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Answer Sheet No: ___________
Physics Model Question Paper
Signature of Candidate: ___________
Signature of Invigilator: ___________

U SECTION – A
Time allowed: 25 minutes Marks: 17

Note: Section-A is compulsory and comprises pages 1-5. All parts of this section
are to be answered on the question paper itself. It should be completed in the
first 25 minutes and handed over to the Centre Superintendent.
Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.

Q.1 Insert the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D in the empty box opposite each
part. Each part carries one mark.

i. Which of the following is the unit of electric intensity?

A. Nm
B. NC
C. NC -1 P

D. NS -1
P

ii. Two point charges -10µc and +10µc are placed 10cm apart. What
is the potential at the centre of the line joining the two charges?
A. -2V
B. -1V
C. Zero
D. 2V

iii. For which of the following AC can NOT be used?

A. Heating
B. Lighting
C. Transforming voltage
D. Electroplating

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iii. A square sheet of side ‘a’ is held perpendicular to a uniform

electric field of strength E. What is the electric flux linked with
the surface?

A. Zero
B. Ea
C. Ea 2 P

D. 4Ea

v. A cylindrical metal wire of length ‘l’ and cross-sectional area

‘A’ has resistance ‘R’, conductance ‘G’, resistivity ‘ρ’ and
conductivity ‘σ’. Which of the following expressions for
‘σ’ is valid?

A. GR/ρ
B. Rl/A
C. ρR/G
D. GA/l

vi. If a charge of 1µC experiences a force of 10 -6N at a point,

P P

what will be the electric intensity at that point?

A. 10 -12NC -1
P P
P

B. 10 -6NC -1
P P
P

C. 1NC -1 P

D. 10 6NC -1
P P P

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resistances R 1 = 5kΩ and R 2 = 20kΩ?
R R R R

A. -5
B. -4
C. 4
D. 5

viii. A number of capacitors each of 2µF are connected as shown in

the figure given below:

What is the net capacitance between A & B?

A. 2µF
B. 4µF
C. 6µF
D. 10µF

ix. Two copper wires A and B of lengths 1m and 9m respectively

dA
are found to have same resistance. What is the ratio d
B

between their diameters?

A. 1:9
B. 1:3
C. 3:1
D. 9:1

x. What is the rest mass energy of an object of mass 0.1g?

A. 3 x 10 8J
P P

B. 3 x 10 13J
P P

C. 9 x 10 13J
P P

D. 9 x 10 16J
P P

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xi. A current flows in a wire of circular cross-section with the free
electrons traveling with a mean drift velocity ‘v’. If an equal
current flows in a wire of the same material but of twice the
radius, what is the new drift velocity?

A. v/4
B. v/2
C. v
D. 2v

xii. Three resistors are connected as shown in the diagram using

connecting wires of negligible resistance.

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What is the resistance between points P and Q?

A. 1.0 Ω
B. 1.6 Ω
C. 3.7 Ω
D. 11 Ω

xiii. The half life of a radioactive element is such that 7/8 of

a given quantity decays in 12 days. What fraction remains
un-decayed after 24 days?

A. 1/128
B. 1/64
C. 1/16
D. 1/8

xiv. Which one of the following bulbs has the least resistance?

A. 100 w
B. 200 w
C. 300 w
D. 400 w

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 xv. The peak value of an AC is 2 2 A. What will be its RMS value?

A. zero
B. 2A
C. 2A
D. 2 2A

xvi. In the figure given below, what is the potential drop across the
resistor R 3?
R R

A. 3V
B. 4V
C. 9V
D. 12V

xvii. In a transformer, laminated sheets with insulation in between are

used to minimize:

A. Hysteresis loss
B. Voltage loss
C. Eddy currents
D. Magnetic flux

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Q. No.1: Total Marks: 17

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Physics Model Question Paper

Time allowed: 2.35 hours Total Marks: 68

Note: Sections ‘B’ and ‘C’ comprise pages 1-5 and questions therein are to be
answered on the separately provided answer book. Answer all the questions
from section ‘B’ and section ‘C’. Use supplementary answer sheet i.e., sheet
B if required. Write your answers neatly and legibly.

