Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,Jaipur Region

First Pre-Board Exam 2023-24

Class XII Subject: Physics(042)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:70
General Instruction:
(1) There are 33 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.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning
based of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C
contains seven questions of three marks each, Section D contains two case study-
based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three long answer
questions of five marks each.
(5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
question in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section
D and all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
(6) Use of calculators is not allowed.
(7) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
iv. µ0 = 4π x 10-7 Tm𝑨−𝟏
v. h = 6.63 x10-34 Js
vi. ε0 = 8.854 x10-12 𝑪𝟐𝑵−𝟏𝒎−𝟐
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟑 per gram mole

Section A
Q.N Questions Marks
1 According to Coulomb's law, which is the correct relation for the following 1
figure?
(a) q1 q2> 0 (b) q1 q2<0
(c) q1 q2=0 (d)1> q1/ q2 > 0
2 An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in between two charged plates as 1
shown. The lines of force look like
 + + + + + + + (b)

(a)

– – – – – – –
A

(c) (d)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C D

3 Two wires of the same length are shaped into a square of side 'a' and a 1
circle with radius 'r'. If they carry same current, the ratio of their magnetic
moment is (a) 2 : π (a) π : 2 (c) π : 4 (d) 4 : π
4 The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If its 1
resistance also increases by 25%, the voltage sensitivity will
(a) decrease by 1% (b) increased by 5%
(c) increased by 10% (d) decrease by 4%
5 Which of the ac circuits with the following input voltage and current 1
dissipates maximum power P?
(a)Input voltage Vo = 2 volt, Io = 4 ampere and phase angle Φ = π/4.
(b)Input voltage V = Vo sinωt volt and the current I = Io sin(ωt - π/2) amp.
(c)Input voltage V = 2 cosωt volt and the current I = 4 sinωt ampere
(d)Input voltage V = 100 sin100t volt and the current I = 100 sin(100t +π/3)
milliampere
6 When current in a coil change from 5A to 2A in 0.1sec, average voltage of 1
50V is produce. The self-inductance of the coil is
(a)1.67H (b)6H (c)0.02H (d)0.002H
7 The photoelectric current does not depend upon the 1
(i) frequency of incident light
(ii) work function of the metal
(iii) stopping potential
(iv) intensity of incident light
(a) (i) and (iv) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (iii) only (d) (ii) only
8 The diagram below shows the electric field (E) and magnetic field (B) 1
components of an electromagnetic wave at a certain time
and location. What is the direction of propagation of the em
wave?
(a)perpendicular to E and B and out of the plane of the paper
(b)perpendicular to E and B and into the plane of the paper
(c)parallel and in the same direction as E
(d)parallel and in the same direction as B
9 A nucleus of mass number 189 splits into two nuclei having mass no 125 1
and 64 the ratio of radius of daughter nuclei respective is
(a)25:16 (b)1:1 (c)4:5 (d) 5:4
10 Given below are two charged subatomic particles X and Y, that are 1
accelerated through same potential difference V. Here,
Masses: mx = my
Charges: ½ qx = qy
Which of the two sub atomic particles will have longer de Broglie
wavelength?
(a)Particle X, because it has the greater momentum
(b)Particle Y, because it has the greater momentum
(c)Particle X, because it has the smaller momentum
(d)Particle Y, because it has the smaller momentum
11 In a Young's double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To 1
maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance
D must be changed to
(a) 2D (b) 4D (c) D/2 (d) D/4
12 If the refractive index for water is 4/3 and the velocity of light in vacuum is 1
3 x 1010 cm s-1, the time taken by light in travelling a distance of 500 m in
water is
(a) 2.22 × 10-1 s (b) 2.22 × 10-6 s (c) 2.22 × 10-8 s (d) 2.22 × 10-10 s.
Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of which ONLY ONE
is correct. So select the correct choice :
a) assertion is true, reason is true; & reason is a correct explanation for
assertion
b) assertion is true, reason is true; & reason is not a correct explanation
for assertion .
c) assertion is true, but reason is false.
d) assertion is false, and reason is also false
13 Assertion(A): A proton and an electron, with same momenta, enter in a 1
magnetic field in a direction at right angles to the lines of the force. The
 radius of the paths followed by them will be same.
Reason(R): Electron has less mass than the proton.
14 Assertion (A): Interference pattern has all maxima that are equally bright 1
and bands are large in number in comparison to the diffraction pattern that
has maxima of decreasing intensity and fewer in number.
Reason (R): Interference is the result of the superposition of the waves
from two different wavefronts whereas diffraction is the result of the
superposition of the wavelets from different points of the same wavefront.
15 Assertion(A): Work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface is 1
always zero.
Reason(R): Electric field is zero at each point on an equipotential surface.
16 Assertion(A):In a hydrogen atom energy of emitted photon corresponding 1
to transition from n = 2 to n = 1 is greater as compared to transition from n
= ∞ to n = 2.
Reason(R): Wavelength of photon is directly proportional to the energy of
emitted photon.
Section B
17 2

