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 General Instructions:
them :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow
are compulsory.
(i) Thisquestion paper contains 33 questions. All questions E.
(ü) This question paper is dividedinto five sections Sections A, B, C, D and
Multiple Choice type questions. Each
(üi) In Section A - Questions no. Ito 16 are
question carries 1 mark.
Short Answer type questions.
(iv) In Section B -Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very
Each question carries 2 marks.
Answer type questions. Each
(v) In Section C - Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short
question carries 3 marks.
case study based questions. Each
(vi) In Section D - Questions no. 29 and 30 are
question carries 4 marks.
Long Answer type questions. Each
(vii) In Section E -Questions no. 31 to 33 are
question carries 5 marks.
question paper. However, an internal
(viüi) There is no overall choice given in the except Section A.
choice has been provided in few questions in all the Sections
(ix) Kindly note that there is a separate question
paper for Visually Impaired
candidates.
(x) Use of caleulators is not allowed.
necessary:
You may use the following values ofphysical constants wherever
c=3x10 m/s
h=6-63 x 10-3 Js
e= 1-6>x 10-19
Ho = 4T x 10-Tm A-1
En = 8-854 x 10-12 C²N-m-2
1 =9x 10Nm²C2

Mass of electron (m,) = 9-1 x 10 3 kg

Mass of neutron = 1-675 x 102 kg
Mass of proton = 1-673 × 10-2 kg
Avogadro's number =6-023 x 1028 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant = 1-38 x 10-28 JK-1

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 SECTION A

1
1. Coulomb force F versus graphs for two pairs of point charges
figure. The ratio of charges
(q, and q,)and (q, and q,) are shown in the
is:

30
60° 1/2

1
(A) V3 (B)

1
(C) (D)

difference V
2. Electrons drift with speed va in a conductor with potential
their drift speed will become :
across its ends. If V is reduced to 2

(A) Vd (B)
2
(C) 2va (D) 4 va

depend
3. The emf induced in a coil rotating in a magnetic field does not
upon the following:
(A) Area of the coil
(B) Resistance of the coil
(C) Number of turns in the coil
(D) Angular speed of rotation of the coil
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4. A circular coil of radius 10 cm is placed in a magnetie field
B = (1:0 i + 0-5 i) mT such that the outward unit vector normal to the
surface of the coil is (0-6 i + 0:8 j). The magnetic flux linked with the
coil is :

(A) 0-314 uWb (B) 3-14 Wb

(C) 31-4 uWb (D) 1-256 Wb

5.
Which of the following quantity/quantities remains same in primary and
secondary coils of an ideal transformer?
Current, Voltage, Power, Magnetic flux
(A) Current only
(B) Voltage only
(C) Power only
(D) Magnetic flux and Power both

voltage
6. In an ac circuit, the instantaneous values of current (in A) and
(in Vare I = 5 sin ot and E = 200 cos (ot + )respectively. The phase
difference between voltage and current at any instant is :
51 51
(A) (B)
6 4

5 3
(C) (D) 2

7. In four regions I, II, III and IV, the magnetic field is given by :
sin kz II. B, = BÍcos kz
I. B, = BÍ
III. By = BÍsin (kz - ot) IV. B, = Bo sin kz + Bo cos kz
The electromagnetic wave will exist in the region :
(A) IV (B)
(D) II
(C) III

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8. The momentum (in SI units) associated with a photon of energy 1·5 eV
is :
4 x 10-27 (B) 8x 10-28
(A)
2x 10-30 (D) 6x 10-29
(C)

9. An n-type semiconducting Si is obtained by doping intrinsic Si with:

Al (B) B
(A)
P (D) In
(C)

10. Energy levels A, Band C of an atom correspond to incereasing values of

wavelengths of
energy i.e. EA Eg < Ec. Let 1, hg and g be the
C to A,
radiation corresponding to the transitions C to B, B to A and
respectively. The correct relation between A1, y and Ag is :
1 1 1
(A) (B) +
g

(C) 1 + hg + g=0 "(D)

11. When a p-n junction diode is subjected to reverse biasing:

(A) the barrier height decreases and the depletion
region widens.

(B) the barrier height increases and the depletion

region widens.
shrinks.
(C) the barrier height decreases and the depletion region
region shrinks.
(D) the barrier height increases and the depletion
in Geiger-Marsden
12. An alpha particle approaches a gold nucleus
stops at a distance d
experiment with kinetic energy K. It momentarily
proportional to :
from the nucleus and reverses its direction. Then d is
1 (B)
(A)
VK
1 (D) K
(C)
K
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Questions number 13 to16 are Assertion (A) and Reason (R) type questions. Two
statements are given one labelled Assertion (A) andthe other labelled Reason
R). Select the correct answer from the codes (A), (B). (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R)is also false.

momentum
13. Assertion (A): An electron and a proton enter withthe same
I B. Then both
p in a magnetic field B such that p
describe a circular path of the samne radius.

