VRaZ ACADEMY

Date : 17-11-2022 TEST ID: 24

Time : 00:45:00 PHYSICS
Marks : 50
1.WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT,3.ELECTROSTATICS,4.CURRENT ELECTRICITY,7.WAVE OPTICS
,8.ELECTROSTATICS,9.CURRENT ELECTRICITY

Single Correct Answer Type a) b) r

1. Electric field of an isolated charged metallic c) d) r
sphere at any interior point is 7. The surface charge density of a conductor is
a) Zero b) One m . If the conductor surrounded
c) Proportional to field d) Infinite by a medium of dielectric constant 3.14, the
2. The dimensions of (1/2) permittivity magnitude of electric field just outside the
of free space; E : electric field) are conductor is
a) [ ] b) [ ]
m
c) [ ] d) [ ]
3. A parallel plate condenser is filled with two a) 0.18 V/m b) 0.36 V/m
dielectrics as shown. Area of each plate c) 0.43 V/m d) 3.6 V/m
metre and the separation is t metre. The 8. To reduce the capacity of a parallel plate
dielectric constants are k and k respectively. capacitor, separation between the plates is
Its capacitance in farad will be a) Reduced and area of the plates decreased
b) Decreased and area of the plates increased
c) Increased and area of the plates decreased
d) Increased and area of the plates increased
9. The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that
k k enclose the charged particles in free space is
a) k k b)
t t (given q n q n q
k k n )
c) k k d)
t t
4. A capacitor in a defibrillator is charged
to 3000 V. The energy stored in the capacitor
is sent through the patient during a pulse of
duration 2 ms. The power delivered to the
patient is a) m b) m
a) 45 kW b) 90 kW c) 180 kW d) 360 kW c) m d)
5. A capacitor carries a charge of at a m
potential 500 V. The electrostatic energy 10. Four plates of the same area of cross-section
stored in it is are joined as shown in the figure. The distance
a) b) between each plate is d. The equivalent
c) d) capacity across A and B will be
6. The figure shows electric lines of force in a
region. If and are electric fields at points
A and B separated by distance r, then

a) b) c) d)
d d d d
11. esu esu esu

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 In above diagram, the potential difference conductor, the electric intensity is 0.4 N/C. The
across will be electric intensity at another point situated at
a) 10 e.s.u. b) 30 e.s.u. c) 40 e.s.u. d) 20 e.s.u. 40 cm from the axis is
12. Condensers of capacity and are a) 0.1 N/C b) 0.4 N/C c) 0.2 N/C d) 0.8 N/C
connected first in series. The effective 18. During the process of charging a capacitor,
capacitance is . When they are connected in some work is done which is stored in the form
parallel, the effective capacitance is . Then of
the ratio will be a) Heat energy b) Potential energy
c) Kinetic energy d) Electrostatic energy
a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d)
19. A square surface of side L metres is in the
13. Calculate the energy stored in the 6C capacitor plane of the paper. A uniform electric field
when Switch-1 is closed. Switch-2 is closed ⃗ volt m , also in the plane of the paper, is
now. Find the energy stored in the 3C limited only to the lower half of the square
capacitor (in S.I. units) surface, (see Figure). The electric flux is S.I.
units associated with the surface is

a) Zero b)
c) d)
a) Zero b) 12 c) 15 d) 18
20. When a metal slab is placed between the
14. Capacitance of a capacitor made by a thin
charged identical, parallel plates, the potential
metal foil is . If the foil is folded with paper
difference between the plates
of thickness 0.15 mm, dielectric constant of
a) Decreases
paper is 2.5 and width of paper is 400 mm,
b) Increases
then length of foil will be
c) Remains unchanged
a) 0.34 m b) 1.33 m c) 13.4 m d) 33.9 m
d) May increase or decrease
15. Consider the situation shown in the figure. The
21. AB is a wire of uniform resistance. The
capacitor A has a charge q on it whereas B is
galvanometer G shows no current when the
uncharged. The charge appearing on the
length AC = 20 cm and CB = 80 cm. The
capacitor B a long time after the switch is
resistance R is equal to
closed is

a) b) c) d)
a) Zero b) q/2 c) q d) 2q 22. Which of the following instruments is
16. For the following circuit, find the current in generally used with a galvanometer to show
wire AB, if A is at 9V, D at 5V and C at 7V null reading?
a) Ammeter b) Potentiometer
c) Voltmeter d) Metrebridge
23. As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in
figure, current passed through it is

a) b) 0.15 A c) d)
17. For a point situated at a distance 20 cm from
the axis of a long cylindrical charged

