PRE TERM-I EXAMINATION (OCTOBER 2021)

SUBJECT (CODE): PHYSICS (042)

CLASS: XII

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. The Question Paper contains three sections.
2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

Time: 1 ½ Hour (0.77 X45 = 35)

SECTION A
This section consists of 25 multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 20 questions. In
case more than desirable number of questions is attempted, ONLY first 20 will be considered for
evaluation.

Q1. Why should electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor?

a. Electric field lines pass through a conductor. b. Electric field lines do not pass through a conductor
c. A conductor does not have any free charge. d. They have no electric field.
Q2. A point charge is situated at an axial point of a small electric dipole at a large distance from it. The charge
experiences a force F. If the distance of the charges is doubled, the force acting on the charge will become
a. 2F b. F/2 c. F/4 d. F/8
Q3. 64 drops each having the capacity C and potential V are combined to form a big drop. If the charge on
the small drop is q, then the charge on big drop will be
a. 2q b. 4q c. 16q d. 64q
Q4. A dipole is placed parallel to electric field. If W is the work done in rotating the dipole from 0˚ to 60˚, then
work done in rotating it from 0˚ to 180˚ is
a. 2W b. 3W c. 4W d. W/2
Q5. Electric field is always
a. Parallel to equipotential surface b. perpendicular to equipotential surface
c. it can be perpendicular and parallel as well d. it does not depend on distribution of charge
Q6. Two metal plates form a parallel plate capacitor. The distance between the plates is d. A metal sheet of
thickness d/2 and of same area is introduced between the plates. What is the ratio of the capacitance in
the two cases?
a. 2:1 b. 3:1 c. 4:1 d. 5:1
Q7. The total flux through the faces of the cube with sides of length ‘a’ if a charge q is placed at
corner A of the cube, is
a. q/8ε0 b. q/8ε0 c. q/8ε0 d. q/8ε0
Q8. Drift velocity vd varies with the electric field intensity as per the relation
a. vd α E b. vd α 1/E c. vd = constant d. vd α E2
Q9. From the graph between current I and voltage V shown below, identify the portion corresponding to
negative resistance

a. AB b. BC c. CD d. DE

Q10. The electric current in a conductor varies with time t as I = 2t + 3t 2, where I is

in ampere and t in seconds. Electric charge flowing through a section of the conductor during t = 2s to t
= 3s is
a. 10 C b. 24 C c. 33 C d. 44 C
Q11. Which of the following is wrong?
Resistivity of a conductor is
a. Independent of temperature b. inversely proportional to temperature
c. independent of dimensions of conductor d. less than resistivity of semiconductor
Q12. The cell of emf (E) and internal resistance r is connected across a variable external
resistance R. The graph of terminal potential difference V as a function of R is

a. Fig.(a) b. Fig.(b) c. Fig.(c) d. Fig.(d)

Q13. In the circuit, the galvanometer shows zero deflection. If the batteries A and B
have negligible internal resistance, the value of resistance R will be

a. 100Ω b. 200Ω c. 500Ω d. 1000Ω

Q14. The magnetic force acting on a charged particle of charge -2μC moving with
velocity (2 î+3 ĵ) x 106 m/s in a magnetic field of 2T directed in y-direction is
a. 4N in z-direction b. 8N in y-direction
c. 8N in z- direction d. 8N in negative z-direction

Q15. The potential difference between points A and B of adjoining figure is

a. 2/3V b. 8/9V c. 4/3V d. 2V

Q16. A long solenoid has 200 turns per cm and carries a current I. The magnetic
field at its centre is 6.28 x 10-2 W/m2. Another long solenoid has 100 turns per cm and carries I/3 current.
The value of magnetic field at its centre is
a. 1.05 x 10-4 W/m2 b. 1.05 x 10-2 W/m2 c.1.05 x 10-5 W/m2 d. 1.05 x 10-3 W/m2
Q17. Magnetic field due to a bar magnet 2 cm long having a pole strength of 100 Am at a point 10 cm from
each pole is
a. 2 x 10-4 T b. 8 x 10-4 T c. 2 x 10-5 T d. 4 x 10-4 T

