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थम ी-बोड परी ा - 2025-2026
FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION - 2025-2026
क ा- बारहवी ं CLAS -XII
िवषय: भौितक िव ान (042) SUBJECT: PHYSICS (042)
समयाविध : 3 घंटे अिधकतम अंक: 70
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

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 and Section E contains three long answer questions of five marks
each.
(5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions
in Section B, one question in Section C and all three questions 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

SECTION - A
Q.NO QUESTION MARKS

1 Identify the wrong statement 1

(A) Inside a conductor, electrostatic field is zero
(B) At the surface of a charged conductor, electrostatic field must be tangential to
the surface at every point
(C) The interior of a conductor can have no excess charge in the static situation
(D) Electrostatic potential is constant throughout the volume of the conductor and
has the same value (as inside) on its surface
2 An electron enters a region of space in which there exists an electric field ‘E’ and 1
magnetic field ‘B’. if the electron continues to move in the same direction with the
same velocity as before, the NOT possible case among the following
(A) E  O & B  0 (B) E  O & B  0
 (C) E  O & B  0 (D) E  O & B  0
3 In an A.C. circuit V and I are given by V  100 sin(100t )V and 1

i  100sin(100t  ) mA. Find power dissipated in the circuit?
3
(A) 2500 W (B) 250 W (C) 25 W (D) 2.5 W
4 Ozone layer absorbs 1
(A) Visible light (B) U.V. Radiation
(C) Infra-red radiation (D) Microwave Radiation
5 The coordinates of the image of point object P formed by a concave mirror of 1
radius of curvature 20cm as shown in figure is

3
(A) (15cm,  mm) (B) (20cm, 3 mm )
2
3
(C) (20cm,  3 mm ) (D) (15cm, mm)
2
6 The diffraction patterns due to a straight edge contains 1
(A) alternate bright and dark bands of same width
(B) alternate bright and dark bands with decreasing width as the order of the band
increases in the illuminated part
(C) alternative bright and dark bands with increasing width as the order of the
band increases
(D) None of the above is true.
7 If the number turns per unit length of a coil of a solenoid is doubled, then the self- 1
inductance of the solenoid will be
(A) become four times (B) becomes doubled
(C) becomes half (D) unchanged
8 The figure shows a network of currents. The magnitude of 1
currents is shown here. The current i will be
A. 3 A
B. 13 A
C. 23 A
D. -3A

