on Paper 2024 (55/1/2) Set - 2

I. Please check that this question paper contains 27 printed pages.

II. Please check that this question paper contains 33 questions.

III. Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by

IV. Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.

V. 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From
a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this perio

ctions carefully and follow them:

i. This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.

ii. This question paper is divided into five sections -Sections A, B, C, D and E.

iii. In Section A - Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

iv. In Section B - Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

v. In Section C - Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short Answer type questions. Each question carries 3 marks.

vi. In Section D - Questions no. 29 and 30 are case study-based questions. Each question carries 4 marks.

vii. In Section E - Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer type questions. Each question carries 5 marks.

viii. There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions i
Section A.

ix. Kindly note that there is a separate question paper for Visually Impaired candidates.

x. Use of calculators is not allowed.

You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary:
 Mass of electron (me) = 9.1 10-31 kg
Mass of neutron = 1.675 10-27 kg
Mass of proton = 1.673 10-27 kg
Avogadro's number = 6.023 1023 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant = 1.38 10-23 JK-1

bent into a circular ring of radius R. It is uniformly charged with charge density . The magnitude of the electric field at its centre is:

f radius r has surface charge density. The electric field on its surface is E. If the radius of the sphere is doubled, keeping charge density
on the old sphere to that on the new sphere will be:

to connect four cells, each of emf E and internal resistance r, in series. But she/he connects one cell wrongly in series with the other ce
lent internal resistance of the combination will be

t in the form of a circular loop A carries a current I. The wire is then bent into a circular loop B of two turns and carries the same curren
he centre of loop A to that of loop B will be:

ies along y-axis. It carries a current of 1.0 A in positive y-direction. A magnetic field exists in the region. The force on the wire is:
 is converted into an ammeter of range 0 to IA. If the current through the galvanometer is of I A, the resistance of the amm

ar loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field with its plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. The radius of the loop is made to shrin
the radius of the loop is 4 cm , the induced emf in the loop is:

agnetic fields of electromagnetic waves are

hase and perpendicular to each other.

hase and not perpendicular to each other.

me phase but are perpendicular to each other.

same phase nor perpendicular to each other.

B whose photon energies are 3.3 eV and 11.3 eV respectively, illuminate a metallic surface (work function 2·3 eV) successively. The rati
emitted due to beam A to that due to beam B is:

ed with a moving electron and a moving proton have the same wavelength . It implies that they have the same:
s. Due to doping,

of Ge lattice is distorted.

f conduction electrons increases.

f holes increases.

f conduction electrons decreases.

ectron that gives rise to the formation of the second spectral line of the Balmer series in the spectrum of hydrogen atom corresponds t

are Assertion (A) and Reason (R) type questions. Two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.

A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not E.
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is also false.

e and convex mirrors cannot produce real images under any circumstance.
al image cannot serve as an object to produce a real image.

n (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

n (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

s true, but Reason (R) is false.

Reason (R) is also false.

long parallel wires, freely suspended and connected in series to a battery, move apart.
res carrying current in opposite directions repel each other.

n (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

n (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

s true, but Reason (R) is false.

s false and Reason (R) is also false.

mfs 6 V and 3 V and internal resistances and respectively are connected in series to an external resistance , as shown in figure. Find th
ence across the 6 V battery be zero.

hotoelectric effect, the kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons increases with increase in the intensity of the incident light.
lectric current depends on the wavelength of the incident light.

n (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

n (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

s true, but Reason (R) is false.

s false and Reason (R) is also false.

mutual inductance between two coils is maximum when the coils are wound on each other.
x linkage between two coils is maximum when they are wound on each other.

n (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

n (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

s true, but Reason (R) is false.

s false and Reason (R) is also false.

(mass m) of kinetic energy E and a photon of the same energy. Let and be the de Broglie wavelength of neutron and the wavelength
n an expression for .

tic light of frequency 5.0 1014 Hz passes from air into a medium of refractive index 1.5. Find the wavelength of the light (i) reflected, an
of the two media.

ex lens of focal length 16 cm is made of a material of refractive index 1.4. Calculate the radius of the curved surface of the lens.

30 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm. Find the (i) position of the image formed and (ii) magnification of the i

uctivity of an intrinsic semiconductor vary with temperature? Explain. Show the variation in a plot.
 are located in plane at points and respectively. and are identical and is positive. What will be the nature and value of

. Is it a scalar or a vector? An electric field is maintained in a metallic conductor. If n be the number of electrons (mass m, cha
its relaxation time, show that the current density , where .

eatstone bridge? Obtain the necessary conditions under which the Wheatstone bridge is balanced.

agnetic moment lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.32 T.

a. Find the amount of work done to turn the magnet so as to align its magnetic moment (i) normal to the field directi
opposite to the field direction.

b. What is the torque on the magnet in above cases (i) and (ii)?

gement of two coils P and Q shown in the figure. When current in coil P is switched on or switched off, a current flows in coil Q.

a. Explain the phenomenon involved in it.

