KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAM 2022-23

Class: XII Time: 3 hrs.
Physics Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(1) There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D
and Section E. All the sections are compulsory.
(3) Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven
questions of two marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each,
section D contains three long questions of five marks each and Section E contains
two case study-based questions of 4 marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section
B, C, D and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(5) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
Q.No. Marks
01 Two point charges q1 and q2 are separated by a distance in air as 1
shown in fig. According to Coulomb’s law which one of the
following is correct.

(a) q1q2 = 0 (b) q1q2 < 0 (c) q1q2 > 0 (d) q1 + q2 =0

02 Two cells of emf 8V and 4V and internal resistances 2Ω and 6Ω 1

respectively are connected in parallel as shown in figure. The

effective voltage across ‘R’ is

(a) 10V (b) 5V (c) 30V (d) 15V

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 03 The magnetic field at the centre of the given current loop of radius 1
is

𝜇0 𝐼 2𝜇0𝐼
(a) (b) (c) zero (d) µ0 I
2𝑟 𝑟

04 What should be the orientation of magnetic dipole in a uniform 1

magnetic field so that its magnetic potential energy is maximum
(a) magnetic dipole moment should be opposite to magnetic field
(b) magnetic dipole moment should be along the magnetic field
(c) magnetic field should be perpendicular to magnetic dipole
moment
(d) magnetic dipole moment should make an angle of 30º with the
magnetic field
05 Aluminium and Copper are kept in a uniform external magnetic 1
field. From the following figures (i) , (ii) and (iii), identify them.

(a) Fig(ii) is Aluminium and Fig(iii) is Copper

(b) Fig(i) is Copper and Fig(ii) is Aluminium
(c) Fig(i) is Aluminium and Fig(iii) is copper
(d) Fig(ii) is copper and Fig(i) is Aluminium
06 The direction of induced current in the metal ring, when a current 1
‘I’ flowing through the straight wire increases steadily is

(a) clockwise (b) in straight line

(c) anticlockwise (d) no current is induced
07 When the resonant frequency of LCR series circuit is equal to the 1
the frequency of the a.c source connected, then the LCR series
circuit will behave as
(a) capacitor alone with a.c source
(b) inductor alone with a,c source
(c) resistor alone with a.c source
(d) capacitor and resistor alone with a.c source
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 08 Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave? 1
(a) uv rays (b) X rays (c) γ rays (d) β rays
09 The oscillating magnetic field in the plane electromagnetic wave is 1
By = 6 x 10−6 sin( 3 × 1011 𝑡 + 200 𝜋𝑥) 𝑇 , then the wave
length of the electromagnetic wave is
(a) 1 cm (b) 0.66 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 0.01 cm
10 3 1
A convex lens made of glass of refractive index of focal length
2
4
15 cm in air is immersed in water of refractive index . The new
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focal length of convex lens in water is
(a) 15cm (b) 30 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 80 cm
11 In Young’s double slit experiment, the width of the fringe obtained 1
with light of wavelength 6000Aº is 2 mm. The entire apparatus is
immersed in water of refractive index 1.33. Now the fringe width
is
(a) 1.5 mm (b) 2 mm (c) 1 mm (d) 2.5
12 The condition required for total internal reflection is 1
(a) light should travel from denser to rarer medium
(b) light should travel from rarer to denser medium
(c) angle of incidence should be greater than critical angle
(d) (a) and (c)
13 The total energy of an electron in hydrogen atom in the ground state 1
is -13.6 eV. The kinetic energy of the electron in the ground state
is
(a) -3.4 eV (b) 13.6 eV (c) zero (d) -13.6 eV
14 If the radius of inner most orbit of a hydrogen atom is 5 x 10-11 m, 1
then the radius of orbit in the third excited state is
(a) 9.5 x 10-10 m (b) 4.7 x 10-10 m (c) 2 x 10-10 m (d) 8 x10-10 m
15 During forward biasing of p-n junction diode, 1
(a) depletion region width decreases
(b) resistance of the diode increases
(c) effective barrier height decreases
(d) (a) and (c)
Directions: The following questions (Q16,Q17&Q18)consist of
two statements, each printed as Assertion and Reason. Select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) , (d)
and (e) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a
correct explanation of the Assertion.

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 (b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion incorrect and Reason are correct.
(e) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

16 Assertion: - A current loop, area ‘A’, with electron moving in anti- 1

clockwise direction is held horizontally in such a way that the plane
of the loop is perpendicular to the plane of the paper. There is a
magnetic dipole moment due to the loop.

Reason: - The magnitude of dipole moment is IA , and the

direction is upward according to right hand thumb rule.
17 Assertion: - Deviation of light by a equilateral triangle glass prism 1
is directly proportional to wavelength of incident light.
Reason: - Refractive index of the material of prism is inversely
proportional to the wave length of incident light.
18 Assertion: - If the temperature of a semiconductor is increased, its 1
resistance decreases.
Reason: - The energy gap between the conduction band and
valence band is very small.
SECTION B
19 Draw equipotential surface for (i) an electric dipole and (ii) a 2
uniform electric field.
OR
Diagrammatically show the behaviour of a (i) conductor and (ii)
dielectric, in an external uniform electric field.
20 The current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is 4.8 2
div/mA, and its voltage sensitivity is 24 div/V. Find the resistance
of the galvanometer.
21 Draw a ray diagram for image formation of compound microscope 2
at least distance, and write the expression for length of the
microscope.
22 The width of the two slits in Young’s double slit experiment is in 2
the ratio 64:1, what is the ratio of (i) amplitudes (ii) intensities of
light from them.
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 23 In a photo electric effect, the graph between stopping potential ‘V’ 2
and frequency ‘ν’ of incident radiation on a metal is shown