SECTION – B
U

(42 marks)

NOTE: Attempt ALL the questions. The answer to each question should not
exceed 3 to 4 lines.

Q.2 Apply KVL, what are the equations for voltage changes in the two loops
as shown in the figure below? (2)

Q.3 Why is soft iron preferred as the core material for making transformers? (2)

Q.4 How does the frequency response of a capacitor differ from that of an
inductor when subjected to a source of AC voltage? (2)

Q.5 Draw the impedance diagram for an RLC series circuit at resonance and
show why its power factor is equal to one.
(2)

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Q.6 Write Boolean expression for XNOR gate. What will be its output when
both inputs are made zero? (2)

Q.7 Why is Vcc made high in comparison to V BB as shown in the figure.

R R (2)

Q.8 Are de-Broglie waves associated with all moving objects? Why is it not
significant for macroscopic objects? (2)

Q.9 Why should the target material in the production of x-ray unit have high
melting point? (2)

Q.10 Why is the mass of a nucleus always less than the total mass of all the
protons and neutrons making up the nucleus? (2)

Q.11 Why do charged particles follow circular paths when projected at a right
angle to the magnetic field? (2)

Q.12 What is the origin of γ-rays compared to the origin of x-rays? (2)

Q.13 What is the absolute potential at a distance of 20cm from a point charge
of -4µC? (2)

Q.14 A conductor with a cross-sectional area 10 -4 m 2 carries an electric current of

P P
P P

1.2 A. If the number of free electrons be 5 x 10 28 m -3, calculate the electron

P P
P P

drift velocity. (3)

(OR)
An electron and a proton possessing equal momenta are injected into a
region at right angles to a uniform magnetic filed. What is the ratio of
their radii of curvature while moving inside the magnetic field?
(3)

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Q.15 A circuit has a resistance of 100Ω. What should be the value of another
resistor to be connected to it so as to reduce the total circuit resistance to
60 Ω. Also show by circuit diagram. (3)
(OR)
A proton is moving under the influence of a perpendicular magnetic
field (B) and possesses energy E. What will be the energy of the proton
if the magnetic filed is increased to 4B while it is compelled to move in
a circular path of same radius? (3)

Q.16 Three equal resistors connected in series across a source of e.m.f together
dissipate a power of 10w. What should be the power dissipation if the same
resistors are connected in parallel across the same source of e.m.f? (3)
(OR)
The eye can detect as little as 1 x 10 -18J of electromagnetic energy. How
P P

many photons of orange light whose wavelength is 600 nm does this

energy represent? (3)

Q.17 A load of 20 Ω with a power rate of 5.0 watt is to be connected to a 24v

battery. What is the minimum resistance of the series resistor that will
prevent the power rate from increasing? (3)
(OR)
Derive an expression for the inductance of a solenoid of length ‘l’,
cross-sectional area ‘A’ and having number of turns ‘N’. (3)

Q.18 Circuit diagram shows a network of resistors each of resistance 2Ω. (3)

What is the effective resistance between the points P & Q?

(OR)

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 Two wires ‘X’ and ‘Y’ each of the same length and the same material
are connected in parallel to a battery. The diameter of ‘X’ is half that
of ‘Y’. What fraction of the total current passes through ‘X’? (3)
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Q.19 How much charge is stored in a 3.0µF capacitor and a 6.0µF capacitor
when joined in series with an 18V battery? (3)
(OR)
Calculate the wavelength of electrons that have been accelerated from
rest through a P.D of 100V. What kind of electromagnetic radiation has
wavelength similar to this value? (3)

SECTION – C
U

(Marks: 26)

Note: Attempt ALL the questions.

Q.20 What is the need of using a transformer in an electrical network? Explain
its working principle. How can this transformer be made to step up and to
step down? Discuss power losses in a transformer, how can they be
minimized? (8)
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Q.21 a. State and explain Gauss’s law, also derive E= r , for an electric
2ε 0
field E due to an infinite sheet of charge. Where ‘σ’ is the surface
∧
charge density, ε o is permittivity of free space and r is a unit vector.
R R

(1+2+2)
b. Two point charges q = -1.0 × 10 -6C and q 2 = +4.0 × 10 -6C, are
P P
R R P P

separated by a distance of 3.0m. Find and justify zero field location.

