NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE MUMBAI

XII PHYSICS MARKS: 70 TIME: 3hrs

Multiple choice questions. [10marks]

1. If an electron is brought towards another electron, the electric potential energy of

the system
a) decreases
b) increases
c) Becomes zero
d) Remains same

2. Circular loop of radius 0.0157 m carries a current 2 A. The magnetic field at the centre
of the loop is
(a) 1.57 × 10-3 Wb/m²
(b) 8.0 × 10-5 Wb/m²
(c) 2.0 × 10-3 Wb/m2
(d) 3.14 × 10-1 Wb/m²

3. If potential gradient of a wire decreases, then its length

a) remains constant

b) decreases

c) increases
d) none of the above

4. A strong magnetic field is applied on a stationary electron. Then the electron

(a) moves in the direction of the field
(b) remained stationary
(c) moves perpendicular to the direction of the field
(d) moves opposite to the direction of the field
 5. What is magnetization of a bar magnet having length 6 cm and area of cross section 5 𝑐𝑚2 ?
(𝑚𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 1)
a) 1.2 × 10–4A/m b) 3.3 × 104 A/m c) 1.25 × 10–4 A/m d) 3.3 × 10–4

6. An ideal transformer has 100 turns in the primary and 250 turns in the secondary. The
peak value of the AC is 28 V. The rms secondary voltage is nearest to

(a) 100 V (b) 70 V (c) 50 V (d) 40 V`

7. In a series LCR circuit at resonance, the applied emf and current are -
a) Out of phase
b) Differ in phase by π/4 radian.
c) Differ in phase by π/2 radian.
d) In phase

8. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons depends only on

a) Potential
b) Frequency
c) Incident angle
d) Pressure
9. The ratio of areas of the circular orbit of an electron in the ground state to that of
first excited state of an electron in hydrogen atom is…
(a) 16 : 1 (b) 4 :1 (c) 1 :4 (d) 1 :16

10. In a common base configuration, the transistor has emitter current of 10 mA and
collector current of 9.8 mA. The value of base current is….
(a) 0.1 mA (b) 0.2 mA (c) 0.3 mA (d) 0.4 mA

One line questions. [8marks]

1. State Kirchhoff’s second (voltage) law.

2. Calculate the value of magnetic field at a distance of 2 cm from a very long straight wire
carrying a current 5 A

3. Sate Faraday's Law of electromagnetic Induction.

4. A pair of adjacent coil has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in one coil varies
from 0 to 20 A in 0.5 s, what is the change of flux linked with the other coil.
 5. In LCR series circuit, what is the condition for current resonance?

6. What is the energy of electron in hydrogen atom for n = ∞.

7. Give the truth table for NOR gate.

8. The mean free path of electrons in a metal is 4 x 10-8m. Find the electric field , in units of
V/m, which can give on an average 2 eV energy to an electron in the metal.

Two marks questions. (Attempt any 8) [16marks]

1. Two capacitors each of capacity 2 μF are connected in parallel. This system is

connected in series with a third capacitor of 12μF capacity. Find the equivalent
capacity of the system.

2. Distinguish between an ammeter and a voltmeter.

3. Derive the expression for magnetic field produced by a current in a circular arc of wire
4. An iron rod of area of cross-section 0.1𝑚2 is subjected to a magnetizing field
of 1000 A/m. Calculate the magnetic permeability of the iron rod.
( x for iron = 599 , µ0 = 4𝜋 × 10–7 SI unit )

5. Calculate the induced emf between the ends of an axle of a railway carriage 1.75

m long travelling on level ground with a uniform velocity 50 kmph. The vertical

component of Earth's magnetic field ( Bv )is 5 x 10-5 T.

6. A coil of resistance 10 Ω and inductance 100mH and a capacitor of variable

capacitance are connected across a 20V,50Hz A.C. supply. At what capacitance will
resonance occur?

7. If the total energy of radiation of frequency 1014Hz is 6.63 J , Calculate the number of
photons in the radiation.

8. Define (i) Excitation energy (ii) Ionization energy

9. Define current amplification factor αDC and βDC Obtain the relation between them.

10. State the conditions when magnetic potential energy of a magnetic dipole (current
carrying coil) kept in uniform magnetic field be minimum and maximum.

11. In LCR series circuit, what is the (a) impedance and (b) reactance at current resonance?

12. Distinguish between Step up and Step Down Transformer.

Three marks questions. (Attempt any8) [24marks]

1. Draw the circuit diagram of a half wave rectifier. Hence explain its working.

2. Calculate the shortest wavelength in Paschen series if the longest wavelength in Balmar series is
6563 Ao.

3. The work function of a surface is 3.1 eV. A photon of frequency 1 x 10 15 Hz. Is

incident on it. Calculate the incident wavelength is photoelectric emission occur or not.

4. What is the inductive reactance of a coil of inductance 10mH at a frequency (1) 50Hz
(2)1000Hz (3) 20kHz?
5. Obtain an expression for the self inductance of a solenoid.
6. Obtain an expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron rotating about the
nucleus in an atom.

7. A Rectangular coil of 10 turns, each of area 0.05 m2, is suspended freely in a uniform
magnetic field of induction 0.01 T. A current of 30 µA is passed through it. (i) What is
the magnetic moment of the coil (ii) What is the maximum torque experienced by the
coil?
8. In a meter bridge, the balance point is found to be at 39.5 cm from the end A when the
resistor R is of 12.5 Ω (right gap). a) Determine the resistance of X (left gap). b)
Determine the balance point of the bridge if X and R are interchanged? c) What happens
if the galvanometer and cell are interchanged at the balance point of the bridge?

9. Obtain an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor without a

dielectric.

10. The emf of a standard cell is 1.5V and is balanced by a length of 300 cm of a
potentiometer with 10 m long wire. Find the percentage error in a voltmeter which
balances at 350 cm when its reading is 1.8 V. 3

11. Explain the term inductive reactance. State its unit and dimensions.

12. A magnet of magnetic moment 3A𝑚2 weight 75g.The density of the material of the magnet
is 7500 kg/𝑚2 .what is the magnetization?
Four marks questions. (Attempt any 3) [12marks]

1. Show that currents in two long, straight, parallel wires exert forces on each
other. Derive the expression for the force per unit length on each conductor.
2. Describe the construction and working of a transformer with a neat labelled diagram.

3. Obtain an expression for decay law of radioactivity. Hence show that the
activity N(t) =λNO e-λt .
4. Describe how a potentiometer is used to compare the emf’s of two cells by
the combination method.
5. Find an expression for the power expended in pulling a conducting loop out
of a magnetic field.