Board Sample Paper-02
LAKSHYA NEET 2026
Class - XII
DURATION: 180 Minutes PHYSICS M. MARKS: 70
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and strictly follow them:
1. This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five sections, Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A: Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
4. In Section B: Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
5. In Section C: Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short Answer type questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
6. In Section D: Questions no. 29 and 30 are Case study-based questions. Each question carries 4 marks.
7. In Section E: Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer type questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
8. There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions
in all the Sections except Section A.
9. Kindly note that there is a separate question paper for Visually Impaired candidates.
10. Wherever necessary, neat, and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.
Name of the Candidate (in Capitals): _______________________________________________________________________________
Centre of Examination (in Capitals): _______________________________________________________________________________
Candidate’s Signature: _______________________________ Invigilator’s Signature: ___________________________________
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SECTION - A
Multiple Choice Question (1-16) (16 × 1 = 16)
1. A pure resistor is connected to an AC power source
as shown below. (3) (4)
6. A voltmeter connected in an A.C circuit reads
220V. This reading represents
(1) Peak voltage (2) RMS voltage
Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
(3) Average voltage (4) Mean square voltage
I. The average current flowing through the
circuit during one full cycle is zero.
7. A bar magnet is placed in the position of stable
II. The current in the resistor leads the voltage by
π/2. equilibrium in a uniform magnetic field B . If it is
III. The average power dissipated by the resistor rotated through an angle 180°, then the work done
is zero. is
(1) Only I (2) Only I and II (1) MB (2) 2MB
(3) Only II and III (4) All I, II and III (3) MB/2 (4) Zero
2. The value of quality factor is: 8. An electron moves on a straight line path XY as
L shown. The abcd is a coil adjacent to the path of
(1) (2) electron. What will be the direction of current, if
R RC
any, induced in the coil?
L
(3) LC (4)
R
3. Three identical bulbs are connected in series and
these together dissipates a power P. If now the
bulbs are connected in parallel then the power
dissipated will be (1) No current induced
(1) P/3 (2) 3P (2) abcd
(3) 9P (4) P/9 (3) adcb
(4) The current will reverse its direction as the
4. If number of turns and current is doubled for any electron goes past the coil
solenoid, then value of magnetic field inside the
solenoid becomes 9. A charged particle having charge q is moving in a
(1) Twice (2) Same uniform magnetic field. If this particle makes any
(3) One fourth (4) Four times angle between 0° and 90° with the magnetic field
then its path will be
5. Two equal bar magnets are kept as shown in the (1) Circular (2) Straight line
figure. The direction of resultant magnetic field, (3) Helical (4) Ellipse
indicated by arrow head at the point P is
(approximately) 10. A metal ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet
is dropped through the ring with its length along the
axis of the ring. The acceleration of the falling
magnet is
(1) More than g
(2) Equal to g
(3) Less than g
(4) None of the above
(1) (2)
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11. Energy per unit volume for a capacitor having area 14. Assertion (A): In a series LCR circuit at resonance,
A and separation d kept at potential difference V is the voltage across the capacitor or inductor may be
given by more than the applied voltage.
Reason (R): At resonance in a series LCR circuit,
1 V2 1 V2
(1) 0 (2) the voltages across inductor and capacitor are out
2 d2 20 d 2 of phase.
1 Q2
(3) CV 2 (4) 15. Assertion (A): Electromagnetic waves are
2 2C
transverse in nature.
Reason (R): The magnetic and electric fields of an
12. What is the phenomenon responsible for the
electromagnetic wave are perpendicular to each
generation of induced current in a conductor when
other and also perpendicular to the direction of
the magnetic field through it changes?
propagation of waves.
(1) Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction
(2) Newton law of motion 16. Assertion (A): Consider the two situations shown
(3) Ohm’s law in the figure. Potential difference between points A
(4) Ampère’s law and B, in case I is more as compared to case II.
DIRECTIONS: For Questions number 13 to 16, two
statements are given - one labelled as Assertion (A) and
the other labelled as
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (1), (2), (3) and (4) as given below.
(1) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(2) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R): In case I: VA – VB = E + Ir
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of In case II: VA – VB = E – Ir
Assertion (A).