Q18. Three long, straight parallel wires carrying current are arranged as shown in figure. The force
experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C is

a. 10-3 N b. 2.5 x 10-3 N c. zero d. 1.5 x 103 N

Q19. Two identical galvanometers are converted into an ammeter and a milliammeter. As
compared to shunt resistance of ammeter, the shunt resistance of milliammeter will be
a. Less b. equal c. more d. zero
Q20. The core of a transformer is laminated because:
 a. rusting of core may be prevented b. ratio of voltage in primary and secondary may be
increased.
c. energy losses due to eddy current may be minimized d. The weight of transformer may be
reduced
Q21. The frequency of AC mains in India is:
a. 30 c/s b. 50 c/s c. 60 c/s d. 120 c/s
Q22. An ac voltage source E = 200√2 sin100t is connected across a circuit containing an ac ammeter and a
capacitor of capacitance 1μF. The reading of ammeter is
a. 10mA b. 20mA c. 40mA d. 80mA
Q23. An electric bulb 220V is connected to 220V, 50Hz ac source. Then the bulb
a. Does not glow b. glows intermittently c. glows continuously d. fuses
Q24. The output of a step-down transformer is measured to be 24V when connected to 12V light bulb. The
value of the peak current is
a. 1/√2A b. √2A c. 2A d. 2√2A
Q25. A conducting square loop of side l and resistance R moves in its plane with a uniform velocity v
perpendicular to one of its sides. A magnetic induction B constant in time and
space, pointing perpendicular and into the plane at the loop exists everywhere with
half the loop outside the field, as shown in figure. The induced emf is
a. Zero b. RvB c. vBl/R d. vBl

SECTION B
This section consists of 24 multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt
any 20 questions. In case more than desirable number of questions is attempted, ONLY first 20 will be
considered for evaluation.

Q26. Two equal and opposite charges of 2 x 10 -10 C are placed at a distance of 1 cm forming a dipole and are
placed in a electric field of 2 x 105 N/C . The maximum torque on dipole is
a. 2√2 x 10-6 Nm b. 8 x 108 Nm c. 4 x 10-9 Nm d. 4 x 10-7 Nm
Q27. Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as shown. The
net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero if Q is equal to
a. –q/(1+√2 ) b. -2q/(2+√2) c. +2q d. +q

Q28. The electric field in a certain region acting radially outward and is given by E = Aa.
A charge contained in a sphere of radius a centered at origin of the field will be given
by,
a. Aϵ0a3 b. 4πϵ0Aa3 c. ϵ0Aa2 d. ¼ πϵ0Aa3
Q29. A point charge +q is placed at a distance d from an isolated conducting plane. The field at a point P on the other
side of the plane is:
a. Directed perpendicular to the plane and away from the plane.
b. Directed perpendicular to the plane but towards the plane.
c. directed radially away from the point charge.
d. directed radially towards the point charge.
Q30. A charge q contains n electrons each of mass m. This charge is accelerated under a potential difference V. The
speed acquire by the charge is
a. √2eV/m b. √2qV/m c. √2e/mV d. √2q/mnV
Q31. The electric intensity due to an infinite cylinder of radius R and having charge q per unit length at a
distance r(r>R) from its axis is
 a. Directly proportional to r2 b. Directly proportional to r3
c. inversely proportional to r d. inversely proportional to r2
Q32. In a Wheatstone bridge, three resistances P, Q and R connected in the three arms and the fourth arm is
formed by two resistances S1 and S2 connected in parallel. The condition for bridge to be balanced will
be
a. P/Q = 2S/(S1+S2) b. P/Q = R(S1+S2)/S1S2 c. P/Q = R(S1+S2)/2S1S2 d. P/Q = R/ S1S2
Q33. A Daniel cell is balanced on 125cm length of a potentiometer wire. Now the cell is short- circuited by a
resistance 2 ohm and the balance is obtained at 100 ohm. The internal resistance of the Daniel cell is
a. 0.5 ohm b. 1.5 ohm c. 1.25 ohm d. 4/5 ohm
Q34. The length of a wire of a potentiometer is 100 cm, and the emf of its standard cell is E volt. It is employed to
measure the emf of a battery whose internal resistance is 0.5Ω. If the balance point is obtained at l=30 cm from
the positive end, the emf of the battery is
a. 30E/100.5 b. 30E/(100-0.5) c. 30(E-0.5i)/100 d. 30E/100
Q35. Two thin, long and parallel wires separated by a distance d carry a current I ampere each. The magnitude
of force per unit length exerted by one wire on the other is

a. μ0 I2/2πd b. μ0 I/2πd c. μ0 I2/2πd2 d. μ0 I/2πd2

Q36. In a meter bridge the point D is a neutral point:
a. The meter bridge can have other neutral point for this set of resistances.
b. When the jockey contacts a point on meter wire left of D, current flows to B from the wire.
c. When the jockey contacts a point on the meter wire to the right of D, current flows
from B to the wire through galvanometer.
d. When R is increased, the neutral point shifts to left.
Q37. Two coaxial solenoids are made by winding thin insulated wire over a pipe of cross-
sectional area A = 10cm2 and length = 20cm. If one of the solenoids has 300 turns and
the other 400 turns, their mutual inductance is
a. 4.8π x 10-5 H b. 2.4π x 10-4 H c. 2.4π x 10-5 H d. 4.8π x 10-4 H

Q38. Which of the following graph represents the correct variation of inductive reactance X L with frequency
v?

