PRACTICE PAPER

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General Instructions : Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them.
(i) This question paper comprises four section – A, B, C and D.
(ii) There are 37 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section A – Question no. 1 to 20 are very short answer type questions carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B – Question no. 21 to 27 are short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each.
(v) Section C – Question no. 28 to 34 are long answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) Section D – Question no. 35 to 37 are also long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions of 1 mark,
2 questions of 2 marks, 1 question of 3 marks and all the 3 questions of 5 marks. You have to attempt only one of the
choices in such questions.
(viii) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
(ix) Use of calculators and log tables is not permitted.
(x) You may use the values of physical constants wherever necessary.

Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

SECTION - A 6. The angle of a prism is 42° and refractive

index of its material is 3/2. Then angle of
Directions (Q. No. 1-10) : Select the most minimum deviation for this prism is
appropriate option from those given below each (a) 63° (b) 42° (c) 28° (d) 21°
question. –3
7. An electric charge 10 mC is placed at
1. Energy associated with a moving charge is the origin (0, 0) of a (X-Y) co-ordinate
due to system. Two points A and B are situated at
(a) electric field (b) magnetic field
( 2 , 2 ) and (2,0) respectively. The potential
(c) both electric field and magnetic field
difference between the points A and B will
(d) none of these.
be
2. The dielectric constant of air is 1.006. The (a) 4.5 volt (b) 9 volt
speed of electromagnetic wave travelling in (c) zero (d) 2 volt
air is a × 108 m s–1, where a is about
8. The simple Bohr model cannot be directly
(a) 3 (b) 3.88 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.2 applied to calculate the energy levels of an
3. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain atom with many electrons. This is because
experiment is 3.5 V. The maximum kinetic (a) of the electrons not being subject to a
energy of photoelectrons emitted is central force
(a) 2.4 eV (b) 3.5 eV (c) 3.1 eV (d) 4.5 eV (b) of the electrons colliding with each other
4. In n-type semiconductor when all donor (c) of screening effects
states are filled, then the net charge density (d) the force between the nucleus and an
in the donor states becomes electron will no longer be given by
(a) 1 (b) > 1 Coulomb’s law.
(c) < 1, but not zero (d) zero 9. The battery of a truck has an emf of 24 V.
5. Electron travels in a direction If the internal resistance of the battery is
(a) same to the electric field 0.8 Ω, then maximum current that can be
(b) opposite to the electric field drawn from the battery is
(c) independent of the electric field direction (a) 30 A (b) 32 A
(d) depends upon the material of conductor. (c) 33 A (d) 34 A
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10. In a nuclear reactor, moderators slow down SECTION - B