(3) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. SECTION - B
(4) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. Very short Answer Questions (17-21) (5 × 2 = 10)
17. Explain how a solenoid carrying current can be
used to magnetize a piece of material. What type of
13. Assertion (A): In a coil of resistance 100 Ω current
magnetic material is suitable for this purpose?
is induced by changing the magnetic flux through
it. The variation of current with time is as shown in 18. (a) Do magnetic field lines serve as a
the figure. The magnitude of change in flux representation of the direction in which a
through coil is 250 Wb. small magnetized needle aligns each point,
Reason (R): The change in magnetic flux (Δ) can and do they also indicate the lines along which
be calculated using the relationship Δ = IΔt × R, force acts on a moving charged particle at each
where IΔt is the area under the I – t graph and R is point?
the resistance of the coil. (b) If magnetic monopoles existed, how would
the Gauss’s law of magnetism be modified?
19. An electric dipole of length 2 cm, when placed with
its axis making an angle of 60° with a uniform
electric field, experiences a torque of 8 3 N-m.
Calculate the potential energy of the dipole, if it has
a charge of ± 4nC.
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20. Two charges 2 μC and –2 μC are placed at points A
and B, 6 cm apart.
(a) Identify an equipotential surface of the
system.
(b) What is the direction of the electric field at
every point on this surface?
(a) Determine the capacitance of each capacitor
21. (a) The closed loop ABCD is moving into a uniform
when the equivalent capacitance of the
magnetic field acting at right angles to the
combined system is 4 μF.
plane of the paper as shown. State the (b) Compute the potential difference across the
direction of the induced current in the loop. plates of capacitors X and Y.
(c) Calculate the ratio of the electrostatic energy
stored in capacitor X to that in capacitor Y.
25. What causes a galvanometer to exhibit a brief
deflection when connected in series with a
capacitor during the charging or discharging
(b) Predict the polarity of the capacitor C
process?
connected to coil, which is situated between
How does this observation prompt a modification
two bar magnets moving as shown in figure.
of Ampere's circuital law? Consequently, provide
the revised and generalized expression for
Ampere's law.
26. (a) Which of the following, can act as a source of
electromagnetic waves? Give brief explanation.
SECTION - C (i) A charge moving with a constant velocity.
Short Answer Questions (22-28) (7 × 3 = 21) (ii) A charge moving in a circular orbit.
22. (a) Consider an infinitely long straight wire with (iii) A charge at rest.
a positive charge distributed along its length, (b) Identify the part of the electromagnetic
characterized by a linear charge density of λ spectrum, to which waves of frequency
C/m. An electron orbits around this wire, with (i) 109 Hz,
(ii) 1020 Hz belong.
its center as the point of revolution,
maintaining a constant velocity within a
27. (i) How does the mutual inductance of a pair of
circular plane perpendicular to the wire.
coils change when
Derive the expression for the kinetic energy of (a) The distance between the coils is increased
the electron. (b) Numbers of turns in the coil is increased
(b) Create a graphical representation illustrating (c) A thin iron sheet is placed between the coils,
the relationship between kinetic energy as a other factors remain the same.
function of charge density λ. (ii) A plot of magnetic flux versus current is
shown in figure for two inductors A and B.
which of these two values has higher value of
23. Show that Lenz’s law is in accordance with the law
self inductance?
of conservation of energy.
24. Two parallel plate capacitors, denoted as X and Y,
share identical plate areas and plate separations.
Capacitor X has air as the dielectric material
between its plates, while capacitor Y contains a
dielectric medium with a relative permittivity
(dielectric constant) of εr = 4.
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28. (a) Draw a graph showing variation of amplitude magnetic field in the region between the
of circuit current with changing frequency of capacitor plates. How does displacement
applied voltage in a series L – C – R circuit for current resolve this issue?
two different values of resistance R1 and R2(R1 (iii) Explain the relationship between the rate of
> R2). change of electric flux and displacement
(b) Explain the significance of resonant frequency current in the context of the capacitor
in the tuning mechanism of a radio or TV set. experiment conducted by the students.
(iv) In the same experimental setup described
SECTION - D earlier, a parallel plate capacitor with a
Case Study Based Questions (29-30) (4 × 2 = 8) capacitance of 5mF and a separation between
29. Read the following passage and answer the the plates (d) of 0.02 meters is used. The AC
questions given below. source has a frequency of 50 Mz, and the
In a high school physics laboratory, a group of maximum voltage ΔV across the capacitor
students led by Alice was conducting experiments plates is 15V. Calculate the peak displacement
related to electromagnetic waves, particularly current (Id) in this modified setup.
focusing on the concept of displacement current.