(3)
Q.22 a. What is a galvanometer? Explain its construction and basic principle
of working. (5)
b. What is meant by sensitivity of a galvanometer? How can a
galvanometer be made more sensitive? (3)
c. Show by diagrams how a galvanometer can be transformed into
an ammeter and a voltmeter? (2)
(OR)
a. Explain the experiment photoelectric effect, discuss its important
results. (3+3)
b. A sodium surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 300nm.
The work function of sodium metal is 2.46ev. Calculate:

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(i) The max KE of the ejected electron. (2)
(ii) The cut-off wavelength for sodium. (2)

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Physics Practical Model Question Paper
Time allowed: 3 hours Marks: 15

NOTE: Perform ONE experiment, as allotted by the examiner. Plot a graph

where necessary.

1. Find the resistance of a voltmeter by drawing a graph between R

and I/V. (10)

2. Find the characteristics of a semi-conductor diode and calculate its

forward and reserve current resistance. (10)

3. Determine the e/m of an electron by deflection method (teltron tube). (10)

Practical Notebook (2)

Viva voce (3)

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Physics – Mark Scheme
U SECTION A

Q.1
i. C ii. C iii. D
iv. C v. A vi. C
vii. C viii. B ix. B
x. C xi. A xii. A
xiii. B xiv. D xv. C
xvi. A xvii. C
(17 ×
1=17)

0BU SECTION B

Q.2 (2)
Circuit

(1 mark)
–I 1R 1–E 2–(I 1 –I 2 )R 2 = 0
R R R R R R R R R R R R

(OR)
–I 1R 1+E 2–(I 1 –I 2 )R 2 = 0
R R R R R R R R R R R R

and
–(I 2 –I 1 )R 2–I 2R 3+E 1 = 0
R R R R R R R R R R R R

(OR)
–(I 2 –I 1 )R 2–I 2R 3–E 1 = 0
R R R R R R R R R R R R (1 mark)

Q.3 (2)
i. Soft iron can be magnetized and demagnetized easily. (1 mark)

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 ii. Hysteresis loss for soft iron is small. . (1 mark)
Q.4 (2)
1 1
X c = ωc = 2πfc
R R

1
⇒ Xc ∝
f R R

and X L = ωL = 2πfL
R R

⇒ XL R R
∝f (1 mark)
With the increase of frequency, reactance of a capacitor decreases
whereas reactance of an inductor increases and vice versa (1 mark)

Q.5 (2)

(1 mark)
At resonance the impedance of the circuit is resistive. Therefore
current and voltage are in phase i.e. θ = o 0. The power factor
P P

(Cosθ = coso 0) is 1. P P
(1 mark)

Q.6 (2)
X= A B + AB (1 mark)
When
A=0 & B=0
Then X = 0 × 1 + 1 × 0 = 1 (1
mark)

Q.7 (2)
In a transistor E – B Junction is always forward biased, so, small V BB R R

is required (1 mark)
and B – C Junction is reverse biased, so V CC is taken high. R (1 mark)
R

Q.8 (2)
Equation for de-Broglie wavelength
h h
λ= = (1 mark)
P mv
For macroscopic objects ‘ λ ’ is v.v. small which cannot be observed.
(1 mark)

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Q.9 (2)
In the production of x-rays, electrons are incident on the target
material, which gives a large amount of KE to the target and
target material will become very hot which may melt, so we
use a target of high M.P. (2 marks)

Q.10 (2)
Mass defect
∆M = M p + M N – M (nucleus) R R R R (1 mark)
According to Einstein’s equation
E = ∆MC 2 P

This additional mass changes into B.E of the atom. (1 mark)

Q.11 (2)
Magnetic force on a charged particle when projected at right angles
into a magnetic field is
F = q (V ×B ) (i.e. θ = 90°)
or F = q V B sin90°
F=qVB (1 mark)
‘F’ provides necessary centripetal force to the charged particles.
Therefore they follow a circular path. (1 mark)

