BHARATI VIDYAPEETH ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL BALEWADI

CLASS 12 - PHYSICS
PHYSICS
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains three sections.

2. Section A has 20 questions. Attempt any 15 questions.

3. Section B has 18 questions. Attempt any 15 questions.

4. Section C has 15 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. (Solve 2 complete case studies)

5. All questions carry equal marks.

6. There is no negative marking.

Section A
1. For the network shown in the figure, the value of the current l is: [1]

5V 18V
a) b)
18 5

9V 5V
c) d)
35 9

2. For a cell, the terminal difference is 2.2 V, when the circuit is open and reduces to 1.8 V, when [1]
cell is connected to a resistance R = 5 Ω. The internal resistance of cell r is:
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a) Ω b) Ω
9 9

9
c) d)
11
Ω Ω
10 9

3. According to Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, [1]

a) none of these b) At any junction of circuit elements,

the sum of currents entering and
leaving the junction must be
positive.

c) At any junction of circuit elements, d) At any junction of circuit elements,

the sum of currents entering the the sum of currents entering and
junction must equal the sum of leaving the junction must be
currents leaving it. negative.

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 4. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor? [1]

a) Both drift velocity and thermal b) Neither drift nor thermal velocity.
velocity.

c) The thermal velocity alone. d) Drift velocity alone.

5. A carbon resistance is having the following coding: green, orange, black, gold. The resistance [1]
of the resistor is:

a) 53 × 100 ± 5% b) 53 × 100 ± 10%

c) 53 × 101 ± 5% d) 53 × 10 ± 10%

6. The current in the given circuit is: [1]

a) 2 A b) 4.92 A

c) 8.31 A d) 6.28 A
7. If the resistance of the wire is made four times keeping potential difference across it constant, [1]
then the number of times heat produced in it varies by:

a) 4 b) 2

c) d)
1 1

4 2

8. Kirchhoff’s second law is a consequence of____________ [1]

a) Law of conservation of energy b) Law of conservation of angular

momentum

c) Law of conservation of momentum d) Law of conservation of charge

9. For a Wheatstone bridge arrangement of four resistances – R1, R2, R3, R4 (Junction of R1 and R2 [1]

is connected to anode and Junction of R3 and R4 to the cathode of the cell). The null-point

condition is given by

a) (R1 - R3) = (R2 - R4) b) (R1 × R3 ) = (R2 × R4 )

R1 R2
c) = d) (R1 + R3) = (R2 + R4)
R3 R4

10. What is the magnitude of magnetic force per unit length of a wire carrying a current of 5 A [1]
and making an angle of 30° with the direction of e uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T?

a) 0.35 Nm b) 0.25 Nm

c) 55 Nm d) 0.45 Nm
11. A long straight wire of radius carries a steady current I. The current is uniformly distributed [1]
over its cross-section. The ratio of the magnetic fields B and B' at radial distances and 2a
a

respectively, from the axis of the wire is:

a) b) 1
1

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 c) 4 d)
1

12. A bar magnet is equivalent to [1]

a) toroid carrying current b) circular coil carrying current

c) solenoid carrying current d) straight conductor carrying current

13. Biot-Savart law indicates that the moving electrons (velocity v) produce a magnetic field B [1]
such that

a) B ⊥ v b) B ∥ v

c) it obeys inverse cube law d) it is along the line joining the

electron and point of observation

14. In a certain region of space, the electric field E⃗ and magnetic field B⃗ are perpendicular to [1]
each other and an electron enters in region perpendicular to the direction of B⃗ and E⃗ both
and moves undeflected. Then the velocity of the electron is:

a) b)
⃗ 
|E | ⃗  ⃗ 
E× B
⃗  
∣B|

c) d)
⃗ 
⃗  ⃗  |B|
E⋅B
⃗ 
|E |

15. A circular loop of area 0.01 m2 carrying a current of 10 A, is held perpendicular to a magnetic [1]

field of intensity 0.1 T. The torque acting on the loop is

a) 0.01 Nm b) 0.8 Nm

c) zero d) 0.001 Nm
16. A proton (charge +e) enters a magnetic field of strength B (Tesla) with speed v, parallel to the [1]
direction of magnetic lines of force. The force on the proton is

a) evB/2 b) 2evB

c) zero d) evB
17. The magnetic moment of a current (l) carrying circular coil of radius (r) and number of turns [1]
(n) varies as

a) b) r
1

r2

c) d) r2
1

18. The gyromagnetic ratio of an electron of charge e and mass m is equal to [1]

a) b)
e e

4m 2m2

c) d)
e e
2m 2m

19. The magnetic dipole moment of a current carrying coil does not depend upon [1]

a) cross-sectional area of the coil b) current flowing in the coil

c) material of the turns of the coil d) number of turns of the coil

20. The vertical component of earth's magnetic field is zero at a place where angle of dip is [1]

a) 90° b) 60°

c) 00 d) 450
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21. A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section 1. 6 × 10−4 m2 , carrying a [1]
current of 4.0 A, is suspended through its centre allowing it to turn in a horizontal plane.
What is the magnetic moment associated with the solenoid?

