SECTION - A

Twocharges -q each are placed at the vertices A

triangle ABC. If M is the mid-point of AB, the netand B of an equilateral
point along electric field at C will
(A) CA 1
(C) MC (B) CB
(D) CM
A student has three resistors, each of resistance R. To obtain a resistance
of R, she should connect
1
(A) all the three resistors in
series.
(B) all the three resistors in parallel.
(C) two resistors in series and then this
third resistor. combination in parallel with the
(D) twO resistors in parallel and then this combination in series
third resistor. with the
3 A lcm straight segment of aconductor carrying 1A current in x direction
lies symnmetrically at origin of Cartesian coordinate system. The magnetic
field due to this segment at point (1m, lm, 0) is 1
(A) 1.0x 10-9T (B) -1.0 x 10-9 T
5.0
(C) x 10-10 T (D)
5.0 x 10-10kT
V2
The magnetic field due to a small magnetic dipole of dipole moment Mat
a distance 'r from the centre along the axis of the dipole is given by 1
Ho 2M Ho M
(A) 4 X (B) 4np3
M Ho 2M
(C) 472r3
X
(D) 47
X
2

5. In the figure Xis a coil wound over a hollow wooden pipe. 1

X

HA 2
A permanent magnet is pushed at a constant speed v from the right into
the pipe and it comes out at the left end of the pipe. During the entry and
the exit of the magnet, the current in the wire YZ will be from
(A) Y to Z and then Y to Z (B) Zto Yand then Yto Z
(C) Y toZ and then Z to Y (D) Z to Y and then Z to Y
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 The alternatingcurrent Iin an
shown in the graph for a cycle. inductor is observed to vary with time t as
1

0 ’t T/2 T
Which one of the following
form of voltage V with time t?graphs the correct representation of wave
is

v
(A) (B)
t

() t
(D)
v‘
|T/%lT

Atransformer is connected to a 200 V ac source. The transformer supplies

3000V to a device. If the number of turns in the primary coil is 450, then
the number of turns in its secondary coil is - 1
(A) 30 450
(C) 4500 6750
8, Which one of the following statements is correct ?
Electric field due to staticcharges is 1
(A) conservative and field lines do not form closed loops.
(B) conservative and field lines form closed loops.
c non-conservative and field lines do not form closed loops.
(D) non-conservative and field lines form closed loops.
A tub is flled with a transparent liquid to a height of 30.0 cm.toThe
be
apparent depth of a coin lying at the bottom of the tub is found
16.0 cm. The speed of light in the liquid will be 1
(A) 1.6 x 108 m s-l (B) 2.0 x 108 m s-l
(C) 3.0 x 108 m s-1 (D) 2.5 x 10 m sl
10. Atomic spectral emission lines of hydrogen atom are incident on a zinc
surface, The lines which can emit photoelectrons from the surface are
members of 1
(A) Balmer series
(B) Paschen series
(C) Lyman series series
(D) Neither Balmer, nor Paschen nor Lyman
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 The energy of an
11 Its
in an electron
in a
energy orbit hydrogen atom in ground state is -13.6 eV.
The
(A) 2
value of n is corresponding to qquantum number n is 0.544 eV.
1
(C) 4 (B) 3
(D) 5
When the resistance
diode is high, it can actmeasured
as alan
between p and n ends of a p-n junction
(A) resistor 1
(C) capacitor (B) inductor
(D) switch
For Questions 13 to 16, two
and other labelled Reason (R). statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A)
from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D)Select the correct answer to these questions
(A) If both Assertion A) and as given below :
Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
explanation of Assertion (A). correct
(B) If both Assertion (A) and
Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) If Assertion (A) is true but
Reason (R) is false.
(D) If both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
J8. Assertion (A) : In a semiconductor diode the
layer is not fixed.
thickness of depletion
Reason (R) : Thickness of depletion layer in a semiconductor device
depends upon many factors such as biasing of the
semiconductor.
l4. Assertion (A) : In Bohr model of hydrogen atom, the angular
momentum of an electron in nth orbit is proportional to
the square root of its orbit radius 1
Reason (R) : According to Bohr model, electron can jump to its
nearest orbits only.
15.) Assertion (A) Out of Infrared and radio waves, the radio waves show
more diffraction effect. 1
Reason (R) : Radio waves have greater frequency than infrared
waveS.

16. Assertion (A) In an ideal step-down transformer, the electrical energy

is not lost. 1
Reason (R) : In a step-down transformer, voltage decreases but the
current increases.

