SSJ/1/Set No.

CBSE
Class XII Physics
Board Paper – (Term 1 – 2021)
Time: 90 minutes Maximum Marks: 35

General Instructions:
(i) This questions paper contains 55 questions out of which 45 questions are to
be attempted. All questions carry equal marks.
(ii) The Question Paper consists of three sections, Section A, Section B and
Section C.
(iii) Section A consists of 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions from questions
No. 1 to 25.
(iv) Section B contains 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions from questions
No. 26 to 49.
(v) Section C consists of 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions from questions No.
50 to 55.
(vi) The first 20 question attempted in section A and Section B and first 5
questions attempted in Section C by a candidate will be evaluated.
(vii) There is only one correct option for every multiple choice question (MCQ).
Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.
(viii) There is no negative marking

SECTION – A
This section consists of 25 multiple choice questions with over tilt choice to attempt
any 20 questions. In case more than desirable number of questions are attempted,
only first 20 questions will be considered for evaluation.

Q 1. An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field will experience:

(A) Only a force
(B) Only a torque
(C) both force and torque
(D) Neither force nor torque

Q 2. Let NI be the number of electric field lines going out of an imaginary cube of
side that encloses an isolated point charge 2q and N2 be the corresponding
number for an imaginary sphere of radius that encloses an isolated point
charge 3q. Then (N1/N2) is:
1
(A)
x
2
(B)
3
 9
(C)
4
(D) π

Q 3. In the circuit given below P ≠ R and the reading of the galvanometer is same
with Switch S open or closed. Then:

(A) IQ = IR
(B) IR =IG
(C) IP = IG
(D) IQ = IG

Q 4. Two wires A and B, of the same material having length in the ratio 1: 2 and
diameter in the ratio 2: 3 are connected in series with a battery. The ratio of
the potential differences (VA/ VB) across the two wires respectively is:
1
(A)
3
3
(B)
4
4
(C)
5
9
(D)
8

Q 5. Two moving coil galvanometers G1 and G2 have the following particulars

respectively:
N1=30, A1 = 3.6 x 10-3 m2, B1= 0.25 T
N2= 42, A2 = 1.8 x 10-3, m2, B2 = 0.50 T
The spring constant is same for both the galvanometers. The ratio of current
sensitivities of G1 and G2 is
(A) 5 : 7
(B) 7 : 5
(C) 1:4
(D) 1 : 1
Q 6. A current I is flowing through the loop as shown in the figure (MA = R, MB =
I
2R). The magnetic field at the centre of the loop is o times:
R

5
(A) , into the plane of the paper
16
5
(B) , out of the plane of the paper
16
7
(C) , out of the plane of the paper
16
7
(D) , into the plane of the paper
16

Q 7. A capacitor and an inductor are connected in two different ac circuits with a

glowing in each circuit. The bulb glows more brightly when:
(A) the number of turns in the inductor is increased
(B) the separation between the plates of the capacitor is increased
(C) an iron rod is introduced into the inductor
(D) a dielectric is introduced into the gap between the plates of the capacitor

Q 8. A pure inductor of 318 mH and a pure resistor of 75 Ω are connected in series

to an ac source Of 50 Hz. The voltage across 75 Ω resistor is found to be 150
V. The source voltage is:
(A) 150 V
(B) 175 V
(C) 220 V
(D) 250 V

Q 9. The electric potential at a point on the axis of a short electric dipole, at a

distance x from the mid -point of dipole is proportional to:
1
(A)
x4
1
(B) 3/2
x
1
(C) 3
x
 1
(D)
x2

Q 10. Let F1 be the magnitude of the force between two small spheres, charged to
a constant potential in free space and F2 be the magnitude of the force
between them in a medium of dielectric constant k. Then (F1 / F2) is:
1
(A)
k
(B) k
(C) k2
1
(D) 2
k

Q 11. infinity resistance in a resistance box has:

(A) a resistance of 105 Ω
(B) a resistance of 107 Ω
(C) a resistance of ∞ resistance
(D) a gap only

Q 12. A battery of 15 V and negligible internal resistance is connected across a 50

Ω resistor. The amount of energy dissipated as heat in the resistor in one
minute is:
(A) 122 J
(B) 270 J
(C) 420 J
(D) 720 J

Q 13. Lenz's law is the consequence of the law of conservation of:

(A) energy
(B) charge
(C) mass
(D) momentum

 1 
Q 14. The vertical component of earth's magnetic field at a place is   , times the
 3
horizontal J3 component. The angle of dip at that place is:
(A) 0°
(B) 30°
(C) 45°
(D) 60°

Q 15. A long straight wire in the horizontal plane carries a current of 15 A in north to
south direction. The magnitude and direction of magnetic field at a point 2.5 m
east of the wire respectively are:
(A) 1.2 μT, vertically upward
 (B) 1.2 μT, vertically downward
(C) 0.6 μT, vertically upward
(D) 0.6 μT, vertically downward