9 Coulomb’s law between two electric charges is valid for 1

A. Stationary charges
B. Point charges
C. Spherical bodies
D. Both (a) and (b)
10 In photoelectric effect, the K.E. of electrons emitted from the metal surface 1
depends upon
(A) Intensity of light
 (B) Frequency of incident light
(C) Velocity of incident light
(D) Both intensity and velocity of light
11 If a long hollow copper pipe carries a direct current, the magnetic field associated 1
with the current will be
(A) only inside the pipe
(B) only outside the pipe
(C) both inside and outside the pipe
(D) neither inside nor outside the pipe
12 A nucleus ruptures into two nuclear parts which have their velocity ratio equal to 1
2 : 1. What will be the ratio of their nuclear radius.
(A) 21/3 : 1
(B) 1 : 21/3
(C) 31/2 : 1
(D) 1 : 31/2
For Questions 13 to 16, 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) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
13 Assertion (A): Within a glass slab a double convex air bubble is formed. This air 1
bubble behaves like a converging lens.
Reason (R): Refractive index of air is more than the refractive index of glass.
14 Assertion (A): In interference light energy is redistributed. 1
Reason (R): There is no gain or loss of energy, which is consistent with the
principle of energy conservation.
15 Assertion (A): For the scattering of a-particle at a large angle only nucleus of the 1
atom is responsible.
Reason (R): Nucleus is very heavy is comparison to electrons.
16 Assertion (A): In electrostatics, electric field lines can never be closed loops. 1
Reason (R): The number of electric field lines originating from or terminating on
a charge is proportional to the magnitude of charge.
SECTION – B
 17 A system has two charges Q A = 2.5 × 10-7 C and Q B = -2.5 × 10-7 C located at 2
points A: (0, 0, –15 cm) and B: (0,0, +15 cm), respectively. Calculate the net
electric field at the point C (0,2m,0)
18 Two cells of EMFs E1 and E2 and internal resistance r1 and r2 are connected in 2
series .Find the expression for equivalent e.m.f. and internal resistance.
19 The oscillating electric field of an electromagnetic waves is given by 2
E y  30 sin  (6  1010 t  200 x )V / m
(i) Calculate the wavelength of electromagnetic wave.
(ii) Write down the expression for oscillating magnetic field.
20 (I) A long thin wire carrying current I, Calculate the magnetic field produced by the 2
wire at a perpendicular distance r from the wire by using Ampere’s circuital law?
Assume thickness of the wire is negligible.
OR
20 (II) A. What is relative magnetic permeability of paramagnetic material? 1+1
B. Draw the graph for the variation of magnetic susceptibility with temperature in
case of para magnetic substances?
21(I) The time period of revolution of electron in first orbit of hydrogen atom is T. what 2
is the time period of revolution of same electron if it is orbiting in the third orbit of
hydrogen atom.
OR
21(II) A. The graph shows the variation of 1+1
stopping potential with frequency of
incident radiation for two
photosensitive metals A and B. Which
one of the two has higher value of
work function?
B. If I1 and I2 are the saturation currents at
two different frequencies f1 and f2 (f1> f2 ) for the same intensity of incident
radiation. What is the relation between saturation currents I1 and I2?
SECTION - C
22 A plane wave front is propagating from a rarer into a denser medium is incident at 3
an angle of incidence on a refracting surface. Draw a diagram showing incident
wave front and refracted wave front. Hence verify Snell’s Laws of refraction.
 23 Four resistances R1 , R2 , R3 and R4 are connected 3

as shown in figure. By using Kirchhoff’s laws

Establish the relation between R1 , R2 , R3 and R4

when the current flowing through the

galvanometer is zero.

24 A. Write the necessary condition required for fusion reaction. 1+2

B. Write the characteristic properties of nuclear force.
25 Two concentric circular coils, one of small radius r1 and the other of large radius 3
r2, such that r1 << r2 , are placed co-axially with centers coinciding. Obtain the
mutual inductance of the arrangement.
26 A U-shaped wire is placed before a 3
concave mirror having radius of
curvature 20 cm as shown in figure.
Find the total length of the image.

27(I) A circular coil of 30 turns and radius 8.0 cm carrying a current of 6.0 A is 3
suspended vertically in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 1.0 T.
The field lines make an angle of 60° with the normal of the coil.
(i) Calculate the magnitude of the counter torque that must be applied to prevent
the coil from turning.
(ii) Calculate the magnetic moment of the circular coil.
OR
27(II) Figure shows a small magnetized needle P 3
placed at a point O. The arrow shows the
direction of its magnetic moment. The other
arrows show different positions (and orientations
of the magnetic moment) of another identical
magnetized needle Q.
(a) In which configuration the system is not in
equilibrium?
(b) In which configuration is the system in (i) stable, and (ii) unstable
equilibrium?
28 What is meant by rectification? Explain with the help of a neat diagram how a 3
single diode can be used as rectifier?
SECTION - D
29 De Broglie reasoned that nature was symmetrical and that the two basic physical 1
entities – matter and energy, must have symmetrical character. If radiation shows
 dual aspects, so should matter. De Broglie proposed that the wave length
associated with a particle of momentum p is given as
h h
= 
p mv
where m is the mass of the particle and v its speed. The above Equation is known
as the de Broglie relation and the wavelength of the matter wave is called de
Broglie wavelength. The dual aspect of matter is evident in the de Broglie relation.
(I) Which of the following statement are true:
h
(a) The dual aspect of matter is evident in the de Broglie relation  =
p
(b) Wave nature of macroscopic particles are not visible in daily life.
h
(c)  = is not satisfied by a photon
p
(A) (a,b,c) (B) (a,b) (C) (a,c) (D) (b,c)
(II) A proton and an electron are accelerated through the same potential difference 1
if e and  p are denote de Broglie wavelength of electron and proton then