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 A/(a) Two wires of the SECTION - B
lengths in the ratiosame
2: 3.material and the 8ame radius have
which supplies a current of 15 A. connected in parallel to a their
They are
R Find the current through thebattery
34 (b) In the circuit OR wires. 2
three ideal cells of e.m.f. V. V and
resistor of resistance R, a capacitor of 2V are connected to a
resistor of resistance 2R as shown in capacitance C and another
figure. In
(1) the potential
difference between P and Qthe steady state find
difference across capacitor C. and (ii) potential
R

C
P
2V. 2R

i n 1§, In a double-slit experiment, 6h dark fringe is

screen. A transparent sheet of thickness t observed
at a certain point of the
and refractive index n is now
introduced in the path of one of the two interfering waves to increase its phase
2 by 2r (n- 1) t . The pattern is shifted and 8th bright fringe is observed at the
same point. Find therelation for thickness t in terms ofn and . 2
(19. Two concave lenses A and B, each of focal length 8.0 cm are arranged
Pa
2
coaxially 16 cm apart as shown in figure. An object P is placed at a
distance of 4.0 cm from A. Find the position and nature of the final image
formed. 2

A B
2 20, Alight of wavelength 400 nm is incident on metal surface whose work function
is 3.0x 10-19 J. Calculate the speed of the fastest photoelectrons emitted. 2
uft 21 The threshold voltage of a silicon diode is 0.7 V. It isoperated at this point
by connecting the diode in series with a battery of Vvolt and a resistor of
fa 1000 Q. Find the value of V when the current drawn is 15 mÀ. 2

SECTION -C
, (as A cell of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r is connected with a
Variable external resistance R and a voltmeter showing potential
r.
drop Vacross R. Obtain the relationship between V, E, R andvoltage 3
Draw the shape of the graph showing the variation of terminal V
it. How one can determine
of the cell as afunction of currentIdrawn from graph ?
the e.m.f. of the cell and its internal resistance from this
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(23) (a) In a region of a uniform
electricfield É,a negatively charged
is moving with a
constant velocity ý = y,inear a long particle
conductor coinciding with XX axis and carrying straight
axis. The particle remains at a current I towards -X
distanced from the
i) Draw diagram
showing direction of electric andconductor.
(ii) What are the various magnetic fields.
(iii) Find the value of v, inforces acting on the charged particle ?
termns of E, d and I.
OR
Two infinitely long conductors kept along
carrying current I, and I, along -X axis andXX-Yand YY axes are
axis respectively.
Find the magnitude and direction of the net
at point P(X, Y). magnetic field produced
State Lenz's law.
a In the given figure:

(V

i) Identify the machine.

() Name the parts P and Q and R of the machine.
(ii) Give the polarities of the magnetic poles.
(i) Write the two ways of increasing the output voltage.
25. (a The electric field E of an electromagnetic wave propagating in north
direction is oscillating in up and down direction. Describe the
direction of magnetic field B of the wave.
( Are the wave length of radio waves and microwaves longer or shorter
than those detectable by human eyes ?
Write main use of each of the following in human life :
(Y Infrared waves ( Gamma rays
28. () When a parallel beam of light enters water surface obliquely at some
angle,what is the effect on the width of the beam ? 3
(6 With the help of a ray diagram, show that a straw appears bent
when it is partly dipped in water and explain it.
Explain the transmission of optical signal through an optical fibre by
a diagram.
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 Show the
. variation of ofbinding energy per nucleon with mass number.
Write the significance
Two nuclei with the binding energy
(b)
lower curve. form a nuclei with 3
more binding energy per binding energy per nucleon
() What type of nucleon.
(ii)Whether thenuclear
total reaction
is it ?
mas8 of nuclei increases,
decreases or
remains unchanged ?
(i) Does the process require
energy or produce energy ?
28. What are majority and minority charge carriers in an
semiconductor ? extrinsic
(b) A p-n junction is forward biased. Describe the movement of the
charge carriers which produce current in it.
The graph shows the variation of current with voltage for a p-n
junction diode.
I(mA)
30+
20

10+ Forward
Reverse
bias bias

-1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
-12.0m
V (volts)
Estimate the dynamic resistance of diode at V=-0.6 volt.
SECTION - D
questions. Read the
Question numbers 29 and 30 are case study basedfollow.
questions that
following paragraphs and answer the
A parallel plate capacitor has two parallel plates which are separated by
28. etc. When the plates are connected to
an insulating medium like air, mica, and an
get equal and opposite charges the
the terminals of a battery, they them. two
This electric field between
electric field is set up in between separation of the
the
potential difference applied,
platesdepends upon the medium plates. 4x 1= 4
of the between the
plates and nature
plates capacitor is
of a parallel plate doubled and E.
electricfield between the
The the separation between the plates is
Now the plates is
the applied potential difference between electric field
simultaneously value. The new value of the
reduced to half of its initial
plates will be:
between the (B) 2E
(A) E
E (D) 2
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 A constant
a capacitor electric
whose
field is to be
maintsined hetween the two plates of
separation d changes
graphs correctly depict the potential with time. Which of the
between the diference (V) to be
plates as a function of separation
to maintain the appied
constant electric field ? between the plates (u)
Vh
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

In the above figure P, Q are the two parallel plates of a capacitor.

