MID TERM EXAMINATION (2022-23) GJ

CLASS XII
SUBJECT: PHYSIcs
Time: 3 Hrs
M.M.: 70
General Instructions:
1. All
questions are
compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
squestion
paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D
and Section E.
3. Section A contains 16
objective type questions of one mark each, Section
contains 5 questions of 2 B3
marks each, section C contains 7
each, Section D contains 2 case
questions of 3 marks
study based questions of 4 marks each and
Section E contains 3
questions of 5 marks each.
4. There is no overall choice.
However, internal choice has been
questions. provided in few

SECTION A
Q1 Two identical metal
balls with
distance, and exert a force F oncharges +2Q and -Q are separated by somne
each other. They are now
wire, which is then removed, the joined by a conducting
new force
between the charges will be
a) F

b ) F/4
c) 2F
d)F/8

OR
The battery is used to charge a
difference the plates become parallel plate capacitor till the
equal to the e.m.f. of potential
the battery. The
energy stored in
capacitor to the work done by the battery will ratio of the
a) 1 be

b) 2
c) 4
d)

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 Q2 c q a l charges q are placed at the four comers A, B.C, D ofa sequaref
h The magnitude of the force onthe charge at Bwill be

b) 44
4TEa
2+
(1 2/2)
(d)
24RE,a 4Te,a

A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed uniform

to the cylinder axis.
in a
electric field E parallel
The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by
(a) 27RE (b) a
(c) TRTR
E Zero
OR

Total electric flux coming out ofa unit positive charge kept in air is
(a) E (b) e
(c) (4T, (d) 47te
For a cell, the graph between the potential difference (V) across the terminals of
Q:4
the cell and the current (I) drawn from the cell is shown in the figure.

V (yolt)

2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5

o 1 2 34 5
I(amperes)

internal
resistance of the cell are

and the
The e.m.f.
b ) 2V, 0.49
0.5 2
(a) 2V, (d)>2V, 0.4 9
0.5 9
(c)> 2V,
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Q:5 A
battery consists of a
resistances connected variable number of
the
current i is in series. identical cells having
The terminals internal
betweeni and n?measured. Which of the graph of battery are short cireu and
below shows the
(a) relationsnip
(6),

n
() n

(d),

Q:6 In parallel combination of n cells, we obtain

a) more voltage
(bmore current
(c) less voltage
(d) less current
Q:7 A current carrying circular loop of radius R is placed in the x-y plane with centre
at the origin. Half of the loop with x> 0 is now bent so that it now lies in the y-
z plane.
a ) The magnitude of magnetic moment now diminishes.
(b) The magnetic moment does not change.
(c) The magnitude of B at (0.0.z), R increases. z
d) The magnitude of B at (0, 0, 2), z »
R is unchanged.

A circular current loop of magnetic moment M is in an arbitrary orientation in

Q:8 the loop by 30° about an
rotate
magnetic fieldB. The work done
to
an external
is
axis perpendicular to its plane
(a) MB
MB
(b) y3
MB
(e)
dzero
non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences
is kept in a
Q:9 A magnetic needle
force.
torque but not
a
fa) a
force nor a torque.
(b) neither a

force and a torque.

ca
force but not a torque.
(d) a

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 Q:10 When curre in a coil changes from 5 A to 2 A in 0.1 s, average
age voltage of 50 1
produced. The self-induetance of the coil is
1.67
(b) 6 H
(c)3H
d) 0.67 H

ETU Lenz's law of electromagnetic induction is as per law of conservation of

) energy
(b) momentum angular.
(c) charge.
(d) electromotive force.
T 2 The phase difference between
the alternating current and emf is T/2. Which of
the following cannot be the
constituent of the cireuit?
(a) C alone
(b) L alone
AgL and C
d) R andL

Questions 13 to 16 are Asertion and Reason type questions. Two

statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct 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

Q:13 Assertion: Some charge is put at the centre of a conducting sphere. It will move
to the surface of the sphere.

Reason: Conducting sphere has no free electrons at the centre.

Q:14 Assertion: An electric bulb becomes dim, when the electric heater in parallel
circuit is switched on.

