Class XII 2023-24

Subject: Physics
Time: 3 Hours
Date:20/12/2023 Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
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 2 marks
each, Section C contains seven questions of 3 marks each, Section D contains
two case study-based questions of 4 marks each and Section E contains three
long questions of 5 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

SECTION-A
1. The electric field at a point on the axial line of a small electric dipole is
10N/C. What will be the electric field at a point situated at the same distance
on the equatorial axis of the dipole?
(a) 10 N/C
(b) 5 N/C
(c)-5 N/C
(d)-10 N/C
2.If 1µA current flows through a conductor when potential difference of 2 V is
applied across its ends, then the resistance of the conductor is
(a) 2 x 10-6 Ω
(b) 2 x 106 Ω
(c) 0.2 x 105 Ω
(d) 2 x 103 Ω
3.Three capacitors each of capacity C are connected in series. The resultant
capacity will be
(a) 3C
(b) 3/C
(c) C/3
(d) 1/ 3C
4. In photoelectric effect the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electron
depends on
(a) wavelength
(b) frequency
(c) intensity
(d) work function
5. Magnetic dipole moment is a vector quantity directed from
(a) West to East direction
(b) North to South Pole
(c) East to West direction
(d) South to North Pole
6. At room temperature, a P-type semiconductor has
(a) Large number of holes and few electrons
(b) Large number of free electrons and few holes
(c) Equal number of free electrons and holes
(d) No electrons or holes
7. In a series combination = 300 Ω , L = 0.9H ,C = 2µF , ω=1000 rad / s. The
impedance of the LCR-circuit is
(a) 400 Ω
(b) 500 Ω
(c) 900 2
(d) 1300 Ω
8. A uniform magnetic field gets modifies as shown in Figure below, when
two specimens A and B are placed in it.

(a) A is Paramagnetic, B is diamagnetic

(b) A is ferromagnetic, B is paramagnetic
(c) A is diamagnetic, B is ferromagnetic
(d) A is diamagnetic, B is paramagnetic

9.If a wire of length 2 m is moving with a velocity of 1 m/s perpendicular to a

magnetic field of 0.5 T, then E.M.F. induced in the wire will be
(a)0.2 V
(b) 1.0 V
(c) 0.5 V
(d) 2 V Ω
10. Which of the given law is modified to introduce Displacement current?
a) Gauss's law
b) Ampere's circuital law
c) Lenz's law
d) coulomb's law
11. In Huygen’s wave theory, the locus of all points oscillating in the same
phase is called a
(a) ray
(b) vibrator
(c) wavefront
(d) half period zone
12. The frequency of X-rays is
(a) 10 Hz 12
(b) 10 Hz 14
(c) 10 Hz 16
(d) 10 Hz
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given one labelled Assertion (A)
and other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the options as given below.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A): In the process of photoelectric emission, all emitted
electrons do not have same kinetic energy.
 Reason(R): the energy of emitted electrons depends on the intensity of
incident radiation
14. Assertion (A): V-I characteristic of p-n junction diode is same as that of any
other conductor.
Reason(R): p-n junction diode obeys Ohm’s law.
15. Assertion (A): At resonant frequency the current amplitude in series LCR
circuit is maximum
Reason (R): The impedance of the circuit is minimum at resonant frequency
16. Assertion (A): A photon has no rest mass, yet it carries definite momentum.
Reason (R): Momentum of photon is due to its energy and hence its
equivalent mass.

SECTION-B
17. Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Justify your answer.
18. Explain, with the help of a suitable diagram, how (i) depletion layer and (ii)
potential barrier is formed in a p-n junction diode.
OR
Draw a circuit diagram of a half wave rectifier. Draw the input and output
waveform.
19. State the principle of superposition of waves.
OR
What happens to fringe width, when the separation between the slits as well
as distance of the screen from the slit are halved?
20. The work function for a certain metal is 4.2 eV. Will this metal give
photoelectric emission for incident radiation of wavelength 330 nm? Justify
21. a)Draw the graph showing the variation of Binding energy/nucleon versus
Atomic mass number of elements
b) Specify the regions in graph where nuclear Fission and Fusion occurs
 SECTION-C
22.Write the relation between the radius and mass number of the nucleus.
Show that the density of nucleus is independent of its mass number.
23. The total energy of an electron in the first excited state of the hydrogen
atom is about –3.4 eV.
a) What is the kinetic energy of the electron in this state?
b) What is the potential energy of the electron in this state?
c)Which of the answers above would change if the choice of the zero of
potential energy is changed?
24. Distinguish Dia and Para magnetic material Compare any 3 properties.
25. State the Bio-Savart law for the magnetic field due to a current carrying
element. Use this law to obtain a formula for magnetic field at the centre of a
circular loop of radius R carrying a steady current I . Indicate the direction of
the magnetic field.
26. Atomic radius of first orbit of hydrogen atom is 0 5A0 . What is the radius of
its fifth orbit?
27. What happens when a forward bias is applied to a p-n-junctions

28. Why photoelectric effect cannot be explained on the basis of wave nature of
light? Give reasons.
OR
The following graph shows the variation of stopping potential Vs with the
frequency v of the incident radiation for two photosensitive metals X and Y .
(i) Which of the metals has larger threshold wavelength? Give reason.
(ii) (ii) Explain giving reason which metal gives out electrons having larger
kinetic energy, for the same wavelength of the incident radiation.
(iii) (iii) If the distance between the light source and metal X is halved,
what will be the kinetic energy of electrons emitted due to this
change? Give reason.
 SECTION-D

Case Study Based Questions.