Q 16. The emf induced in a 10 H inductor in which current changes from 11 A to 2

A in 9x10-1s is:
(A) 104 V
(B) 103 V
(C) 102 v
(D) 10 v

Q 17. A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two charges q and q.
The system of the three charges will be in equilibrium if Q is:
q
(A) 
3
q
(B) 
3
q
(C) 
4
q
(D) 
4

Q 18. Electric flux of an electric field E g through an area d A is given by:

(A) E  dA
E  dA
(B) 
0
(C) E . dA
E . dA
(D) 
0

Q 19. In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing length with a cell is 120 cm.
When the cell is shunted by a 1 Ω resistance, the balancing length becomes
40 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is:
(A) 10 Ω
(B) 7 Ω
(C) 3 Ω
(D) 2 Ω

Q 20. An electron is projected with velocity v along the axis of a current carrying
long solenoid. Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) The path of the electron will be circular about the axis.
(B) The electron will be accelerated along the axis.
(C) The path of the electron will be helical.
 (D) The electron will continue to move with the same velocity v along the
axis of the solenoid.

Q 21. If the speed v of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field B ( v is

perpendicular to B ) is halved, then the radius of its path will:
(A) not change
(B) become two times
(C) become one- fourth
(D) become half

Q 22. A metal plate is getting heated. Which one of following statements is

incorrect?
(A) It is placed in a space varying magnetic field that does not vary with
time.
(B) A direct current is passing through the plate.
(C) An alternating current is passing through the plate.
(D) It is placed in a time varying magnetic field.

Q 23. In an ac circuit the applied voltage and resultant current are E = E0 sin ⍵t

and I = I0 sin (t  ) respectively. The average power consumed in the
2
circuit is:
(A) E0I0
EI
(B) 0 0
2
EI
(C) 0 0
2
(D) Zero

Q 24. The speed acquired by a free electron when accelerated from rest through a
potential difference of 100 V is :
(A) 6 × 106 ms-1
(B) 3 × 106 ms-1
(C) 4 × 105 ms-1
(D) 2 × 103 ms-1

Q 25. Which one of the following is not affected by the presence of a magnetic
field?
(A) A current carrying conductor
(B) A moving charge
(C) A stationary charge
(D) A rectangular current loop with its parallel to the felid
 SECTION B

This section consists of 24 multiple choice questions with over all choice to attempt
any 20 questions. In case more than desirable number of questions are attempted,
only first 20 questions will be considered for evaluation.

Q 26. Two point charges + 16q and – 4q are located at x = 0 and x = L. The
location of the point on x-axis at which the resultant electric field due to
these charges is zero, is:
(A) 8 L
(B) 6 L
(C) 4 L
(D) 2 L

Q 27. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4 × 10-5 C-m, kept in a uniform electric
field of 10-3 NC-1, experience a torque of 2 × 10-8 Nm. The angle which the
dipole makes with the electric field is :
(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 60°
(D) 90°

Q 28. Three identical charges are placed on x-axis from left to right with adjacent
charges separated by a distance d. The magnitude of the force on a charge

from its nearest neighbour charge is F. Le 1 be the unit vector along + x
axis, then the net force on each charge from left to right is :
  
(A) (2 E1, 2 F 1,2 F 1)
 
(B) (F 1,0, F 1)
5  5 
(C) ( F1,0,  F1)
4 4
 
(D) (2 F 1,0,2 F 1)

Q 29. Two students A and B calculate the charge flowing through a circuit. A
concludes that 300 C of charges flows in 1 minute. B concludes that 3.125 ×
1019 electrons flow in 1 second. IF the current measured in the circuit is 5A,
then the correct calculation is done by :
(A) A
(B) B
(C) both A and B
(D) neither A nor B
Q 30. The resistance of two wires having same length and same area of cross-
section are 2Ω and 8Ω respectively. If the resistivity of 2Ω wire is 2.65 × 10-8
Ω–m then the resistivity of 8Ω wire is :
(A) 10.60 × 10-8 Ω-m
(B) 8.32 × 10-8 Ω-m
(C) 7.61 × 10-8 Ωm
(D) 5.45 × 10-8Ωm

Q 31. In a certain region field E and magnetic field B are perpendicular to each
other. An electron enters the region perpendicular to the direction of both E
and B moves undeflected. The speed of the electron is :
(A) E . B
(B) | E  B |
|E|
(C)
|B|
|B|
(D)
|E|

  
Q 32. A test charge of 1.6 × 10-19 C is moving with a velocity v  (41 3k N) m s1
  
in a magnetic field B  (3k  41) T. The force on this test charge is :

(A) 24 J N

(B) 24 i N

(C) 24k N
(D) 0

Q 33. In a series LCR circuit, at resonance the current is equal to :

V
(A)
R
V
(B)
Xc
V
(C)
XL  X C
V
(D)
R  (XL  XC )2
2
 Q 34. The frequency of an ac source for which a 10 μF capacitor has a reactance of
1000Ω is :
1000
(A) Hz

(B) 50 Hz
50
(C) Hz

100
(D) Hz


Q 35. In the given network all capacitors used are identical and each one is of
capacitance C. Which of the following is the equivalent capacitance between
the points A and B?

