SAPPHIRE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CROSSINGS REPUBLIK

ACADEMIC SESSION : 2024-25

Grade : XII (Twelve) Subject : Physics (042) Maximum Marks: 70
Date : 9/12/24 Sample paper 1 Time: 3 hours

ANSWERKEY

SECTION – A 16 × 1 = 16 marks
Q1. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius in doubled,
then the outward electric flux will
(a) be doubled (b) increase four times
(c) be reduced to half (d) remain the same
Q2. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2 × 105 NC–1. It
experiences a torque equal to 4 N m. The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm.
(a) 8 mC (b) 2 mC (c) 5 mC (d) 7 mC
Q3. Two capacitors each of capacitance 5μF are connected in series. Equivalent capacitance will
be-
(a) 2.5μF (b) 1μF
(c) 0.5μF (d) 4μF
Q4. The core of a transformer is laminated, so as to
(a) make it light weight
(b) make it robust and strong
(c) increase the secondary voltage
(d) reduce energy loss due to eddy current
Q5. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The torque acting on it does not
depend upon the
(a) shape of the loop (b) area of the loop
(c)value of current (d) magnetic field
Q6. Current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is 5 div/mA and its voltage sensitivity
(angular deflection per unit voltage applied) is 20 div/V. The resistance of the galvanometer is
(a) 40 W (b) 25 W (c) 250 W (d) 500 W
Q7. Two cells of emf 1.5 V and 2 V having internal resistances 0.2 Ω and 0.3Ω respectively are
connected in parallel, the emf and internal resistance of the equivalent cell are-

(a) 1.7V,1.2 Ω (b) 2V,1.6Ω

(c) 3.5V,1.32 Ω (d) 4.5V,1.5 Ω
Q8. Four charges + 8Q, - 3Q +5Q and -10Q are kept inside a closed surface. What will be the
outgoing flux through the surface.
(a) 26 V-m (b) 0 V-m
(c) 10 V-m (d) 8 V-m
Q9. An electric dipole is placed inside uniform electric field. Net ________on it is always zero.
(a) force (b) torque
(c) angular momentum (d) potential energy
Q10. A proton and an alpha particle enter into a region of uniform electric field. The ratio of the
force on the proton to that on the alpha particle is-
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(a) 1:2 (b) 2:4
(c) 1:3 (d)1:4
Q11. A plane electromagnetic wave propagating along x direction can have the following pairs of E
and B
(a) Ex, By (b) Ey, Bz
(c) Bx, Ey (d) Ez, By
Q12. Kirchhoff’s I law for the electric network is based on:
(a) Law of conservation of charge
(b) Law of conservation of energy
(c) Law of conservation of angular momentum
(d) Law of conservation of mass
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and 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.
Q.13 Assertion (A): The field in a cavity inside a conductor is zero which causes electrostatic
shielding
Reason (R): Dielectric constant of conductors in electrostatics is infinite.
(b)
Q.14 Assertion (A): Work done by the field of a nucleus in a complete orbit of the electron is zero
even if the orbit is elliptical.
Reason (R): Electrostatic force is conservative in nature.
(a)
Q.15 Assertion (A): The induced current flows so as to oppose the cause producing it.
Reason (R): Lenz's law is based on energy conservation
(a)
Q.16 Assertion (A) :Net magnetic flux coming out of a closed surface is always zero.
Reason (R): Monopole does not exits in case of magnets
(a)
SECTION-B 5 × 2 = 10 marks
Q. 17 Write the expression for speed of electromagnetic waves in a medium of electrical permittivity
f and magnetic permeability n .
v=1/Ífn

Q. 18 Deduce an expression for the potential of a system of two point charges q1 and q2 located r
distance apart in an external field .
V= k q1/r1+kq2/r-r1
OR
Establish the relation between electric field and electric potential at a point.
E=-Dv /dr

Where,

E is the Electric field.

V is the electric potential.

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dx is the path length.

– sign indicates that the electric field is directed from higher potential to lower potential

Q. 19 An electric dipole, when held at 30° with respect to a uniform electric field of 104 N/C,
experienced a torque of 9 × 10-26 Nm. Calculate dipole moment of the dipole.

Q. 20 Find expression for torque acting on a dipole of dipole moment p kept in field of strength E.
when a dipole of Dipole moment p is placed in a uniform Electric field E ,
the torque τ=Eitherforce×perpendicular distance between the two forces
=qaEsinθ
τ=pEsinθ or τ=p×E.

Q. 21 In a plane electromagnetic wave, the electric field oscillates with a frequency of 2 × 1010 s–1
and an amplitude of 40 Vm–1.What is the wavelength of the wave?

SECTION-C 7 × 3 = 21 marks
Q. 22 State Gauss’s law for magnetism. Explain its significance.
Gauss's law of magnetism states that net magnetic flux through a closed surface (Gaussian
surface) is zero.

Mathematically

∮=B⋅ds=0
Gauss’s law for magnetism tells us that magnetic monopoles do not exist
Q. 23 (a) The peak voltage of an ac supply is 300 V. What is the rms voltage?
(b) The rms value of current in an ac circuit is 10 A. What is the peak current?
(c) What is average value of current of an ac supply if its peak value is 10A?

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Q. 24 The sum of two point charges is 7 μC. They repel each other with a force of 1 N when kept
30cm apart in free space. Calculate the value of each charge.

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Q. 25 Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pF are connected in series, what is the total capacitance
of the combination?
=3pf
Q. 26 State and prove Wheatstone principle with help of diagram.

