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Pre-Board Examination- I (2023-24)

Time: 3 Hrs Class: XII Subject: Physics MM: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 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.
(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. c = 3 x 108 m/s ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
-7
iv. µ0 = 4π x 10 Tm𝑨 −𝟏 -34
v. h = 6.63 x10 Js vi. ε0 = 8.854 x10-12 𝑪 𝟐𝑵−𝟏𝒎−𝟐
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟑 per gram mole

SECTION -A

1. A point charge Q is placed at point ‘O’ as shown in the figure. Which of the following relation is
correct when Q is positive, negative charge?
O.Q A. B.

(a) VA> VB, VB>VA (b) VA< VB, VA <VB (c) VA> VB, VB < VA (d) VA< VB, VB=VA

2. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV. What are the kinetic and potential energies of
electron in this state?

(a) -13.6 eV, 27.2eV (b) 13.6eV, -27.2eV (c) 27.2 eV, 13.6 eV (d) 27.2 eV, -13.6 eV

3. As the mass number A increases which of the following quantities related to a nucleus does not
change?

(a) Mass (b) volume (c) density (d) binding energy

4. A circular loop of area 0.01m2 carrying a current of 10A is held perpendicular to a magnetic field of
intensity 0.1T. The torque acting on the loop is

(a) zero (b) 0.01 Nm (c) 0.1 Nm (d) 0.5 Nm

5. An electric dipole placed in an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 N/C at an angle of 30° experiences a
torque equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole of dipole length 2 cm is

(a) 7 µC (b) 8 Mc (c) 2 mC (d) 5 mC

6. A diamagnetic material in a magnetic field moves

(a) from weaker to stronger part (b) perpendicular to field

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(c) from stronger to weaker part (d) in none of the above directions

7. According to Maxwell’s displacement law, changing electric field is a source of

(a) an emf (b) magnetic field (c) pressure gradient (d) all of these

8. A metallic wire 5m is moving with a velocity of 2m/s perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.1T. The
induced emf in the wire will be

(a) 0.2V (b) 0V (c) 1V (d) 2V

9. If photons of frequency ν are incident on the surface of metals A& B of threshold frequencies ν/2
and ν/4 respectively. The ratio of the maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted from A to that
from B is

(a) 2:3 (b) 3:4 (c) 1:3 (d) √3:√2

10. The graph of impedance with frequency of applied ac

voltage of an ac circuit is given below. Identify the
circuit

(a) Purely capacitive (b) Purely

inductive

(c) RL or RC circuit (d) Resonant

LCR circuit

11. A charge particle after being accelerated through a potential difference ‘V’ enters in a uniform
magnetic field and moves in a circle of radius r. If V is doubled, the radius of the circle will become
(a) 2r (b) √2 r (c) 4 (d) r/√2
12. An ammeter of resistance 0.81 ohm reads up to 1 A. The value of the required shunt to increase the
range to 10 A is
(a) 0.9 ohm (b ) 0.09 ohm (c) 0.03 ohm (d) 0.3 ohm
Q No 13-16. Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) 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) : An electron has a higher potential energy when it is at a location associated with a
negative value of potential and has a lower potential energy when at a location associated with a
positive potential.
Reason (R) : Electrons move from a region of higher potential to a region of lower potential.

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14. Assertion(A): For the radiation of a frequency greater than the threshold frequency, photoelectric
current is proportional to the intensity of the radiation.
Reason (R) : Greater the number of energy quanta available, greater is the number of electrons
absorbing the energy quanta and greater is number of electrons coming out of the metal.
15. Assertion (A): An n type semiconductor has a large number of electrons but still it is electrically
neutral.
Reason (R): A n type semiconductor is obtained by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with a
pentavalent impurity.
16. Assertion (A) : Propagation of light through an optical fibre is due to total internal reflection taking
place at the core-cladding interface.
Reason (R): Refractive index of the material of the cladding of the optical fibre is greater than that
of the core.
SECTION B
17. In an A.C. circuit, the instantaneous value of emf and current are E = 200 sin 314t Volts and
I= sin (314t + /3). What is average power dissipation?
18. The wavelength λ of a photon and the de Broglie wavelength of an electron of mass m have the
same value. Show that the energy of the photon is 2λmc/h times the kinetic energy of the electron,
where c and h have their usual meanings.
19. A ray of light passes through an equilateral prism such that the angle of incidence is equal to the
angle of emergence and each of these angles is equal to ¾ of angle of prism. What is angle of
deviation?
20. In the electric network shown in the figure, use Kirchhoff’s rules to calculate the power consumed
by the resistance R = 8 
B C
I1 8V 1

A D
I1 + I 2 8

E F
I2 4V

21. In an interference experiment, third bright fringe is obtained at a point on the screen with light of
wavelength 700nm. What should be the wavelength of light source in order to obtain 5 th bright
fringe at the same point?
OR
Draw a schematic ray diagram of a compound microscope when image is formed at distance of
distinct vision. Write the expression for magnifying power of a compound microscope

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Section C
22. (i) Define the term ‘mass defect’ of a nucleus. How is it related with its binding energy?
(ii Draw the graph showing the variation of potential energy of a pair of nucleons as a function of
their separation. Indicate the region in which the nuclear force (a) attractive (b) repulsive.
23. (a) Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate area A and plate separation d.
(b) Two charged spherical conductors of radii R1 and R2 are connected by a conducting wire
acquire charges q1 and q2 respectively. What is ratio of surface charge densities in terms of their
radii?

