Physics Board Paper (Darpan)

Chapters : 1 to 14 Std 12 : Physics Date : 05/01/25

Total Marks : 118 Unit Test Time : 03 Hour
Section A
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1. Figure shows electric field in which electric dipole p is placed. Which of the following statement
is correct ?

p
–q +q

(A) The dipole will not experience any force

(B) The dipole will experience a net force towards right
(C) The dipole will experience a net force towards left
(D) The dipole will experience a net force upwards
2. Energy of a charged capacitor is U. Now it is removed from a battery and then connected to two
other identical uncharged capacitors in parallel. What will be the energy of each capacitor ?
3U U U
(A) U (B) (C) (D)
2 4 9
3. The electric potential energy of 2m C charge is 3 ´ 10–5 J at a point in a uniform electric field. The
electric potential at that point is ...... V.
(A) 6 (B) 15 (C) 5 (D) Zero
4. The dimensional formula of electric flux is ......
(A) [M–1 L3 T–3 A–1] (B) [M1 L3 T–3 A–1] (C) [M1 L–3 T–3 A–1] (D) [M1 L3 T3 A–1 ]
5. A plastic rod rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 8 ´ 10–7 C. The no. of electrons
transferred (from which to which ?) is ...... .
(A) 5 ´ 1012, from plastic rod to wool (B) 5 ´ 1011, from plastic rod to wool
(C) 5 ´ 1010, from plastic rod to wool (D) 5 ´ 1012, from wool to plastic rod
6. Equipotential surfaces at a very large distance from the collection of charges whose total sum is not
zero are approximately ...... .
(A) spheres (B) planes (C) paraboloids (D) ellipsoid
7. Two batteries of emf e1 & e2 (e2 > e1) and internal resistance r1 & r2 respectively are connected in
parallel as shown.

r1

A B
r2

(A) The equivalent emf eeq & of the two cells is between e1 & e2 i.e. e1< eeq. < e2
(B) The equivalent emf eeq is smaller than e1
(C) The equivalent emf is given by eeq = e1 + e2
(D) eeq. is independent of internal resistance r1 & r2
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 (B) The equivalent emf eeq is smaller than e1
(C) The equivalent emf is given by eeq = e1 + e2
(D) eeq. is independent of internal resistance r1 & r2

8. How much charge should be placed on a spherical shell of radius 25 cm to have a surface charge
3
density of C/m2 ?
p
(A) 0.25 C (B) 0.75 C (C) 0.57 C (D) 0.5 C
9. The Coulombian repulsive force between to alpha particles kept at a distance of 3 cm in air is ...... N.
(A) 1.024 ´ 10–24 (B) 1.024 ´ 10–25 (C) 1.024 ´ 10–27 (D) 1.024 ´ 10–23
10. Loop rule of Kirchhoff’s is a reflection of ......
(A) Law of conservation of charge (B) Ohm’s law
(C) Law of conservation of momentum (D) Law of conservation of energy
11. The colour bands of a carbon resistor with three bands having minimum value are ...... in order.
(A) black, brown, red (B) black, black, silver (C) black, brown, silver (D) black, brown, gold
12. Figure shows the field lines of a positive and negative charge respectively. Give the sign of potential
difference VQ – VP, VB – VA.
P

+ –
A B

(A) +ve, +ve (B) +ve, –ve (C) –ve, +ve (D) –ve, –ve
13. A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non uniform cross-section, which of following
quantities is constant along the conductor ?(Ch-3)
(A) current (B) current density (C) electric field (D) drift speed
14. In the magnetic meridian of a certain place, the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is
0.20 G and dip angle is 30°. What is the magnetic field at this location ?
(A) 0.23 G (B) 0/32 G (C) 0.42 G (D) 0.82 G
15. A square of side L meter lies in the x-y plane in a region where the magnetic field is given by
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B = B0 (2iˆ + 4 ˆj + 3kˆ ) T, where B0 is constant. The magnitude of flux passing through the square
e
is
(A) 2B0L2Wb (B) 3B0L2Wb (C) 4B0L2Wb (D) 29 B0L2Wb
16. In a Cyclotron, a charged particle
(A) undergoes acceleration all the time
(B) speeds up between the dees because of magnetic field
(C) speeds up in a dee
(D) slows down within a dee and speeds up between dees
17. A uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T is established along the +ve Z direction. A rectangular loop of sides
10 cm and 5 cm carries a current of 12 A is placed as shown in figure. The torque acting on the loop
is ...... Nm. z

