The Indian High School, Dubai

Grade 12
TERM-1 EXAMINATION
JUNE 2022
SUBJECT: PHYSICS

SET A
Date: 22/06/22 Time Allowed: 2 Hours
Section: Boys Max Marks: 50

General Instruction:
(1) All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
(2) The question paper has five sections: Section A, Section b, Section C. Section D and Section E.
(3) Section A contains ten MCQ questions of 1 mark each, four assertion reasoning MCQs of 1 mark
each and one case-based question contains 5 questions of 1 mark each, Section B contains six very
short answer questions of 1 mark each. Section C contains three short answer questions of 2 marks
each, Section D contains three short questions of 3 marks each and Section E contains two long
answer questions of 5 mark each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided. You must attempt only one of the
choices in such questions
(5) Use long tables if necessary. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. A hemispherical surface of radius R is placed with its cross-section perpendicular to a uniform electric field as
shown in figure. The electric flux through the surface is

a) πR2E
b) 2πR2E
c) 4πR2E
d) zero

2. When a soap bubble is given a negative charge, its radius

a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains unchanged
d) nothing can be predicted

3. N identical drops, each charged to “V” volt coalesce to form a single large drop, then potential of this drop will be
 a) N 1/3 V
b) NV
c) N2/3V
d) V/N

4. Electric potential on the surface of a spherical conducting shell is V. Then electric potential at the center

of the shell is

a) 0

b) V/2

c) V

d) 2V

5. A sheet of dielectric material is inserted in the air gap of a parallel plate capacitor, without touching any
of the two plates of the capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor is
a) maximum when the sheet is mid-way between the two plates
b) maximum when the sheet is just near the positive plate
c) maximum when the sheet is just near the negative plate
d) invariant for all positions of the sheet.

6. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is placed as shown in the figure. Which of
the following statements is correct?

a) The dipole will not experience any force

b) The dipole will experience a force towards right
c) The dipole will experience a force towards the left
d) The dipole will experience a force upwards.

7. The resistance(R) of metallic conductor versus the temperature (T) graph for two wires A and B of
equal lengths and diameters but made of different metals are shown in the figure. Then
 a) B has higher resistivity as well as higher temperature coefficient of resistance than for A
b) A has higher value of resistivity and higher value of temperature coefficient of resistance than B
c) B has lower value of resistivity and lower value of temperature coefficient of resistance than for A
d) A has higher value of resistivity and lower value of temperature coefficient of resistance than for
B.
8. A battery consists of a variable number (n) of identical cells, each having an internal resistance r
connected in series. The terminals of the battery are short-circuited. A graph of current I in the
circuit versus the number of cells will be as shown in the figure

9. A 220V-1000W watt bulb is connected across 110-volt mains supply. The power consumed will be
a) 750W
b)500W
c)250W
d) 1000W

10. Kirchhoff’s junction rule and loop rule are respectively based on
a) conservation of momentum, conservation of energy
b) conservation of charge, conservation of energy
c) conservation of charge, conservation of momentum
d) conservation of energy, conservation of charge.

For question numbers 11. 12,13 and 14, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and
other labelled Reason(R). Select the answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
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

11.Assertion(A): Electrons move away from a region of lower potential to a region of higher potential.
Reason(R): An electron has a negative charge.
12.Assertion A point charge produces a uniform electric field.
Reason Due to a point charge, electric lines of forces are parallel and equidistant.
13.Assertion(A): The drift velocity of electrons in a metallic conductor decreases with the rise of
temperature of conductor.
Reason: On increasing temperature, the collision of electrons with lattice ions increases, this hinders
the drift of electrons.
14. Assertion: Temperature coefficient of resistance is negative for semiconductors
Reason: When temperature increases, resistance increases for semiconductors.

CASE STUDY
Potential energy can be defined as the capacity for doing work which arises from position or
configuration. In the electrical case, a charge will exert a force on any other charge and potential
energy arises from any collection of charges. For example, if a positive charge Q is fixed at
some point in space, any other positive charge which is brought close to it will experience a
repulsive force and will therefore have potential energy. The potential energy of a test charge q
in the vicinity of this source charge will be:

where k is Coulomb's constant.

In electricity, it is usually more convenient to use the electric potential

energy per unit charge, just called electric potential or voltage.