Use Kirchhoff’s rule to calculate the current in arm AC of the given circuit.
18 Out of the two magnetic materials, ‘A’ has relative permeability slightly 2
greater than unity while ‘B’ has less than unity. Identify the nature of the
material’s ‘A’ and ‘B’. Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative?
19 Use Lenz’s law to determine the direction of induced current in the 2
situations described by Figure-
(a)A wire of irregular shape turning into a circular shape (fig a)
(b)A circular loop being deformed into a narrow straight wire. (fig b)
fig(a) fig(b)

OR
Explain the mutual inductance. How is the mutual inductance of a pair of
coils affected when
 (a)Separation between the coils is increased.
(b)The number of turns of each coil is increased.
(c)A thin iron sheet is placed between two coils, other factors remaining
the same. Explain the answer in each case.

20 (i) Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is : 2

(a) suitable for radar system used in aircraft navigation,
(b) produced by bombarding a metal target by high speed electrons.
(ii) Why does a galvanometer show a momentary deflection at the time of
charging or discharging a capacitor? Write the necessary expression to
explain this observation.
21 How long can an electric lamp of 100 W be kept glowing by fusion of 2 kg of 2
deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as

Section C
22 Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. If a c 3
dielectric medium of thickness t is introduced between the plates of the
capacitor, how will the capacitance of the capacitor change?
OR
(i)State the significance of negative value of
electrostatic potential energy of a system of
charges.
(ii)Three charges are placed at the corners of
an equilateral triangle ABC of side 2 m as
shown in figure. Calculate the electric potential
energy of the system of three charges.
23 On the basis of electron drift, derive an expression for resistivity of an 3
conductor in terms of number density of free electrons and relaxation time.
On what factors does resistivity of a conductor depend?
24 (a) State the principle of a transformer. 3
(b) Explain with the help of a well labelled diagram, its working and obtain
the expression for output ac voltage in terms of number of turns in primary
coil ( NP ) and secondary coil ( NS ).
25 A ray of light is refracted by a glass prism. Obtain an expression for the 3
refractive index of the glass in term of the angle of prism A and the angle
of minimum deviation δm.
26 State Einstein’s photoelectric equation explaining the symbols used. 3
 Light of frequency ν incident is on a photosensitive surface. A graph of the
square of the maximum speed of the electrons (v2max ) vs. ν is obtained as
shown in the figure.
Using Einstein’s photoelectric equation, obtain expressions for (i) Planck’s
constant(ii) work function of the given photosensitive material in terms of
parameters l, n and mass of the electron m.
27 (i)Using Bohr model of the atom, derive the expression for the total energy 3
of the electron in hydrogen atom.
(ii)Write the relation between
(a)total energy and the kinetic energy of electron.
(b)total energy and the potential energy of electron.
28 Explain briefly, with the help of a circuit diagram, how a p-n junction diode 3
works as a full wave rectifier. Explain the working. Draw the input and
output waveforms.
Section D
29 4