(A) 1.8 ´ 10–2 iˆ B

(B) –1.8 ´ 10–2 ĵ O y

(C) –1.8 ´ 10–2 iˆ I

(D) Zero x
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 A uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T is established along the +ve Z direction. A rectangular loop of sides
10 cm and 5 cm carries a current of 12 A is placed as shown in figure. The torque acting on the loop
is ...... Nm. z

(A) 1.8 ´ 10–2 iˆ B

(B) –1.8 ´ 10–2 ĵ O y

(C) –1.8 ´ 10–2 iˆ I

(D) Zero x

18. When current I passes through an inductor having self inductance of 4 H. If the current is made
double what will be the new self inductance of the inductor.
(A) Zero (B) 2 H (C) 4 H (D) 8 H
19. Magnetic flux linked with the coil is given by f(t) = (2t2 + 2t + 1) Wb and its resistance is 10 W. the
current passing through the coil at t = 2 s is ...... A.
(A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 1.5 (D) 2
20. Inductive reactance ...... .
(A) limits D.C. (B) limits D.C.
(C) limits A.C. (D) stores the A.C. current
21. Which of the following is not a unit of magnetic induction ?
(A) Tesla (B) Newton/meter-Ampere
(C) Weber/meter2 (D) Newton-meter/Ampere
22. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a stepdown transformer with its primary
winding having 4000 turns. What should be the number of turns in the secondary in order to get output
power at 230 V.
(A) 400 (B) 40 (C) 4000 (D) 2300
23. Ferromagnetic materials have ......permeability and ...... retentivity.
(A) low, high (B) high, low (C) high, high (D) low, low
24. A small pin fixed on a table top is viewed from above from a distance of 100 cm. By what distance
would the pin appear to be raised if it is viewed from the same point through a 9 cm thick glass
slab held parallel to the table. Refractive index of glass = 1.5.
(A) 3 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 9 cm (D) 5 cm
25. For a given electromagnetic waves the magnitude of electric field is 6.6 V/m at a point in space. The
magnitude of magnetic field at this point is ...... T.
(A) 19.8 ´ 10–8 (B) 6.6 ´ 10–8 (C) 2.1 ´ 10–8 (D) 2.2 ´ 10–8
26. A slit of size ‘a’ is illuminated by a parallel beam of light of wavelength l. The angle at which this
light is diffracted is approximately ......
l l a2 a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a a 2
l l
3
27. The refractive index of a medium is . The speed of light in this medium is ...... m/s [Speed of light
2
in vacuum is c = 3 ´ 108 m/s]
(A) 3 ´ 108 (B) 2.5 ´ 108 (C) 2 ´ 108 (D) 3.5 ´ 108
28. Optical phenomenon taking place for mirror and lens respectively are ...... & ...... .
(A) reflection refraction (B) interference, diffraction
(C) reflection, diffraction (D) refraction, interference
29. T.V. waves range from ...... .
(A) 54 MHz - 890 MHz (B) 88 MHz - 108 MHz
(C) 24.5 GHz - 229.5 GHz (D) 400 GHz - 600 GHz
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 T.V. waves range from ...... .
(A) 54 MHz - 890 MHz (B) 88 MHz - 108 MHz
(C) 24.5 GHz - 229.5 GHz (D) 400 GHz - 600 GHz
30. If the rms current in a 50 Hz a.c. circuit is 5 A, at time t = 0 current I is 0. The value of current I
1
at t = seconds is ...... A.
300
3 5 5
(A) 5 2 (B) 5 (C) (D)
2 6 2
31. The earth takes 24 h to rotate once about the axis. How much time does the Sun takes to shift by 2°,
when view from the earth ?
(A) 240 s (B) 480 s (C) 720 s (D) 960 s
32. Power of plane mirror is ...... .
(A) 0 (B) ฀ (C) +1 (D) –1
33. Which of the following combination should be selected for better turning of an LCR a.c. circuit used
for communication ?
(A) R = 20 W. (B) R = 25 W.
(C) R = 15 W. (D) R = 25 W. L = 1.5 H, C = 45 mF
34. For circuits used for transporting electric power, a low power factor implies ......
(A) power increases in transmission (B) remains constant in transmission
(C) small power loss in transmission (D) large power loss in transmission
35. The amount of Rayleigh scattering is ...... .
(A) directly proportional to wavelength
(B) inversely proportional to wavelength
(C) inversely proportional to fourth power of wavelength
(D) directly proportional to fourth power wavelength
36. In young’s double experiment the distance between two slits is 0.2 mm and the distance between
slit and screen is 1.5 m. The wavelength of light used is 600 nm. The distance between any two
consecutive bright fringes is ...... mm.
(A) 0.5 (B) 4.5 (C) 0.8 (D) 2.0
37. What is the shortest wavelength present in the Balmer series of spectral lines ? [Rydberg’s constant
R = 1.097 ´ 107 m–1]
(A) 26 nm (B) 91 nm (C) 365 nm (D) 820 nm
38. What is the angular momentum of electron of Be+3 ion in n = 5 orbit ?
(A) 5.3 ´ 10–34 Js (B) 6.6 ´ 10–34 Js (C) 3.3 ´ 10–34 Js (D) 1.3 ´ 10–34 Js
39. The intensity of incident unpolarized light on a polaroid is I1 and the intensity of emergent polarized
light from this polaroid is I2. The relation between I1 & I2 is ...... .
(A) I1 = I2 (B) I1 > I2 (C) I1 < I2 (D) I1 = 2I2
40. Unpolarized light is incident on a plane transparent surface. The reflected and refracted rays are
found perpendicular to each other, then the angle of incidence is ...... . [Refractive index of the
medium is 1.73]
(A) 90° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 60°
41. What is the ratio of total energy of an electron in hydrogen atom in first excited state and third
excited state ?
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 3 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
42. According to mass energy equivalence relation, 9 ´ 1013 J of energy can be converted into ......
maximum mass. [Speed of light c = 3 ´ 108 m/s]
(A) 3 g (B) 9 g (C) 91 g (D) 1 g
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 According to mass energy equivalence relation, 9 ´ 1013 J of energy can be converted into ......
maximum mass. [Speed of light c = 3 ´ 108 m/s]
(A) 3 g (B) 9 g (C) 91 g (D) 1 g
43. Variation of stopping potential V0 with frequency (n) of incident radiation for a given photosensitive
material is straight line. [frequency (n) of incident radiation is greater than threshold frequency (n)]
The slope of this line is ...... .
f0 h h e
(A) (B) (C) (D)
h n e V0

