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SAI International School

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2024-25
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
CLASS-XII
SUBJECT – PHYSICS (042)

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

Name: Date: 20.07.24

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 𝐶2𝑁−1𝑚 −2
8) Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 1023 per gram mole

Qu Question Marks
No
SECTION-A
1 Which among the following describes the variation of electric field intensity on the perpendicular 1
bisector of a dipole with distance from the dipole?
(a) (b) (c) (d)

distance

2 The electric potential of the earth is taken to be 1

a) -1 volt.
b) zero.
c) +1 volt.
d) infinite.

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 3 A ring is made of a wire having a resistance R0=12Ω. Find the points A and B as shown in figure, at 1
which a current carrying conductor should be connected, so that the resistance R of the sub circuit
between these points is equal to 8/3Ω.

4 Two identical current carrying coaxial loops, carry current I in opposite sense. A simple amperian 1
loop passes through both of them once. Calling the loop as C, then which statement is correct?

(c) there may be a point on C where B and dl are

parallel.
(d) none of these
5 The electric field at a point on the perpendicular bisector of a dipole is directed 1
a) Along the dipole moment
b) Perpendicular to the dipole moment
c) Opposite to the dipole moment
d) 45 degree to the dipole moment
6 A capacitor of 4 μF is connected as shown in the circuit. The internal 1
resistance of the battery is 0.5 Ω. The amount of charge on the capacitor
plates will be
a) 0
b) 4 µC
c) 8 µC
d) 16 µC
7 When a current I is set up in a wire of radius r,the drift speed is vd. If the same current is set up 1
through a wire of radius 2r the drift speed will be :
a) vd/4
b) vd/2
c) 2vd
d) 4vd
8 ⃗ vs distance r from centre of the wire is,
The correct plot of the magnitude of magnetic field 𝐵 1
if the radius of wire is R

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 9 Aspherical conductors of radius 2 cm are uniformly charged with 3 nC. The electric field at a 1
distance of 3 cm from the center of the sphere is
a) 3x106 V m-1
b) 3 V m-1
c) 3x104 V m-1
d) 3x10-4 V m-1
10 A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then isolated. A dielectric slab is then inserted in the 1
space between the plates. Then which of the following does not change?
a) capacitance.
b) potential difference between the plates.
c) electric field between the plates.
d) the energy stored in the capacitor.

11 The resistance of a platinum resistance thermometer is 2.0 ohm at 0℃ and 2.5 ohm at 100℃. The 1
temperature at which the resistance be 2.3 ohm is
a) 60℃
b) 40℃
c) 30℃
d) 20℃
12 A charged particle is moving on circular path with velocity v in a uniform magnetic field B, if the 1
velocity of the charged particle is doubled and strength of magnetic field is halved, then radius
becomes
a) 8 times
b) 4 times
c) 2 times
d) 16 times
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(A): A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field. 1
Reason(R): In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.
14 Assertion(A): Work done in moving a charge between any two points in an electric field is 1
independent of the path followed by the charge, between these points.
Reason (R): Electrostatic force is a non-conservative force.
15 Assertion (A): The internal resistance of a cell is constant. 1
Reason (R): Ionic concentration of the electrolyte remains same during use of a cell.
16 Assertion (A): Free electrons always keep on moving in a conductor even then no magnetic force 1
act on them in magnetic field unless a current is passed through it.
Reason (R): The average velocity of free electron is zero in absence of electric field.
SECTION-B
17 a) The force experienced by a charged particle of -6 C in the external electric field is 60 N 2
towards the north. Find the electric field intensity.
b) Aspherical conductors of radius 2 cm are uniformly charged with 3 nC. What is the electric
field at a distance of 3 cm from the center of the sphere?
18 A parallel plate capacitor having plate area A and plate separation d is completely 2
filled withtwo dielectrics each having thickness d/2 and the dielectric constant K1
and K2. Calculate the capacitance.

