,GREEN PARK INTERNATIONAL SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, NAMAKKAL
Class : XII PRE BOARD EXAM Marks : 70
Date : 03.03.2024 PHYSICS Time : 3.00 Hrs.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
Read the following instructions carefully.
a) All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
b) This question paper has five sections. Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
c) 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.
d) There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided. You have to attempt only one of the
choices in such questions.
SECTION – A
All questions are compulsory, in case of internal choices, attempt any one of them. 16 x 1 = 16
1. What is the S. I. unit of electric flux?
a) Nm2/C b) Nm2 c) NCm-2 d) Nm2/C2
2. The variation of potential ‘V’ with ‘r’ & Electric field ‘E’ with ‘r’ for a point charge is correctly shown
in the graphs.

a) b) c) d)

3. The current through the 5Ω resistor is:

a) 2A
b) 4A
c) zero
d) 1A
4. What is the net force on the rectangular coil?
a) 25 x 10-7 N towards wire
b) 25 x 10-7 N away from wire
c) 35 x 10-7 N towards wire
d) 35 x 10-7 N away from wire.
5. In a certain region of space, the electric field E and magnetic field B are perpendicular to each other. An
electron enters perpendicularly to both the fields and moves undeflected. The velocity of the electron is
a) (E) / (B) b) (B) / (E) c) E x B d) E . B
6. If a diamagnetic substance is brought near north or south pole of a bar magnet, it is
a) attracted by poles
b) repelled by poles
c) repelled by north pole and attracted by south pole
d) repelled by south pole and attracted by north pole
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7. The current flows from A to B as shown in the figure. The direction of the induced current in the loop is
a) straight line
b) anticlockwise
c) clockwise
d) no induced e.m.f. is produced
8. In a compound microscope the intermediate image is
a) virtual, inverted and magnified b) real, inverted and diminished
c) virtual erect and magnified d) real, inverted and magnified
9. Four charges + 8Q, - 3Q +5Q and -10Q are kept inside a closed surface. What will be the outgoing flux
through the surface.
a) 26 V-m b) 0 V-m c) 10 V-m d) 8 V-m
10. In the adjoining figure, a wavefront AB moving in air is incident on a plane glass surface XY. Its
position CD, after refraction through a glass slab, is as shown. The refractive index of glass with respect
to air will be equal to

a) BD/AC b) AB/CD c) BD/AD d) AC/AD

11. Spherical wavefronts, emanating from a point source, strike a plane reflecting surface. What will happen
to these wave fronts, immediately after reflection?
a) They will remain spherical with the same curvature, both in magnitude and sign.
b) They will become plane wave fronts.
c) They will remain spherical, with the same curvature, but sign of curvature reversed.
d) They will remain spherical, but with different curvature, both in magnitude and sign.
12. The fringe width for red colours as compared to that for violet colour is approximately (λred ≈ 2 λviolet)
a) 3 times b) 2 times c) 4 times d) 8 times
For question numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16, two statements are given-one labeled Assertion (A) and
the other labeled 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 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
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13. Assertion (A): The tyres of aircraft are slightly conducting.
Reason (R): If a conductor is connected to ground, the extra charge induced on conductor will
flow to ground.
14. Assertion (A): When a wire is stretched to five times of its length, its resistance becomes 25 times.
Reason (R): Resistance is directly proportional to length of wire when volume is constant.
15. Assertion (A): The earth’s magnetic field does not affect the working of a moving coil galvanometer
Reason (R): Earth’s magnetic field is very weak (in comparison to strong permanent magnet in
galvanometer)
16. Assertion (A): An emf can be induced by moving a conductor in a magnetic field.
Reason (R): An emf can be induced by changing the magnetic field

SECTION – B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt anyone. 5 x 2 = 10
17. Two heaters are marked 200 V, 300 W and 200 V, 600 W. If the heaters are connected in series and the
combination connected to a 200 V dc supply, which heater will produce more heat? Justify.
18. For the given incident ray as shown in figure, for the condition of total internal reflection of this ray,
find the minimum refractive index of prism.

