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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2023-24
exam sariya
naubasta pur
SUBJECT – PHYSICS
CLASS - XII
TIME: 3 hrs. MM: 70

General Instructions
naubasta # Anuj
i.
ii.
Kumar sir
The question paper has five sections and 33 questions.
All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks each;
Section–C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section–D has 2 questions of 4 marks each and
Section E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
iv. There is no overall choice.

SECTION- A

1. If both the number of turns and core length of an inductor is doubled keeping other factors
constant, then its self-inductance will be
a) Unaffected b) doubled c) halved d) quadrupled
2. A coil having 500 sq. loops of side 10 cm is placed normal to magnetic flux which increases
at a rate of 1 T/s. The induced emf is
a) 0.1 V b) 0.5 V c) 1 V d) 5 V
3. The potential of a large liquid drop when eight liquid drops are combined is 20 V, then the
potential of each single drop was
a)10 V b) 7.5 V c) 5 V d) 2.5 V
4. An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of
work done in rotating the dipole by 900 is
a) 2pE b) pE c) pE/2 d) Zero
5. In a coil of self-induction 5 H, the rate of change of current is 2 As-1. Then emf induced in the
coil is
a) 10 V b) -10 V c) 5 V d) -5 V
6. In a pure capacitive circuit, if frequency of AC source is doubled, then it's capacitive
reactance will be
a) Remains same b) Doubled c) Halved d) Zero
7. The algebraic sum of voltages around any closed path in a network is equal to
a) infinity b) 1 c) 0 d) negative polarity
8. A circular coil of one turn and area A carrying a current has a magnetic dipole moment M.
The current through coil is
a) MA b) A/M c) M/A d) MA2
9. The relative permeability of iron is 6200. Its magnetic susceptibility is
a) 6099 b) 6021 c) 6199 d) 6200
10. In an ammeter, 10% of main current is passing through galvanometer. If the resistance of
galvanometer is G, then shunt resistance will be
a) 9G b) G/9 c) 90G d) G/90
11. To draw a maximum current from a combination of cells, how should the cells be grouped?
a) Parallel b) Series c) Mixed grouping d) Depends upon the relative values of
internal and external resistances.
12. Equipotential surfaces
a) are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower electric fields.
b) will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor.
c) will always be equally spaced.
d) both (a) and (b) are correct.
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) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion: The total charge stored in a capacitor is zero.
Reason: The field just outside the capacitor is σ/ε0 . (σ is the charge density).
14. Assertion: To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter a small resistance is connected in
parallel with it.
Reason: The small resistance increases the combined resistance of the combination.
15. Assertion: In series LCR resonance circuit, the impedance is equal to the ohmic resistance.
Reason: At resonance, the inductive reactance exceeds the capacitive reactance.
16. Assertion: In a purely inductive or capacitive circuit, the current is referred to as wattless
current.
Reason: No power is dissipated in a purely inductive or capacitive circuit even though a
current is flowing in the circuit.
SECTION- B
17. An alternating voltage given by V = 140 sin 314t is connected across a pure resistor of 50 Ω.
Find
a) The frequency of the source, and
b) The rms current through the resistor.
18. An electric dipole of length 2 cm, when placed with its axis making an angle of 60° with a
uniform electric field, experiences a torque of 8 √3 Nm. Calculate the potential energy of the
dipole, if it has a charge of ± 4 nC.
19. Determine the electric field produced by a helium nucleus at a distance of 1 Ao from it.
20. Explain the term ‘drift velocity’ of electrons in a conductor. Hence obtain the expression for
the current through a conductor in terms of ‘drift velocity’.
21. The “Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of energy”. Justify this
statement.
SECTION- C
22. A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is placed in a three-
dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is given
by E=50x i where E is in NC-1 and x is in metres. Find a) Net flux through the cylinder, b)
Charge enclosed by the cylinder.
23. State the principle of moving coil galvanometer. Show that the current passing through the
coil is directly proportional to the deflection of the coil.
24. If the current in the primary circuit of a pair of coils changes from 10 A to 0 A in 0.1 s,
calculate
a) The induced emf in the secondary if the mutual inductance between the two coils is 2 H,
and
b) The change of flux per turn in the secondary if it has 500 turns.
25. Figure shows a series LCR circuit connected to a variable frequency 230 V source. L= 5 H, C
= 80µF and R = 40 Ω
a) Determine the source frequency which drives the circuit in resonance.
b) Obtain the impedance of the circuit and the amplitude of current at the resonating
frequency.
c) Determine the rms potential drops across the three elements of the circuit .

