LOURDES CENTRAL SCHOOL

FIRST UNIT TEST-PHYSICS SAMPLE PAPER

CLASS:12 DURATION:50 min MAX MARKS: 20

Instructions to students:
There are 13 questions in all.
Question 1-6 are MCQs with one correct answer and carry 1 mark each
Question 7-10 are of objective type and carry 1 mark each
Question 11 is very short answer type question and carries 2 marks
Question 12 is short answer type question and carries 3 marks
Question 13 is long answer type question and carries 5 marks

1. The capacitance between two plates increases with

   A. Shorter plate area and higher applied voltage
   B. Shorter play area and shorter distance between them
   C. Larger plate area, longer distance between plates and higher applied voltage
   D. Larger plate area and shorter distance between plates
2. The capacitance of 1 μF equals
   A. 10 -12 F
   B. 10-8 F
   C. 10-6 F
   D. 10-4 F
3. The capacitance of a capacitor is not affected by
   A. Distance between plates
   B. Area of plates
   C. Thickness of plates
   D. All of the above
4. In a current carrying conductor the net charge is
(a) 1.6 x 10–19 coulomb
(b) 6.25 x 10–18 coulomb
(c) zero
(d) infinite
5.  The current which is assumed to be flowing in a circuit from positive terminal to
negative, is called
(a) direct current
(b) pulsating current
(c) conventional current
(d) alternating current
6. When no current is passed through a conductor,
(a) the free electrons do not move
(b) the average speed of a free electron over a large period of time is not zero
 (c) the average velocity of a free electron over a large period of time is zero
(d) the average of the velocities of all the free electrons at an instant is non zero
7. Define potential at a point and give its SI unit
8. Give the formula for the energy stored in a capacitor.
9. State Kirchhoff’s loop rule
10. Give the relation to find terminal voltage in terms of the emf of a cell
11. Derive an expression for the resistivity of a material in terms of number of free
electrons per unit volume.
12. Derive an expression for the effective emf and effective internal resistance when two
cells are connected in parallel with each other
13. With a neat labelled diagram, explain how a meter bridge is used to find the unknown
resistance? Why is it necessary to take a wire of uniform cross section to make a
meter bridge?