PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION

CLASS 10+2
SUBJECT:- PHYSICS
Time 3hrs M. Marks: 70

INSTRUCTIONS Q. No. 1 has 28 parts carrying 1 mark each.

Q. No. 2 to 8 carry 2 marks each. Internal choice is given in Que 2, 3 and 7.
Q. No. 9 to 14 carry 3 marks each. Internal choice is given in Que 10, 11 and 12.
Q. No. 15 to 16 carry 5 marks each. Internal choice is given in both the questions

Q. I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

I.Electron volt is a unit of
(a) charge (b) potential difference
(c) energy (d) momentum
II.A uniform electric field is represented by a set of lines of force which are
(a) parallel (b) converging
(c) diverging (d) none ofthese
III.The length and area of cross section of metal wires are doubled, then change in its resistance is:
(a) no change (b) half
(c) Four times (d) doubled
IV.The instrument for the accurate measurement of EMF of a cell is:
(a) Voltmeter (b) Ammeter
(c) Potentiometer (d) Slide WireBridge
V.Which of the following in motion cannot be deflected by magnetic field?
(a) electron (b) proton
(c) sodium Ion (d) neutron
VI.Magnetic field due to a current carrying conductor is zero:
(a) along a line perpendicular to the wire
(b) along a line in client 45° to the wire
(c) along the axial line of the wire
(d) it can never be zero
VII.A charged particle enters at 30° to the magnetic field, its path becomes:
(a) circular (b) helical
(c) elliptical (d) straight line
VIII. Induction furnace makes use of
(a) Self-induction (b) Mutual-induction
(c) Eddy currents (d) Magnetic flux
IX.A transformer works on the principle of
(a) Converter (b) Inverter
(c) Eddy current (d) Mutual induction
X.Consider the following type of electromagnetic radiations: radio waves, infrared, visible light.
Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) only radio waves can be used to transmit audio information
(b) only infrared radiation is emitted by very hot object
(c) only visible light can be detected by humans
(d) none of the above
XI.If 11 eV of energy is required to dissociate a carbon monoxide molecule into carbon and oxygen
atoms, then minimum frequency of the appropriate electromagnetic radiation to achieve the
dissociation lies in
(a) Visible region (b) infra-red region
(c) ultra violet region (d) microwave region
XII.Transmission of light in optical fiber is due to:
(a) scattering (b) reflection
(c) refraction (d) multiple total internal reflection
 XIII.When a glass prism is placed inside water its dispersive power:
(a) Decreases
(b) increases
(c) remain the same
(d) may increase or decrease depending on the angle of prism
XIV. A beam of electrons is used in a Young's double slit experiment. The slit width is d. When the
velocity of electron is increased then:
(a) no interference is observed (b) fringe width increases
(c) fringe width decrease (d) fringe width remains same
XV.What happens, if monochromatic light used in Young's double slit experiment is replaced by
white light:
(a) no fringes are observed
(b) all bright fringes become white
(c) all bright fringes have colors between violet and red
(d) only the central fringe is white and all the other fringes are colored.
XVI. A telescope is focused on the moon. If a tiny drop of ink falls on its objective, then:
(a) moon will appear black
(b) field of view will be dark
(c) there will be a dark spot in the field of view
(d) brightness of the image will be slightly reduced
XVII. If the focal length of objective lens is increased, then the magnifying power of:
(a) microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease
(b) microscope and telescope both will increase
(c) microscope and telescope both will decrease
(d) microscope will decrease but that of telescope will increase
XVIII. The curve drawn between velocity and frequency of a photon in vacuum will be:
(a) straight line parallel to frequency axis
(b) a straight line parallel to velocity axis
(c) straight line passing through the origin and making an angle of 45° with frequency axis
(d) hyperbola
XIX. The ratio of kinetic energy to the total energy of an electron in a Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom
is:
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:1
(c) 1:1 (d) 1:2
XX.An electric field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the number of charge carriers be n and the
average drift velocity be v. If the temperature is increased:
(a) both n and v will decrease
(b) both n and v will increase
(c) n will increase but v will decrease
(d) v will increase but n will decrease
