DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER

PHYSICS - CLASS XII

Time : 3 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 70

The weightage of the distribution of marks over different dimensions of the question paper shall be as follows:
A. Weightage to content/ subject units
Unit
Electrostatics
Current Electricity
Magnetic Effect of Current & Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating current
Electromagnetic Waves
Optics
Dual Nature of Matter
Atoms and Nuclei
Electronic Devices
Communication Systems
Total

Marks
08
07
08
08
03
14
04
06
07
05
70

B. Weightage to form of questions

S.No.

Form of Questions

1.
2.
3.
4.

Long Answer Type (LA)

Short Answer (SA I)
Short Answer (SA II)
Very Short Answer (VSA)
TOTAL

Marks for each

Question
5
3
2
1
-

No. of
Questions
3
09
10
08
30

Total Marks
15
27
20
08
70

C. Scheme of Options
1. There will be no overall option.
2. Internal choices (either / or type) on a very selective basis has been given in five questions. This internal
choice is given in any one question of 2 marks, any one question of 3 marks and all three questions of 5
marks weightage.
D. A Weightage of about 15 marks in total, has been assigned to numericals
E. Weightage to difficulty level of questions.
S.No.
Estimated difficlty level
Percentage
1.
Easy
15
2.
Average
70
3.
Difficult
15
A weightage of 20% has been assigned to questions which test higher order thinking skills of students.
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Atoms and Nuclei

Electronic Devices

Communication
systems

8.

9.

10.

Total

Dual nature of Matter

7.

Electromagnetic Induction
& Alternating currents

4.

Optics

Magnetic effect of
Current and Magnetism

3.

6.

Current Electricity

2.

Electromagnetic Waves

Electrostatics

1.

5.

UNIT

S.NO.

8(8)

2(2)

1(1)

1(1)

1(1)

2(2)

1(1)

VSA
(1 Marks)

20(10)

2(1)

2(1)

4(2)

2(1)

2(1)

2(1)

4(2)

2 (1)

SA I
(2 Marks)

Class XII
Physics
BLUE-PRINT I

27(9)

3(1)

3(1)

6(2)

6(2)

3(1)

6 (2)

SAII
(3 Marks)

15(3)

5(1)

5(1)

5(1)

LA
(5 Marks)

70(30)

5(2)

7(3)

6(3)

4(2)

14(5)

3(2)

8(4)

8(3)

7(3)

8 (3)

TOTAL

SAMPLE PAPER I
XII - PHYSICS
Time : Three Hours

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(b)
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(d)
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Max. Marks : 70

General Instructions
All questions are compulsory.
There are 30 questions in total. Questions 1 to 8 carry one mark each, questions 9 to 18 carry two marks each,
questions 19 to 27 carry three marks each and questions 28 to 30 carry five marks each.
There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks, one
question of three marks and all three questions of five marks each. You have to attempt only one of the given
choices in such questions.
Use of calculators is not permitted.
You may use the following physical constants wherever necessary :
c
h
e
o

=
=
=
=

3 x 108ms-1
6.6 x 10-34Js
1.6 x 10-19 C
4 x 107 T m A 1

Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 x 1023 JK-1

Avogadros number NA = 6.023 x 1023/mole
Mass of neutron
mn = 1.6 x 10-27 kg
1.

Two identical charged particles moving with same speed enter a region of uniform magnetic field. If one of these
enters normal to the field direction and the other enters along a direction at 300 with the field, what would be the
ratio of their angular frequencies?

2.

Why does a metallic piece become very hot when it is surrounded by a coil carrying high frequency alternating
current?

3.

How is a sample of an n-type semiconductor electrically neutral though it has an excess of negative charge carriers?

4.

Name the characteristics of electromagnetic waves that

(i) increases
(ii) remains constant
in the electromagnetic spectrum as one moves from radiowave region towards ultravoilet region.

5.

How would the angular separation of interference fringes in youngs double slit experiment change when the
distance of separation between the slits and the screen is doubled?

6.