26. Derive an expression for the magnetic moment(µ) of an electron revolving around the nucleus
in terms of its angular momentum(l). What is the direction of the magnetic moment of the
electron with respect to its angular momentum?
27. Three identical cells each of emf 2 V and unknown internal resistance are connected in
parallel. This combination is connected to a 5 Ω resistor. If the terminal voltage across the
cell is 1.5 V, what is the internal resistance of each cell?
28. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have an area of 90 cm2 each and are separated by 2.5
mm. The capacitor is charged by connecting it to a 400 V supply.
a) How much energy is stored by the capacitor?
b) View this energy stored in the electrostatic field between the plates and obtain the energy
per unit volume (u). Hence arrive at a relation between ‘u’ and the magnitude of electric
field(E) between the plates.
SECTION- D
29. Step-down transformers are used to decrease or step-down voltages. These are used when
voltages need to be lowered for use in homes and factories. A small town with a demand of
800 kW of electric power at 220 V is situated 15 km away from an electric plant generating
power at 440 V. The resistance of the two-wire line carrying power is 0.5ohm per km. The
town gets power from the line through a 4000-220 V step down transformer at a sub-station in
the town.
 i. The value of total resistance of the wire is
a) 25ohms b) 30ohms c) 35ohms d) 15ohms
ii. The line power loss in the form of heat is: (in kW)
a) 550 b) 650 c) 600 d) 700
iii. How much power must the plant supply, assuming there is negligible power loss due
to leakage?
a) 600kW b) 1600kW c) 500W d) 1400kW
iv. The voltage drop in the power line is
a) 1700V b) 3000V c) 2000V d) 2800V
30. Electric flux through a closed surface S = q/ ε0
q = total charge enclosed by S. The law implies that the total electric flux through a closed
surface is zero if no charge is enclosed by the surface.
Answer the following
i. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is
doubled, then the outward electric flux will
(a) increase four times (b) be reduced to half (c) remain the same (d) be doubled
ii. What is the flux through a cube of side a if a point charge of q is at one of its corner?
(a) 2 q/ε0 (b) q/8ε0 (c) q/ε0 (d) (q/2ε0 )6a2
iii. A point charge + q is placed at the centre of a cube of side l. The electric flux
emerging from the cube is
(a) 6ql2 /ε0 (b) q/6l2ε0 (c) zero (d) q/ε0 .
iv. A charge Q µC is placed at the centre of a cube, the flux coming out from each face
will be
(a) Q/6 ε0 × 10-6 (b) Q/6 ε0 × 10-3 (c) Q/24ε0 (d) Q/8ε0
SECTION- E
31. Answer the following
(i) Derive an expression for the force between two long parallel current carrying
conductors.
(ii) Use this expression to define SI unit of current.
(iii) A rectangular loop of sides 25 cm and 10 cm carrying a current of 15 A is placed with
its longer side parallel to a long straight conductor 2 cm apart carrying a current of 25
A. What is the net force on the loop?
32. Answer the following
(i) Determine the current in each branch of the network shown.

(ii) A silver wire has a resistance of 2.1 Ω at 27.5 °C, and a resistance of 2.7 Ω at 100 °C.
Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of silver
33. Answer the following
(i) Derive an expression for mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids of same
length ‘l’.
(ii) A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in one coil
changes from 0 to 20 A in 0.5 s, what is the change of flux linkage with the other
coil?
(iii) Write the dimensional formula of mutual inductance.