XXI. The conduction band in a solid is partially filled at 0 K. the solid sample is:
(a) conductor (b) semiconductor
(c) insulator (d) none ofthese
XXII. Two elementary particles which have almost infinite life time are
(a) Electron and neutron (b) neutron and proton
(c) electron and proton (d) none of the above
XXIII. The energy band gap is maximum in
(a) metals (b) Superconductors
(c) insulators (d) semiconductors
XXIV. An electron microscope is based upon de-Broglie hypothesis. (True/False)
XXV.The part of electromagnetic spectrum having the largest penetrating power is X-ray. (True/False)
XXVI. We cannot get diffraction pattern from a wide slit illuminated by monochromatic light.(True/False)
XXVII. Static charge produces electric field as well as magnetic field. (True/False)
XXVIII. We can increase the range of a given ammeter. (True/False)
 2 MARKS QUESTIONS
2. When a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of a charged capacitor with battery
connected across the plates, what will happen to
(i) potential (ii) charge (iii) electricfield (iv) totalenergy
OR
2. A 500μC charge is at the centre of square of side 10cm. Find work done in moving a charge of
10 μC between two diagonally opposite points on the square.
3. Connecting wires are made up of copper.why?
OR
3. When a wire carries a current of 1.20 A, the drift velocity is 1.20 × 10 –4 m/s. What is the drift
velocity when the current is 6.00 A?
4. An electron beam moving with uniform velocity is gradually diverging. When it is accelerated to a
very high velocity, it again starts converging. Why?
5. Name the physical quantity which is the ratio of magnetic flux and induced current? Define its SI
units.
6. Which segment of EM waves lie near the high frequency end of visible part of EM spectrum?
Give its one use. In what way this component of light has harmful effect on humans? (½, ½,1)
7. Photoelectric effect cannot be explained on the basis of wave nature of light. Why?
OR
7. The work function of a photosensitive material is 6.2 eV. The wavelength of the incident
radiation for which stopping potential is 5V lies in which region.
8. What are the limitations of Rutherford's atomic model?
3 MARKS QUESTIONS
9. Discuss the principle of potentiometer. Explain how will you compare EMF of two primary cells
using a potentiometer?
10. How can a galvanometer be converted into a voltmeter?Explain.
OR
10. Long wire carries a steady Current I. It is bent into a circle of one turn and the magnetic field
at the centre of the coil is B. Then it is bent into a circular coil of n turns. Find the magnetic
field at the centre of the coil in the second case.
11. What do you understand by mutual induction? Derive an expression for the mutual inductance
of two long coaxial solenoids having different radii and different number ofturns.
OR
11. A Transformer has an efficiency of 80%. It works at 4 kW and 100 V. If the secondary voltage is
240 V. Find the primary and secondary currents.
12. What do you mean by coherent sources of light? Write two conditions for two sources of light to
be coherent.
OR
12. In Young's experiment, two slits are 0.2 mm apart. The interference fringes for light of
wavelength 6000A° are formed on the screen 80 cm away. Find
(a) How far is the second bright fringe from the central image?
(b) How far is the third dark fringe from the central fringe?
13. State the basic postulates of Bohr's theory of atomic model. Obtain an expression for radius of
the orbit ofelectron.
14. Using the necessary circuit diagram show how the V-I characteristics of a p-n junction are
obtained in (i) forward biasing and (ii) reverse biasing.
5 MARKS QUESTIONS
15. Prove Gauss's law in electrostatics. Using Gauss's theorem, derive an expression for electric
field intensity at a point due to an infinite plane sheet of charge. (2+3)
OR
15. Derive an expression for the potential energy of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field. In
which situation the potential energy of dipole is maximum and minimum?
16. Define refractive index of a transparent medium. A ray of light passes through a triangular
prism. Plot a graph showing the variation of angle of deviation with the angle of incidence.
Hence derive prism formula. (1,1,3)
 OR
16. State the essential condition for diffraction of light to take place. Use Huygens’s principle to
explain diffraction of light due to a narrow single slit and formation of pattern of fringes obtained
on the screen. Sketch the pattern of fringes formed due to diffraction at a single slit showing the
variation of intensity with path difference. (1/2, 4, 1/2)