Physics Practice Paper 2018 CLASS XII

Time Allowed:3 hours Maximum Marks:70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS mode? (Radius of earth = 6400 km)
(i) All questions are compulsory. There are 26 8. Two students X and Y perform an experiment
questions in all. on potentiometer separately using the
(ii) This question paper has five sections: Section A,
Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E. give circuit. Keeping other parameters
(iii)Section A contains five questions of one mark unchanged, how will the position of the null
each, Section B contains five questions of two point be affected if
marks each, Section C contains twelve questions of
three marks each, Section D contains one value (i) X increases the value of resistance R in
based question of four marks and Section E the set-up by keeping the key K1 closed
contains three questions of five marks each.
and the key K2
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, an + s–
open ? R ( )K1
internal choice has been provided in one question
of two marks, one question of three marks and all (ii) Y decreases the J
A B
the three questions of five marks weightage. You value of
have to attempt only one of the choices in such s'
resistance R in G
questions. +–
the set-up,
while the key K2 R' ()
K2
remains open
SECTION-A and the key K1 is closed ?
1. Can there be a potential difference between
9. An object AB is kept in front of a concave mirror
two adjacent conductors carrying the same as shown in the figure.
charge? (i) Complete the ray
2. Will the focal length of a lens for red light be diagram showing the A
more, same or less than that for blue light? image formation of the
3. A 10 V battery of 10 V
object. B C F
negligible internal (ii) How will the position
resistance is and intensity of the image be affected if
connected across a the lower half of the mirror’s reflecting
200 V battery and a 38 fi 200 V
surface is painted black?
resistance of 38 Ω as shown in the figure. Find
OR
the value of thecurrent in circuit.
Figure shows a ray of light passing through
a prism. If the refracted ray QR is parallel to
4. Relative permeability of a material is r = the base BC, show that
0.5. Identify the nature of the magnetic (i) r1 = r2 = A/2,
material and write its relation to magnetic (ii) angle of minimum deviation, m = 2i – A.
susceptibility.
5. Explain the function of a repeater in a A
10. Find the ratio of
communication system. the de Broglie
SECTION-B wavelengths, i e
r
associated with P Q 2 r1 R S
6. In a given sample two radioisotopes A and B
are initially present in the ratio of 1:4. The (i) protons,
half lives of A and B are respectively 100 years accelerated B C

