ADHARSH VIDHYALAYA PUBLIC SCHOOL - PALLADAM

Grade : XII REVISION TEST – 4 Marks :

70
Date : 16.11.2023 PHYSICS
Time : 3 hrs.
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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 and
reasoning
based of1 mark each, section B contains five questions of two marks each,
Section C
contains five questions of three marks each, Section D contains two case study
based questions of 4 marks each Section E contains three long questions
of five marks each and.
5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
questions in section B, one question in Section C, one questions 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.
SECTION – A (16 x 1 = 16)
Assertion and Reason questions:

1. A charge 2Q is divided into two parts of electric charge q and (2Q-q). If force
experienced by two charges q and 2Q – q is maximum, then ratio of Q/q is
a) 1 : 1 b) 1 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) 4 : 1
2. The acceleration of a charged particle at a certain moment in a magnetic field
→
B=2 ^i +3 ^j+5 k^ . x ^i + ^j−k^ .The value of x is
a) 0.5 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

3. In an a.c. generator, a coil with N turns, all of the same area A and total resistance R,
rotates with frequency  in a magnetic field B the maximum value of emf generated in the
coil is
a)NABR b)NAB c) NABR d) NAB

4. A long straight conductor is bent into a circular loop of radius r in the middle as
shown in the figure. When a current I flows through it, the magnitude of the net magnetic
field at a point O will
be

μ0 I
a) Zero b)
μ 0 I ( 1+ π )
2r . c) 2r ( )
.
1−
1
π d) 4 πr .
μ0 I

5. An inductor ‘L’ of reactance XL, is connected in series with a bulb ‘B’ to an a.c

When the number of turns of the inductor is reduced, the brightness of the bulb will
a) decrease b) increase c) remain unaffected d) fluctuate
6. A square loop of wire, side length 10 cm is placed at an angle of 45 o with a magnetic
field that changes uniformly from 0.1 T to zero in 0.7 s. The induced current in the loop
(its resistance is 1) is
a) 1.0 mA b) 2.5 mA c) 3.5 mA d) 4.0 mA

7. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I superimpose. The

maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are
a) 5I and I b) 5I and 3I c) 3I and I d) 9I and I
8. A straight wire of mass 200 g and length 1.5 carries a current of 2A. It is suspended
in mid-air by uniform horizontal magnetic field B. The magnitude of B (in Tesla) is
a) 2 b) 1.5 c) 0.55 d) 0.65

10−4 2
9. A capacitor of capacitance π F, an inductor of inductance π
and a resistor of
resistance 100 are connected to form a series RLC circuit. When an AC supply of 220V,
50 Hz is applied to the circuit, determine the impedance of the circuit.
a) 14.14  b) 141.4  c) 200  d) 200 
10. Two points charges +8q and -2q are located at x = 0 and x = L respectively. The
point on axis at which net electric field is zero due to these charges is
a) 8L b) 4L c) 2L D) L
11. A capacitor of capacitance C1 = 10F withstands the maximum voltage of 6kV while
another capacitor C2 = 2.0 F withstands the maximum voltage of 4 kV. Find the
maximum voltage withstand by these capacitors when joined in series.

a) 10 kV b) 9 kV c) 1.5 kV d) √ 52 kV
12. When a voltmeter is connected across a forward biased diode, it will read a voltage
approximately equal to
bias battery voltage b) output voltage c) diode barrier potential d)
a)
none of these
ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS :
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is false.

13. Assertion: The potential inside a hollow spherical charged conductors is zero.
Reason : Inside the hollow spherical conductor electric field is constant.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is false.

14. Assertion : Conductivity of a semiconductor increase on doping with pentavalent

atoms
Reason : Pentavalent atoms can easily donate electrons due to their less ionisation

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

15. Assertion: An induced current has a direction such that the magnetic field due to the
current
opposes the change in the magnetic flux that induces the current.
Reason : Above statement is in accordance with conservation of energy.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is false.

16. Assertion : The bending of light waves around the corners of obstacles or apertures
and
spreading into the regions of geometrical shadow is called diffraction of
light.
 Reason : The size of the obstacle or aperture is much more than the order of the
wavelength of
light used.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is false.

