ORIENTAL INST.SR.

SEC SCHOOL, KHORA-RAM, DEORIA

Half yearly examination Session (2019-20)

Class: XII Subject: PHYSICS
Time Allowed: 3 hrs. Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 37 questions in total. Questions 1 to 20 are very short answer
type questions and carry one mark each.
(iii) Questions 21 to 27 carry two marks each, questions 28 to 34 carry three
marks each and questions 35 to 37 carry five marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
question of two marks, one question of three marks and all three questions of
five marks each. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(v) Use of calculator is not permitted. However, you may use log tables if necessary.

1. A hemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The electric field at a point on a

diameter away from the centre is directed
a) perpendicular to the diameter
b) parallel to the diameter
c) at an angle tilted towards the diameter
d) At an angle tilted away from the diameter.
2. The Electric field at a point is 1
a) Always continuous.
b) Continuous if there is no charge at that point.
c) Discontinuous only if there is a negative charge at that point.
d) Discontinuous if there is a charge at that point.
3. A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The
electric potential energy of the charge
a) Remains a constant because the electric field is uniform.

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b) Increases because the charge moves along the electric field.

c) Decreases because the charge moves along the electric field.

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d) Decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field.

4. Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is
not zero are approximately
a) Spheres. (b) Planes. (c) Paraboloids (d) ellipsoids.
5. Two long parallel wires carrying currents 8 A and 5 A in the same direction are
separated by a distance of 4 cm. Estimate the force on 10 cm length of one wire due
to the other wire.
6. Equipotential surfaces
a) Are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower
electric fields.
b) Will be more cr owded near sharp edges of a conductor.
c) Will be more crowded near regions of large charge densities.
d) Will always be equally spaced.
7. In a region of constant potential
a) the electric field is uniform
b) the electric field is zero
c) There can be no charge inside the region.
d) The electric field shall necessarily change if a charge is placed outside the
region.
8. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a
conductor?
a) Drift velocity alone.
b) Thermal velocity alone.
c) Both drift velocity and thermal velocity.
d) Neither drift nor thermal velocity.
9. Temperature dependence of resistivity ρ(T) of semiconductors, insulators and
metals is significantly based on the following factors:
a) Number of charge carriers can change with temperature T.
b) Time interval between two successive collisions can depend on T.
c) Length of material can be a function of T.

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d) Mass of carriers is a function of T .

10. In a cyclotron, a charged particle
a) Undergoes acceleration all the time.
b) Speeds up between the dees because of the magnetic field.
c) Speeds up in a dee.
d) Slows down within a dee and speeds up between dees.
11. The gyro-magnetic ratio of an electron in an H-atom, according to Bohr model, is
a) Negative.
b) Independent of which orbit it is in.
c) Positive.
d) Increases with the quantum number n .
12. In a permanent magnet at room temperature
a) Magnetic moment of each molecule is zero.
b) The individual molecules have non-zero magnetic moment which are all
perfectly aligned.
c) Domains are partially aligned.
d) Domains are all perfectly aligned.
13. The self inductance L of a solenoid of length l and area of cross-section A, with
a fixed number of turns N increases as
a) l and A increase. c) l decreases and A increases.
b) l increases and A decreases. d) both l and A decrease.
14. To reduce the reasonant frequency in an LCR series circuit with a generator
a) The generator frequency should be reduced.
b) Another capacitor should be added in parallel to the first.
c) The iron core of the inductor should be removed.
d) Dielectric in the capacitor should be removed.
15. The output of a step-down transformer is measured to be 24 V when connected to
a 12 watt light bulb. The value of the peak current is
a) 1/ √2 A. b)√2 A. c) 2 A. d) 2√2 A.
16. As the frequency of an ac circuit increases, the current first increases and then
decreases. What combination of circuit elements is most likely to comprise the
circuit?
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a) Inductor and capacitor. c) Resistor and inductor.

b) Resistor and capacitor. d) Resistor, inductor and capacitor.
17. When an AC voltage of 220 V is applied to the capacitor C
a) The maximum voltage between plates is 220 V.
b) The current is in phase with the applied voltage.
c) The charge on the plates is in phase with the applied voltage.
d) Power delivered to the capacitor is zero.
18. In a permanent magnet at room temperature
a) Magnetic moment of each molecule is zero.
b) The individual molecules have non-zero magnetic moment which are all
perfectly aligned.
c) Domains are partially aligned.
d) Domains are all perfectly aligned.
19. The source of electromagnetic waves can be a charge
a) Moving with a constant velocity.
b) Moving in a circular orbit.
c) At rest.
d) Falling in an electric field.
20. What is the direction of induced currents in metal rings 1 and 2 when current I in the
wire is increasing steadily ?

21. A sinusoidal emf is applied to a circuit containing a capacitor only. Show that current
leads the voltage by π/2.

22. (i) Write two characteristics of a material used for making permanent magnets.
(ii) Why is core of an electromagnet made of ferromagnetic materials?