Q. 27 (a)State and explain two Faraday laws of electromagnetic induction.

1. Faraday's First Law of Electromagnetic Induction:

Faraday's first law states that an electromotive force (EMF) is induced in a closed circuit when
the magnetic flux through the circuit changes. In other words, when the magnetic field passing
through a loop of wire changes, an electric current is generated in the wire. This phenomenon is
known as electromagnetic induction.

The magnetic flux (Φ) through a loop is defined as the product of the magnetic field strength
(B) and the area (A) of the loop perpendicular to the magnetic field, i.e., Φ = B * A. When the
magnetic flux changes, either by changing the magnetic field strength, the area of the loop, or
the angle between the magnetic field and the loop, an EMF is induced in the loop.

Mathematically, Faraday's first law can be expressed as:

EMF = -dΦ/dt

where EMF is the induced electromotive force, dΦ/dt is the rate of change of magnetic flux, and
the negative sign indicates that the induced EMF opposes the change in magnetic flux, as per
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Lenz's law.

2. Faraday's Second Law of Electromagnetic Induction:

Faraday's second law states that the magnitude of the induced electromotive force (EMF) in a
closed circuit is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit.
In other words, the faster the magnetic flux changes, the greater the induced EMF.

(b)Predict the directions of induced currents in metal rings 1 and 2 lying in the same plane where
current I in the wire is increasing steadily.

=anticlockwise
Q. 28 A voltmeter of resistance 998 ohms is connected across a cell of emf 2 V and internal resistance
2 ohms. Find the potential difference across the voltmeter and also across the terminals of the
cell.

SECTION-D 2 × 4= 8 marks
Q.29 and Q.30 are case based questions, Read the case and answer the following questions:

Q. 29 When the atomic dipoles are aligned partially or fully, there is a net magnetic moment in the
direction of the field in any small volume of the material. The actual magnetic field inside
material placed in a magnetic field is the sum of the applied magnetic field and the magnetic
field due to magnetization. This field is called magnetic intensity (H).
H =𝑩/𝝁ₒ- M

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Where M is the magnetization of the material, μₒ is the permittivity of 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 magnetization is directly proportional to
the magnetic intensity.

(i) Magnetization of a sample is

(a)volume of sample per unit magnetic moment
(b) net magnetic moment per unit volume
(c)ratio of magnetic moment and pole strength
(d) ratio of pole strength to magnetic moment
(ii)Identify the wrongly matched quantity and unit pair.

(a) Pole strength Am

(b). Magnetic susceptibility dimensionless number
(c) Intensity of magnetization A m⁻¹
(d) Magnetic permeability Henry m
(iii) A bar magnet has length- 3 cm, cross-sectional area 2 cm² and magnetic moment 3
Am².The intensity of magnetization of bar magnet is
(a) 2× 10⁵ A/m (b) 3× 10⁵ A/m
(c)4× 10⁵ A/m (d)5× 10⁵ A/m

(iv)A solenoid has a core of a material with relative permeability 500 and its windings carry a
current of 1 A. The number of turns of the solenoid is 500 per metre. The magnetization of the
material is nearly
(a)2.5× 10³ Am⁻¹ (b)2.5× 10⁵ Am⁻¹
(c)2.0× 10³ Am⁻¹ (d)2.0× 10⁵ Am⁻¹

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Q.30 Refraction involves change in the path of light due to change in the medium.

When a beam of light encounters another transparent medium, a part of light gets reflected
back into the first medium, while the rest enters the other. The direction of propagation of an
obliquely incident ray of light, that enters the other medium, changes at the interface of two
media. The phenomenon is called refraction of light.
(i) Which quantity remains unchanged after refraction?
(a) Wavelength (b) Frequency (c) Intensity
(d) Amplitude
(ii) A ray of light strikes an air-glass interface at an angle of incidence i and get refracted at an
angle of refraction r. Then, on increasing the value of i, the value of r will
(a) also increase (b) also decrease (c) remain unchanged
(d) None of the above
(iii) For the same angle of incidence, the angles of refraction in media P, Q and R the are 35°,
25° and 15°, respectively. If Up, U and Ur are velocity of light in medium P, Q and R,
then
(a) vp = vQ = vR (b) vp > vQ > vR (c) vp = vQ > vR
(d) vp < vQ < vR
Or
(iii) The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is
(a) virtual and diminished (b) real and diminished
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(c) real and enlarged (d) virtual and enlarged
(iv) Velocity of light in glass is 2 x10 m/s and that in air is 3x108 m/s. By how much would an
8

ink dot appear to be raised when covered by a glass plate 6 cm thick?

(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 2.6 cm

SECTION-E 3x 5 = 15 marks
Q.31 (A) Derive the expression for the current flowing in an ideal capacitor and its reactance when
connected to an ac source of voltage, V = V0 sinωt.
(B) Draw its phasor diagram.
(C) If resistance is added in series to capacitor what changes will occur in the current flowing
in the circuit and its impedance ? 2+1+2

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OR
The figure shows a series LCR circuit connected to a variable frequency 230 V source.

(a) Determine the source frequency which drives the circuit in resonance.
(b) Calculate the impedance of the circuit and amplitude of current at resonance.
(c) Show that potential drop across LC combination is zero at resonating frequency.

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3+2+1
Q.32 What is drift velocity? Derive expression for it? When 5 V potential difference is applied
across a wire of length 0.1 m, the drift speed of electrons is 2.5 × 10–4 m/s. If the electron
density in the wire is 8 × 1028 m–3, calculate the resistivity of the material of
wire. 1+2+2

OR

State and explain two Kirchhoff’s law .Determine the current in each branch of the network
shown in figure. 2+3

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Q.33 State and explain Biot-Savart law.Use it to find magnetic field at center of a circular loop.

OR
State Ampere’s circuital law. Using it, derive an expression for the magnetic field around a
straight conductor of infinite length.

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