CBSE Physics Class 12

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CBSE Sample Paper 15

Class XII Exam 2022-23
Physics
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
1. There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section
E. All the sections are compulsory.
3. Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two
marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains three
long questions of five marks each and Section E contains two case study based questions of 4
marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D
and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION-A
1. Two charged spheres separated by a distance d exert some force F on each other. If they
are immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 4, then what is the force exerted, if all other
conditions are same?
(a) 2F (b) 4F (c) F (d) F
2 4
2. The electrostatic energy stored in a capacitor is
(a) 1 QV (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) QV
2 QV QV
3. If the length of a conductor is halved, then its conductance will be
(a) halved (b) doubled (c) quadrupled (d) unchanged

4. A proton is moving in a space with constant velocity in an electric field E and magnetic field
B . The angle between electric field and magnetic field should be
(a) 0c (b) 30c (c) 45c (d) 90c
5. At the magnetic poles of the earth, a campus needle will be
(a) vertical (b) horizontal
(c) inclined at 10° with the vertical (d) inclined at 45° with the horizontal

6. In a p -n junction diode, the holes are due to

(a) protons (b) neutrons (c) extra electrons (d) missing of electrons
7. The electrical resistance of a healthy man is
(a) 50, 000 Ω (b) 10, 000 Ω (c) 1, 000 Ω (d) 10 Ω

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8. Two coils are placed close to each other. The mutual inductance of the pair of coils depends
upon
(a) currents in the coils
(b) materials of the wires of the coils
(c) relative position and orientation of the coils
(d) rates at which the currents are changing in the coils

9. π Hz is 25 Ω
Reactance of a capacitor of capacitance C for an alternating current of frequency 400
. The value of C is
(a) 25 µF (b) 50 µF (c) 75 µF (d) 100 µF

10. Which of the following electromagnetic waves have the smallest wavelength?
(a) γ -rays (b) X-rays (c) UV waves (d) infra-red rays

11. When two converging lenses of same focal f are placed in contact, the focal length of the
combination is
f
(a) f (b) 2f (c) (d) 3f
2
12. The ratio of no. of turns of primary coil to secondary coil in a transformer is 2:3. If a cell of 6
V is connected across the primary coil, then voltage across the secondary coil will be
(a) 3 V (b) 6 V (c) 9 V (d) 12 V

13. Mass of a photon of frequency ν is given by

(a) m = h (b) m = hν (c) m = hν (d) m = h ν2
λ c c c
14. In some substances, charge can flow at ordinary temperature, but not at very low temperatures.
These substances are called
(a) conductors (b) insulators (c) dielectrics (d) semiconductors

15. The energy produced in the sun is due to

(a) fission reaction (b) fusion reaction
(c) chemical reaction (d) motion of electrons and ions

16. Assertion : The magnetic field at the centre of the circular coil in the following figure due to
the currents I1 and I2 is zero.

Reason : I1 = I2 implies that the fields due to the current I1 and I2 will be balanced.

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(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

17. Assertion : The ferromagnetic substance do not obey Curie’s law.

Reason : At Curie point a ferromagnetic substance start behaving as a paramagnetic substance.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

18. Assertion : Long distance power transmission is done at high voltage.

Reason : At high voltage supply power losses are less.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

SECTION-B
19. Write the expression, in a vector form, for the Lorentz magnetic force Fv due to a charge moving
with velocity vv in a magnetic field Bv . What is the direction of the magnetic force ?

20. Why cannot two magnetic lines of forces due to a bar magnet cross each other?

21. Find the wavelength of electromagnetic waves of frequency 6 # 1012 Hz in free space. Give its
two applications.


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Define intensity of an electromagnetic wave..

22. The focal length of a equiconvex lens is equal to the radius of curvature of either face. What is
the value of refractive index of the material of the lens ?

23. Light from two coherent sources is reaching the screen. If the path difference at a point on the
screen for the yellow light be 3λ2 , then what will be the colour of the fringe at that point?


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What will be the effect of interference fringes if red light is replaced by blue light ?