19. In a YDSE setup, the fringe pattern is seen on a screen placed at distance D. The slits are separated by a
distance d and are illuminated by light of wavelength λ. Find the least distance from the central
maximum where the intensity falls to half of the maximum intensity.
(or)
A prism is set for minimum deviation for a light of wavelength λ1. The angle of minimum deviation δm
in this case is equal to the angle of prism. When the prism is set for minimum deviation for light of
another wavelength λ2, the angle of minimum deviation is 30o. The refractive index of the prism for λ1 is
3 . Find the refractive index of the prism for light of wavelength λ2.
20. Answer the following:
a) Name the EM waves which are produced during radioactive decay of a nucleus. Write their
frequency range.
b) Welders wear special glass goggles while working. Why? Explain.
(or)
a) Name the electromagnetic waves which are used for the treatment of certain forms of cancer. Write
their frequency range.
b) Thin Ozone layer on the top of stratosphere is crucial for human survival. Why?
21. Explain briefly, with the help of circuit diagram, the working of a full wave rectifier.
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SECTION – C
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt anyone. 7 x 3 = 21
22. State Kirchhoff’s rules
Determine the value of unknown resistance R in the circuit shown, so that no current flows through 4Ω
resistance. Also find the potential difference between A and D

23. State Biot– Savart law.

Using this law, find expression for the magnetic field at a point on the axis of a circular current carrying
coil.
24. Define mutual inductance. A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in
one coil changes from 0 to 20 A in 0.5 s, what is the change of flux linkage with the other coil?
25. Define the terms
i) cut-off voltage and
ii) threshold frequency in relation to the Phenomenon of photoelectric effect.
Using Einstein’s photoelectric equation show how the cut-off voltage and threshold frequency for a
given photosensitive material can be determined with the help of plot.
26. The following graph shows the variation of stopping potential V0 with the frequency ν of the incident
radiation for two photosensitive metals X and Y

a) Which of the metals has larger threshold wavelength? Give reason.

b) Explain, giving reason, which metal gives out electrons, having larger kinetic energy, for the same
wavelength of the incident radiation.
c) If the distance between the light source and metal X is halved, how will the kinetic energy of
electrons emitted from it change? Give reason.
27. a) Draw the plot of binding energy per nucleon (BE/A) as a function of mass number A. Write two
important conclusions that can be drawn regarding the nature of nuclear force.
b) Use this graph to explain the release of energy in both the processes of nuclear fusion and
fission.
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28. Using Bohr’s postulates of the atomic model, derive the expression for radius of nth electron orbit.
Hence obtain the expression for Bohr’s radius.
(or)
The energy level diagram of an element is given. Identify, by doing necessary calculations, which
transition corresponds to the emission of a spectral line of wavelength 102.7 nm.

SECTION – D
Questions 29 and 30 are case study based questions and are compulsory. Attempt any 4 sub parts from each
question. Each question carries 1 mark. 2x4=8
29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
A semiconductor diode is basically a pn junction with metallic contacts provided at the ends for the
application of an external voltage. It is a two terminal device. When an external voltage is applied across
a semiconductor diode such that p-side is connected to the positive terminal of the battery and n-side to
the negative terminal, it is said to be forward biased. When an external voltage is applied across the
diode such that n-side is positive and p-side is negative, it is said to be reverse biased. An ideal diode is
one whose resistance in forward biasing is zero and the resistance is infinite in reverse biasing. When the
diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage called knee voltage, the conductivity is
very high. When the biasing voltage is more than the knee voltage 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 the given figure, a diode D is connected to an external resistance R = 100 and an emf of 3.5 V. If
the barrier potential developed across the diode is 0.5 V, the current in the circuit will be:

a) 40 mA b) 20 mA c) 35 Ma d) 30 mA
ii) In which of the following figures, the pn diode is reverse biased?
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iii) Based on the V-I characteristics of the diode, we can classify diode as
a) bilateral device b) ohmic device c) non-ohmic device d) passive element
(or)
Two identical PN junctions can be connected in series by three different methods as shown in the
figure. If the potential difference in the junctions is the same, then the correct connections will be