SECTION – B (5 x 2 = 10)
17. 200V variable frequency a.c source is connected to a series combination of
L = 5H, C = 80F and R = 40. Calculate the angular frequency of the source to get
maximum current in the circuit and the current amplitude at resonance.

18. In Young’s experiment, the width of the fringes obtained with light of wavelength
6000Ao
is 2.0 mm. Calculate the fringe width if the entire apparatus is immersed in a liquid
medium of refractive index 1.33

19. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of diameter 2.5 m has a surface charge
density 100mC/m2. Calculate
a) charge on the sphere b) total electric flux passing through the sphere

20. In the following S is a semiconductor. Would you increase or decrease the value of R
to keep the reading of ammeter A constant when S is heated? Give reason for your
answer.

21. A metallic square loop ABCD of size 15 cm and resistance 1.0  is moved at a
uniform velocity vm/s in a uniform magnetic field of 2T, the field lines being normal to
the plane of the paper. The loop is connected to an electrical network of resistors, each of
resistance 2. Calculate the speed of the loop, for which 2mA current flows in the loop.

(OR)
Describe the path of charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field with initial
velocity
a) parallel to (or along) the field
b) perpendicular to the field.
SECTION – C (7 x 3 = 21)
22. a) An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density cm-1.
An electron is revolving around the wire as its centre with a constant with a constant
velocity in a circular plane perpendicular to the wire. Deduce the expression of its kinetic
energy.
b) Plot a graph of the kinetic energy as function of charge density .
23. A conducting rod PQ, of length l connected to a resistor R, is moved at a uniform
speed, v, normal to a uniform magnetic field B, as shown in figure.
 a) Deduce the expression for the emf induced in the conductor.
b) Find the force required to move the rod in the magnetic field.
c) Mark the direction of induced current in the conductor.

24. State Biot-Savart Law using this law, find an expression for the magnetic field at the
centre of a circular coil of N turns, radius R, and carrying current I.
25. Answer the following :
a) Why do Ge and Si behave as semiconductors?
b) Name the two factors on which electrical conductivity of a pure semiconductor at a
given
temperature depends.
c) What is meant by doping in semiconductor?

26. a) Three point charges q, -4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle ABC of
side l as shown in the figure.
A
q

- 4q 2q
B C

Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the resultant electric force acting on the
charge ‘q’
b) Find out the amount of the work done to separate the charge at infinite distance.

27. A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concentration of 6 x 10 8 m-3. On doping
with a certain impurity, the electron concentration increases to 8 x 10 12 m-3.
a) Identify the new semiconductor
b) Calculate the hole concentration
c) How does the energy gap vary with doping?

28. A slit of width ‘a’ illuminated by white light. For What value of ‘a’ is the first minimum
for red light of  = 650 nm, located at a point P? For what value of the wavelength of
light will the first diffraction maxima also fall at P?

(OR)
In double slit experiment using light of wavelength 600 nm, the angular width of the
fringe formed on a distant screen is 0.1o. Find the spacing between the two slits.

SECTION – D (2 x 4 = 8)
29. Case based questions:
A silicon p-n junction diode is connected to a resistor R and a battery of voltage V B
through milliammeter as shown in figure. The knee voltage for this junction diode is V K
= 0.7 V. The p-n junction diode requires a minimum current of 1mA to attain the value
higher than the knee point voltage on the I-V characteristics of this junction diode.
Assuming that the voltage V across the junction is independent of the current above the
knee point.
(i) If VB = 5V, what is the maximum value of R, so that it can limit the minimum current
required to attain the value higher than the knee point voltage on diode
characteristics.
a) 5 k b) 0.7 k c) 5.7 k d) 4.3 k
(ii) When the diode is reverse biased with a voltage of 6 V and Vb (breakdown = 0.63V)
Calculate the total potential
a) zero b) 5.3 c) 6 V d) 6.63 V
(iii) Why are elemental dopants for, silicon or germanium typically selected groups XIII
and XV?
a) So that the symmetry of pure Si or Ge does not disturb.
b) So that they can contribute the charge carrier on forming covalent bonds with Si or
Ge atoms
c) As the Si and Ge belongs XIV group, so similar size of atom (element dopant) will
be XIII and
XV group of modern periodic table
d) All the above

(iv) Out of the following which is one is a forward biased diode/

(OR)
For a given circuit of ideal p-n junction diode, which of the following is correct?