23. Electromagnetic waves with wavelength 2

a) λ1 is used in satellite communication.
b) λ2 is used to kill germs in water purifies.
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c) λ3 is used to detect leakage of oil in underground pipelines.

d) λ4 is used to improve visibility in runways during fog and mist conditions.
i. Identify and name the part of electromagnetic spectrum to which these
radiations belong.
ii.Arrange these wavelengths in ascending order of their magnitude.
24. Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative perrneability slightly greater 2
than unity while 'B' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials 'A'
and 'B'.Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative?
25. Answer the following : 2
a) Why are the connections between the resistors in a meter bridge made of thick
copper strips?
b) Why is it generally preferred to obtain the balance point in the middle of the
meter bridge wire?
OR
Calculate the current drawn from the battery in the given network.

26. An inductor L of inductance XL is connected in series with a bulb B and an ac 2

source.How would brightness of the bulb change when (i) number of turn in the
inductor is reduced, (ii)a capacitor of reactance XC = XL is inserted in series in the
circuit. Justify your answer in each case.
27. A galvanometer of resistance G is converted into a voltmeter to measure upto V
volts by connecting a resistance R1 in series with the coil. If a resistance R2 is

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connected in series with it, then it can measure upto V/2 volts. Find the
resistance, in terms of R1 and R2, required to be connected to convert it into a

voltmeter that can read upto 2 V volts. Also find the resistance G of the
galvanometer in terms of R1 and R2.
28. (a) Define the term drift velocity. 3
(b) On the basis of electron drift, derive an expression for resistivity of a conductor
in terms of number density of free electrons and relaxation time. On what factors
does resistivity of a conductor depend?
29. A cell of emf ‘E’ and internal resistance ‘r’ is connected across a variable load
resistor R. Draw the plots of the terminal voltage V versus (i) R and (ii) the current
I. It is found that when R = 4 Ω, the current is 1 A and when R is increased to
9Ω, the current reduces to 0.5 A. Find the values of the emf E and internal
resistance r.
30. Two capacitors of unknown capacitances C1 and C2 are connected first in series
and then in parallel across a battery of 100 V. If the energy stored in the two
combinations is 0.045 J and 0.25 J respectively, determine the value of C1 and
C2. Also calculate the charge on each capacitor in parallel combination.
31. The currents flowing in the two coils of self-inductance L1 = 16 mH and L2 = 12
mH are increasing at the same rate. If the power supplied to the two coils are
equal, find the ratio of (i) induced voltages, (ii) the currents and (iii) the energies
stored in the two coils at a given instant.
32. The oscillating magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by
BY = 8 X 10-6 sin (2 x 1011 t + 300𝜋𝑥)] T
a. Calculate the wavelength of electromagnetic wave?
b. Write down the expression for the oscillating electric field.
33. Find the relation between drift velocity and relaxation time of charge carriers in a
conductor.
A conductor of length L is connected to a d.c. source of emf ‘E’. If the length of the
conductor is tripled by stretching it, keeping ‘E’ constant, explain how its drift
velocity would be affected.
34. The current flowing through an inductor of self inductance L is continuously

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increasing. Plot a graph showing the variation of

(a) Magnetic flux versus the current
(b) Induced emf versus dl/dt
(c) Magnetic potential energy stored versus the current.
35. (a) State Ampere’s circuital law. Use this law to obtain the expression for the
magnetic field inside an air cored toroid of average radius ‘r’, having ‘n’ turns
per unit length and carrying a steady current I.
(b) An observer to the left of a solenoid of N turns each of cross section area ‘A’
observes that a steady current I in it flows in the clockwise direction. Depict
the magnetic field lines due to the solenoid specifying its polarity and show
that it acts as a bar magnet of magnetic moment m = NIA.
OR
(a) Define mutual inductance and write its S.I. units.
(b) Derive an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids
of same length wound one over the other.
(c) In an experiment, two coils c1 and c2 are placed close to each other. Find out
the expression for the emf induced in the coil c1 due to a change in the current
through the coil c2.
36. A 2 µF capacitor, 100 W resistor and 8 H inductor are connected in series with an
AC source.
(a) What should be the frequency of the source whe current drawn in the circuit
is maximum? What is this frequency called?
(b) If the peak value of e.m.f. of the source is 200 V, find the maximum current.
(c) Draw a graph showing variation of amplitude of circuit current with changing
frequency of applied voltage in a series LRC circuit for two different values of
resistance R1 and R2 (R1 > R2).
(d) Define the term ‘Sharpness of Resonance’. Under what condition, does a
circuit become more selective?
OR
(a) Write the function of a transformer. State its principle of working with the help
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of a diagram. Mention various energy losses in this device.

(b) The primary coil of an ideal step up transformer has 100 turns and
transformation ratio is also 100. The input voltage and power are respectively
220 V and 1100 W. Calculate
i. number of turns in secondary
ii. current in primary
iii. voltage across secondary
iv. current in secondary
v. power in secondary
37. (a) Define electric flux. Write its S.I. unit. 5
‘‘Gauss’s law in electrostatics is true for any closed surface, no matter what its
shape or size is.’’ Justify this statement with the help of a suitable example.
(b) Use Gauss’s law to prove that the electric field inside a uniformly charged
spherical shell is zero.
OR
(a) Derive the expression for the energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor. Hence
obtain the expression for the energy density of the electric field.
(b) A fully charged parallel plate capacitor is connected across an uncharged
identical capacitor. Show that the energy stored in the combination is less
than that stored initially in the single capacitor.

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