Reason (R): The radius of the circular path described by the

charged
magnetic field
particle (charge q, mass m) moving in the
my
B is given by r = qB.
microscope is
14. Assertion (A): The magnifying power of a compound
negative.
object.
Reason (R): The final image formed is erect with respect to the

the law of conservation of

15. Assertion (A): Lenz's law is a consequence of
energy.
inductor.,
Reason (R): There is nopower loss in an ideal
with an increase in
16. Assertion (A): Photoelectric current increases
intensity of incident radiation, for a given frequency of
incident radiation and the accelerating potential.
in
Reason (R): Increase in the intensity of incident radiation results
emitted per
an increase in the number of photoelectrons
photocurrent.
second and hence an increase in the
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 SECTION B

17. An electric field E is maintained in a wire of length and area of

cross-section 'a'. Derive the relation between the current density '¡ in the
wire and the electric field E. 2

18. How does the energy gap of an intrinsic semiconductor effectively change
when doped with a (a) trivalent impurity, and (b) pentavalent impurity ?
2
Justify your answer in each case.

19. (a) Twowaves, each of amplitude 'a' and frequency w' emanating from
two coherent sources of light superpose at a point. If the phase
difference between the two waves is ¢, obtain an expression for the
resultant intensity at that point.
OR

(b) What is the effect on the interference pattern in Young's double-slit

experimnent when (i) the source slit is moved closer to the plane of
the slits, and (ii) the separation between the two slits is increased ?
2
Justify your answers.

20. In Bohr model of hydrogen atom, find the ratio of period of revolution of
2
the electron in the orbit n=2to that in the orbit n=1.
Find its focal
21. A convex lens (n = 1:52)has a focal length of 15-0 cm in air.
What will be
length when it is immersed in liquid of refractive index 1-65.
the nature of the lens ? 2

SECTION C
22. Two long, straight, parallel conductors carry steady currents in
(a) interaction
opposite directions. Explain the nature of the force of force
between them. Obtain an expression for the magnitude of the
between the two conductors. Hence define one ampere.
3

OR
carrying
(b) Obtain an expression for the torque T acting on a current
loop in a uniform magnetic field B. Draw the necessary diagram.
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23. (a) On what factors does the speed of an electromagnetic wave n a
medium depend?
(b) How is an electromagnetic wave
(c) produced ?
Sketch a schematic diagram depicting the electric and magnetic 3
fields for an electromagnetic wave propagating along z-axiS.

24. An ac voltage v; = 140sin (100 t) Vis applied to the primary coil having
200 turns, of an ideal transformer and it supplies a power of 5 kW. If the
secondary coil has 1000turns, find:
(a) the output voltage,
(b) the instantaneous voltage across the secondary coil, and
3
(c) the current in the secondary coil. (Take \2 = 14)

25. The figure shows a circuit with three ideal batteries. Find the magnitude
and direction of currents in the branches AG, BF and CD.
22 B 22
A

+ 4Q2
www6V
3V

22
6V

F D
G 22

nucleons.
26. (a) Briefly discuss three characteristics of the forces between
?
(b) Which out of °X and Y nuclei is more stable and why
4 3

Geiger-Marsden experiment. Briefly

27. Draw a schematic arrangement of
observations about the structure
explain the conclusions drawn from the
clOsest approach' in this case.
of an atom. Define 'distance of
working of a p-n junction
28. With the help of a circuit diagram, explain the waveforms.
input and output 3
diode as afull wave rectifier. Draw its
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 SECTION D
Case Study Based Questions
Questions number 29 and 30 are case study based questions. Read the following
paragraphs and answer the questions that follow.
29. Wnen a ray of lhght propagates from adenser medium to a rarer medium,
it bends away from the normal. When the incident angle is increased, the
refracted ray deviates more fromn the normal. For aparticular angle or
incidence in the denser medium, the refracted ray just grazes the
interface of the two surfaces. This angle of incidence is called the critical
angle for the pair of media involved. 1
(1) For a ray incident at the critical angle. the angle of reflection 1s :
(A) 0 (B) <90°

(C) > 90° (D) 90°

On
water
(i) A ray of light of wavelength 600 nm is incident in
the critical angle. The
the water-air interface at an angle less than 1
wavelength associated with the refracted ray is:
(B) 450 nm
(A) 400 nm
600 nm (D) 800 nm
(C)
media A and B is shown
(iüi) (a) The interface AB between the two
incident ray PQ
in the figure. In the denser medium A, the refracted ray
makes an angle of 30 with the horizontal. The medium B
refractive index of
is parallel to the interface. The
w.r.t. medium A is :
B
A >B
30"
A

P
(B)
(A) 2
2
2
4 (D)
(C) V3

OR

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 (b) Two media A and B aresenarated by a plane boundary. 1ne
Speed of light in medium A and B is 2 10 ms and
Z'5 X 10 ms-l respectively. The critical angle for a ray of
1
hght going from medium Ato medium Bis :
1
(A) sin-l (B) sin-1

