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XII Physics
Sample Question Paper - 1

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

1. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.

3. All the sections are compulsory.

4. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based of 1 mark each, Section B

contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each, Section D

contains two case study based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three long answer questions of

five marks each.

5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B, one

question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D and all three questions in Section E. You have to

attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

6. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. Pure silicon at 300 K has equal electron (ne) and hole (nh) concentrations of 1.5 × 1016 m-3. Doping by indium [1]

increases nh to 4.5 × 1022 m-3. The ne in the doped silicon is

a) 3 × 1019 m-3 b) 9 × 10-5 m-3

c) 2.25 × 1011 m-3 d) 5 × 109 m-3

2. The dimension of electrical resistance is: [1]

a) [ML2T-3A1] b) [ML2T-3A-2]

c) [ML3T-3A-2] d) [ML2T-3A-1]

3. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the central portion of the lens is wrapped in a black [1]
paper?

a) No image is formed by the remaining b) Full image will be formed but will be less
portion of the lens bright

c) Two images will be formed d) Central portion of the image will be absent
4. A bar magnet of length 3 cm has points A and B along its axis at distances of 24 cm and 48 cm on the opposite [1]
sides. Ratio of magnetic fields at these points will be

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 a) 1
b) 4
2√2

c) 3 d) 8
5. In which of the states shown in the figure, is potential energy of an electric dipole maximum? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

6. An electron having energy 10 eV is circulating in path of radius 0.105 m having magnetic field of 10-4T. The [1]
speed of the electron will be:

a) 1.9 × 10 6
m/s b) 3.8 × 10
12
m/s

c) 1.9 × 10 12
m/s d) 6
3.8 × 10 m/s

7. Two coils are placed closed to each other. The mutual inductance of the pair of coils depends upon: [1]

a) the currents in the two coils b) the rates at which currents are changing in
the two coils

c) relative position and orientation of the two d) the material of the wires of the coils
coils
8. A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross section 2. 5 × 10 −4 2
m carries a current of 3.0 A. What [1]
is its associated magnetic moment?

a) 0.4 J/T b) 0.8 J/T

c) 0.6 J/T d) 0.5 J/T

9. In Young's double-slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference is λ is [1]
k (λ being the wavelength of light used). The intensity at a point where the path difference is , will be
λ

a) k b)
k

c) d) zero
k

10. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed inside a charged parallel plate capacitor. The lines of force look like [1]

a) b)

c) d)

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11. Assume that each diode shown in the figure has a forward bias resistance of 50Ω and an infinite reverse bias [1]
resistance. The current through the 150Ω resistance is

a) 0.04 A b) zero

c) 0.05 A d) 0.66 A
12. A lamp and a screen are set up 100 cm apart and a convex lens is placed between them. The two positions of the [1]
lens forming real images on the screen are 40 cm apart. What is the focal length of the lens?

a) 15 cm b) 21 cm

c) 18 cm d) 12 cm
13. Assertion (A): The process of photoelectric emission is different to that of thermionic emission. [1]
Reason (R): The process of thermionic emission is temperature-dependent but photoelectric emission is
independent of temperature.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion: When a capacitor is filled completely with a metallic slab its capacity becomes very large. [1]
Reason: Dielectric constant for metal is zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the
explanation of A correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false d) A is false and R is also false

15. Assertion (A): Young’s double slit experiment can be performed using a source of white light. [1]
Reason (R): The wavelength of red light is less than the wavelength of other colours in white light.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the
explanation of A correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false d) A is false and R is also false

16. Assertion (A): If the frequency of the applied AC is doubled, then the power factor of a series R-L circuit [1]
decreases.
Reason (R): Power factor of series R-L circuit is given by cos ϕ = .
2R