Q39. The reactance of a capacitor C is X. If both the frequency and capacitance be tripled, the new
reactance will be
a. X b. 3X c. 9X d. X/9

Q40. A current I flows through a long straight conductor which is bent into a circular loop of radius R in the
middle as shown in fig. the magnitude of net magnetic field at point O will be

a. Zero b. μ0I(1+π)/2R c. μ0I/4πR d. μ0I(1-1/π)/2R

Q41. When current in a coil changes from 5 A to 2 A in 0.1 s, average voltage of 50 V is produced.
The self-inductance of the coil is
a. 1.67 H b. 6 H c.3 H d. 0.67 H
Q42. What is the ratio of inductive to capacitive reactance in an ac circuit?
a. ω2LC b. 1 c. zero d. ω2L
Q43. The north pole of a long bar magnet was pushed slowly into a short solenoid connected to a short
galvanometer. The magnet was held stationary for a few seconds with the North Pole in the middle of
the solenoid and then withdrawn rapidly. The maximum deflection of the galvanometer was observed
when the magnet was
a. moving towards the solenoid b. moving into the solenoid
c. at rest inside the solenoid d. moving out of the solenoid
Q44. A jet plane of wing span 20m is travelling towards west at a speed of 400m/s. If the earth's total magnetic field
is 4×10−4 T and the dip angle is 30o, at that place, the voltage difference developed across the ends of the wing is
a. 3.2V b. 6.4V c. 1.6V d. 0.8V
Q45. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): A wire carrying an electric current has no electric field around it.
Reason (R): Rate of flow of electrons in one direction is equal to the rate of flow of protons in opposite
direction.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false. d. A is false and R is also false.
Q46. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): A charge, whether stationary or in motion produces magnetic field around it.
Reason (R): Moving charges produce only electric field in the surrounding space.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false. d. A is false and R is also false.
Q47. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): 220V, 50 Hz appliance implies that emf across the appliance should be 220V.
Reason (R): Every appliance is specified with its peak Tolerable voltage.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false. d. A is false and R is also false.
Q48. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): The magnetic moment (μ) of an electron revolving around the nucleus decreases with
increasing principle quantum number (n).
Reason (R): Magnetic moment of the revolving electron μ ∝ n
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false. d. A is false and R is also false.
Q49. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by placing a suitable magnetic
material as a core inside the coil.
Reason (R): Soft iron has high magnetic permeability and cannot be easily magnetized or demagnetized.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
 a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false. d. A is false and R is also false.

SECTION C
This section consists of 6 multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 5 questions. In case
more than desirable number of questions is attempted, ONLY first 5 will be considered for evaluation.

Q50. Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are
approximately
a. Spheres b. Planes c. Paraboloids d. Ellipsoids

Q51. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two dielectric blocks in series. One of the blocks has thickness d1 and
dielectric constant K1 and the other has thickness d2 and dielectric constant K2 as shown in figure. This
arrangement can be thought as a dielectric slab of thickness d (= d1+d2) and effective dielectric constant K. The K
is
a. (k1d1+k2d2) / (d1+d2 ) b. (k1d1+k2d2) / (k1+k2)
c. k1k2 (d1+d2)/(k1d1+k2d2) d. 2 k1k2/(k1+k2)

Case Study
Moving coil galvanometer operates on Permanent Magnet Moving Coll (PMMC) mechanism and was
designed by the scientist Darsonval. Moving coil galvanometers are of two
types (i) Suspended coil
(ii) Pivoted coil type or tangent galvanometer,
Its working is based on the fact that when a current carrying coil is placed
in a magnetic field, it experiences a torque. This torque tends to rotate the coil about its axis of
suspension in such a way that the magnetic flux passing through the coil is maximum.

Q52. A moving coil galvanometer is an instrument which

a. is used to measure emf b. is used to measure potential difference
c. is used to measure resistance
d. is a deflection instrument which gives a deflection when a current flows through its coil
Q53. To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer.
a. number of turns of coil is kept small b. magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe
c. poles are of very strong magnets d. poles are cylindrically cut
Q54. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is
a. directly proportional to torsional constant of spring
b. directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
c. inversely proportional to the area of the coil
d. inversely proportional to the current in the coil
Q55. In a moving coil galvanometer, having a coil of N-turns of area A and carrying current I is placed in a
radial field of strength B.
The torque acting on the coil is
a. NA2B2I b. NABI2 c. N2ABI d. NABI