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c . What is the radius of its fifth orbit?

24. Atomic radius of first orbit of hydrogen atom is 0.53 A

25. The V - I characteristic of a silicon diode is as shown in the figure. Calculate the resistance of
the diode at
1. I = 15 mA , 2. V =− 10 V .

SECTION-C
26. What is polarization of charge? Which the help of a diagram show why the electric field
between the plates of capacitor reduces on introducing a dielectric slab. Define the dielectric
constant on the basis of these fields.

27. When an ideal capacitor is charged AC by a DC battery, no current flows. However, when an
AC source is used, the current flows continuously. How does one explain this, based on the
concept of displacement current ?
28. How does a combination of lenses affect the size, position and nature of the image?


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Use mirror equation to show that convex mirror always produces a virtual image independent
of the location of the object.

29. State the important properties of neutrons.

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Answer the following:
1. Why is the binding energy per nucleon found to be constant for nuclei in the range of mass
number A lying between 30 and 170?
2. When a heavy nucleus with mass number A = 240 breaks into two nuclei, A = 120 , energy
is released in the process.

30. Draw the circuit diagram of a full-wave rectifier using p - n junction diode. Explain its working
and show the output input waveforms.
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SECTION-D
31. 1. State Gauss theorem.
2. Apply this to obtain the expression for the electric field intensity at a point due to an
infinitely long, thin, uniformly charged straight wire.


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Two spherical conductors of radii 4 cm and 5 cm are charged to the same potential. If σ 1 and
σ 2 be the respective values of the surface density of charge on both the conductors, What is
the ratio of s 1 ?
s2
32. Two long straight parallel conductors carrying steady currents I1 and I2 are separated by a
distance r . Explain briefly, with the help of a suitable diagram, how the magnetic field due to
one conductor acts on the other. Hence deduce the expression for the force acting between the
two conductors. Mention the nature of the force.


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1. Explain principle and working of a moving coil galvanometer. Derive an expression for
current sensitivity.
2. Compare between moving coil galvanometer and moving magnet galvanometer.

33. 1. State Bohr’s quantization condition for defining stationary orbits. How does the Broglie
hypothesis, explain the stationary orbits?
2. Find the relation between the three wavelengths λ 1 , λ 2 and λ 3 from the energy level
diagram shown below.

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1. The radius of the innermost electron orbit of a hydrogen atom is 5.3 # 10-11 m . Calculate
its radius in n = 3 orbit.
2. The total energy of an electron in the first excited state of the hydrogen atom, is –3.4 eV.
Find out its (a) kinetic energy and (b) potential energy in this state.

SECTION-E
34. An astronomical telescope is an optical instrument which is used for observing distinct images
of heavenly bodies like stars, planets etc. It consists of two lenses. In normal adjustment of
telescope, the final image is formed at infinity. Magnifying power of an astronomical telescope
in normal adjustment is defined as the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by the angle

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subtended at the eye by the final image to the angle subtended at the eye, by the object directly,
when the final image and the object both lie at infinite distance from the eye. It is given by,
f
m = o . To increase magnifying power of an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment, focal
fe
length of objective lens should be large and focal length of eye lens should be small.
(i) What is the condition for the focal lengths of objective lens and eye-piece, for large
magnifying power of astronomical telescope.
(ii) An astronomical telescope of magnifying power 7 consists of the two thin lenses 40 cm
apart, in normal adjustment. Find the focal lengths of the lenses.
(iii) An astronomical telescope has a magnifying power of 10. In normal adjustment, distance
between the objective and eye piece is 22 cm. Find the focal length of objective lens.


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(iv) A telescope has large diameter of the objective. Then its resolving power is high or low?
Explain.

35. From Bohrb 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) What is the value of energy band gap in an insulator?

(ii) What is the order of separation between conduction and valence band in a semiconductor.
(iii) Carbon, silicon and germanium have four valence electrons each. At room temperature
what about the number of tree electrons for conduction in all three


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(iv) According to band theory, conductors, insulators and semiconductors, which among of
them has smallest forbidden gap?

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