DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOL

(A CBSE Affiliated SeniorSecondary Co-Educational School)

TVR MAIN ROAD, PANANKATTANGUDI, KOOTHANALLUR, TIRUVARUR DIST.
CBSE AFF.NO.:1930967 Website:www.deltapublicschool.com

GRADE: 12 EVALUATION - 1 TOTAL MARKS: 70

SUBJECT: PHYSICS DURATION: 3 Hrs

All questions are compulsory.

The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
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 case-based questions of 4
marks each; and Section-E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions.
A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn.

SECTION – A (16*1m=16m)
1. A rod when suspended in a uniform magnetic field aligns itself perpendicular to the magnetic
field as shown below.

Which of the following statements is/are true for the rod?

P) Every atom in the rod, has a zero magnetic moment.
Q) The rod is attracted when taken near the poles of a strong magnet.
R) The relative permeability of the material of the rod is slightly less than 1.
S) The susceptibility of the material of the rod is directly proportional to
temperature.
A. only Q
B. only P and R
C. only Q and S
D. only R and S
2. Three students construct a solenoid of length 35 cm. They are each given
insulated copper wire of the same length. The table below lists some details
about the solenoids made by them.

Compare the magnetic field produced by the solenoids made by the three
students.
A. B1=B3<B2
B. B3<B1<B2
C. B1<B2<B3
D. B1=B2>B3
3. The process of adding impurities to a pure semiconductor is called
(a) Mixing (b)Doping (c)Diffusing (d)None of the above
4. When an impurity is doped into an intrinsic semiconductor, the conductivity of the
semiconductor
(a) Increases (b) decreases (c) remains the same (d) becomes zero

5. A pure resistor is connected to an AC power source as shown below.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I: The average current flowing through the circuit during one full cycle is zero.
II: The current in the resistor leads the voltage by π/2.
III: The average power dissipated by the resistor is zero.
A. only I
B. only I and II
C. only II and III
D. all - I, II and III

6. In a series LCR circuit, the voltage across the resistance, capacitance and inductance is 10 V
each. If the capacitance is short circuited the voltage across the inductance will be
(A) 10 V (B) 10√2 V (C) 10/√2 V (D) 20 V

7. The number of electrons made available for conduction by dopant atoms depends strongly
upon
(a) doping level (b) increase in ambient temperature (c) energy gap (d) both (A) and (B)
8. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5.
The distance of virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
(A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 12 cm
9. A 200 ohm resistor is connected in series with a capacitor. The voltage across the resistor is
V R = (1.20 V) cos(2500 rad/s)t.Capacitive reactance is
(a) 70 ohm (b) 80 ohm (c) 60 ohm (d) 90 ohm
10. At resonance the current in an LCR circuit is
a. minimum b. maximum c. zero d. local minimum
11. Phase difference between voltage and current in a capacitor in ac circuit is:
π π
(a) (b) 0 (c) π (d)
2 3
12. For a series LCR circuit the input impedance at resonance
(a) equals the resistance ωL (b) equals the resistance R
(c) equals the resistance 1/ωC (d) equals the resistance R+ jωL

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 the 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.
 E. Both Assertion and Reason are False
13. Assertion (A): On increasing the current sensitivity of a galvanometer by increasing the number
of turns may not necessarily increase its voltage sensitivity.
Reason(R): The resistance of the coil of the galvanometer increases on increasing the number of
turns.
14. Assertion: When two coils are wound on each other, the mutual induction between the coils
is maximum.
Reason: Mutual induction does not depend on the orientation of the coils.
15. Assertion: A current carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet.
Reason: The circular loop in which the direction of current is clockwise behaves like the
South Pole and the one having anticlockwise current behaves like the North Pole.
16. Assertion (A): If the focal length of two convex lenses is the same, the lens
with the larger diameter will produce brighter images.
Reason (R): Convex lenses with larger diameters are able to focus light better
SECTION – B (5*2m=10m)
17. The graph shows the variation in hole concentration with doping concentration in an extrinsic
semiconductor doped with pentavalent impurities

Why does the hole concentration reduce when pentavalent doping is

increased?

18. A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length 15 m. If an
eyepiece of focal length 1.0 cm is used, what is angular magnification of the telescope in normal
adjustment?
19. Explain briefly how (i) barrier potential is formed in p-n junction diode. (ii) Width of depletion
region of the diode is affected when it is (a) forward biased, (b) reverse biased.
20. (a) Briefly explain how a galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter.
(b) A voltmeter of a certain range is constructed by connecting resistance of 980 ohm in
series with a galvanometer. When the resistance of 470 ohm is connected in series, the range
gets halved. Find the resistance of the galvanometer.
21. A glass beaker of height 10 cm, completely filled with water (refractive index
= 4/3), has a curved bottom which is silvered as shown below. A plastic coin remains
submerged in water at a depth of 5 cm from the top of the beaker. An observer sees the coin
in the water and its image in the mirror.
If the image formed by the curved mirror is seen by the observer at a distance
of 15 cm from the surface of the water, what is the focal length of the curved
surface? (Assume the silvered curved surface acts as a spherical mirror.)
 SECTION – C (7*3m=21)
22. Give two uses of a) IR radiation b) Microwaves c) UV radiation
23. (I) Draw the energy band diagram for P-type semiconductor at
(i) T=0K and (ii) room temperature.
(II)In the given diagram considering an ideal diode, in which condition will the
bulb glow
(a) when the switch is open (b) when the switch is closed

Justify your answer.

