SECTION A (10 M)

1. Magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil current carrying conductor/coil is given by

µ0 I µ0 I 2 µ0 I
(a) (b) B= (c) Zero (d)
r 2r r

2. The work done in moving a unit positive test charge over a closed path in an electric field is..

(a) Zero (b) negative (c) positive (d) may be positive or negative

3. Current density is a

(a) Scalar quantity (b) Vector Quantity (c) both scalar and vector quantity (d) none of these

4. A coil of inductance 8.4 mH and resistance 6Ω is connected to 12 V battery. The current in the coil is 1
A at approximately the time

(a) 1 ms (b) 500 ms (c) 20 ms (d) 50 ms

5. Assertion: Induced emf will always occur whenever there is change in magnetic flux.

Reason: Current always induces whenever there is change in magnetic flux.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

6. According to Huygens principle, no backward wave-front is possible.

Reason: Amplitude of secondary wavelet is proportional to (1 + cos θ) where θ is the angle between
the ray at the point of consideration and the direction of secondary wavelet.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

7. Assertion: According to classical theory, the proposed path of an electron in Rutherford atom
model will be parabolic.

Reason: According to electromagnetic theory an accelerated particle continuously emits radiation.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

8. Assertion: Silicon is preferred over germanium for making semiconductor devices.

Reason: The energy gap for germanium is more than the energy gap of silicon.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

9. De-Broglie wavelength of a body of mass m and kinetic energy E is given by

h 2h 2h h
(a) λ= (b) λ= (c) λ= (d) λ=
√2 meE √ mE √2 meE √2 mE
10. In nuclear fission, which of the following quantity is not conserved?

(a) Mass (b) total energy (c) mass and energy (d) neither mass nor total energy

11. In electromagnetic waves the phase difference between electric field vector and magnetic field vector
is….

π π
(a) Zero (b) (c) (d) π
2 3

12. Which of the following is true in case of total internal reflection?

(a) Light travels from rarer medium to denser medium

(b) Light travels from denser medium to rarer medium

(c) Light travels in water only

(d) Light travels in the air only

13. The work function of photoelectric effect material is 3.3 eV. The threshold frequency is

(a) 8 X 1014 Hz (b) 8 X 1010 Hz (c) 8 X 1011 Hz (d) 8 X 109 Hz

14. A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two point charges +q and –q. The ratio of
charges Q and q is….

(a) 4 (b) ¼ (c) -4 (d)-1/4

15. A force between two parallel wire 2 X 10-7 N m-1 placed 1 m apart from each other in vaccum. The
electric current flowing through wire is….

(a) 1 A (b) zero (c) 5 X 10 6 A (d) 2 X 10 A

16. Henry is equal to …….

(a)

olt second
V
ampere

SECTION B (14 M)

1.Show that, potential at the point on a equatorial line at an electric dipole is zero.

2. Define magnetic susceptibility of a material. Name two elements, one having positive susceptibility
and two having negative susceptibility.

3. Derive an expression for impedance of an AC circuit consisting of an indicator and resistor.

4. The converging lens of Refractive index 1.5 is kept in a liquid of medium having same Refractive
index. What would be focal length of the lens in this medium ?

5. The radius of innermost electron orbit of Hydrogen atom is 5.3× 10^-11 m. What would be the radius
of orbit in the 2nd and 3rd excited state?

6. Explain PN junction diode.

7. Angle of minimum deviation of a prism of 60° angle for yellow light is 30° In this conditio, what is the
angle of incidence and emergence?

SECTION C (30 M)

1. Derive an expression of electric field due to uniformly charged thik Spherical shell.

2. Two long and parallel straight wires A and B carrying currents of 8.0 A and 5.0 A in the same
direction are separated by a distance of 4.0 cm. Estimate the force on a 10 cm section of wire A.

3. A rectangular wire loop of sides 8 cm and 2 cm with a small cut is moving out of a region of uniform
magnetic field of magnitude 0.3 T directed normal to the loop. What is the emf developed across the cut if
the velocity of the loop is 1 cm s−1 in a direction normal to the (a) longer side, (b) shorter side of the
loop? For how long does the induced voltage last in each case?
4. Explain serise resonance circuit with the help of circuit diagram.

5. Derive an expression for lens maker formula.

6.Using Huygen's Principle, explain refraction of light.

7. (a) For what kinetic energy of a neutron will the associated de Broglie wavelength be 1.40 × 10–10 m?
(b) Also find the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron, in thermal equilibrium with matter, having an
average kinetic energy of (3/2) k T at 300 K.

8.State postulates of Neil Bohr's theory.

9. Explain Extrinsic semiconductor and their biasing techniques

10. Obtain the binding energy of the nuclei 56 26Fe and 209 83 Bi in units of MeV from the following
data: m ( 5626Fe ) = 55.934939 u m ( 209 83 Bi ) = 208.980388 u

OR

Draw a plot of the binding energy per nucleon as a function of mass number for a large number of nuclei
20 > A > 240 . How do you explain the constancy of binding energy per nucleon in the range of
30<A<170 using the property that nuclear force is short-ranged?

SECTION D (16 M)

1. Explain how does Lenz's law show conservation of energy in the phenomenon of electromagnetic
induction.

2. (A) What is the shortest wavelength present in the Paschen series of spectral lines?

(B) In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.28 mm and the screen is placed 1.4
m away. The distance between the central bright fringe and the fourth bright fringe is measured to be 1.2
cm. Determine the wavelength of light used in the experiment.

3. (A) A 60μF capacitor is connected to a 110 V, 60 Hz ac supply. Determine the rms value of the current
in the circuit.

(B) Give uses of X-rays and Gamma Rays.

4. Emf of a cell is the maximum potential difference between two electrodes of the cell when no current is
drawn from the cell. Internal resistance is the resistance offered by the electrolyte of a cell when the
electric current flows through it. The internal resistance of a cell depends upon the following factors;

(i) distance between the electrodes (ii) nature and temperature (iii) nature of electrodes (iv) area of
electrodes.

Digram
For a freshly prepared cell, the value of internal resistance is generally low and goes on increasing as the
cell is put to more and more use. The potential difference between the two electrodes of a cell in a closed
circuit is called terminal potential difference and its value is always less than the emf of the cell in a
closed circuit. It can be written as V = E - Jr.

(i) The terminal potential difference of two electrodes of a cell is equal to emf of the cell when when

(a) I≠0 (b) I=0 (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a)nor (b)

(ii) A cell of emf E and internal resistance r gives a current of 0.5 A with an external resistance of 12Ω
and a current of 0.25 A with an external resistance of 25Ω.What is the value of internal resistance of the
cell?

(a) 5Ω (b) 1Ω (c) 7Ω (d) 3Ω

(iii) Choose the wrong statement.

(a) Potential difference across the terminals of a cell in a closed circuit is always less than its emf.

(b) Internal resistance of a cell decrease with the decrease in temperature of the electrolyte.

(c) Potential difference versus current graph for a cell is a straight line with a -ve slope

(d) Terminal potential difference of the cell when it is being charged is given as V = E + Ir.

(iv) An external resistance R is connected to a cell of internal resistance r, the maximum current flows in
the external resistance, when

(a) R = r (b) R < r (c) R> r(d) R=l/r

(v) If external resistance connected to a cell has been increased to 5 times, the potential difference across
the terminals of the cell increases from 10 V to 30 V. Then, the emf of the cell is

(a) 30 V (b) 60V (c) 50 V (d) 40 V