Rabindranath World School

W - 10/3120, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon (HR)

PERIODIC TEST 1 (2024-25)

SUBJECT-PHYSICS
Class XII

Time Allowed : 1.5 hrs Maximum Marks : 36

General Instructions:
1) There are 18 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 nine questions, seven MCQ and two Assertion Reasoning based of 1 mark each,
Section B contains four questions of 2 marks each, Section C contains three questions of three marks
each, Section D contains one case study-based questions of four marks and Section E contains one long
answer questions of five marks.
5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B
one question in Section C and one question in section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
6) Use of calculators is not allowed.
7) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary.
8) i. c = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10 - 31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10 - 19 C
iv. µ0 = 4π x 10 - 7 Tm𝐴 - 1
v. h = 6.63 x10 - 34 Js
vi. ε0 = 8.854 x10 - 12𝐶 2𝑁 - 1𝑚- 2
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023x 1023 per gram mole
Section A
1. A body gets positive charge. It means that 1
a) it has gained positrons
b) it has gainedα - particles.
c) it has lost electrons
d) it has gained protons

2. Select the correct statements. Coulomb’s law correctly describes the electric force that: 1
a) binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus.
b) binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
c) binds atoms together to form molecules.
a) 1, 2, and 3
 b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2

3. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2 × 10 ❑5 N/C.It 1
experiences a torque equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm, is
a) 2 mC
b) 8 mC
c) 5 mC
d) 7 μ C

4. Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net outward 1
flux through the surface of the box is8 .0 ×1 03 N m2 /C .What is the net charge inside the box?

a) 0.04 μ C
b) 0.06 μ C
c) 0.05 μ C
d) 0.07 μ C

5. In a region, the potential is represented by V(x, y, z) = 6x - 8xy - 8y + 6yz, where V is Nvolts and x, 1
y, z are in metres. The electric force experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb situated at point (1, 1, 1) is:

a) 4 √ 35 N

b) 6 √ 5 N

c) 24 N
d) 30 N

6. An electric dipole of moment pis placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole acquires a 1
position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle θ with the direction of the field. Assuming that
the potential energy of the dipole to be zero when θ=90∘ , the torque and the potential energy of the
dipole will respectively be
a) pE sin θ ,− pE cos θ
b) pE cos θ ,− pE cos θ
c) pE sin θ ,2 pE cos θ
d) pE sin θ ,−2 pE cos θ

7. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is placed as shown. Which of the
following statements is correct?
 a) the dipole will not experience any force.
b) the dipole will experience a force towards right.
c) the dipole will experience a force upwards.
d) the dipole will experience a force towards left.
For Questions 8 and 9, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

8. Assertion (A): Electric potential and electric potential energy are different quantities. 1
Reason (R): For a system of positive test charge and point charge electric potential energy = electric
potential.

9. Assertion: Lines of force are perpendicular to the conductor surface. 1

Reason: Electric field is perpendicular to the equipotential surface.

Section B
10 Derive the expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole, when it is held in a uniform electric 2
. field. Identify the orientation of the dipole in the electric field, in which it attains a stable equilibrium.
OR
An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E with its dipole moment p parallel to the field.
Find
a) the work done in turning the dipole till its dipole moment points in the direction opposite to
E.
b) the orientation of the dipole for which the torque acting on it becomes maximum.

11 A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge that is uniformly distributed over its surface. As the balloon 2
. is blown up; how does E vary for points
a) inside the balloon,
 b) on the surface of the balloon and
c) outside the balloon?

12 Three point charges, + Q, + 2Q and - 3Q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of 2
. side l . If these charges are displaced to the midpoints A, B, and C, respectively, find the amount of the
work done in shifting the charges to the new locations.

13 Two positive point charges of 0.2 μ C and 0.01 μ C are placed 10 cmapart. Calculate the work done in 2
. reducing the distance to 5 cm.
Section C
14 The force experienced by a unit charge when placed at a distance of 0.10 m from the middle of an 3
. electric dipole on its axial line is 0.025 N and when it is placed at a distance of 0.2 m, the force is
reduced to 0.002 N. Calculate the dipole length.
15 Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge densitiesσ 1 and σ 2 ( σ 1> σ 2 ) are 3
. shown in the figure. Write the magnitudes and directions of the net fields in the regions marked II and
III.

OR

State Gauss’ law in electrostatics. A cube with each side ’a’ is kept in an electric field given by E=Cx i^
as shown in the figure, where C is a positive dimensional constant. Find out

a) the electric flux through the cube.

b) the net charge inside the cube.

16 Define the term electric dipole moment. Derive an expression for the total work done in rotating the 3
. dipole through an angleθ in uniform electric field ⃗
E.
 Section D
17 Two equal positive charges, each of 2 μ C interact with a third positive charge of 3 μ C situated as 5
. shown in Fig. Find the magnitude and direction of the force experienced by the charge of 3 μ C.

OR
Charges q↑ =1.5 mC, q2 = 0.2 mC and q3 = – 0.5 mC are placed at the points A, B and C respectively,
as shown in Fig. If r1 = 1.2 m and r2 = 0.6 m, calculate the magnitude of resultant force on q2.

Section E
18 Read the text carefully and answer the questions: For the various charge systems, we represent 4
. equipotential surfaces by curves and line of force by full line curves. Between any two adjacent
equipotential surfaces, we assume a constant potential difference the equipotential surfaces of a single
point charge are concentric spherical shells with their centres at the point charge. As the lines of force
point radially outwards, so they are perpendicular to the equipotential surfaces at all points.

(i). Identify the wrong statement.

a) Equipotential surface due to a single point charge is spherical.
b) Equipotential surface can be constructed for dipoles too.
c) The work done to move a test charge on the equipotential surface is positive.
d) The electric field is normal to the equipotential surface through the point.
(ii). Nature of equipotential surface for a point charge is
a) Ellipsoid with charge at foci
b) Plane with charge on the surface
c) Sphere with charge on the surface of the sphere
d) Sphere with charge at the centre of the sphere
(iii). Spherical equipotential surface is not possible
a) for a point charge
b) inside a uniformly charged sphere
c) inside a spherical condenser
d) for a dipole
(iv). The work done in carrying a charge q once round a circle of radius a with a charge Qat its
centre is
a) zero
qQ
b) 2
4 π ε0 a

qQ
c)
4 π ε0 a

q
d)
4 π ε0 a

OR
(iv). The work done to move a unit charge along an equipotential surface fromP to Q
Q

a) must be defined as−∫ ⃗

E ⋅d ⃗l
p

b) both must be defined as−∫ ⃗

E ⋅d ⃗l and is zero are connect
p

c) can have a non - zero value

d) is zero