Physics (102)

Grade-12
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GROUP-A
Multiple Choice Question
Tick the Correct answer 1×11=11 marks
1. For a floating body in water the apparent weight is
a. actual weight b. weight of liquid displaced c. zero d. weight of
body + weight of liquid displaced.
2.The counterparts of mass in rotational motion is
a. Torque b. angular momentum c. couple d. moment of inertia
3.If the angle of contact is zero, the shape of meniscus is
a. plane b. parabolic c. cylindrical d. hemispherical
4. Two waves with amplitude a and 4a interfere. If the phase difference at a point
is 600, the intensity at that point is
a.5 units b. 17 units c. 21 units d. 25 units.
5.An organ pipe closed at one end has frequency f. If its length is double and
radius is halved.
a. f/2 b.2f c. f d.4f
6. Which sets of waves in the figure represent surface wave?

A b. B c. C d. They are all surface wave

 7. If the frequency of the incident radiation in photoelectric equation is doubled
then the stopping potential will be
a. doubled b. halved c. more than double. d. less than
double
8. An electron revolves around a proton in a second excited state in H-atom. The
angular momentum of the electron is
ℎ 2ℎ 3ℎ
a. b. c. d. Zero
3𝜋 3𝜋 2𝜋

9.A long copper tube of radius R carries current I. The magnetic field B inside the
tube is
𝜇𝑜 𝐼 𝜇𝑜 𝐼 𝜇𝑜 𝐼
a. b. c. d. zero
2𝜋𝑅 𝜋𝑅 2𝑅

10.If 𝜒 is the susceptibility of a material then its relative permeability is equal to

a. 𝜒-1 b. 𝜒 c. 𝜒 + 1 d. 1/𝜒
11. If P, Q , R and X are four resistance in the arms of Wheatstone bridge then the
bridge is most sensitive when
a. P=Q=R=X b. P =Q and R = X c. P+Q = R+X d. P-Q = R – X
Group –B
Short answer questions
5×8=40 marks
Attempt all questions
1.a Explain the cause of viscosity.
b. Define coefficient of viscosity. Water flows through a horizontal pipeline of
varying cross section at a rate of 0.2 m3s-1. Calculate the velocity of water at a
point where the area of cross section of pipe is 0.02 m2.
2.a Define angular momentum of a body and moment of inertia.
b. The kinetic energy of a shaft rotating at a constant angular velocity of 22
rad/sec is 7.80 J. Find its angular momentum.
OR
Define surface energy and surface tension. Establish relation between them.
Define angle of contact. How does angle of contact explain the shape of liquid
meniscus?
3.a. State and explain Biot and savart’s law.
b. Define one ampere on the basis of force.
c. A solenoid is designed to a magnetic field of 0.0270 T at its center. It has radius
1.40 cm and 40 cm and carry a maximum current of 12A.Find: minimum number
of turns that the solenoid has and total length required.
4.a. State Lenz law.
b. Lenz law is consistent with principle of conservation of energy. Explain

c. A bar magnet is positioned near a coil of wire as shown in figure.

What is the direction of current through in the resistor if the magnet is moved
(i)to the left (ii) to the right?
5.a. Use Uncertainty principle to explain the cause of non-existence of electron in
the nucleus of an atom.
 b. The Balmer series for hydrogen atom corresponds to electronic that
terminates in the state of quantum number n=2.Find
(i) largest wavelength of photon emitted.
(ii) energy of emitted photon.

6. An electron of charge e and mass m be moving in a circular path of radius r

inside the magnetic field B as shown in figure.

a. Show that frequency and time period are independent of velocity of electron.
b. If radius of the circle is 76 cm and magnetic field strength is 10-4 T then find the
speed of electron. (mass of electron=9.1×10-31 kg)
7.a. Define intensity and intensity level. Mention the factors affecting intensity of
sound.
b. A note of frequency 300Hz has an intensity of 1W/m2. Find the amplitude air
oscillation of sound. (Density of air=1.29 Kg/m3 bulk modulus=1.42×105 N/m2)
8.a. state Huygens principle. Using this principle prove laws of reflection of light.
b. A student constructs the new position of a wave front only in forward direction
not in backward, is he correct or not, why?
9. a. Define potential gradient. Also write the principle of potentiometer.
b. The following circuit shows use of potentiometer to measure the internal
resistance of a cell.

