MODERN EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY

C.B.S.E. Affiliated Senior Secondary School (Affiliation no. 3330165)

RSB Compound, New Sarkanda, Bilaspur, (C.G.)
HALF YEARLY EXAMANATION 2023-24
STANDARD: - XII TIME: -2 Hrs.
SUBJECT: - PHYSICS M.M:- 40
NAME: ROLL NO.

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. Section E
contains three long answer questions of five marks each.
(5) Use of calculator is not allowed

SECTION – A

Q.1 Two similar spheres having +Q and -Q charges are kept at a certain distance. F force acts between the
two. If at the middle of two sphere, another similar sphere having +Q charge is kept, then it experiences a
force in magnitude and direction as

a) Zero having no direction.

b) 8F towards +Q charge.
c) 8F towards -Q charge.
d) 4F towards +Q charge.

Q.2 A point charge q is placed at a distance a/2 directly above the centre of a square of side a. The electric
flux through the square is

a) q/Eo
b) q/12Eo
c) q/8Eo
d) q/6Eo

Q.3 Each of the graphs below represents the variation of electrostatic potential with distance in the region
around a source charge, that is, either a point charge or a continuous charge distribution.

Identify the most relevant V(r) vs r graph due to a uniform charged insulated sphere.
Q.4 A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C. If air between the plates is exhausted completely, the
new capacitance would become

a) Zero
b) C
c) Slightly more than C
d) Slightly less than C

Q.5 Which of the following is wrong?

Resistivity of a conductor is

a) Independent of temperature.
b) Independent proportional to temperature.
c) Independent of dimensions of conductor.
d) Less than resistivity of a semiconductor.

Q.6 power Ps is dissipated through a series combination and power Pp is dissipated the parallel combination
of 3 equal resistors. The ratio of Pp to Ps be

a) 1445 J
b) 1536 J
c) 1569 J
d) 1640 J

Q.7 A rectangular loop carrying a current I is situated near a long straight wire such that the wire is parallel
to one of the sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop. If a steady current I is established in wire as
shown in figure, the loop will
 a) Rotate about an axis parallel to the wire.
b) Move away from the wire or towards the right.
c) Move towards the wire.
d) Remain stationary.

Q.8 The variation of magnetic susceptibility with the temperature of a ferromagnetic material can be plotted
as

Q.9 Lenz's law is the consequences of the law of conservation of

a) Energy
b) Charge
c) Mass
d) Momentum

Q.10 When current in a coil change from 5 A to 2 A in 0.1 s, average voltage of 50 V is produced. The self-
inductance of the coil is

a) 1.67 H
b) 6H
c) 3H
d) 0.67 H

Q.11 The reactance of a capacitor C is X. If both the frequency and capacitance be doubled, then new
reactance will be
 a) X
b) 2X
c) 4X
d) X/4

Q.12 Which quantity is increased in a step-down transformer?

a) Current
b) Voltage
c) Power
d) Frequency

For Q.13 to Q.16, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason ®.
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), © and (d) as given below.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is also false.

Q.13 Assertion: Electric field lines form closed loops.

Reason: Direction of the electric field is not from positive to negative charge.

Q.14 Assertion: A charged particle moves perpendicular to a magnetic field. It's K.E. remains constant, but
momentum changes.

Reason: Force acts on the charged particle.

Q.15 Assertion: Induced EMF will always occur whenever there is change in magnetic flux.

Reason: Faraday's laws are used to find the direction of induced EMF.

Q.16 Assertion: In a series LCR circuit connected to an ac source, resonance can take place.

Reason: At resonance XL = XC.

 SECTION - B

Q.17 Two-point electric charges of unknown magnitude and sign are placed at a distance d apart. The
electric field intensity is zero at a point, not between the charges but on the line joining them. Write two
essential conditions for this a happen.

Q.18 Why are equipotential surfaces perpendicular to field lines?

Q.19 What is Ampere's Circuital law?

Q.20 Why do magnetic lines of force form a continuous closed loop?

Q.21 A 60 W load is connected to the secondary of a transformer whose primary draws line voltage. If a
current of 0.54 A flows in the load, what is the current in the primary coil? Comment on the type of
transformer being used.

SECTION - C

Q.22 Find the potential at A and C on the following circuit.

Q.23 Two very small identical circular loops, (1) and (2), carrying equal I are placed vertically (with respect to
the plane of the paper) with their geometrical axes perpendicular to each other as shown in the figure. Find
the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field produced at the point O.
Q.24 What is moving coil Galvanometer?

Also explain sensitivity of a Galvanometer. How conversion of a Galvanometer into an ammeter.

Q.25 A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 JT-1 lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of
0.22 T. What is the amount of work required by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to align its
magnetic moment,

(I) normal to the field direction

(II) opposite to the field direction?