19 (a) A cell of emf 'E' and internal resistance r is connected across a variable resistor 'R'. Plot a graph 2

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 showing variation of terminal voltage 'V' of the cell versus the current 'I'. Using the plot, show how
the emf of the cell and its internal resistance can be determined.
(b)Write vector form of Ohm’s law.
20 Two identical circular loops, P and Q, each of radius r and carrying equal currents are kept in the 2
parallel planes having a common axis passing through O. The direction of current in P is clockwise
and in Q is anti-clockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from the loops P and Q. Find the
magnitude of the net magnetic field at O.

21 A long straight wire, of circular cross section (radius = a) carries a current I which is uniformly 2
distributed across the cross section of the wire. Use Ampere’s circuital law to calculate the magnetic
field B(r), due to this wire, at a point distance r < a and r > a from its axis. Draw a graph showing the
dependence of B(r) on r.
SECTION-C
22 Two uniformly large parallel thin plates having charge densities + o and -- are kept in the X-Z plane at a 3
distance 'd' apart. Sketch an equipotential surface due to electric field between the plates. If a particle of mass
m and charge q' remains stationary between the plates, what is the magnitude and direction of this field?

23 a) The number density of free electrons in a copper conductor estimated is 8.5 × 1028 m–3. How 3
long does an electron take to drift from one end of a wire 3.0 m long to its other end? The
area of cross-section of the wire is 2.0 × 10–6 m2 and it is carrying a current of 3.0 A.
b) A negligibly small current is passed through a wire of length 15 m and uniform cross-section
6.0 × 10–7 m2, and its resistance is measured to be 5.0 Ω. What is the resistivity of the
material at the temperature of the experiment?
24 State Biot-Savart law, expressing it in the vector form. Use it to obtain the expression for the 3
magnetic field at an axial point, distance ‘d’ from the centre of a circular coil of radius r carrying
current I.
25 3
Obtain the equivalent capacitance for the following network.
For a 300V supply, determine the charge and voltage across each
capacitor.

26 a) Derive balance condition of Wheat stone’s bridge using

Kirchhoff ’law.

b) The network PQRS, shown in the circuit diagram, has the

batteries of 4 V and 5 V and negligible internal
resistance. A milliammeter of 20 Ω resistance is
connected between P and R. Calculate the reading in the
milliammeter.

27 a) What is the work done in moving a test charge q through a distance of 1 cm along 3
theequatorial axis of an electric dipole?
b) A dipole with its charge -q and +q located at the points (0, – b, 0) and (0, + b,0) is
present in auniform electric field E. The equipotential surfaces of this field are
planes parallel to the Y Z plane.
i. What is the direction of the electric field E?
ii. How much torque would the dipole experience in this field?

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28 a) Write the relation between current and current density vector. 3
b) What is the maximum power dissipated in an
external resistance R, when connected to a cell of
emf E and internal resistance r, will be.
c) Determine the current drawn from a 12V supply
with internal resistance 0.5 Ω by the infinite
network shown in Figure. Each resistor has 1Ω
resistance.

SECTION-D
29 Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes 1X4=4
it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic
field. There are two types of charges positive and negative
charges. Also, like charges repel each other whereas unlike
charges attract each other.

29.1. Charge on a body that carries 200 excess electrons is:

a) -3.2 ×× 10-18 C
b) 3.2 ×× 10 18 C
c) -3.2 ×× 10-17 C
d) .3.2 ×× 10 -17 C

29.2. Charge on a body that carries 10 excess electrons is:

a) -1.6 ×× 10-18 C
b) 1.6 ×× 10 -18 C
c) 2.6 ×× 10-18 C
d) 1.6 ×× 10-21 C
29.3. Mass of electron is:
a) 9.1 ×× 10-31 kg
b) 9.1 ×× 10-31 g
c) 1.6 ×× 10-19 kg
d) 1.6 ×× 10-19 g
29.4. A body is positively charged, it implies that:
a) there is only a positive charge in the body
b) there is positive as well as negative charge in the body but the positive charge is
more than the negative charge
c) there is equally positive and negative charge in the body but the positive charge lies
in the outer regions
d) the negative charge is displaced from its position
OR
On rubbing, when one body gets positively charged and the other negatively charged, the
electrons transferred from the positively charged body to the negatively charged body are:
a) valence electrons only
b) electrons of inner shells
c) both valence electrons and electrons of the inner shell.
d) none of the above

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30 Moving coil galvanometer operates on Permanent Magnet 1X4=4
Moving Coll (PMMC) mechanism and was designed by the
scientist Darsonval. Moving coil galvanometers are of two
types
(i) Suspended coil
(ii) Pivoted coil type or tangent galvanometer, Its working is
based on the fact that when a current carrying coil is placed
in a magnetic field, it experiences a torque. This torque
tends to rotate the coil about its axis of suspension in such
a way that the magnetic flux passing through the coil is
maximum.

