Sagar Public School, Saket Nagar Bhopal

Physics Baba 2.0

GUESS PAPER-1
PREBOARD-II EXAMINATION 2022-23
Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum 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
1. In the given circuit for ideal diode, the current through the battery is: [1]

a) 1.0 A b) 0.5 A

c) 2 A d) 1.5 A
2. Twelve wires, each of resistance 6 Ω are connected to form a cube as shown in the adjoining figure. The current [1]
enters at a corner A and leaves at the diagonally opposite comer G. The joint resistance across the corners A and
G is:

a) 6 Ω b) 5 Ω

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 c) 12 Ω d) 3 Ω
3. A ray of light passes through an equilateral prism of glass in such a manner that the angle of incidence is equal [1]
to the angle of emergence and each of these angles is equal to (3/4) of the angle of prism. The angle of deviation
is:

a) 39o b) 30o

c) 45o d) 70o

4. In the following figure, the diodes which are forward biased, are [1]

A.

B.

C.

D.

a) A, C and D b) B and C

c) C and A d) C only
5. A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally spaced plates connected alternately. If the capacitance [1]
between any two plates is C, then the resulting capacitance is:

a) nC b) (n + 1)C

c) C d) (n - 1)C
6. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is reduced to half when it is shunted with a coil of resistance S. [1]
The resistance of the galvanometer G = 40 Ω . The value of S is:

a) 80 Ω b) 20 Ω

c) 15 Ω d) 40 Ω

7. The magnetic flux linked with the coil varies with time as ϕ = 3t2 + 4t + 9. The magnitude of the induced emf at [1]
t = 2 s is

a) 3V b) 4V

c) 9V d) 16V
8. When an electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit, one gets the: [1]

a) first line of Pfund series b) second line of Lyman series

c) the second line of the Balmer series d) second line of Paschen series
9. Four light sources produce the following four waves: [1]

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 i. y 1 = a sin(ωt + ϕ1 )

ii. y 2 = a sin 2ωt

iii. y3
′
= a sin(ωt + ϕ2 )

iv. y 4
′
= a sin(3ωt + ϕ)

Superposition of which two waves give rise to interference?

a) (i) and (ii) b) (iii) and (iv)

c) (i) and (iii) d) (ii) and (iii)

10. Gauss's law is valid for [1]

a) any open surface b) only irregular open surfaces

c) only regular closed surfaces d) any closed surface

11. A half wave rectifier is being used to rectify an alternating voltage of frequency 50 Hz. The number of pulses of [1]
rectified current obtained in one second is

a) 50 Hz b) 200 Hz

c) 100 Hz d) 25 Hz
12. A convex lens made of glass has focal length 0.15 m in air. If the refractive index of glass is 3/2 and that of [1]
water is 4/3, the focal length of lens when immersed in water is:

a) 0.45 m b) 0.15 m

c) 0.30 m d) 0.6 m
13. Out of a photon and an electron the equation, E = pc, is valid for: [1]

a) electron only b) photon and electron

c) photon only d) neither

14. The classical Thomson’s model of the atom assumes a uniform spherical charge distribution (instead of a [1]
∘

nucleus) of the nuclear charge (+e)and radius of the sphere = 2A. An electron of charge -e, at a radial distance of
∘

1 A from the centre of the sphere moves inside this sphere. Find the force attracting the electron to the centre of
the sphere and the frequency with which the electron would oscillate about the centre of the sphere:

a) 2.88 × 10-9 N, 9 × 1014 Hz b) 3.12 × 10-7 N, 3 × 1016 Hz

c) 6.38 × 10-9 N, 1016 Hz d) 5.32 × 10-7 N, 8 × 1012 Hz

15. In Young’s double slit experiment first slit has width four times the width of the second slit. The ratio of the [1]
maximum intensity to the minimum intensity in the interference fringe system is:

a) 4 : 1 b) 8 : 1

c) 2 : 1 d) 9 : 1
16. Assertion: Heavy water is used as moderator in nuclear reactor. [1]
Reason: When two bodies having approximately same mass undergo an elastic collision, energy transfer is
maximum.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct

