ST.

FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL

Academic year – 2023-2024
Class - XII
Pre- Board Examination
PHYSICS PAPER 1 (THEORY)
Maximum Marks: 70 Time allowed: 3 hr.

This paper is divided into four sections – A, B, C and D.

Answer all questions.
Section A consists of one question having sub-parts of one mark each. Section B consists of seven
questions of two marks each.
Section C consists of nine questions of three marks each, and
Section D consists of three questions of five marks each.
Internal choices have been provided in two questions each in Section B, Section C and Section D.
The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [ ].
All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet as and
adjacent to the rest of the answer.
Answers to sub parts of the same question must be given in one place only.
A list of useful physical constants is given at the end of this paper.
A simple scientific calculator without a programmable memory may be used for calculations.
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SECTION A – 14 MARKS
Question 1
(A) In questions (i) to (vii) below, choose the correct alternative (a), (b), (c) or (d) for each of the questions
given below:
(i) What will be value for V in the following diagram – [1]

a. 15V
b. -15V
c. 75V
d. -75V
(ii) The main working of moving coil galvanometer can be explained by [1]
a. Lorentz force
b. Fleming right hand rule.
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. N; one of the above.
(iii) Assertion: magnetic field lines become closer in the high intense magnetic field region.
Reason: field flux density gives the intensity of field. [1]
a. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion.
c. Assertion is true and Reason is false.
 d. Assertion is false and Reason is true
(iv) Which of the following is nor true about a concave lens [1]
a. Concave lens can form a diminished image.
b. The focal length of a concave is considered as negative.
c. It always forms virtual image.
d. It also called as diverging lens.
(v) Assertion: Two independent source of sodium light can not form interference pattern on screen.
Reason: Two independent sources of light have different intensity of light. [1]
a. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion.
c. Assertion is true and Reason is false.
d. Assertion is false and Reason is true
(vi) The reason of failure of wave theory to explain the photo electric effect as follows. [1]
1. The practical observation of cutoff frequency.
2. Stopping potential is independent of intensity of light.
3. The electron can store the energy after every collision with the photon and can
come out from the surface when meet the work function.
4. Photo electric effect is a spontaneous event.
a. Only 1 is true
b. 1, 2 and 4 is true.
c. 1, 2 and 3 is true
d. 3 and 4 is true.
(vii) In the following figure, the diodes which are forward biased, are [1]

a. Only 1.
b. 1 and 3.
c. 1, 2 and 3.
d. 3 and 4.
(B) Answer the following questions briefly:
(i) Define depletion region. [1]
(ii) State the conservation law associated with Kirchoff’s Current law. [1]
(iii) A pendulum is oscillating in a small magnetic field with decreasing amplitude as shown in the figure,
which law will help you to explain this phenomenon. [1]
 (iv) For a particular experiment, scientist need the source of light be at infinity, so they take a point
source with sufficient intensity and placed it at the focus of a convex lens. The refracted rays are
used for the experiment. Explain how the above transformation of ‘point source’ to ‘source at
infinity’ is justified with the help of wave theory of light. [1]
(v) Name vector force fields other than electrostatic where Gauss’ theorem can be applicable. [1]
(vi) A young’s double slit experiment first done in air then the same setup use to perform the experiment
in space (assumed to be vacuum), what change will you observe in fringe width. [1]
(vii) Define with example: isotope. [1]

SECTION B – 14 MARKS
Question 2 [2]
(i) Show the electric field as the negative gradient of the potential associated with it.
OR
(ii) A parallel plate capacitor filled with dielectric slab, fully charged with a potential V. now battery
has been disconnected and the dielectric slab has been taken out of the parallel plate capacitor,
will the capacitor able to hold the charges? Explain.
Question 3 [2]
Draw a graph to show the variation of the electric field for a hollow charged metallic sphere of radius R
carries a charge Q with the distance measured from the centre of the sphere.
(i) A point taken inside of the sphere
(ii) A point taken outside of the sphere.
Question 4: [2]
Calculate the minimum amount of energy released when an electron annihilates a positron.
Question 5: [2]
In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing length with a resistance of 2Ω is found to be 100 cm, while
that of an unknown resistance is 500 cm. calculate the value of the unknown resistance.
OR
Determine the potentials of points A and B in the adjoining circuit with respect to earth.
Question 6 [2]
For an equilateral glass prism(μ=1.5) find the minimum angle of incident for grazing emergence.
Question 7 [2]
(i) Write the dimension of self-inductance.
(ii) Name the transformers used in the locality to complete the connections between sub power
station and house hold connections.
Question 8 [2]
Write the four equations of Maxwell’s electromagnetic induction.

