(PHYSICS PAPER) -1 marks 70

Section A

1. An object has charge 1 C and gain 5.0×10 18 electrons. The net charge on the object becomes. 1
(a) -0.80 C (b) +0.80 C (c) +1.80 C (d) +0.20 C
2. The ratio of total electric flux passing through a cube of side a and closed sphere of radius r enclosing a 1
charge + q is :
(a) 1:2 (b) a: r (c) 1:1 (d) 2:1
3. Which of the following is not the property of an equipotential surface? 1
(a) They do not cross each other.
(b) The work done in carrying a charge from one point to another on an equipotential surface is zero.
(c) For a uniform electric field, they are concentric spheres.
(d) They can be imaginary spheres.
4. Beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same direction. They – 1
(a) Attract each other (b) Repel each other (c) Neither attract nor repel (d) Force of attraction or
repulsion depends upon speed of beams.
5. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If its resistance also increases by 25%, then 1
the voltage sensitivity will-
(a)decreased by 1% (b) Increased by 5% (c) Increased by 10% (d) Decreased by 4%
6. A Proton is moving along positive x-axis in a magnetic field which is parallel to the positive y-axis. In 1
what direction will the magnetic force be acting on the electron?
(a) Along -x axis (b) Along -z axis (c ) Along +z axis (d) Along -y axis
7. When current in a coil changes from 5 A to 2 A in 0.1 s, average voltage of 50 V is produced. The self- 1
inductance of the coil is-
(a) 1.67 H(b) 6 H(c) 3 H(d) 0.67 H
8. In the given figure current from A to B in the straight wire is decreasing. The direction of induced 1
current in the loop is A

(a) clockwise(b) anticlockwise(c) changing(d) nothing can be said

(a) Decrease (b) Increase (c) Remains unaffected (d) fluctuate

10. The electromagnetic radiations used to kill the germs in water purifiers are called – 1
(a) infrared waves (b) X – rays (c) gamma rays (d) ultraviolet rays
11. The work function of a metal is 4.14 eV. The threshold wavelength for this metal surface is- 1
(a) 4125 A 0 (b) 2062.5 A 0 (c) 3000 A 0 (d) 6000 A 0
12. A proton and an alpha particle have the same kinetic energy. the ration of de- Broglie wavelengths 1
associated with the proton to that with the alpha particle is-
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2√2 (d) 1/2
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and otherlabelled Reason
(R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options a given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation ofAssertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correctexplanation of Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A) - Photo electric current depends on the intensity of incident light. 1
Reason (R) – Number of photoelectrons emitted per second is directly proportional to the intensity of
incident radiation.
14. Assertion (A) – In compound microscope, objective lens is taken as of small focal length. 1
Reason (R )- This increase the magnifying power of microscope.
15. Assertion (A) - Photocell is also called electric eye. 1
Reason ( R) – Photocell can see the things placed in front of it.
16. Assertion (A) – The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increase on doping. 1
Reason ( R)- Doping always increase the number of electrons in the semiconductor.
Section -B
17. An electric dipole consists of two charges of 0.1 µC separated by a distance of 2 cm. The dipole is 2
placed in an external field of 10 5 N/C. What is the maximum torque does the field exerts on the dipole?
18. Draw a sketch of a plane electromagnetic wave propagating along the z-direction. Depict clearly the 2
directions of electric and magnetic fields varying sinusoidally with z.
Or
Name the constituent radiation of electromagnetic spectrum which
(a) Is used in satellite communication.
(b) Is used for studying crystal structure.
(c) Is similar to the radiations emitted during decay of radioactive nuclei?
(d) Has a wavelength range between 390 nm and 770 nm.

19. Draw a labelled diagram of image formation by a compound microscope and write the expression for
magnification produced by compound microscope when final image formed at least distance of distinct
2
vision.
20. The energy levels of a hypothetical atom are shown in Fig. Which of the shown transitions will result in 2
the emission of a photon of wavelength 275 nm?Which of these transitions correspond to emission of
radiation of (i) maximum and (ii) minimum wavelength?

21. Determine the currents through resistance R of the circuits (i) and (ii) when similar diodes D1 and D2 2
are connected as shown in the figure.

Section C
22. Define drift speed of electron. Prove that the current density of a metallic conductor is directly 3
proportional to the drift speed of electrons.
23. Draw the magnetic field lines distinguishing between diamagnetic and paramagnetic materials. Give a 3
simple explanation to the account for the difference in magnetic behaviour of these materials.
24. Derive the expression for the refractive index of the material of the prism in terms of the angle of the 3
prism and angle of minimum deviation. Use this formula to calculate the angle of minimum deviation of
an equilateral prism of refractive index √3.
25. Define wattless current. A bulb and a capacitor are connected in series to an a.c. source of variable 3
frequency .How will the brightness of the bulb change on increasing the frequency of the source? Give
reason.
26. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV. 3
(i) What is the kinetic and potential energy of an electron in this state?
(ii)If the electron jumps to the ground state from the second excited state, calculate the wavelength of
the spectral line emitted.
27 A wire of uniform cross-section and resistance 4 ohm is bent in the shape of square ABCD. Point A is 3
connected to a point P on DC by a wire AP of resistance 1 ohm. When a potential difference is applied
between A and C, the points B and P are seen to be at the same potential. What is the resistance of the
part DP?

