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MOCK TEST
for Class XIIth
Set – III
PHYSICS (CBSE)
Time: 3 hrs. Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:
(a) All Questions are compulsory. There are 37 questions in all.
(b) Section – A: Q.No. 1 to 10 are very short answer questions (objective type) and carry 1 mark each.
(c) Section – A: Q.No. 11 to 15 are fill in the blank type questions and carry 1 mark each.
(d) Section – A: Q.No. 16 to 20 are very short answer type questions and carry 1 mark each.
(e) Section – B: Q.No. 21 to 27 are short answer type questions and carry 2 marks each.
(f) Section – C: Q.No. 28 to 34 are long answer type questions and carry 3 marks each.
(g) Section – D: Q.No. 35 to 37 are very long answer type questions and carry 5 marks each.
(h) Use log tables if necessary, use of calculators is not allowed.
(i) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in two questions of one
mark each, two questions of two marks, one question of three marks and three questions of five
marks weightage. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(j) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary.

c = 3 × 108 m/s
h = 6.63 × 10–34 Js
e = 1.6 × 10–19 C
0 = 4 × 10–7 T m A–I
0 = 8.854 × 10–12 C2 N–1m–2
1
= 9 × 109 N m2 C–2
4 0
me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg
mass of neutron = 1.675 × 10–27 kg
mass of proton = 1.673 × 10–27 kg
Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant = 1.38 × 10–23 JK–1

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SECTION  A
1. An electric field line:
(A) intersect the other line
(B) can give direction of electric field
(C) due to change can form closed loop
(D) due to point charge are having cylindrical symmetry

2. Find the current in the circuit

10

10

10V

(A) 2A (B) 1A (C) 0.5A (D) 4A

3. Energy stored in an ‘inductor of inductance ‘L’ and having current ‘’ is:
1
(A) L 2 (B) L 2 (C) L (D)  2L
2

4. What is the work done in moving a test chare q through a distance of 1 cm along the
equatorial axis of an electric dipole?
qE
(A) +qE (B) –qE (C) (D) zero
2

5. Calculate the speed of light in a medium whose critical angle is 30°.

(A) 1.5  108 (B) 3  108 (C) 1.4  108 (D) 0.67  108

6. In Young’s double slit experiment using monochromatic light of wavelength , the

intensity of light at a point on the screen where path difference is , is K units. Find out
the intensity of light at a point where path difference is /3.
K K K
(A) K (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3

7. The shape of the interference fringes in Young’s double slit experiment (if slits are point
holes) when D (distance between slit and screen) is very large as compared to fringe
width is nearly
(A) straight line (B) parabolic (C) circular (D) hyperbolic

8. 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 (D) Stopping Potential

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9. A cylindrical metallic wire is stretched to increase its length by 5%. Calculate the
percentage change in its resistance.
(A) 10.25 (B) 10 (C) 20.5 (D) 5

10 What is the power dissipated in an a.c circuit in which voltage and current are given by

V = 230 sin  t   and I = 10 sin t?
 2
(A) 2300 (B) 230 (C) zero (D) 23

11. Horizontal and vertical components of earth’s magnetic field at a place are equal. The
angle of dip at that place is ________.

12. A free floating magnetic needle at North pole is __________ to the surface of earth.

13. If distance between the two charge doubled then coulombic force becomes one
__________ of original.

14. If charge on capacitor is 20C then voltage across it is __________. (C = 1F)

15. Potential at each point on a conducting surface is always __________.

16. The variation of potential difference V with length I in case of two potentiometers P and
Q is as shown. Which one of these two will you prefer for comparing emfs of two primary
cells?

V P

17. In a series LCR circuit, the voltage across an inductor, capacitor and resistor are 20 V,
20 V and 40 V respectively. What is the phase difference between the applied voltage
and the current in the circuit?

18. Two thin lenses of power +4D and –2D are in contact. What is the focal length of the
combination?

19. De Broglie wavelength associated with an electron accelerated through a potential

difference V is . What will be its wavelength when the accelerating potential is
increased to 4 V?

3
20. An equilateral prism is made up of material of refractive index . Find he angle of
2
minimum deviation of light passing through the prism.

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SECTION  B

21. (a) Why does the electric field inside a dielectric decrease when it is placed in an
external electric field?
(b) A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF.
What will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates be reduced by half
and the space between them is filled with a substance of dielectric constant K = 6?
OR
Three point charges of +2C, –3C and 3C are kept at the vertices, A, B and C
respectively of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm as shown in the figure. What should
be the sign and magnitude of the charge to be placed at the mid-point (M) of side BC so
that the charge at A remains in equilibrium?

22. A charge ‘q’ moving along the X-axis with a velocity  is subjected to a uniform
magnetic field B acting along the Z-axis as it crosses the origin O.

(i) Trace its trajectory.

(ii) Does the charge gain kinetic energy as it enters the magnetic field? Justify your
answer.

23. Two cells E1 and E2 in the given circuit diagram have an emf of 5 V and 9 V and internal
resistance of 0.3 and 1.2 respectively.

Calculate the value of current flowing through the resistance of 3.

24. A jet plane is traveling west at 450 ms–1. If the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic
field at that place is 4 x 10–4 Tesla and the angle of dip is 30°, find the emf induced
between the ends of wings having a span of 30 m.

