Pre-Board Examination (II) 2013-14

TIME: 3 Hrs.
(enera) Instr*&tions: 1. 2. 3. 4. !. 6. . 1. All questions are compulsory. Question nos. 1 to 8 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each. Question nos. 9 to 16 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each. Question nos. 1 to 2! are also short answer question and carry 3 marks each. Question no. 26 is value "ased question and carry 4 marks. Question nos. 2 to 29 are lon# answer questions and carry ! marks each. $se lo# ta"les i% necessary& use o% calculators is not allowed.

CL !!: "II

!#B: P$%si&s

M.M.: '0

An isolated point charge q is enclosed by (i) a spherical surface S1 of radius r (ii) a cubical surface S2 with side r each. What is the ratio of the electric flu lin!ed with S1 and S2" 2. Write e pression for #a wells displace#ent current. What is the cause of this current" $. %he speed of light in three #edia A& ' and ( respecti)ely is 2 * 1+ , #-s. 2.2/ * 1+, #-s and 1.01 * 1+, #-s. Arrange their refracti)e indices A& ' and (( in decreasing order. /. A person uses spectacles fitted with1 (i) Spherical con)e lenses (ii) (ylindrical lenses 2a#e the defects of the eye& the person suffers fro#. 3. %he conducti)ity of a #aterial increases with rise in te#perature. 2a#e the type of #aterial. 4i)e an e a#ple. 5. 6epresent the distribution of !inetic energy of electrons e#itted during beta decay. 7. A fa#ous e peri#ent was perfor#ed to confir# de8'roglic hypothesis of wa)e nature of electrons. 2a#e the e peri#ent. ,. A proton and an alpha particle ha)e equal de8'roglic wa)elengths. What is the ratio fo the speed of the proton to that of the alpha particle" 0. %wo identical resistances when 9oined in series allow a current of 2 A when connected to a /: source. 1+. A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area A each held a distance d apart is charged to a potential difference :+. %he charging source is then disconnected. A dielectric slab of thic!ness d and constant ; is now placed between the plates. What change if any will ta!e place in (a) charge on the plates (b) field intensity between the plates (c) capacitance of the capacitor (d) energy stored in the capacitor" <ustify your answer. 11. 2a#e the part of electro#agnetic spectru# which is (a) used to detect fa!e currency notes (b) suitable for Air %raffic (ontrol syste#s in na)igation of aircrafts (c) used for photography in dar! (d) used to initiate nuclear reaction

12. 4i)e e pression for resol)ing power of a co#pound #icroscope. =ow will the resol)ing power change if1 (a) red light is replaced by blue light" (b) dia#eter of ob9ecti)e is increased" 1$. A lens for#s an i#age of an ob9ect. %he ob9ect distance is u and the i#age distance is ). %he gi)en graph shows )ariation of u with ). (i) What is the nature of the lens& ob9ect and i#age" (ii) What is the focal length of lens"

1/. >n the diagra#& ?@A is a surface with radius of cur)ature 13 c#. B is a point ob9ect placed 2+ c# fro# the pole of the surface ?@A. Bbtain the position of the i#ager of B. 4 4i)en1 (water) C . 3

13. What is s!y wa)e propagation" B)er what frequency range does it wor!" Why this #ode is not suitable for %: trans#ission. +, Draw a bloc! diagra# of radio recei)er. 'riefly discuss the function of different parts of the sa#e. 15. Bbtain binding energy per nucleon for a carbon nucleus 512( ta!ing #ass of carbon nucleus to be 12.+++++ u. 17. With the help of a neat circuit diagra#& describe how can we co#pare the e#fs of two gi)en pri#ary cells. State two #ethods by which a potentio#eter can be #ade #ore sensiti)e. 1,. A current carrying loop beha)es as a #agnetic dipole. Write e pression for its #agnetic dipole #o#ent. 4i)e its S> unit. State the rule to find the direction of the #agnetic dipole #o#ent. A circular current carrying loop when placed in a unifor# #agnetic field of intensity ' e periences a torque of #agnitude . %he loop is opened and rewound into one ha)ing double the nu#ber of turns and placed in the sa#e field with sa#e orientation as the gi)en loop. (alculate the #agnitude of the torque e perienced by this new loop.
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+, Define the three ele#ents of earths #agnetic field. Which of these ele#ents is (a) Ea i#u#& (b) Eini#u# on equator and on poles" 10. >n the gi)en figure. a light bulb and a capacitor are 9oined with an ac source through a switch as shown. %he la#p glows with a certain brightness. =ow will the brightness change if (i) the frequency of ac source is increased" (ii) a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of the capacitor"

2+. Aou are gi)en three lenses F 1& F2 and F$ each of focal length 2+ c#. An ob9ect is !ept at /+ c# in front of F1 as shown. %he final real i#age is for#ed at the focus > of F $ . Gind the separations between F1& F2 and F$.