the neutrons which come out in a fission
21. With a certain cell, the balance point
process. The moderator used have light
is obtained at 65 cm from the end of a
nuclei. Heavy nuclei will not serve the
purpose because potentiometer wire. With another cell whose
(a) they will break up. EMF differs from that of first by 0.1 V, the
(b) elastic collision of neutrons with heavy balance point is obtained at 60 cm. Find the
nuclei will not slow them down. EMF of each cell.
(c) the net weight of the reactor would be 22. The following graph depicts the variation of
unbearably high . potential difference V between the plates of
(d) substances with heavy nuclei do not two capacitors A and B versus charge on the
occur in liquid or gaseous state at room capacitors. Which of the two capacitors has
temperature. higher capacitance and which has lower? Give
Directions (Q. No. 11-15) : Fill in the blanks reason too.
V
with appropriate answer. B
1
11. The constant of proportionality in A
4 πε 0
coulomb’s law has units ______ .
12. The electromagnetic radiations used for
studying crystal structure of solids, are O Q
______ . OR
OR If the total charge enclosed by a surface is
The part of electromagnetic spectrum with zero, does it imply that the electric field
highest frequency is ______ . everywhere on the surface is zero? Conversely,
13. Wavefront is the locus of all points, where if the electric field everywhere on a surface
the particles of the medium vibrate with the is zero, does it imply that net charge inside
same ______ . is zero?
14. The total number of magnetic field lines 23. In an electromagnetic wave, amplitude of
passing normally through a given area is electric field is E0 = 60 N/C and its frequency
called ______ . is υ = 50 MHz.
15. The electric field at the centroid of an (a) Determine B0, w, k and l.
! !
equilateral triangle carrying an equal charge (b) Find expressions for E and B .
q at each of its vertices is ______ .
24. A magician during a show makes a glass lens
Directions (Q. No. 16-20) : Answer the following. with m = 1.47 disappear in a trough of liquid.
16. How is the electrical power of an electrical What is the refractive index of the liquid?
appliance depends on its resistance. Could the liquid be water?
17. State the path difference between two waves 25. When a capacitor is connected in series with
for destructive interference. a series LR circuit, the alternating current
OR flowing in the circuit increases. Explain why?
How does the magnifying power of a OR
telescope change on decreasing the aperture An ordinary moving coil ammeter used in
of its objective lens? Justify your answer. d.c. cannot be used to measure an alternating
18. A substance has a critical angle of 45° for current even if its frequency is low. Explain
yellow light. What is its refractive index? why?
19. Can the potential barrier across a p-n 26. Three photo diodes D1, D2 and D3 are made
junction be measured by simply connecting of semiconductors having band gaps of
a voltmeter across the junction? 2.5 eV, 2 eV and 3 eV, respectively. Which
20. What is the equivalent energy of a 10 mg one will be able to detect light of wavelength
mass ? 6000 Å?
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27. An electron in atom revolves around flows through the circuit and is in phase
the nucleus in an orbit of radius 0.53 Å. with applied voltage. When the same voltage
Calculate the equivalent magnetic moment is applied across another device Y, the same
if the frequency of revolution of electron is current again flows through the circuit, but
6.8 × 109 MHz. it leads the applied voltage by p/2 radians
(a) Name the devices X and Y.
SECTION - C (b) Calculate the current flowing in the circuit
28. A paisa coin is made up of Al-Mg alloy and when same voltage is applied across the
weighs 0.75 g. It has a square shape and its series combination of X and Y.
diagonal measures 17 mm. It is electrically 33. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram,
neutral and contains equal amounts of the working of a photodiode. Write briefly
positive and negative charges. how it is used to detect the optical signals.
Treating the paisa coins made up of only
34. The given graph shows the variation of
Al, find the magnitude of equal number
photoelectric current (I)
of positive and negative charges. What
versus applied voltage (V)
conclusion do you draw from this magnitude?
for two different photo-
29. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R sensitive materials and for
separates air (refractive index 1.0) from glass two different intensities of
(refractive index 1.5). The centre of curvature the incident radiations.
is in glass. A point object P placed in air is Identify the pairs of curves
found to have a real image Q in glass. The that correspond to different
line PQ cuts the surface at a point O and materials but same intensity of incident
PO = OQ. Find the distance of the object radiation.
from the spherical surface.
OR SECTION - D
An object of size 3.0 cm is placed 14 cm 35. Using Biot Savart’s law, find an expression
in front of a concave lens of focal length for the magnetic field at the centre of a
21 cm. Describe the image produced by the circular coil of N turns and radius R, carrying
lens. What happens if the object is moved current I.
further away from the lens ? Sketch the magnetic field for a circular loop,
30. A rectangular wire frame, shown below, is clearly indicating the direction of the field.
placed in a uniform magnetic field directed OR
upward and normal to the plane of the paper. Derive an expression for the force experienced
The part AB is connected to a spring. The by a current carrying straight conductor
spring is stretched and released when the placed in a magnetic field. Under what
wire AB has come to the position AB (t = 0). condition is this force maximum?
How would the induced emf vary with time? 36. The first four spectral lines in the Lyman
Neglect damping. series of a H-atom are l = 1218 Å, 1028 Å,
974.3 Å and 951.4 Å. If instead of Hydrogen,
we consider Deuterium, calculate the shift
in the wavelength of these lines.
OR
If a proton had a radius R and the charge was
31. Two wires made of tinned copper having uniformly distributed, calculate using Bohr
identical cross-section (= 10 –6 m 2) and theory, the ground state energy of a H-atom
lengths 10 cm and 15 cm are to be used as when (i) R = 0.1 Å, and (ii) R = 10 Å.
fuses. Show that the fuses will melt at the 37. (a) Use Huygen’s principle to show how
same value of current in each case. a plane wavefront propagates from a
32. When an alternating voltage of 200 V is denser to rarer medium. Hence verify
applied across a device X, a current of 0.5 A Snell’s law of refraction.
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(b) In a single slit diffraction experiment, phase difference between the two waves
when a tiny circular obstacle is placed in emanating from the slits does not change
the path of light from a distant source, with time, whereas in set B, the phase
a bright spot is seen at the centre of the difference between the two waves from
shadow of the obstacle. Explain why? the slits changes rapidly with time. What
State two points of difference between the difference will be observed in the pattern
interference pattern in Young’s double slit obtained on the screen in the two set ups?
experiment and diffraction pattern due to (b) Deduce the expression for the resultant
a single slit. intensity in both the above mentioned set
OR ups (A and B), assuming that the waves
(a) There are two sets of apparatus of Young’s emanating from the two slits have the same
double slit experiment. In set A, the amplitude A and same wavelength l.

Detailed Solutions
1. (c) they have the same mass. Therefore, heavy nuclei
2. (a) : For an electromagnetic wave, will not serve the purpose because elastic collision
1 of neutrons with heavy nuclei will not slow them
velocity, c = = 3 × 108 m s −1 . down.
µ0 ε0
1 Fr 2 N m2
Air acts almost as vacuum. 11. = = 2
= C −2 N m 2
\ a = 3 approximately 4 πε 0 q1 q2 C
3. (b) : Here, V0 = 3.5 V, 12. X-rays are used for studying crystal structure
Maximum kinetic energy = eV0 = 3.5 eV of solids.
4. (b) : If all the donor states in n-type 13. Wavefront is the locus of all points, where
semiconductor are filled, the number of electrons the particles of the medium vibrate with the same
in donor states will increase. Due to it, the charge phase.
density in donor states will become more than 14. The total number of magnetic field lines
one. passing normally through a given area is called
magnetic flux.
5. (b)
15. The electric field at the centroid of an
⎛3 ⎞ equilateral triangle carrying an equal charge q at
6. (d) : δ m = (µ − 1)A = ⎜ − 1⎟ 42° = 21°
⎝2 ⎠ each of its vertices is zero.
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7. (c) : r1 = 2 i + 2 j
V2
16. P = for an electrical appliance
! R
| r1 |= r1 = ( 2 )2 + ( 2 )2 = 2
! 1
^ ^
r2 = 2 i + 0 j \ P ∝
! R
or | r2 | = r2 = 2 λ
17. ∆x = (2n − 1) , where n = 1, 2, 3, . . .
Points A and B are at same 2
potential. OR
\ VA – VB = 0 f
No change because M = − 0 depends on focal
8. (a) : In atoms with many electrons, electrons fe
are not being subjected to one single central length f0 of objective lens and not on its aperture.
force. 1
18. µ = = 2 = 1.414
9. (a) sin 45°
10. (b) : During an elastic collision between 19. No, the voltmeter should have a very high
two particles, the maximum kinetic energy is resistance as compared to the resistance of p-n
transferred from one particle to the other when junction, which is nearly infinite.