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 for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
17. Assertion (A): Only microwaves are used in radar. [1]
Reason (R): Because microwaves have vary small wavelength.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion: Diamagnetic materials can exhibit magnetism. [1]
Reason: Diamagnetic materials have permanent magnetic dipole moment.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) If both assertion and reason are false.
wrong statement.
Section B
19. i. Draw the energy band diagrams of [2]

a. n-type
b. p-type semiconductor at temperature, T > O
ii. In the case n-type semiconductor, the donor energy level is slightly below the bottom of conduction band
whereas in p-type semiconductor, the acceptor energy level is slightly above the top of the valence band.
Explain what role these energy levels play in conduction and valence bands.
20. Photons, with a continuous range of frequencies, are made to pass through a simple of rarefied hydrogen. The [2]
transitions, shown in Fig. 11.20, indicate three of the spectral absorption lines in the continuous spectrum.
i. Identify the spectral series, of the hydrogen emission spectrum, to which each of these three lines
correspond.
ii. Which of these lines corresponds to the absorption of radiation of maximum wavelength?

21. Considering the case of a parallel plate capacitor being charged, show how one is required to generalize [2]
Ampere's circuital law to include the term due to displacement current.

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 OR
i. An electromagnetic wave is traveling in a medium, with a velocity v ⃗ = v^i . Draw a sketch showing the
propagation of the electromagnetic wave, indicating the direction of the oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
ii. How are the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields related to the velocity of the electromagnetic wave?
22. Draw a circuit diagram for p-n junction diode in forward bias. Sketch the voltage-current graph for the same. [2]
23. Is it possible to create an electric field in which all the lines of force are parallel lines and whose density [2]
increases gradually in a direction perpendicular to the lines of force, as shown in Fig.?

OR
The graph [Fig.(a)] shows the variation of voltage V across the plates of two capacitors A and B versus increase of
charge Q stored on them. Which of the capacitors has higher capacitance? Give reason for your answer.

24. An electron and a photon each have a wavelength 1nm. Find [2]
a. their momenta
b. the energy of the photon
c. the kinetic energy of electron
25. Draw a plot of the binding energy per nucleon as a function of mass number for a large number of nuclei. [2]
Explain the energy release in the process of nuclear fission from the above plot. Write a typical nuclear reaction
in which a large amount of energy is released in the process of nuclear fission.
Section C
26. Using Bohr’s postulates derive the expression for the frequency of radiation emitted when electron in hydrogen [3]
atom undergoes transition from higher energy state (quantum number ni) to the lower state, (nf). When electron
in hydrogen atom jumps from energy state ni = 4 to nf = 3, 2, 1, identify the spectral series to which the emission

lines belong.
27. In Young's double slit experiment, monochromatic light of wavelength 630 nm illuminates the pair of slits and [3]
produces an interference pattern in which two consecutive bright fringes are separated by 8.1 mm. Another
source of monochromatic light produces the interference pattern in which the two consecutive bright fringes are
separated by 7.2 mm. Find the wavelength of light from the second source. What is the effect on the interference
fringes, when the monochromatic source is replaced by a source of white light?
28. Write Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. Express it mathematically. A conducting rod of length l, with [3]
one end pivoted, is rotated with a uniform angular speed of ω in a vertical plane, normal to a uniform magnetic
field B. Deduce an expression for the emf induced in this rod.
OR

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 Figure shows a rectangular conducting loop PQRS in which arm RS of length I is movable. The loop is kept in a
uniform magnetic field B directed downward perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The arm RS is moved with a
uniform speed v.

Deduce an expression for

i. the emf induced across the arm RS
ii. the external force required to move the arm and
iii. the power dissipated as heat.

