DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2024-2025)

PHYSICS (THEORY) (042)
CLASS: XII TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
DATE: 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 of 1 mark each,
Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains seven questions of 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 D and all three questions in Section E. You
have to attempt only one of the 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 = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
iv. μ0 = 4π x 10-7 Tm𝑨-1
v. h = 6.63 x10-34 Js
vi. ε0 = 8.854 x10-12 𝑪2 𝑵-1 𝒎-2
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 𝟏𝟎23 per gram mole
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SECTION-A
1. The effective resistance between C & D in given circuit is

(a) R (b) 3R (c) 2R/3 (d) R/3

2. An electric dipole having a dipole moment of 4 ×10-9 C m is placed in a uniform electric field such that the
dipole is in stable equilibrium. If the magnitude of the electric field is 3 ×103 N/C, what is the work done in
rotating the dipole to a position of unstable equilibrium?

A. zero B. 1.2 × 10-5J C. 2.4 × 10-5J D. - 1.2 × 10-5J

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3. An infinite line of charge has a linear charge density of 10-7 C/m. What will be the magnitude of the force
acting on an alpha particle placed at a distance of 4 cm from the line of charge?

A. 14.4 ×10-15 N B. 7.2 × 10-15 N C. 4.5 × 104 N D. 9 × 104 N

4. A rod when suspended in a uniform magnetic field aligns itself perpendicular to the magnetic field as
shown below.

Which of the following statements is/are true for the rod?

P) Every atom in the rod, has a zero magnetic moment.
Q) The rod is attracted when taken near the poles of a strong magnet.
R) The relative permeability of the material of the rod is slightly less than 1.
S) The susceptibility of the material of the rod is directly proportional to temperature.
A. only Q B. only P and R C. only Q and S D. only R and S

5. Three students construct a solenoid of length 35 cm. They are each given insulated copper wire of the
same length. The table below lists some details about the solenoids made by them.
Magnetic field Radius of solenoid Core of solenoid
produced
Student 1 B1 3 cm air
Student 2 B2 3 cm iron
Student 3 B3 6 cm air

Compare the magnetic field produced by the solenoids made by the three students.
A). B1=B3<B2 B). B3<B1<B2 C). B1<B2<B3 D). B1=B2>B3
6. At what rate does the electric field change between the plates of a square capacitor of side 5 cm, if the
plates are spaced 1.2 mm apart and the voltage across them is changing at a rate of 60 V/s?
A)7.2 x 10-2 Vm-1 s-1 B)30 x 10-1 Vm-1 s-1 C)12 x 102 Vm-1 s-1 D) 5 x 101 Vm-1 s-1

7. The SI unit of magnetic flux is

A) weber/m2 B) Weber C)Henry D) Ampere/m

8. A beam of protons is moving horizontally towards you. As it approaches you, it passes through a
magnetic field which is directed upwards. As you see it, the magnetic field will deflect the beam to the
A) right B) left C) top D) bottom

9. The drift velocity of free electrons in a conducting wire carrying current ‘I’ is ‘v’. If both the radius and current
are doubled in the wire of same metal, then drift velocity will be
A) 𝑉 /4 B) 𝑉/2 C) V D) 4V

10. Magnetic flux linked with a coil is ϕ=5t2+2t+3, where t is second and ϕ is in weber. The
induced e.m.f in the coil at the third second will be
A)32 V B)54 V C)40V D)65V

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11.A charged particle ‘+q’ having a mass ‘m’ moves in a uniform electric and magnetic field. In which of the
following scenarios will the path of the charged particle be linear and described by the velocity time graph
shown below?

A. E ⊥ B ⊥ velocity of the particle

B. E || B and the particle is initially at rest
C. E || B and the particle has an initial velocity along the electric field
D. E ⊥ B and the particle has an initial velocity along the electric field

12. A pure resistor is connected to an AC power source as shown below.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I: The average current flowing through the circuit during one full cycle is zero.
II: The current in the resistor leads the voltage by π/2.
III: The average power dissipated by the resistor is zero.
A). only I B). only I and II C). only II and III D). all - I, II and III

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. Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
B. Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
C. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
13. Assertion (A): The direction of the electric field is always perpendicular to the equipotential surface.
Reason (R): Work is done by the electric force in moving a charge between any two points on an
equipotential surface is zero.