Q.12 (2)
γ-rays are coming out from the nucleus of an unstable atom. (1 mark)
X-rays are obtained by the inner shell transition of electrons. (1 mark)

Q.13 (2)
1 q
As V= × (1 mark)
4πε0 r
q = –4µC = –4 × 10 -6C P P

r = 20cm = 0.2m
1
4πε0 = 9 × 10 9Nm 2C -2 P P P P P

9 ×10 9 Nm 2 C −2 × (−4 ×10 −6 C )

V= = −9 ×10 5 Volt (1
(0.2m) 2
mark)
Q.14 (3)
I = 1.2A
A = 10 -4m 2
n = 5 × 10 28m -3
P P P

q = e= 1.6 × 10 -19C
P P P

P P

υ=?

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 I = nqAυ (1 mark)
I 1. 2
υ = = = 1.5 ×10 −6 ms −1 (2 marks)
nqA 5 ×10 ×1.6 ×10 −19 ×10 −4
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(OR)
Since the electron and proton possess same momentum
m eυ e = m pυ p
R R R R R R R R

υe m p
= (1)
υp me
Force (F B) due to magnetic field provides Fc i.e. F c = F B
R R R R R R

mυ 2
= Beυ
r
Ber
υ= m
(1 mark)
Be re
υ me
Then υ =
e
Be r p
p
mp
υe r mp
= e ×
υ p rp me
r υ m
⇒ e = e× e
rp υ p m p
re
rp =1 using equation (1) (2 marks)

Q.15 (3)
To get a resultant of 60Ω, which is less than 100Ω, a resistor R 2 is R R

connected in parallel to R 1 = 100Ω R R

Then
1 1 1 1 1 1
= + ⇒ = −
R R1 R2 R2 R R1
1 1 1 5 −3 2 1
= − = = =
R2 60 100 300 300 150
R 2 = 150Ω
R R (2 marks)

(1 mark)
(OR)

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 F = qυB = Beυ (θ = 90°)
mυ 2
= Beυ
r
Ber
υ= m (1 mark)
( 4 B )er
ύ = m = 4υ ( B ′ = 4 B )
1
As E = 2 mυ 2
1 1
É = 2 m(v ′) 2 = 2 m(4υ) 2
1 2 
É = 16  2 mυ 
 
É = 16E (2 marks)

Q.16 (3)
V2
P= Re
V2
P= = 10W  ( R = 3R)
e (1
3R
mark)
When connected in parallel
R
Re =
3
V2 V2 V 2 
P′ = R = 3×
R
= 9  ⇒ P ′ =9 P
 3R 
 
3
P ′ = 9 × 10W ( P=10W)
P ′ =90W (2 marks)
(OR)
Energy of light = # of photons × Energy of one photon
E = nhf (1 mark)
E Eλ
n= =
hf (1
hc
mark)
1 ×10 −18 × 600 ×10 −9
n= =3 (1
6.63 ×10 −34 × 3 ×10 8
mark)

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Q.17 (3)

Since
P = I 2R 1 P P
R

P P 5
I2 = ⇒I = = =0.5A (1 mark)
R1 R1 20
P P

V 24V
As R= = = 48 Ω
I 0.5 A
R = R1 + R2 ⇒ R2 = R – R1
R R R R R R R R

R 2 = 48 Ω − 20 Ω
R R

R 2 = 24 Ω
R R (2 marks)
(OR)
For a solenoid of length ‘ l ’, cross-sectional area ‘A’ & # of turns ‘N’
∆Φ ∆( BA )
ε = −N = −N
∆t ∆t
∆B
ε = −NA (1 mark)
∆t
N
B = µ o nI = µ o I (for a solenoid)
l
R R R R

N
∆( µo I)
ε = −NA l
∆t
− NA µ o ∆I
ε= × (1)
l ∆t
Using
∆I
ε = −L (2) (1 mark)
∆t
Comparing equation (1) and (2)
∆I − µo N 2 A ∆I
−L =
∆t l ∆t
N2
L = µo A = µo n 2 lA = µ o nNA (1 mark)
l
Which is the required expression
Q.18 (3)

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 For R 1 & R 2 let their resultant be R ′ = 4Ω
R R R R

