SDPS, EAST PUNJABI BAGH

SESSION : 2023-24
MID TERM EXAMINATION

NAME : CLASS : XII

SUBJECT : PHYSICS SECTION :
TIME : 3 HOURS M.M. : 70

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, 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

SECTION-A
Q1. The electric potential on the axis of an electric dipole at a distance ‘r from it’s centre is V. Then the 1
potential at a point at the same distance on its equatorial line will be
(i) 2V (ii) -V (iii) V/2 (iv) Zero
Q2. An ammeter of resistance 0.81 ohm reads up to 1 A. The value of the required shunt to increase the range 1
to 10 A is
(i) 0.9 ohm (ii ) 0.09 ohm (iii) 0.03 ohm (iv) 0.3 ohm
Q3. .A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging battery is disconnected and a 1
dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’ is inserted between its plates, the potential across the plates of
a capacitor will become
(i) Zero (ii) V/2 (iii) V/K (iv) KV
Q4. An electron is moving along positive x-axis in a magnetic field which is parallel to the positive y-axis. In 1
what direction will the magnetic force be acting on the electron?
(i) Along -x axis (ii) Along -z axis (iii ) Along +z axis (iv) Along -y axis
Q5. The electric potential V as a function of distance X is shown in the figure. 1

The graph of the magnitude of electric field intensity E as a function of X is

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Q6. The magnetic flux linked with the coil (in Weber) is given by the equation – Փ = 5t2 + 3t + 16 The 1
induced EMF in the coil at time, t=4 will be-
(i) -27 V (ii) -43 V (iii) -108 V (iv) 210 V
Q7. The temperature (T) dependence of resistivity of materials A and material B is represented by fig (i) and 1
fig (ii) respectively. Identify material A and material B.

(i)material A is copper and material B is germanium

(ii) material A is germanium and material B is copper
(iii) material A is nichrome and material B is germanium
(iv) material A is copper and material B is nichrome
Q8. An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of work done 1
in rotating the dipole by 900 is-
(i) 2pE (ii) pE (iii) pE/2 (iv)Zero
Q9. An electric dipole placed in an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 N/C at an angle of 30° experiences a 1
torque equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole of dipole length 2 cm is
(i) 7 µC (ii) 8 mC (iii) 2 mC (iv) 5 mC
Q10. The relative magnetic permeability of a substance X is slightly less than unity and that of substance Y is 1
slightly more than unity, then
(i) X is paramagnetic and Y is ferromagnetic
(ii) X is diamagnetic and Y is ferromagnetic
(iii) X and Y both are paramagnetic
(iv) X is diamagnetic and Y is paramagnetic
Q11. Which of the following is not the property of an equipotential surface? 1
(i) They do not cross each other.
(ii) The work done in carrying a charge from one point to another on an equipotential surface is zero.
(iii ) For a uniform electric field, they are concentric spheres.
(iv) They can be imaginary spheres.
Q12. We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have 1
(i) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance
(ii) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance
(iii) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance
(iv) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options 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.

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Q13. Assertion (A):On Increasing the current sensitivity of a galvanometer by increasing the number of turns, 1
may not necessarily increase its voltage sensitivity.
Reason(R ): The resistance of the coil of the galvanometer increases on increasing the number of turns.
Q14. Assertion(A): A proton and an electron, with same momenta, enter in a magnetic field in a direction at 1
right angles to the lines of the force. The radius of the paths followed by them will be same.
Reason(R): Electron has less mass than the proton.
Q15. Assertion(A): Magnetic field lines do not intersect each other. 1
Reason(R): There cannot be two direction of the magnetic field at a point.
Q16. Assertion (A): To increase the range of an ammeter, we must connect a suitable high resistance in series 1
to it.
Reason (R): The ammeter with increased range should have high resistance.
SECTION-B
Q17. A uniform magnetic field gets modified as shown in figure when two specimens A(fig a) and B(fig b) 2
are placed in it.

(i)Identify the specimen A and B. (ii) How is the magnetic susceptibility of specimen A different from
that of specimen B?
Q18. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. The plates have surface charge densities 2
of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.7 × 10-22 C/m2 . What is electric field intensity E:
(a) in the outer region of the first plate, and (b) between the plates?
Q19. Calculate the current drawn from the battery in the given network 2

Q20. State the Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction. 2

Q21. Derive the expression of torque for a dipole placed in an external uniform electric field. 2
OR
Derive an expression for the electric field at any point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole.
SECTION-C
Q22. 3
Using Gauss law,derive expression for electric field due to a spherical shell of uniform charge
distribution and radius R at a point lying at a distance x from the centre of shell, such that
(i)0 < x < R, and (ii) x > R.
OR
An electric field is uniform and acts along + x direction in the region of positive x. It is also uniform
with the same magnitude but acts in – x direction in the region of negative x. The valueof the field is E
= 200 N/C for x > 0 and E = – 200 N/C for x < 0. A right circular cylinder of length 20 cm and radius 5
cm has its centre at the origin and its axis along the x-axis so that oneflat face is at x = + 10 cm and the
other is at x = – 10 cm.
Find : (i) The net outward flux through the cylinder. (ii) The net charge present inside the
cylinder.
Q23. State Ohm’s Law and prove that the current density of a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the 3
drift speed of electrons.
Q24. Define Self Inductance. Current in a circuit steadily from 2.0 A to 0.0 A in 10 milliseconds. If an average 3
e.m.f. of 200V is induced, calculate the self-inductance of the circuit.

