Cambridge International School Dasuya

A Vasal Education School

Session 2023-2024

Class: 12th Subject: Physics Max. Marks: 35 Duration: 90 minutes

Name: Roll No: Section: Invigilator’s Sign:

General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains three sections.
2. Section-A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section-B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
4. Section-C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative making

Section A (1 Mark MCQs)

Attempt Any 20 MCQs
1. If an electron is brought towards another electron, the electric potential energy of the system:
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) becomes zero (d) remains the same
2. Find the equivalent capacitance of the given circuit.

(a) 260 μF (b) 220 μF (c) 200 μF (d) 240 μF

3. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 60° to a non-uniform electric field. The dipole will experience:
(a) a torque only.
(b) a translational force only in the direction of electric field.
(c) a translational force only in the direction normal to the direction of field.
(d) a torque as well as translational force.
4. Eight droplets of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the
cube will be:
8e e −8
(a) (b) ε (c) zero (d) e
ε0 0 ε0
5. A soap bubble is charged to a potential of 16 V. Its radius is then doubled. The potential of the bubble now
will be:
(a) 16 V (b) 8 V (c) 4 V (d) zero
6. The unit of premittivity of free space '&' is:
 (a) C2N-1m-2 (b) C-2Nm2 (c) C2Nm-2 (d) C2N-2m-2
7. If q is the charge per unit area on the surface of spherical conductor, then the electric field intensity at a
point on the surface is:
q q
(a) normal to the surface (b) normal to the surface
ε0 2 ε0

q q
(c) tangential to the surface (d) tangential to the surface
ε0 2 ε0

8. The equivalent resistance between X and Y is:

(a) 4Ω (b) 8 Ω (c) 2 Ω (d) 5 Ω

9. A potential difference V is applied to a copper Fenton wire of length l and diameter D. If the potential ben
difference applied to a copper wire is doubled, the drift velocity will be :
1
(a) remains same (b) halved (c) doubled (d) = th
4
10. Graphs between I and V are plotted for a be conductor at temperature T1 and T2 as
shown in figure.
(a) T1 =T2
(b) T1 >T2
(c) T1 <T2
(d) T1 ≥T2
11. Which of the following relation in not correct?
J J
(a) E = (b) J = σ E (c) E= (d) ρJ =E
σ ρ
12. If the length of a potentiometer wire is increased, the balance point will be obtained at :
(a) smaller length (b) larger length (c) same length (d) no where on wire
13. Which of the following relation do not represents the electric power?
2
V
(a) R2V (b) VI (c) I2R (d)
R
2
14. The current flowing through a wire depends on time as I = 3t + 2t+ 5. The charge flowing through the
cross-section of the wire in time t=0 to to = 2 seconds is:
(a) 20 C (b) 22 C (c) 2.2 C (d) 18 C
15. A charged particle moving with a velocity ⃗v enters at right angle to a uniform electric field. The path
followed by charged particle in the electric field is:
(a) straight (b) circular (c) elliptical (d) parabolic
16. If the number of turns in a moving coil galvanometer is decreased, its sensitivity:
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) may decrease or increase
17. Two identical charged particles moving with of in same speed enters a region of uniform magnetic field. If
one of these enters normal to the field direction and other enters along a direction at 60° with the field, the
ratio of their angular frequencies will be:
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:1 (d) 1:4
18. A rectangular loop carrying a current I1 is situated near a long straight wire carrying a steady current l2. The
wire is parallel to one of the sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop as shown in the figure.

