(2024-25) / Set B

MID TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS -XII
PHYSICS(042) TIME: 3 Hrs
M.M:70
General Instructions:
1. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are
compulsory.
Z. This question paper has five sections: Section A., Section B,Section C, Section Dand
Section E.
3. Allthe sections are
compulsory.
Uo A contains sixteen questions. twelve MCO andfour Assertion Reasoning
based oi
Oie mark each, Section B contains five guestions of fwo marks each, SectionC contains
questions of
el questions of three marks each. Section D contains two case study-based
our maks each and SectionE contains three 1ong answer questions of five marks each.
5. There is no overall choice, However, an internalchoice has been provided in oi
question in Section B, two question in Section C and all three questions in Section E. IOu
have to attempt only one of the choices insuch questions.
6. Use of calculators is not allowed.
7. Youmay use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary
c=3x 108 m/s
me =9.1 x103 kg
e= 1.6x 10-19C
Ho=47 X 10-7 TmA1
h=6.63 x10-34 Js
) = 8.854 x10-12 C2N 1m2 Avogadro's number = 6.023 X 1023 per/mole
SECTION-A
1. Light of wavelength 2 x 10-m falls on a slit of width 4 x 10-m. The angular dispersion of
the central maximum will be
(b)90° (d) 180°

The magnifying power of atelescope is m'. If the focal length of the eye piece is halved,
then its magnifying power will become
(a)m 2 (c) m/2 (d) 3m

8. TwO Sources of light are said to be coherent when the waves produced by them have
ká) equal wavelength and constant phase difference
(b) equal amplitude
(c) equal wavelength
(d) amplitude and wavelength are same.

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 4. The angular
separation between successive fringes in a
whole arrangement is dipped under double slit arrangement is x. If the
of water
wavelength light being used is S000 ¢ what will be the new fringe
(a) 1.5x (b) 0.75x
separation? (The
(c) x (d) 2x
If twowaves
represented by yi =4 sin ot and y, =3 sin|
ot +3 interfere at a point,
the amplitude of the
(a)7 resulting wave willbe about
(c) 6
(d) 3.
6.)Aprism of
the angle of refracting angle 60° has minimum angle of
(a) 0° incidence, for this case? deviation of 40°. What must be
(b) 45°
(c) 90
Seven charges of equal (d) 30°
force experienced by magnitude q are placed at the
another charge Qplaced at the corners of a cube of side b. The
(a) Zero center of the cube is
(b) KQq/3b
(c) 7KQg/362
8. The depth of a
tank is 2d.
apparent depth is 60% ofThe refractive index of air is
that of real depth. Then u and that of the liquid is 1.5u. The
respect to air is given by refractive index of the medium with
(a) 0.66
o) 1.66 (c) 1.55 (d) 2.00
. An object of
height 5
of 40 cm. The size cm is placed 2 m in front of a
of image is concave mirror of radius of
(a) 0.25 cm (b) 1.10 cm
curvature
(d) 2.8 cm
.The
potential on the
centre of the sphere ishollow sphere of radius Im is 100 V, then
(a)1 50 V potential at 2 mfrom the
(c) 100 V (d) 0 v
wfive-point charges each of value +Q are placed on
side L. What five
the vertices of a
centre of the hexagonmagnitude of the force on a point charge of valueregular hexagon of
- Q placed at the
(b) Q?
(c)Zero (d) Information is insufficient
1% Anelectric charge 10- C is
points Aand Bare situated atplaced
(N2,
at the origin (0,0) of (x, y)
N2) co-ordinate system. Two
between the points A and B and (2,0) respectively. The
(a) 4.5 V will be potential difference
(b) Zero (c) 9.0V (d) 2.0V

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 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 A and Rboth are correct and R is correct explanation of A
(b) if A and R both are correct but R does not explain A
(c) if A is correct but R is wrong
(d) if A is wrong but R is correct
(e) if both A and R are Wrong

A3.Assertion: In Young's double slit experiment if wavelength of incident monochromati

ight is just doubled, number of bright fringe on the screen willincrease
Keason: Maximum number of bright fringe on the screen is inversely proportional to rie
wavelength of light used
A Assertion: The two headlights of a Maruti car can produce an interference pattern In
M.
which fringes are circular in shape.
Reason: The interference is detectable, when the waves producing interference
patterns are coherent in nature.
block an electric
ASsertion: A metallic shield in the form ofa hollow shell, can be build to
field.
point.
Reason: In a hollow-spherical shell, the electric field inside is not zero at every

16.Assertion: Gauss law is valid only for charges placed in vacuum charges is equal to
Reason: The flux of the electric field through aclosed surface due to all
the flux due to the harges enclosed in the surface

SECTION B

points on a screen with path

17. Light waves from two coherent sources arrive at two
differences of 0 and /3. Find the ratio of intensities at the points.

the maximum area illuminated on the surface?

