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 SECTION A ,-
I. A point ch a rge sit ua ted at a distance 'r ' from a short electric dipole on its
axis, experiences a force F.
If the distance of the charge is '2r', the force
on the ch arge will be : ➔
➔ ➔ ➔
F F F (d) F
(a ) (b) (c)
4 2
16 8

2. Fol. a me t a 11·1c conductor, t h e correct representation of variation of

resistance R with temperature T is :
R R R R
Cl) Cl)
Cl) Cl) c.)
u c.) c.)

§ § § §
~
~

.....rnr:n. ~

.....rn
~
.r:n
.... .....r:nr:n
Cl)
r:n. 00
Cl)
Cl)
Cl)
~ ~ ~ ~
T ~---➔ T
T T
Temp. Temp. Temp. Temp.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. The potential difference across a cell in an open circuit is 8 V . It falls to

4 V when a current of 4 A is drawn from it. The internal resistance of the
cell is :
(a ) 40 (b) 3 n (c) 2 D (d ) 1 n

4. A steady current flows through a metallic wire whose area of

cross-section (A) increases continuously from one end of the wire to the
other. The magnitude of drift velocity (v d) of the free electrons as a
function of 'A' can be shown by :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

5. A diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or sou th pole of a bar

magnet . It will be :
( a) repelled by both the poles .
(b) attracted by both the poles.
(c) repelled by the nor th pole and a ttract ed by the south pole.
(d) attracted by the north pol e and repelled by the south pole.

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6.
A circular coil of radius 8-0 cm and 40 turns is rotated about its vertical
diamete r WI·th an angular speed of -25 rad s-1 in a unifiorm h onzon
· tal
re:
magnetic field of magnitude 3·0 x 10-2 T. The maximum emf induced in
the coil is:
(a) 0·12 V (b ) 0·15 V
(c) 0·19V 0·22V
(d )
7. Figure shows a rectangular conductor PSRQ in which m ovable arm PQ
has a resistance 'r' and resistance of PSRQ is negligible. The magnitude
of emf induced when PQ is moved with a velocity -: does not depend on :
X X SX XI X ~ X X ; X

X
XX
f X X
XX
X X'
XX
X X
X
X
XX
X M

X !l X . 'x X X xv~ X X
X X X X X JX X X X N
R I:;=====
XX XX XX X ~X
+ - - - - x - - -...
(a) magnetic field ( B )
• ➔ . (➔
veIocrty ,,
(b) 1

(c) resistance (r) (d ) length of PQ

8. In the process of charging of a capacitor, the current produced b e tween

the plates of the capacitor is :
d<j>E
(a) µOdt Cb)

(c) (d)

where symbols have their usual meanings.

9. For a concave mirror of foca l length 'f', the min im um distance between
the object and its real image is :

(a) zero Cb) f

(c) 2f Cd) 4f
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 10. The ra ct·
ffl
.1us of the nlh orbit m Bohr rhodcJ of hydrogen a t.<,m 1R
proportional to :
(a) 1 l
n2
(b)
n
(c) n2
(d ) n

11.
Hydrogen atom initially in the f,'I'Ound state, absorbs a photon which
excites it to n = 5 level. The wavelength of the photon is :
(a ) 975 nm (b) 740 nm
(c) 523nm 95 nm
(dJ

12· The mass density of a nucleus of mass number A is :

(a) proportional to A 113

(b) proportional to A 213

(c) proportional to A 3

(d ) independent of A

13. An ac source of voltage is connected in serie~ wit h a p-n ju n ct io n diod(~

and a load resistor. The con-ect option fo r out put YOlt age a cross loa d
resistance will be :

"hrv\
V
(a) (b )

~
t t

(c) vb I\ t
)
(d ) vl
t
~

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 14.
~
of
tWhen
. an in .
. t nnsic semiconductor is dope d wi"th a small a mount
nvalent impurity , th en ..
(a) its ·
resistance increases.
(b)
it becomes a p-type semicon ductor.
(c) there will be more free electrons than holes in th e semicon duct or.
(d)
dopant atoms become donor atoms.

15. In the energy-band diagram of n-type Si, the gap be~ een t h e bot tom ~f
the conduction band Ee and the donor energy ~evel En is of the order of .

(a ) 10 eV
(b ) 1 eV

(c) 0-1 eV
(d) 0-01 eV

Questions number 16 to 18 are Assertion (A) and Reason (R ) type questions. T wo

statements are given - one labelled A ssertion (A) and th e other labelled R eason
(R). Select the correct answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and <d ) a s given below .
(a ) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Rea son (R ) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are t r u e , but Rea son ( R ) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is fals e.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is also false .

16. Assertion (A ): When a bar of copper is placed in an ext erna l m ~gnetic

field, t h .e. field lines get con centrated inside the bar .
'
R eason (R) : Copper is a paramagnetic substance.

