SRI RAMAJAYAM GLOBAL SENIOR

SECONDARY CBSE SCHOOL

UNIT TEST-III
STD: XII SET-II TIME: 1.5 Hours
SUBJECT: PHYSICS TOTAL MARKS: 40

General Instructions:
(1) There are 18 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
All the sections are compulsory.
(3) Section A contains eight questions of 1 mark each, Section B contains three questions of two
marks each, Section C contains four questions of three marks each, section D contains one questions of four
marks and Section E contains two questions of five marks each .
(4). Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION
–A

Multiple choice type questions 8×1=8

1. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the position of stable equilibrium in uniform
electric field of intensity E. It is rotated through an angle θ from the initial position. The
potential energy of electric dipole in the final position is
(a) pE cos θ (b) pE sin θ (c) pE(1 − cos θ) (d) −pE cos θ
2. There are two charges +1 μC and +5 μC. The ratio of the forces acting on them will be
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 5 : 1 (d) 1 : 25
3. 64 drops each having the capacity C and potential V are combined to form a big drop. If
the charge on the small drop is q, then the charge on the big drop will be
(a) 2q (b) 4q (c) 16q (d) 64q
4. The capacitors of capacitance 4 F, 6 F and 12 F are connected first in series and then in
parallel. What is the ratio of equivalent capacitance in the two cases?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 11 : 1 (c) 1 : 11 (d) 1 : 3
5. A current of 0.8 A flows in a conductor of 40 W for 1 minute. The heat produced in the
conductor will be
(a)1445 J (b)1536 J (c)1569 J (d)1640 J
6. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?

(a) Drift velocity alone. (b) Thermal velocity alone.

(c) Both drift velocity and thermal velocity. (d) Neither drift nor thermal velocity.
Directions: These questions 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.
7. Assertion : Electric field is zero inside a conductor.
Reason : Charges reside on the surface of the conductor and also inside the conductor.
8. Assertion : Work done in moving a charge around a closed path, in an electric field is
always zero.
Reason : Electrostatic force is not a conservative force.
SECTION-B
Very short answer type questions 3×2=6
9. Arrange the Gaussian surfaces shown below. In order of decreasing electric flux, starting
with most positive.

10. Four point charges of 2µC, -6µC, 2µC and -6µC are placed at the corners A, B, C and D
respectively, of a square of side 40 cm. Find the net force acting on a charge of 10µC placed
at the center of the square.
11.Three point charges, 4µC each, are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
20 cm. Find the electrostatics potential energy of the system.
SECTION-C
Short answer type questions 4×3=12
12. A 10 V cell of negligible internal resistance is connected in parallel across a battery of
emf 200 V and internal resistance 38 Ω as shown in the figure. Find the value of current in
the circuit.

13. Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and the
series combination of two capacitors C1 and C2 with their capacitances in the ratio 2:3 so that
the energy stored in the two cases, becomes the same.
14. Using Gauss’s theorem, show mathematically that for any point outside the shell, the
field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell is the same as if the entire charge of the
shell is concentrated at the center. Why do you expect the electric field inside the shell to be
zero according to this theorem?
15. The force between the two charges placed x distance apart is F. If both the charges are
moved towards each other by a distance ‘y’ then find a relation for the new force in terms of
F, x and y.
SECTION-D
Case-Based question 1×4=4
16. In 1942, a German Physicist Kirchhoff extended Ohm’s law to the complicated circuits
and gave two laws, which enable us to determine current in any part of such a circuit.
Kirchhoff’s first law is also known as current law and it is based on conservation of charge
whereas, his 2nd law is also known as Kirchhoff’s voltage law and it is based on
conservation of energy.
(i) Kirchhoff’s current law is based on the fact that
(a) there is a possibility for a node to store energy.
(b) there cannot be an accumulation of charge at a junction.
(c) charge accumulation is possible at junction.
(d) charge accumulation may or may not be possible.
(ii)Which of the following law is used with Kirchhoff’s current law?
(a)Ohm’s law (b)Faraday’s law (c)Coulomb’s law (d)Both (b) and (c)
(iii)Which of the formula defines KCL where i1, i2 are incoming currents and i3, i4 are
outgoing currents from a node in a circuit?
(a)i1 + i2 = i3 + i4 (b)i1 + i3 = i2 + i4 (c) i1 – i2 = i3 – i4 (d) i4 – i1 = i1 + i3
(iv)Algebraic sum of voltages around any closed path in a network is equal to
(a)infinity (b)1 (c)zero (d)negative polarity
Or
(iv)The equation ∑E = ∑IR, is applicable to which law?
(a)Kirchhoff’s first law (b)Kirchhoff’s junction rule
(c)Kirchhoff’s second law (d) Newton’s second law

SECTION-E

Long answer type questions 2×5=10

17.(a) State Kirchhoff ’s rules for a network. Using Kirchhoff’s rules, obtain the balance
condition in terms of the resistances of four arms of Wheatstone bridge.
(b) A wire whose cross-sectional area is increasing linearly from its one end to the other, is
connected across a battery of V volts. Which of the following quantities remain constant in
the wire?
(i) drift speed (ii) current density (iii) electric current (iv) electric field
Justify your answer.
OR
(a) Consider two identical point charges located at points (0, 0) and (2a, 0)
(i) Is there a point on the line joining them at which electric field is zero?
(ii) Is there a point on the line joining them at which the electric potential is zero? Justify
your answer for each case.
(b) State the significance of negative value of electrostatic potential energy of a system of
charges.
(c) Three charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side 1.0 m as
shown in figure. Calculate the electric potential energy of the system of three charges.

18. (a) Use Gauss’s law to obtain an expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long
thin straight wire with uniform linear charge density λ.
(b) An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density λ. An
electron is revolving in a circle with a constant speed v such that the wire passes through the
center and is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. Find the kinetic energy of the electron
in terms of magnitudes of its charge and linear charge density λ on the wire.
(c) Draw a graph of kinetic energy as a function of linear charge density λ.
OR
(a) Calculate the potential at a point P due to a charge of 9 × 10–7 C located 9 cm away.

(b) Hence, obtain the work done in bringing a charge of 1 × 10–9 C from infinity to the point
P. Does the answer depend on the path along which the charge is brought?

(c) Draw equipotential surfaces due to a point Q < 0.