CLASS: XII CBSE CENTUM WT-6 DATE: 14-12-2024

TIME: 90 Min PHYSICS (042) MAX MARKS: 35

General Instructions:
(1) There are 16 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 eight questions, Six MCQ and Two Assertion
Reasoning based of 1 mark each,
Section B contains two questions of two 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 two 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.

SECTION - A
1. Two similar circular loops carry equal currents in the same direction. On moving the coils further
apart, the electric current will be
a) Remain unaltered b) Increases in one and decreases in the second

c) Increases in both d) Decreases in both

2. The time constant of an LR circuit represents the time in which the current in the circuit
a) Reaches a value equal to about 37% of its final value.
b) Reaches a value equal to about 63% of its initial value
c) Attains a constant value
d) Attains 50 % of the constant value
3. The equivalent inductance of two inductances is 2.4 henry when connected in parallel and 10

henry when connected in series. The difference between the two inductances is
a) 2 henry b) 3 henry c) 4 henry d) 5 henry
4. A coil of inductance 300 mH and resistance 2 ohm is connected to a source of voltage 2V. The
current reaches half of its steady state value in
a) 0.15 sec b) 0.3 sec c) 0.05 sec d) 0.1 sec
5. The unit of inductance is
a) Volt/ampere b) Joule/ampere c) Volt-sec/ampere d) Volt-ampere/sec
6. When the current changes from +2A to -2A in 0.05 second, an e.m.f. of 8 Volt is induced in a coil.
The coefficient of self- induction of the coil is
a) 0.1 H b) 0.2 H c) 0.4 H d) 0.8 H
 Two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason(R). Select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R is true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

7. Assertion A: Electric field produced by a variable magnetic field can’t exert a force on a charged
particle.
Reason R: This electric field is non-conservative in nature.

d
8. Assertion A: Motional induced e.m.f. e = Bvl can be derived from the relation e= -
dt
Reason R: Lenz’s law is a consequence of law of conservation of energy.
SECTION – B

9. How does the mutual inductance of coils change when

(a) Distance between the coils is increased?
(b) An iron sheet is placed between the two coils.
(OR)
A coil having 500 square loops each of side 10 cm is placed normal to magnetic field, which
increases at the rate of 1.0 tesla/sec. What is the e.m.f. induced in the loop.

10. A wire 88 cm long bent into a circular loop is placed perpendicular to the magnetic field of flux
density 2.5 Wb/m2. Within 0.5 sec, the loop is changed into a square of each side 22 cm and flux
density is increased to 3.0 Wb/m2. Calculate the value of e.m.f. induced.

11. A bar magnet a moved in the direction indicated by the arrow between two coils PQ and CD. Predict
the directions of induced current in each coil

SECTION – C

12. Derive an expression for induced e.m.f. in a conducting rod rotated in a uniform magnetic field B.

13. A square loop of side 10 cm and resistance 0.70 ohm is placed vertically in the east-west plane. A
uniform magnetic field of 0.10 T is set up across the plane in north-east direction. The magnetic field
is decreased to zero in 0.7 sec at steady rate. Determine the magnitude of induced e.m.f. and current
during this time interval.
(OR)
The current flowing through Inductor of self-Inductance L is continuously increasing. Plot a graph
showing the variation of
(a) Magnetic flux versus the current.
(b) Induced e.m.f. versus dI/dt.
(c) Magnetic potential energy stored versus the current.
14. A metallic rod of length l is moved perpendicular to its length with velocity V in a magnetic field B
acting perpendicular to the plane in which the rod moves. Derive an expression for the induced e.m.f.

15. Derive the expression foe energy stored in an inductor

SECTION – D

16. Electromagnetic induction is defined as the production of an electromotive force across an electric
conductor in the changing magnetic field. The discovery of induction was done by Michael Faraday
in the year 1831. Electromagnetic induction finds many applications such as in electric compounds
which includes transformers, inductors and other devices such as electric motors and generators.

Alternating current is defined as an electric current which reverse in direction periodically in most of
the electric power circuits, the waveform of alternating current is the sine wave.

1. How to increase the energy stored in an inductor by four times?

a) By doubling the current b) This is not possible

c) By doubling in the inductance d) By making current 2  times

2. Consider an inductor whose linear dimensions are tripled and the total number of turns per unit
length is kept constant, what happens to the self-inductance?

a) 9 times b) 3 times c) 27 times d) 13 times

3. Lenz law is based on which of the following conversation

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

4. What will be acceleration of the falling bar magnet which passes through the ring such that the ring
is held horizontally and the bar magnet is dropped along axis of the ring

a) It depends on the diameter of the ring and the length of the magnet
b) It is equal due to gravity
c) It is less than due to gravity
d) It is more than due to gravity
(OR)

SI unit of magnetic flux is

a) Henry b) weber c) coulomb d) volt

SECTION -E

17. Explain the phenomenon of self-induction. Define coefficient of self-inductance. What are its units.
Derive expression for self-inductance of a long solenoid.

(OR)

a) How does the mutual inductance of a pair of coils change when

i) distance between the coils is increased and
 ii) Number of turns in the coils increased.
b) A plot of magnetic flux   versus current (I), is shown in the figure for two inductors A and B. Which
of the two has large value of self-inductance?

c) How is the mutual inductance of a pair of coils affected when?

i) Separation between the coils is increased.

ii) The number of turns in each coil is increased.
iii) A thin iron sheet is placed between the two coils, other factors remaining the same.
Justify your answer in each case.