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 a) 4.5 A b) 6.0 A c) 3.0 A d) Zero the e m f. of the battery
24. An accumulator of 4 V is connected through a 29. Six equal resistances are connected between
resistance of to a potentiometer wire 10 points P, Q and R as shown in the figure. Then
m long and of resistance . When a cell is the net resistance will be maximum between
connected through a galvanometer to the
potentiometer the null point is found at 5.5 m
from the common terminal. The potential
gradient in the wire is
a) m b) m c) m d) m
25. Kirchhoff’s laws are used to calculate currents a) P and Q b) Q and R
and potential differences in c) P and R d) Any time points
a) Simple circuits b) Parallel circuits 30. In a metrebridge, the gaps are closed by two
c) Complicated circuits d) Long circuit resistances P and Q and the balance point is
26. The figure shows a network of currents. The obtained at 40 cm. When Q is shunted by a
magnitude of currents is shown here. The resistance of , the balance point shifts to
current I will be 50 cm. The values of P and Q are

a) b)
c) d)
a) 3 A b) 13 A c) 23 A d) A
31. A potentiometer circuit has been set up for
27. A wire of resistor R is bent into a circular ring
finding the internal resistance of a given cell.
of radius r. Equivalent resistance between two
The main battery, used across the
points A and B on its circumference, when
potentiometer wire, has an e.m.f. of 2.0 V and a
angle AOB is , can be given by
negligible internal resistance. The
potentiometer wire itself is 4 m long. When
the resistance, R, connected across the given
cell, has values of
i. Infinity ii
the ‘balancing lengths’, on the potentiometer
wire are found to be 3 m and 2.85 m,
a) b)
respectively. The value of internal resistance
of the cell is
c) d)
a) b) c) d)
28. Four resistors are connected as shown in the 32. ccording to the Kirchhoff’s laws in an electric
figure. It is found that the current flowing circuit, the algebraic sum of current at any
through the galvanometer G is zero. The junction is
resistance of R is a) Negligible b) Zero
c) Infinite d) Finite
33. A 100 V voltmeter of internal resistance k
in series with a high resistance R is connected
to a 110 V line. The voltmeter reads 5 V, the
value of R is
a)
b)
c)
d) Impossible to determine without knowing

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 a) k b) k c) k d) k
34. The potential gradient along the length of
uniform wire is m . The length of the
wire is 1 m. What is the potential difference
across two points on the wire separated by 25
cm? a) 3 A b) 8 A c) 2 A d) 5 A
a) 2.5 V b) 5.0 V c) 7.5 V d) 10 V 40. A potentiometer having a wire of length 10 m
35. The current through the resistor shown in and resistance is connected to an
figure is accumulator of e.m.f. E through a resistance
box. When the resistance in the box is ,a
null point is observed at 5 m for a cell of e.m.f.
. The ratio of E to is
a) b) c) d)
41. A plane wavefront of wavelength is incident
a) 0.1 A b) 0.2 A c) 0.3 A d) 0.4 A on a single silt of width . What is the angular
36. Four resistors P, Q, R and S having resistances width for secondary maximum?
and respectively, are arranged
a) b)
to form a Wheatstone’s bridge he value of
the resistance with which S must be shunted in c) d)
order to balance the bridge is
a) b) c) d) 42. The velocity of light emitted by a source S
37. In the network shown in the figure, points A, B observed by an observer O, who is at rest with
and C are at potentials of 7 V, 0 V and 1 V respect to S is c. If the observer moves towards
respectively. Which of the following S with velocity v, the velocity of light as
statements is INCORRECT? observed will be
v
a) c v b) c v c) c d) √
c
43. Light appears to travel in straight lines since
a) It is not absorbed by the atmosphere
b) It is reflected by the atmosphere
a) Point D is at a potential of 4 V c) Its wavelength is very small
b) The currents in the sections AD, DB, DC are d) Its velocity is very large
in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1 44. Rays diverging from a point source form a
c) The currents in the sections AD, DB, DC are ________ wavefront
in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 a) Cylindrical b) Spherical
d) The network draws total power 2.00 W c) Plane d) Cubical
38. In the given circuit, the current I equal to 45. Wave theory of light is not initially accepted
because
a) it does not explain b) it does not explain
reflection and photoelectric effect
refraction processes
c) it does not explain d) it does not explain
Doppler's effect propagation of light
a) b) c) d) 0 through vacuum
39. In the given current distribution, what is the 46. When wavefronts pass from denser medium to
value of I? rarer medium, the width of the wavefront
a) Increases
b) May increase or decrease
c) Decreases
d) Remains unchanged