Reason: Dimness decreases after sometime.

wires carrying currents in opposite directions are

Q:15 Assertion: In electric circuits,
often twisted together
are not twisted together, the combination of the wires
Reason: If the wires
the magnetic field generated by the loop might affect
forms a current loop,
circuits or components.
adjacent
change n magnetic Ilux will maintain an induced current in
Assertion: Only
a
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the coil.
IlUx through a coil maintain a current
ol 1arge mägneuc
Reason: The presence
Re circuit is continuous
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 Q:17/Apoint charge SECTIONB
+Q is placed in the
field lines between vicinity of a conducting surface.
the surface Draw
and the
charge.
OR
For any
charge configuration,
the electric equipotential surface through
field."
Justify a
point 18 to
no
Q:18 How does the
mobility of electrons in conductor
ditterence applied a
across the conductor is change, if the potenua
temperature of the conductor doubled, thekeeping length and

Q19 In
constant?2
certain region of
a
space, electric field E and
perpendicular to each magnetic field
other. An electron enters in the
B are
the directions of
both B and E and moves region perpendicular to
electron. undeflected. Find the velocity of the

Q:201f the current i flowing in the straight conducting wire shown in the
figure as
decreases, find out the direction of induced current in the metallic
square loop
placed near it. Give reason for your answer.

waves? Draw
Q:21What is meant by the transverse nature of electromagnetice
a

wave along X-direction,

diagram showing the propagation of electromagnetie
an

electric and magnetic fields

indicating clearly the directions oscillating
of
associated with it.

SECTIONC
the electric field E due to a dipole of length 2a' ata
expression for
Q:22 (a) Derive an
the dipole on the axial line.
distant r from the centre of
point
r for r>>a.
graph of E
versus

(b) Draw a
wires are of
and B are shown in the figure. If both
for two wires A material of high
Q:23/V-I graph thickness, which ofthe two is made of a

length and
same
same answer.

justification
for your
resistivity? Give
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 Q:2

. Two straight long parallel conductors carry currents Ii and 2 in Lhe same

irection. Deduce the expression for the force per unit length between them

Depict the pattern of magnetic ficld lines around them

Q:25 Draw magnetic field lines whena
(i) diamagnetic,
field.
paramagnetic substance is placed in an external magnetic
1Which magnetic property distinguishes this behavior of the field lines due to the

two substances?

2 6 Using the maihematical expression for the conductivity of a material, explain

how it varies with temperature for
i) semiconductors,
(ii) good conductors.

Q:27 A square loop of side 20 cm is initially kept 30 cm away from a region of uniform
magnetice field of 0.1 T as shown in the figure. It is then moved towards the right

with a velocity of 10 cm s-1 till it goes out of the field.

X-X-X-X-X-XBL down
10cm/s X-X-XX-X-Xx
30 cm X-X=X-X-X
X-X-X-X-X-X
20 cm X-X-X-X-X-X
8 0 cm

Plot agraph showing the variation of

(i) magnetic flux (¢) through
the loop with time (t)
the loop with time t.
(ii) induced emf (e) in
in the order of their increasing
Arrange the following electromagnetic
eaves
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wavelength:

Gamma rays, microwaves, x rays, radio waves.

How are infra-red waves produced? What role does infra-red radiation play in
maintaining the Earth's warmth.

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 Q:29 Di
Dielectric slab is a SECTION-D
but permits them tosubstance that does not
allow the flow of charges throug it
When dielectric exert electrostatic
a
ow
forces
dielectric. This slab is placed between the one another.
on

suriace of the induces charge -9 non the plates, the field Eo

polars ,he
dielectric. These upper surface and Qp +
dielectric in the induced charges set up
on
field Ep inside
opposite direction of E' OE-0 a une
as
shown
+ +Q
-Qp
Dielectric slab
Qp
- Q

(I) In a parallel plate capacitor, the

capacitance increases from 4uF to 80uF on
introducing a dielectric medium between the plates. What is the
constant of the medium? dielectrice

a ) 10 20 (c) 50 (d) 100

(ii) A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF.
The separation between the plates is now reduced by half and the space between
them is filled with a medium of dielectric constant 5.
Calculate the value of capacitance of the capacitor in the second case.

