B.R.
BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, JODHPUR
Terminal Examination – 2019
Class: XII
PHYSICS
Time allotted: 3 hours SET 2 Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
a. All questions are compulsory.
b. Question paper consists of 37 questions
c. Question numbers 1 to 20 are very short answer questions, carrying 1 mark each.
Question numbers 21 to 27 are short answer questions, carrying 2 marks each.
Question numbers 28 to 34 are short answer questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Question numbers 35 to 37 are long answer questions, carrying 5 marks each. An internal
choice is provided in these questions.
d. Use of calculators is not permitted. However you may use Log Tables, if necessary.
You may use the following physical constant wherever necessary:
c= 3 x 108 ms-1 , h= 6.6 x 10-34 Js , e = 1.6 x 10-19 C , m0= 4p x 10-7 T m A-
Objective type (only One answer out of given answer is correct.
1. A long thin hollow metallic cylinder of radius 'R' has a current i ampere. The magnetic induction 'B'-away from the
axis at a distance r from the axis varies as shown in
(a) B (b) B
r r
x=0 x=R x=0 x=R
(c) B (d) B
r r
x=0 x=R x=0 x=R
2. Three charges, each of value q, are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. A fourth charge Q is placed at
centre of the triangle. If Q = -q:
(a) The charges will move towards the centre (b) The charges will move away from the centre
(c) The charges will remain stationary (d) The charges may move in any direction
Two cells when connected in series are balanced on 8m on a potentiometer. If the cells are connected with polarities of
one of the cell is reversed, they balance on 2m. The ratio of e.m.f.'s of the two cells is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3. In a region of space, the electric field is in the x direction and is given as E = E 0x i. Consider an imaginary cubical
volume of edge a, with its edges parallel to the axes of coordinates. The charge inside this volume is:
(A) Must be Zero (B) May be Zero (C) depends on dimensions of cube (D) cannot be zero
4. In a circuit with a coil of resistance 2 ohms, the magnetic flux changes from 2.0 Wb to 10.0 Wb in 0.2 second. The
charge that flows in the coil during this time is
(a) 5.0 coulomb (b) 4.0 coulomb (c) 1.0 coulomb (d) 0.8 coulomb
5 .A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from the centre of the coil on the axis where the magnetic
induction will be to its value at the centre of the coil, is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
R R R
6. . An infinite ladder network is arranged with resistances A
R and 2 R as shown. The effective resistance between terminals A and B is
2R 2R 2R
(a) (b) R (c) 2R (d) 3R
B
7. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its radius _______ .
8. A cell is connected between the points A and C of a circular conductor ABCD i1
B
of centre O with angle A .
If and are the magnitudes of the magnetic 300o
O
fields at O due to the currents in ABC and ADC respectively, the ratio B1/B2 is
(a) 0.2 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 5 60o
A C
1A i2 D
9. A, Band C are voltmeters of resistances R, 1.5R and 3R respectively. When some
potential difference is applied between X and Y, the voltmeter readings are V A, VB and VC.
Then:
(a) VA = VB= VC (b) VA ¹ VB = VC (c) VA = VB ¹ VC (d) VA + VB = VC
Match the following from options given in right.
10. surface integral of magnetic field is -------------- µ0i
11.Line integral of magnetic field ------------ Q/ξ0
12.surface integral of electric filed ------------ zero
13. Line integral of magnetic field ------------ V
State/ define the following
14.What is dielectric constant.
15. What is current density.
16. What is Bohr magneton .
17. What is Gyromagnetic ratio .
18. What is Vortex field .
Justify if assertion for the reason is correct , if not justify giving correct reason
19. Assertion : If an electron is not deflected while passing through a certain region of space, then only possibility is
that there is no magnetic region.
Reason : Force is directly proportional to the magnetic field applied.
20. A uniform magnetic field gets modified as shown , when
two specimens X and Y are placed in it.
(i)Identify the two specimens X and Y.