Then the current loop will:

(a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire (b) move towards the wire
(c) move away from the wire (d) remains stationary
19. Earth's magnetic field has a horizontal component except at:
(a) equator (b) geographical poles (c) magnetic poles (d) none of these
20. Field inside a solenoid is:
(a) directly proportional to its length (b) directly proportional to current
(c) inversely proportional to number of turns (d) inversely proportional to current
21. Energy in a current carrying coil is stored in the form of :
(a) electric field (b) magnetic field (c) heat (d) dielectric strength
22. A conducting square loop of side l and resistance R moves in its plane with a velocity v normal to magnetic
field B. When half the loop is outside the field, the induced emf is:
(a) Zero
(b) vRB
vBl
(c)
R
(d) Blv

23. In an LCR circuit, capacitance is changed from C to 2C. For the resonant frequency to remains unchanged,
the inductance should be changed from L to:
(a) L/2 (b) 4L (c) 2L (d) L/4
24. A circuit has a resistance of 20Ω and an impedance of 40 Ω. The power factor of the circuit will be:
(a) 0.5 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 0.2
25. Alternating current cannot be measured by DC ammeter, because:
(a) AC cannot pass through AC ammeter
(b) AC changes direction
(c) average value of current of complete cycle is zero
(d) AC ammeter will get damaged
Section B (1 Mark MCQs)
Attempt Any 20 MCQs

26. The power dissipated in an AC circuit in which voltage and current are given by

(
V = 230 sin ωt +
π
2 )
I = 10 sin ωt is:
(a) 2300W (b) 230W (c) 2300kW (d) zero
27. When a body becomes negatively charged, its mass:
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remains same (d) first increases then decreases
28. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2 ×10 5 N/C. It experiences a
torque equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm, is:
 (a) 1 mC (b) 2 C (c) 8 μC (d) 2 mC
29. Two parallel wires in free space are 10 cm apart and each carries a current of 10 A in the same direction.
The force exerted by one wire on the other (per metre length) is:
(a) 2 ×10-4 N (repulsive) (b) 2×10-4 N (attractive)
(c) 2 ×107 N (attractive) (d) 2×10−7 N (repulsive)
30. If the self inductance of an air core inductor increases from 0.01 mH to 10 mH on introducing an iron core
into it, then the relative permeability of the core used is :
(a) 1000 (b) 5000 (c) 1500 (d) 10000
31. n small metal drops of same size are charged to V volt each. If they coalesce to form a single large drop,
then its potential will be:
(a) V/n (b) nV (c) Vn1 /3 (d) Vn2 /3
32. Horizontal and vertical components of earth's magnetic field are equal, then angle of dip is
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
33. The charges q 1=μF, q 2= 4 μF and q 3 = -7 μF are placed on the circumference of a
circle of radius 1.0 m as shown in figure. The value of charge q 4 placed on the same
circle if the potential at centre, V c = 0 is:
(a) 0
(b) 3 μF
(c) 4 μF
(d) 14 μF
34. In an LCR series circuit, the potential difference between the terminals of the inductance is 60 V, between
the terminals of the capacitor is 30 V and that across the resistance is 40 V. Then the supply voltage will be
equal to :
(a) 10 V (b) 130 V (c) 50 V (d) 70 V
35. The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery is:

(a) 1A
(b) 2A
(c) 4A
(d) 6A

36. If the ammeter in the given circuit reads 2 A, the resistance R is:

(a) 1Ω (b) 2 Ω (c) 3 Ω (d) 4 Ω

37. The equivalent capacitance is:

(a) 15μF (b) 60 μF (c) 20 μF (d) 30 μF

38. In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell of emf 1.5 V gives a balance point at 27 cm length of wire. If the cell
is replaced by another cell and balance point shifts to 54 cm, the emf of the second cell is:
(a) 3 V (b) 1.5 V (c) 0.75 V (d) 2.25 V
39. Dimension of specific resistance is :
(a) ML2 T-2l-1 (b) ML3 T-3 l-2 (c) ML3 T-2 l-1 (d) ML2 T-2 l-2
40. Magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying circular loop having 1A current and number of turns one
will be (radius of the loop is 1m):
μ μ
(a) 0 (b) 2 μ0 (c) 0 (d) 4 μ 0
2 4
41. A magnetic needle lying parallel to a magnetic field requires W units of work to turn it through 60°. The
torque needed to maintain the needle in this position will be:

