PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32

SAMPLE PAPER TEST 08 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: PHYSICS MAX. MARKS : 70

CLASS : XII DURATION: 3 HRS
General Instructions:
1. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
All the sections are compulsory.
3. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion-Reasoning based questions
of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven
questions of three marks each, section D contains three long questions of five marks each and
Section E contains two case study based questions of 4 marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and
E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 16 carry 1 mark each.
1. A metallic shell has a point charge q kept inside a cavity. Which one of the following diagrams
correctly represents the electric lines of force?

2. The potential difference across a cell in an open circuit is 8 V. It falls to 4 V when a current of 4
A is drawn from it. The internal resistance of the cell is :
(a) 4Ω (b) 3Ω (c) 2Ω (d) 1Ω

3. A diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or south pole of a bar magnet. It will be :
(a) repelled by both the poles.
(b) attracted by both the poles.
(c) repelled by the north pole and attracted by the south pole.
(d) attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole.

4. A circular coil of radius 8 0 cm and 40 turns is rotated about its vertical diameter with an angular
speed of 25/π rad s-1 in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 3.0 х 10-2 T. The
maximum emf induced in the coil is:
(a) 0·12 V (b) 0·15 V (c) 0·19 V (d) 0·22 V

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5. For a metallic conductor, the correct representation of variation of resistance R with temperature
T is:

6. The variation of induced emf (E) with time t in a coil if a short bar magnet is moved along its
axis with a constant velocity is best represented as:

7. The mass density of a nucleus of mass number A is :

(a) proportional to A1/3 (b) proportional to A2/3
(c) proportional to A3 (d) independent of A

8. In the energy-band diagram of n-type Si, the gap between the bottom of the conduction band EC
and the donor energy level ED is of the order of :
(a) 10 eV (b) 1 eV (c) 0 1 eV (d) 0 01 eV

9. An ac source of voltage is connected in series with a p-n junction diode and a load resistor. The
correct option for output voltage across load resistance will be :

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10. Figure shows a rectangular conductor PSRQ in which movable arm PQ has a resistance 'r' and
resistance of PSRQ is negligible. The magnitude of emf induced when PQ is moved with a

velocity v does not depend on :

 
(a) magnetic field ( B ) (b) velocity ( v ) (c) resistance (r) (d) length of PQ

11. Three charges q, -q and q0, are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude of the net force on the
 1 
charge q0, at point O is  k  
 4 0 

2kqq0 2kqq0 1 kqq0

(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 2
a2 a2 2 a

12. The diagram shows the energy levels for an electron in a certain atom. The transition that
represents the emission of a photon with the highest energy is

(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

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(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is also false.

13. Assertion (A): Bohr’s postulate states that the electrons in stationary orbits around the nucleus
do not radiate.
Reason (R): According to classical physics, all moving electrons radiate.

14. Assertion (A): When a bar of copper is placed in an external magnetic field, the field lines get
concentrated inside the bar.
Reason (R): Copper is a paramagnetic substance.

15. Assertion (A): The phase difference between any two points on a wavefront is zero.
Reason (R): All points on a wavefront are at the same distance from the source and thus
oscillate in the same phase.

16. Assertion (A): Photoelectric effect demonstrates the particle nature of light.
Reason (R): Photoelectric current is proportional to intensity of incident radiation for
frequencies more than the threshold frequency.

SECTION – B
Questions 17 to 21 carry 2 marks each.

17. A charged particle enters perpendicularly a region having either (i) magnetic field or (ii) an
electric field. How can the trajectory followed by the charged particle help us to know whether
the region has an electric field or a magnetic field? Explain briefly.

18. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. What is the potential energy and kinetic
energy of an electron in the third excited state?

19. Distinguish between a metal and an insulator on the basis of energy band diagrams.
OR
Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Give reason why a p-type
semiconductor crystal is electrically neutral, although nh >> ne.

20. Consider an induced magnetic field due to changing electric field and an induced electric field
due to changing magnetic field. Which one is more easily observed? Justify your answer.

21. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I superpose each other. Find the
ratio of maximum and minimum intensities in the resulting beam.

SECTION – C
Questions 22 to 28 carry 3 marks each.
22. (a) Twelve negative charges of same magnitude are equally spaced and fixed on the
circumference of a circle of radius R as shown in Fig. (i). Relative to potential being zero at
infinity, find the electric potential and electric field at the centre C of the circle.
(b) If the charges are unequally spaced and fixed on an arc of 120 of radius R as shown in Fig.
(ii), find electric potential at the centre C.

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23. In a plane electromagnetic wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2.0 x
1010 Hz and amplitude 48 V/m.
(i) What is the wavelength of a wave?
(ii) What is the amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field?
(iii) Show that the average energy density of the electric field equals the average energy density
of the magnetic field. [c = 3 x 108 m/s]
OR
A parallel plate capacitor (fig.) made of circular plates each of radius R = 6.0 cm has a
capacitance C = 100 pF. The capacitor is connected to a 230 V ac supply with an angular
frequency of 300 rad/s.

(i) What is the rms value of the conduction current?

(ii) Is conduction current equal to the displacement current?
(iii) Determine the amplitude of magnetic field induction B at a point 3.0 cm from the axis
between the plates.

24. Draw the circuit arrangement for studying the V-I characteristics of a p-n junction diode in
forward bias and reverse bias. Show the plot of V-I characteristic of a silicon diode.

25. A long solenoid of radius r consists of n turns per unit length. A current I = I0 sin t flows in the
solenoid. A coil of N turns is wound tightly around it near its centre. What is :
(a) the induced emf in the coil?
(b) the mutual inductance between the solenoid and the coil?