44. One of the fusion reaction in Sun is given by 2H

1 + 11H ® 32He + g + ...... Fill in the blank with correct
option.
(A) 12.86 MeV (B) 5.49 MeV (C) 1.02 MeV (D) 0.42 MeV
45. The de Broglie wavelength (l) associated with an electron accelerated through a potential difference
of 121 V is ...... .[me = 9.1 ´ 10–31 kg, h = 6.63 ´ 10–34 Js]
(A) 1.12 A& (B) 2.1 A& (C) 12.0 A& (D) 0.12 A&
46. Monochromatic light of frequency 6 ´ 1014 Hz is produced by laser. The power emitted is 2 ´ 10–3 W.
The energy of the photon in this light beam is ...... eV. [h = 6.63 ´ 10–34 Js, 1 eV = 1.6 ´ 10–19 J]
(A) 4.0 (B) 3.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 2.5
47. For a radioactive element half life is 1.5 days. How many minutes will it take to disintegrate this
element by 75% ?
(A) 1260 (B) 4320 (C) 3240 (D) 2430
48. When a forward bias is applied to a p-n junction, it
(A) raises the potential barrier (B) reduces the majority carrier current to zero
(C) lowers the potential barrier (D) none of the above
49. Given figure is the equivalent of which logic gate ?
A
Y

B
(A) OR (B) AND (C) NOT (D) NOR

Section B
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1. A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 10 W and the meter shows full scale deflection for 3 mA. The
value of shunt to convert this meter into ammeter o range 0 to 10 A is ...... W.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Section C
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2. Derive an equation for an electric field due to infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire.
3. If the magnetic field is parallel to the +ve x-axis and the charged particle is moving along +ve
y-axis. Which direction would the Lorentz force act (a) for an electron (b) for a proton ?

4. The half life of 238

92 U undergoing a-decay is 4.5 ´ 109 years. What is the activity of 1 g of sample of
238 ?
92 U

5. 1) Explain b-decay with appropriate example.