14. Assertion (A): In balanced condition, if the galvanometer and the voltage source is interchanged, the
balanced condition remains same.
Reason (R): The balanced condition of Wheatstone bridge does not depend on the value of the resistances

15. Assertion (A): Diamagnetic materials can exhibit magnetism.

Reason (R): Diamagnetic materials have permanent magnetic dipole moment

16. Assertion (A): Electromagnetic radiations exert pressure.
Reason(R): Electromagnetic waves carry both momentum and energy.
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 SECTION-B
17. A uniform magnetic field gets modified as shown below, when two specimens X and Y are placed in it.
(i) Identify the two specimens X and Y.
(ii) How is the magnetic susceptibility of X is different from that of specimen Y?

OR
17.Distinguish between diamagnetic and ferromagnetic substance on the basis of (i) susceptibility & relative
permeability (ii) temperature.
18. A dipole consisting of an electron and a proton separated by a distance of 4 x 10-10m is situated in an
electric field of intensity 3 x 105 N/C at an angle of 300 with the field. Calculate the dipole moment and the
torque acting on it.
19. A long straight wire AB carries a current I. A proton P travels with the speed v, parallel to the wire, at a
distance d from it in a direction opposite to the current as shown in figure. What is the force experienced by
the proton and what is its direction?

20. Four point charges Q, q, Q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side ‘a’ as shown in the figure.
Find the resultant electric force on the charge Q.

21. Derive an expression for self-inductance of a long air-cored solenoid of length l, cross-sectional area A
and having number of turns N.
SECTION-C
22. Two identical circular loops, P and Q, each of radius r and carrying currents I and 2I respectively are
lying in parallel planes such that they have a common axis. The direction of current in both the loops is
clockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from the loops P and Q. Find the magnitude of the net
magnetic field at O.

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 SECTION-D

29. Biot-Savart Law:

A magnetic field can be produced by moving charges or electric currents. The basic equation governing the
magnetic field due to a current distribution is the Biot-Savert law. Finding the magnetic field resulting from a
current distribution involves the vector product, and is inherently a calculus problem when the distance from the
current to the field point is continuously changing according. According to this law ,the magnetic field at a
point due to a current element of length dl caring current I at the distance r from the element dB

Biot-Savart law certain similarities as well as difference with Coulomb 's law for electrostatic field eg, there is an
angle depends in Biot-Savart law which is not present in electrostatic case.

i. The direction of magnetic field dB due to a current Idl at a point of distance r from it, when a current
I passes through a long conductor is in the direction
a) of position vector r of the point b) of current element dl

c) perpendicular to both dl and r d) perpendicular to dl only

ii. The magnetic field due to a current in a straight wire segment of length L at a point on its
perpendicular bisector at a distance r(r>>>L)
a) decreases as 1/r b) decreases as 1/ r²
c) decreases as 1/ r3 d) approaches a finite limit as r tends to ifinity

iii. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other. Each carries a current i in the same direction
and the separation between is 2r . The intensity of magnetic field midway between them is
a) μ0i/r b) 4μ0i/r

c) zero d) μ0i/4r

iv. A long straight wire carries a current along the z-axis for any two points in the x-y plane, which of
the following is always false?
a) The magnetic fields are equal
b) The direction of the magnetic fields are the same
c) The magnitudes of the magnetic fields are equal
d) the field at one point is opposite to that at the other point.
OR

iv. Biot-Savart law can be expressed alternatively as

a) Coulomb's law b) Ampere's circuital law

c) Ohm's law d) Gauss's law

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23. Show, on a plot, variation of resistivity of (i) a conductor, and (ii) a typical semiconductor as a function
of temperature. Using the expression for the resistivity in terms of number density and relaxation time
between the collisions, explain how resistivity in the case of a conductor increases while it decreases in a
semiconductor, with the rise of temperature.

24. Figure given below shows an arrangement by which current flows through the bulb (X) connected with coil B,
when a. c is passed through coil A. Explain the following observations:
a) bulb lights up
b) bulb gets dimmer if the coil 'B' is moved upwards
c) if a copper sheet is inserted in the gap between the coils how the brightness of the
bulb would change?

25. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has (i) minimum wavelength, and (ii) minimum
frequency? Write one use of each of these two waves: Infrared waves, Microwaves, ϒ-rays and X-rays.
OR
25. Name the parts of electromagnetic spectrum which is -(i) suitable for RADAR systems in aircraft
navigations (ii) used to treat muscular strain (iii) used to study crystal structure.
26. Two long straight parallel wires A and B separated by a distance d, carry equal current I flowing in the
same direction in the figure.

(i) Find the magnetic field at a point P situated between them at a distance x from one wire.
(ii) Show graphically the variation of the magnetic field with the distance x for 0 < x < d.

27. An a.c. source generating a voltage 𝜀 = 𝜀 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜔𝑡 is connected to a capacitor of capacitance C. Find the
expression for the current I flowing through it. Plot a graph of ε and I versus 𝜔𝑡 to show that the current is
ahead of the voltage by .

28. .(i) Write the expression showing condition of balanced wheat stone bridge. Also draw a circuit diagram
of balanced wheat stone bridge.
(ii) Figure shows two circuits each having a galvanometer and a battery of 3V. When the galvanometers in
each arrangement do not show any deflection, obtain the ratio .

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30. A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure made of a conducting material. The fields within a
conductor cancel out with any external fields, so the electric field within the enclosure is zero. These Faraday
cages act as big hollow conductors you can put things into shield them from electrical fields. Any electrical
shocks the cage receives pass harmlessly around the outside of the cage.

1. Which of the following material can be used to make a Faraday cage?

a) Plastic b) Glass c) Copper d) Wood
2. Example of real world Faraday cage is
a) car b) plastic box c) lightning rod d) metal rod
3.What is the electrical force inside a Faraday cage when it is struck by lightning?
a) The same as the lightning b) Half that of the lightning
c) Zero d) A quarter of the lightning
4. An isolated point charge +q is placed inside the Faraday cage. Its surface must have charge equal to
a) zero b) +q c) –q d) +2q
OR
4. A point charge of 2µC is placed at centre of Faraday cage in the shape of cube with surface of 9cm edge.
The number of electric field lines passing through the cube normally will be
a) 1.9 x 105 Nm2/C, entering the surface b) 1.9 x 105 Nm2/C, leaving the surface
c) 2.26 x 105 Nm2/C, entering the surface d) 2.26 x 105 Nm2/C, leaving
SECTION-E
31. (a)The emf of a cell is always greater than its terminal voltage. Why?
(b)Plot a graph showing the variation of terminal potential difference across a cell of emf E and internal
resistance ‘r’ with current drawn from it. Using this graph, how does one determine the emf of a cell?

(c)Three cells of emf E, 2E and 5E having internal resistances r,2r and 3r, variable resistance R as shown in
the figure. Find the expression for the current.

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 OR
31.(a)Two electric bulbs P and Q have their resistances in the ratio of 1:2. They are connected in series
across a battery. Find the ratio of the power dissipation in these bulbs.
(b)A 10V cell of negligible internal resistance is connected in parallel across a battery of emf 200V and
internal resistance of 38 ohm. Find the value of current.
32. a) Draw the equipotential surfaces of (i) uniform electric field (ii) two equal positive charges.
b) Electric field in figure is directed along +X direction and given by Ex= 5 Ax + 2B where E is in NC-1 and
x is in metre. A and B are constants with dimensions. Taking A= 10 NC-1m-1 and B =5 NC-1. Calculate (i) the
electric flux through the cube (ii) net charge enclosed within the cube.(ϵ0=8.854 x 10-12C2N-1m-2)

OR
32. a) Define equipotential surface.
b) Three concentric metallic shells A,B and C of radii a, b and c (a< b< c) have surface charge density +σ, -σ
and +σ respectively as shown in the figure. If shells A and C are at the same potential, then obtain the
relation between the radii a, b and c.

33. a)An AC source is connected to an ideal inductor derive an expression for current and draw the phasor
and time diagram for the same.
(b) Show that the average power supplied by the source over a complete cycle is zero.
OR
33 a) State the underlying principle of AC generator. Derive the expression for the emf generated in the coil
in terms of speed of rotation.
b) Why is the use of ac voltage preferred over dc voltage? Give two reasons.

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