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PHYSICS SAMPLE PAPER 4

Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum 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.

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4. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based of 1 mark each, Section B

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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.

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5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B, one
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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.

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6. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. The dominant mechanisms, due to the concentration gradient, for motion of charge carriers in silicon p-n [1]
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junction are:

a) Diffusion of holes from p to n and electrons b) Diffusion of electrons only from n to p

from n to p
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c) Diffusion of holes only from p to n d) Diffusion of holes from n to p and electrons

from p to n
2. Amount of charge in coulomb required to deposit one gram equivalent of substance by electrolysis is [1]

a) 4.8 × 10 −4
C b) 96500 C

c) 6500 C d) 9.6 × 10
4
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3. A convex crown glass lens (μ = 1.5) has a focal length of 8 cm when placed in air. What is the focal length of
g
[1]
the lens when it is immersed in water (μ w
= 4/3 )?

a) 32 cm b) 16 cm

c) 8 cm d) 4 cm

4. An aeroplane having a wingspan of 35m files due north with the speed of 90 m/s, given B = 4× 10-5 T. The [1]

potential difference between the tips of the wings will be

a) 0.126 V b) 1.26 V

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 c) 0.013 V d) 12.6 V
5. The dielectric constant K of an insulator will be - [1]

a) 0.4 b) 4

c) - 4 d) 0
6. Two long parallel wires are at a distance of 1m. If both of them carry 1A of current, then the force of attraction [1]
per unit length between the two wires is:

a) 5× 10-7 Nm-1 b) 5× 10-8 Nm-1

c) 2 × 10-8 Nm-1 d) 2 × 10-7 Nm-1

7. 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 [1]
s, change of flux linkage with the other coil is

a) 45 Wb b) 35 Wb

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c) 30 Wb d) 40 Wb

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8. The value of 1 Bohr magneton is: [Given h = 6.62 × 10-34 Js, e = 1.6 × 10-19 C and me = 9.1 × 10-31 kg] [1]

a) 7.27 × 10-24 Am2 b) 9.27 × 10-24 Am2

c) 10.57 × 10-24 Am2 d

d) 8.57 × 10-24 Am2
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9. Wavefront is the locus of all points, where the particles of the medium vibrate with the same ________. [1]

a) frequency b) amplitude
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c) phase d) period

10. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is [1]

a) -1.6 C b) 10+19 C
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c) +1.6 C d) 10-19 C

11. If in a p-n junction, a square input signal of 10 V is applied as shown, [1]

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then the output across RL will be

a) b)

c) d)

12. To print a photograph from a negative, the time of exposure to light from a lamp placed 60 cm away is 2.5 s. [1]
What exposure time is required if the lamp is placed 1.2 m away?

a) 5 s b) 10 s

c) 15 s d) 20 s

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13. Assertion (A): Photosensitivity of a metal is high if its work function is small. [1]
Reason (R): Work function = hf0 where f0 is the threshold frequency.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): Electric energy resides out of the spherical isolated conductor. [1]
Reason (R): The electric field at any point inside the conductor is zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): According to Huygen’s principle, no backward wave-front is possible. [1]
Reason (R): Amplitude of secondary wavelet is proportional to (1 + cos θ ) where θ is the angle between the ray

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at the point of consideration and the direction of secondary wavelet.

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a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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Assertion (A): Chock coil is preferred over a resistor to adjust current in an ac circuit. [1]
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Reason (R): Power factor for inductance is zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
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explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
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17. Answer the following questions. [2]

i. Optical and radio telescopes are built on the ground while X-ray astronomy is possible only from satellites
orbiting the earth. Why?
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ii. The small ozone layer on top of the stratosphere is crucial for human survival. Why?
18. The susceptibility of a magnetic material is 0.9853. Identify the type of magnetic material. Draw the [2]
modification of the field pattern on keeping a piece of this material in a uniform magnetic field.
19. How is a p-type semiconductor formed? Name the major charge carriers in it. Draw the energy band diagram of [2]
a p-type semiconductor.
20. Calculate the shortest wavelength of Lyman series. Given Rydberg's constant, R =10967700 m-1. [2]

21. A galvanometer has a resistance of 8Ω . It gives a full scale deflection for a current of 10 mA. It is to be [2]
converted into an ammeter of range 5 A. The only shunt resistance available is of 0.02 Ω , which is not suitable
for this conversion. Find the value of resistance R that must be connected in series with the galvanometer (Fig.)
to get ammeter of desired range.