4×2 4
Resultant of R ′ & R3 connected in parallel is 4+2 3
= Ω (1 mark) R ′′ =

4  10
R ′′ & R 4 are in series their resultant is R ′′′ =  3 + 2  = 3 Ω
 
R R

10
2× 20
3 = 3 = 20 = 1.25 Ω
Resultant of R ′′′ & R 5 connected in parallel is R = 10
R R

16 16
+2 3
3
(2
marks)
(OR)
L 4L
R= ρ =ρ 2
A πd
4L
V = IR = I ρ 2 (1 mark)
πd
4L
For the wire ‘x’ V x = I x ρ πd 2
R R R R

x
4L
For the wire ‘y’ Vy = R R I y ρ πd 2
R R

V x = V y (as the wires are connected in parallel)

R R R R

4L 4L
I x. ρ πd 2 =I y × ρ πd 2
R R R R

x y

Ix Iy
2
= 2
dx dy
4I x Iy dy
2
= 2 as d x =
dy dy 2
R R

⇒ I y = 4I x
Fraction of current which passes
Ix Ix I 1
through ‘x’ = = = x = = 0.20 (2 marks)
total current I x + I y 5I x 5
Q.19 (3)
The combined capacitance ‘C’ is given by

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 C1 × C 2  3.0 × 6.0 
C = C + C =  3.0 + 6.0 µF = 2.0µF = 2.0 ×10 F
−6
(1 mark)
1 2  
Net charge stored
Q = CV = 2.0 × 10 -6 × 18 P

Q = 36 × 10 -6C
P

P P (1 mark)
For capacitors connected in series, charge is same. (1 mark)
(OR)

(KE) max = Ve
R R

1
mv 2 = Ve
2
mv = 2mVe
h h h
Now λ= = = (1 mark)
P mv 2mVe
6.63 ×10 −34
λ=
2 × 9.11 ×10 −31 ×100 ×1.6 ×10 −19
λ = 1.22 ×10 −10 m (1
mark)
In the electromagnetic spectrum this would be X–Radiation. (1 mark)

1BU SECTION C

Q.20 (8)
- Need of transformer (1 mark)
- Explanation and working principle + figure (2 marks)
- Transformer equation + step up + step down (3 marks)
- Power losses and their remedies (2 marks)

Q.21 (8)
a. Statement of Gauss’s law (1 mark)
Explanation of Gauss’s law using spherical body + figure (2 marks)
σ ∧

Derivation for electric field E = 2ε r + Figure (2 marks)

o

b.
(1 mark)

Obviously, the zero field location will be at pt. P

E1 = E2 R R R R

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 1 q1 1 q2
= × (1 mark)
4π εo x 2
4π εo ( x + 3) 2
1 ×10 −6 4 ×10 −6
=
xυ ( x + 3) 2
(x+3) 2 = 4x 2
P P
P

x+3 = 2x
x = 3m (1 mark)

Q.22 (10)
a. Definition (1 mark)
Construction + figure + working (1+1+2 = 4 marks)
b. Sensitivity factor + methods to increase the sensitivity
(1+2 = 3 marks)
c. Diagram for ammeter (1 mark)
Diagram for voltmeter (1 mark)
(OR)
a. Definition (1 mark)
Explanation + figure (2 marks)
Results (1 mark for each result) (3 marks)
b. λ = 300nm = 300 × 10 -9m
φ = 2.46ev = 2.46 × 1.6 × 10 -19J
P P

P P

hc
(KE) max = hf – φ = λ − φ
R R

6.63 ×10 −34 × 3 ×10 8

(KE) max = − 2.46 ×1.6 ×10 −19
300 ×10 −9
R R

(KE) max = (6.63 × 10 -19 – 3.936 × 10 -19)J

R P P

(KE) max = 2.693 × 10 -19J

P P
R

R R P P

(KE) max = 1.68ev

R R (2 marks)
hc
φ = hf o =
λo R R

hc 6.63 ×10 −34 × 3 ×10 8

λo = =
φ 2.46 ×1.6 ×10 −19
λo = 5.05 ×10 −7 m
λo = 505 nm (2 marks)

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