As they were conducting their experiments, they 30. Read the following passage and answer the
encountered an intriguing situation. questions given below.
Part I: The students set up a simple circuit with a When a current I flow through a coil, flux linked
capacitor connected to an alternating current (AC) with it is = LI, where L is a constant known as
source. They observed that the capacitor plates self inductance of the coil.
were charging and discharging as expected.
Part II: The discrepancy while discussing
displacement current with their teacher, Alice
noticed a puzzling discrepancy. She pointed out
that according to Ampère's Circuital Law, there
should be a magnetic field generated in the region
between the capacitor plates when the current
changes. However, there was no magnetic field
detector registering any activity.
Part III: Investigating the Absence of Magnetic Any change in current sets up an induced emf in
Field, the students decided to investigate further. the coil. Thus, self inductance of a coil is the
They measured the rate of change of electric flux induced emf set up in it when the current passing
between the plates of the capacitor and calculated through it changes at the unit rate. It is a measure
the displacement current. They found that it of the opposition to the growth or the decay of
matched the rate of change of the current in the current flowing through the coil. Also, value of self
circuit, as per Maxwell's modification to Ampère's inductance depends on the number of turns in the
law. solenoid, its area of cross-section and the
Part IV: A Numeric Challenge To deepen their permeability of its core material.
understanding, the students devised a numerical (i) The inductance in a coil plays the same role as
experiment. They used a capacitor with a (1) inertia in mechanics
capacitance of 10 μF and an AC source with a (2) energy in mechanics
frequency of 100 Hz. The maximum voltage across (3) momentum in mechanics
the capacitor was 20 V. (4) force in mechanics
(i) Explain the concept of displacement current as (ii) A current of 2.5 A flows through a coil of
it relates to Maxwell's modification of inductance 5H. The magnetic flux linked with
Ampère's Circuital Law. the coil is
(ii) Describe the discrepancy that Alice and her (1) 0.5 Wb (2) 12.5 Wb
group observed regarding the absence of a (3) Zero (4) 2 Wb
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(iii) The inductance L of a solenoid depends upon OR
its radius R as (a) Obtain the formula for the potential energy of
(1) L R (2) L 1/R a magnetic dipole situated in a magnetic field.
(3) L R 2
(4) L R3 (b) Compare the magnetic fields generated by a
(iv) The unit of self-inductance is bar magnet and a solenoid.
(1) Weber ampere (2) Weber ampere–1
(3) Ohm second (4) Farad 33. Using the circuit given below, calculate the
OR following
The induced emf in a coil of 10 henry inductance
in which current varies from 9A to 4A in 0.2 second
is
(1) 200 V (2) 250 V
(3) 300 V (4) 350 V
SECTION – E
Long Answer Questions (31-33) (3 × 5 = 15) (a) Node voltage V
(b) Calculate current i1
31. (a) Find the expression for the electric field (c) Calculate current i2
intensity and the electric potential, due to a (d) Calculate current i3
dipole at a point on the equatorial line. OR
(b) (i) Define the capacitance of a capacitor. (ii) A (a) The emf of a cell is always greater than its
slab of material of dielectric constant has the terminal voltage. Why? Give reason.
same area as the plates of a parallel plate (b) Plot a graph (V vs R) showing the variation of
capacitor but thickness 3d/4. Find the ratio of terminal potential difference across a cell of
the capacitance with dielectric inside it to its emf E having internal resistance r versus load
capacitance without dielectric. resistance R when current drawn from it.
OR Using this graph, how does one determine the
(a) Describe drift velocity. Find the relation emf of the cell?
between drift velocity and relaxation time of (c) Three cells of emf E, 2E and 5E having
charge carriers in a conductor. internal resistances r, 2r and 3r, variable
(b) A conductor of length is connected to a source resistance R as shown in the figure. Find the
of emf. If the length of the conductor is tripled expression for the current. plot a graph for
by stretching it, keeping potential difference variation of current and R.
across its ends constant, explain how its drift
velocity would be affected.
32. What is an ammeter? Show the process of
converting a galvanometer into an ammeter with a
specific range using a circuit. Derive the working
equation of conversion of galvanometer into
ammeter.
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