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 Why does a current-carrying conductor experience a force in a magnetic field?
Section C
22. In the circuit shown in Figure, the resistance of the ammeter A is negligible and that of the voltmeter V is very [3]
high. When the switch S is open, the reading of voltmeter is 1.53 V. On closing the switch S, the reading of
ammeter is 1.00 A and that of the voltmeter drops to 1.03 V. Calculate:
i. emf of the cell
ii. value of R
iii. internal resistance of the cell.

23. Draw V-I characteristics of a p-n junction diode. Answer the following giving reasons: [3]

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a. Why is the reverse bias current almost independent of applied voltage up to breakdown voltage?

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b. Why does the reverse current show a sudden increase at breakdown voltage?
24. Explain giving reasons for the following : [3]
i. Photoelectric current in a photocell increases with the increase in the intensity of the incident radiation.
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ii. The stopping potential (V0) varies linearly with the frequency (ν ) of the incident radiation for a given
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photosensitive surface with the slope remaining the same for different surfaces.
iii. Maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is independent of the intensity of incident radiation.
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25. Suppose India had a target of producing by 2020 AD, 200,000 MW of electric power, ten percent of which was [3]
to be obtained from nuclear power plants. Suppose we are given that, on an average, the efficiency of utilization
(i.e. conversion to electric energy) of thermal energy produced in a reactor was 25%. How much amount of
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fissionable uranium would our country need per year by 2020? Take the heat energy per fission of 235U to be
about 200 MeV.
26. Using the postulates of Bohr's model of hydrogen atom, obtain an expression for the frequency of radiation [3]
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emitted when the atom makes a transition from the higher energy state with quantum number ni to the lower

energy state with quantum number nf(nf <ni).

27. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650 nm and 520 nm, are used to obtain interference fringes in a [3]
Young's double slit experiment.
a. Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for wavelength 650 nm.
b. What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both the wavelengths
coincide?

28. i. Will the earth's magnetic field induce current in an artificial satellite with a metal surface that is in orbit [3]
around the equator? Around the poles?
ii. If so how would these currents affect the motion of the satellite?
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Figure given below shows an arrangement by which current flows through the bulb (X) connected with coil B, when
a.c. is passed through coil A.

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 Explain the following observations:

i. Bulb lights up.

ii. Bulb gets dimmer if the coil 'B' is moved upwards.
iii. If a copper sheet is inserted in the gap between the coils how the brightness of the bulb would change?
Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Maxwell showed that the speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the permeability and permittivity of the
medium through which it travels. The speed of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by c = . The
1

√μ0 ε0

fact led Maxwell to predict that light is an electromagnetic wave. The emergence of the speed of light from
purely electromagnetic considerations is the crowning achievement of Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory. The

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speed of an electromagnetic wave in any medium of permeability μ and permittivity ε will be c
where K is

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√Kμr

the dielectric constant of the medium and μ is the relative permeability.

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(a) The dimensions of 1

2
ε0 E
2
(ε : permittivity of free space; E = electric field) is
0

a) MLT-1
ad b) ML-1T-2

c) ML2T-2 d) ML2T-1
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(b) Let [ε 0] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum. If M = mass, L = length, T =
time and A = electric current, then

a) [ε 0] = ML2T-1 b) [ε0 ] = MLT-2A-2

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c) [ε = M-1L-3T4A2 d) = M-1L-3T2A
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0] [ε0 ]

(c) An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3 MHz passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with
permittivity ε = 4. Then
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a) wavelength is halved and the frequency b) wavelength and frequency both remain
remains unchanged. unchanged

c) wavelength is doubled and the d) wavelength is doubled and the

frequency remains unchanged frequency becomes half
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The electromagnetic waves travel with

a) the speed of light c = 3 × 108 m s-1 in b) the speed of light c = 3 × 10 m s-1 in

fluid medium. solid medium

c) the speed of light c = 3 × 108 m s-1 in d) the same speed in all media

free space
(d) Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?
cosmic rays, γ -rays, β-rays, X-rays

a) β-rays b) X-rays

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 c) γ -rays d) cosmic rays
30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Gauss's law and Coulomb's law, although expressed in different forms, are equivalent ways of describing the
relation between charge and electric field in static conditions. Gauss's law is ε 0ϕ = qend , when qend is the net

charge inside an imaginary closed surface called Gaussian surface. ϕ = ⃗

∮ E ⋅ dA
⃗
gives the electric flux through
the Gaussian surface. The two equations hold only when the net charge is in vacuum or air.