(a) √ 3 W (b) W (c)( )

√3 W
2
(d) 2W

42. A charge 'q' moving in a straight line is accelerated by a potential difference 'V'. It enters a uniform oh
magnetic field 'B' perpendicular to its path. The radius of the circular path in which it travels in Tin terms of
'V' is:

√
2
qB q B 2mv 2 mV
(a) r = (b) r = (c) r = (d) r =
2mV 2m e V 9 B q B2
43. An AC source of voltage E =20 sin100t is connected across a resistance 20Ω. The rms value of current in
the circuit is:
2 1
(a) √ 2A (b) 3 A (c) A (d) 2√ 2A
√2 √2
44. A magnetic needle lying parallel to a magnetic 60 field requires W units of work to turn it through 60°. The
torque needed to maintain the needle in this position will be:

(a) √ 3 W (b) W (c)( )

√3 W
2
(d) 2W

45. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Acceleration of a charged particle in non-uniform electric field does not depends on velocity
of a charged particle.
Reason (R): Charge is an invariant quantity. That is the amount of charge on the particle does not depend
on frame of reference.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options 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 and R is also false.

46. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A spherical equipotential surface is not possible for a point charge.
Reason (R): A spherical equipotential surface is not possible inside a spherical capacitor
Select the most appropriate answer from the options 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 and R is also false.
47. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The force between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is proportional to charge on it.
Reason (R): Electric force is equal to charge per unit area.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options 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 and R is also false.
48. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The magnetic poles of earth do not coincide with the geographical poles.
Reason (R): The discrepancy between the orientation of a compass and turn north-south direction is known
as magnetic declination.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options 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 and R is also false

49. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The value of temperature coefficient of resistance is positive for metals.
Reason (R): The temperature coefficient of A resistance for insulator is also positive.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options 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 and R is also false
Section C (1 Mark MCQs)
Attempt Any 5 MCQs

50. When a bar magnet having dipole moment ⃗ M is placed inside a uniform magnetic field ⃗
B experiences equal
and opposite forces. These equal and opposite forces constitude a couple which tends to rotate the magnet.
Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) When ⃗ M and ⃗

B are antiparallel, the dipole has maximum potential energy and it is in unstable
equilibrium.
(b) When ⃗ M and ⃗
B are antiparallel, the dipole has minimum potential energy and it is in unstable
equilibrium.
 (c) When ⃗ M and ⃗ B are parallel, the dipole has maximum potential energy and it is in stable equilibrium.
(d) When ⃗ M and ⃗
B has maximum potential energy and it is in unstable equilibrium.
51. PQ and RS are long parallel conductors separated by certain distance. M is the mid-point between them
(see the figure). The net magnetic field at M is B. Now, the current 2 A is
switched-off. The field at M now becomes :
(a) 3B
(b) B/2
(c) B
(d) zero
52. Graph of kinetic energy as a function of linear charge density is:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Case Study:
Read the following paragraph and answers the questions :
Consider a thin infinitely long straight wire having a uniform linear charge density λ Cm-1, the electric field
⃗
E of the line charge is directed radially outwards and its magnitude is same at all the points equidistance
from the line charge. An infinitely long positively charged wire has charge q. An electron is revolving
around the wire as its centre with a constant velocity in a circular path plane perpendicular to the wire.
53. The electric flux produced is given by : π λ
λl ε λε0 ε0 l
(a) ϕ e = (b) ϕ e = 0 (c) ϕ e = (d) ϕ e =
ε0 λl πl λ
54. The electric field produced at a distance r is:
2 π ε0 λr 2 λε 0 λ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
πλ 2 π ε0 πr 2 π ε0 r
55. Kinetic energy of the electron is:
4 πλ λ λe
(a) e ε (b) 4 π ε e (c) 4 π ε (d)
0 0 0
λl
6 π ε0