and 50 years. Find the time after which the through a

amounts of A and B become equal. potential of 128 V, and
7. A transmitting antenna at the top of a tower (ii) -particles, accelerated through a potential
has a height of 36 m and the height of the of 64 V.
receiving antenna is 49 m. What is
maximum distance between them, for
satisfactory communication in the LOS
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SECTION-C
11. An electron moving horizontally ith a velocity of
4 × 104 m s–1 enters a region of B
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uniform magnetic field of 10–5 T e–
acting vertically downward as
shown in the figure. Draw its trajectory and
find out the time it takes to come out of the
region of magnetic field.
12. Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar
or a vector quantity? Derive the expression
for the electric field of a dipole at a point on
the equatorial plane of the dipole.
13. A cell of emf  and internal resistance r is
connected across a variable load resistor R.
Draw the plots of the terminal voltage V
versus
(i) resistance R and
(ii) the current I.
It is found that when R = 4  , the current is
1 A and when R is increased to 9  , the
current reduces to 0.5 A. Find the values of the
emf  and internal resistance r.
14. A rectangular loop of wire of size 2.5 cm × 4
cm carries a steady current of 1 A. A long
straight wire carrying 2 A current is kept near
the loop as shown in figure. If the loop and
the wire are coplanar, find the
(i) torque acting on the loop and
(ii) the magnitude and direction of the force on
the loop due to the current carrying wire.
15. Write any four characteristics of
electromagnetic waves. Give two uses each
of
(i) Radiowaves (ii) Microwaves
16. A photon of energy 12.5 eV is used to
bombard gaseous hydrogen at room
temperature. Upto which energy level the
hydrogen atoms would be excited? Calculate
the wavelengths of the first member of
Lyman and first member of Balmer series.
17. Draw V-I characteristics of a p-n junction
diode. Answer the following questions, giving
reasons.
(i) Why is the current under reverse bias almost
independent of the applied potential upto a
critical voltage?
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(ii) Why does the reverse current show a sudden
increase at the critical voltage?
Name any semiconductor device which
operates under the reverse bias in the
breakdown region.
18. You are given a circuit below. Hence, identify
the logic operation carried out by this circuit.
Draw the logic symbol of the gate corresponds
to it. Also, write its truth table.
19. Write two basic modes of communication.
Explain the process of amplitude
modulation. Draw a schematic sketch showing
how amplitude modulated signal is obtained
by superposing a modulating signal over a
sinusoidal carrier wave.
20. A rectangular wire loop of sides 8 cm and
2 cm 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
emf developed across the
cut if velocity of loop is 1
cm s–1 in a direction
normal to the
(i) longer side (ii) shorter side of the loop?
For how long does the induced voltage last in
each case?
21. In a plot of photoelectric current
versus anode potential, how does
(i) the saturation current vary with anode
potential for incident radiations of different
frequencies but same intensity?
(ii) the stopping potential vary for incident
radiations of different intensities but same
frequency?
(iii) photoelectric current vary for different
intensities but same frequency of incident
radiations? Justify your answer in each case.
22. State the necessary conditions for producing total
internal reflection of light. Draw ray diagram to
show how specially designed prisms make use of
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total internal reflection to obtain inverted image of
the object by deviating rays
(i) through 90° and (ii) through 180°.
OR
A parallel beam of monochromatic light of
wavelength 500 nm falls normally on a narrow
slit and the resulting diffraction pattern is
obtained on a screen 1 m away. It is observed
that the first minimum is at a distance of 2.5 mm
from the centre of the screen. Find
(i) the width of the slit.
(ii) the distance of the second maximum from
the centre of the screen.
(iii) the width of the central maximum.
SECTION-D
23. Vishal purchased an induction stove and explained
to his mother Kamla that due to shortage and heavy
cost of LPG, she must utilize other sources that
are available to produce heat energy; Vishal also
discussed with his younger brother that the oil and
gas companies are trying their best to meet out the
demand for LPG and that a good citizen must use
other sources wherever feasible. The purchased
induction stove have a value of 7 H inductor and
the flow of current changes from 10 A to 7 A in a
time of 9 × 10–2 s.
Answerthefollowingquestions based on above
information :
(i) What qualities do you find in Vishal?
(ii) What is the advantage of using induction stove over
LPG?
(iii) Calculate the induced emf in the induction
stove when connected to the source?
SECTION-E
24. (i) Explain briefly, with the help of a labelled
diagram, the basic working principle of an ac
generator. In an ac generator, coil of N turns and area
A is rotated at revolutions per second in a
uniform magnetic field B. Derive the
expression for the emf produced.
(ii) A 100-turn coil of area 0.1 m2 rotates at half a
revolution per second. It is placed in a magnetic
field 0.01 T perpendicular to the axis of rotation of
the coil. Calculate the maximum voltage
generated in the coil.
OR
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(i) An alternating voltage  = 0 sin t applied to a
series LCR circuit drives a current given by I =I0 sin
(t + ). Deduce an expression for the average
power dissipated over a cycle.
(ii) For circuits used for transporting electric power,
a low power factor implies large power loss in
transmission. Explain.
(iii) Determine the current and quality factor at
resonance for a series LCR circuit with L = 1.00
mH, C = 1.00 nF and R =100  connected to an ac
source having peak voltage of 100 V.
25. (i) A beam of unpolarised light is incident on the
boundary between two transparent media. If the
reflected light is completely plane polarised,
how is its direction related to the direction of
the corresponding refracted light? Define
Brewster’s angle. Obtain the relation between
this angle and the refractive index for the given
pair of media.
(ii) Why does light from a clear blue portion of the
sky show a rise and fall of intensity when
viewed through a polaroid which is rotated?
Explain by drawing the necessary diagram.
OR
Derive the expression for the total magnification
of a compound microscope with labelled ray
diagram. Explain why both the objective and
the eyepiece of a compound microscope must
have short focal lengths.
26. State Gauss’s theorem in electrostatics and
express it mathematically. Using it, derive an
expression for electric field at a point near a
thin infinite plane sheet of electric charge. How
does this electric field change for a uniformly
thick sheet of charge?
OR
Derive the expression for capacitance of a
parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric medium
of dielectric constant k between its plates,
thickness of slab is less than the spacing between
the plates. Obtain the expression for the energy
stored in a charged capacitor.