CLASS: XII SESSION: 2023-24 SUBJECT: PHYSICS (THEORY) Time Allowed: 3 hours, 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.All the sections are compulsory. (3) Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each, section D contains two case study-based questions of 4 marks each and Section E contains three long questions of five marks each. (4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions. (5) Use of calculators is not allowed. SECTION-A 1. | Ahemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The electric field ata point ona diameter | 1 away from the centre is directed (a) perpendicular to the diameter (b) parallel to the diameter (c) atan angle tilted towards the diameter (@) at an angle tilted away from the diameter 2. [The north pole ofa long bar magnet was pushed slowly into a short solenoid T connected to a galvanometer. ‘The magnet was held stationary for a few seconds with the north pole in the middle of the solenoid and then withdrawn rapidly. The maximum deflection of the galvanometer was observed when the magnet was (a) moving towards the solenoid ——_(b) moving into the solenoid (0) at rest inside the solenoid (4) moving out of the solenoid 3. | Ifthe rms currentin a 50 Hz ac circuit is 5A, the value of the current 1/300 seconds | 1 after its value becomes zero is (a5VvZA (b) 5 /372A (5/6A (d) 5/V2ZA 4. | Figure shows the part of an infinite plane sheet of charge 1 55Which of the following graphs correctly shows the behaviour of electric field intensity as we move from point 0 to A. 5. | Inelectromagnetic induction, the induced charge is independent of (@) change of flux (b) time. (0) resistance of the coil (d) None of these 6. ‘The oscillating electric and magnetic field vectors in an electromagnetic wave are (a) perpendicular to each other and opposite in phase. (b) parallel to each other and opposite in phase. (©) perpendicular to each other and in the same phase. (@) parallel to each other and in the same phase. 7. _ | For atotal internal reflection, which of the following is correct? (a) Light travels from rarer to denser medium. (b) Light travels from denser to rarer medium. (©) Light travels in air only. (@) Light travels in water only. 8. | Which of the following phenomena is used in optical fibres? (a) Total internal reflection (b) Scattering (© Diffraction (@) Refraction ‘9. | Wavefrontis the locus of all points, where the particles of the medium vibrate with the same (@) phase (b) amplitude (© frequency (@ period 10. | When a radiation of wavelength 2 falls on a photosensitive surface, the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons is K. For radiation of wavelength 2, the maximum kinetic energy is (aK/2 (b) 2K (0) K/2 11. | Inthe a-particle scattering experiment, the shape of the trajectory of the scattered a= particles depend upon: (@) only on impact parameter. (b) only on the source of o-particles. (c) both impact parameter and source of a-particles (d) impact parameter and the screen material of the detector. a) OF Seamed with OF Saree72. Which property of nuclear force explains that the binding energy per nucleon is nearly constant for the mass number of nuclei between 20 > ne d) m= Il) An intrinsic semiconductor behaves like __at T = OK. a) conductor b) metal c) non-metal d) insulator M11) Ifthe energy band gap E,> 3 eV then such materials are called as a) conductors b) semiconductors ©) insulators 4d) superconductors IVyThe energy band gap is maximum in which of the following? a) Metals b) Superconductors ¢) Insulators d) Semiconductors © seamen en sconeOR In semiconductors at room temperature, which of the following is likely to happen? a) The valence band is partially empty and the conduction band is partially filled b) The valence band is filled and the conduction band is partially filled The valence band is filled d) The conduction band is empty 31. SECTION - E a) Define the equipotential surface. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area ‘A’ and separation between plate ‘d’ b) Three Capacitors of capicatances 2pF, 3pF and 4pF are connected in parallel. (i) What is the total Capacitance of the Combination? (li)Determine the charge on each capacitor if the combination is connected to a 100V supply? OR a) Deduce an expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point which lies on a line making angle '0' with the axis of dipole? ) Depict the equipotential surface due to (i) an electric dipole (Ii) two identical positive charges separated by a distance 12 342. 32. a) State Bohr's three postulates regarding structure of hydrogen atom b) Determine the distance of the closest approach when an alpha particle of kinetic energy 4.5MeV strikes 2 nucleus of Z=80, stops, and reverses its direction. OR a) Write two characteristics of nuclear force. }) Plot the variation of potential energy between two nucleons with the separation between nucleons. Mark the attractive and repulsive force region in the graph. ©) Prove that density of nuclear matter is independent of mass number of nuclei. 342 14242 33. a) Define self-inductance. Is it scalar or vector? Write its SI unit. b) Current in a coil change from +2A to -2A in 0.05s and emf of BV is: ‘induced in the coil. Calculate the self-inductance of the coil. c) Define back emf and deduce the relation work done against back emf. OR Define wattless current. a) Derive the formula for average power dissipati ©) Compare power factors of given circuit. across L-C-R circuit. ML=3R X.=3R Xc=R 3350~ HE 15 15 14242 OF Seamed with OF Saree