Guess Paper 2008

Class XII
Subject - Physics
General Instructions :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Q. 1 to 5 are Very short Answer type questions (1 Mark each. )
3. Q. 6 to 12 are short Answer type questions. (2 Marks each. )
4. Q. 13 to 2 are short answer questions (3 Marks each. )
5. Q. 25 to 2! are "on# Answer type questions$ (5 marks each. )
6. %lease write &own the serial num'er o( the question 'e(ore attemptin# it.
7. )ou may use the (ollowin# *alues o( physical constants where e*er
necessary+
%ermitti*ity in (ree space (
,
) - ...5 / 1,
012
12meter
%ermea'ility in (ree space (
,
) - / 1,
0!
3 m A
01
Mass o( %roton (m
p
) - 1.6! / 1,
02!
k#
Mass o( electron (m
e
) - 4.1 / 1,
031
k#.
5har#e on electron or proton (e) - 1.6 / 1,
014
5
Velocity o( "i#ht (5 ) - 3 / 1,
.
m2sec
A*o#a&ro6s 7um'er (7) - 6.,23 / 1,
23

%lank6s 5onstant (h) - 6.626 / 1,
03
8. 9ec
.. :se o( calculators is not permitte&. ;owe*er$ you may ask lo# ta'le (or
Mathematical ta'les.
1. <hat is the lar#est *olta#e you can sa(ely put across a resistor marke&
146 = > 1,,< ?
2. <hat is the an#le o( &ip at a place where the hori@ontal an& *ertical
component s o( earth6s ma#netic (iel& is equal?
3. A( the ma/imum kinetic ener#y o( electrons emitte& in a photo cell is
5 eV$ what is the stoppin# potential?
. Braw the #raph showin# the *ariation o( intensity o( polari@e& li#ht
transmitte& 'y an analy@er.
5. <hat &o you mean 'y &iscrete nature o( char#es? C/plain.
6. An a #i*en circuit$ in&uctor " an& resistor D ha*e i&entical resistance. 3wo
similar electric lamps E1 an& E2 are connecte& as shown. <hen switch 9
is close&. (i) <hich one o( the lamp li#hts up earlier (ii) will the lamps 'e
equally 'ri#ht a(ter some time? Justify your answers.
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" E1
D E2
V F
!. <hy is an 1M si#nal less suscepti'le to noise than an AM si#nal?
.. A( the G0 &ecay o(
42
:
235
is ener#etically allowe&$ what pre*ents it (rom
&ecayin# all at once? <hy its hal(0li(e is so lon#? C/plain.
4. <rite the truth ta'le (or the com'ination o( #ates shown here+
A
)
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1,.9tate the con&itions (or sustaine& inter(erence o( li#ht Braw the *ariation
o( intensity with position in the inter(erence pattern o( )oun#6s &ou'le
slit e/periment.
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Hn the 'asis o( ;uy#en6s principle e/plain the laws o( re(lection o( li#ht.
11. 5alculate the *alue o( resistance nee&e& to con*ert a #al*anometer o(
resistance 1,, ohm which #i*es (ull &e(lection (or a current o( 5 mA into
a *oltmeter o( , > 5 V.
12. 9tate an& e/plain the 9ee'eck e((ect. An& &e(ine temperature in*ersion.
13.3he hal( li(e perio& o( a ra&io acti*e su'stance is 6, &ays. <hat is the
time taken (or 32
th
o( the ori#inal mass to &isinte#rate?
1.An electric &ipole is hel& in a uni(orm electric (iel&.
i) 9how that no translatory (orce acts on it.
ii) H'tain the e/pression (or torque actin# on it .
15.1in& the position o( the ima#e (orme& 'y the lens shown in the (i#ure.
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% ( - 1, cm

Q o
2,cm
Another lens is place& in contact with this lens to shi(t the ima#e (urther
away (rom the lens. <hat is the nature o( the secon& lens?

