TATHASTU ACADMEIA
SUBJECT: PHYSICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : XII DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. A current of 0.8 A flows in a conductor of 40 W for 1 minute. The heat produced in the
conductor will be
(a) 1445 J (b) 1536 J (c) 1569 J (d) 1640 J
2. In the figure given below, both switches S1 and S2 are closed. Then
(a) L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3. (b) L1 will be dimmer than L2 or L3.
(c) L1 will be as bright as L2 or L3. (d) none of the above.
3. Power Ps is dissipated through a series combination and power Pp is dissipated through the
parallel combination of 3 equal resistors. The ratio of Pp to Ps is
(a) 9 (b) 1/9 (c) 1 (d) 6
4. In the circuit given below P ≠ R and the reading of the galvanometer is same with switch S open
or closed. Then:
(a) IQ = IR (b) IR = IG (c) IP = IG (d) IQ = IG
5. When a potential difference V is applied across a conductor at temperature T, the drift velocity
of the electrons is proportional to:
(a) T (b) T (c) V (d) V
6. The resistances of two wires having same length and same area of cross-section are 2 Ω and 8 Ω
respectively. If the resistivity of 2 Ω wire is 2.65 × 10–8 Ω-m then the resistivity of 8 Ω wire is:
(a) 10.60 × 10–8 Ω-m (b) 8.32 × 10–8 Ω-m
(c) 7.61 × 10–8 Ω-m (d) 5.45 × 10–8 Ω-m
7. Two wires A and B, of the same material having length in the ratio 1 : 2 and diameter in the ratio
2 : 3 are connected in series with a battery. The ratio of the potential differences (V A / VB) across
the two wires respectively is:
(a) 1/3 (b) 3/4 (c) 4/5 (d) 9/8
8. The given figure shows I – V graph of a copper wire whose length and area of cross-section are
L and A respectively. The slope of this curve becomes:
(a) less if the length of the wire is increased.
(b) more if the length of the wire is increased.
(c) more if a wire of steel of same dimension is used.
(d) more if the temperature of wire is increased.
In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
9. Assertion (A): Kirchhoff’s junction rule is vaild for only three number of lines meeting at a
point in an electrical circuit.
Reason (R): When there is a flow of varying current, then there is no accumulation of charge at
the junction.
10. Assertion (A): When a resistance of given material is cut into half, its resistance reduces to half
of its original value.
Reason (R): The resistivity of a conductor changes with dimensions, temperature and material
of conductor.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
11. Calculate the resistance across the points M and N in the given figure.
12. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current in the
circuit is 0.5 A, find
(i) the resistance of the resistor;
(ii) the terminal voltage of the battery.
13. The network PQRS, shown in the circuit diagram, has the batteries of 4 V and 5 V and negligible
internal resistance. A milliammeter of 20 Ω resistance is connected between P and R. Calculate
the reading in the milliammeter.
14. Explain the term ‘drift velocity’ of electrons in a conductor. Hence obtain the expression for the
current through a conductor in terms of ‘drift velocity’.
SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
15. (a) Define the term ‘conductivity’ of a metallic wire. Write its SI unit.
(b) Using the concept of free electrons in a conductor, derive the expression for the conductivity
of a wire in terms of number density and relaxation time. Hence, obtain the relation between
current density and the applied electric field
16. Two metallic wires of the same material have the same length but cross-sectional area is in the
ratio 1 : 2. They are connected
(i) in series and
(ii) in parallel.
Compare the drift velocities of electrons in the two wires in both the cases (i) and (ii).
17. A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 2 Ω is connected to a 4 Ω resistor as shown in the
figure.
(a) Show that a voltmeter when placed across the cell and across the resistor, in turn, gives
the same reading.
(b) To record the voltage and the current in the circuit, why is voltmeter placed in parallel
and ammeter in series in the circuit?
SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
18. (a) State Kirchhoff's law for an electrical network. Use Kirchhoff’s rules to determine the value
of the current I1 flowing in the circuit shown in the figure.
(b) Using Kirchhoff's laws, calculate the current flowing through 4 Ω, 1 Ω, and 2 Ω resistors in the
circuit shown.
SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. Heat produced by electric Current
Whenever an electric current is passed through a conductor, it becomes hot after some time. The
phenomenon of the production of heat in a resistor by the flow of an electric current through it is
called heating effect of current or Joule heating. Thus, the electrical energy supplied by the source
of emf is converted into heat. In purely resistive circuit, the energy expended by the source entirely
appears as heat. But if the circuit has an active element like a motor, then a part of the energy
supplied by the source goes to do useful work and the rest appears as heat. Joule’s law of heating
form the basis of various electrical appliances such as electric bulb, electric furnace, electric press
etc.
(i) Which of the following is a correct statement?
(a) Heat produced in a conductor is independent of the current flowing.
(b) Heat produced in a conductor varies inversely as the current flowing.
(c) Heat produced in a conductor varies directly as the square of the current flowing.
(d) Heat produced in a conductor varies inversely as the square of the current flowing.
(ii) If the coil of a heater is cut to half, what would happen to heat produced?
(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) Remains same (d) Becomes four times
(iii) A 25 W and 100 W are joined in series and connected to the mains. Which bulbs will
glow brighter?
(a) 100 W (b) 25 W (c) both bulbs will glow brighter (d) none will glow brighter
OR
(iv) A rigid container with thermally insulated wall contains a coil of resistance 100 W,
carrying current 1 A. Change in its internal energy after 5 min will be (a) 0 kJ (b) 10 kJ (c)
20 kJ (d) 30 kJ
(v) The heat emitted by a bulb of 100 W in 1 min is
(a) 100 J (b) 1000 J (c) 600 J (d) 6000 J
20. When a conductor does not have a current through it, its conduction electrons move randomly,
with no net motion in any direction. When the current flows through the conductor, these
electrons actually still move randomly, but now they tend to drift with the drift speed vd. The
drift speed is very less as compared to speeds in random thermal motion.
(i) A steady current I flows through a metallic conductor whose area of cross-section (A)
increases continuously from one end to the other. The drift velocity of free electron (v d) as a
function of A will be:
(a) (b) (c ) ( d)
(ii) For Ohm’s law is obeyed, then what is the relation between electric field(E) and drift
velocity (vd)?
(a) vd ∝ E2 (b) vd ∝ E
(c) vd ∝
(d) vd ∝
(iii) When a current flows in a conductor, the order of magnitude of drift velocity of
electrons through it is
(a) 10–7 cm/s
(b) 10–2 cm/s
(c) 104 mm/s
(d) 0.5 mm/s
(iv) Two nichrome wires of equal lengths but having radii in the ratio 1 : 3 are connected in
series across an electric cell. The drift velocities of free electrons through them will be in the
ratio of
(a) 3 : 1
(b) 1 : 3
(c) 4 : 9
(d) 9 : 1