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(a) If there is only one type of charge in the universe, then (E⃗ → Electric field, ds ⃗ → Area vector)

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a) ∮ E⃗ ⋅ ds ⃗ ≠ 0 on any surface b) ⃗
∮ E ⋅ ds ⃗ could not be defined

c) ∮ E⃗ ⋅ ds ⃗ = 0 if charge is outside, d) ⃗
∮ E ⋅ ds ⃗ = ∞ if charge is inside
q
⃗
if charge is inside
(b)
∮ E ⋅ ds ⃗ =
ε0
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What is the nature of Gaussian surface involved in Gauss law of electrostatic?
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a) Magnetic b) Scalar
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c) Vector d) Electrical
(c) A charge 10 μ C is placed at the centre of a hemisphere of radius R = 10 cm as shown The electric flux
through the hemisphere (in MKS units) is
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a) 20 × 105 b) 10 × 105

c) 6 × 105 d) 2 × 105

(d) The electric flux through a closed surface area S enclosing charge Q is ϕ . If the surface area is doubled,
then the flux is
ϕ
a) b) ϕ
4

ϕ
c) d) 2ϕ
2

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A Gaussian surface encloses a dipole. The electric flux through this surface is
q q
a) ε0
b) 2ε0

2q
c) zero d) ε0

Section E
31. i. Draw a ray diagram for the formation of the image of a point object by a thin double convex lens having [5]

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 radii of curvatures R1 and R2 and hence, derive lens maker's formula.
ii. Define power of a lens and give its SI unit. If a convex lens of length 50 cm is placed in contact coaxially
with a concave lens of focal length 20 cm, what is the power of the combination?
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i. In a double slit experiment using the light of wavelength 600 nm, the angular width of the fringe formed on a
distant screen is 0.1°. Find the spacing between the two slits.

ii. Light of wavelength 500 A propagating in air gets partly reflected from the surface of water. How will the
wavelengths and frequencies of the reflected and refracted light be affected?
32. Two isolated point charges A and B are separated by a distance of 30⋅ 0 cm, as shown in fig. [5]

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The charge at A is +3⋅ 6 × 10-9 C. The variation with distance x from A along AB of the potential V is as shown
in fig.
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i. State the value of x at which the potential is zero.

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ii. Use your answer in (i) to determine the charge at B.

iii. A small test charge is now moved along the line AB from x = 5⋅ 0 cm to x = 27 cm. State and explain the
value of x at which the force on the test charge will be maximum.
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i. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery to a potential. The battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab is
inserted to completely fill the space between the plates. How will
a. its capacitance
b. electric field between the plates and
c. energy stored in the capacitor be affected?
Justify your answer giving necessary mathematical expressions for each case.
ii. a. Draw the electric field lines due to a conducting sphere.
b. Draw the electric field lines due to a dipole.
33. A series of LCR circuit is connected to a variable frequency 230 V source, L = 5.0 H, C = 80μF ,R= 40Ω [5]

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 i. Determine the source frequency which drives the circuit in resonance.
ii. Obtain the impedance of the circuit and the amplitude of current at the resonating frequency.
iii. Determine the rms potential drops across the three elements of the circuit. Show that the potential drop
across the LC combination is zero at the resonating frequency.
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i. Draw a schematic arrangement for winding of primary and secondary coil in a transformer when the two coils are
wound on top of each other.
ii. State the underlying principle of a transformer and obtain the expression for the ratio of secondary to primary

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voltage in terms of the

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a. number of secondary and primary windings and
b. primary and secondary currents.
iii. Write the main assumption involved in deriving the above relations.
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iv. Write any two reasons due to which energy losses may occur in actual transformers.
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