FATIMA SCHOOL PRE BOARD EXAM 2022-23

SUBJECT- ( PHYSICS )
MAX.MARKS - 70 CLASS- 12 TIME- 3HRS.
General Instructions: (i) All questions are compulsory. There are 35 questions in all. (ii) This
question paper has four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D & Section E (iii)
Section A contains eighteen questions of one mark each, Section B contains seven questions
of two marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each , Section D contains
three questions of five marks each& Section E contains two case study based questions of 4
marks each (iv) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided.

SECTION—A

1) What is the order of energy of X-ray (Ex) , radio wave (ER) and micro wave (EM)
(a) Ex < ER <EM (b) EX > EM > ER (c) Ex > ER > EM (d) EM < E R < EX
2) Time taken by sun light to pass through a window of thickness 4 mm and refractive index 3/2
is :- (a) 2x 10 ---4 S (b) 2 x 10 8 S (C) 2X10 –11 S (d) 2x 10 11 S
3) When a point source of light is at a distance of 50cm from the photo electric cell , the
stopping voltage is V0 . If the same source is placed at a 1 m from the cell , the stopping voltage
will be ;- (a) 2V0 (b) V0 (c) V0 /2 (d) V0 / 4
4) An object approaches a convex lens from left with speed of 5 m/s towards focus .The
image :- (a) moves away from lens with an uniform speed of 5 m/s (b) move away from lens
with an uniform acceleration (c) move away from lens with non uniform acceleration (d)
move towards the lens with non uniform acceleration
5) Human body radiates (a) Micro wave (b) Infrared rays (c) X ray (d) Gamma ray
6) For compound microscope f0 =1 cm , fe = 2.5 cm . An object is placed at distance of 1.2 cm
from objective lens , What should be length of microscope for normal adjustment :- (a) 8.5 cm
(b) 8.3 cm (c) 6.5 cm (d) 6.3 cm
7) If the upper half of the lens is covered with black paper then :- (a) lower half of image will
disappear (b) linear magnification will reduce to half (c) upper half of image will disappear (d)
intensity of image will reduce to half
8) photo electric effect can be explained by (a) corpuscular theory of light (b) Wave nature of
light (c) Bohr’s theory (d) Quantum theory of light
9 ) When p-n junction is reverse bias then the resistance measured is :- (a) Zero (b) low (c) high
(d) infinite
10 )With increase in frequency of applied a.c. supply, the impedance of LCR series circuit:
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) first decreases, becomes minimum and then increases. (d)
remains constant
11 ) In an a.c. circuit, the current
(a) always leads the voltage, (b) always lags behind the voltage (c) is always in phase with the
voltage (d) may lead or lag behind or be in the same phase with the voltage
12 )In Young’s double slit experiment, the path difference at a certain point on the screen
between two interfering waves is 𝟏/𝟖 th of the wavelength. The ratio of intensity at this point
to that at the center of a bright fringe is close to (i) 0.80 (ii) 0.74 (iii) 0.94 (iv) 0.85
13 ) The work function for a metal surface is 4.14 eV. The threshold wavelength for this metal
surface is: (1) 4125 Å (2) 2062.5 Å (3) 3000 Å (4) 6000 A
14 ) ; Transformers are used to
(a) step up d.c. voltage (b) step up or step down a.c. voltage (c) converts a.c. into d.c. (d)
converts d.c. in to a.c.
15 ) The focal length of an equiconvex lens is equal to the radius of curvature of either face.
What is the refractive index of the material of the lens?
(1) 4/3 (2) 3/2 (3) 2 (4) In sufficient data
Following question consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
16 ) Assertion (A) : A white source of light during interference forms only white and black
fringes
Reason (R) :  Width of fringe is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light used
17 ) Assertion (A) :  Photo-sensitivity of a metal is high if its work function is small
Reason (R) :  Work function = hf 0 where f 0 is the threshold frequency
18 ) Assertion (A) : If the temperature of a semiconductor is increased then it’s resistance
decreases.
Reason (R) :  The energy gap between conduction band and valence band is very small.

SECTION-B
19) A ray of light incident on an equilateral glass prism µ g = 3 /2 moves parallel to the base
line of the prism inside. it Find the angle of incidence for this ray.

