diagram. Why oil immersed objective is
preferred in microscope?
OR

Derive lens maker formula for thin lens.

31. Write necessary condition for total internal reflection to take place. Trace the
path of rays through the isosceles right angled prism as shown in the figure

32. Explain with the help of a labeled diagram the underlying principle and working of a step-up transformer. Why
cannot such a device be used to step-up DC voltage?
33. State Ampere’s circuital law. Using Ampere circuital law find magnetic field along the axis of air cored solenoid.
34. State working principle of potentiometer. Describe how internal resistance of a cell can be determined by using
potentiometer.

SECTION D

35. (a)Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept in a uniform electric field.
(b) Calculate potential energy the system of three charges placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side 10 cm. The magnitude of each charge is 1.6x 10-19 C
(c) Write properties of equipotential surface.
36. Write working principle of moving coil galvanometer. How it can be converted in to ammeter. What do you
mean by its current and voltage sensitivity?
OR

(a)State the working principle of an AC generator. Draw its labeled diagram and explain it’s working. (b) A
conducting rod held horizontally along East –West direction is dropped from the rest from certain height near
the earth’s surface. Why should be there induced emf across the rod?

37. (a) Following figure shows an experimental set up similar to Young’s double slit experiment to observe
interference of light.

Here S2P – S1P =0.

Write the condition of

(i) constructive
(ii) destructive interference at any point P in terms of path difference.
𝜙
(b) Show that intensity of resultant wave in interference is given by I ∝4a2 cos2 2

OR
State Huygens’s principle. Using Huygens’s principle prove law of refraction.