Midterm 2023

D.V.
S COMPOSITE P U COLLEGE, SHIVAMOGGA

II PUC MIDTERM EXAMINATION, OCTOBER- 2023
MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 1
PHYSICS (33)
TIME: 3 hours 15 min. Max Marks:70
General instruction:
1. All parts are compulsory.
2. Part-A questions have to be answered in the first two pages of the answer
–booklet. For part-A questions, first written–answer will be considered
for awarding marks.
3. Answer without relevant diagram /figure/circuit wherever necessary will
not carry any marks.
4. Direct answer to the numerical problems without detailed solutions will
not carry any marks.
PART - A
I. Pick the correct option among the four given option for ALL of the
following questions : 15 x 1=15
1. Which of the following statements is not true about electric field lines?
a) Electric field lines start from positive charge and end at negative charge
b) Two electric field lines can never cross each other
c) Electric field lines cannot be taken as continuous curve
d) Electrostatic field lines do not form any closed loop
2. The direction of electric dipole moment is

a) perpendicular to dipole axis b) from positive to negative charge
c) from negative to positive charge d) parallel to dipole axis
3. Which of the following is not true?
a) for a point charge the electrostatic potential varies as 1/r

b) for a dipole the potential depends on the position vector and dipole moment vector
c) the electric dipole potential varies as 1/r at large distance
d) for a point charge, the electrostatic field varies as 1/r 2
4. Which of the following statement is false for a perfect conductor?
a) the surface of the conductor is an equipotential surface
b) the electric field outside the surface of a conductor is perpendicular to the surface
c) the charge carried by the metallic sphere is always uniformly distributed over its surface
d) none of these
5. When two cells are connected in parallel, then
a) EMF remains same and internal resistance decreases
b) EMF decreases and internal resistance increases
c) Both EMF and internal resistance increases
d) Both EMF and internal resistance decreases
6. When galvanometer and battery are interchanged in a balanced wheat stones network,
then
a) the bridge is still balanced b) the bridge is not balanced
c) may or may not be balanced d) no current flows through the circuit
7. The resistance offered by the electrolyte of the cell for the flow of charges is called
a) internal resistance b) external resistance
c) conductance d) EMF
8. The radius of the circle described by the charged particle moving perpendicular to
uniform magnetic field is directly proportional to,
a) mass of the particle b) speed of the particle
c) charge of the particle d) both mass and speed of the particle
9. In an uniform magnetic field, a charged particle is moving in a circle of radius R with

constant speed v. The period of motion
a) depends on v and not on R b) depends on both R and v
c) independent on both R and v d) depends on R and not on v
10. The value of 𝜒 for paramagnetic substance is

a) small and negative b) small and positive c) large and negative d) large and positive
11. If a ferromagnetic material is placed in external non uniform magnetic field it moves from
a) Stronger to weaker field c) weaker to stronger field
b) Weaker to weaker field d) stronger to stronger field
12. For diamagnetic materials
a) 𝜇 < 𝜇0 b) 𝜇 > 𝜇0 c) 𝜇 = 𝜇0 d) 𝜇 >> 𝜇0

13. Self inductance plays the role of
a) inertia b) impedance c) mutual inductance d) none of the above
14. The instrument constructed based on EMI is

a) Galvanometer b) voltmeter c) electric motor d) generator
15. Two coils 2mH and 8mH are close together that effective flux in one coil is completely
linked with other. The mutual inductance is
a) 4mH b) 16mH c) 10mH d) 6mH
I. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate answer given in the brackets

for ALL the following questions: 5 x 1 =5
(attractive, greater than one, paramagnetic, zero, remains the same )

16. The net electric flux due to a dipole is ------------
17. A parallel plate capacitor is charged. If the plates are pulled apart, the charge and
potential difference ------------
18. The force between two parallel conductors carrying currents in the same direction is ------
19. Aluminium is an example for ------------ material.
20. The transformer ratio is step up transformer if ----------
PART – B
II. Answer any FIVE of the following questions. 5 x 2 =10
21. Write any two properties of electric charges.

22. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C and plate area A each, and it is charged by
using a source of certain emf and disconnected. What happens to the charge and capacity
if the distance between the plates of capacitor is increased to twice the initial distance?
23. Define resistivity of a conductor and write its SI unit.
24. State Kirchhoff’s laws.

25. Define Lorentz force? Write an expression for it.
26. Define magnetic moment and write an expression for magnetic moment of a current
carrying loop.
27. Write any two properties of magnetic field lines.
28. State Lenz’s law. What is the principle of Lenz’s law?
29. Define inductive reactance. What is the phase difference between current and voltage in a
pure inductor?
PART – C
III. Answer any FIVE of the following questions. 5 x 3=15
30. Write any two properties of electric field lines.

31. Obtain the expression for capacity of parallel plate capacitor.
32. Obtain the expression for drift velocity of electron.
33. A battery of emf 12V and internal resistance 2Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current
in the circuit is 0.5A, what is the resistance of the resistor?
34. Obtain the expression for radius, period and frequency of a charged particle when it is
moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field.
35. Explain how do you convert a galvanometer into ammeter.
36. Write any three properties of diamagnetic materials.

37. Obtain the expression for motional emf.
38. Derive the expression for resonant frequency of a LCR circuit.
PART – D
V. Answer any THREE of the following. 3 x 5 =15
39. a) What is a dipole?
b) Define dipole moment.
c) Derive the expression for torque acting on a dipole placed in an electric field
40. Derive an expression for potential at a point due to a point positive charge.
41. a) Define electric potential energy.
b) Derive the expression for potential energy for a system of three point charges.
42. Derive an expression for effective emf and internal resistance of two cells which are
connected in parallel combination.
43. Derive the expression for magnetic force between two parallel current carrying
conductors and define ampere.
𝜋
44. Show that the current leads the voltage by containing pure capacitor. Draw the
2
corresponding phasor diagram.
VI. Answer any TWO of the following. 2 x 5 =10

45. Two point charges of 5mC and -5mC are located at 20cm apart in air.
a) What is the electric field at the midpoint of the line joining the two charges?
b) If a charge of −2𝜇𝐶is placed at the midpoint, what is the force experienced by the
charge?
46. The number of density of free electrons in a conductor is estimated to be 8×1028 m-3.
How long does an electron take to drift from one end of a wire to another of length 5.0m?
The area of cross section of the wire is 1.5×10-6 m2 and it carrying a current of 4.0 A.
47. Find the magnitude of magnetic field at a point 0.06m from the centre along the axis of a
circular loop carrying a current of 5A. Also calculate the magnetic field at the centre of the
loop, given the radius of loop is 0.05m
48. A circular coil of radius 5.0 cm and 10 turns is rotated about an axis passing through its
vertical diameter with an angular speed of 30rad/s in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of
3 × 10−2 𝑇. Obtain the maximum and the average emf induced in the coil. If the coil forms a
closed loop of resistance 8 Ω, calculate the maximum value of current in the coil. Also find
the average power loss due to joule- heating.
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D.V.

S COMPOSITE P U COLLEGE, SHIVAMOGGA

2. The direction of electric dipole moment is

a) for a point charge the electrostatic potential varies as 1/r

9. In an uniform magnetic field, a charged particle is moving in a circle of radius R with

10. The value of 𝜒 for paramagnetic substance is

a) 𝜇 < 𝜇0 b) 𝜇 > 𝜇0 c) 𝜇 = 𝜇0 d) 𝜇 >> 𝜇0

14. The instrument constructed based on EMI is

a) 4mH b) 16mH c) 10mH d) 6mH

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate answer given in the brackets

(attractive, greater than one, paramagnetic, zero, remains the same )

21. Write any two properties of electric charges.

24. State Kirchhoff’s laws.

30. Write any two properties of electric field lines.

36. Write any three properties of diamagnetic materials.

VI. Answer any TWO of the following. 2 x 5 =10

* GOOD LUCK *

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