MD Pu.c.PREPARATORY EXAMINATION, JAN/FEB.

-2023
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Time: 3 Hours PHYSICS-33 Max. Marks 70

General Instructions
1) All parts are compulsory.
two pages answer-booklet. For Part-A first writen
2) Pari-A questions has to be answered in the
first ofthe questions
answer will be considered for answering marks.

will not carry any marks.

3) Answers without relevant diagram/ figure / circuit wherever necessary
Direct answers to the numerical problems withoul detailed solutions will not carry any marks.
4)

PART-A
I. Pick the correet option among the four given options for ALL of the following questions: 15x1=15

I. The force per unit positive charge is known as

(A)Electric current (B)Electric potential C)Electric ficld (D)Electric space

unit positive test charge over a closcd path in an electric field is

2. The work done in moving a
(A)Always (B) Infinite (C)Zero (D)Negative

3. The capacity of the parallel plate capacitor increaseswhen

(B)area ofthe plate is increased
(A)arca ofthe plate is decreased

(C)distance betwcen the plates incrcases (D)None ofthese

4 An example ofohmicdevice is

(A)Resistor (B)Diode (C)Transistor (D)Vacunm tube

5. The nature of paralle l and anti-parallel currents are

currents repel and currents attract.

(A)parallel antiparallel

(B)parallel currents attract and antiparallel

currents repel.

(C)both currents attract

(D)both currents repel.

6. What is the net magnetic fux througha closed surface?

(B) Negative (C)Zero (D)Depends on the nature of the surface

(A) Positive

7. The magnetic flux linked with a coil ofN urns of area ofcross section A held with its plane parallel

to the field B is

NAB
NAB (D)Zero
(A)NAB (B)2 (C)4
the applicationof eddy current?
Which of the following does not use
(A)Electric powermeters (B)Induction furnace (C)LED lights (D)Magnetic brakes in trains

9. In the case of an inductor

t/2 (B)voltage leads the current by t/2
(A)voltage lags the current by
t/4
(C)voltage leads the current by n/3 (D)voltage leads the current by

What is the velocity wave in free space?

10. of electromagnetic

VE,
(A)c= (B) (C) c (D)c=HE

used in optical fibre?

11. Which of the following phenomenonis
(A)Refraction (B) Diffraction (C)Scattering (D)Total Internal Reflection

(PT.O.)

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 12. What are sunglasses made of?
(A)Colored glasses (B)Tin glass
2 (C) Silica (D)Polaroids
13. Which ofthe following increases the maximum kinctic energy ofthe photoelectrons emitted?
(A)Incrcasing the frequency ofthe incident beam
(B)Increasing the velocity the clecrons of

(C)Decreasing the frequency

of the incident beam (D)Increasing the mass the photoelectrons of

14. Isotones have the same number of

(A)Protons (B)Electrons (C) Neutrons (D) All ofthe above
15. What bonds are present in a semiconductor?
(A)Monovalent (B)Bivalent (C)Trivalent (D)Covalent

the blanks

5
I1. Fill in
by choosing appropriate answer given in the brackets for ALL the following
questions: 5%1
(Sofi iron, Phosphorous, saturated, Huygens, Positive charge)
16. The electric field lines diverge from
17. is used in the cores of transformers

18. The idea of

secondary wavelets for the wave was first
propagation ofa given by
19. The binding energy per nucleon is almost constant for showsthat nuclear forces are
many nuclei. It

20. An impurity added into the silicon,

to producesn-type semiconductor is

PART-B
I. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5x2=10
21. What is an equipotential surface? Give an
example.
22. Drawa neat labeled diagram
of cyclotron.
23. Define the terms (G) Declination and (ii) inclination.

24 Write anytwo factors on which mutual inductance depend.

25. Mention the expression for instantaneous value and explain the terms.
ofalternatingvoltage
26. Mention any two uses of x-rays.

27. Give twomethodsofincreasing the resolvingpowerofa microscope.

28. Name the spectral series ofhydrogen atom which lie in ()visible region (ii) u v region.
29. Define activity (decay rate) and mention its S.I unit.

PART-C
IIL Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5 3=15
30. Mention three basic properties
of charges.
31. Derive an expression forequivalent resistance when the two resistors are connected in series.

32. With a circuit

diagram, explain howa galvanometer can
beconverted into an ammeter.

33 Mention any three distinguishingproperties ofdiamagnetic and ferromagnetic materials.

34. State and explain Lenz's law.

35 Derive the relation between focal length and radius ofcurvature of a sphericalmirror.
36. State the postulates of Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom.

37.
37. Calculate the BE (in MeV) ofa nitrogen nucleus (,N")from the following data.

Mass ofproton 1.00783 u, Mass of neutron= 1.00867 u and Mass of nitrogen nucleus =14.00307 u
38 Explain the working of p-n junction when it is forward bias and draw l-V characteristics.

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PART-D
IV. Answer any THREE of the following 3x5-15
questions:
39. Obtain an expression for the electric field at a point along the axis of
an electric dipole.
40. Obtain the condition for balance Wheatstone's networking using Kirchhoffs laws.
ofa
41. Derive an expression for field on the axis ofacircular current loop.
magnetic
42. Derive an expression for refractive index of a
material in terms
ofprism ofangleofthe prism
angleofminimum deviation.

43. )What photoelectric effect?

is
(1)
) Mention any two characteristics of photon. (2)
Mention the expression for in terms of and acceleration
de-Broglie wavelength kincticenergy
potential and explain the terms.
(2)

44 Write the truth table of NOT gate. (1)

(i) What is a semiconductor diode? Write the symbol for it? (2)
(ii) Mention any two applications (2)
of LED.

V. Answer any TWO ofthe following qucstions: 2x5-10

45. In a parallel plate capacitor with air between two and the distance
plates, each plate has an area of4x10 m
between the plates is
I mm. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.If the capacitor is connected to a
10V supply, what is the charge on each plate ofthe capacitor?
[Given: Absolute permittivity offree space =8.825 x 10 F/m]

46. A wire having length 3.0 m. diameter 1.0 mm and resistivity 1.963xl0* Qm is connected in series with a
battery of emf10 V and internal resistance 1 2.Calculate the resistance ofthe
wire and current drawn
from the battery.

47. An AC source of 220 V, 50Hz connected to a series combination of 202

is resistor, 5uF capacitor and
2 mH inductor respectively. Calculate the current through the combination.
48. In Young's double slit experiment the distance between the slits is mm. The fringe width is found to be
I
0.6 mm. When the screen is moved through a distance 0.25 m away from the slit, the fringe width

becomes0.75 mm. Find the wavelength of light used.

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