6. 1) State and explain Gauss’s Law for magnetism.

7. At room temperature (27° C) the resistance of heating element is 100 W. What is the temperature of
the element if the resistance is found to be 134 W, given that the temperature coefficient of material
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 At room temperature (27° C) the resistance of heating element is 100 W. What is the temperature of
the element if the resistance is found to be 134 W, given that the temperature coefficient of material
of the resistor is 1.7 ´ 10–4 °C–1 ?
m 0 2m
8. 2) Derive the equation B = for the axial magnetic field for finite Solenoid. m is the magnetic
4p r 3
moment of Solenoid & r is the distance of the point from the centre of Solenoid.
9. 2) Differentiate between P-type and N-type semiconductor (any four).

10. Define mutual inductance and mention the factors on which mutual inductance depends.
11. Write the four Maxwell’s equations in reference to electromagnetic waves.

Section D
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12. A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius a) carrying steady current I. The current I is
uniformly distributed across the cross-section. Calculate the magnetic field in the region r < a and
r > a.
13. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths 650 nm and 520 nm is used to obtain interference
fringes in Young’s double slit experiment. Distance between two slits is 0.25 mm and slit & screen
is 1 m.
(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
wavelength coincide ?
14. 1) State and explain Huygen’s Principle.

15. 2) Explain Davisson Germer experiment with proper diagram. Prove that this experiment confirms the
wave nature of electrons and de Broglie relation.
16. The work function of cesium is 2.14 eV. Find
(a) the threshold frequency of cesium, and
(b) the wavelength of the incident light if the photo current is brought to zero by a stopping
potential of 0.86 V.
17.1) What is Potentiometer ? Explain how can it be used to determine internal resistance of cell. Draw
the circuit diagram and derive the equation.
18.2) A network of resistors is connected to a 15 V battery with internal resistance 1 W as shown in figure.
(a) Compute the equivalent resistance of the network.
(b) Obtain current in 12 W & 6 W resistance.
3W 12W
A B 1W C

6W 12W

15 V 1W
19. What is rectification ? Explain half wave rectifier with proper circuit and draw the wave forms of
input and output voltage.

Section E
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20. 2) Explain atomic spectra. Write the equation for Lyman series, Paschen series, Brackett series & P fund
series for hydrogen atom.
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 2) Explain atomic spectra. Write the equation for Lyman series, Paschen series, Brackett series & P fund
series for hydrogen atom.

21. The plates of a parallel capacitor have an area of 90 cm2 each and are separated by 2.5 mm. The
capacitor is charged by connecting it to a 400 V supply.
(a) How much electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor ?
(b) View this energy as stored in the electrostatic field between the plates and obtain the energy per
unit volume u. Hence arrive at a relation between u and the magnitude of the electric field E
between the plates.
22. 1) Figure shows a series LCR circuit connected to a variable frequency 230 V a.c. source. L = 5 H, C
= 80 mF, R = 40 W,
R

~ C

L
(a) Determine the source frequency which derives the circuit in resonance.
(b) Obtain the impedance of the circuit and amplitude of current at the resonating frequency.
(c) Determine the rms potential drops across the three elements of the circuit.
(d) Show that the potential drop across the LC combination is zero at the resonating frequency.
23. 2) A series LCR circuit with L = 0.12 H, C = 480 nF, R = 23 W, is connected to 230 V variable frequency
supply.
(a) What is the source frequency for which current amplitude is maximum ? Obtain the maximum
value.
(b) What is the source frequency for which average power absorbed by the circuit is maximum ?
Obtain the value of maximum power.
(c) For which frequencies of the source is the power transferred to the circuit is half the power at
resonant frequency ? What is the current amplitude at these frequencies ?
(d) What is the Q factor of the given circuit ?
24. A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 2.0 cm and an eye piece of
focal length 6.25 cm separated by a distance 15 cm. How far from the objective should an object be
placed in order to obtain the final image at
(a) the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm) and
(b) at infinity ?
What is the magnifying power of microscope in each case ?
25. 1) State Bohr’s postulates for atomic model. Derive the equations for orbital radius, orbital speed and
total energy for an electron in nth orbit in hydrogen atom.

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Chapters : 1 to 14 Std 12 : Physics Date : 05/01/25
Total Marks : 118 Unit Test Time : 03 Hour
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