2 2 2
R +ω L

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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 Section B
17. Identify the electromagnetic waves whose wavelengths lie in the range. [2]

i. 10-11 m < λ < 10-14 m

ii. 10-4 m < λ < 10-6 m

Write one use of each.
18. A muon is a particle that has the same charge as an electron but is 200 times heavier than it. It we had an atom in [2]
which the muon revolves around a proton instead of an electron, what would be the magnetic moment of the
muon in the ground state of such an atom?
19. Define barrier potential. Why does the thickness of the depletion layer in a p-n junction diode vary with increase [2]
in reverse bias?
20. Consider two different hydrogen atoms. The electron in each atom is in an excited state possible for the electrons [2]
to have different energies, but the same orbital angular momentum according to the Bohr model?
21. A coil of N turns and radius R carries a current T. It is unwound and rewound to make a square coil of side a [2]
having the same number of turns (N). Keeping the current I same, find the ratio of the magnetic moments of the
square coil and the circular coil.
OR
Is the force between two parallel current-carrying wires affected by the nature of the dielectric medium between
them?
Section C
22. AB, BC, CD and DA are resistors of 1, 1, 2 and 2 Ω respectively connected in series. Between A and C is a 1 [3]
volt cell of resistance 2 Ω , A being positive. Between B and D is a 2 V cell of 1 Ω resistance, B being positive.
Find the current in each branch of the circuit.
23. Define the terms potential barrier and depletion region for a p-n junction diode. State how the thickness of the [3]
depletion region will change when p-n junction diode is
i. forward biased and
ii. reverse biased
24. Draw the graph showing the variation of photoelectric current with anode potential of a photocell for [3]
1. the same frequencies but different intensities I3 > I2 > I1 of incident radiation, and

2. the same intensity but different frequencies ν 1

> ν2 > ν3 of incident radiation.
25. Plot a graph showing the variation of binding energy per nucleon as a function of mass number. Which property [3]
of nuclear force explains the approximate constancy of binding energy in the range 30 < A < 170?
How does one explain the release of energy in both processes of nuclear fission and fusion from the graph?
26. It is found experimentally that 13.6 eV energy is required to separate a hydrogen atom into a proton and an [3]
electron. Compute the orbital radius and the velocity of the electron in a hydrogen atom.
27. Explain by drawing a suitable diagram that the interference pattern in a double-slit is actually a superposition of [3]
single-slit diffraction from each slit.
Write two basic features that distinguish the interference pattern from those seen in a coherently illuminated
single slit.
28. A rectangular loop of sides 8 cm and 2 cm with a small cut is moving out of a region of uniform magnetic field [3]
of magnitude 0.3 tesla directed normal to the loop. What is the voltage developed across the cut if velocity of
loop is 1 cms −1
in a direction normal to the (i) longer side (ii) shorter side of the loop? For how long does the

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 induced voltage last in each case?

OR
The current flowing through an inductor of self-inductance L is continuously increasing. Plot a graph showing the
variation of:
i. Magnetic flux versus the current
ii. Induced emf versus dI/dt
iii. Magnetic potential energy stored versus the current.
Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Maxwell showed that the speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the permeability and permittivity of the
medium through which it travels. The speed of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by c = 1
. The
√μ0 ε0

fact led Maxwell to predict that light is an electromagnetic wave. The emergence of the speed of light from
purely electromagnetic considerations is the crowning achievement of Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory. The
speed of an electromagnetic wave in any medium of permeability μ and permittivity ε will be c
where K is
√Kμr

the dielectric constant of the medium and μ is the relative permeability.