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 .17. A ssertion (A) :
ii
oo
The Phase difference between any two points on a
Wavefront is zero.
Reason (R ):
All points on a wavefront are at the same distance from
th e source and thus oscillate in the same phase.

18. · (A) : Ph
A ssertion rt· 1 n ature of
otoelectric effect demonstrates the pa ic e
light.
Reason (R) : . Photoelectric current is proportional to intensit y of
incident radiation for frequencies more than the threshold
frequency.

SECTIONB
I\
19. An alpha particle is projected with velocity 1 = (3 ·0 x 10 5 mis) 1 in to a
. . . ➔ I\ ':- •
region 1n which magnetic field B = [(0·4 T ) i + (0·3 T ) J ] exist s.
I\ I\ I\
Calculate the acceleration of the particle in the r egion . i , j and k a r e
unit vectors along x, y and z axis respectively and charge to mass r a t io
for alpha particle is 4·8 x 10 7 C/kg. 2

20. ·Consider an induced magnetic field due t o ch anging electric field and a n
induced electric field due to changing magnetic field. Which one is more
easily observed? Justify your answer. 2

21. (a) Using Huygens' principle, draw a ray diagram showing t h e

propagation of a plane w ave refracting at a plane su rface
separati!lg two media . Also verify Snell's law of refra ction . 2
OR

(b ) Why is a reflecting telescope pr ef erred over a refr a ct ing telescope ?

Justify your answer giving two reasons .

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 22.
Two coherent m ·
II
I d 4I
monochromatic light beams of intensities an
superpose h . .
. . . eac other. Find the ratio of maximum and mm1m um
mtens1ties in th 2
. e resulting beam.
23.
The ~ound state energy of hydrogen atom is - 13·6 eV. "'?1at is _the
potential energy and kinetic energy of an electron in the third excited
state? 2

24. 2
(a) Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors .
OR
(b) Draw the circuit arrangement for studying the V - I characteristics
of a P-n junction diode in forward bias and reverse bias. Show th e
plot of V - I characteristic of a silicon diode. 2

25. Briefly explain how the diffusion and drift currents contribute to the
formation of potential barrier in a p-n junction diode . 2

SECTIONC

26. (a) Twelve negative charges of same magnitude are equally s paced and
fixed on the circumference of a circle of radiu s R as shown in Fig. ( i) .
Relative to potential being zero at infinity, find the electric potentia l
and electric field at the centre C of the circle.

(b) If the charges are unequally spaced and fixed on an a rc of 120° of

radius Ras shown in Fig. (ii), find electric potential at the centre C. 3

C C

(i) (ii)

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(a )
B ow doe
s the r 1st
·
ifi · b l 0f a
s uitable h es ance differ from impedance ? With th e e P
P a~or dia . fi · pedance of a
Series LCR . · gram, obtain an expression or im
circuit ' connected t o a source v = v m sin
· wt ·
OR
(b ) .
F ind th
t e condition· 1.or
c- •
resonance in a senes L CR circui
· ·t connected
.
o a source . £ t ~ n
. v == vm sin cot where co can be varied. Give the ac or::s o
w h 1ch th e resonant fre ' · LCR circuit depends. Pl ot
a quency of a senes
gr~ph showing the variation of electric current with frequen cy in
a s enes LCR circuit. 3

28. A long solenoid of radius r consists of n turns per unit length. A curre nt
I = Io sin mt flows in the solenoid. A coil of N turns is \vound t ightly
around it near its centre. What is :
(a ) th e induced emf in the coil ?
(b) the mutual inductance between the solenoid and the coil ? .'J

29. How does Einstein's photoelectric equation explain the emission of

electrons from a metal surface? Explain briefly.
Plot the variation of photocurrent with :
(a) collector plate potential for differen t intens ity of incident radiation ,
and
(b) intensity of inciden t radiation. a

30. (a) Draw the energy level diagram for hydrogen atorn. 11ark the
transitions corresponding to the series lying in the ultraviolet
region, visible region and infrared region. :3
OR
Draw a diagram to show the variation of binding energy per
(b)
nuc1eo n W ith mass number· for different nuclei and mention its two
features. \Vhy do lighter nuclei usually undergo nuclear fusion?
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SECTIOND
31. (a ) (i)
Stat ·
f1 e Coulomb's law in electrostatics and write it in vector
orrn, for two charges .
(ii)
'Gauss's 1 .
aw 1s based on the inverse-square dependence on
diS t ance co~tained in the Coulomb's law.' Explain.
(iii)
Two charges A (charge q) and B (charge 2q) ~-e located at
points (0 , 0) and .
(a, a ) respectively. Le t ~1 an d J. be the unit
vectors along x-axis and y-axis respectively. Find the force
I\
exerted by A on B, in terms of i and j ·
I\
5

OR
(b) (i) Derive an expression for the electric field at a point on the
equatorial plane of an electric dipole consisting of charges q
and - q separated by a distance 2a.