(i) when the key is open, how does the balance point change if the current from
the driver cell decreases?
(ii) when key is closed, how does the balance point change if R is increased,
keeping current from driver cell constant.
In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing length a cell is at length 240 cm. On
shunting the cell with the resistance of 2Ω, the balancing length is 120 Ω. Find the
internal resistance of the cell.
On what principle Kirchhoff’s laws based?
OR
a. What is Hall effect?
b. Deduce an expression for Hall effect.
c. A semiconductor slab of thickness 0.50 mm with length 30 cm carrying current
2A placed in a magnetic field 0.25 T directed into the page, perpendicular to the
flat surface of the slab carries 2 × 1024 m3. Calculate the Hall voltage across the
slab.
d. which edge (top or bottom) is at higher potential in above experiment?
10.a. Explain the formation of p-n junction diode.
 b. Draw the circuit diagram showing how a p-n junction diode is (i) forward
biased (ii) reverse biased.
c. Explain how is the width of depletion layer affected in two cases?
d. Draw NAND gate symbol and write its Boolean algebra with truth table.
11.a. In figure a whistle is moving in the circle and a person is standing at the
Centre of circle, can he hear apparent change in frequency of sound produced by
whistle?

b. An observer is moving with speed V0 towards stationary Source. Find out the
expression for apparent frequency heard by the observer.
c. If the siren emitting frequency of sound 300 Hz is moving away from the
listener with the speed of 45 m/s and the listener is moving with the speed of 15
m/s towards the siren. What frequency does the listener hear? (velocity of sound
is 340 m/s)
Module 2
Multiple Choice Question
Tick the Correct answer 1×11=11 marks
1. A body weighs 5 N in air and 2 N in water than buoyant force is
a. 5N b.2N c.1N d. 0
2.Height of liquid rise in capillary tube is ------------.
a. directly proportional to density b. inversely proportional to density c.
directly proportional to radius of tube d. none

3.If the angle of contact is 1350, the shape of meniscus is

a. concave b. convex c. cylindrical d. hemispherical
4. The 3rd overtone of a closed organ pipe is equal to the 2nd harmonic of an
open organ pipe. Then the ratio of their lengths is equal to:
7 3 3 7
a) 4 b) 5 c) 2 d) 6
5. The velocity of sound in a gas depends upon
a) wavelength of sound only b) density and elasticity of gas
c) intensity of sound waves only d) amplitude and frequency of sound
7. When the prongs of a tuning fork are filled, its frequency
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains unchanged
d) may increase or decrease depending on material of fork
8. If the frequency of the incident radiation in photoelectric equation is
halved then the stopping potential will be
a. doubled b. halved c. more than double. d. less than
halved
9. An electron revolves around a proton in a third excited state in H-atom. The
angular momentum of the electron is
ℎ 2ℎ 3ℎ
a. b. c. d. Zero
3𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋

10.seebeck series helps to determine

a. Direction of current b. magnitude of emf c. nature of material
d. All of above
11. In a Wheatstone bridge if the position of battery and galvanometer are
interchanged then balance condition
a. will be changed b. remains same c. depends on internal resistance
of cell d. depends on the value of resistance of bridge
Group –B
Attempt all question 5×8=40 marks
1.aWrite down the Newton’s formula for viscosity. write the unit and dimension
of coefficient of viscosity.
b. Water is flowing in a non-uniform tube. At a point the radius is r1 cm and
velocity is v1 cm s-1. Write how can you determine the velocity of water at another
point? Mention the principle involved here.