8. A lamp is placed 28 m deep in a lake. Find
OR
conditions does it occur?
K) What is total internal reflection? Under what index.
angle andrefractive
MM Finda relation between critical

square of side 20
rA9. A point charge +10 Cis at a distance 10cm directly above the centre ofa
of electric flux through the sauare?
cm as shown. What is the magnitude
+10 pC

using sodium light (2= 5898A), 92 fringes are

20. In Young'sdouble slit experiment

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 seen. If given colour (2 = 5461A) is used. Find hOw many fringes will be seen?
21. Three charges Q, tq and tq are placed at the vertices of a right angle isosceles
shown, Findthe magnitude of Qfor which net electrostatic triangle s
zero.
energy of the configuration is

Q
SECTION-C
.22. Draw interference and Diffraction pattern. Write two
diffraction pattern due to a single slit distinguishing features between a
and the interference
double slit experiment? fringes produced in Young's
( 23.)When an equiconvex lens (u
L=
image coincide at 15cm. When a 1.5) is kept on a plane mirror, object
liquid of refractive index u is filled inneedle and its
between lens and mirror. The object the space
needle and its image coincide at 60cm. Find .

L24. State Huygens principle. Use

Huygens' principle to verify the lavws of refraction.
25. Use the mirror equation to
deduce that:
(a) the virtual image produced by a convex mirror is always
located between the focus and the pole> diminished in size and is
(b) an object placed between the pole
and focus of a concave mirror
virtual and enlarged image. produces a
OR
The total magnification produced by a
magnification produced by the eye piececompound microscope is 20. The
is 5.The microscope is focused on acertain
object. The distance between the objective and
least distance of distinct vision is 20 cm, eyepiece is observed to be 14 cm. If
and the eye piece. calculate the focal length of the objective

26. Apendulum bob of mass 40mg and

angle with the vertical in a horizontalcarrying a charge of 2x10*C is at rest at a
certain
tension is thread of the pendulum and uniform electric field of 20,000Vm-!, Findthe
the angle it makes with the vertical.
OR
Twenty-Seven charged water droplets each with a radius of lmm and a charge of
10C coalesce toform a single drop calculate the
potential of the bigger drop.
Iinear object 10cm long is placed 20cm from the
as shown. Then find the size of image? concave mirror of focal length l0cm

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 10 cm

20

0. (a) A test charge 'a' is moyed without acceleration from A toC along the path Trom n
B and then from B to C in electric field E as shown in the figure. (i) Calculate ie
Potential difference between A andC. (i) Atwhich point (of the two) is * >lectric
potential less and why?
(2, 3)
B E

(2. 0)t (6.0)

A

by The work done in bringing a 10 C charge from point A to point B for distance 0.4
m is 2 Joule. Find the potential difference between the two points.
SECTION-D (Case Study Based Questions)

29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
When light from a monochromatic source is incident on a single narrow slit, it gets
diffracted and a pattern of alternate bright and dark fringes is obtained on screen,
called "Diffraction Pattern" of single slit. In diffraction pattern of single slit, it is
found that
()Central bright fringe is of maximum intensity and the intensity of any secondary
bright fringe decreases with increase in its order.
(II) Central bright fringe is twice as wide as any other secondary bright or dark fringe

Incidcnt Light

of wavelengtt,
(i)A single slit of width 0.1 mm is illuminated by a parallel beam of light of
6000Ao and diffraction bands are observed on a screen 0.5 m from the slit. The distance
band is
the third dark band from the central bright
(b) 1.5 mm (c) 9 mm (d) 4.5 mm
á) 3 mm

