KENDRIYAVIDYALAYA SANGATHAN::HYDERABAD REGION

SECONDPRE-B0ARD EXAMINATION 2023-24

CLASS-XII
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Time Alowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:

1) There are 33 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.
3) All the sections are
compulsory.
4) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve McQ and four Assertion
Reasoning based of1mark each, Section B contains five questions of two
marks each, SectionC contains seven questionsof three marks each, Section
D contains two case study based questions of four marks each and Section E
contains three long answer questions of five marks each.
5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
question in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in
Section
the
Dand all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of
choices in such questions.
6) Use of calculators is not allowed.
7) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary.
i. c =3x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
iv. uo = 4n x 10-7TmA-1
v. h =6.63 x10-34Js
vi. [o = 8.854 x10-12C2N-Im2
vii. Avogadro's number = 6.023 X 1023 per gram mole
SECTION-A
1. An electric dipole is placed inside a Gaussian surface. The net electric flux
linked with the surface is 1
a) 9 = q/eo b) = q Eo c) = 0 d) Í =2q/ £o
2. An electric heater 220V, 440W has a
resistance 1

a) 2 o 110 c) 0.5 2 d) 20 SQ
3. Force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field will be maximumn,
when angle betvween vand Bis 1

a) 0° b) 30° c) 60°
4. The magnetic flux in terms of timetis given by = 2- 2t + 5. The
magnitude of the induced emf at time t =2 s is
 a) 2.5V d) 5V
b)2v c) OV
5. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air medium in between the
plates is 100uF.The air medium is replaced bya dielectric with a dielectric
Constant of 10. The final capacitance of the capacitor is 1
a) lmF b) luF c) 10 uF d 1000 mF
6. The emf and the current are given as V = 100 sin wt and I = 10
sin (wt+ 90)
The power dissipated in the circuit is 1
a) 1000 W b) 0 W c) 10 W d) 100 W
7. The relation for the speed of
electromagnetic waves in terms of the
amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields 1
a) C =:Eo b), C = E,.Bo c) C= E, +Bo
Bo d) C= Eo - Bo
8. When a wave is propagating from a rarer to a denser medium, which
characteristic of the wave does not change? 1
a) Velocity b) Wavelength c) Frequency d All the above
9.What the critical angle for a material of refractive index/2?
is 1
a) 300 b) 450 c) 600 d) 900 |
10. Consider a tightly bound 100 turn coil of radius 10cm
carrying the current
of 1A. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil is 1
a) 6.28 x 10-4 T b) 6.28 mT c) 6.28 x 10-2 T d) 0
11.When a glass slab is placed on an ink dot, ink dot appears to be raised.
Why ? 1
a) Refraction b) Reflection c) Interference d) Diffraction
12. The self-inductance of the coil, if the magnetic flux linked with the coil is
100Wb and the current 2A is 1
a) 200H b) 50H c) 98H d) 102H
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given -one labelled Assertion (A)
and other labelled Reason (R), Select the correct answer to these questions
from the options as given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct
explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion: In Young's double slit experiment central fringe is a
1
bright fringe. T
Reason: If path differernce at central fringe is zero then it will be a bright
fringe.
14. Assertion: When light of certain wavelength falls on a metal
surface it
ejects electron 1
Reason: Light has wave nature.
15. Assertion: Nuclear density is almost same for all
nuclei. 1
Reason: The radius (r) of a nucleus depends only on the mass number (A)
as r « Al/3,
16. Assertion: Electrons in the atom are held due
to cou<omb forcesí 1
Reason: The atom is stable only because the centripetal force due to
Coulomb's law is balanced by the centrifugal force.
SECTION-B
17. An electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field E. What is the net force
acting the dipole and obtain the expression for the torque
experienced by
it.
2

18) Predict the polarity of the capacitor plates A & B in the situation
described
below: tve ho -ve 2

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19. Draw the variation of the photo electric current with

voltage by (a) varying
intensity for a particular frequency (b) by varying the frequency for a
particular intensity. 2