(b) 10pF 80pF (d) 100pF

(a)SpF
condenser
between the plates of a parallel plate
A dielectric introduced
i field increases the capacity of the
(a) decreases the electric
Condenser
between the plates

stored dincreases the capacity of the

increases the charge
(c) condenser
in the condenser

the plates
I pF has separation between
plate capacitor of capacitance of dielectric
iv)
(iv) A parallel becomes 2d and wax constant x

is d. When the
distance of separation What is the value of x?
becomes 2 pF.
it the capacitance
is inserted in
(c) 6 (d) 8
(a) 2

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 A
transformer
is
essentially an a.c. device. It cannot work on d.c. It changes
ternating voltages or currents. It does not affect the frequency ol a.c. It is
On the
phenomenon
bas
of mutual induetion. A transformer essentially consists
wo of
cols of insulated copper wire having a different number of turns and
on the same soft iron core. Woun
ne
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number of turns in the
primary and secondary coils of an ideal transtormer
2000 and 50
20
respectively. The primary coil is connected to the main of supply
Vand the
secondary coil is connected to a bulb of resistance 0.62
The value of voltage across the
secondary coil s
(a) 5V
(b)2 C3 V (d) 10 V
(11) The value of current
in the bulb is

(a) 7 A (b) 15 A (c) 3 A y 5A

(iii) The value of current in the
primary coil is
(a)0.125 A (b) 2.52 A (c) 1.51 A (d) 3.52 A
(iv) Power in
secondary coil is
a) 15W (b) 20 W (c) 7W (d) 8 W

SECTION-E
Q:31/ (a) State Gauss theorem in electrostatics. Apply this theorem to obtain the
expression for the electric field at a point due to an infinitely long, thin,
uniformly charged straight wire of linear charge density ACm
(b) A hollow cylindrical box of length 1 m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is
placed in a three dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The
eclectic field in the region is given by E =50 xî, where E is in NC1 and x is in
meters. Find the net flux through the eylinder.

1m

cane 1m

OR
(a) Derive an expression for the energy stored in a parallel plate eapacitor C,
charged to a potential difference V. Hence derive an expression for the ener
density of a capacitor.

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 (6) Three
identical capacitorsors first
irst connected
parallel? Find the ratio of
in series and then conne
u
in
both connected energy stored in the two are
to the same
source. configura
Q32a) State the principle of the
labelled diagram. working ofa moving coil galvanome its

** Sng the current sensitivity of a may not

increase its
voltage sensitivity." Justify thisgalvanometer
statement
necessa **
C) Outline the necessary steps to convert a galvanometer of resistance G into a"
ammeter of a
given range.
OR
a) Using
Biot-Savart's law, derive a n expression magnetic field for the at
centre of a circular coil of radius R, number of turns N, carrying current

b) Two small identical circular coils marked 1, 2 carry equal currents and ar
their geometric axes perpendicular to each other as shown in the
aced with
Tigure. Derive an expression for the resultant magnetic field at O.

Q:33 A device X is connected to a n ac source V = V0 sin wt. The variation of voltage,

current and power in one cycle is shown in the following graph:

(a) Identify the device X.

(b) Which of the curves A, B and C represent the voltage, current and the power
consumed in the circuit? Justify your answer.

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with frequency of the ac source? Show

(c) How does it impedance vary
graphically.
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 (d) Obtain al expression for the current in the circuit and its phase relation widL
ac voltage.
with

OR
i) to a series
t a.c. source of voltage V = Vo sin at is connected combination
O L, C and R. Use the phasor diagram to obtain expressiOs 1Or impedance
L e Circuit and phase angle between voltage and current. Find the

ion when current will be in phase with the voltage. What is the
Circuit in this condition called?

(ii) in a series LR circuit X1, R and power factor of the circuit is P1. When
=

Capacitor with capacitance C such that XL Xc is put in series, the power

=

factor becomes P2. Calculate P/P2.