29. i. Name the e.m. waves which are used for the treatment of certain forms of cancer. Write their frequency [3]
range.
ii. Thin ozone layer on top of the stratosphere is crucial for human survival. Why?
iii. An e.m. wave exerts pressure on the surface on which it is incident. Justify.
OR
Mrs. Rajlakshmi had a sudden fall and was thereafter unable to stand straight. She was in great pain. Her daughter
Rita took her to the doctor. The doctor took a photograph of Mrs. Rajlakshmi's bones and found that she had suffered
a fracture.
He advised her to rest and take the required treatment.
i. Name the electromagnetic radiation used to take the photograph of the bones.
ii. How is this radiation produced?
iii. Mention the range of the wavelength of this electromagnetic radiation.
30. Two identical bar magnets P and Q are placed in two identical uniform magnetic fields as shown in figure. [3]
Justify that both the magnets are in equilibrium. Which one of these is in stable equilibrium? Give reasons for
your answer.

Section D
31. Two-point charges +q and -q are placed distance d apart. What are the points at which the resultant electric field [5]
is parallel to the line joining the two charges?
OR
a. State Coulomb's law of force in electrostatics. What are its limitations? Define one coulomb of charge using this
law.

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 b. Two equal positive charges, each of 5μC interact with a third positive charge of 10μC situated as shown in Fig.

Find the magnitude and direction of the force experienced by the charge of 10μC .

32. i. Derive the mathematical relation between refractive indices μ and μ of two radii and radius of curvature R [5]
1 2

for refraction at a convex spherical surface. Consider the object to be a point source lying on the principal
axis in rarer medium of refractive index μ and a real image formed in the denser medium of refractive index
1

μ2 . Hence, derive lens maker's formula.

ii. Light from a point source in air falls on a convex spherical glass surface of refractive index 1.5 and radius of
curvature 20 cm. The distance of light source from the glass surface is 100 cm. At what position is the image
formed?
OR
a. When a ray of light passes through a triangular glass prism, find out the relation for the total deviation, δ in terms
of the angle of incidence, i and angle of emergence, e.
b. Plot a graph showing the variation of angle of deviation with the angle of incidence and obtain the condition for
the angle of minimum deviation.

33. i. Deduce the relation between current I flowing through a conductor and drift velocity vd of the electrons. [5]

ii. Figure shows a plot of current I flowing through the cross-section of a wire versus the time t. Use the plot to
find the charge flowing in 10 through the wire.

Section E
34. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
When a rectangular loop PQRS of sides a and b carrying current I is placed in uniform magnetic field B
⃗
, such
that area vector A⃗ makes an angle θ with the direction of the magnetic field, then forces on the arms QR and SP
of loop are equal, opposite and collinear, thereby perfectly cancel each other, whereas forces on the arms PQ and
RS of loop are equal and opposite but not collinear, so they give rise to torque on the loop.

Force on side PQ or RS of loop is F = IbB sin 90o = IbB and perpendicular distance between two non-collinear
forces is r1 = a sin θ

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 So, torque on the loop, τ = I AB sin θ

In vector form torque, τ ⃗ = ⃗

M × B
⃗

⃗
where M⃗ = NIA is called magnetic dipole moment of current loop and is directed in direction of area vector A⃗
i.e., normal to the plane of loop.
(i) A circular loop of area 1 cm2, carrying a current of 10 A is placed in a magnetic field of 0.1 T
perpendicular to the plane of the loop. Calculate the torque acting on the loop due to the magnetic field.

(ii) Write the relation between magnetic moment and angular velocity of the coil.

(iii) A current loop is lying in a magnetic field, what are conditions for it to be in stable and unstable
equilibrium?

OR
How does the magnetic moment of a current I carrying circular coil of radius r and number of turns N
varies with radius of the coil?

35. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A transformer is essentially an a.c. device. It cannot work on d.c. It changes alternating voltages or currents. It
does not affect the frequency of a.c. It is based on the phenomenon of mutual induction. A transformer
essentially consists of two coils of insulated copper wire having a different number of turns and wound on the
same soft iron core.
The number of turns in the primary and secondary coils of an ideal transformer are 2000 and 50 respectively.
The primary coil is connected to the main supply of 120 V and secondary coil is connected to a bulb of
resistance 0.6 Ω .
(i) What will be the value of voltage across the secondary coil?
(ii) Find the value of the current in the bulb.
(iii) What will be the value of current in the primary coil?
OR
Calculate the power in primary coil.

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