Orbital classes by Ashish shukla

Vijay Nagar Gaziabad

TEST 1
Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40

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General Instructions:

(1) There are 17 questions in all. All questions are compulsory

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(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D.

All the sections are compulsory.

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(3) Section A contains FIVE MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains FIVE questions of two marks each, Section C

contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains TWO long questions of five marks each.
b Section A
1. A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5, has both surfaces of the same radius of curvature R. On immersion [1]
in a medium of refractive index 1.75, it will behave as a
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a) divergent lens of focal length 3.5 R b) divergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
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c) convergent lens of focal length 3.0 R d) convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
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2. The principal behind optical fibre is: [1]

a) Total internal reflection b) Both Total external reflection and Total

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internal reflection
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c) Diffraction d) Total external reflection

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3. A biconvex lens of glass having refractive index 1.47 is immersed in a liquid. It becomes invisible and behaves [1]
as a plane glass plate. The refractive index of the liquid is
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a) 1.33 b) 1.62

c) 1.51 d) 1.47
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4. Fill in the blanks: [1]

(i) Focal length of a plane mirror is ________. [1]
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5. A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive index of 2√3 . It is surrounded by air. A light ray is incident [1]
at the mid-point of one end of the rod a s shown in the figure.

The incident angle θ , for which the light tray grazes along the wall of the rod, is:

a) sin-1( 1
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√3 2

c) sin-1( √3
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2 √3

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 Section B
6. a. For the telescope described the telescope is in normal adjustment (i.e., when the final image is at infinity)? A [2]
small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 140cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5.0cm. What is
the separation between the objective lens and the eyepiece?
b. If this telescope is used to view a 100 m tall tower 3 km away, what is the height of the image of the tower
formed by the objective lens?
c. What is the height of the final image of the tower if it is formed at 25cm?
7. A convex lens and a convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm are placed coaxially with the convex mirror [2]

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placed at a distance of 30 cm from the lens. For a point object, at a distance of 20 cm from the lens, the final
image due to this combination coincides with the object itself. What is the focal length of the convex lens?

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An object of size 3.0 cm is placed 14 cm in front of a concave lens of focal length 21 cm. Describe the image
produced by the lens. What happens if the object is moved further away from the lens?
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9. A mobile phone lies along the principal axis of a concave mirror, as shown in the given below figure. Show by [2]
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the suitable diagram, the formation of its image. Explain why the magnification is not uniform. Will the
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distortion of the image depending on the location of the phone with respect to the mirror?
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10. An object 0.5 cm high is placed 30 cm from a convex mirror whose focal length is 20 cm. Find the position, size [2]
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and nature of the image.

Section C
Attempt any 3 questions
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11. a. If f = 0.5 m for a glass lens, what is the power of the lens? [3]
b. The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens are 10 cm and 15 cm. Its focal length is 12 cm.
What is the refractive index of glass?
c. A convex lens has 20 cm focal length in air. What is focal length in water? (Refractive index of air-water =
1.33, refractive index for air-glass = 1.5.)

12. a. At what distance should the lens be held in order to view the squares distinctly with the maximum possible [3]
magnifying power?
b. What is the magnification in this case?

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 c. Is the magnification equal to the magnifying power in this case? Explain.

13. a. State the conditions for total internal reflection to take place. [3]

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b. A tank is filled with a transparent liquid to height H. A coin suspended by a thread in the liquid is gradually
lowered till it touches the bottom. The apparent depth is determined corresponding to different positions of

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the coin.

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i. Plot a graph showing variation of the apparent depth with the real depth of the coin.
ii. What is the physical significance of the slope of the graph?

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14. Find the position of the image formed of the object O by the lens combination is given in the figure having focal [3]
lengths, f = +10 cm, -10 cm, and 30 cm respectively.
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Explain with the help of a suitable diagram, the phenomenon on which an optical fibre works. Mention any two [3]
uses of optical fibres.
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Section D
Attempt any 2 questions
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16. i. A coin is placed inside a denser medium. Why does it appear to be raised? Obtain an expression for the
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height through which the object appears to be raised in terms of refractive index of the medium and real
depth.
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ii. A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 2 cm and an eyepiece of focal length
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6.25 cm separated by a distance of 15 cm. How far from the objective should an object be placed in order to
obtain the final image at the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm)? Calculate the magnifying power of the
microscope.
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17. a. Draw a labelled ray diagram of an astronomical telescope to show the image formation of a distant object. [5]
Write the main considerations required in selecting the objective and eyepiece lenses in order to have large
magnifying power and high resolution of the telescope.
b. A compound microscope has an objective of focal length 1.25 cm and eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. A small
object is kept at 2.5 cm from the objective. If the final image formed is at infinity, find the distance between
the objective and the eyepiece.

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