CLASS : XII WINNERS COACHING CENTRE CBSE SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER SUBJECT: PHYSICS (THEORY) Maximum Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 hours. 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, Seetion B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each, Seetion D contains two case study-based questions of four marks each and Seetion 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, =3x 108 mis ii, m= 9.1 x103" kg. iii, e=16x10C iv. wo= 4x 107 TmAt vy, h=6.63x10 Js vi. & 854 x10"? C Nm? vii, Avogadro's number = 6,023 X 10 per gram mole Section — A (1 Mark) 1. Accharge q is placed at the point of intersection of body diagonals of a cube. The electric flux passing through any one of its face is @ 3q «4 a @) oa On Osa 2. The electric potential of earth is taken to be zero because earth is a good (a) Insulator (b) Conductor (©) Semiconductor (4) Dieleetrie 3. If the ammeter in the given circuit shown in the diagram reads 2A, the resistance R is (a) 10 (b)20 (c)30 (4a © semved wth Ot Scanner10. 12, 13. 14. 15. 20 R =@t JI ov ‘The heat produced by 100W heater in 2 minutes is equal to (a) 10.5kI (b) 16.3kI (©) 120k (a) 14.25 Time period of a charged particle undergoing a ¢ircular motion in a uniform magnetic fields is independent of (a) Speed of the particle (b) Mass of the particle (©) Charge of the particle (d) Magnetic field ‘The final image formed in an astronomical refracting telescope with respect to the object is (a) Real inverted (b) Real erect (©) Virtual erect. (d) Virtual inverted ‘The shape of the interference fringes in Young’s double slit experiment when D (distance between slit and screen) is very large as compared to fringe width is nearly (a) Straight line (b) Parabolic (© Circular (d) Hyperbolic ‘Unpolarized light is incident on a plane glass surface having refractive index V3. The angle of incidence at which reflected and refracted rays would become perpendicular to each other is: (a) 15° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60° Photoelectric emission from a given surface of metal can take place when the value of a “physical quantity” is less than the energy of incident photon. The physical quantity is: (a) Threshold frequency (b) Work function of surface (c) Threshold wave length (4) stopping potential ‘A photon beam of energy 12.1eV is incident on a hydrogen atom. The orbit to which electron of H-atom be excited is (a2 (b) 3 4" (@s® Horizontal and vertical components of earth’s magnetic field at a place are equal. The angle of dip at that place is OR A fire floating magnetic needle at North pole is to the surface of earth, The magnetic flux linked with a coil changes by 2 x 107 Wb when the current changes by O.O1A. the self-inductance of the coil is If the angular speed of the armature of a dynamo is doubled then the amplitude of the induced e, m. f will become An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 100V, then de-Broglie ‘wavelength associated with itis approximately Ae An equilateral prism is made up of material of refractive index V3. The angle of minimum, deviation of light passing through the prism is © semved wth Ot Scanner20 2 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. 27. Which physical quantity in a nuclear reaction is considered equivalent to the Q-value of the reaction? Zener diode is used in reverse bias. When its reverse bias is increased, how does the thickness of the depletion layer change? The initial concentration of a radioactive substance is No and its half life is 12 hours. What will be its concentration after 36 hours? Work function of Sodium is 2.75eV. what will be KE of emitted electron when photon of energy 3.54eV is incident on the surface of sodium? From the information of energy band gaps of diodes, how do you decide which can be light emitting diodes? OR Give any one advantage of LEDs over conventional incandescent low power lamps. The direction of wavefront of a wave with the wave motion is (a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular (©) Opposite (d) Atan angle of 8 SECTION B (2 Marks) ‘The work function for a certain metal is 4,2cV. Will this metal give photoelectric emission for incident radiation of wave length 330 nm? Draw magnetic field lines when a (i) Diamagnetic (ii) Paramagnetie substance is placed in an external magnetic field. Which magnetic property distinguishes this behavior of the field lines due to the two substances? Explain in brief, why Rutherford’s model cannot account for the stability of an atom? ‘What is the radius of the nucleus of cu? ‘Two small conducting spheres A and B of radius r; and ry have charges qi and q2 respectively. They are connected by a wire. Obtain the expression for charges A and B in equilibrium ‘Two identical circular loops P and Q each of radius r and carrying equal currents are kept in parallel planes having a common axis passing through O. The direction of current in P is clockwise and in Q is anticlockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from loops P and Q. Find magnitude of net magnetic field at O. 1+ 2r ——+1 I © semved wth Ot ScannerSECTION C (3 Marks) 28. Two material bars A and B of equal area of cross - section, are connected in series to a DC supply. A is made of usual resistance wire and B of an n- type semiconductor. (a) In which bar is drift speed of free electrons greater? (b) Ifthe same constant current continues to flow for a along time, how will the voltage drop across A and B be affected? Justify each answer. 