Find the maximum kinetic energy in eV, of electrons emitted by

the light of frequency 8x1014 Hz from the given metal.
(given h= 6.6x10-34Js)
24 Define depletion region of a diode. Draw I-V characteristics of 2
p-n Jn diode for forward bias.
25 What is impact parameter? Give the value of impact parameter 2
and angle of scattering for head-on collision of α-particle with a
nucleus.
SECTION C
26 State the working principle of Wheatstone bridge. With the help of 3
diagram, derive the equation relating resistors for balanced
condition of the bridge for the galvanometer to give null deflection.
OR
Derive the expression for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells
of emfs E1 and E2, internal resistances r1 and r2 respectively, in
parallel combination.
27 Define Binding energy. Find its value for a nitrogen nucleus (𝑁714 ) 3
from the following data. mH=1.00783u, mn=1.00867u,
mN=14.00307 u
28 State Huygens wave principle. Prove the law of refraction of plane 3
wave at a plane surface using wavefronts.
29 Explain the effect of (i) intensity of incident light(ii) potential and 3
(iii) frequency of incident radiation on photo electric current with
neat graph.

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 30 Name a device and its principle used for rectification of ac into dc. 3
Explain the working of full wave rectifier with input and output
wave forms.
SECTION D
31 (i) State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. Find the expression for 5
electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell at
a point (a) inside and (b) outside the shell,
(ii) Show graphically the variation of electric field with the distance
from the centre of the spherical shell.
OR
(i) Derive an expression for electric field due to a electric dipole of
length ‘2a’ at a distance ‘r’ from the centre of the dipole at a
point on its equatorial line using a neat diagram,
(ii) If the dipole were kept in uniform electric field,
diagrammatically represent the stable and unstable equilibrium
position of the dipole. Also write the expressions for potential
energies in the above two positions.
32 A device ‘X’ is connected across an ac source of voltage 5
𝜋
V = V0Sinωt.The current through ‘X’ is given by I = I0Sin (ωt + ).
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(i) Identify the device ‘X’ and write the formula for its reactance.
(ii) How does reactance vary with frequency of ac for this device?
Show graphically.
(iii) Draw a phasor diagram for this device.
(iv) How will the glow of the bulb change if a dielectric slab is
introduced between the plates of capacitor? Justify your
answer.

OR
(i) Explain the principle, construction and working of AC
generator. Derive the expression for induced emf. Draw a graph
showing variation of induced emf with time.
(ii) If the peak value of ac is 300V, what is the rms value and
average value of ac over one complete cycle?

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 33 (i) Derive lens maker’s formula. What are the assumption made 5
for deriving the formula?
(ii) How does the power of a convex lens change when the incident
red light is replaced by the violet light? Justify your answer.
OR
(i) Discuss the phenomenon of refraction through a glass prism
using ray diagram. Derive an expression for (a) angle of
deviation and (b) refractive index of the prism in terms of angle
of prism and angle of minimum deviation. Draw i-d graph.
(ii) Explain the effect on angle of minimum deviation of a prism
when incident violet light is replaced by the red light.

SECTION E
34 A Capacitor is a system of two conductors separated by a insulator.
The conductors have charges say Q1 and Q2, and potentials V1 and
V2. Usually in practice, the two conductors have charges Q and -Q,
with potential difference V = V1-V2 between them, the electric field
in the region between the conductors is proportional to the charge.
If the charge on the capacitor is doubled, the electric field will also
be doubled.

A parallel plate capacitor consists of two large plane parallel

conducting plates separated by a small distance. We first take the
intervening medium between the plates to be vacuum, If dielectric
medium is introduced between plates, the capacitance of the
capacitor changes.
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(i) How does the charge on the plates of the capacitor change when
the potential difference between them is doubled?
(ii) What is the electric field between the plates of a charged
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parallel plate capacitor?
(iii) A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a
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capacitance of 8pf. If the distance between the plates is reduced
by half and the space between the plates is filled with a material
of dielectric constant 6, then what is the new capacitance of the
capacitor?
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(iii) A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates is charged
to a potential difference 500V. The gap between the plates is filled
with a plastic sheet, now the potential difference between the plates
is 75V.What is the dielectric constant of the plastic sheet?

35 An electric current can be induced in a coil by flux change

produced by another coil in its vicinity or flux change produced by
the same coil. The flux through the coil is proportional to the
current. Figure shows two long co-axial solenoids each of length
‘l’ , the radius of inner solenoid S1 by r1 and the number of turns
per unit length by n1. The corresponding quantities for the outer
solenoid S2 are r2 and n2 respectively. Let N1 and N2 be the total
number of turns of coils S1 and S2 respectively.

When a current I2 is set up through S2, it in turn sets up a magnetic

flux through S1, N1 φ1 = M12 I2. Where M12 is called the mutual
inductance of solenoid S1 with respect to solenoid S2. It is also
referred to as the coefficient of mutual induction. It is also
important to know that the mutual inductance of a pair of coil
depends on the separation as well as their relative orientation.
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(i) What is Mutual inductance?
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(ii) What is relation between mutual inductance, number of turns
of coils and its geometry?
2
(iii)What is the mutual inductance between two coils if a current
10A in one coil changes the flux by 500 weber per turn in
another coil of 200 turns.
OR
(iii) The mutual inductance of a pair of coils is 0.75H. If the current
in the primary coil change from 0.5A to 1A in 0.1sec, find the
average emf induced in the secondary coil.