ANGEL EDUCATION SOCIETY

HALFYEARLY EXAMINATION (2017-20018)

SUBJECT : PHYSICS
CLASS 12

F.M 70 TIME- 3 HRS

General Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory. There are 26 questions in all.
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
3. Section A contains five questions of one mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each,
Section C contains twelve questions of three marks each, Section D contains one value based question of
four marks and Section E contains three questions of five marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks,
one question of three marks and all the three questions of five marks weightage. You have to attempt only
one of the choices in such questions.

SECTION - A
1 Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is volt/meter. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity ? 1

2 Two wire one of copper and other of manganin have same resistance and equal length. Which 1
wire is thicker ?

3 How does the angle of dip vary from equator to poles? 1

4 If a toroid uses Bismuth at its core, will the field in the core be lesser or greater than when it is 1
empty?

5 Why cannot transformer be used to step up or step down dc voltage? 1

SECTION - B
6 What is meant by dielectric polarisation ? Why does the electric field inside a dielectric decreases 2
when it in placed in an external field ?

7 An electron beam projected along + x-axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic field along the + 2
y-axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?

8 The self inductance of the motor of an electric fan is 10H. What should be the capacitance of the 2
capacitor to which it should be connected in order to impart maximum power at 50Hz?

9 What is the significance of Q-factor in a series LCR resonant circuit ? 2

10 Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum to which the following 2

wavelengths belong :
(i) 10.-1 m
(ii) 10.-12 m
OR
 Give one use of each of the following
(i) UV ray (ii) -ray.

SECTION - C
11 Using Gauss theorem in electrostatics, deduce an expression for electric field intensity due to a 3
charged spherical shell at a point (i) inside (ii) on its surface (iii) outside it. Graphically show the
variation of electric field intensity with distance from the centre of shell.

12 If a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor after the battery is 3
disconnected, then how do the following quantities change.
(i) Charge (ii) Potential (iii) Capacitance (iv) Energy.

13 Two cells of emf E1 and E2 having internal resistance r1 and r2 are connected in parallel. 3
Calculate Eeq and Req for the combination.

14 A point charge developes an electric field of 40 N/C and a potential difference of 10 J/C at a point. 3
Calculate the magnitude of the charge and the distance from the point charge.

15 Define the term magnetic dipole moment of a current loop. Write the expression for the magnetic 3
moment when an electron revolves at a speed .v., around an orbit of radius .r. in hydrogen atom
.
16 A long wire is first bent into a circular coil of one turn and then into a circular coil of smaller 3
radius having n turns. If the same current passes in both the cases, find the ratio of the magnetic
fields produced at the centres in the two cases.

17 A conducting rod held horizontally along East-West direction is dropped from rest at certain 3
height near Earth surface. Why should there be an induced e.m.f. across the ends of the rod? Draw
a graph showing the variation of e.m.f. as a function of time from the instant it begins to fall.

18 An alternating voltage of frequency f is applied across a series LCR circuit. Let fr be the resonance 3
frequency for the circuit. Will the current in the circuit lag, lead or remain in phase with the
applied voltage when (i) f > fr (ii) f < fr (iii) f = fr? Explain your answer in each case.

19 Calculate the magnetic field due to a circular coil of 500 turns and of mean diameter 0.1m, 3
carrying a current of 14A (i) at a point on the axis distance 0.12 m from the centre of the coil (ii) at
the centre of the coil.

20 The coil of a galvanometer is 0.02 0.08 m2. It consists of 200 turns of gine wire and is in a 3
magnetic field of 0.2 tesla. The restoring torque constant of the suspension fibre is 10.6Nm per
degree. Assuming the magnetic field to be radial.(i) What is the maximum current that can be
measured by the galvanometer, if the scale can accommodate 30 deflection? (ii) What is the
smallest, current that can be detected if the minimum observable deflection is 0.1?

21 A straight wire of mass 200 g and length 1.5 m carries a current of 2A. It is suspended in mid-air 3
by a uniform horizontal magnetic field B. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?

22 A series C.R circuit consists of a capacitance 16 mF and resistance 8 ohm .If the input a.c. voltage 3
is (200 V, 50 Hz), Calculate (i) voltage across capacitor and resistor. (ii) Phase by which voltage
lags/leads current.
OR
An inductor of unknown value, a capacitor of 100 F and a resistor of 10ohm are connected in
series to a 200V, 50Hz ac source. It is found thatthe power factor of the circuit is unity. Calculate
the inductance of theinductor and the current amplitude.
 SECTION - D
23 A picnic was arranged by schools for the student of XII class. After some time it was raining 4
heavily accompanied by thundering & lightening. The student got afraid. Some students went
inside the room. The students asked for the key of the car and set inside the car folding their legs
on the seat. The other students called them to come out but they refused. They knew that charge
inside the conducting shell is zero as told by the teacher and told other not to stand near the
electric pole when it is lightening. What value was displayed by these students ?

SECTION - E
24 Deduce the condition for balance in a Wheatstone bridge. Using the principle of Wheatstone 5
bridge, describe the method to determine the specific resistance of a wire in the laboratory. Draw
the circuit diagram and write the formula used. Write any two important precautions you would
observe while performing the experiment.

OR

Define emf and terminal potential difference of a cell. When is the terminal charging potential
difference greater than emf ? Explain how emf and terminal potential difference can be compared
using a potentiometer and hence determine internal resistance of the cell.

25 State Biot- Savart law. Use it to obtain the magnetic field at an axial point, distance d from the 5
centre of a circular coil of radius .a. and carrying current I. Also compare the magnitudes of the
magnetic field of this coil at its centre and at an axial point for which the value of d is 3a

OR

Write two differences in each of resistance, reactance and impedance for an ac circuit. Derive an
expression for power dissipated in series LCR circuit.

26 Draw a labelled diagram to explain the principle and working of an a.c.generator. Deduce the 5
expression for emf generated. Why cannot the current produced by an a.c. generator be measured
with a moving coil ammeter?

OR

An L.C circuit contains inductor of inductance L and capacitor of capacitance C with an initial
charge q0. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be t = 0.
(i) What is the total energy stored initially?
(ii) What is the maximum current through inductor?
(iii) What is the frequency at which charge on the capacitor will oscillate?
(iv) If a resistor is inserted in the circuit, how much energy is eventually dissipated as heat?