24.(i) State Bohr’s quantization condition for defining stationary orbits. How does de Broglie
hypothesis
explain the stationary orbits?
(ii) Find the relation between the three
wavelengths1, λ2 and λ3 from the energy level
diagram shown below.

25. A potential difference V is applied across a conductor

of length L and diameter D. How is the drift velocity, v d, of charge carriers in the conductor
affected when (i) V is halved, (ii) L is doubled and (iii) D is halved? Justify your answer in each
case.
26. (a) State Biot – Savart law and express this law in the vector form.
(b) Two identical circular coils, P and Q each of radius R, carrying
currents 1 A and √3 A respectively, are placed concentrically and
perpendicular to each other lying in the XY and YZ planes. Find the
magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at the centre of the
coils.
27. Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which: a) produces
heating effect, b) is absorbed by the ozone layer in the atmosphere, c)
is used for studying crystal structure.
Write any one method of the production of each of the above radiations.
28. Define self-inductance of a coil. Obtain the expression for the energy stored in an inductor L
connected across a source of emf.
OR

(i) Find the value of the phase difference between the current and the voltage in series LCR circuit
shown below. Which one leads in phase: Current or voltage?
(ii) Without making any other change, find the value of the L = 100mH C = 2F R = 400
additional capacitor C1, to be connected in
parallel with C, in order to make the power
factor unity.
V =V0 Sin( 1000t +  )

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Section D
Case Study Based questions
29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.

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) What is threshold voltage/ potential barrier voltage for Silicon

diode?

(a) 0.7 V (b) 0.3 V

(c) 0.11V (d) 0.9 V
iii) In which of the following figure p-n
junction
is reverse biased?
(a) Fig a (b) Fig b
(c) Fig c (d) Fig d
iv) How does the size of forbidden energy gap
of intrinsic semiconductor change when it is
doped with some suitable impurity?
(a) Increases (b) decreases
(c) remains same (d) none of these
OR

iv) The current through the 100 ohm resistor is-

(a) 0.03 A (b) 0.02 A (c) 0.06A (d) 0.024A

30. A convex or converging lens is thicker at the center than at the

edges. It converges a parallel beam of light on refraction through
it. It has a real focus. A convex lens is of three types : (i) Double
convex lens (ii) Plano-convex lens (iii) Concavo-convex lens. The concave lens is thinner at the
center than at the edges. It diverges a parallel beam of light on refraction through it. It has a virtual
focus.

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(i) A concave lens of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in a medium of refractive index 1.65. What
would
be the nature of the lens?
(a) Concave lens (b) Convex lens (c) Glass sheet (d) Glass slab

(ii) When a wave is propagating from a rarer to a denser medium, which characteristic of the wave
does
not change?
a) wavelength b) speed c) Frequency (d) momentum
iii) The line AB in the ray diagram represents an optical device. The
device
A
AB is –
(a) convex mirror (b) convex lens c) concave lens (d) concave
lens
(iv) For the same value of angle of incidence, the angle of refraction in
three media A, B and C are 150, 250 and 350 respectively. In which B
medium would the velocity of light be minimum?
(a) Medium A (b) Medium B
(c) Medium C (d) Medium and C both
OR
A convex lens is placed in contact with a plane mirror. A point object at a distance of 20 cm on the
axis of this combination has its image coinciding with itself. What is the focal length of the lens?
(a) 40 cm (b)20 cm (c)60 cm (d) 10 cm
Section E
31. Draw a ray diagram to show the passage of a ray of light through a triangular prism. Use this
diagram to obtain the relation for the refractive index of the material of the prism in terms of the
angle of minimum deviation and the angle of the prism. Plot the nature of the graph for the angle
of deviation versus the angle of incidence in a prism.
OR
a) Define a wavefront. How is it different from a ray?
b) Using Huygens’s construction of secondary wavelets draw a diagram showing the passage of a
plane wavefront from a denser to a rarer medium. Using it verify Snell’s law.
c) In a double slit experiment using light of wavelength 600nm and the angular width of the fringe
formed on a distant screen is 0.1°. Find the spacing between the two slits.
d) Write two differences between interference pattern and diffraction pattern.
32. (a) Define equipotential surface. Why the electric field at any point on the equipotential surface is
directed normal to the surface?
(b) Draw the equipotential surfaces for an electric dipole. Why does the separation between
successive equipotential surfaces get wider as the distance from the charges increases?
(c) For this dipole, draw a plot showing the variation of potential V versus ‘x’ where x ( x>> 2a), is the
distance from the point charge –q along the line joining the two charges.
33. A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source. Using the phasor diagram, derive the expression
for the impedance of the circuit.

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Plot a graph to show the variation of current with frequency of the ac source, explaining the nature of
its variation for two different resistances R1 and R2 (R1< R2) at resonance
OR
(i) Draw a labelled diagram of a step-down transformer. State the principle of its working.
(ii) Express the turn ratio in the terms of voltages.
(iii) Find the ratio of primary and secondary currents in the terms of turn ratio in an ideal transformer.
(iv) How much current is drawn by the primary of a transformer connected to 220V supply when it
delivers power to a 110V – 550W refrigerator?

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