2.a. Define capillarity? Mention the source of energy that allows a liquid in a
capillary to rise.
b. Relate surface energy and surface tension.
OR
a state principle of conservation of angular momentum. About which axis
moment of inertia is minimum
b. The angular position of a rotating object is given by 𝜃 = (1.55t2 – 7.75t +2.87)
rad, where t is measured in second.
(i) When is the object momentarily at rest?
(ii) What is the magnitude of its angular speed at that time?
3.a. state and explain ampere’s circuital law.
b. Relate magnetic field strength(B) inside the long solenoid with current (I)
passing through it using ampere’s circuital law.
4. a. Define inductor. Explain, how will you determine the inductance of a
solenoid?
b. The current in an electromagnet decreases from 10 A to 5A in 1milli second.
The induced emf is 100 V. Calculate the self- induction of the coil.
5.a. Draw a graph showing variation of stopping potential with frequency of the
incident radiation.
b. What does the slope of line with frequency axis indicate?
c. Two metals X and Y have work functions 2 e V and 5 e V respectively. Which
metal will emit electrons when irradiated with the light of wavelength of 400 nm
and why?
6.a. With the help of the circuit diagram, explain the forward and reverse
characteristics of p-n junction diode.
b. Define rectifier. Draw the waveforms of input and output of Full wave rectifier.
7.a. Define resonance. Give any two example of it.
b. Resonance was observed with an air column when its length was 16cm and
again when it was 50 cm. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 512 Hz, calculate (i)
velocity of sound (ii) end correction
8.a. Point out differences between wave front and wavelet.
b. Verify the law of refraction by sketching wavefront.
Group-C
Attempt all questions.
8×3=24 marks
9a. State Kirchhoff’s laws.
b. In the given figure, use Kirchhoff’s laws and find the potential difference
across the 8Ω resistor in the figure below.
c. Draw the well labelled diagram of meter bridge circuit and explain how
resistance of unknown wire can be determined using this circuit.
OR
a. State and explain Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.
b. A current from A to B is increasing in magnitude. What is the direction of
magnitude of induced current, if any in the loop shown in the figure?

c. On what factors inductance of inductor depends?

d. Calculate the energy stored in a solenoid of length 12 cm, diameter 3cm and
that has 200 turns of wire carrying current of 0.8A? (𝜇0 = 4π × 10-7 H/m)
10. a. The Lyman series for hydrogen atom corresponds to electronic that
terminates in the state of quantum number n=1.Find largest wavelength of
photon emitted and its energy.
b. State Bragg’s law. Explain how this law is useful to determine the distance
between to atomic planes.
c. State Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
d. Write any two limitation of Bohr’s atomic model.
11. a. Sound is produced by vibration. A vibrating pendulum does not produce
sound. Is not this contradictory? If not, justify.
b. Define beat. Show graphically how two waves meet resulting in the formation
of beat.
c. A car sounding its horn at 480Hz moves towards a high wall at a speed of 20
m/s. If the speed of the sound is 340 m/s then find the frequency of the reflected
sound heard by passenger sitting in the car.
d. Define one bell.

Module -3
Multiple Choice Question
Tick the Correct answer 1×11=11 marks
1. A piece of ice is floating in a jar containing water. When ice melts, the
temperature of falls from 25 0C to 4 0C, the level of water
a. rises b. falls c. remains changed d.
changes erratically
2. Which one is correct for the height of liquid raised in the capillary tube -----------
-.
a. directly proportional to surface tension b. inversely proportional to surface
tension c. directly proportional to radius of tube d.
none
3.If the angle of contact is 650, the shape of meniscus is
a. concave b. convex c. cylindrical d. hemispherical
𝑡 𝑥 𝜋
4The equation of a progressive wave is y = 8 sin[𝜋 (10 − 4) + 3 ]. The wavelength of the
wave is:
a) 8 m b) 4 m c) 2 m d) 10 m
5. The phase difference between two points separated by 0.8 m in a wave of frequency
120 Hz is 0.5 . The velocity of wave will be:
 a) 720 m/s b) 384 m/s c) 256 m/s d) 144 m/s
6. In a resonance column experiment the first resonance is obtained when the level of
the water in tube is 20 cm from the open end. Resonance will also be obtained when
the water level is at a distance of:
a) 40 cm from the open end b) 60 cm from the open end
c) 80 cm from the open end d) 90 cm from the open end
7.
When the prongs of a tuning fork are filled, its frequency
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains unchanged
d) may increase or decrease depending on material of fork

8. A proton and an alpha particle are injected into a uniform magnetic field at
right angle to the direction of field with equal kinetic energy then the ratio of
their circular path will be

a.1:1 b. 2:1 c. 1:2 d. √2 ∶ 1

a. doubled b. halved c. more than double. d. less than
halved
9.When an electron in H-atom jumps from second excited state to the ground
state then the wavelength of corresponding photon will be (R=Rydberg’s
constant)
9 9 15
a. b. c. d. Zero
8𝑅 𝑅 16𝑅

