REVISION TEST 2 (full course) XII 

 
1. What is the physical meaning of quality factor (Q) of an LCR, AC circuit? 
2.   A (hypothetical) bar magnet (AB) is cut into two equal parts. One part is now kept 
over the other, so that pole C2  is above C1. If M is the magnetic moment of the original 
magnet, what would be the magnetic moment of the combination so formed? 

 
 
3. Four nuclei of an element fuse together to form a heavier nucleus. If the process is
accompanied by release of energy, which of the two - the parent or the daughter nucleus
would have a higher binding energy/nucleon?
4. Zener diodes have higher dopant densities as compared to ordinary p-n junction diodes.
How does it affect the (i) Width of the depletion layer? (ii) Junction field? 
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5.  What is the energy in joules, associated with a photon of wavelength 4000 A ? 
6.  What are integrated circuits? 
7.  Three polarising sheets are placed in the path of initially polarised light. The polarising 
direction of the first sheet is parallel to the y‐axis, that of the second sheet is 600 counter 
clockwise from the y‐axis and that of the third sheet is parallel to the x‐axis. What fraction of the 
initial intensity I0 of the light emerges from the system and how is that polarised? 
8.  Explain, under what conditions Ohm’s law is not obeyed in a conductor. Give an example of 
such a device. 
9.  Define decay constant (lambda) of a radioactive substance. How is it related to half‐life? 
10. Two capacitors, of capacitance 6µF and 10µF are charged to potentials 2V and 5V 
respectively. These two charged capacitors are connected in series. Find the potential across 
each of the two capacitors now. 
11. You are given the resistors X and Y whose resistance is to be determined using an ammeter 
of resistance 0.5 ohm  and a voltmeter of 20 kohm. It is known that X is in the range of a few 
ohms. Which of the two connections would you choose for resistance measurement? Justify 
your answer. 

                       
 
12. A microwave telephone link operating at the central frequency of 10 GHz has been 
established. If 2% of this is available for microwave communication channel then how many 
telephones may be simultaneously granted if each telephone is allotted a bandwidth of 8 kHz. 
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13. What is an optical fibre? On what principle does it work? Explain, by drawing a ray diagram, 
how optical fibres transmit signals. 
14. Identify the logic operation carried out by this circuit. Write the corresponding truth table. 

                                               
15. Red light is incident on a thin converging lens of focal length ‘f’. Briefly explain how the focal 
length of the lens will change, if red light is replaced with blue light. 
16. State the condition for diffraction of light to occur. In the diffraction at a single slit 
experiment, how would the width and the intensity of central maximum change if (i) slit width 
is halved (ii) visible light of longer wavelength is used? 
17. An angular magnification of 30x is desired using an objective of focal length 1.25 cm and an 
eye‐piece of focal length 5 cm. How will you set up the compound microscope? 
18. Name the 3 quantities conventionally used to specify the earth’s magnetic field. 
The angle of dip at a location in South India is about 180. Would you expect a  
greater or smaller dip angle in Britain? 
19. A rectangular loop of sides 8cm and 2cm with a small cut is moving out of a region of 
uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.3 T directed normal to the loop. What is the voltage 
developed across the cut if the velocity of the loop is 1 cms‐1 in a direction normal to the (i) 
longer side (ii) shorter side of the loop? 
20. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 483 V and frequency 50 HZ is applied to a series LCR 
circuit in which R = 3Ω, L = 25.4 mH, C = 796 µF. Find (a) the power dissipated in the circuit (b) 
the phase difference between the voltage across the source and the current (c) the power 
dissipated in the circuit (d) the power factor (e) the frequency at which resonance occurs (f) the 
impedance, current and power dissipated at resonance. 
21. Why does the capacitance of a capacitor increase on introducing a dielectric into it?  
22. Draw a labelled diagram of a full wave rectifier circuit. Explain briefly the functions of its 
components. Sketch the input and output waveforms. 
23. With the help of a labelled diagram, explain the working principle of step‐up transformer. In 
an ideal transformer, number of turns in primary and secondary are 200 and 1000 respectively. 
If the power input to the primary is 10 kW at 200V, calculate (i) output voltage (ii) current in 
primary. 
20 Ca nucleons,  
24. Calculate binding energy per nucleon in 40
mass of  20 Ca  = 39.962589 u 
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mass of proton = 1.007825 u 
1 u = 931 MeV. 
25. Draw the graph to show variation of binding energy per nucleon with mass number of 
different nuclei. A radioactive material is reduced to of its original amount in 4 days. How
much material should one begin with so that 4 x 10-3 kg of the material is left after 6 days. 
26. Derive an expression for refractive index of a prism of angle A. 

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27. In the circuit shown below, R represents an electric bulb. If the frequency of the supply is
doubled, how should the values of C and L be changed so that the glow in the bulb remains
unchanged?

An air cored coil L and a bulb B are connected in series to the ac mains as shows in the given
figure :

The bulb glows with some brightness. How would the glow of the bulb change if an iron rod
were inserted in the coil? Give reasons in support of your answer. 
 
28. (i) With the help of a schematic sketch of a cyclotron explain its working principle.
Mention its two applications. What is the important limitation encountered in
accelerating a light elementary particle such as electron to high energies ?
(ii) A particle of mass m and charge q moves at right angles to a uniform magnetic
field. Plot a graph showing the variation of the radius of the circular path described
by it with the increase in its (a) charge, (b) kinetic energy, where, in each case other
factors remain constant. Justify your answer.

29. (a) Derive the relation 1/f= 1/v-1/u for a biconvex lens. How is the approximate value
of the focal length of such a lens estimated in the laboratory ?
(b) A beam of light converges to a point P. A lens is placed in the path of the
convergent beam 12 cm from P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is
(i) a convex lens of 20 cm focal length and (ii) a concave lens of 16 cm focal
length ?

30. With the help of a circuit diagram explain the working of a n-p-n transistor as an
amplifier in common emitter configuration and draw its frequency response curve.
A transistor has a current gain of 50. In a CE amplifier circuit, the collector resistance
is chosen as 5 kilo ohms and the input resistance is 1 kilo ohm. Calculate the output
voltage if input voltage is 0.01 V. 
 
 
 
 

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