Syllabus: 1st 50% (12 to 16)

Objective
Group-A
Q1. Choose the correct answer. (17×1 = 17)
(i) Two metallic spheres of radius 1 cm and 2 cm get equal quantity of charge. Which has greater surface
charge density?
a) 1st sphere b) 2nd sphere c) Both get equal surface d)3rd sphere
(ii) The negative sign in the expression of potential gradient of E = -  V /  r shows that the direction of E is
along the:
a) Increasing potential b) Decreasing potential
c) Increasing strength d) Negative potential
(iii) On moving a charge of 20 coulomb by 2cm, 2J of work in done, then the potential difference between the
points is:
a) 0.1 V b) 8 V c) 2 V d) 0.5 V
(iv) If the source of emf is traversed from negative to positive terminal, the potential change is:
a)Negative b)Positive c)Zero d)Constant
(v) Three resistors each of one ohm are connected to form triangle. The equivalent resistance is:
3 2
a) 3 b)  c)  d) 1
2 3
(vi) Maximum power is delivered to a load when internal resistance of source is
a) Less than load b) Equal the load resistance
c) Greater than the load resistance d) Does not depend on load resistance
(vii) In a house circuit, all the electrical appliances are connected in parallel to each other between the line and
neutral wires to get:
a) Same current b) Same current and voltage
c) Different current but same potential difference d) Different currents and potential differences
(viii) In moving coil galvanometer the pole faces of U-shaped magnet are made concave:
a)To make the field radial b)To increase the field
c)To weaken field d)To make field radial as well as stronger
(ix) Magnetic flux will be maximum when:
a)Angle between B and A is 45o b)B lies perpendicular to the plane of area A
c)B lies parallel to the plane of area A d)B is a null vector
(x) Split rings act as:
a)Vibrator b) Resistor c) Motor d) Commutator

(xi) The brushes used in a generator are made up of:

a) Graphite or Carbon b)Iron or Nickel c) Copper or iron d) Steel or copper
(xii) If applied voltage of DC motor is 230 V, then back emf , for maximum power developed is :
a)115 V b) 220 V c) 230 V d) 0 V
(xiii) The ratio of average e.m.f. in the coil to the time rate of change of current in the same coil is called:
a)Mutual induction b)Mutual inductance c)Capacitance d) Self inductance
(xiv) The reactance of a capacitor is:
d)  C
1
a)C b) 1 c)
C C
(xv) In an inductive circuit at low frequency the current will be:
a)Zero b) Large c) Small d) Infinite
(xvi) The root mean square value (rms) is the square root of the average value of:
a) V or I b) V or R c) V2 or I2 d) V2 or R2
(xvii) In FM, the change in carrier frequency is proportional to change in:
a)Phase angle b) Frequency c) Amplitude d)Signal voltage
 Syllabus: 1st 50% (12 to 16)
Subjective
Section-I
Q.2.Writeshort answersof any EIGHTto the following questions. (8x2=16)

(i) The potential is constant throughout a given region of space. Is the electrical field zero or non-zero in this
region? Explain.
(ii) How can you identify that which plate of a capacitor is positively charged?
(iii) Electric lines of force never cross. Why?
(iv) Is E necessarily zero inside a charge rubber balloon if balloon is spherical? Assume that charge is
distributed uniformly over the surface.
(v) Is it true that Gauss’s law states that the total number of lines of force crossing any closed surface in
the outward direction is proportional to the net positive charge enclosed within surface?
(vi) Do electrons tend to go to region of high potential or of low potential?
(vii) Do bends in a wire affect its electrical resistance? Explain.
(viii) A potential difference is applied across the ends of a copper wire. What is the effect on the drift
velocity of free electrons bydecreasing the length and the temperature of the wire.
(ix) Why does the resistance of a conductor rise with temperature?
(x) Is the filament resistance lower or higher in a 500 W, 220 V light bulb than in a 100 W, 220 bulb?
(xi) Explain why the terminal potential difference of a battery decreases when the current drawn from it is
increased?
(xii) What is Wheatstone bridge? How can it be used to determine an unknown resistance?

Q.3.Writeshort answers of any EIGHTto the following questions. (8x2=16)

(i) State Kirchhoff’s first and second rule.

(ii) Differentiate between electromotive force and potential difference.
(iii) What is thermistors? Write its two uses.
(iv) Write characteristics of parallel combination.
(v) At a given instant, a proton moves in the positive X-direction in a region where there is magnetic field
in the negative z direction. What is the direction of the magnetic force? Will the proton continue to
move in the positive X-direction? Explain.
(vi) Suppose that a charge q is moving in a uniform magnetic field with a velocity V. Why is there no work
done by the magnetic force that acts on the charge q?
(vii) If a charge particle moves in straight line through some region of space, can you say that the magnetic
filed in the region is zero?
(viii) Why does the picture on a TV screen become distorted when a magnet is brought near the screen?
(ix) Does the induced emf in a circuit depend on the resistance of the circuit? Does the induced current
depend on the resistance of the circuit?
(x) Does the induced emf always act to decrease the magnetic flux through a circuit?
(xi) How would you position a flat loop of wire in a changing magnetic field so that there is no emf induced
in the loop?
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(xii) Show that and t have the same units.
Q.4.Writeshort answers any SIXto the following questions. (6x2=12)

(i) Is it possible to change both the area of the loop and the magnetic field passing through the loop and
still not have an induced emf in the loop?
(ii) A suspended magnet is oscillating freely in a horizontal plane. The oscillations are strongly damped
when a metal plate is placed under the magnet. Explain why this occurs?
(iii) Can a D.C motor be turned into a D.C generator? What changes are required to be done?
(iv) A sinusoidal current has rms value of 10 A. What is the maximum or peak value?
(v) How many times per second will an incandescent lamp reach maximum brilliance when connected
to a 50 Hz source?
(vi) How does doubling the frequency affect the reactance of (a) an inductor (b) a capacitor?
(vii) In a R-L circuit, will the current lag or lead the voltage? Illustrate your answer by a vector diagram.
(viii) Explain the conditions under which electromagnetic waves are produced from a source.
(ix) A choke coil placed in series with an electric lamp in an A.C. circuit causes the lamp to become dim.
Why is it so? A variable capacitor added in series in this circuit may be adjusted until the lamp glows
with normal brilliance. Explain, how this is possible.

Section-II
Attempt any THREE questions. (3x8=24)

Q.5. (a) State Gauss’s law. Drive an expression for the electric field intensity due to infinite sheet of
charge. (5)
(b) Find the electric field strength required to hold suspended a particle of mass1.0 x 10-6 kg and charge
1c between two plats 10.0cm apart. (3)
Q.6. (a) What is resistivity? Describe effect of temperature upon resistivity. (3)
(b) How many electrons pass through an electric bulb in one minute if the 300 mA current is passing
through it? (5)
Q.7. (a) Describe the experimental detail for the determination of e/m of an electron. (5)
(b) What current should pass through a solenoid that is 0.5 m long with 10,000 turns of copper wire
so that it will have a magnetic field of 0.4T? (3)
Q.8. (a) Describe principle, construction, working and theory of A.C generator. (5)
(b) Two coils are placed side by side. An emf of 0.8 V is observed in one coil when the current is
changing at the rate of 200 As-1 in the other coil. What is the mutual inductance of the coils?
(3)
Q.9. (a) What is R-C circuit? Find impedance and phase difference between voltage and current.
(5)
(b) What is the resonant frequency of a circuit which includes a coil of inductance 2.5 H and
acapacitance 40F? (3)