a) 3.18 Am2 b) 2.08 Am2

c) 1.28 Am2 d) 4.38 Am2

22. The plane at which the earth's magnetic field is horizontal is [1]

a) it is not horizontal anywhere b) plane through magnetic equator

c) plane through magnetic poles d) plane through magnetic meridian

23. Assertion (A): A current flows in a conductor only when there is an electric field within the [1]
conductor.
Reason (R): The drift velocity of electrons in the presence of electric field decreases.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

24. Assertion (A): In a series combination of electric bulbs the bulb of lower power emits more [1]
light than that of higher power bulbs.
Reason (R): The lower power bulb in the series gets more current than the higher power bulb.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

25. Assertion (A): Bending a wire does not affect electrical resistance. [1]
Reason (R): Resistance of wire is proportional to the resistivity of the material.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

26. Assertion (A): Ohm’s law is applicable for all conducting elements. [1]
Reason (R): Ohm’s law is a fundamental law.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

27. Assertion (A): Out of galvanometer, ammeter and voltmeter, the resistance of ammeter is the [1]
lowest and resistance of voltmeter is highest.
Reason (R): An ammeter is connected in series and a voltmeter is connected in parallel, in a
circuit.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

28. Assertion (A): If magnetic field, B⃗  = 0 . Then, magnetic flux is also zero. [1]
Reason (R): If magnetic flux, ϕ = 0 . Then, magnetic field is also zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

29. Assertion (A): The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid is independent of [1]
its length and cross-sectional area.
Reason (R): The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

30. Assertion (A): The resultant magnetic field of the circular loop is due to x-component. [1]
Reason (R): In the circular loop of wire, perpendicular components of the magnetic field at
some distance from centre of the loop are turned over the whole loop, the result is zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

31. Assertion (A): Magnetic moment of an atom is due to both, the orbital motion and spin [1]
motion of every electron.
Reason (R): A charged particle produces a magnetic field.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

32. Assertion (A): The poles of magnets cannot be separated by breaking it into two pieces. [1]
Reason (R): The magnetic moment will be reduced to half when a magnet is broken into two
equal pieces.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

33. Assertion: A compass needle when placed on the magnetic north pole of the earth rotates in [1]
vertical direction.
Reason: The earth has only horizontal component of its magnetic field at the north pole.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false d) A is false and R is also false

34. Assertion (A): The magnetic poles of earth do not coincide with the geographic poles. [1]
Reason (R): The discrepancy between the orientation of a compass and true north-south

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 direction is known as magnetic declination.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Question No. 35 to 38 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a force that is proportional to the
strength of the magnetic field, the component of the velocity that is perpendicular to the magnetic
field and the charge of the particle.
This force is given by F ⃗ = q (v⃗ ×B
⃗
) where q is the electric charge of the particle, v is the
instantaneous velocity of the particle, and B is the magnetic field (in tesla). The direction of force is
determined by the rules of cross product of two vectors. Force is perpendicular to both velocity
⃗ ⃗
and magnetic field. Its direction is given as v⃗ ×B if q is positive and opposite of v⃗ ×B if q is
negative.
The force is always perpendicular to both the velocity of the particle and the magnetic field that
created it. Because the magnetic force is always perpendicular to the motion, the magnetic field
can do no work on an isolated charge. It can only do work indirectly, via the electric field
generated by a changing magnetic field.

35. When a magnetic field is applied on a stationary electron, it

a) moves in the direction of the field b) remains stationary

c) moves perpendicular to the direction d) spins about its own axis

of the field
36. A proton is projected with a uniform velocity v along the axis of a current-carrying solenoid, then

a) the proton will be accelerated along b) the proton will continue to move
the axis with velocity v along the axis

c) the proton moves along helical path d) the proton path will be circular
about the axis
37. A charged particle experiences magnetic force in the presence of magnetic field. Which of the
following statement is correct?

a) The particle is moving and magnetic b) The particle is stationary and

field is parallel to velocity. magnetic field is perpendicular.

c) The particle is moving and magnetic d) The particle is stationary and

field is perpendicular to the velocity. magnetic field is parallel.

