CLASS XII (Physics)

SECTION "B"
(Short Questions)
Note: Attempt any ELEVEN questions of the followings.
2. Define and explain Linear Expression.
3. Prove that Cp - Cv = R
4. define electric field. Also explain electric field intensity.
5. Define and explain power dissipation in Resistors.
6. Define these:
(a) Specific heat
(b) electric flux
(c) Electric volt
(d) Current
7. Define the followings:
(a) Direction of current
(b) equipotential surface
(c) Entropy (d)
Colomb's Law
8. Explain force on a current carrying conductor in a Uniform Magnetic field.
9. Define and explain resistivity
10.Explain

e
m

ratio of an electron.

11.Explain Parallel plate capacitor.

12.(a) It is observed that when a mercury in a glass thermometer is put in a
flame, the column of mercury first descends and then rises. Explain
(b) What happens to the temperature of a room in which an air conditioner is
left running on a table in the middle of the room
(c) Why is it logical to say that potential of an earth connected object is zero?
What can be said about the charge on earth?
13.(a) Repulsion is the sure test of electrification. Explain.
(b) An air capacitor is charged to a certain potential difference. It is then
immersed in oil. What happens to its (a) Capacitance (b) charge (c)
Potential.
(c) Do bends in a wire affect its resistance?
14.A 240 V cloth dryer draws a current of 15A. How much energy in Kwh and
Joules does it use in 45 minutes operation and how much will be the cost at
the rate of Rs. 1.45 per unit of electric energy?
15.Two small spheres, each having a mass of 0.1 gm, are suspended from the
same point by silk threads each 20 cm long. The spheres are given equal
charges and they are found to repel each other, coming to rest 24 cm apart.
Find the charge on each.
SECTION "C"
(Detailed Questions)
Note: Attempt any TWO questions of the followings.
16.(a) Explain Carnot's engine in detail.
(b) A 2 kg iron block is taken from a furnace where its temperature was
650oC & placed on a large block of ice at 0oC. Assuming that all the heat
given up by the iron is used to melt the ice, how much ice is melted.
17.(a) Define and Explain Guasses' Law and also find electric intensity due to infinite
sheet of charge
(b) A small sphere of weight 5 x 10-3 N is suspended by a silk thread 50 mm
long which is attached to a point on a large charged insulating place. When a
charge of 6 X 10 -8C is placed on the ball the thread makes an angle of 30o
with the vertical. What is the charge density on the plane?
18.Write down short note on any TWO of the following.
(a) E.M.F
(b) Absolute Potential
(c) Torque on a current coil in a
magnet field.

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CLASS XI (Physics)

(Short Questions)
Note: Attempt any ELEVEN questions of the followings.
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9.

Explain head-to-tail Rule with Diagram.

Define Equilibrium and conditions of equilibrium.
Define and explain friction and its types.
Define and explain Torque.
Define and Explain Centre of Mass.
Define and Explain inclined plane.
Define and Explain Unit Vector
Define the followings:
(a) Displacement (b) Null Vector (c) Free Vector
(d) Centripetal Force
10.Define the following:
(a) Tangential Velocity
(b) Radius (c) Position Vector (d) Angular
Velocity
11.Define and explain Rectangular components of a vector.
12.Define and explain Law of conservation of Momentum.
13.
Determine
the
unit
vector
perpendicular
to
the
plane

A =2i6 j3 k B =4 i+3 jk
14.A 50 grams bullet is fired into a 10 kg block that is suspended by a long cord
so that it can swing as a pendulum. If the block is displaced so that its centre
of gravity rises by 10 cm. what was the speed of the bullet?
15. A car is waiting at a traffic signal and when it turns green, the car starts
ahead with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2. At the same time a bus
travelling with a constant speed of 10 m/s overtakes and passes the car.

(Detailed Questions)
Note: Attempt any TWO questions of the followings.
16.(a) Define and explain Dot Product also prove Commutative Law for Dot
Product
(b) Find the projection of the vector

A=i2 j+ k

onto the direction of vector

B=4 i4 j+7 k
17.(a) Define and Explain Projectile Motion also calculate total time, horizontal
range, max horizontal range and vertical height
(b) A rescue helicopter drops a package of emergency ration to a stranded
party on the ground. If the helicopter is travelling horizontally at 40 m/s at a
height of 100 m above ground. (a) Where does the package strike the ground
relative to the point at which it was released?
(b) What are the horizontal
and vertical component of the velocity of the package just before it hits the
ground?
18.Write down short note on any TWO of the following.
(a) Centripetal Acceleration
(b) Elastic Coalition in one dimension (c)
addition of vectors by rectangular components

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