28 Light of wavelength 2000 A0 falls on a metal surface of work function 4.2 eV. 3
(a) What is the kinetic energy in eV of the fastest electron?
(b) What will be the change in energy of the emitted electrons, if the intensity of light with the same
wavelength is doubled?
( c) If the same light falls on the surface of work function 6.5 eV, what will be the energy of the emitted
electrons?

Section –D
Case Study Based Questions
29 Case Study 1: When the diode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage V = Vk, called 4
knee voltage, the conductivity is very high. At this value of battery biasing for the p-n junction, the
potential barrier is overcome, and the current increases rapidly with an increase in forwarding voltage.
When the diode is reverse biased, the reverse bias voltage produces a very small current of about a few
microamperes which almost remains constant with bias. This small current is a reverse saturation
current.
(i) In which of the following figures, the p-n diode is forward biased

(ii) What role do semiconductors play in simple circuits?

(iii) The potential barrier height is reduced and the width of the depletion layer decreases in-
(a) Reverse bias (b) Forward bias (c) forward or reverse (d) none of these
OR
In forward bias diode current is-
(a) More of drift current than diffusion current. (b) Predominately drift current
(c) Predominately diffusion current (d) Diffusion and drift both are equal
(iv) In case of p-type semiconductors-
a) nh<< neb) nh = ne c) nh>> ne d) nh= ne = 0
30 A compound microscope is an optical instrument used for observing highly magnified images of tiny 4
objects. Magnifying power of a compound microscope is defined as the ratio of the angle subtended at
the eye by the final image to the angle subtended at the eye by the object, when both the final image and
the objects are situated at the least distance of distinct vision from the eye. It can be given that: m=me x
mo, where me is the magnification produced by the eye lens and mo is the magnification produced by
the objective lens.
 Consider a compound microscope that consists of an objective lens of focal length 2.0 cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 6.25 cm separated by a distance of 15 cm.

(i) The object distance for eye-piece, so that final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision,
will be
(a) 3.45 cm(b) 5 cm(c) 1.29 cm(d) 2.59 cm
(ii) Image distance from the objective lens –
(a) 15 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 10cm (d) 2.5 cm
(iii) How far from the objective should an object be placed in order to obtain the condition described in
part (i)?
(a) 4.5 cm (b) 2.5 cm (c) 1.5 cm (d) 3.0 cm
OR
What is the magnifying power of the microscope in case of least distinct vision?
(a) 20(b) 30(c) 40(d) 50
(iv) The intermediate image formed by the objective of a compound microscope is
(a) real, inverted and magnified (b) real, erect and magnified
(c) virtual, erect and magnified (d) virtual, inverted and magnified
Section -E
31 (a)Define wave front. Draw the shape of refracted wave front when the plane incident wave 5
undergoesrefraction from optically denser medium to rarer medium. Hence prove Snell’s law of
refraction
(b) The ratio of the intensities at minima to the maxima in the Young’s double slit experiment is 9:25.
Find the ratio of the widths of the two slits.
OR
(a) The focal length of a convex lens made of glass of refractive index (1.5) is 20 [Link] will be its
new focal length when placed in a medium of refractive index 1.25? Is focal length positive or negative?
What does it signify?
(b) Deduce the relation = + for two thin lenses kept in contact coaxially.

32 Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or a vector? Derive the expression for the electric field of a 5
dipole at a point on the equatorial plane of the dipole.
(b) Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole. Locate the points where the potential due
to the dipole is zero.
OR
Using Gauss’ law deduces the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged
sphericalconducting shell of radius R at a point (i) outside and (ii) inside the shell. Plot a graph showing
variation of electric field as a function of r > R and r < R. (r being the distance from the centre of the
shell)
33 (a) Explain with the help of a neat diagram the principle and working of a moving coil 5
Galvanometer.
(b) To convert galvanometer into ammeter, shunt of 0.01 Ω is used. Resistance of galvanometer coil is
50Ω and its maximum deflection current is 20mA. Find the maximum range of ammeter.
OR
Draw a schematic diagram of a step-up transformer. Explain its working principle. Deduce the
expression for the secondary to primary voltage in terms of the number of turns in the two coils. In an
ideal transformer, how is this ratio related to the currents in the two coils? How is the transformer used
in large scale transmission and distribution of electrical energy over long distances?

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