To a distant observer, the light appears to be coming from somewhere

below the ground. The observer naturally assumes that light is being
 reflected from the ground, say, by a pool of water near the tall object. Such
inverted images of distant tall objects cause an optical illusion to the
observer. This phenomenon is called mirage. This type of mirage is
especially common in hot deserts. Based on the above facts, answer the
following questions:
(i)Which of the following phenomena is prominently involved in the
formation of mirage in deserts?
(a) Refraction, Total internal Reflection
(b) Dispersion and Refraction
(c) Dispersion and scattering of light
(d) Total internal Reflection and diffraction.
(ii)A diver at a depth 12 m inside water(μwa = 4/3) sees the sky in a cone of
semi- vertical angle
−1 4 −1 4 −1 3
(a)sin (b) tan (c) sin (d) 900
3 3 4
(iii) In an optical fibre, if n1 and n2 are the refractive indices of the core and
cladding, then which among the following, would be a correct equation?
(a) n1 < n2 (b) n1 = n2 (c) n1 << n2 (d) n1 > n2
(iv) A diamond is immersed in such a liquid which has its refractive index
with respect to air as greater than the refractive index of water with respect
to air. Then the critical angle of diamond-liquid interface as compared to
critical angle of diamond -water interface will
(a)depend on the nature of the liquid only (b) decrease
(c) remain the same (d) increase.
OR
(iv) Relation between critical angles of water and glass is
(a)Cw > Cg (b)Cw < Cg (c) Cw = Cg(d) Cw = Cg = 0

30 When the diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage 4
V = Vk, called knee voltage, the conductivity is very high. At this value of
battery biasing for p-n junction,the potential barrier is overcome and the
current increases rapidly with increase in forward voltage. When the diode
is reverse biased, the reverse bias voltage produces a very small current
about a few microamperes which almost remains constant with bias. This
small current is reverse saturation current.
(i) In which of the following figures, the p-n diode is forward biased.
(ii)Based on the V-I characteristics of the diode, we can classify diode as
(a) Bi-directional device (b)ohmic device
(c)non-ohmic device (d)passive element

(iii) The i-V characteristic of a P-N junction diode is shown below. The
approximate dynamic resistance of the P-N junction when a forward bias of
2volt is applied i (mA)
800

400
(a) 1  (b) 0.25  (c) 0.5  (d) 5 
2 2.1 V (volt)

OR

(iii) )The V-I characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of
forward to reverse bias resistance is

(a)100 (b) 106 (c)10 (d) 10-6

(iv) Two semiconductor materials A and B shown in the given figure, are
made by doping germanium crystal with arsenic and indium respectively.
The two are joined end connected to a battery as shown in figure. The
junction is in-

(a)Forward bias (b) Reverse bias (c) No bias (d) None of these
 Section E
31 (a) Using Gauss Law, derive an expression for the Electric Field Intensity 5
at any point outside and inside of a uniformly charged spherical shell of
radius R and charge density σ C/m2.
(b) A uniformly charged spherical shell of 2.5m in diameter has a surface
charge density of 100µC/m2. Calculate the
i) Charge on the sphere
ii) Total electric flux passing through the sphere.
OR
i)Derive the relation for ξeq when two cells of EMF ξ1 and ξ2 are connected in
parallel combination.
ii) The plot of the variation of potential
difference across a combination of
three identical cells in series, versus
current is shown along the question.
What is the emf and internal resistance
of each cell?

32 (i)State Ampere’s circuital law and using it find magnetic field due to 5
straight infinite current carrying wire.
(ii)Draw a graph between magnetic field and perpendicular distance of
observation point from the wire
(iii)A long straight wire in the horizontal plane carries a current of 15A in
north to south direction. Find the magnitude and direction of magnetic field
at a point 2.5m east of the wire.
OR
(i)Derive the expression of force between two infinitely long parallel current
carrying conductors, hence define one ampere of current.
(ii)A square loop of side 20 cm carrying current of 1A is kept near an
infinite long straight wire carrying a current of 2A in the same plane as
shown in the figure. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net force
exerted on the loop due to the current carrying conductor.

33 (a) State Huygens’s principle. With the help of a diagram, show how a 5
plane wave is reflected from a surface. Hence verify the law of reflection.
(b)What is the shape of wave front in each of the following cases
(i) Light diverging from a point source.
(ii)The portion of the wave-front of light from a distant star intercepted by
the earth.

OR

(i)Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the image formation by an

astronomical telescope in normal adjustment.

(ii) Define magnifying power of an astronomical telescope in normal

adjustment (i,e, when the final image is formed at infinity).

(iii) A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 144cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 6cm.What is the magnifying power of the
telescope? What is the separation between objective and eyepiece?

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