Answer the following questions:

30.1. A moving coil galvanometer is an instrument which
a) is used to measure emf
b) is used to measure potential difference
c) is used to measure resistance
d) is a deflection instrument which gives a deflection when a current flows through its coil

30.2. To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer

a) number of turns of coil is kept small
b) magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe
c) poles are of very strong magnets
d) poles are cylindrically cut

30.3. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is

a) directly proportional to torsional constant of spring
b) directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
c) inversely proportional to the area of the coil
d) inversely proportional to the current in the coil

30.4. An ammeter of resistance 0.80 Ω can measure current upto 1.0 A. The value of shunt
resistance to enable the ammeter to measure current upto 5.0A is
a) 0.10 Ω
b) 0.20 Ω
c) 0.05 Ω
d) 20 Ω
OR
A circular coil of 200 turns and radius 10 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T, normal to
the plane of the coil. If the current in the coil is 3.0 A, the total torque on the coil is
a) 0
b) 20
c) 10
d) 5
SECTION-E
31 a) A conducting slab of thickness is introduced without touching between the plates of 5
a parallel plate capacitor, separated by a distance ‘d’ (t<d). Derive an expression for
the capacitance of the capacitor.
b) An 80 F capacitor is charged by a 50V battery. The capacitor is disconnected from
the battery and then connected across another uncharged 40 F capacitor. Calculate
the charge on the second capacitor.
OR

a) Derive an expression for electric potential at a point at any arbitrary point of a short
electricdipole.

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 b) Two charges –q and +q are located at points (0, 0, –a) and (0, 0, a), respectively.
i. What isthe electrostatic potential at the points (0, 0, z) and (x, y, 0)?
ii. Plot the dependence of potential on the distance r.
32 a) Explain the term drift velocity of electrons in a conductor. Obtain the expression for the 5
current through a conductor in terms of drift velocity.
b) (b)An electric heater of resistance 10 Ω connected to 220 V power supply is immersed in the
water of 1 kg. How long the electrical heater has to be switched on to increase its
temperature from 30°C to 60°C. (The specific heat of water is s = 4200 J kg -1)
OR
a) Derive the relation between emf and terminal potential difference.
b) There are 4 resistors, each having the same resistance of 4 ohms. These are first connected
in series with a cell of internal resistance 2 ohms. Then, they are connected in parallel to the
same cell. Find the ratio of the respective currents in the two cases.
c) Out of two bulbs 50W-220V and 100W-220V, which one will glow brighter: - a) when
connected in series b) when connected in parallel.
33 a) Define the term ‘electric dipole moment’. Give its unit. Derive the formula for electric field 5
at a point on the axial line of a short electric dipole.
b) Two charges ±10 µC are placed 5.0 mm
apart. Determine the electric field at a point P
on the axis of the dipole 15 cm away from its
centre ‘O’ on the side of the positive charge,
as shown in the Figure.

OR
a) State Gauss Law in electrostatics. Apply this theorem to calculate the electric field due to an
infinite plane sheet of charge.
b) An electric field is uniform, and in the positive x direction for positive x, and uniform with
the same magnitude but in the negative x
direction for negative x. It is given that E =
200 ˆi N/C for x > 0 and E = –200 ˆi N/C for x
< 0. A right circular cylinder of length 20 cm
and radius 5 cm has its centre at the origin
and its axis along the x-axis so that one face
is at x = +10 cm and the other is at x = –10
cm. (a) What is the net outward flux through
the cylinder? (b) What is the net charge
inside the cylinder?

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