Second Year Higher Secondary First Terminal Evaluation

PHYSICS
Maximum marks : 60
Duration : 2 Hrs

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 SECTION A
Each question carries one mark. Answer all questions
1. What is the work done in moving a charge from one point to another in a
uniformly charged spherical shell of radius 𝑟?

2. The colour code of a carbon resistor is found to be: Red, Red, Blue, Gold. What
is the resistance of the resistor?

3. When a certain type of a magnetic material was placed in a non-uniform magnetic

field, the material was found to be moving from a region of higher intensity to a
region of lower intensity. What type of a magnetic material it is?

4. In a velocity selector, electric and magnetic fields are __________ to each other.
(parallel / perpendicular)

5. When a slab of dielectric constant 𝐾 is inserted in between the plates of a parallel

plate capacitor, the capacitance will increase by __________ times
a. 𝐾
b. 2𝐾
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c.
𝐾
d. 0
SECTION B
Each question carries 2 marks. Answer any 7 questions
6.
a. Name a physical quantity having unit Joules per Coulomb. Is it a vector or
a scalar?
b. Two plane sheets of surface charge densities 𝜎 and −𝜎 are kept at a specific
distance as shown in the figure. What will be the electric field at the points
A and B?
σ -σ

A B

(1+1=2)
7. Compare Biot-Savartz law with Coulomb’s Law in electrostatics. (4 comparisons
expected)

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a. What are super conductors?
b. Give the graph showing the relation between resistivity and temperature
for a super conductor
(1+1=2)
9.
a. Define dielectric constant of a medium.
b. What are the factors on which the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
depends on?
(1+1=2)
10. When a bar magnet is suspended freely using a non-metallic string, the magnet
come to rest in the North-South position.
a. What is this property of a magnet called as?
b. Give one other property of a magnet.
(1+1=2)
11.In an electrical circuit, resistances can be connected in parallel, in series or in
mixed combination.
a. If 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 are the resistance of two resistors, give expression for the
effective resistance of the resistors when connected in parallel
b. What will be the effective resistance when it is connected in series?
c. Calculate the effective resistance of the combination between the ends P
and Q in the given diagram.
1Ω

2Ω 2Ω 2Ω

(½ + ½ +1 = 2)
12.It is safer to be inside a car during lightning.
a. What is the effect behind this?
b. Explain the effect?
(1+1=2)
13.
a. What do you mean by “equipotential surface”?
b. Draw the equipotential surface for a uniform electric field.

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14.The plates of a parallel plate capacitor with air as the dielectric medium has an
area of 90 cm2 each and are separated by a distance 2.5 mm. Calculate the
capacitance of the capacitor.
SECTION C
Each question carries 3 marks. Answer any 6 questions
15.Biot Savartz law is to Coulomb’s law whereas Ampere’s law is to Gauss’
theorem.
a. State Ampere’s circuital theorem.
b. Using the theorem arrive at an equation to calculate the magnetic field
intensity at the centre of a current carrying toroid.
(1+2=3)
16. Using Biot Savartz law, arrive at an expression to calculate the magnetic field
intensity at a point P distant 𝑟 from the centre of a current carrying circular loop.

17.
a. State Gauss’ theorem in electrostatics
b. Using Gauss’ theorem arrive at an expression to calculate the electric field
intensity due an infinitely long thin plane sheet of surface charge density
𝜎.
(1+2=3)
18. Kirchhoff’s rules are very helpful in analysing electrical circuits
a. State Junction rule
b. Find the effective resistance of the circuit given below

(1+2=3)
19. Gauss’ law is defined for both electric and magnetic fields.
a. State Gauss’ law for magnetism
b. What is the difference between Gauss’ law for magnetism and Gauss’ law
for stationary charges?
c. What is the cause for this difference?
(1+1+1=3)

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20.The hysteresis loop for a substance kept in the magnetising field 𝐻producing a
magnetisation 𝑀 is given below

a. From the graph, mention the points representing retentivity and coercivity
of the material
b. Explain the two terms.
(1+2=3)
21.An electric dipole kept in a uniform electric field rotates due to the torque
experienced. Derive an equation in vector form to calculate the torque 𝜏⃗
experienced by the dipole kept in a uniform electric field of intensity 𝐸⃗⃗ .
SECTION D
Each question carries 4 marks. Answer any 2 questions.
22.Define the following terms regarding the magnetic properties of materials
a. Magnetising field intensity
b. Magnetisation
c. Magnetic susceptibility
d. Relative permeability
(1+1+1+1=4)
23.Three capacitors 2pF, 3pF and 4pF are connected in parallel to a potential source
of voltage 100 𝑉
a. Determine the effective capacitance of the combination
b. What is the charge stored in each capacitor?
(1+3=4)
24.A rectangular loop of area A carrying a steady current I is placed in a uniform
magnetic field of intensity 𝐵.
a. Derive the expression for the torque acting on the loop
b. What is the magnitude of magnetic force per unit length on a wire carrying
current of 8 A and making an angle 30° with the direction of a uniform
magnetic field of intensity 0.15 T?
(1+3=4)

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25.A charge particle is entering a magnetic field at an angle 𝜃 with it.
a. What will be the path followed by the charged particle?
b. Arrive at an expression to calculate time period and pitch of the path of the
particle.
c. Define Pitch of the path.
(½ +3+ ½ = 4)
SECTION E
Each question carries 5 marks. Answer any 3 questions.
26.Cyclotron is a device developed by Lawrence and Livingstone in 1930 to
accelerate a charged particle like proton, deuteron etc.
a. What is the working principle of a cyclotron?
b. Using necessary theories, arrive at an equation to calculate the cyclotron
radius and cyclotron frequency.
c. What is the radius of the path of an electron moving at a speed of
3 × 107 ms −1 in a magnetic field of 6 × 10−4 T perpendicular to it?
(1+3+1=5)
27.Two equal and opposite charges arranged at a vector distance separation is known
as an electric dipole.
a. What is the electric field at the axial line of an electric dipole?
b. What is the electric field at the equatorial line of an electric dipole?
(2+3=5)
28.Wheatstone’s bridge is an application of Kirchhoff’s law and is applied in various
practical elements in Physics.
a. Using Kirchhoff’s second law and first law, arrive at the equation of
Wheatstone’s bridge in balanced condition
b. Draw the circuit diagram of the metre bridge apparatus used to find the
unknown resistance 𝑋 placed in the right gap.
c. When a resistance of 10Ω is placed in one of the gaps of a metre bridge,
the balancing point is obtained at a distance of 40 cm from that end of the
wire. Find the new balancing length if it is replaced by 25 Ω resistance
(2+2+1=5)

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 a. Give the working principle of the potentiometer given above.
b. Redraw the above figure by making necessary arrangements so that it can
be used to find the internal resistance of an electrolytic cell of emf 𝐸1
c. A Daniel cell of emf 2.0 V and negligible internal resistance is connected
at the ends of a potentiometer wire. It is used for the determination of the
internal resistance of a 1.5 V cell. The balance point of the cell in open
circuit is 76.3 cm. When a resistor of 9.5 Ω is used in the external circuit
of the cell, the balance point shifts to 64.8 cm length of the potentiometer
wire. Determine the internal resistance of the cell.
(1+2+2)
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