25. An alternating voltage of frequency f is applied across a series LCR circuit. Let fr be the
resonance frequency for the circuit. Will the current in the circuit lag, lead or remain in
phase with the applied voltage when (i) (ii) Explain your answer in each
case.

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26. In the figure given below, a bar magnet moving towards the right or left induces an e.m.f.
in the coils (1) and (2). Find, giving reason, the directions of the induced currents
through the resistors AB and CD when the magnet is moving (a) towards the right, and
(b)towards the left.

27. Give the logic symbol for an AND gate. Draw the output wave form for AND gate for
input wave forms A and B.

OR
Draw a ray diagram of an astronomical telescope in the normal adjustment position.
What will be the length of the telescope for this position?

SECTION  C

28. A 20F capacitor is charged by a 30 V dc supply and then connected across

an uncharged 50F capacitor. Calculate (i) the final potential difference across the
combination, and (ii) the initial and final energies. How will you account for the difference
in energy?

29. Potentiometer wire, PQ of 1 m length is connected to a standard cell E1. Another cell, E2
of e.m.f. 1.02 V is connected as shown in the circuit diagram with a resistance ‘r’ and a
switch, S. With switch, S open, null position is obtained at a distance of 51 cm from P.
Calculate
(i) potential gradient of the potentiometer wire and (ii) e.m.f of the cell E1. (iii) When
switch S is closed, will null point move towards P or towards Q? Give reason for your
answer.

OR
A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 120 ohm shows full scale deflection for a
current of 2.5 mA. How will you convert the galvanometer into an ammeter of range 0 to
7.5 A? Determine the net resistance of the ammeter. When an ammeter is put in a
circuit, does it read slightly less or more than the actual current in the original circuit?
Justify your answer.

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30. (i) State the law that gives the polarity of the induced emf.
(ii) A 15.0 F capacitor is connected to 220 V. 50 Hz source. Find the capacitive
reactance and the rms current.

31. Draw a labelled diagram of Hertz’s experimental set-up to produce electromagnetic

waves. Explain the generation of- electromagnetic waves using this set-up.

32. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram, how the thickness of depletion layer in a p-n
junction diode charges when it is forward biased. In the following circuit which one of the
two diodes is forward biased and which is reverse biased?

33. Draw a graph to show the variation of the angle of deviation 'D' with that of the angle of
incidence 'i' for a monochromatic ray of light passing through a glass prism of refracting
angle 'A'. Hence deduce the relation
A  Dm 
sin 
 2 
=
A
sin
2

34. Red light, however bright it is, cannot produce the emission of electrons from a clean
zinc surface. But even weak ultraviolet radiation can do so. Why? X-rays of wavelength
’’ fall on photosensitive surface, emitting electrons. Assuming that the work function of
the surface can be neglected, prove that the de Broglie wavelength of electrons emitted
h
will be, .
2mc
OR
6
A neutron is absorbed by a 3 Li nucleus with the subsequent emission of an alpha
particle.
(i) Write the corresponding nuclear reaction.
(ii) Calculate the energy released, in MeV, in this reaction.

SECTION  D

35. Two point charges q and –q are located at points (0, 0, –a) and (0, 0, a) respectively.
(a) Find the electrostatic potential at (0, 0, z) and (x, y, 0)
(b) How much work is done in moving a small test charge from the point (5, 0, 0) to
(–7, 0, 0) along the x-axis?
(c) How would your answer change if the path of the test charge between the same
points is not along the x-axis but along any other random path?

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(d) If the above point

 charges are now placed in the same positions in a uniform external
electric field E , what would be the potential energy of the charge system in its
orientation of unstable equilibrium?
Justify your answer in each case.
OR
A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged to a potential V1 while another capacitor of
capacitance C2 is charged to a potential difference V2. The capacitors are now
disconnected from their respectively charging batteries and connected in parallel to each
other.
(a) Find the total energy stored in the two capacitors before they are connected.
(b) Find the total energy stored in the parallel combination of the two capacitors.
(c) Explain the reason for the difference of energy in parallel combination in comparison
to the total energy before they are connected.

36. State the working of a.c. generator with the help of a labelled diagram.
The coil of an a.c. generator having N turns, each of area A, is rotated with a constant
angular velocity . Deduce the expression for the alternating e.m.f. generated in the coil.
What is the source of energy generation in this device?
OR
(a) Show that in an a.c. circuit containing a pure inductor, the voltage is ahead of current
by /2 in phase.
(b) A horizontal straight wire of length L extending from east to west is falling with speed
v at right angles to the horizontal component of Earth’s magnetic field B.
(i) Write the expression for the instantaneous value of the e.m.f. induced in the wire.
(ii) What is the direction of the e.m.f.?
(iii) Which end of the wire is at the higher potential?

37. What are coherent sources? Why are coherent sources required to produce interference
of light? Give an example of interference of light in everyday life. In Young's double slit
experiment, the two slits are 0.03 cm apart and the screen is placed at a distance of 1.5
m away from the slits. The distance between the central bright fringe and fourth bright
fringe is 1 cm. Calculate the wavelength of light used.
OR
State the condition under which the phenomenon of diffraction of light takes place.
Derive an expression for the width of the central maximum due to diffraction of light at a
single slit.
A slit of width 'a' is illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength 700 nm at normal
incidence. Calculate the value of 'a' for position of
(i) first minimum at an angle of diffraction of 30°.
(ii) first maximum at an angle of diffraction of 30°.

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