BANGALORE SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX ASSOCIATION

(BSSCA)

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2022-2023)SETB

Date: Max. Marks: 70
Subject: PHYSICS Time:3hrs

General Instructions:

(1) There are 35 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 eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of
two marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains
three long questions of five marks each and Section E contains two case study based
questions of 4 marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C,
D and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(5)Use of calculators is not allowed.
Section A

1. A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal positive charges Q. The
system of the three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
(i) -Q/2 (ii) -Q/4 (iii) +Q/4 (iv) +Q/2

2. In the circuit shown in figure, energy stored in 6 µF will be

(i) 48x10-6J
(ii) 32X10-6J
(iii) 96X10-6J
(iv) 24X10-6J
3. A wire has a non-uniform cross-section as shown in figure. A steady current flows through
it. The drift speed of electrons at points P and Q is vp and vq:

(i) vp = vq
(ii) vp < vq
(iii) vp > vq
(iv) 2 vp = vq

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4. The magnetic field shown in the figure consist of the two magnetic fields

If ‘v’is the velocity just required for a charged particle of mass m and charge q to pass
through the magnetic field .Particle is projected with velocity’v,’ perpendicular to the
field, then how much time does such a charge spend in the magnetic field
(i) πm/2qB
(ii) πm/qB
(iii) πm/4qB
(iv) 3πm/2qB
5. A circular loop of radius 0.3cm lies parallel to much bigger circular loop of radius 20 cm.
The centre of the small loop is on the axis of the bigger loop. The distance between their
centres is 15 cm. If a current of 2.0.A flows through the smaller loop, then the flux linked
with the bigger loop is

(i) 3.3 x 10-11 weber

(ii) 6 x 10-11 weber
(iii) 6.6 x 10-9 weber
(iv) 9.1 x 10-11 weber
6. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If its resistance also increases
by 25%, the voltage sensitivity will
(i) Decrease by 1%
(ii) Increased by 5%
(iii) Increased by 10%
(iv) Decrease by 4%
7. Two charged particles traverse identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense in a
uniform magnetic field B = B0
(i) They have equal z-components of momenta.
(ii) They must have equal charges.
(iii) They necessarily represent a particle- antiparticle pair.
(iv) The charge to mass ratio satisfy: (e/m)1+(e/m)2=0
8. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 100 Volts. To which part of the
electromagnetic spectrum does this value of the de-Broglie wavelength associated with the
electron correspond?
(i) X-rays (ii) Radio wave (iii) Infrared (iv) Microwave
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9. The equation of an ac voltage is V=200 sin 50πt, then the rms value of voltage is:
(i) 100√2 V
(ii) 200√2 V
(iii) 100 V
(iv) 400 V
10. When a biconvex lens of glass having refractive index 1.47 is dipped in a liquid, it acts as
a plane sheet of glass. This implies that the liquid must have refractive index
(i) equal to that of glass
(ii) less than one
(iii) greater than that of glass
(iv) less than that of glass
11. Which of the following has maximum stopping potential when metal is illuminated by
visible light?
(i) Blue (ii) Yellow (iii) Violet (iv) Red
12. In the spectrum of hydrogen, the ratio of the longest wavelength in the Lyman series to
the longest wavelength in the Balmer series is
(i) 5/27 (ii) 4/9 (iii)9/4 (iv) 27/5
13. The Energy of the electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV. The energy of
the electron in its second excited state is,
(i)-3.4eV (ii)-1.51eV (iii)-0.85eV (iv)-2.1eV
14. There are two coils A and B as shown in Figure. A current starts flowing in B as shown,
when A is moved towards B and stops when A stops moving. The current in A is counter
clockwise. B is kept stationary when A moves. We can infer that

(i) There is a constant current in the clockwise direction in A.

(ii) There is a varying current in A.
(iii) There is no current in A.
(iv) There is a constant current in the counter clockwise direction in A.
15. Two parallel plate capacitors X and Y, have the same area of plates and same separation
between plates. X has air and Y with dielectric of constant 2 between its plates. They are
connected in series to a battery of 12 V. The ratio of electrostatic energy stored in X and Y is
(i) 4:1 (ii) 1:4 (iii) 2:1 (iv) 1:2
16. 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
Assertion: No interference pattern is detected when two coherent sources are infinitely close
to each other.
Reason: The fringe width is inversely proportional to the distance between the two sources.
17. 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
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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

Assertion : In process of photoelectric emission, all emitted electrons do not have same
kinetic energy.
Reason : If radiation falling on photosensitive surface of a metal consists of different
wavelength then energy acquired by electrons absorbing photons of different wavelengths
shall be different.
18. . 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
Assertion : The diffusion current in a p-n junction is from the p-side to the n-side.
Reason : The diffusion current in a p-n junction is greater than the drift current when the
junction is in forward biased.