10.In Cu-Fe thermocouple in See beck effect current flows from

a. Cu to Fe b. Fe to Cu c. randomly flows d. All of above
11. In a Wheatstone bridge if the position of battery and galvanometer are
interchanged then balance condition
a. will be changed b. remains same c. depends on internal resistance
of cell d. depends on the value of resistance of bridge
Group-B 5×8=40 marks
Attempt all short question.
1.a. state stoke law.
b. Using stokes law, Determine the terminal velocity of a spherical ball falling in a
viscous liquid.
2.a. Define surface energy. relate it with surface tension?
b. Two small drop of mercury, each of radius R coalesce to form a single large
drop. Calculate the ratio of total surface energies before and after change.
OR
a Define moment of inertia. Find the moment of inertia of a thin rod about an axis
passing through one end perpendicular to its length.
b. The kinetic energy of a shaft rotating at a constant angular velocity of 22 rad/s
is 7.80 J. Find its angular momentum.
3.a. Find the force between two current carrying wires in the figure below.

Define one ampere current on the basis of it.

b. An electron experiences a magnetic force 4.60×10-15 n when moving at an
angle of 600 with respect to a magnetic field of magnitude 3.5×10-3 T. Find the
speed of electron.
4. a. Define eddy current.
b. Transformer cannot be used to step up DC voltage, is it true? How?
C. Mention the principle of AC generator. Draw its schematic diagram and
explain its parts briefly.
5.a. If an electron enters uniform magnetic field at 300 then what will be the
nature of path?
b. An electron entering magnetic field of 10-2 T with a velocity of 107 m/s
describe a circle of radius 6 mm. calculate the specific charge of an electron.
c. Do kinetic energy and momentum of a moving electron inside the uniform
magnetic field change? explain.
6.a what is full wave rectifier?
b. Explain the conversion of ac into dc by full wave rectifier.
7. According to Newton, when sound propagates through a gas temperature
remains constant. On this assumption the result did not match with the
experimental result.
a. What correction was did by the Laplace to correct above assumption?
b. Find the percentage change in speed of sound in a gas when the absolute scale
of temperature is increased by 125%? (2+3=5)
8. Peacock and other birds show multi colours due to interference of light.
a. Define interference of light and coherent sources.
b. State Huygens’s principle and apply it to prove laws of reflection of light.
Group-C 8×3=24 marks
Attempt all question
9a. Define thermo- emf. On which factors does it depend?
b. show how thermos emf vary with temperature.
c. The thermo emf in copper-iron thermo couple is given by E=α 𝜃 + ½ 𝛽𝜃2.Find
the neutral and inversion temperature. (Given: α=14𝜇𝑉0 C-1 ,𝛽 =-0.044𝜇𝑉0 C-1 )
OR
a. Define electromagnetic induction. Write its two applications.
b. If the number of turns of a solenoid is doubled, keeping the other factors
constant, how does the self- inductance of the coil change?
 c. In the figure given below, is there induced current in the coil as the magnet is
moved away from solenoid? If so what is the current direction?

c. Magnetic flux linked with the coil rotating inside the uniform magnetic field
at any time t is given by ∅ = 4t3 – 3t2 + 5t +2. Find the value of induced emf
in the coil at t=2sec.
10. a. What are x-rays?
b. write how can the penetrating power of x-rays be controlled?
C. How can you measure wavelength of x-rays using Bragg’s law?
d. The cathode ray tubes that generated the picture in early colour televisions
were sources of X-rays. If accelerating voltage in a television tube is 15 kV, what is
the wavelength of x-rays produced by the television?

11). a) Define beat and beat frequency.

b) show graphical representation of formation of beat from two
progressive wave 𝑦1 = asin 𝜔1 𝑡 and 𝑦2 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜔2 𝑡.
C. A tunning fork is loaded with wax, what changes in frequency
would you expect?
 c) The points of the prongs of a tuning fork A originally in unison with
a fork B of frequency 256 Hz are filed and the fork produces 9 beats
in 3 seconds, when sounded with B. What is the frequency of A after
filing?