24. A circular ring of diameter 0.2 m is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.4
T. The ring is rotated about its diameter at a frequency of 60 Hz.
(a) If the ring has 50 turns, then what is the maximum induced emf in the
ring?
(b) State one condition under which the induced emf in the circular ring will be zero?
25. An inductor of inductance 'L' is connected to an AC source, V = 100 sin ωt.
The graph below represents the variation of inductive reactance (XL) of the inductor with the
frequency of an alternating source

(a) What is the self-inductance of the inductor?

(b) If the ac source is replaced by a battery such that V = 100 V, then what is
the inductive reactance of the inductor? Give reason.
(c) When the frequency is 50 Hz, what is the average power dissipated by the
inductor over a complete cycle in the circuit? Justify your answer.
26. a) Draw a ray diagram for the formation of image by a Cassegrain telescope.
b) Why these types of telescopes are preferred over refracting type telescopes. (Write 2 points)
27. Given below are a few characteristics of solenoids p and q.
What is the self-inductance
solenoid p solenoid q
of the solenoid q?
length of the solenoid 1m 1m
number of turns (N) 200 50
cross-sectional area of the A A
wire A
relative permeability of the 1 500
core material
self-inductance 2mH ?
28. State and explain Biot-Savart law. Use it to derive an expression for the magnetic field
produced at a point near a long current carrying wire.

SECTION – D (2*4m=8m)

29. An electron with speed vo << c moves in a circle of radius ro in a uniform magnetic field.
This electron is able to traverse a circular path as the magnetic force acting on the electron is

perpendicular to both vo and B, as shown in the figure. This force continuously deflects the
particle sideways without changing its speed and the particle will move along a circle
perpendicular to the field. The time required for one revolution of the electron is To

(i) If the speed of the electron is now doubled to 2vo. The radius of the circle will change to

(a) 4ro (b) 2 ro (c) ro (d) ro/2

(ii) If v = 2vo, then the time required for one revolution of the electron (To ) will change to

(A) 4 To (B) 2 To (C) To (D) To/2

(iii) A charged particle is projected in a magnetic field B = (2 i + 4 j) X 102 T . The

acceleration of the particle is found to be a = ( x i + 2 j ) m/s2 . Find the value of x.

(A) 4 ms-2 (B) -4 ms-2 (C) -2 ms-2 (D) 2 ms-2

(iv) If the given electron has a velocity not perpendicular to B, then trajectory of the electron
is (A) straight line (B) circular (C) helical (D) zig-zag

30. Microwave in aircraft navigation Microwaves are used in aircraft navigation. A radar guns
out short bursts of microwave and it reflect back from oncoming aircraft and are detected by
receiver in gun. The frequency of reflected wave used to compute speed of aircraft
(i) How are microwave produced?
a) klystron and magnetron valve b) sudden deceleration of electron in x- ray tube c)
accelerated motion of charge in conducting wire d)hot bodies and molecules
(ii) why microwave use for aircraft navigation? A) due to high wavelength B) due to low
wavelength c) due to low frequency d)due to their frequency modulation power
(iii) which states the use of microwave? a) in treatment of cancer b) to observe changing
blood flow c)used to kill microbes d)studying details of atoms and molecule
(iv) where do microwave fall in electromagnetic spectrum?
a) between u.v region and infrared b) between gamma and u.v c)between infrared and
radio wave d)between gamma and infrared

SECTION – E (3*5m=15m)

31. Explain briefly, with the help of a labelled diagram, the basic principle of the working of an
a.c. generator. In an a.c. generator, coil of N turns and area A is rotated at an angular velocity
ω in a uniform magnetic field B. Derive an expression for the instantaneous value of the emf
induced in coil. What is the source of energy generation in this device?
32. (I) Derive the expression for refractive index of a prism in terms of angle if prism and angle
of minimum deviation. Use this formula to calculate the angle of minimum deviation for an
equilateral triangular prism of a refractive index √3
OR
(II) (a) Derive the lens formula 1/f = 1/v – 1/u for concave lens using necessary ray diagrams.
33. Explain the following –
(a) Why are the field lines repelled when a diamagnetic material is placed in an external
uniform magnetic field?
(b) Draw the magnetic field lines for a current carrying solenoid, when a rod made of – (i)
Copper (ii) Aluminium (iii) Iron are inserted within the solenoid.