16.:sin# Fircho((6s law &eri*e the e/pression (or <heatstone principle
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H'tain an e/pression (or the (requency o( re*olution o( a char#e& particle
mo*in# in a uni(orm trans*erse ma#netic (iel&. ;ow &oes the time perio&
o( the circulation ions in a cyclotron &epen& on the spee&?
1!. <hat &o you mean 'y mo&ulation? <ith the help o( &ia#rams$ e/plain
to amplitu&e mo&ulation (AM).
1.. Bistin#uish 'etween &iama#netic an& (erroma#netic materials in respect
to their i) intensity o( ma#neti@ation ii) 'eha*iour in a non0uni(orm
ma#netic (iel& an& iii) 9uscepti'ility.
14. Clectroma#netic wa*es spectrum with
i. I1-21 cm are use& in JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
ii. 2..! F temperature associate& with the isotropic ra&iation .
iii. I 3 are a'sor'e& 'y the o@one layer o( the atmosphere.
A&enti(y an& name the part o( electroma#netic spectrum to which these
ra&iations 'elon#.
2,. 3he len#th o( a potentiometer wire is 6,, cm an& it carries a current o(
, mA. 1or a cell o( em( 2 V an& internal resistance 1, ohm$ the null
point is (oun& to 'e at 5,, cm. A( *oltmeter is connecte& across the cell$
the 'alancin# len#th is &ecrease& 'y 1, cm. 1in&
i) the resistance o( the whole wire ii) rea&in# o( the *oltmeter
iii) resistance o( *oltmeter.
21. A #roun& recei*er station is recei*in# a si#nal at (a) 5 M;@ an& (') 1,,
M;@$ transmitte& (rom a #roun& transmitter at a hei#ht o( 3,, m locate&
at a &istance o( 1,, km (rom the recei*er station. A&enti(y whether the
si#nal is comin# *ia space wa*e propa#ation or sky wa*e propa#ation or
*ia satellite transpon&er. Da&ius o( earth - 6. K 1,
6
per m 7 Ma/ o(
Aonosphere - 1,
12
per m
3
.
22. <hat are secon&ary cells. Braw the 'lock &ia#ram an& e/plain the
char#in# an& &ischar#in# o( Alkali accumulator.
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23. An ac source o( 22, V is applie& across a series com'ination o( D - ,
ohm an& an in&uctor " - ; an& capacitance 5- 1,, L1 5alculate+
i) <hat is resonance (requency o( the circuit.?
ii) 3he impe&ance o( the circuit. M 3he rms current in the circuit?
iii) Betermine the r.m.s potential &rop across "
C/plain the Ba*isson0Nermer6s e/periment. An& show that the wa*elen#th
o( electron is quite matchin# with the e/perimental *alue o( &e0Ero#lie
wa*elen#ths .
25. a) C/plain the construction an& workin# o( a Van &e Nraaph #enerator.
') A metal wire is 'ent into a circle o( ra&ius 1, cm. At is #i*en a char#e
o( 2,,L 5 which sprea&s on it uni(ormly. 5alculate the electric
potential at its centre.
OR
a) 9tate the theorem which relates the enclose& char#e$ insi&e a close&
sur(ace$ with the electric (lu/ throu#h it. :se this theorem to o'tain
the electric (iel& at a point &ue to a uni(ormly char#e& thin plate.
') An electric char#e o( ...5 K 1,
013
5 is place& at the center o( a
sphere o( ra&ius 1m. what is the total electric (lu/ linke& with the
sphere?

26 . a) A spherical sur(ace o( ra&ius o( cur*ature D$ separates a rarer an&
&enser me&ium as shown in (i#ure
Darer me&ium &enser me&ium
H % 5
5ompute the path o( inci&ence ray showin# the (ormation o( ima#e.
;ence &eri*e the relation connectin# o'Oect &istance Pu6 ima#e
&istance P*6 ra&ius o( cur*ature D an& re(racti*e in&ices n
1
an& n
2
.
') Braw the ray &ia#ram o( astronomical telescope .
27. (a) <ith the help o( a circuit &ia#ram e/plain the workin# o(
transistor as oscillator.
(') Braw a circuit &ia#ram (or a two input HD #ate an& e/plain its
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workin# <ith the help o( input$ output wa*e(orms.
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(a) C/plain 'rie(ly with the help o( a circuit &ia#ram how V0A
characteristics o( a p0n Ounction &io&e are o'taine& in
(i) (orwar& 'ias$ an& (ii) re*erse 'ias.
(') A photo&io&e is (a'ricate& (rom a semicon&uctor with a 'an& #ap
o( 2.. eV. 5an it &etect wa*elen#th o( 6,,, nm ? 8usti(y.
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