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 (8)icht of
wavelength 600 nm is incident normally on a slit of
width of central naxima in the diffraction width 0.2
pattern is mm. The angular
cÁa 6x103 rad (measured from minimum to
(b) 4 x 10- rad
(c) 2.4 x 10 rad
(d) 4.5 x
minimum)
(ii) Adiffraction pattern is obtained 10 rad
red light is replaced by the blue light?
by using a beam of red light.
What will happen, if the
(a) bands disappear
e (b) bands
become
(c) no change will broader
take
and farther apart
& place
diffraction bands become narrower and
(iv) To observe
crowded together.
diffraction, the size of the obstacle
(a) should be A/2,
where Ais the
(c) has no wavelength. (b) should be of the order of
relation to wavelength. (d) wavelength.
should be much larger than the
30. Read the
following
Concept of field linesparagraph and wavelength.
was introduced answer
by Michael
the guestions that
follow:
electric and magnetic fields. Faraday as an aidin
along which a unit positive Electric line of force is an visualizing
of forces charge tends to move in an imaginary straight or curved path
observed by the scientist such as: Lines of electric field. Properties of lines
terminate at negative
at any point gives charge, Lines of force never force start from positive charge and
the direction of the
electric
intersect, the tangent to a line of force
per unit area, through a field at
E
of E. This means plane at right angles to the that point, the number of lines
that, lines, is
proportional
they are far apart, E is where the lines of force are close together, E
to the
is large andmagnitude
free space. Hence small. Each unit positive charge gives rise to 1/80 lines where
in free space. number of lines of force of force in
originating from a point charge q is N = q/eO
(i) Chose correct statement
regarding electric lines of force:
(a) Emerges from (-ve)
charge and meet at (tve) charge.
Electric field in a region is strong when the
’ closely
(c) Just
spaced. electric lines of force at that region is
as it is shown for a
(d) has a physical point system in the same
nature. way it represents for a solid sphere.
(ii) Two electric field
lines due to a point
charge:
eNever
(b)
intersect
May intersect near the charge
(c) Always intersect at 2 points
(d) None of these

(iii))The tangent at any point on

the electric field line gives:
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 (a) The
oThe direction of magnetic field at that point
(C) direction of electric field at that
The direction of point
(d) All of the
above acceleration due to gravity
(iv) If the direction of the
to right then: electric field line due to two unlike point charges is from left
a) Positive charge is at left
and
(b) Negative charge is at left andnegative charge is at rignt
(c) Both charges are at left positive charge is at right
(d) Both charges are at right

SECTION-E
A. aTwo point charges +9a and -3g fixed on x-axis separated by distance 'd', where
Shoulda third charge 2g be placed such that it will not experience any 1Orce:

o) An electric dipole of dipole moment p consists of point charges +q and -g

separated by a distance 2a apart. Deduce the expression for the electric field Edue
to the dipole at a distance xfrom the centre of the dipole on its equatorial line in
terms of the dipole moment p.

fGiven the electric field in the region Ä= 4xt ,find the net electric flux through the
cube and the charge enclosed by it.

OR
(a) State Gauss' law. Use Gauss's theorem to find the electric field due to a uniformly charged
infinitely large plane thin sheet with surface charge density o.
(b) Awire AB of length Lhas linear charge density = kx, where x is measured from the
end A of the wire. This wire is enclosed by a Gaussian hollow, surface. Find the
expression for the electric flux through this surface.
(c) Depict the equipotentialsurfaces for asystem of two equal and opposite point charges
placed a distance d apart.
32. (a) Why is ray optics considered limiting case of wave optics? For what distance is ray
optics a good approximation when the aperture is 4mm wide and the wavelength is 500
nm?
(b)Write twoadvantages of reflecting typetelescope over refracting type telescope. A
reflecting telescope has a large mirror for its objective with radius of curvature equal to
80 cm. Find themagnifying power of this telescope if eye piece used has a focal length
of 1.6 cm.
OR

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 Drawa ray diagram of a
at the least distance of compound microscope when the final image is
magnification. distinct vision and bence deduce the formula for forme
its angular
)An angular
objective ofmagnification
f
focal (magnifving power) of 60X is desired an
you set up the length 1.25 cm and an eyepiece of focal lengthusing
5 cm. How wil
compound microscope?
(onsider two
Arom the slits is slit interference aurangements such that the
half
of such that the the distance between the slits. Obtain thedistance of the screen
value of Din terms
first minima on the screen
falls at a distance D from the
S
centre
Source CO -D

<Screcn
Why
Why are coherent sources required to create
interference of light. Two coherent
SOurces have intensities in the ratio 36:16. Find the ratios of the intensities of maxima
to minima after
interference.
OR
(a) For a single slit of width a the
first minimum of the
monochromatic light of wavelength Occurs at an angleinterference
of
pattern of a
Atthe same angle of Na, we get a Na
distance "a". Explain maximum for a twO narrow slits separated by a
(b) Laser light of wavelength 640 nm
pattern in which the bright fringes incident
on a pair of slits produces an
of another source of light which are separated by 7.2 mm. Calculate theinterference
using same arrangement. Also find produces interference fringes separated bywavelength
8.Imm
the minimum value of the ordern' of bright
fringe of shorter wavelength which coincides with that
of the longer wavelength.

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