b. Mention two factors on which the current produced in coil Q depends.

c. Give the direction of current in coil Q when there is a current in the coil and (i) is increased, and (ii)

ks of Rutherford's atomic model. How did Bohr remove them? Show that different orbits in Bohr's atom are not equally spaced.

a. The wavelength of the electromagnetic wave is often correlated with the characteristic size of the system that rad
examples to justify this statement.

b.

a. Long distance radio broadcasts use short-wave bands. Why?

b. Optical and radio telescopes are built on the ground, but X-ray astronomy is possible only from satellites o
Why?

a. Write two characteristic properties of nuclear force.

b. Draw a plot of potential energy of a pair of nucleons as a function of their separation. Write two important conclu
drawn from the plot.
 are case study-based questions. Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow.

version of an ac voltage into a dc voltage is called rectification and the device which performs this conversion is called a rectifier. The c
veal that when a p-n junction diode is forward biased, it offers a low resistance and when it is reverse biased, it offers a high resistance
ducts only when it is forward biased. This property of a p-n junction diode makes it suitable for its use as a rectifier.
oltage is applied across a p-n junction, it conducts only during those alternate half cycles for which it is forward biased. A rectifier whic
ge is called a half-wave rectifier and one that rectifies both the half cycles is known as a full-wave rectifier.

n square value of an alternating voltage applied to a full-wave rectifier is . Then the root mean square value of the rectified output vol

rectifier, the current in each of the diodes flows for:

e cycle of the input signal

n half cycle of the input signal

the positive half cycle of the input signal

des are forward biased at the same time.

des are reverse biased at the same time.

orward biased and the other is reverse biased at the same time.

forward biased in the first half of the cycle and reverse biased in the second half of the cycle.

g voltage of frequency of 50 Hz is applied to a half-wave rectifier. Then the ripple frequency of the output will be:

hown in the figure, is applied to a p-n junction diode. Identify the output across resistance R L:
ent medium bounded by two surfaces, with one or both surfaces being spherical. The focal length of a lens is determined by the radii o
he refractive index of its medium with respect to that of the surrounding medium. The power of a lens is reciprocal of its focal length. I
ontact, the power of the combination is the algebraic sum of the powers of the individual lenses.

vex lens, with each face having same radius of curvature R, is made of glass of refractive index n. Its power is:

vex lens of power P, with each face having same radius of curvature, is cut into two equal parts perpendicular to its principal axis. The

o parts are kept in contact with each other as shown in the figure. The power of the combination will be:

vex lens of power P, with each face having same radius of curvature, is cut along its principal axis. The two parts are arranged as shown
combination will be:
enses of focal lengths 60 cm and 20 cm are held coaxially in contact with each other. The power of the combination is:

i. A ray of light passes through a triangular prism. Show graphically, how the angle of deviation varies with the
Hence define the angle of minimum deviation.

ii. A ray of light is incident normally on a refracting face of a prism of prism angle A and suffers a deviation of an
refractive index n of the material of the prism is given by n = .

iii. The refractive index of the material of a prism is . If the refracting angle of the prism is 60o, find the

1. Angle of minimum deviation, and

2. Angle of incidence.

i. State Huygens principle. A plane wave is incident at an angle i on a reflecting surface. Construct the correspo
wavefront. Using this diagram, prove that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

ii. What are the coherent sources of light? Can two independent sodium lamps act like coherent sources? Expla

iii. A beam of light consisting of a known wavelength 520 nm and an unknown wavelength , used in Young's dou
produces two interference patterns such that the fourth bright fringe of unknown wavelength coincides with
fringe of known wavelength. Find the value of .

i. Derive an expression for potential energy of an electric dipole in an external uniform electric field
energy of the dipole (1) maximum, and (2) minimum?

ii. An electric dipole consists of point charges -1.0 pC and +1.0 pC located at and (3 mm, 4 mm) respectively in
electric field is switched on in the region. Find the torque acting on the dipole.
 i. An electric dipole (dipole moment ), consisting of charges and , separated by distance , is placed along the
at the origin. Show that the potential V, due to this dipole, at a point is equal to .

ii. Two isolated metallic spheres and of radii 1 cm and 3 cm respectively are charged such that both have the s
density . They are placed far away from each other and connected by a thin wire. Calculate the new charge o

i. A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series to an ac source . Derive an expression for the impedance o

ii. When does an inductor act as a conductor in a circuit? Give reason for it.

iii. An electric lamp is designed to operate at 110 V dc and 11 A current. If the lamp is operated on 220 V, 50 Hz
coil in series, then find the inductance of the coil.

i. Draw a labelled diagram of a step-up transformer and describe its working principle. Explain any three cause
in a real transformer.

ii. A step-up transformer converts a low voltage into high voltage. Does it violate the principle of conservation

iii. A step-up transformer has 200 and 3000 turns in its primary and secondary coils respectively. The input volta
primary coil is 90 V. Calculate:

1. The output voltage across the secondary coil

2. The current in the primary coil if the current in the

secondary coil is 2.0 A.