Calculate the ratio of energies of photons produced due to transition of electron of hydrogen atom from its,
(i) Second permitted energy level to the first level, and
(ii) Highest permitted energy level to the second permitted level

7.

Give expression for the average value of the a c voltage

V = V0 Sin t
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over the time interval t = 0 and t =

8.

How is the band gap, Eg, of a photo diode related to the maximum wavelength,

9.

Keeping the voltage of the the charging source constant, what would be the percentage change in the energy stored
in a parallel plate capacitor if the separation between its plates were to be decreased by 10%?

10.

Explain how the average velocity of free electrons in a metal at constant temperature, in an electric field, remain
constant even though the electrons are being constantly accelarated by this electric field?

11.

How is the resolving power of a microscope affected when,

(i) the wavelength of illuminating radiations is decreased?
(ii) the diameter of the objective lens is decreased?
Justify your answer.

12.

What is the basic difference between the atom or molecule of a diamagnetic and a paramagnetic material? Why are
elements with even atomic number more likely to be diamagnetic?

13.

Why are infrared radiations referred to as heat waves also? Name the radiations which are next to these radiations
in electromagnetic specturm having
(i) Shorter wavelength.
(ii) Longer wavelength.

14.

The following data was recorded for values of object distance and the corresponding values of image distance in
the experiment on study of real image formation by a convex lens of power +5D. One of these observations is
incorrect. Indentify this observation and give reason for your choice:
S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6

15.

, that can be detected by it?

Object distance
(cm)

25

30

35

45

50

55

Image distance
(cm)

97

61

37

35

32

30

Two students X and Y perform an experiment on potentiometer separately using the circuit diagram shown here.

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Keeping other things unchanged

(i) X increases the value of distance R
(ii) Y decreases the value of resistance S in the set up.
How would these changes affect the position of null point in each case and why?
16.

The following table gives the values of work function for a few photo sensitive metals
S.No.

Metal

Work Function
(eV)

1.

Na

1.92

2.

2.15

3.

Mo

4.17

If each of these metals is exposed to radiations of wavelength 300 nm, which of them will not emit photo electrons
and why?
OR
By how much would the stopping potential for a given photosensitive surface go up if the frequency of the incident
radiations were to be increased from 4 x 1015 Hz to 8 x 1015 Hz?
Given h = 6.4 x 10-34 J-s, e = 1.6 x 10-19 C and c = 3 x 108 ms-1
17.

Prove that the instantaneous rate of change of the activity

A of a radioactive substance is inversely proportional to the
square of its half life.

18.

What does the term LOS communication mean? Name the types of waves that are used for this communication.
Which of the two-height of transmitting antenna and height of receiving antenna - can affect the range over which
this mode of communication remains effective?

19.

The following data was obtained for the dependence of the magnitude of electric field, with distance, from a
reference point O, within the charge distribution in the shaded region.

(i) Identify the charge distrubution and justify your answer.

(ii) If the potential due to this charge distribution, has a value V at the point A, what is its value at the point
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20.

A charge Q located at a point

is in equilibrium under the combined electric field of three charges q1,q2, q3. If the

charges q1, q2 are located at points

of q1,q2,
21.

and

respectively, find the direction of the force on Q, due to q3 in terms

, are arranged in m rows each containing n cells connected

12 cells, each of emf 1.5V and internal resistance
in series, as shown. Calculate the values of n and m for which this combination would send maximum current
through an external resistance of
.

OR
For the circuit shown here, calculate the potential difference between points B and D

22.

A beam of light of wavelength 400 nm is incident normally on a right angled prism as shown. It is observed that the
light just grazes along the surface AC after falling on it. Given that the refractive index of the material of the prism
varies with the wavelength as per the relation

calculate the value of b and the refractive index of the prism material for a wavelength
[(Given = Sin-1 (0.625)]
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23.

Three students X, Y, and Z performed an experiment for studying the variation of alternating currents with angular
frequency in a series LCR circuit and obtained the graphs shown below. They all used a.c. sources of the same r.
m. s. value and inductances of the same value.
What can we (qualitatively) conclude about the
(i) capacitance value
(ii) resistance values
used by them? In which case will the quality factor be maximum?
What can we conclude about nature of the impendance of the set up at frequency wo?