Q.26 Write three points of difference between para, dia and Ferro - magnetic materials, giving one example
for each.

Q.27 Consider a metal ring kept on top of a fixed solenoid (say on a cardboard) (in figure). The centre of the
ring coincide with the axis of the solenoid. If the current is suddenly switched on, the metal ring jumps up.
Explain.

Q.28 (a) What is meant by alternating current? How does it differ from direct current? Describe the process
of generation of AC in a power station.

(b) What is impedance in an AC circuit? How does it affect the flow of current in a circuit? Explain the
concept of power factor and how it is related to impedance?
 SECTION - D

CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS: -

Q.29 An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charge separated by a small distance. When an
electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, it experiences a torque but no force. Consider an electric
dipole of dipole moment P placed in an electric field of magnitude 40 N/C. A graph for torque experienced
by a dipole versus it's angular position with respect to electric field in shown below.

(I) What is the torque the dipole is placed perpendicular to the electric field?

a) 5 × 1028 N-m
b) 5 × 10-28 N-m
c) 50 × 10-28 N-m
d) 50 × 1028 N-m

(II) What is the value of electric field at the centre of the electric dipole?

a) It is twice the electric field due to one charge at centre.

b) It is thrice the electric field due to one charge at centre.
c) It is half the electric field due to one charge at centre.
d) Zero.

(III) What is the value of electric dipole moment calculated with the help of given graph?

a) 2.25 × 10-28 Cm
b) 2.5 × 10-29 Cm
c) 1.25 × 10-28 Cm
d) 2.5 × 10-29 Cm
(IV) Two charge 20 C and -20 C are separated from each other by a distance of 2 cm. Then what is the
magnitude of electric dipole moment

a) 0
b) 0.2 cm
c) 0.4 cm
d) 0.8 cm

Q.30 An electric charge will experience a force of an electric field is applied. If it is free to move, it will thus
move contribution to a current. In nature, free charged particles do exist like in upper strata of atmosphere
called the ionosphere. However, in atoms and molecules, the negatively charged elections and the positively
charged nuclei are bound to each other and are thus not free to move. Bulk matter is made up of many
molecules, a gram of water, for example, contains approximately 1022 molecules.

(I) When will an electric charge experiences force?

a) If an electric field is applied.

b) If electric current is applied.
c) If Voltage is applied.
d) Both (a) and (b).

(II) Which of the following correctly describes ionosphere?

a) Free charged particles do exist like in lower strata of atmosphere called the ionosphere.
b) Free charged particles do exist like in upper strata of atmosphere called the ionosphere.
c) It is only the free molecules in the atmosphere.
d) Bulk matter is responsible for the ionosphere.

(III) Which of the following have free electrons to move within the bulk material?

a) Non-metals
b) Semi-conductors
c) Alloys
d) Metals

(IV) Which type of matter is made up of many molecules?

a) Bulk
b) Semi-Bulk
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Conductor
 SECTION - E

Q.31 (a) A parallel plate capacitor is changed by a battery to a potential. The battery is disconnected and a
dielectric slab is inserted to completely fill the space between the plates. How will

(I) it's capacitance

(II) electric field between the plates

(III) energy stored in the capacitor be affected? Justify your answer giving necessary mathematical
expressions for each case.

(b) Sketch the pattern of electric field lines due to

(I) a conducting sphere having negative charge in it

(II) an electric dipole.

OR

Four charges +q, +q, -q, -q are placed respectively at the corners A, B, C and D of a square of side 'a'.
Calculate the electric field at the centre of the square.

Q.32 (a) What is a Wheatstone bridge? When it is said to be balanced?

(b) What do you mean by sensitivity of a Wheatstone bridge and the factors on which it depends?

c) What are the advantages of measuring resistance by the Wheatstone bridge method over other methods?

OR

Apply Biot-Savart law to find the magnetic field due to a circular current-carrying loop at a point on the axis
of the loop. State the rules used to find the direction of this magnitude field.

Q.33 (a) Define mutual inductance and write it's SI units.

(b) Derive an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoid of same length wound one
over the other.

c) In an experiment, two coils C1 and C2 are placed close to each other. Find out the expression for the emf
induced in the coil C1 due to a change in the current through the coil C2.

OR
(I) A long solenoid with air core has n turns per unit length and carries a current I. Using Ampere's Circuital
law, derive an expression for the magnetic field B at an interior point on its axis. Write an expression for
magnetizing intensity vector H in the interior of the solenoid.

(II) A (small) bar of material, having magnetic susceptibility X, is now put along the axis and near the centre
of the solenoid which is carrying a d.c. current Through its coils. After some time, the bar is taken out and
suspended freely with an unspun thread. Will the bar Orient itself in meridian if (a) X<0. (b) X >1000?