29. Derive an expression for the velocity Ve of a positive ions passing undeflected through a region where crossed and uniform electric field E and magnetic field B are simultaneously present Draw and justify the trajectory of identical positive ions whose velocity has a magnitude less than Ivel OR A particular of mass m and charge q is in motion at speed v parallel to a long straight conduetor carrying current I as shown below Find magnitude and direction of electric field required so that the particle goes undeflected. 30. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 10V is applied to a series LCR eircuit in which resistance. Capacitance and inductance have values of 100, 1uF and 1H respectively. Find (i)the peak voltage across the inductor at resonance (ii) quality factor of the circuit 31. A particle, having a charge +5 uC, is initially at rest at the point x = 30cm on the x axis. The Particle begins to move due to the presence of a charge Q that is kept fixed at the origin. Find the kinetic energy of the particle at the instant it has moved 15 em from its initial position if (a) Q=+ 15HC (b) Q=-15pC 32. (a) An electric dipole is kept first to the left infinite plane sheet having a uniform surface directions of its electric dipole moment in t then to the right of a negatively charged farge density. The arrows P) and P: show the cases © semved wth Ot ScannerIdentify for each case, whether the dipole is in stable or unstable equilibrium. Justify each answer. (b) Next, the dipole is kept in a similar way (as shown), near an infinitely long straight wire having uniform negative linear charge density Py Pe _ _— Will the dipole be in equilibrium at these two positions? Justify your answer. 33. Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the image formation in a refracting type astronomical telescope in the normal adjustment position. Write two drawbacks of refracting type telescopes. OR (a) Define resolving power of a telescope. Write the factors on which it depends. (b) A telescope resolves whereas a microscope magnifies, Justify the statement, ‘SECTION D (4 Marks) 34. (a) Figure shows the variation of photoelectric current measured in a photo cell circuit as a function of the potential difference between the plates of the photo cell when light beams A. B, Cand D of different wavelengths are incident on the photo cell. Examine the given figure and answer the following questions: © semved wth Ot ScannerPotential Differenice (i) Which light beam has the highest frequency and why’ (ii) Which light beam has the longest wavelength and why? (iii) Which light beam ejects photoelectrons with maximum momentum and why? OR (b)What is the effect on threshold frequency and stopping potential on increasing the frequency of incident beam of light? Justify your answer, SECTION E, (5 Marks) 35. (i) State Huygens’ Principle. Using this principle, draw a diagram to show how a plane ‘wavefront incident at the interference of the two media gets refracted when it propagates from a rarer toa denser medium. Hence, Verify Snell’s law of refraction. (i)) Is the frequency of reflected and refracted light same as the frequency of incident light? 36, State the principle of working of p-n diode as a rectifier, Explain with the help of a circuit diagram, the use of p-n diode as a full wave rectifier. Draw a sketch of the input and output waveforms. OR Draw circuit diagram of. full wave rectifier. Explain the working principle. Draw the input/ ‘output waveforms indicating clearly the functions of the two diodes used. 37. (a) Using Gauss’s law, derive expression for intensity of electric field at any point near the infinitely long straight uniformly charged wie. (b) The electric field components in the following figure are Ex = ax, Ey = 0, Ez=0; in which a=400 N/C m, Calculate (i) the electric flux through the cube, and (ii) the charge within the cube assume that a= 0.1m. © semved wth Ot ScannerOR a) Define electrostatic potential at a point Write its SI unit, Three charges qi, q2 and qs are kept respectively at points A, B and C as shown in fiugres. Write the expression for electrostatic potential energy of the system. Rat rh, 13 8 73 a b) Depict the equipotential surfaces due to (i) Anelectric dipole (ii) Two identical negative charges separated by a small distance. © semved wth Ot Scanner