38. A charge q moves with a velocity 2 ms-1 along x-axis in a uniform magnetic field
⃗  ^ ^ ^
B = ( i + 2 j + 3 k)T , then charge will experience a force

a) along -z axis b) in z-y plane

c) along +z axis d) along -y axis

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 SECTION C
Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions: [4]
The potentiometer works on the principle that when a constant current flows through a
wire of uniform cross-sectional area, the potential difference between its two points is directly
proportional to the length of the wire between the two points.

39. A current of 1.0 mA is flowing through a potentiometer wire of length 4 m and of resistance
4Ω, what is the potential gradient of wire :-

a. 10-1 V/m
b. 10-2 V/m

c. 10-3 V/m
d. 10-4 V/m
40. Which of the following cannot be measured using a potentiometer?
a. the potential
b. the capacitance of a capacitor
c. current
d. resistance,
41. the potentiometer is an ........as it measures the emf of a cell very accurately:-
a. ideal voltmeter
b. ideal ammeter
c. galvanometer
d. none of these.
42. In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be
a. As long as possible
b. as short as possible
c. neither a and b
d. none of these
43 .    To measure an A.C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the
supply for the potentiometer in taken
a. From a source which is not the same as the unknown voltage
b. From a battery

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 c. From the same source as the unknown voltage
d. none of these
Read the case study carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The earth's magnetic field at a point on its surface is usually characterised by three quantities:
(a) declination (b) inclination or dip and (c) horizontal component of the field. These are
known as the elements of the earth's magnetic field. At a place, angle between geographic
meridian and magnetic meridian is defined as magnetic declination, whereas angle made by
the earth's magnetic field with the horizontal in magnetic meridian is known as magnetic dip.

Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:

44 In a certain place, the horizontal component of magnetic field is 1
times the vertical
√3

component. The angle of dip at this place is

a. zero
π
b. 3
π
c. 2

d.
π

45. The angle between the true geographic north and the north shown by a compass needle is
called as
a. inclination
b. magnetic declination
c. angle of meridian
d. magnetic pole.
46. The angles of dip at the poles and the equator respectively are
a. 30o, 60o
b. 0o, 90o
c. 45o, 90o
d. 90o, 0o
47. A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic
pole. It
a. will become rigid showing no movement
b. will stay in any position
c. will stay in north-south direction only
d. will stay in east-west direction only.

48. Select the correct statement from the following.

a. The magnetic dip is zero at the centre of the earth.
b. Magnetic dip decreases as we move away from the equator towards the magnetic pole.
c. Magnetic dip increases as we move away from the equator towards the magnetic pole.

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 d. Magnetic dip does not vary from place to place.
Read the case study carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
By analogy to Gauss's law of electrostatics, we can write Gauss's law of magnetism as
⃗ 
∮ B ⋅ d s̄ = μ0 minside  where ∮ B⃗ ⋅ ds̄ is the magnetic flux and minside  is the net pole strength
inside the closed surface. We do not have an isolated magnetic pole in nature. At least none
has been found to exist till date. The smallest unit of the source of magnetic field is a magnetic
dipole where the net magnetic pole is zero. Hence, the net magnetic pole enclosed by any
closed surface is always zero. Correspondingly, the flux of the magnetic field through any
closed surface is zero.

Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:

49. Consider the two idealised systems
(i) a parallel plate capacitor with large plates and small separation and
(ii) a long solenoid of length L >> R, radius of cross-section.
In (i) E⃗ is ideally treated as a constant between plates and zero outside. In (ii) magnetic
field is constant inside the solenoid and zero outside. These idealised assumptions,
however, contradict fundamental laws as
a. case (i) contradicts Gauss's law for electrostatic fields.
b. case (ii) contradicts Gauss's law for magnetic fields.
→
c. case (i) agrees with ∮ E⃗ ⋅ dl = 0 .
→
d. case (ii) contradicts ∮ H⃗ ⋅ dl = Ien

50. The net magnetic flux through any closed surface, kept in a magnetic field is
a. zero
μ0
b. 4π

c. 4πμ0
4μ0
d. π

51. A closed surface S encloses a magnetic dipole of magnetic moment 2ml. The magnetic flux
emerging from the surface is
a. μ0 m

b. zero
c. 2 μ0 m

d.
2m

μ0

52. Which of the following is not a consequence of Gauss's law?

a. The magnetic poles always exist as unlike pairs of equal strength.
b. If several magnetic lines of force enter in a closed surface, then an equal number of
lines of force must leave that surface.
c. There are abundant sources or sinks of the magnetic field inside a dosed surface.
d. Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.

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53. The surface integral of a magnetic field over a surface
a. is proportional to mass enclosed
b. is proportional to charge enclosed
c. is zero
d. equal to its magnetic flux through that surface.

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