(ii) The distance of a far off point on the equatorial plane of a n

electric dipole is halved. How will the elect ric field be affected
for the di pole ?

(iii) Two identical electric dipoles are placed along the diagonals of
a square ABCD of side ✓2 m as shown in t he figure . Obtain
the magnitude and direction of the net electric field at the
centre (0) of the square. 5
+q -q
A ---------- B
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I I
+ q -- - ------ - -q
D C

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 (a ) (i)
State B10 ·
t -Savar t' 8
cal"ryi law for the magnetic fiel d d u e t 0 a curr e nt
ng elem · £ the
ma !' ent . Use this law t o obtain an expr ession or
glletic 'field d· ' 8 ' and
carry; at the centre of a circula r Joop of r a lUS
ng a curren t 'I'. Draw t h e magne tic field lin es for a
curren t lo . . .
op indi~a ting the dir ection of roa gne uc field .
(ii)
~ electro n is revolv ing around th e nucl eu s in a circula r or bit
with a s d 7 . 1 0 - 10 m
. 15
pee of 10 m 8- 1. If the r a diu s of the or bit •

find the curren t constit uted by the revolvi n g electr on in the

orbit. 6

OR
(b) (i ) Derive an expres sion for the force acting on a cu rre nt carryi ntit
straig ht conduc tor kept in a m agn e t ic fi eld. S ta.u • t ht> rul P
which is used to find th e directi on of t h1~ fo rC{· . f ~ive t he·
condit ion under which this fo rce 1,s l ma.x1mum. a nd
(2 ) minim um.

(ii) Two long parall el straigh t wires A an d B a re 2·t) cm a pa rt in

air. They carry 5·0 A and 2-5 A curren ts res pecti vely in
oppos ite directi ons. Calcul ate the magni tude of th e fo rce
exerte d by wire A on a 10 cm le ngth of wi re B . .5

(1) Writ e two points of differe nce betwe en an interfe r ence

33. (a ) (i )
patter n and a diffrac tion pat tern.

( ) Name any two factor s on which the fringe width 1n a

2
y 0 ung's double-slit experi ment depen ds .

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 Cii)
In Young's double-slit experiment, the two slits are separated
by a distance equal to 100 times the wavelength of light that
passes th rough the slits. Calculate : 1
(1 ) th between the central
e angular separation in radians
maxim um and the adjacent maximum.
- · a on a screen
(2) th e d istance between these two maxim
5
5 0 cm from the slits.

OR
(b) (i)
A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separates two
media of refractive indices n1 and n2 . A point object is placed
in front of the surface at distance u in medium of r efractiv e
index n1 and its image is formed by the surface at distance v ,
in the medium of refractive index n2. Derive a relation
between u and v.

(ii) A solid glass sphere of radius 6·0 cm has a small air bubble
trapped at a distance 3-0 cm from its centre C a s shown in. the
figure. The refractive index of the materia l of the s phere is
1·5. Find the apparent position of this bubble when seen
through the surface of the sphere from an outside point E in
air. 5

E 0 C
3cm

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 SECTIONE

34. The follo .

wing fi gure shows a • •t d. We can find the currents
thro h circu1 1agram.
ug and
potential differences across differ ent resistors using
Kirchhoff's rules .

a
b C

l I½= s-o n
· E = 6-0 V
d
R 1 = 10 n
r = 1·0 n e

J
R 3 = 5·0 n

h g f

Answer the following questions based on the above :

(a ) Which points are at the same potential in t he cir cuit ? 1

(b ) What is t h e current through arm bg ? 1

(c) Find the potential difference across r esistance R 3 . 2

OR

What is the power dissipated in resistance R 2 ? 2

(c)

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 35. S t r ontiu
rn tit a ii
~ ,.
It I•S u sect nate IS
· a r . . . .
as a a re OXlde - a n atur al mineral found in S1ben a .
cn t · l Subst itute . . .
Ica a n gle for diamond because its r efractive mdex a nd
are 2 41
equ al to the . and 24 .5 0, respectivel y, \Yhich are approxin1ately
refractiv .
p roperties of d . e Uldex and crit ical a ngle of diamond. It h a s all t h e
iarnond E . .
between d. · ven an expert jeweller is unable to differ entiate
. iarnond
normally a nd strontium titanate. A ray of light is incid en t
on one face . .
strontium t · of an equila t eral t riangular pnsm ABC made of
itanate.

Ans wer the following questions based on the aboYe :

(a) Trace the path of the ray showing its passage through the prism . 1

(b) Find the velocity of light through the prism. 1

(c) B riefly explain two applicatio ns of total internal reflection . 2

OR
(c) Define t otal internal reflect ion of light. Give two conditions for it. 2

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