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47. In Young's double slit experiment, if the slit through three polarisers such that the
widths are in the ratio . The ratio of the transmission axis of the last polariser is
intensity at minima to that at maxima will be crossed with the first. If the intensity of
a) 1 emerging light is Wm the angle between
b)
the transmission axes of the first two
c) d) polarisers is
a) b) c) d)
48. A light is travelling from air into a medium.
50. Which of the following is NOT the use of
Velocity of light in a medium is reduced to 0.75
polaroid?
times the velocity in air. Assume that angle of
a) LCD screen
incidence ‘i’ is very small the deviation of the
b) Colour contrast
ray is
c) Control amount of light in aeroplane
i i i
a) i b) c) d) window
d) Vehicle side mirror
49. Unpolarised light of intensity Wm passes

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 VRaZ ACADEMY
Date : 17-11-2022 TEST ID: 24
Time : 00:45:00 PHYSICS
Marks : 50
1.WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT,3.ELECTROSTATICS,4.CURRENT ELECTRICITY,7.WAVE OPTICS
,8.ELECTROSTATICS,9.CURRENT ELECTRICITY

: ANSWER KEY :
1) a 2) c 3) b 4) b 29) a 30) a 31) c 32) b
5) b 6) a 7) c 8) c 33) c 34) a 35) b 36) d
9) a 10) b 11) d 12) d 37) c 38) a 39) c 40) d
13) a 14) d 15) a 16) d 41) b 42) c 43) c 44) b
17) c 18) d 19) a 20) a 45) d 46) c 47) c 48) c
21) c 22) d 23) a 24) c 49) a 50) d
25) c 26) c 27) a 28) c

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 VRaZ ACADEMY
Date : 17-11-2022 TEST ID: 24
Time : 00:45:00 PHYSICS
Marks : 50
1.WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT,3.ELECTROSTATICS,4.CURRENT ELECTRICITY,7.WAVE OPTICS
,8.ELECTROSTATICS,9.CURRENT ELECTRICITY

: HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :

Single Correct Answer Type parallel combination of three identical capacitors.
1 (a) Hence equivalent capacitance
Electric field is zero at any interior point as there
11 (d)
is no line of force
2 (c)
Energy density So its dimensions are
esu
[ ]
[ ]
[ ] esu
3 (b)
The two capacitors thus formed are in parallel 12 (d)
The effective capacitance is when three
k k capacitors are connected is series
t
4 (b)

ower kW … i
t
When three capacitors are connected in parallel
5 (b)
mode, the effective capacitance is
… ii
From (i) and (ii),

6 (a) 14 (d)
As density of line is more at A than B, If length of the foil is , then
7 (c) k b
…[ b]
d
k r
Just outside the conductor, r
m
k k 15 (a)
The q charges appearing on the inner surfaces of
A, are bound charges. B is uncharged initially and
m as it is isolated, the charges on A will not be
9 (a) affected on closing the switch S. No charge will
Total flux n flow in to B
17 (c)
ie
K r r
m r
10 (b) r
The given arrangement is equivalent to the

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 Applying it to C,

19 (a) 28 (c)
Electric flux, ∫⃗ d ⃗ As current through G is zero, it balances
∫ d cos Wheatstone’s bridge

∫ d cos
29 (a)
The lines are parallel to the surface Resistance between P and Q,
21 (c)
Wheatstone’s bridge is balanced ( )
( )
Resistance between Q and R,

23 (a) ( )
( )
Resistance between P and R,

( )
( )
Let V be the potential of the junction as shown in Hence it is clear that is maximum
figure. Applying junction law, we have 30 (a)
case:

… i
case: Resistance, instead of is

24 (c)
Now,

r … ii
From equations (i) and (ii),

K m
26 (c)
y Kirchhoff’s current law

and
31 (c)
( ) ( )

Let the currents, and be as shown in the 33 (c)

figure … i
pplying Kirchhoff’s junction law to D
Now,

Applying it to A, ( ) …[ rom i ]

Applying it to B,

k
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34 (a) and
m

36 (d)
For the balance condition, Width of single slit
where X is the resistance with which S is
So,
shunted,
45 (d)
( ) The wave theory of light was not initially accepted
because light could travel through vacuum and it
38 (a) was felt that a wave would always require a
medium to propagate from one point to the other.
These two facts contradicts each other.

47 (c)
Amplitude of the superimposing waves are

( )
For loop ABCDA,

minima

Now, In loop ABFEA, maxima

48 (c)
sin i i
i sin i i
sin r r
c c i
v c r
r i i
39 (c)
At a junction, i
i r i i
Current entering = Current leaving

40 (d)
( )

( )

41 (b)

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