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Subject: Physics Chapter: 1 to 5 Time: 2:00 Hr

Marks: 50
Standard: XII Students Name:
(CBSE)
General Instructions:
● There are 27 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
● This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E. All
the sections are compulsory.
● Section A contains Fourteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two
marks each, Section C contains three questions of three marks each, section D contains two long
questions of five marks each and Section E contains one case study-based questions of 3 marks
each.
● There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and.
You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
SECTION A
Two charges +1𝜇𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 + 4𝜇𝐶 are situated at a distance in air. The ratio of the force acting
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on them is
(a) 1:4 (b) 4:1 (c) 1:1 (d) 1:16
2 An electric field 𝐸, the torque acting on a dipole moment p is
(a) 𝑝. 𝐸 (b) 𝑝 × 𝐸 (c) zero (d) 𝐸×𝑝
3 The law, governing the force between electric charges is known as
(a) Ampere’s (c) Faraday’s (d) Coulomb’s
(b) Ohm’s law
law law law
4 Dielectric constant for a metal is
(a) zero (b)Infinite (c) 1 (d) 10
A solenoid 1.5m long and 0.4cm in diameter possesses 10 turns per cm length. A current of
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5 A flows through it. The magnetic field at the axis inside the solenoid is
(a) 2𝜋 × 10−3 𝑇 (b)2𝜋 × 10−5 𝑇 (c) 4𝜋 × 10−2 𝑇 (d) 4𝜋 × 1032 𝑇
6 The resistance of a metal wire increases with increasing temperature on account of
(a) Decreases (b)Decreases In (c) Increases in (d) Increases in
in free relaxation mean free the mass of electron
electrons time path
density
7 In a Wheatstone bridge, three resistances 𝑃, 𝑄 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅 are connected in the three arms and
the fourth arm is formed by two resistances 𝑆1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆2 connected in parallel. The condition
for the bridge to be balanced will be
𝑃 2𝑆 𝑃 𝑅(𝑆1 +𝑆2 ) 𝑃 𝑅(𝑆1 +𝑆2 ) 𝑃 𝑅
(a) = (b) = (c) = (d) =
𝑄 𝑆1 +𝑆2 𝑄 𝑆1 𝑆2 𝑄 2𝑆1 𝑆2 𝑄 𝑆1 𝑆2
8 The magnetic dipole moment of a current loop is independent of
(a) Magnetic
field in (b)Number of (d) Current in
(c) Area of loop
which it is turns loop
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A 10 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected across a 200 V battery and a
resistance of 38 ohm. What is the value of current in the circuit?
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(a) 5A (b) 10A (c) 19A (d) 0A

10 Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge kept in air is
(a) 𝜀0 (b) 𝜀0 −1 (c) (4𝜋𝜀0 )−1 (d) 4𝜋𝜀0
11 SI unit of permittivity of free space is
(a) Farad (b) Weber (c) C2N-1 m-2 (d) C1N-1 m-2
An iron rod of length L and magnetic moment M is bent in the form of semicircle. Now its
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magnetic moment will be
(a) 𝑀 (b) 2𝑀/𝜋 (c) 𝑀/𝜋 (d) 𝑀/𝑛𝜋
Question No 13 and 14 consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion and Reason.
While answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the following four
responses.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.
Assertion (A): Electric current is a scalar quantity.
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Reason (R): Electric current arise due to continuous flow of charged particles.
Assertion (A): Two equipotential surfaces cannot cut each other.
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Reason (R): Two equipotential surfaces are parallel to each other.
SECTION B
Two charges of magnitudes -3Q and + 2Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a, 0) respectively.
15 What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius ‘5a’ with its centre
at the origin?
OR
Discuss the properties of electric field lines.
16 List the properties of equipotential surfaces.
A short bar magnet placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T with its axis at an angle 30°
experiences a torque of 0.06 Nm.
17 (i) Calculate magnetic moment of the magnet.
(ii) Find the orientation of the magnet corresponding to stable equilibrium in the magnetic
field.
OR

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A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. It is then connected to
another uncharged capacitor having the same capacitance. Find out the ratio of the energy
stored in the combined system to that of stored initially in the single capacitor.
18 Use Kirchhoff’s rules to obtain conditions for the balance condition in a Wheatstone bridge.
A particle of mass 10−3 𝑘𝑔 and charge 5 𝜇𝐶 enters into a uniform electric field
19 of2 × 105 𝑁𝐶 −1 , moving with a velocity of 20 𝑚/𝑠 in a direction opposite to that of the field.
Calculate the distance it would travel before coming to rest.
The sum of two-point charges is 7μC. They repel each other with a force of 1N when kept 30
20
cm apart in free space. Calculate the value of each charge.
OR
What are dielectrics? Distinguish between polar and non-polar dielectrics.
21 Derive an expression for the potential energy of a dipole in a uniform electric field.
SECTION C
A square loop of side ′𝑎′ carrying a current 𝐼2 is kept at distance 𝑥 from an infinitely long
22 straight wire carrying a current 𝐼2 as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for the
resultant force acting on the loop.
OR
Two cells of emfs 𝐸1 & 𝐸2 and internal resistances 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 respectively are connected in
parallel. Obtain expressions for the equivalent.
(i) resistance and (ii) emf of the combination
A circular coil of 𝑁 turns and radius 𝑅 carries a current 𝐼. It is unwound and rewound to
23 make another coil of radius 𝑅/2, current I remaining the same. Calculate the ratio of the
magnetic moments of the new coil and the original coil.
A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a battery of V volt. A charge of 360
μC is stored in it. When the potential across the capacitor is reduced by 120 V, the charge
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stored in the capacitor becomes 120 μC. Calculate V and the unknown capacitance. What
would have been the charge on the capacitor if the voltage were increased by 120 V?
SECTION D
Deduce the expression for the torque acting on a dipole moment in the presence of a uniform
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electric field.
OR

A two-point charge 𝑞1 and 𝑞2 of

magnitude 10−7 𝐶 and −10−7 𝐶
respectively are placed 0.2𝑚 apart.
Calculate the electric fields at points 𝐴, 𝐵
and 𝐶 as shown in figure.

Define the term magnetic dipole moment. Derive an expression for magnetic field intensity
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magnetic dipole (i) at a point on its axis and (ii) at a point on its equator
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A number of capacitors are connected in series and parallel. Derive an expression for the
equivalent capacitance of the series and parallel combination.
SECTION E
When magnetic dipoles are aligned partially or fully, there is a net magnetic moment in the
direction of filed in any small volume of the material. The actual magnetic field inside
material placed in magnetic field is the sum of the applied magnetic field and the magnetic
field and the magnetic field due to magnetisation. This filed is called magnetic intensity (H).
𝐵
𝐻 = −𝑀
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Where 𝑀 is magnetisation of the material, 𝜇0 is the permittivity of the vacuum and 𝐵 is the
total magnetic field. The measure that tells us how a magnetic material responds to an
external field is given by a dimensionless quantity is appropriately called the magnetic
susceptibility: for a certain class of magnetic materials, intensity of magnetisation is directly
proportional to the magnetic intensity.
a) The relative permeability of iron is 6000. What is its magnetic susceptibility?
b) What do you mean by Magnetization of a sample?
c) Magnetic permeability means Henry m: True or false? If false then give correct
answer.

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