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CSSC - Tiruvallur Cluster: Pre Board Examination-2021 (Term-I) Class - XII Subject & Code: Physics
CSSC - Tiruvallur Cluster: Pre Board Examination-2021 (Term-I) Class - XII Subject & Code: Physics
General Instructions:
SECTION A
(i) 2pE
(ii) pE
(iii) pE/2
(iv) Zero
Q4. Three capacitors 2µF, 3µF and 6µF are joined in series with each other.
The equivalent capacitance is-
(i) 1/2µF
(ii) 1µF
(iii) 2µF
(iv) 11µF
Q5. Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a
distance r between them, experience an electrostatic force ‘F’. The
electrostatic force between them in vacuum at the same distance r will
be-
(i) 5F
(ii) F
(iii) F/2
(iv) F/5
Q6. Which statement is true for Gauss law-
(i) All the charges whether inside or outside the gaussian surface contribute to
the electric flux.
(ii) Electric flux depends upon the geometry of the gaussian surface.
(iii) Gauss theorem can be applied to non-uniform electric field.
(iv) The electric field over the gaussian surface remains continuous and
uniform at every point.
Q7.A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging
battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’
is inserted between its plates, the potential across the plates of a
capacitor will become
(i) Zero
(ii) V/2
(iii) V/K
(iv) KV
Q8.The best instrument for accurate measurement of EMF of a cell is-
(i) Potentiometer
(ii) metre bridge
(iii) Voltmeter
(iv) ammeter and voltmeter
Q9.An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of
same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires
are in the ratio of 3:2 and 2:3, then the ratio of the current passing
through the wire will be
(i) 2:3
(ii) 3:2
(iii) 8:27
(iv) 27:8
Q10.By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and
a semiconductor-
(i) increases for both.
(ii) decreases for both.
(iii) increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor.
(iv) decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor.
Q11.We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have
(i) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance
(ii) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance
(iii) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance
(iv) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance
(i) H/2
(ii) H
(iii) 2H
(iv) 4H
Q13.If the potential difference V applied across a conductor is increased
to 2V with its temperature kept constant, the drift velocity of the
free electrons in a conductor will -
(i) remain
emain the same.
same
(ii) become half of its previous value.
value
(iii) be
e double of its initial value
value.
(iv) become zero.
(i) 3 ohms
(ii) 5.5 ohms
(iii) 7.5 ohms
(iv) 9.5 ohms
Q15.. The SI unit of magnetic field intensity is
(i) AmN-1
(ii) NA-1m-1
(iii) NA-2m-2
(iv) NA-1m-2
(i) 2:π
(ii) π :2
(iii) π :4
(iv) 4:π
Q18. The horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field at a place is √3 times
the vertical component. The angle of dip at that place is
(i) π/6
(ii) π/3
(iii) π/4
(iv) 0
Q19. The small angle between magnetic axis and geographic axis at a
place is-
(i) Magnetic meridian
(ii) Geographic meridian
(iii) Magnetic inclination
(iv) Magnetic Declination
Q20.Two coils are placed close to each other. The mutual inductance of
the pair of coils depends upon the
(i) rate at which current change in the two coils
(ii) relative position and orientation of the coils
(iii) rate at which voltage induced across two coils
(iv) currents in the two coils
Q21. A conducting square loop of side 'L' and resistance 'R' moves in its
plane with the uniform velocity 'v' perpendicular to one of its
sides. A magnetic induction 'B' constant in time and space
pointing perpendicular and into the plane of the loop exists
everywhere as shown in the figure. The current induced in the
loop is
(i) Eddy currents are produced in the soft iron core of a transformer.
(ii) Electric Flux sharing is not properly done in primary and secondary
coils.
(iii) Humming sound produed in the tranformers due to magnetostriction.
(iv) Primary coil is made up of a very thick copper wire.