24.

An equiconvex lens with radii of curvature of magnitude r each, is put over a liquid layer poured on top of a plane
mirror. A small needle, with its tip on the principal axis of the lens, is moved along the axis until its inverted real
image conicides with the needle itself. The distance of the needle from the lens is measured to be a. On removing
the liquid layer and repeating the expriment the distance is found to be b.
Given that two values of distances measured represent the focal length values in the two cases, obtain a formula for
the refractive index of the liquid.

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25.

A circular coil having 20 turns, each of radius 8 cm, is rotating about its vertical diameter with an angular
speed of 50 radian s-1 in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 30 mT. Obtain the maximum
average and r. m. s. values of the emf indued in the coil.
If the coil forms a closed loop of resistance
, how much power is dissipased as heat in it?
3

26.

The nucles of an atom of

, initially at rest, decays by emitting an

-particle as per the equation

It is given that the binding energies per nucleon of the parent and the daughter nuclei are 7.8 MeV and 7.835 MeV
respectively and that of -particle ia 7.07MeV/nucleon. Assuming the daughter nucleus to be formed in the
unexcited state and neglecting its share in the energy of the reaction, calculate the speed of the emitted -particle.
Take mass of -particle to be 6.68 x 10-27 kg.
3
27.

Define the term modulation index for an AM wave. What would be the modulation index for an AM wave for
which the maximum amplitude is a while the minimum amplitude is b ?
3

28.

respectively are placed in horizontal plane with their centres

Two circular coils X and Y having radii R and
coinciding with each other. Coil X has a current I flowing through it in the clockwise sense. What must be the
current in coil Y to make the total magnetic field at the common centre of the two coils, zero?
With the same currents flowing in the two coils, if the coil Y is now lifted vertically upwards through a distance R,
what would be the net magnetic field at the centre of coil Y?
OR
A straight thick long wire of uniform cross section of radius a is carrying a steady current I. Use Amperes
circuital law to obtain a relation showing the variation of the magnetic field (Br) inside and outside the wire with
distance r, (
) and (
) of the field point from the centre of its cross section. Plot a graph showing the
nature of this variation.

Calculate the ratio of magnetic field at a point

above the surface of the wire to that at a point

below its

sruface. What is the maximum value of the field of this wire?

29.

State the principle which helps us to determine the shape of the wavefront at a later time from its given shape at any
time. Apply this principle to
(i) Show that a spherical/ plane wavefront contiunes to propagate forward as a spherical/plane wave front.
(ii) Derive Snells law of refraction by drawing the refracted wavefront corresponding to a plane
wavefront incident on the boundary separating a rarer medium from a denser medium.

OR
What do we understand by polarization of a wave? How does this phenomenon help us to decide whether a
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given wave is transverse or longitudinal in nature?

Light from an ordinary source (say a sodium lamp) is passed through a polaroid sheet P1 .The transmitted light is
then made to pass through a second polaroid sheet P2 which can be rotated so that the angle ( ) between the two
polaroid sheets varies from O0 to 90o. Show graphically the variation of the intensity of light, transmitted by P1 and
P2, as a fuction of the angle . Take the incident beam intensity as I0. Why does the light from a clear blue portion
of the sky, show a rise and fall of intensity when viewed through a polaroid which is rotated?
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30.

A student has to study the input and output characteristics of a n-p-n silicon transister in the Common Emitter
configuration. What kind of a circuit arrangement should she use for this purpose?
Draw the typical shape of input characteristics likely to be obtained by her. What do we understand by the cut off,
active and saturation states of the transistor? In which of these states does the transistor not remain when being
used as a switch?
OR
Input signals A and B are applied to the input terminals of the dotted box set-up shown here. Let Y be the final
output signal from the box.
Draw the wave forms of the signals labelled as C1 and C2 within the box, giving (in brief) the reasons for getting
these wave forms. Hence draw the wave form of the final output signal Y. Give reasons for your choice.
What can we state (in words) as the relation between the final output signal Y and the input signals A and B ?

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