r

(i) The dimensions of 1

2
ε0 E
2
(ε : permittivity of free space; E = electric field) is
0

a) MLT-1 b) ML-1T-2

c) ML2T-2 d) ML2T-1

(ii) Let [ε 0] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum. If M = mass, L = length, T =
time and A = electric current, then

a) [ε 0] = ML2T-1 b) [ε0 ] = MLT-2A-2

c) [ε 0] = M-1L-3T4A2 d) [ε0 ] = M-1L-3T2A

(iii) An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3 MHz passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with
permittivity ε = 4. Then

a) wavelength is halved and the frequency b) wavelength and frequency both remain
remains unchanged. unchanged

c) wavelength is doubled and the d) wavelength is doubled and the

frequency remains unchanged frequency becomes half
OR

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 The electromagnetic wave s travel with

a) the speed of light c = 3 × 108 m s-1 in b) the speed of light c = 3 × 10 m s-1 in

fluid medium. solid medium

c) the speed of light c = 3 × 108 m s-1 in d) the same speed in all media

free space
(iv) Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?
cosmic rays, γ -rays, β-rays, X-rays

a) β-rays b) X-rays

c) γ -rays d) cosmic rays

30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A charge is a property associated with the matter due to which it experiences and produces an electric and
magnetic field. Charges are scalar in nature and they add up like real numbers. Also, the total charge of an
isolated system is always conserved. When the objects rub against each other charges acquired by them must be
equal and opposite.

(i) The cause of charging is:

a) none of these b) the actual transfer of protons

c) the actual transfer of electrons d) the actual transfer of neutrons

(ii) Pick the correct statement.
i. The glass rod gives protons to silk when they are rubbed against each other.
ii. The glass rod gives electrons to silk when they are rubbed against each other.
iii. The glass rod gains protons from silk when they are rubbed against each other.
iv. The glass rod gains electrons when they are rubbed against each other.

a) Option (i) b) Option (iv)

c) Option (iii) d) Option (ii)

(iii) If two electrons are each 1.5 × 10-10m from a proton, as shown in Figure, magnitude of the net electric
force they will exert on the proton is

a) 1.97 × 10-8 N b) 3.83 × 10-8 N

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 c) 4.63 × 10-8 N d) 2.73 × 10-8 N

(iv) A charge is a property associated with the matter due to which it produces and experiences:

a) electric effects only b) magnetic effects only

c) both electric and magnetic effects d) none of these

OR
The cause of quantization of electric charges is:

a) transfer of an integral number of b) transfer of an integral number of

electrons neutrons

c) transfer of an integral number of d) none of these

protons
Section E
31. a. Draw the ray diagram showing the refraction of light through a glass prism and hence obtain the relation [5]
between the refractive index μ of the prism, angle of prism and angle of minimum deviation.
b. Determine the value of the angle of incidence for a ray of light travelling from a medium of refractive index
–
μ1 = √2 into the medium of refractive index μ = 1, so that it just grazes along the surface of separation.
2

OR
i. In a double slit experiment using the light of wavelength 600 nm, the angular width of the fringe formed on a
distant screen is 0.1°. Find the spacing between the two slits.

ii. Light of wavelength 500 A propagating in air gets partly reflected from the surface of water. How will the
wavelengths and frequencies of the reflected and refracted light be affected?

32. i. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery to a potential. The battery is disconnected and a dielectric [5]
slab is inserted to completely fill the space between the plates. How will
a. its capacitance
b. electric field between the plates and
c. energy stored in the capacitor be affected?
Justify your answer giving necessary mathematical expressions for each case.
ii. a. Draw the electric field lines due to a conducting sphere.
b. Draw the electric field lines due to a dipole.
OR
From the network shown in Fig. find the value of the capacitance C if the equivalent capacitance between points A
and B is to be 1 μ F. All the capacitances are in μ F.

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33. An ac voltage V = V0sin ωt is applied to a pure inductor L. Obtain an expression for the current in the circuit. [5]
Prove that the average power supplied to an inductor over one complete cycle is zero.
OR
i. Describe, with the help of a suitable diagram, the working principle of a step-up transformer. Obtain the relation
between input and output voltages in terms of the number of turns of primary and secondary windings and the
currents in the input and output circuits.
ii. Given the input current 15 A and the input voltage of 100 V for a step-up transformer having 90% efficiency, find
the output power and the voltage in the secondary if the output current is 3 A.

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