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
29.Total internal reflection is the phenomenon of reflection of light into denser
medium at the interface of denser medium with a rarer medium. For this
phenomenon to occur necessary condition is that light must travel from denser
to rarer and angle of incidence in denser medium must be greater than critical
angle (C) for the pair of media in contact. Critical angle depends on nature of
medium and wavelength of light. We can show that µ = 1/sinc
(i) Critical angle for glass air interface, where µ, of glass is 3/2, is
(a) 41.8° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 15°
(ii) Critical angle for water air interface is 48.6°. What is the refractive index of
water?
(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 4/3 (d) ¾
(iii) Critical angle for air water interface for violet colour is 49°. Its value for red
colour would be
(a) 49° (b) 50° (c) 48° (d) cannot say
(iv) Which of the following is not due to total internal reflection?
(a) Working of optical fibre.
(b) Difference between apparent and real depth of a pond.
(c) Mirage on hot summer days.
(d) Brilliance of diamond.
OR
Critical angle of glass is θ1 and that of water is θ2 . The critical angle for water
and glass surface would be (µg = 3/2, µw = 4/3)
(a) less than θ2
(b) between θ1 and θ2
(c) greater than θ2
(d) less than θ1

30. A pure semiconductor germanium or silicon, free of every impurity is called

intrinsic semiconductor. At room temperature, a pure semiconductor has very
small number of current carriers (electrons and holes). Hence its conductivity is
low. When the impurity atoms of valance five or three are doped in a pure
semiconductor, we get respectively n-type or p type extrinsic semiconductor. In
case of doped semiconductor ne.nh = ni 2. Where ne and nh are the number
density of electron and hole charge carriers in a pure semiconductor. The
conductivity of extrinsic semiconductor is much higher than that of intrinsic
semiconductor.
1.Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) The majority charge carriers in n- type semiconductors are holes.
(b) Doping pure Si with trivalent impurities gives p- type semiconductors.
(c) The resistance of intrinsic semiconductor decreases with increase of
temperature.
(d) All of the above
2.The impurity atoms with which pure Ge should be doped to make a ptype
semiconductor is
(a) Phosphorus (b) Boron (c) Arsenic (d)
Antimony
3.Si at absolute zero temperature acts as
(a) Semiconductor (b) Metal (c) Insulator (d) None of
these
4.Electrons are majority charge carriers in
(a) Intrinsic semiconductors
(b) p-type semiconductor
(c) metals
(d) n-type semiconductors
OR
Electrons & holes are charge carriers in pairs
(a) Extrinsic semiconductors
(b) n - type semiconductors
(c) p - type semiconductors
(d) Intrinsic semiconductors

SECTION-E
31. (a) A capacitor of capacitance C is charged fully by connecting it to a battery
of emf E. It is then disconnected from the battery. If the separation between
the plates of the capacitor is now doubled, how will the following change ?
(i) charge stored by the capacitor.
(ii) field strength between the plates.
(iii) energy stored by the capacitor.
(b) Explain why, for any configuration, the equipotential surface through a point
is normal to the electric field at the point.
Draw a sketch of equipotential surfaces due to a single charge ( ) - q , depicting
the electric field lines due to the charge.
OR
Show that the potential energy of a dipole making angle θ with the direction of
the field is given by
 Hence, find out the amount of work done in rotating it form the
position of unstable equilibrium to the stable equilibrium.
32. (a) Draw ray diagram to show the refraction of light through a glass prism.
Hence obtain relation for angle of deviation in terms of the angle of incidence,
angle of emergence, and angle of prism. Write any two factors on which angle
of deviation depend.
(b) Calculate the angle of minimum deviation for an equilateral prism of
refractive index 3.
OR
(a) State Huygens’s principle. With the help of a diagram, show how a plane
wave is reflected from a surface. Hence verify the law of reflection.
(b) A concave mirror of focal length 12 cm forms three times magnified virtual
image of an object. Find the distance of object from the mirror.
33.a) (a) An alternating voltage V = Vmsinωt applied to a series L- C - R circuit
drives a current given by I = I0 sin (ωt+ φ) . Deduce an expression for the
average power dissipated over a cycle.
b) The Figure represents an area A=0.5m2 situated in a uniform magnetic
field B=2Wb/m2 and making an angle of 60o with respect to magnetic field. Find the
value of magnetic flux through the area.
OR
Define self-inductance of a coil. Obtain the expression for the energy stored in
an inductor L connected across a source of emf.

OR
Define self-inductance of a coil. Obtain the expression for the energy stored in
an inductor L connected across a source of emf.