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Q25. Derive the equation of the balanced state in a Wheatstone bridge using Kirchhoff’s laws. 3
Q26. Draw a schematic diagram of an ac generator. Obtain the expression for the instantaneous value of the 3
emf in terms of the magnetic field B, number of turns N of the coil of area A rotating with angular
frequency .
Q27. A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30° with an external field of 800 G experiences a torque of 3
0.016 Nm. (a) What is the magnetic moment of the magnet? (b) What is the work done in moving it from
its most stable to a most unstable position?
Q28. Three point charges q – 4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC ofside ‘l’ 3
as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the resultant electric force acting
on the charge q.

SECTION-D
Case Study Based Questions
Q29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow
Mutual Coupling In the Magnetic Circuit When on a magnetic core, two or more than two coils are
wound, the coils are said to be mutually coupled. The current, when passed in any of the coils wound
around the magnetic core, produces flux which links all the coils together and also the one in which
current is passed. Hence, there will be both self-induced emf and mutual induced emf in each of the
coils.
1. The phenomenon due to which there is an induced current in one coil due to change of current in a 1
neighbouring coil is?
A. Electromagnetism B.Susceptance C.Mutual inductance D.Steady current
2. Mutual inductance between two magnetically coupled coils depends on 1
A. Permeability of the core material
B. Number of turns of the coils
C. Cross sectional area of their common core
D. All of the above
3. Which of the following is unit of inductance? 1
A. Ohm B. Henry C. Ampere turns D. Webers/meter
4. Which of the following circuit elements will oppose the change in circuit current? 1
A. Capacitance B. Inductance C.Resistance D. All of the above
Q30. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow
For many purposes, it is necessary to change (or transform) an alternating voltage from one to another of
greater or smaller value. This is done with a device called transformer using the principle of mutual
induction.
A transformer consists of two sets of coils, insulated from each other. They are wound on a soft-iron
core, either one on top of the other as in or on separate limbs of the core. One of the coils called the
primary coil has Np turns. The other coil is called the secondary coil; it has Ns turns.
Often the primary coil is the input coil and the secondary coil is the output coil of the transformer. When
an alternating voltage is applied to the primary, the resulting current produces an alternating magnetic
flux which links the secondary and induces an emf in it. The value of this emf depends on the number of
turns in the secondary. We consider an ideal transformer in which the primary has negligible resistance
and all the flux in the core links both primary and secondary windings
1. If the primary coil of a transformer has 100 turns and the secondary has 200 turns, Ns/Np = 2. Thus, a 1
220V input at 10A will
A. step-up to 440 V output at 5.0 A. B. step-up to 660 V output at 5.0 A
C. step-down to 220 V output at 15.0 A D. step-down to 110 V output at 15.0 A
2. If the secondary coil has less turns than the primary (Ns < Np), we will have 1
A. Step-Up Transformer
B. Step-Down Transformer
C. Neither Step-Up Transformer nor Step-Down Transformer

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 D. Both Step-Up Transformer and Step-Down Transformer
3. The transformer ratio in the step-up transformer is 1
A. one B. greater than one
C. less than one D. the ratio greater or less than one depends on the other factor
4. In actual transformers, small energy losses do occur due to the 1
A. Flux Leakage B. Resistance of the windings
C. Eddy currents D. All the above
SECTION-E
Q31. a) State the principle of a moving coil galvanometer . 5
b) Draw a diagram and discuss the working of a moving coil galvanometer and derive a relation for
galvanometer constant .
c) Give reason for creating a radial field in a galvanometer.
OR
a) State Ampere circuital law.
b) Use this law to derive an expression for the magnetic field produced by an infinitely long straight wire
carrying current I .
c) What is the force acting on the straight wires which are placed parallel to each other at some distance
from each other? If they are carrying current in the same direction
Q32. a)Draw graphs showing the variations of inductive reactance and capacitive reactance with frequency of 5
applied ac source.
b)Draw the phasor diagram for a series LRC circuit connected to an AC source.
c)When an alternating voltage of 220V is applied across a device X, a current of 0.25A flows which lags
behind the applied voltage in phase by π/2 radian. If the same voltage is applied across another device Y,
the same current flows but now it is in phase with the applied voltage.
(i) Name the devices X and Y.
(ii) Calculate the current flowing in the circuit when the same voltage is applied across the series
combination of X and Y.
OR
a) A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source. Using the phasor diagram, derive the expression for
the impedance of the circuit.
b) 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.
Q33. a)Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air present between the two 5
plates.
b)Obtain the equivalent capacitance of the network shown in figure. For a 300 V supply, determine the
charge on each capacitor.

OR
a) Define capacitance.
b) A parallel plate capacitor with area of the plates A and distance between the plates d has capacitance ‘
C ‘ .Derive an expression for the final capacitance if a slab of dielectric with thickness t is placed
between the plates.
c) Write why the electric potential remains constant inside a conductor in electrostatics?

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