20./The line AB in the ray diagram represents a lens. State whether the lens is
ConveX or concave? 2

() (i)

B
 (OR)
Name the phenomenon involved in ontical fbre and write the
conditions for
the phenomenon.
21. TwO Substances have magnetic
susceptibilities + 0.5 and -0.5. ldentity the
type of the magnetic substances, If thev are placed in
magnetic field, draw
the diagrams of the field
lines. 2

SECTION-C
22. The electric field at a point
due a point charge is 20N/C. The
potential at that point is 10J/C. Calculate the electric
the charge and the distance of the point from
magnitude of the charge.ve
23. A proton and an a-particle
move perpendicular to a magnetic field. Find
the ratio of radii of the circular
paths described by proton to alpha
when both (i) have equal particle
momenta, and (ii) have equal kinetic energy. 3
24.)Identify the electromagnetic waves whose
and also write one use for each.
wavelength vary as shown below
to Se
(i) 10-12 m < À< 10-8 m
(ii) 10-3 m <A< 10-1 m
(iii) 10-4 m <A< 10-6 m
23. Why is a diode used as a rectifier?
Draw a labelled circuit diagram of a full
wave rectifier. Show the input and output
wave forms. 3
The value of ground state energy of
hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV.
(i) What does the negative sign signify?
(ii) How much energyy is required to take an
electron in this_atom from the
ground state to the first excited state ?
3
27. Sketch the wavefront emerging from a (i) concave mirror (ii) convex lens
and a (iii) prism, if plane wavefront is incident normally on
them. 3
(OR)
Using Huygens' principle, prove Snell's law of refraction.
28. Derive an expression for drift velocity of free electrons in a conductor in
terms of relaxation time of electrons. 3

m 2

(m
e
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SECTION-D

Case Study Based Questions

29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. 4

Consider a thin p-type silicon (p-Si) semiconductor wafer. By adding precisely a

Small quantity of pentavalent impurity,part of the p-Siwafer can be converted into
n-Si. There are several processes by which a semiconductor can be formed. The
wafer now contains p-region and n-region and a metallurgical junction between p
and n- region. Two important processes occur during the formation of a p-n
junction: diffusion and drift. We know that in an n-type semiconductor, the
concentration of electrons (number of electrons per unit volume) is more compared
to the concentration of holes. Similarly, in a p-type semiconductor, the
concentration of holes is more than the concentration of electrons. During the
formation of p-n junction, and due to the concentration gradient across p-, and n
sides, holes diffuse from p-side to n-side (p to n) and electrons diffuse from n-side
to p-side (n to p). This motion of charge carries gives rise to diffusion Current across
the junction. When an electron diffuses from n to p, it leaves behind an ionised
donor on n-side. This ionised donor (positive charge) is immobile as it is bonded to
the surrounding atoms. As the electrons continue to diffuse from n to p, a layer of
positive charge (or positive space-charge region) on n-side of the junction is
developed.
i) What are the majority charge carriers in p-type semiconductor?
a) Electrons bHoles c) Neutrons d) None
(ii) Electron diffusion is from
a) p to n n to p c) No diffusion d) can't say
(iii) The direction of electric field at the junction
a ntop b) p to n c) No electric field presents d) None
(OR)
The potential barrier at the junction is 30 V and width of the
depletion
layer is 3 um. Find the intensity of electric field at the junction of p-n
diode.
a) 103 N/C b) 105 N/C 107 N/C d) 109 N/C
(iv) What are the dopants to prepare an-type
semi-conductor
apentavalent b) trivalent c) tetravalent d) None
30. Read the following paragraph and answer the
questions that follow. 4
If a certain number of neutrons and protons are
brought together to form a nucleus
of a certain charge and mass, an energy E, will be
released in the process. The
energy Eb is called the binding energy of the nucleus. If we separate a nucleus into
its nucleons, we would have to supply a total energy equal to Eb, to
those particles.
Although we cannot tear apart a nucleus in this way, the nuclear binding energy
is stilla convenient measure of how well a nucleus is held together. A nore
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