21. Identify and name the part of electromagnetic spectrum to which these radiations belong. .Arrange these wavelengths
in decreasing order of magnitude.
(i) Used in water purifier. (ii) Used by a mobile phone
(iii) used to detect cracks in materials (iv) For providing relief to swollen tissues
21. A jet plane is travelling towards west at a speed of 1800 km/h. What is the voltage difference developed between the
ends of the wing having a span of 20 m, if the horizontal component of Earth’s magnetic field at the location has a
magnitude of 0.5 G and the dip angle is 37°.?
22. Derive expression for induced EMF for a long rod of length l rotating with angular frequency w in a magnetic field B.
23. Why carbon is preferred for making ohmic resistance? If the color code is RED, GREEN , ORANGE, GOLD then
what is the value of resistance
24. It is required to construct a 50 µF capacitor which can be connected across a 200 V battery. Capacitors of capacitance
10µ F are available but they can withstand only 50 V. Design a combination which can yield the desired result
25. A bar magnet M is dropped so that it falls vertically
through the coil C. The graph obtained for voltage
produced across the coil vs. time is shown in figure (b).
(i)Explain the shape of the graph.
26. What is displacement current ?
27. Write four characteristics of equpotential surfaces.
28. What is self Inductance? A wire of fixed length is wound on a solenoid of length ‘ℓ’ and radius 'r'. Its self
inductance is found to be L. Now if same wire is wound on a solenoid of length ℓ/2 and radius r/2, then what would be
its self inductance?
(ii) Why is the negative peak longer than the positive peak?
29. Answer the following questions regarding earth (a) A vector needs three quantities for its specification. Name the
three independent quantities conventionally used to specify the earth (b) The angle of dip at a location in southern India
is about 180. Would you expect a greater or smaller dip angle in Britain? (c) If you made a map of magnetic field lines at
Melbourne in Australia, would the lines seem to go into the ground or come out of the ground?
29. Define resistance, reactance and impedance. Show graphically their variation with source frequency. How will their
value be affected if the source is DC?
30. State the principle of potentiometer. Draw a circuit diagram used to compare the e.m.f. of two primary cells. Write
the formula used. How can the sensitivity of a potentiometer be increased ?
31. What is polarization of dielectric? Discuss effect of introduction of dielectric in capacitor on its charge, capacity,
potential, field and energy when a battery is disconnected after charging and capacitor is isolated.
32. Define relaxation time. Derive the formula for drift velocity and resistance of a conductor for a conductor that has n
number of electrons per cubic metre and has length Land cross section area A.
33.Derive an expression for magnetic field on axis of a current loop .
34. Write SI and CGS unit of capacity.. Derive an expression for capacity of a spherical capacitor.
35. State Gauss law and derive the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged sphere. Also draw. 1+2+2
OR
Define electric flux. Using Gauss law derive the field due to line charge and plots E-r and V-r graph for the same 1+2+2
36. (a) Explain the construction and working of moving coil galvanometer with a labeled diagram. 3
(b) A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 120 ohm shows full scale deflection for a current of 2.5 mA. How will you
convert the galvanometer into an ammeter of range 0 to 7.5 A? Determine the net resistance of the ammeter. 2
OR
(a) With a neat diagram explain working of a cyclotron. 3
(b) A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 10 ohm shows full scale deflection for a current of 2 mA. How will you
convert the galvanometer into an voltmeter of range 0 to 10 V? Determine the net resistance of the voltmeter. 2
37. (a).Derive the expression for average power consumed in one cycle in LCR circuit. 3
(b) Show that the total energy of LC oscillations is conserved at any instance of time 2
OR
(a) Describe working of ac generator with a suitable diagram. 3
(b). A coil having an inductance of is connected in series with a resistance of 300 Ω. If 20 volt and a 200 Hz
source are impressed across the combination, then what is value of the tangent of the phase angle between the voltage
and the current ? 2