a) In forward bias, the voltage across R is V

b) In reverse bias, the voltage across R is V
c) In forward bias, the voltage across R is 2V
d) In reverse bias, the voltage across R is 2V

30. Velocity selector is an arrangement used to select charged particles of a specific

velocity from a beam in which particles move with different speeds. It consists of a
region of crossed electric and magnetic fields. These two fields are perpendicular to each
other. In the figure, the electric field is upwards. Magnetic field is perpendicular to the
plane of the paper and coming outward.

with a force, 𝐹𝐸 = . This particle is deflected downwards with a force 𝐹𝐵 = 𝑞𝑣𝐵 When
The positively charged particle is deflected upwards (towards the negative plate)

these two forces are equal the particle is not deflected in any direction. 𝑞𝑣𝐵 = 𝑞𝐸 𝑣 = 𝐸

Hence particles with velocity ‘v ’ only will be coming out through the straight path.
Velocity selector is used in accelerator mass spectroscopy to select particles of a
particular velocity Answer the following questions.

1. The magnetic field employed in a velocity selector is 25T and the electric field is

𝑎) 10𝑚/𝑠 𝑏) 3𝑚/𝑠 𝑐) 8𝑚/𝑠 𝑑)

200N/C. This can select particles of velocity

80𝑚/𝑠
2. Instead of a positive charge let an electron enter into the same arrangement as
shown in figure. The electrons will be deflected by the electric field and magnetic field

𝑎) 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑏) 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑐) 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑)

respectively in directions:

𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑
3. Let the magnetic field direction is reversed in the above arrangement. Magnetic field

𝑎) 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑏) 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑐) 𝑢𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑) 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎

is directed into the plane of the paper. Then the positive charge will be

𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ
4. You are requested to select only particles with velocity 10m/s in the selector. The
magnetic field provided is 25T. What should be the surface charge density given to

𝑎) 3.5 × 10−9𝐶𝑚−2 𝑏) 4.4 × 10−9𝐶𝑚−2 𝑐) 6.9 × 10−9𝐶𝑚−2 𝑑) 2.2 × 10−9𝐶𝑚−2

the parallel sheets to produce the required electric field.

(OR)
5. The time taken by the charged particle is independent of
a) velocity b) mass c) magnetic field d) charged

SECTION – E (3 x 5 = 15)
31. a) What work must be done in carrying an alpha particle across potential different of
1 volt?
b) A uniform field E exists between two charged plates as shown in figure. What
would
be the work done in moving a charge q along the closed rectangular path ABCDA?

c) A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference V by a d.c. source.

The battery
remain connected and a dielectric slab of thickness d and dielectric constant K is
introduced
between the plates of the capacitor. How the following will change?
(i) Electric field between the plates (ii) Capacitance
(iii) Charge on the plates of the capacitor
(Or)

a) S1 and S2 are two hollow concentric spheres enclosing charges Q and 2Q as shown
in figure.
(i) What is ratio of the electric flux through S 1 and S2?
(ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere S 1change , if a medium of
dielectric constant 5
is introduced in the space inside S 1 in place of air?
b) Obtain the expression for the electric field intensity due to a uniformly charged
infinite plane
sheet.

32. a) Draw graphs showing the variations of inductive reactance and capacitive
reactance with
frequency of 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 0.25A.
A flows
which lags behind the applied voltage in the phase by /2 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 following in the circuit when the 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 phashor 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,
explain the nature of its variation for two different resistances R1 and R2 (R1 > R2)

33. State Huygen’s principle. Using this principle draw a diagram to show how a plane
wave front incident at the interface of the two media gets refracted when it propagates
from a rarer to a denser medium. Hence verify Snell’s law of refraction. (b) When
monochromatic light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, explain the following, giving
reasons : (i) Is the frequency of reflected and refracted light same as the frequency of
incident light? (ii) Does the decrease in speed imply a reduction in the energy carried
by light wave?
(OR)
(a) State the essential conditions for diffraction of light
(b) In a single slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit is made double the
original width.
How does this affect the size and intensity of the central diffraction band?
(c) In what way is diffraction from each slit related to the interference pattern
in a doubleslit
experiment?
(d) Draw the intensity pattern for double and single slit experiment.