SECTION C – 27 MARKS
Question 9 [3]
Obtain an expression for intensity of electric field at a point in axial position of an electric potential.
Question 10 [3]
Calculate the potential difference across the 4Ω resistors in the given circuit, using Kirchhoff’s rules.

OR,
In a meter bridge, the null point is fond at a distance of 40 cm from A. if a resistance of 12Ω is connected in
a parallel with S, the null point occurs at 50cm from A. determine the values of R and S.

Question 11 [3]
Write the expression for the equivalent magnetic moment of a planer current loop of area A, having N turns
and carrying a current I. use the expression to find the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.
Question 12 [3]
In a compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 1.2 cm, eye-piece of focal length
5cm. when an object is kept 3.6cm from an objective, find the image formed is virtual and 25cm from the
eye-piece. Determine the magnifying power of this microscope in this setup for normal use.
OR,
Calculate the focal length of the concave lens with the help of the given ray diagram. Focal length of the
convex lens is 20cm.

Question 13 [3]
Using Huygen’s wave theory, prove angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection for reflection of light.
Question 14 [3]
(i) Draw a graph between the maximum kinetic energy of a photoelectron and the frequency of the
incident light.
(ii) Which physical quantity can be calculated from the slope of the above-mentioned graph?
Question 15 [3]
Derive and expression for the mutual force between for two current carrying conductor of carrying currents
i1and i2 kept at a distance r from each other. Also define the 1 ampere from it.
Question 16 [3]
(i) In a single slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit is made double the original width.
How does this affect the size and intensity of the central diffraction band?
(ii) A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650 nm and 520 nm, is used to obtain
interference fringes in a Young’s double-slit experiment.
(a) Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for
wavelength 650 nm.
(b) What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both the
wavelengths coincide?
Question 17 [3]
(i) Draw the circuit diagram for full wave rectifier.
(ii) Draw the wave form for input and output for a full wave rectifier.

SECTION D – 15 MARKS
Question 18 [5]
(i) Define the coefficient of self-induction.
(ii) Write its’ SI unit.
𝜇0 𝑁 2 𝐴
(iii) Obtain the relation 𝐿 =
𝑙
 (iv) A coil of area 0.04 m2 having 1000 turns is suspended perpendicularly to a magnetic field of
5.0×10-5 Wbm-2. It is rotated through 90° in 0.2 second. Calculate the average emf induced in it.
OR,
(i) In LCR circuit all components are connected in series, the emf and the current flowing in the
𝜋
circuit are given by the following equation 𝐸 = 200 sin (314𝑡 + 6 ) 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 and I=5sin(314t)
ampere. Obtain: (i) the peak values of current and emf. (ii) the frequency of the AC source, (iii)
the phase difference between current and emf.
(ii) Prove that an ideal capacitor connected to an AC source does not dissipate power.
Question 19 [5]
(i) State any two postulate of Bohr’s atomic theory.
(ii) Derive an expression for the radius of the orbit of hydrogen like atom.
(iii) Calculate the shortest wave length of Balmer series.
OR,
(i) Define mass defect.
(ii) Under some circumstances, a nucleus can decay by emitting particle more massive than an α-
particle, consider the following decay processes
223 219 4
88𝑅𝑎 → 86𝑅𝑛 + 2𝐻𝑒
Calculate the Q value for this decay
m( 223
88𝑅𝑎 ) = 223.01850u
m( 219
86𝑅𝑛) = 219.00948u
4
m( 2𝐻𝑒) = 4.00260u
and the energy equivalence of 1 u = 931 MeV
(iii) Name the purpose of the following component of the nuclear reactor
a. Control rod
b. Moderator
Question 20 [5]
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Energy Band Gap
From Bohr’s atomic model, we know that the electrons have well defined energy levels in an isolated atom.
But due to interatomic interactions in a crystal, the electrons of the outer shells are forced to have energies
different from those in isolated atoms. Each energy level splits into a number of energy levels forming a
continuous band. The gap between top of valence band and bottom of the conduction band in which no
allowed energy levels for electrons can exist is called energy gap.

(i) Based on band theory how can you distinguish between conductor, insulator and semiconductor.
(ii) Draw the energy band diagram for n – type semiconductor.
(iii) Name two doping agent used for p – Type semiconductor.