a) in the circuits (1) and (2) b) in the circuits (2) and (3)
c) in the circuits (1) and (3) d) only in the circuit (1)
iv) The V-I characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of the resistance of the diode at
I = 15 mA to the resistance at V = -10 V is

a) 100 b) 106 c) 10 d) 10–6

30. Diffraction of light
The phenomenon of bending of light around the sharp corners and the spreading of light within the
geometrical shadow of the opaque obstacles is called diffraction of light. The light thus deviates from its
linear path. The deviation becomes much more pronounced, when the dimensions of the aperture or the
obstacle are comparable to the wavelength of light.
i) Light seems to propagate in rectilinear path because
a) its spread is very large
b) its wavelength is very small
c) reflected from the upper surface of atmosphere
d) it is not absorbed by atmosphere
ii) In diffraction from a single slit the angular width of the central maxima does not depends on
a) λ of light used b) width of slit
c) distance of slits from the screen d) ratio of λ and slit width
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iii) For a diffraction from a single slit, the intensity of the central point is
a) infinite
b) finite and same magnitude as the surrounding maxima
c) finite but much larger than the surrounding maxima
d) finite and substantially smaller than the surrounding maxima
iv) Single slit diffraction is completely immersed in water without changing any other parameter. How
is the width of the central maximum affected?
a) Insignificant b) Increases c) Decreases d) Becomes zero
(or)
In a single diffraction pattern observed on a screen placed at D metre distance from the slit of width
d metre, the ratio of the width of the central maxima to the width of other secondary maxima is
a) 2: 1 b) 1: 2 c) 1: 1 d) 3: 1

SECTION – E
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt anyone. 3 x 5 = 15
31. a) A jar of height h is filled with a transparent liquid of refractive index µ. At the centre of the jar on t
he bottom surface is a dot. Find the minimum diameter of a disc, such that when it is placed on the
top surface symmetrically about the centre, the dot is invisible

b) An object is placed 30 cm in front of a plano-convex lens with its spherical surface of radius of
curvature 20 cm. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5, find the position and nature
of the image formed.
(or)
a) In a double slit experiment using light of wavelength 600 nm, the angular width of the fringe formed
on a distant screen is 0.1º. Find the spacing between the two slits.
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b) Light of wavelength 5000 A propagating in air gets partly reflected from the surface of water. How
will the wavelength and frequencies of the reflected and refracted light be affected?
c) What is the effect on the interference fringes in Young’s double slit experiment due to each of the
following operations? Justify your answers.
i) The screen is moved away from the plane of the slits.
ii) The separation between slits is increased.
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32. a) Draw equipotential surfaces for
i) an electric dipole and
ii) two identical positive charges placed near each other.
b) In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of 6x10–3 m² and the
separation between plates is 3 mm.
i) Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
ii) If the capacitor is connected to 100V supply, what would be the charge on each plate?
iii) How would charge on the plate be affected if a 3 mm thick mica sheet of k=6 is inserted between
the plates while the voltage supply remains connected?
(or)
a) Two capacitors of unknown capacitances C1 and C2 are connected first in series and then in parallel
across a battery of 100 V. If the energy stored in the two combinations is 0.45 J and 0.25 J
respectively, determine the value of C1 and C2. Also calculate the charge on each capacitor in
parallel combination.
b) Deduce the expression for the potential energy of a system of two point charges q1 and q2 brought
from infinity to the points r1 and r2 respectively in the presence of external electric field E .
33. a) 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 turns 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.
b) A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source having voltage V = V0 sin ωt. Derive the
expression for the instantaneous current I and its phase relationship to the applied voltage.
(or)
a) What is the principle of transformer?
b) How is the large scale transmission of electric energy over long distances done with the use of
transformers?
c) Why the primary and secondary coils of a transformer are preferably wound on the same core.
d) A small town with a demand of 1200 kW of electric power at 220 V is situated 20 km away from an
electric plant generating power at 440 V. The resistance of the two wire lines carrying power is
0.5Ω per km. The town gets the power from the line through a 4000−220 V step-down transformer
at a sub-station in the town. Estimate the line power loss in the form of heat.

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