21. Fight of wa)elength 3+++H falls on a plane refracting surface. What are the wa)elength and frequency of reflected light" Gor what angle will (a) reflected ray (b) refracted ray beco#e perpendicular to the 4 reflected ray" 4i)en 1 = . 3 What change if any will be obser)ed in nature of (i) reflected light (ii) refracted light will you obser)e for light incident at the angle calculated abo)e" 22. What is an antenna" 2a#e two different types of antenna. 4i)e one li#itation of each of the two types. (alculate the #ini#u# length of dipole antenna for a carrier wa)e of frequency 1.2 * 1+0 =I. 2$. J plain with the help of a diagra#& how (i) depletion layer (ii) potential barrier is for#ed in a pn 9unction diode. What happens to the width of depletion layer when the 9unction is re)erse biased" What is a Iener diode" J plain how it differs fro# a pn 9unction in fabrication& characteristics and use. 2/. Aou are gi)en a nu#ber of 2A2D gates. With the help of a diagra#& describe how can you use the gi)en gate or a co#bination of gates to realiIe (i) 2B% gate (ii) B6 gate. 23. Ksing 'ohrs #odel& calculate the speed of the electron in a hydrogen ato# in the n C 1 and 2 le)els. Also calculate the !inetic energy of the electron in each of the two le)els. 25. 6ahul and 6a9at were perfor#ing an e peri#ent to co#pare the e#fs of two cells using a potentio#eter. After co#pleting the circuit they got the deflection in the gal)ano#eter in the sa#e direction. >n order to hurriedly co#plete the e peri#ent& 6ahul suggested that they will copy and use the obser)ations of the students of other group. 6a9at howe)er did not agree. =e approached the teacher for help. %he teacher told the# two possible causes of the sa#e sided deflection. 6a9at and 6ahul rectified the circuit and co#pleted e peri#ent. (i) Fist the two causes for sa#e sided deflection. (ii) What are the )alues which 6a9at possesses as a student"
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%he following data was obtained for the dependence of the #agnitude of electric field& with distance& fro# a reference point B& with a charge distribution in the shaded region. -ie)d .oint A ' ( A ' ( Ma/nit*de o0 e)e&tri& 0ie)d J J-, J-27 J-2 J-15 J-3/ (i) >dentify the charge distribution and <ustify your answer. (ii) >f the potential due to this charge distribution& has a )alue : at the point A& what is its )alue at the point '& '& ("

Bbtain an e pression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. +, J plain the principle of a de)ice that can build up high )oltages of the order of a few #illion )olts. Draw a sche#atic diagra# and e plain the wor!ing of this de)ice. >s there any restriction on the upper li#it of the high )oltages set up in this #achine" J plain. 2,. What are eddy currents" State the rule which gi)es the direction of eddy current. 4i)e two de#erits of eddy currents. =ow are these currents used in (i) Jlectro#agnetic bra!es" (ii) Ea!ing dead beat gal)ano#eter" +, Describe Garadays e peri#ents which led to the disco)ery of pheno#enon of electro#agnetic induction. State the laws go)erning the pheno#enon of electro#agnetic induction. J press the laws #athe#atically. Fist three #ethods by which #agnetic flu can be )aried to produced induced current" 20. Define the ter#s1 (i) relati)e #agnetic per#eability (ii) coerci)ity (iii) retenti)ity 2a#e the #aterials (one in each case) which are suitable for #a!ing (a) per#anent #agnet (b) core of electric transfor#ers. What is the essential difference between the hysteresis loops of the two #aterials" 4i)e reason for your choice. +, State the principle of wor!ing of a #o)ing coil gal)ano#eter. Ksing a neat and labelled diagra#& describe its wor!ing. =ow can its current sensiti)ity be increased" Show that increase in current sensiti)ity #ay not essentially increase )oltage sensiti)ity.

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