15. A charge of -1µC is kept at a point where the potential is 100V. The electric potential energy of the
charge is
a) 10-4 J
b) 104 J
c) -10-4 J
d) -1-8J
16. A proton and electron brought nearer. The electrostatic potential energy of the system will be
a) increase
b) decrease
c) may increase or decrease
d) first increases, then decreases.
17. Electrostatic potential energy of an electric dipole when axis of the dipole makes an angle 90 0 with the
direction of the uniform electric field is:
a) PE
b) zero
c) -PE
d) None of the above
18. A capacitor is connected across another charged capacitor. The electrostatic potential energy in the
 two conductors will be
a) equal to the energy in the initial capacitor
b) more than that in the initial capacitor
c) less than that in the initial capacitor
d) more of less depending on the relative capacities of the two capacitors.
19. Work done in rotating an electric dipole from its minimum potential energy position to the maximum
potential energy position in a uniform electric field is given by:
a) -2PE
b) + 2 PE
c) +PE
d) zero
Section B

20. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is NC-1m2. Is it a scalar or vector?

21. The electric potential is constant in a region. What can you say about the electric field there? Why?

22. When a car is started, its headlight become sightly dim. Why?

Or

Under what conditions does the terminal potential difference of a cell (i) equal to its emf (ii) becomes

greater than its emf

23. Name the factors on which mobility of electrons in a current carrying conductor depend.

24. What is the magnetic field at the point O due to current carrying wires as shown in the figure?

25. In the vector equation for Biot-Savart’s law, write the two pairs of vectors which are mutually

perpendicular each other.

Section C

26. In the following arrangement of capacitors, potential difference across the 6µF capacitor is V

and the electrostatic potential energy stored in it is E.

 Find the values of the following:

(i) Energy stored in 12µF capacitor in terms of E

(ii) PD across 3µF capacitor in terms of V.

27. A variable resistor R is connected across a ell of emf Ɛ having internal resistance r through a key.

Draw a plot showing the variation of terminal voltage V with external resistance R

At what values of R, terminal voltage (i) zero and (ii) maximum

or

A cell of emf Ɛ and internal resistance r is connected across a variable resistor R. plot a graph showing

variation of terminal voltage V of the cell versus the current I.

Using the plot, show how the emf of the cell can be determined.

28. A cylindrical wire of resistance R is stretched to increase the length by 10%. Calculate the value of new

resistance in terms of initial resistance.

Section D

29. Using Biot-Savart’s law, derive an expression for magnetic field at a point on the axis of a current

carrying circular loop

30. Using Kirchhoff’s laws to determine the value of current I1 in the given electrical circuit.

Or
 The given circuit is a part of an electrical circuit consisting of cells, resistors, and a capacitor C in the

steady state, (at which capacitor blocks DC current). Calculate the potential difference across the

capacitor.

31.a) Establish the relationship between electric field and electric potential.

b) Draw 3 equipotential surfaces corresponding to an electric field that uniformly increases in magnitude,

but remains constant along Z -direction.

Section E

32. a) State Gauss’s theorem. Using this theorem, obtain the expression for the electric field due to an

infinitely long straight charged wire with uniform charge density λ Cm-1

b) Two thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have surface

charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude σ. What is the electric field strength:

i) in the outer region of the first plate

ii) between the plates

Or

a) What is dielectric polarization?

A dielectric slab of thickness ‘t’ is kept in between the plates, each of area ‘A’, of a parallel plate
capacitor separated by a distance ‘d’. Derive the expression for the capacitance of this capacitor for
t<d.

b) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab is
then inserted in the space between the plates. Explain what changes, if any, occur in the values of:
i) Electric field between the plates
ii) The energy stored between the plates

33. a) Derive the expression for equivalent emf and equivalent internal resistance of two cells of emfs Ɛ1

and Ɛ2, having internal resistances r1 and r2 respectively when they are connected in parallel.

b) Under what condition will the current in a wire be same when connected in series and in parallel of
 n identical cells, each having internal resistance r and connected to an external resistance R.

or

a) Using Kirchhoff’s rules, obtain the balance condition in terms of the resistances of four arms of
Wheatstone bridge.
b) Figure shows two circuits each having a galvanometer and a battery of 3V. When the galvanometer
in each arrangement do not show a deflection, obtain the ratio of R1/R2

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