HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2023-24

RP PUBLIC SCHOOL

CLASS - XII

SUB- PHYSICS
TIME- 3.00HRS MM- 70

SEC- A ( carry one marks each )

Q1.Four metal conductors having different shapes are mounted on insulating stands and
charged. The one which is best suited to retain the charges for a longer time is.
A. A sphere Cylindrical Pear Lightning conductor.

Q2. A point charge is kept at the centre of a metallic insulated spherical shell. Then
A. Electric field out side the sphere is zero
B. electric field inside the sphere is zero
C. Net induced charge on the sphere is zero
D. Electric potential inside the sphere is zero

Q3. A parallel plate capacitor is first charged and then isolated , and a dielectric slab is introduced
between the plates. The quantity that remains unchanged is:
A. charge Q potential V capacity C energy U

Q4.Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge q3 is
moved along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the potential energy of

q3
4 πε 0

the system is ,K where k is

a. 8q1 8q2 6q1 6q2
Q5.A cell of constant emf first connected to a resistance R1 and then connected to a resistance R2
. If power delivered in both cases is same, then the internal resistance of the cell is :

A. √ R 1 R 2
B. √ R 1 /R 2
R 1−R 2
C. 2
R 1+ R 2
D. 2
Q6. Figure (a) and figure (b) both are showing the variation of resistivity (p) with
temperature (T) for some materials. Identify the types of these materials.

A B

A. A is copper and B is germanium.

B. A is germanium and B is copper
C. A is nichrome and B is germanium
D. A is copper and B is nichrome

Q7. The magnetic field at the center of current carrying circular loop is B1. The magnetic field at
a distance of √3 times radius of the given circular loop from the center on its axis is B2. The value
of B1/B2 will

A. 5:√3 B. 8:1 C. 12:√5 D. 9:4

Q8. In a certain region of space, electric field E and magnetic field B are perpendicular to each
other. An electron enters in the region perpendicular to the directions of both B and E and moves
undeflected. Find the velocity of the electron.
E
A. B
B
B. E

C. E x B

D. E . B

Q9 . A magnet with moment M is given. If it is bent into a semicircular form, its new
magnetic moment will be:

A. M/π M/2 M 2M/π

Q10.The susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is K at 27oC. At what temperature will its

susceptibility be K/2?
A. 600oC 287oC 54oC 327oC

Q11. If both the number of turns and core length of an inductor is doubled keeping other
factorsconstant, then its self-inductance will be

A. Unaffected doubled halved quadrupled

Q12.The instantaneous values of emf and the current in a series ac circuit are -
E = Eo Sinωt and l = lo sin(ωt+π/3) respectively, then it is

A. Necessarily a RL circuit Necessarily a RC circuit

B. Necessarily a LCR circuit Can be RC or LCR circuit

Q13.Which of the following graphs represent the variation of current(I) with frequency (f)
in an AC circuit containing a pure capacitor?

Q14. In an electromagnetic wave the electric field vector and magnetic field vector are given
as E=E0 i and B= B0 k respectively. The direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave is along
:
A. (−j) (k) (−k) D. (j)

Q15. Assertion : A wire carrying an electric current has no electric field around it.

Reason : Rate of flow of electron's in one direction is equal to the rate of flow of

protons in opposite direction.

A. If both the assertion and reason are true and reason explains the assertion.
B. If both the assertion and reason are true but reason does not explain the assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D D. If assertion is false but reason is true.

Q16. Assertion(A) : In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole will have translatory as well as
rotatory motion.
Reason(R): In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole experiences a force as well as torque

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and Rare 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 true
 SEC- B (TWO MARKS EACH)

Q17. Three point electric charges q1 = 6µC, q2 = 4µC and q3 = -8µC are placed on the
circumference of a circle of radius 1m as shown in the figure. What is the value of the
charge q4, placed on the circle if the potential at the centre of the circle is zero

Q18. A uniform magnetic field gets modifies as shown in Figure below , when two speciments X

and Y are placed in it . Identyfy wether speciment X and Y are diagramatic , paramagnetic or

ferromagnetic .

State the reason for the behavior of the field lines in X and Y.

Q19. An alternating voltage and the corresponding current are given

by V=110 sin(ωt+π/6) and I=5 sin(ωt−π/6) respectively. Find the impedance of the circuit and the

average power dissipation in it.

Q20. A capacitor made of two circular plates each of radius 12 cm and separated by 5 cm. The
capacitor is being charged by an external source. The charging current is constant and is equal
to 0.15 A.

The rate of change of potential difference between the plates is

Find displacement current also.
Q21.A hemi spherical surface lies as shown in an uniform electric field region. Find the
net electric flux through the curved surface if electric field is
(a) Along x-axis, and
(b) Along y- axis.

SEC- C (carry 3 marks each)

Q22. Three charges Q1,Q2 and Q3 are placed inside and outside a closed Gaussian
surfaceas shown in the figure.

Answer the following:

A.which charges contribute to the electric field at any point on the Gaussian
surface?
B.Which charges contribute to the net flux through this surface?
(c) If q1=–Q2,will electric field on the surface be zero?

Q23.Four charges+q,–q,+q and–q are to be arranged respectively at the four

corners of a square ABCD of side a.

a. Find the work required to put together this arrangement.

b. A charge q0 is bought to the centre of the square ,the four charges being held
fixed. How much extra work is needed to do this?

