Academic Year : 2024-25

2024
Examination : Half Yearly
Date : 19.09.2024
Class : XII
Name: …………………………………………… Roll No : …………………… Subject : Physics
Time : 3hr MM : 70

SECTION-A 1x15=15
1. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a wire is 0.00125/°C. At 300k, its resistance is 12. the
resistance
ance of the wire will 22 at
a) 1154 k b) 1100k c) 1400k d) 1127 k
2. A point charge +q, is placed at a distance d from an isolated conducting plane. The field at a point P on
other side of the of the plane is
(a) directed perpendicular to the plane and away from the plane.
(b) directed perpendicular to the plane but towards the plane.
(c) directed radially away from the point charge.
(d) directed radially towards the point
poi charge.
3. The electric flux through the surface 1

(a) in Figure (iv) is the largest.

(b) in Figure (iii) is the least.
(c) in Figure (ii) is same as Figure (iii) but is smaller than Figure (iv).
(d) is same for all the figures.
4. If we carry a charge once around an equipotential path, then work done by the charge is
(a) infinity. (b) positive. (c) negative. (d) zero.
5. Two point charges each of 20 µC are placed 50 cm apart in air. What is the electric field intensity at the
mid point on the line joining the centre of two point charges?
(a) 5 × 106 NC-1 (b) 18 × 106 NC-1 (c) Zero (d) None of these
6. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?
(a) Drift velocity alone (b) Thermal velocity alone
(c) Both drift velocity and thermal velocity (d) Neither drift nor thermal velocity
7. Kirchhoff's first and second laws of electrical circuits are consequenc
consequences es of
(a) conservation of energy and electric charge respectively. (b) conservation of energy.
(c) conservation of electric charge and energy respectively. (d) conservation of electric charge.
8. A current carrying loop is placed in uniform magnetic field. The torque acting on it does not depend
upon the
(a) area of the loop. (b) value of current.
(c) shape of the loop. (d) magnetic field
9. Electro-magnets
magnets are made of soft iron because soft iron has
(a) small susceptibility and small retentivity. (b) large susceptibility and small retentivity.
(c) large permeability and large retentivity. (d) small permeability and large retentivity.
10. The area of a square shaped coil is 10-2 m2 . Its plane is perpendicular to a magnetic field of strength
10-3 T. The magnetic flux linked with the coil is
(a)10 Wb (b) 100 Wb (c) 10-5 Wb (d) 105 Wb
11. A test charge is moved from lower potential point to a higher potential point. The potential energy of
test charge will
(a) remain the same (b) increase (c) decrease (d) become zero
Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion and Reason. While
answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
12. Assertion : We cannot think of a magnetic field configuration with three poles
Reason : A bar magnet does exert a torque on itself due to its own field.
13. Assertion : A disc-shaped magnet is deviated above a superconducting material that has beencooled
by liquid nitrogen.
Reason : Superconductors repel a magnet.
14. Assertion : Diamagnetic materials can exhibit magnetism.
Reason : Diamagnetic materials have permanent magnetic dipole moment.
15. Assertion : Electromagnetic are made of soft iron.
Reason : Coercivity of soft iron is small.
SECTION-B 6x2=12
16. Consider two hollow concentric spheres Sl and S2 enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q respectively, as
shown in figure.
(a) Find out the ratio of electric flux through them.
(b) How will the electric flux through the spheres Sl change if a medium of dielectric constant is
introduced in the space inside Sl in place of air? Deduce the necessary expression.

17. A dipole with a dipole moment of magnitude p is in stable equilibrium in an electrostatic field
ofmagnitude E. Find the work done in rotating this dipole to its position of unstable equilibrium.
18. A cell of emf 4V and internal resistance IQ is connected to a d.c. source of 10 V through aresistor of
50. Calculate the terminal voltage across the cell during charging.
OR
Two cells of emfs 1.5 V and 2.0 V having internal resistances 0.2 Q and 0.3 Q respectively are connected
in parallel. Calculate the emf and internal resistance of equivalent cell.
19. Derive expression for drift velocity of free electrons in a metallic conductor.
20. Two metallic wires of the same material have the same length but cross-sectional area is in the
ratio1:2. They are connected
(i) in series and
(ii) in parallel.
Compare the drift velocities of electrons in the two wires in both the cases (i) and (ii).
21. A square loop of side 20 cm carrying current of 1A is kept near an infinite long straight wire carrying
a current of 2A in the same plane as shown in the figure.

Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net force exerted on the loop due to the current carrying
conductor.

SECTION - C 8x3=24

22. Obtain the expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole of dipole moment p in inuniform
electric field
E .What will happen if the field were not uniform?
OR
(a) Define torque acting on dipole moment p placed in a uniform electric fieldE. Express it in the
vector form.
(b) An electric dipole is kept in a uniform electric field E , diagrammatically represent the position
of the dipole in stable and unstable equilibrium and write the expressions for the torque
acting on dipole in both the cases
23. Derive an expression for the resistivity of a good conductor, in terms of the relaxation time
ti
ofelectrons.
24. Write the expression for Lorentz magnetic force on a particle of charge ‘q’ moving with velocity v⃗ in
amagnetic field B⃗ . Show that no work is done by this force on the charged particle.

OR
A charge q of mass m is moving with a velocity of v, at right angles to a uniform magnetic field B.
Deduce the expression for the radius of the circular path it describes.

25. Calculate the current drawn from the battery in the given network.

26. Distinguish between diamagnetic and ferromagnetic materials in respect of theirintensity

of magnetization (ii) behavior in non uniform magnetic field and (iii) susceptibility
27. Derive the expression for force per unit length between two long straight paralle
parallel current
carrying conductors. Hence define one ampere.
 OR
Find the magnetic field at a point on the axis of a circular coil carrying current and hence find the
magnetic field at the centre of the circular coil carrying current.
28. A charge ‘q’ moving B along the X X-axis
axis with a velocity v is subjected to a uniform magnetic field B
acting along the Z-axis
axis as it crosses the origin O. (Delhi 2009)
(i) Trace its trajectory.
(ii) Does the charge gain kinetic energy as it enters the magnetic field? Justify your answer.
answe

29. A steady current (I1) flows through a long straight wire. Another wire carrying steady current (I2) in
the same direction is kept close and parallel to the first wire. Show with the help of a diagram how
the magnetic field due to the current I1 exerts a magnetic force on the second wire. Write the
expression for this force.
SECTION – D 5x3=15

30. (a) Obtain an expression for the energy stored per unit volume in a charged parallel capacitor.
(b) Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and series
combination of two capacitors Cl and C2 with their capacitances in the ratio 1:2 so that the energy
stored in the two cases becomes the same.
OR

(a) he capacitance of a capacitor. Obtain the expression for capacitance of a parallel

Define the
plate capacitor in vacuum in terms of plate area a and separation d between the plates.
(b) A slab of material of dielectric constant k has the same area as the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor but has thickness 3d/4. Find the ratio of the capacitance with dielectric inside it
to its capacitance without the dielectric.
31. Explain, using a labeled diagram, the principle and working of a moving coil galvanometer. What is
function of(i) uniform radial magnetic field (ii) soft iron core?
Define the terms (i) current sensitivity and (ii) voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer.

32. The network k PQRS, shown in the circuit diagram, has the batteries of 4 V and 5 V and
negligibleinternal resistance. A milliammeter of 20 Ω resistance is connected between P and R.
Calculate the reading in the milliammeter.

OR
Use Kirchhoff’s rules to determine the value of the current I1 flowing in the circuit shown in the figure.

SECTION-E
33. Case Study Question 1x4=4
When electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field, its two charges experience equal and
opposite forces, which cancel each other and hence net force on electric dipole in uniform electric
field is zero. However these forces are not collinear, so they give rise to some torque on the dipole.
Since net force on electric dipole in uniform electric field is zero, so no work is done in moving
mo the
electric dipole in uniform electric field. However some work is done in rotating the dipole against
the torque acting on it.

(i) The dipole moment of a dipole in a uniform external field Ē is B. Then the torque τ acting
on the dipole is
(a) τ=p x E (b) τ = P. Ē (c) τ = 2(p + Ē) (d) τ = (P + E)
(ii) An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0 μC separated
by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 NC-1. The maximum
torque on the dipole is
(a) 0.2 x 10-3 Nm (b) 1x 10-3 Nm (c) 2 x 10-3 Nm (d) 4x 10-3 Nm
(iii) Torque on a dipole in uniform electric field is minimum when θ is equal to
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) Both (a) and (c)
in a uniform electric field, the net force F and
(iv) When an electric dipole is held at an angle in
torque τ on the dipole are
(a) F= 0, τ = 0 (b) F≠0,
F τ≠0 (c) F=0, τ ≠ 0 (d) F≠0, τ=0