(A) 6C
5
(B) C
2
3
(C) C
2
5
(D) C
6

Q 36. The given figure shows I – V graph of a copper wire whose length and area of
cross-section are L and A respectively. The slope of this curve becomes :

(A) less if the length of the wire is increased

(B) more if the length of the wire is increased
(C) more if a wire of steel of same dimension is used
(D) more if the temperature of wire is increased
Q 37. When a potential difference V is applied across a conductor at temperature T,
the drift velocity of the electrons is proportional to :
(A) T
(B) T
(C) V
(D) V

Q 38. Two identical thick wires and two identical thin wires, all of the same material
and the same length form a square in three different ways P, Q and R as
shown. Due to the current in these loops the magnetic field at the centre of
the loop will be zero in case of :

(A) P and R only

(B) Q and R only
(C) P and Q only
(D) P, Q and R

Q 39. A circular current carrying coil produces a magnetic field B0 at its centre. The
coil is rewound so as to have three turns and the same current is passed
through it. The new magnetic field at the centre is:
(A) 3 B0
B0
(B)
3
B0
(C)
9
(D) 9 B0

Q 40. Which one of the following statements is true?

(A) An inductor has infinite resistance in a dc circuit.
(B) A inductor and a capacitor both cannot conduct in a dc circuit.
(C) A capacitor can conduct in a dc circuit but not an inductor.
(D) An inductor can conduct in a dc circuit but not a capacitor.

Q 41. The magnetic flux linked with a coil is given by ϕ = 5t2 + 3t + 16, where is ϕ
in webers and t in seconds. The induced emf in the coil at t = 5 s will be:
(A) 53 V
(B) 43 V
(C) 10V
(D) 6V
Q 42. If a charge is moved against a coulomb force of an electric field, then the:
(A) intensity of the electric field increases
(B) intensity of the electric field decreases
(C) work is done by the electric field
(D) work is done by the external source

Q 43. A charge Q is located at the centre of a circle of radius r. The work done in
moving a test charge q0 from point A to point B (at opposite ends of diameter
 1 
AB) so as to complete a semicircle is k  :
 40 
q Q
(A) k 0
r
Qq0
(B) k
r2
(C) kq0Qr
(D) Zero

Q 44. A long solenoid carrying current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If
the number of turns in the solenoid is halved and current in it is doubled, the
new magnetic field will be:
B
(A)
2
(B) B
(C) 2B
(D) 4B

Question Nos. 45 to 49 are Assertion (A) and statements Reason (R) type
questions. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Q 45. Assertion (A): A bar magnet experiences a torque when placed in a

magnetic field.
Reason (R): A bar magnet exerts a torque on itself due to its own magnetic
field.

Q 46. Assertion (A): In a series LCR circuit connected to an ac source, resonance

can take place.
Reason (R): At resonance XL = XC.
Q 47. Assertion (A): When a charged particle moves with velocity v in a magnetic
field B  v  B  , the force on the particle does no work.
Reason (R): The magnetic force is perpendicular to the velocity of the
particle.

Q 48. Assertion (A): Induced emf in two coils made of wire of the same length
and the same thickness, one of copper and another of aluminium is same.
The current in copper coil is more than the aluminium coil.
Reason (R): Resistance of aluminium coil is more than that of copper coil.

Q 49. Assertion (A): A transformer is used to increase or decrease ac voltage

only.
Reason (R): A transformer works on the basis of mutual induction.

SECTION C

This section consists of 6 multiple choice questions with an overall choice to

attempt any 5 questions. In case more than the desirable number of questions are
attempted, only the first 5 questions will be considered for evaluation.

Q 50. Two charged spheres A and B having their radii in the ratio 1: 2 are
connected together with a conducting wire. The ratio of their surface charge
 
densities  A  will be.
 B 
1
(A)
2
(B) 2
1
(C)
4
(D) 4

Q 51. A current carrying square loop is suspended in a uniform magnetic field

acting in the plane of the loop. If the force on one arm of the loop is F , the
net force on the remaining three arms of the loop will be.
(A) 3 F
(B) -3 F
(C) F
(D) - F
 Case – Study

A battery is a combination of two or more cells. In the following figure, a single

batter is represented in which two cells of emf Ɛ1 and Ɛ2, and internal resistance r1
and r2 respectively are connected.

Answer the following questions:

Q 52. The equivalent emf of this combination is :

 r  2r2
(A) 1 1
r1  r2
1r1  2r2
(B)
r1  r2
1r2  2r1
(C)
r1  r2
(D) 1  2

Q 53. For terminal B to be negative :

(A) 1r2  2r1
(B) 1r2  2r1
(C) 1r1  2r2
(D) 2r2  1r1

Q 54. The current in the internal circuit is:

  2
(A) 1
r1  r2
2  1
(B)
r1  r2
1 2
(C) 
r1 r2
 1 2
(D) 
r2 r1

Q 55. The equivalent internal resistance of the combination is:

r r
(A) 1 2
r1r2
(B) r1  r2
r1r2
(C)
r1  r2
(D) r1  r2