Q24.An inductor L of inductance XL is connected in series with a bulb B and an ac

source . How would brightness of the bulb change when (i) number of turn in the
inductor is reduced,
(ii)an iron rod is inserted in the inductor and (iii)a capacitor of reactance XC=XL is
inserted in series in the circuit .Justify your answer in each case.
 Q25.Write Maxwell’s generalization of Ampere’s circuital Law .Show that in the
process of charging a capacitor ,the current produced within the plates of the
capacitor is

Where ϕE is the electric flux produced during charging of the capacitor plates. 3

Q26. Define drift velocity. Write its relationship with relaxation time in terms of the
electric field applied to a conductor. A potential difference V is applied to a
conductor of length. How is the drift velocity affected when V is doubled and L is
halved?
OR
Q26.Two identical circular loops, P and Q, each of radius r and carrying currents I
and 2I respectively are lying in parallel planes such that they have a common
axis.

The direction of current in both the loops is clockwise as seen from O which is
equidistant from both loops. Find the magnitude of the net magnetic field at pointO.

Q27.The following figure shows the variation of intensity of magnetization versus the
applied magnetic field intensity H, for two magnetic materials A and B:

a. Identify the materials A and B.

b. Draw the variation of susceptibility with temperature for B.
Q28.There is an inductor of 5mH. Current flowing through the inductor at any
instant of time is given By the relation.

If I is in ampere and t in sec,

I=t2+4
(i) Emf induced in the inductor at t=1 s and t=3s,and
(ii) Plot ε versus t graph.
 SEC –D (carry 5 marks each)

Q29.Using Gauss’s law deduce the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly
chargedSpherical conducting shell of radius R at a point (i) outside and (ii) inside the
shell
Plot a graph showing variation of electric field as a function of r > R and r < R. (r being
the distance from the centre of the shell)
OR
Q29.(a)Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having
plate area A and plate separation d.

(b)Two charged spherical conductors of radii R1 and R2 when connected by a

conducting wire acquire charges q1 and q2 respectively. Find the ratio of their
surface charge densities in terms of their radii.
Q30.State Kirchhoff’s laws of an electrical network. Using Kirchhoff’s laws, calculate the
potential difference across the 8Ω resistor.

OR

Q30.(a)Draw a abelled diagram of a moving coil galvanometer. Describe briefly its

principle and working.
(b)Answer the following:
(i) Why is it necessary to introduce a cylindrical soft iron core inside the coil of a
galvanometer?
(ii) Increasing the current sensitivity of a galvanometer may not necessarily
increase its voltage sensitivity. Explain,giving reason.

Q31.(a)Define mutual inductance and write its SI units. 5

(b) Derive an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial
solenoids of same length wound one over the other.
OR

Q31.(a)Write the function of a transformer. State its principle of working with the help of a
diagram.
(b)The primary coil of an ideal step-up transformer has100 turns and
transformation ratio is also100.The input voltage and power are respectively 220V
and1100W. Calculate
(i) number of turns in secondary, (ii)current in primary, (iii)voltage across
secondary, (iv) current in secondary. (v) power in secondary.
 SEC –E (carry 4marks each)

Q32.A single cell provides a feeble current. In order to get a higher current in a circuit, we often
use a combination of cells A combination of cells is called a battery, Cells can be joined in series,
parallel or in a mixed way.
Two cells are said to be connected in series when negative terminal of one cell is connected to
positive terminal of the other cell and so on. Two cells are said to be connected in parallel if
positive terminal of each cell is connected to one point and negative terminal of each cell
connected to the other point. In mixed grouping of cells, a certains number of identical cells are
joined in series, and all such rows are then connected in parallel with each other.

(i) To draw the maximum current from a combination of cells, how should the cells be grouped?
(a) (b) (c) Mixed (d) Depends upon the relative values of internal and external
Parallel Series grouping resistances
(ii) The total emf of the cells when n identical cells each of emf e are connected in parallel is
(a) NE (b) E/2 (c) E d)NE/2
(iii) 4 cells each of emf 2 V and internal resistance of 1Ω are connected in parallel to a load resistor
of 2Ω. Then the current through the load resistor is
(a) 2 A (b) 1.5 A (c) 1 A (d) 0.888 A
(iv) If two cells out of n number of cells each of internal resistance 'r' are wrongly connected in
series, then total resistance of the cell is
(a) 2nr (b) 4r (c) nr (d) r
(v) Two identical non-ideal batteries are connected in parallel. Consider the following statements.
(i). The equivalent emf is smaller than either of the two emfs.
(ii) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of the two internal resistances
(a) Both (i) and (ii) are (b) (i) is correct but (ii) is
correct. wrong
(c) (ii) is correct but (i) is (d) Both (i) and (ii) are
wrong. wrong.

Q33.Self Induction. When a current I flows through a coil, flux linked with it is φ = LI, where L is
a constant known as self inductance of the coil.

Any charge in current sets up an induced emf in the coil. Thus, self inductance of a coil is the
induced emf set up in it when the current passing through it changes at the unit rate. It is a measure
of the opposition to the growth or the decay of current flowing through the coil. Also, value of self
inductance depends on the number of turns in the solenoid, its area of cross-section and the
permeability of its core material.

(i) The inductance in a coil plays the same role as

(a) inertia in mechanics
(b) energy in mechanics
(c) momentum in mechanics
(d) force in mechanics

(ii) A current of 2.5 A flows through a coil of inductance 5 H. The magnetic flux linked with the
coil is
(a)0.5Wb
(b)12.5Wb
(c)zero
(d) 2 Wb

The inductance L of a solenoid depends upon its radius R as

(a) L ∝ R
(b) L ∝ 1/R
(c) L ∝ R2
(d) L ∝ R3

(iv) The unit of self-inductance is

(a) Weber ampere

(b) Weber-1 ampere
(c) Ohm second
(d) Farad

(v) The induced emf in a coil of 10 henry inductance in which current varies from 9 A to 4 A in
0.2 second is
(a) 200 V
(b) 250 V
(c) 300 V
(d) 350 V