Section B
19. Electromagnetic waves with wavelength:

(i) λ1 is suitable for radio and television communication system

(ii) λ2 plays an important role in maintaining the earth’s warmth.
(iii) λ3 used in engineering for detecting faults, cracks, flaws and holes in the finished
metal products.
(a) Name the part of electromagnetic spectrum to which these radiations belong.
(b) Arrange these wavelengths in ascending order of their magnitude.
20.(a) A beam of a particles projected along +x-axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic
field along the +y-axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?

(b)Write the expression for Lorentz magnetic force on a particle of charge ‘q’ moving with
velocity in a magnetic field .Show that no work is done by this force on the charged
particle.

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21.Draw a graph showing the variation of binding energy per nucleon with mass number of
different nuclei. How does the graph explain the release of energy in the processes of nuclear
fission and fusion?
OR
Calculate the energy released in fusion reaction given below.

22. A convex lens made up of glass of refractive index 1.5 is dipped in turn in (a) medium A
of refractive index 1.65 (b) medium B of refractive index 1.33. Explain, giving reasons.
(i) Will it behave as a converging lens or a diverging lens in each of these two media?
(ii) How will its focal length change in the two media?

23. Draw energy band diagrams of an n-type and p-type semiconductor at temperature T > 0K. Mark the
donor and acceptor energy levels with their energies. A semiconductor has equal electron and hole
concentration of 6×108m-3. On doping with certain impurity, electron concentration increases
to 9×1012 m-3. Calculate the new hole concentration.
24. Use Huygen’s principle to verify the laws of refraction
OR
A plane wavefront is incident on (a) prism (b) a convex lens. Draw the shapes of the
refracted wavefront in each case.
25. A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a charge of 8.85x10-10C.
(a) Calculate the electric flux passing through the surface.
(b) How would the flux change, if the radius of the Gaussian surface is doubled and why?
Section C
26. State Biot -Savart law for the magnetic field produced by a current element. Apply this law
to derive an expression for the magnetic field on the axis of a current carrying circular loop of
radius R.
27.(a) Depict the behaviour of magnetic field lines near
(i) Diamagnetic and
(ii) Paramagnetic substances.
(b)State two characteristic properties distinguishing the behaviour of diamagnetic and
ferromagnetic materials.
28.(a) The instantaneous current and voltage of an a.c. circuit are given by i = 10 sin 300 t A and
V = 200 sin 300 t V. What is the power dissipation in the circuit?
(b) Define the term ‘wattless current’.
(c)An a.c source is connected across an ideal inductor, with the help of a graph show the variation
of the voltage and the current over one complete cycle.
(d)Plot a graph showing variation of capacitive reactance with the change in the frequency of the
ac source.
OR
(a) State the principle of working of a transformer.
(b) State any two factors that reduce the efficiency of a transformer.
(c) Calculate the current drawn by the primary of a 90% efficient transformer which steps
down 220 V to 22 V, if the output resistance is 440Ω.

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29. Find the frequency of light which ejects electrons from a metal surface, fully stopped by a
retarding potential of 3.3 V. If photo electric emission begins in this metal at a frequency of
8 × 1014 Hz, calculate the work function (in eV) for this metal.
OR
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Monochromatic light of frequency 6.0 × 10 Hz is produced by a laser. The power emitted is
2.0 × 10–3 W. Calculate the (i) energy of a photon in the light beam and (ii) number of photons
emitted on an average by the source.
30. (a)Using Bohr’s second postulate of quantization of orbital angular momentum, show that the
circumference of electron in the nth orbital state in hydrogen atom is n times the de Broglie
wavelength associated with it.
(b) The electron in a hydrogen atom initially in the third excited state. What is the maximum
number of spectral lines which can be emitted when it finally moves to the ground state?
Section D
31. Two point charges -q and +q are located at points (0, 0, –a) and (0, 0, a) respectively.
(a) Find the electrostatic potential at (0, 0, z) and (x, y, 0)
(b) How much work is done in moving a small test charge from the point (5, 0, 0) to (–7, 0, 0)
along the x-axis?
(c) How would your answer change if the path of the test charge between the same points is not
along the x-axis but along any other random path?
(d) If the above point charges are now placed in the same positions in a uniform external electric
field E , what would be the potential energy of the charge system in its orientation of unstable
equilibrium?
Justify your answer in each case.
OR
(a) Compare the individual dipole moment and the specimen dipole moment for H2O molecule
and O2 molecule when placed in
(i) Absence of external electric field.
(ii) Presence of external electric field. Justify your answer.
(b) Given two parallel conducting plates of area A and charge densities + σ & -σ. A dielectric
slab of constant K and a conducting slab of thickness d each
are inserted in between them as shown.
(i) Find the potential difference between the plates.
(ii) Plot E versus x graph, taking x=0 at positive plate and x=5d at negative plate.