Sin~12
(C) sin-l 3 (D)
5 5
(iv) The figure shows the path of alight ray through a triangular prism.
1
In this phenomenon, the angle Ois given by :

(A) sin-l Vnn-1 (B) sin-1 (n-1)

1 1
Sin-1 (D) sin-l
(C) (n-1)
n-1
conductor of resistance R,
30. When the terminals of a cell are connected to a
electrolyte of the cell
an electric current flows through the circuit. The conductor.
also offers some resistance in the path of the current, like the
called internal resistance of
This resistance offered by the electrolyte is
electrolyte, the area of the
the cell (r). It depends upon the nature of the
temperature. Due to
electrodes immersed in the electrolyte and the
by the cellis wasted in
internal resistance, a part of the energy supplied
the form of heat.
potential difference between
When no current is drawn from the cell, the
the cell ([). With a current drgwn
the two electrodes in known as emf of
potential difference between the two electrodes is
from the cell, the difference (V).
termed as terminal potential
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 (i) Choose the incorrect statement : 1
(A) 1ne potential difference (V) between the two terminals of acell
a closed circuit is alwavs less than its emf (e), during
discharge of the cell.
(B) The internal resistance ofa cell decreases with the decrease 1n
temperature of the electrolyte.
(C) When current is drawn from the cell then V=:- lr.
(D) 1he graph between potential difference between the two
terminals of the cell (V) and the current (I) through it 1s a
straight line with a negative slope.
(ii) Two cells of emfs 2-0 V and 6-0 V and internal resistances O1 s2 and
O* $2 respectively, are connected in parallel. The equivalent emnf of the
combination will be :
(A) 2-0 V (B) 2-8 V
(C) 6-0 V (D) 8-0 V
(iii) Dipped in the solution, the electrode exchanges charges with the
electrolyte. The positive electrode develops a potential V, (V4 > 0),
and the negative electrode develops a potential -(V) (V_0), relative
to the electrolyte adjacent to it. When no current is drawn from the
cell then :
(A) E= V++ V>0 (B) [ = V+ -V>0
(C) [ = V4+ V_ <0 (D) [= V + V_=0
(iv) (a) Five identical cells, each of emf 2 V and internal resistance
0-1 2 are connected in parallel. This combination in turn is
connected to an external resistor of 9-98 2. The current
flowing through the resistor is :
0-05 A (B) 0-1 A
(A)
(C) 0-15 A (D) 0-2 A
OR
Potential difference across a cell in the open circuit is 6 V. It
(b)
becomes 4 V when a current of 2A is drawn from it. Tbe
internal resistance of the cell is:
(B) 1·5 2
(A) 1-0S2
2-0 S2 (D) 2-5 S2
(C)
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 SECTION E
31. (a) (i) Give any two differences between the interference pattern
obtained in Young's double-slit experiment and a difiraction
pattern due to a single slit.
(ü) Draw an intensity distribution graph in case of a double-slit
interference pattern.
(ii) In Young's double-slit experiment using monochromatic
light of wavelength , the intensity of light at a point on the
SCreen, where path difference is . is K units. Find the
ntensity of light at a point on the screen where the path
5
difference is
6
OR

(b) () Draw a labelled ray diagram of a compound microscope

showing image formation at least distance of distinct vision.
Derive an expression for its magnifying power.
and
(i) A telescope consists of two lenses of focal length 100 cm
5 cm. Find the magnifying power when the final image is
5
formed at infinity.

32. (a) (i) Obtain an expression for the electric potential due to a small
centre, for
dipole of dipole moment p,at a point r from its
dipole.
much larger distances compared to the size of the
the vertices
(ii) Three point charges q, 2q and nq are placed at
energy of the
of an equilateral triangle. If the potential
value of n, 5
system is zero, find the
OR

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 (b) (i) State Gauss's Law in electrostatics. Apply this to obtain the
electric fheld É at a point near auniformly charged infinite
plane sheet.
(ii) the
Two long straight wires 1 and 2 are kept as shown in
hgure. The linear charge density of the two wires are
A1 = 10 uC/m and Ao =- 20 LC/m. Find the net force
5
experienced by an electron held at point P:.

10 cm
P.t
30 Cm

33. (a) (i) A particle of mass m and charge q is moving with avelocity
v in amagnetic field B-as shown in the figure. Show that it
follows a helical path. Hence, obtain its frequency of
revolution.

Te

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 (ii) In a hydrogen atom, the electron moves in an orbit of radius
2 Åmaking 8x 1014 revolutions per second. Findthe magnetic
5
moment associated the electron.
with the orbital motion of
OR
(b) (i) Wiat is current sensitivity of a galvanometer ? Show how Une
be increased.
current sensitivity of a galvanometer may
may not
of a galvanometer
"Increasing the current sensitivity
necessarily increase its voltage sensitivity." Explam.
takes
(iü) resistance 15 2 and
Amoving coil galvanometr has
Z0 mA to produce full scale
deflection. How can this
0to
galvanometer be converted into a voltmeter of range
5
100 V ?

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