(A) e   p (B) e   p (C) e   p (D) none of these

(III) A particle X moving with a certain velocity has a de Broglie wavelength of 1b

1A0. If the particle Y has a mass of 25% and that of X and velocity 75% that of X
De Broglie wavelength of Y will be
(A) 1A0 (B) 5.33A0 (C) 6.88A0 (D) 48A0
(IV) If E1, E2, E3 are the respective kinetic energy of electron and an Alpha particle 1a
and a proton each having the same de Broglie wavelength then
(A) E1  E3  E2 (B) E2  E3  E1

(C) E1  E2  E3 (D) E2  E3  E1

30 A semiconductor diode is basically a p-n 2

junction with metallic contacts provided at
the ends for the application of an external
voltage. It is a two terminal device. A p-n
junction diode is symbolically represented as
shown in fig.
When an external voltage V is applied across
a semiconductor diode such that p-side is connected to the positive terminal of the
battery and n-side to the negative terminal it is said to be forward biased.
 When an external voltage (V) is applied across the diode such that n-side is
positive and p-side is negative, it is said to be
reverse biased
(I) The V-I characteristic of a silicon diode is
shown in the Fig. Calculate the resistance of the
diode at (a) ID = 15 mA and (b) VD = –10 V.

(II) Find the value of current I in given circuit. 1

(III) When forward bias is applied to a P-N junction, then what happens to the 1
potential barrier VB, and the width of charge depleted region x ?
SECTION - E
31(I) A. Define electric capacity. Two large parallel pates each of area A are separated 3+2
by a distance d in vacuum (A>>d) Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor
between the plates by using suitable diagram.
B. A large metallic plate is facing a charged sheet having charge density  placed
parallel to a plate at a distance l from the plate. Calculate potential at point P at
a distance x from the sheet as shown in the figure?

OR
31(II) A. Define equipotential surfaces? 1+1+1+2
B. Write any two properties of Equipotential surfaces?
C. Draw a sketch of Equipotential surface due to a single charge (–q), depicting
the electric field lines due to the charge.
D. Four point charges Q, q, Q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side
'a' as shown in the figure. Calculate the potential energy of this system.

32 (I) A. State Biot-Savart’s law. Using this law derive the expression for the magnetic 3+2
field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius R at a point which is at a
distance ‘x’ from its centre along the axis of loop?
 B. Two long and parallel straight wires A and B carrying currents of 8.0 A and
5.0 A in the opposite direction are separated by a distance of 6.0 cm. Estimate
the magnitude force on a 10 cm section of wire A. Is the force between the two
wires is attractive and repulsive?
OR
32(II) A. A series LCR circuit is connected to a source having voltage V  V0 Sint . Calculate
the maximum current flowing through the series circuit in terms of V0,L,C,R and  2+1+2
by using phasor diagram.
B. Write the expression for frequency where power in LCR series circuit is maximum?
C. An ideal inductor L of inductive reactance XL is connected in series with a bulb and
an ac source. How would brightness of the bulb change when
(i) Number of turns per unit length is increased
(ii) By replacing the inductor with capacitance having capacitive reactance
Xc=XL.
33(I) A. A point object ‘O’ is kept in a medium of refractive index n1 in front of a 3+2
convex spherical surface of radius R separating the two media of refractive
index n1 and n2.
(i) Draw the ray diagram showing the image formation
(ii) Deduce the relationship between the object distance (u) and the image
distance(v) in terms of n1, n2 and R.
B. Two media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in
medium A and B is 2x108 ms -1 and 3x108 ms-1 respectively. Calculate the
critical angle for a ray of light going from medium A to medium B.
OR
33(II) A. Draw the labelled ray diagram for the formation of image formed at far point 1+2+2
by a compound microscope.
B. Deduce an expression for the total magnification of a compound microscope
when final image formed at infinity.
C. Calculate the angle of incidence ‘ i’ for an equilateral prism of refractive index
3 so that the ray is parallel to the base inside the prism?