32.(a)The plot of the variation of potential difference V across a combination of three

identical cells in series, versus current is shown below. What is the emf and internal
resistance of each cell?

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(b) Two cells of emfs Ꜫ1 & Ꜫ2 and internal resistances r1 & r2 respectively are connected in
parallel. Obtain expressions for the equivalent (i) Resistance and (ii) emf of the combination.
(c) Nichrome and copper wires of same length and same radius are connected in series and
current I is passed through them. Which wire gets heated up more? Justify your answer.
OR
(a)A battery of emf E and internal resistance r when connected across an external resistance of
12ohm, produces a current of 0.5 A. When connected across a resistance of 25 ohm, it produces a
current of 0.25 A. Determine
(i) the emf and
(ii) the internal resistance of the cell.
(b)Define mobility of a charge carrier. Write the relation expressing mobility in terms of
relaxation time. Give its SI unit.
(c)Use Kirchhoff’s rules to determine the value of the current I1 flowing in the circuit shown in
the figure.

33. (a) (i) “Two independent monochromatic sources of light cannot produce a sustained
interference pattern”. Give reason.
(ii) Light waves each of amplitude “a” and frequency “ω”, emanating from two coherent light
sources superpose at a point. If the displacements due to these waves is given by y1 = a cos ωt
and y2 = a cos(ωt + ϕ ) where ϕ is the phase difference between the two, obtain the expression
for the resultant intensity at the point.
(b)The ratio of the intensities at minima to the maxima in the Young’s double slit experiment is
9:25. Find the ratio of the widths of the two slits.
OR
(a) Draw a labelled ray diagram showing the image formation of a distant object by a
refracting telescope.
(b) Deduce the expression for its magnifying power when the final image is formed at infinity.
(c) The sum of focal lengths of the two lenses of a refracting telescope is 105 cm. The focal
length of one lens is 20 times that of the other. Determine the total magnification of the
telescope when the final image is formed at infinity.
Section E
34 Case study

Total internal reflection (TIR) is the optical phenomenon in which waves arriving at the interface
(boundary) from one medium to another (e.g., from water to air) are not refracted into the second
(“external”) medium, but completely reflected back into the first (“internal”) medium. It occurs
when the second medium has a higher wave speed (i.e., lower refractive index) than the first, and
the waves are incident at a sufficiently oblique angle on the interface. For example, the water-to-
air surface in a typical fish tank, when viewed obliquely from below reflects the underwater scene
like a mirror with no loss of brightness. TIR occurs not only with electromagnetic waves such as
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light and microwaves, but also with other types of waves, including sound and water waves. If
the waves are capable of forming a narrow beam , the reflection tends to be described in terms of
“rays” rather than waves; in a medium whose properties are independent of direction, such as air,
water or glass, the “rays” are perpendicular to the associated wave fronts. Repeated total internal
reflection of a 405nm laser beam between the front and back surfaces of a glass pane. The colour
of the laser light itself is deep violet; but its wavelength is short enough to cause fluorescence in
the glass, which re-radiates greenish light in all directions, rendering the zigzag beam visible.
Refraction is generally accompanied by partial reflection. When waves are refracted from a
medium of lower propagation speed (higher refractive index) to a medium of higher speed e.g.,
from water to air the angle of refraction (between the outgoing ray and the surface normal) is
greater than the angle of incidence (between the incoming ray and the normal). As the angle of
incidence approaches a certain threshold, called the critical angle, the angle of refraction
approaches 90°, at which the refracted ray becomes parallel to the boundary surface. As the angle
of incidence increases beyond the critical angle, the conditions of refraction can no longer be
satisfied, so there is no refracted ray, and the partial reflection becomes total. For visible light, the
critical angle is about 49° for incidence from water to air, and about 42° for incidence from
common glass to air

(a) What is refractive index of a medium? (in terms of speed of light)

(b) In the above diagram, calculate the speed of light in the liquid of unknown refractive
index.
(c) What is refractive index of a medium (in terms of real and apparent depth)?
(d) What is the relation between refractive index and critical angle for a medium?

35.A pure semiconductor germanium or silicon, free of every impurity is called intrinsic
semiconductor. At room temperature, a pure semiconductor has very small number of current
carriers (electrons and holes). Hence its conductivity is low. When the impurity atoms of valance
five or three are doped in a pure semiconductor, we get respectively n-type or p-type extrinsic
semiconductor. In case of doped semiconductor ne nh= ni2= Where ne and nh are the number
density of electron and hole charge carriers in a pure semiconductor. The conductivity of extrinsic
semiconductor is much higher than that of intrinsic semiconductor.
Answer the following question:
(a) What is n-type semiconductor?
(b) Do pure semiconductors obey Ohm’s law?
(c) Why do semiconductors behave as conductors at room temperature?
(d) Why does a semiconductor behave as an insulator at very low temperature?

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