Q32.An alternating voltage source of variable angular frequency ‘w’ and fixed
amplitude ‘V’ is connected in series with a capacitance C and electric
bulb of resistance R(inductance zero). When ‘w’ is increased-
(i)The electric potential has a maximum magnitude at C and the electric field
has a maximum magnitude at A
(ii) The electric potential has a maximum magnitude at D and the electric field
has a maximum magnitude at B.
(iii) The electric potential at A is zero and the electric field has a maximum
magnitude at D.
(iv). Both the electric potential and electric field achieve a maximum
magnitude at B.
Q34. A battery is connected to the conductor of non-uniform cross section
area. The quantities or quantity which remains constant is-
(i) electric field only
(ii) drift speed and electric field
(iii)electric field and current
(iv) current only
Q35.. Three resistors having values R1, R2, and R3 are connected in series to a
battery. Suppose R1 carries a current of 2.0 A, R2 has a resistance of 3.0
ohms, and R3 dissipates 6.0 watts of power. Then the voltage across R3
is-
(i) 1V
(ii) 2V
(iii) 3V
(iv) 4V
Q36.A straight line plot showing the terminal potential difference (V) of a cell
as a function of current (I) drawn from it, is shown in the figure. The
internal resistance of the cell would be then-
then
(i) 2.8 ohms
(ii) 1.4 ohms
(iii) 1.2 ohms
(iv) zero
(i) 1.2 V
(ii) 1.02 V
(iii) 0.2 V
(iv) 0.12 V
Q39. Three infinitely long parallel straight current carrying wires A, B and C are
kept at equal distance from each other as shown in the figure . The wire
C experiences net force F .The net force on wire C, when the current in
wire A is reversed will be
(i) Zero
(ii) F/2
(iii) F
(iv) 2F
(ii) 6 X 10-11weber
Q44.If both the number of turns and core length of an inductor is doubled
keeping other factorsconstant, then its self-inductance will be-
(i) Unaffected
(ii) doubled
(iii) halved
(iv) quadrupled
45. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R)
Reason (R): The ammeter with increased range should have high resistance.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
46. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R)
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
47. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R)
Reason (R): At the poles of the earth the horizontal component of earth’s
magnetic field will be zero.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
48. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R)
Assertion(A): A proton and an electron, with same momenta, enter in a magnetic
field in a direction at right angles to the lines of the force. The radius of
the paths followed by them will be same.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
49. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R)
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
SECTION C
Q50. A small object with charge q and weight mg is attached to one end of a
string of length ‘L’ attached to a stationary support. The system is
placed in a uniform horizontal electric field ‘E’, as shown in the
accompanying figure. In the presence of the field, the string makes a
constant angle θ with the vertical. The sign and magnitude of q-
(i) positive with magnitude mg/E
(ii) positive with magnitude (mg/E)tanθ
(iii) negative with magnitude mg/E tanθ
(iv) positive with magnitude E tanθ/mg
Q51.A free electron and a free proton are placed between two oppositely
charged parallel plates. Both are closer to the positive plate than the
negative plate.
Case study :
Read the following paragraph and answers the questions:
Q53. If the secondary coil has a greater number of turns than the primary,
(i) the voltage is stepped-up (Vs >Vp ) and arrangement is called a step-up
transformer
(ii) the voltage is stepped-down (Vs <Vp ) and arrangement is called a step-
down transformer
(iii) the current is stepped-up (Is >Ip ) and arrangement is called a step-up
transformer
(iv) the current is stepped-down (Is <Ip ) and arrangement is called a step-
down transformer
Q54. We need to step-up the voltage for power transmission, so that
(i) the current is reduced and consequently, the I2R loss is cut down
(ii) the voltage is increased , the power losses are also increased
(iii) the power is increased before transmission is done
(iv) the voltage is decreased so V2/R losses are reduced
Q55. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step down
transformer with its primary windings having 4000 turns. The number of
turns in the secondary in order to get output power at 230 V are
(i) 4
(ii) 40
(iii) 400
(iv) 4000