Plate Q is at positive potential with respect to plate P. MN is an
plates. Which of the
imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the magnitude of electric
graphs shows correctly the variations of the
field strength E along the line MN ?
E

(A) (B)

M N

D)
(C)
N
M
equal
M N
placed above each other with
are
(iv) Three parallel plates neighbouring plates. The electric
field
displacement d between the electric field
and
first pair of the plates is E,
between the The potential difference
plates is E:
pair of the
between the second first plateis
and the
between the third (B) (E,-E,)-£
d(E, + E,)
(D) 2
OR P.Io.
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 eXA material of dielectric constant K is
flled in a parallel plate
capacitor of capacitance C. The new value of its capacitance
becomes
(A) C (B) K
(C) CK (D)
When a photon of suitable frequency is incident on a metal surface,
photoelectron is emitted from it. If the frequency is below a threshold
frequency (v) for the surface, no photoelectron is emitted. For a photon of
frequency v(v > V), the kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons is
h(v - v,). The photocurrent can be stopped by applying a potential Vo
called 'stopping potential' on the anode. Thus maximum kinetic energy of
photoelectrons K,m = eV, = h(v - v,). The experimental graph between Vo
and vfor a metal is shown in figure. This is a straight line of slope m. 4 x 1 =4

Vo

Vo

( The straight line graphs obtained for two metals

(A) coincide each other.
(B) are parallelto each other.
(C) are not parallel to each other and cross at a point on v-axis.
(D) are not parallel to each other and do not cross at a point on v-axis.
11 The value of Planck's constant for this metal is
e 1
(A) (B) me
m
m
(C) me (D)
iii) The intercepts on v-axis and V,-axis of the graph are respectively :
hv, (B) Yo,hv,
(A) Vo e
hv, (D) hv,, Vo
(C) e
OR
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 (i) When the
wave numberwavelength
of a photon is
and doubled, how
frequency become, respectively many times its
?
(A) 2, 1 (B)
1
(C) 2 (D) 2, 2
(iv) The momentum of a photon is 5.0 x 10-29 kg. m/s.
relativisticeffects (if any), the wavelength of the photon is Ignoring
(A) 1.33 um (B) 3.3 um
(C) 16.6um (D) 13.3 um

SECTION - E
31. (a) (i) A small conducting sphere A of radius r charged to a potential
V, is enclosed by a sphericalconducting shell B of radius R. IfA
and Bare connected by a thin wire, calculate the final potential
on sphere A and shell B.
() Write two characteristics of equipotential surfaces. A uniform
electric field of 50 NC-l is set up in a region along +r axis. If the
potential at the origin (0, 0) is 220 V, find the potential at a
point (4m, 3m).
OR
What is difference between an open surface and a closed surface ?
Draw,elementary surface vector dafor a spherical surface S.
(iY Define electric flux through a surface. Give the significance of a
Gaussian surface. A charge outside a Gaussian surface does not
contribute to total electric flux through the surface. Why?
(i A small spherical shell S, has point charges q, =-3 uC, 4, =-2 uC
and go = 9 uC inside it. This shell is enclosed by another big
spherical shell S,. A point charge Q is placed in between the
surface
two surfaces S, and S,. If the electric flux through the
charge Q.
S, isfour times the flux through surface S,, find
Whot is the source of force acting on a current-carrying
expression for
conductor placed in a magnetic field ? Obtain the conductors
parallel
force acting between two long straight'ampere',
carrying steady currents and hence define
5

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 (} A point charge q is
moving with velocity v in a uniform
magnetic
the charge.field B. Find the work done by the magnetic force on
4) Explain the necessary conditions in which
charged particle is helical in a the trajectory of a
OR
uniform magnetic field.
(b) ) A current carrying loop can
be
placed along its axis. Explain. considered as a magnetic dipole
(11) Obtain the relation for
magnetic dipole moment M of current
carrying coil. Give the direction of M.
(1) Acurrent carrying coil is placed in
magnetic field. The coil is free to turn inan theexternal uniform
What is the net force acting on the coil ? magnetic field.
of the coil in stable Obtain the orientation
eguilibriun.
the flux of the total field (field Show that in this orientation
field) through the coil is maximum.produced by the loop + external

38. (a) ) A thin pencil of length (fl4) is placed

principal axis of amirror of focal length coinciding with the
f. The image of the
pencil is real and enlarged, just touches the pencil. Calculate
the magnification produced by the mirror. 5
(i) Aray of light is incident on a refracting face AB of a
at an angle of 45°. The ray emerges fromn face AC andprism ABC
the angle
of deviation is 15°. The angle of prism is 30°. Show
that the
emergent ray is normal to the face AC from which it emerges
out. Find the refraction index of the material of the prism.
OR
(b) Light consisting of two wavelengt.hs 600 nm and 480 nm is used
to obtain interference fringes in a double slit experiment. The
screen is placed 1.0m away from slits which are 1.0nmn apart.
( Calculate the distance of the third bright fringe on the
screen from the central maximum for wavelength 600 nm.
(2) Find the least distance from the central maximum where
the bright fringes due toboth the wavelengths coincide.
(ii) (1)Draw the variation of intensity with angle of diffraction in
single slit diffraction pattern. Write the expression for
value of angle corresponding to zero intensity locations.
In what way diffraction of light waves differs from
diffraction of sound waves ?

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