OR
What do you mean by doping ? What is the dopants ?
20 ) You are given two converging lenses of focal length 1.25 cm and 5 cm to design a
compound microscope. If it is desired to have a magnification of 30, then find out the
separation between the objective and eyepiece
21) Draw V I - characteristics of a p n - junction diode. Answer the following questions, giving
reasons: (i) Why is the current under reverse bias almost independent of the applied potential
up to a critical voltage? (ii) Why does the reverse current show a sudden increase at the critical
voltage? OR
Show the variation of photocurrent with collector plate potential for different intensity but
same frequency of incident radiation .Also define stopping potential
22) State the important properties of displacement current .Also explain the cause of its
production
23) In an experiment of α -particle scattering by a thin foil of gold, draw a plot showing the
number of particle scattered versus the scattering angle θ . Why is it that a very small fraction
of the particles are scattered at θ > 90c ?
24 ) Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is (a) suitable for radar system
used in aircraft navigation. (b) produced by bombarding a metal target by high speed electrons
25 ) Give two advantages of LED’s over the conventional incandescent lamps
 SECTION –C

26 ) A concave mirror and a convex lens are held separately in water. What changes, if any, do
you expect in the focal length of either?
27 ) A proton and an alpha particle are accelerated through the same potential. Which one of
the two has (i) greater value of de-Broglie wavelength associated with it and (ii) less kinetic
energy? Give reason to justify your answer
28 )The electron in a given Bohr orbit has a total energy of -1 5 eV Calculate its (i) kinetic energy
(ii) potential energy (iii) wavelength of radiation emitted, when this electron makes a transition
to the ground state. [Given, energy in the ground state =− 13. 6 e V and Rydberg’s constant 1.09
x 10 –7 m-1 OR
A capacitor C , a variable resistor R and a bulb B are connected in series to the AC mains in the
circuit . The bulb glows with some brightness. How will the glow of the bulb change if (i) a
dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of the capacitor keeping resistance R to be the
same (ii) the resistance R is increased keeping the same capacitance?
29 ) An alternating voltage of frequency f is applied across LCR circuit. Let fr be the resonance
frequency for the circuit. Will the current in the circuit lag, lead or remain in phase with the
applied voltage when 1. f >f r 2. f < f r ? Explain your answer in each case.
30 ) How the size of a nucleus is experimentally determined? Write the relation between the
radius and mass number of the nucleus. Show that the density of nucleus is independent of its
mass OR
A convex lens of focal length f1 is kept in contact with a concave lens of focal length f2 Find the
focal length of the combination

SECTION –D
31) Discuss the inconsistency in Ampere’s circuital law. What modification was made by
Maxwell Also show that total energy carried by e.m wave consist of equal contribution from
both the fields OR
How are wave front and secondary wavelets defined? Verify laws of reflection or laws of
refraction on the basis of Huygens’s wave theory.
32 ) (i) State the essential conditions for diffraction of light. (ii) Explain diffraction of light due to
a narrow single slit by suitable ray diagram and the formation of pattern of fringes on the
screen. OR
What is astronomical telescope Why its objective lens should have very large aperture and large
focal length value .Draw ray diagram showing image formation by it when final image forms at
D
33 ) Define the term binding energy. The binding energy of a nucleus Z X A is given by the
formula: B.E. = { Z mP + ( A –Z ) m n – m ( Z X A) } c2 Derive this equation . Also explain why
nuclear fission and nuclear fusion reaction takes place

OR

Give reason for : (a) Lighter elements are better moderators for a nuclear reactor than heavier
elements. (b) In a natural uranium reactor, heavy water is preferred moderator as compared to
ordinary water. (c) Cadmium rods are provided in a reactor. (d) Very high temperature as those
obtained in the interior of the sun are required for fusion reaction.

SECTION—E
34 ) The lens maker’s formula relates the focal length of a lens to the refractive index of the
lens material and the radii of curvature of its two surfaces. This formula is called so because it is
used by manufacturers to design lenses of required focal length from a glass of given refractive
index. If the object is placed at infinity, the image will be formed at focus for both double
convex lens and double concave lens. Therefore, lens maker’s formula is, 1/F = ( 1µ2-1 ) { 1/R1—
1/ R2} When lens is placed in air,µ1 = 1 andµ µ2 = µ. The lens maker formula takes the form,
1/F=(µ-1){1/R1—1/R2}
(i) The radius of curvature of each face of biconcave lens with refractive index 1.5 is 30 cm.
Calculate the focal length of the lens in air.
(ii) The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens are .10 cm and 15 cm. If focal
length is 12 cm, then what is the refractive index of glass?
35 )pure semiconductor germanium or silicon, free of every impurity is called intrinsic
semiconductor. At room temperature, a pure semiconductor has very small number of current
carriers (electrons and holes). Hence its conductivity is low. When the impurity atoms of
valance five or three are doped in a pure semiconductor, we get respectively n-type or p-type
extrinsic semiconductor. In case of doped semiconductor nE.nH= n i2 Where ne and nh are the
number density of electron and hole charge carriers in a pure semiconductor. The conductivity
of extrinsic semiconductor is much higher than that of intrinsic semiconductor. Answer the
following
1) What is n-type semiconductor? 2 ) Do pure semiconductors obey Ohm’s law? 3) Why do
semiconductors behave as conductors at room temperature? 4) Why does a semiconductor
behaves as an insulator at very low temperature?

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