26. How does Einstein's photoelectric equation explain the emission of electrons from a metal
surface? Explain briefly. Plot the variation of photocurrent with :
(a) collector plate potential for different intensity of incident radiation, and
(b) intensity of incident radiation.

27. Using Huygens' principle, draw a ray diagram showing ther propagation of a plane wave
refracting at a plane surface separating two media. Also verify the Snell's law of refraction.

28. Draw the energy level diagram for hydrogen atom. Mark the transitions corresponding to the
series lying in the ultraviolet region, visible region and infrared region.

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 SECTION – D (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 29 to 30 carry 4 marks each.

29. Case-Study 1:
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions
Electron Drift
An electric charge (electron, ions) will experience a force if an electric field is applied. If we
consider solid conductors, then of course the atoms are tightly bound to each other so that the
current is carried by the negative charged electrons. Consider the first case when no electric field
is present, the electrons will be moving due to thermal motion during which they collide with the
fixed ions. An electron colliding with an ion emerges with same speed as before the collision.
However, the direction of its velocity after the collision is completely random. At a given time,
there is no preferential direction for the velocities of the electrons. Thus, on an average, the
number of electrons travelling in any direction will be equal to the number of electrons travelling
in the opposite direction. So, there will be no net electric current. If an electric field is applied,
the electrons will be accelerated due to this field towards positive charge. The electrons, as long
as they are moving, will constitute an electric current.
The free electrons in a conductor have random velocity and move in random directions. When
current is applied across the conductor, the randomly moving electrons are subjected to electrical
forces along the direction of electric field. Due to this electric field, free electrons still have their
random moving nature, but they will move through the conductor with a certain force. The net
velocity in a conductor due to the moving of electrons is referred to as the drift of electrons.

(i) Define the term drift velocity of charge carriers in a conductor. Write its relationship with
current flowing through it.
(ii) A steady current flow in a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-section. Which of these
quantities is constant along the conductor: current, current density, drift speed?

(iii) A potential difference V is applied across the ends of copper wire of length l and diameter
D. What is the effect on drift velocity of electrons if (i) V is halved? (ii) I is doubled?
OR
(iii) Two conducting wires X and Y of same diameter but different materials are joined in series
across a battery. If the number density of electrons in X is twice that in Y, find the ratio of drift
velocity of electrons in the two wires.

30. Case-Study 2:
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
Strontium titanate is a rare oxide - a natural mineral found in Siberia. It is used as a substitute for
diamond because its refractive index and critical angle are 2.41 and 24.5⁰, respectively, which
are approximately equal to the refractive index and critical angle of diamond. It has all the
properties of diamond. Even an expert jeweller is unable to differentiate between diamond and
strontium titanate. A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral triangular
prism ABC made of strontium titanate.

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 Answer the following questions based on the above :
(a) Trace the path of the ray showing its passage through the prism. [1]
(b) Find the velocity of light through the prism. [1]
(c) Briefly explain two applications of total internal reflection. [2]
OR
(c) Define total internal reflection of light. Give two conditions for it. [2]

SECTION – E
Questions 31 to 33 carry 5 marks each.

31. (i) Define electric flux. Write its SI unit.

(ii) “Gauss’s law in electrostatics is true for any closed surface, no matter what its shape or size
is.” Justify this statement with the help of a suitable example.
(iii) A point charge + 10 C is at a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of side 10
cm as shown in figure. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square?

OR    
(i) Consider a system of n charges q1, q2, ... qn, with position vectors relative r1 , r2 , r3 ,.....rn to

some origin
 ‘O’. Deduce the expression for the net electric field E at a point P with position
vector rp , due to this system of charges.
(ii) Two charges of value 2 C and -50 C are placed 80 cm apart. Calculate the distance of the
point from the smaller charge where the intensity is zero.

32. (i) State Biot-Savart's law for the magnetic field due to a current carrying element. Use this law
to obtain an expression for the magnetic field at the centre of a circular loop of radius 'a' and
carrying a current 'I'. Draw the magnetic field lines for a current loop indicating the direction of
magnetic field.
(ii) An electron is revolving around the nucleus in a circular orbit with a speed of 10-7 m s-1. If
the radius of the orbit is 10-10 m, find the current constituted by the revolving electron in the
orbit.
OR
(i) Derive an expression for the force acting on a current carrying straight conductor kept in a
magnetic field. State the rule which is used to find the direction of this force. Give the condition
under which this force is (1) maximum, and (2) minimum.

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 (ii) Two long parallel straight wires A and B are 2.5 cm apart in air. They carry 5.0 A and 2.5 A
currents respectively in opposite directions. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by wire
A on a 10 cm length of wire B.

33. (i) (1) Write two points of difference between an interference pattern and a diffraction pattern.
(2) Name any two factors on which the fringe width in a Young's double-slit experiment
depends.
(ii) In Young's double-slit experiment, the two slits are separated by a distance equal to 100
times the wavelength of light that passes through the slits. Calculate:
(1) the angular separation in radians between the central maximum and the adjacent maximum.
(2) the distance between these two maxima on a screen 50 cm from the slits.
OR
(i) A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separates two media of refractive indices n1 and
n2. A point object is placed in front of the surface at distance u in medium of refractive index n1
and its image is formed by the surface at distance v, in the medium of refractive index n2. Derive
a relation between u and v.
(ii) A solid glass sphere of radius 6.0 cm has a small air bubble trapped at a distance 3.0 cm from
its centre C as shown in the figure. The refractive index of the material of the sphere is 1.5. Find
the apparent position of this bubble when seen through the surface of the sphere from an outside
point E in air.

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