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ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, DANAPUR CANTT

Pre Board Examination (I) 2022-23
Class XII: Physics (042)
Set-B
Time: 3 hrs F.M.: 70
(i) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has four sections: Section-A, Section-B, Section-C and Section-D.
(iii) Section-A contain 14 questions of one marks each,
Section B contains 2 questions of case study having four marks each,
Section C contains 9 questions of two marks each,
Section D contains 5 questions of three marks each and
Section- E contains 3 questions of five marks each .
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, some internal choices are there in some questions but, you have
to attempt all the questions.
(v) You may use log tables if necessary but use of calculator is not allowed.

Section – A

1. An electric field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the no. of charge carriers be n & the average drift
speed be v, If the temperature is increased:
(a) Both n & v will decrease (b) Both n & v will increase
(c) n will increase but v will decrease (d) v will increase but n will decrease

2. Which of the following transitions in a hydrogen atom emit the photon of highest frequency?
(a) n=2 to n=6 (b) n=6 to n=2 (c) n=1 to n=2 (d) n=2 to n=1

3. If we consider electrons & photons of same wavelength, then they will have the same:
(a) Velocity (b) Angular Momentum (c) Energy (d) Momentum

4. The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is:

(a) Virtual & diminished (b) Real & diminished
(c) Real & enlarged (d) Virtual & enlarged

5. The velocity of light in vacuum can be changed by changing:

(a) Frequency (b) Amplitude (c) Wavelength (d) None of these

6. An electric bulb marked 40W & 200V is used in a circuit of supply voltage 100V.
Its power would be:
(a) 40W (b) 10W (c) 20W (d) 100W

7. A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is:

(a) Diamagnetic (b) Paramagnetic (c) Ferromagnetic (d) None of these

8. A fuse wire should have:

(a) Low resistance & high melting point (b) Low resistance & low melting point
(c) High resistance & low melting point (d) High resistance & high melting point
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9. If a positive charge is shifted from a low potential region to a high potential region,
The electric potential energy:
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remains same (d) Becomes zero

10. A metallic sphere of radius R is charged to potential V. Then charge q is proportional to:
(a) V (b) R (c) Both V & R (d) None of these

11. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : If the frequency of the incident light on a metal surface is doubled, the kinetic
energy of emitted electrons is more than doubled.
Reason (R) : The metal will provide additional energy to the emitted photoelectrons of higher
frequency than that of lower frequency.

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

12. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Capacity of a parallel plate capacitor increases on introducing a conducting or
insulating slab in between the plates.
Reason (R) : In both the cases, electric field intensity between the plates reduces.
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

13. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The energy gap between the valence band and conduction band is greater in silicon
than in germanium.
Reason (R) : Thermal energy produces fewer minority carriers in silicon than in germanium.

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

14. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The sensistivity 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
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Section –B

Case Study

15. Interference is based on the superposition principle. According to this principle, at a particular point in
the medium, the resultant displacement produced by a number of waves is the vector sum of the
displacements produced by each of the waves.

If two sodium lamps illuminate two pinholes S1 and S2, the intensities will add up and no interference
fringes will be observed in the screen.

Here the source undergo abrupt phase change in times of the order of 10 -10seconds.

(i) Two coherent sources of intensity 10 W / m2 and 25 W / m2 interfere to form fringes. Find the ratio of
maximum intensity to minimum intensity.
(a) 15.54 (b) 16.78 (c) 19.72 (d) 18.39

(ii) Which of the following does not show interference?

(a) soap bubble (b) excessively thin film (c) a thin film (d) wedged shaped film

(iii) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing
on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to:
(a) 2 D (b) 4 D (c) D / 2 (d) D / 4

(iv) The maximum number of possible interference maxima for slit separation equal to twice the wavelength
in Young’s double slit experiment, is:
(a) infinite (b) five (c) three (d) zero

16. Bohr’s model explains the spectral lines of hydrogen atomic emission spectrum. While the electron of
the atom remains in the ground state, its energy is unchanged. When the atom absorbs one or more
quanta of energy, the electrons moves from the ground state orbit to an excited state orbit that is further
away.
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The given figure shows an energy level diagram of the hydrogen atom. Several transitions are marked as
I, II, III and so on. The diagram is only indicative and not to scale.

(i) In which transition is a Balmer series photon absorbed?

(a) II (b) III (c) IV (d) VI

(ii) The wavelength of the radiation involved in the transition II is:

(a) 291 nm (b) 364 nm (c) 487 nm (d) 652 nm

(iii) Which transition will occur when a hydrogen atom is irradiated with radiation of wavelength 103 nm?
(a) I (b) II (c) IV (d) V

(iv) The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from n = n1 to n = n2 state. The time period of the
electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state. The possible values of n 1 and n2 are:
(a) n1 = 4, n2 = 2 (b) n1 = 8, n2 = 2 (c) n1 = 8, n2 =3 (d) n1 = 6, n2 = 2

Section –C

17. Explain:- (a) nuclear fusion

(b) p- type semiconductor

18. Explain the parallel resonance circuit.

19. At what frequency will a 0.5 H inductor have a reactance of 1000 Ω ?

20. Explain the De Broglie relation for material wave.

21. What is the area of the plates of a 2 Farad parallel plate capacitor, given that the separation between the
plates is 0.5 cm?

22. Calculate the electric field due to an infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire.

23. Explain the orderly distribution of electromagnetic spectrum with their wavelength and frequency
ranges.

24. Explain the law of refraction using Huygen’s Principle.

25. Explain the forward characteristics of a P-N junction.

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Section – D

26. Explain and calculate the magnifying power of a compound microscope.

27. Explain the difference between:-

(a) constructive and destructive interference
(b) diffusion and drift across p-n juction
(c) interference and diffraction

28. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have an area of 100 cm2 each and are separated by 2.5 mm. The
capacitor is charged to 200 V. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor.

29. Explain the intensity distribution of diffraction of light waves.

30. A steel wire of length L has a magnetic moment M. It is then bent into a semicircular arc. What is the
new magnetic moment?

Section – E

31. Explain the principle, construction and working of full wave rectifier.

32. What will be De Broglie wavelength of an electron having kinetic energy of 500 eV. Given
h = 6.6 × 10-34 Js, e = 1.6 10-19 C, me = 9.1 × 10-31 kg.

Or,
If the wavelength of light incident on a photoelectric cell be reduced from 4000 𝐴̇ to 3600 𝐴̇, then what
will be the change in the cut-off potential? ( h= 6.6 × 10-34, e = 1.6 × 10-19 C).

33. Explain:-

(a) Average binding energy per nucleon of a nucleus.

(b) Laws of photoelectric effect.

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