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CBSE 12 Physics Question Paper-2021 Term-1

CBSE 12 Physics Question Paper-2021 Term-1

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 12 Physics board exam questions from the year 2021 Term-1, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper format

2025-08-12
CBSE Class 12 Physics 2021 Grade 12

Duration

30 min

Questions

30

Marking

Negative

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Which of the following is NOT the property of equipotential surface?

A
They do not cross each other.
B
For a uniform electric field they are concentric spheres.
C
The rate of change of potential with distance on them is zero.
D
They can be imaginary spheres.

Two point charges +8q and -2q are located at x=0 and x=L respectively. The point on x axis at which net electric field is zero due to these charges is-

A
8L
B
L
C
4L
D
2 L

An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of work done in rotating the dipole by 90° is-

A
2pE
B
pE
C
pE/2
D
Zero

Three capacitors 2µF, 3µF, and 6µF are joined in series with each other. The equivalent capacitance is-

A
1/2µF
B
1µF
C
2µF
D
11µF

Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a distance r between them, experience an electrostatic force ‘F’. The electrostatic force between them in vacuum at the same distance r will be-

A
5F
B
F
C
F/2
D
F/5

Which statement is true for Gauss law-

A
All the charges whether inside or outside the gaussian surface contribute to the electric flux.
B
Electric flux depends upon the geometry of the gaussian surface.
C
Gauss theorem can be applied to non-uniform electric field.
D
The electric field over the gaussian surface remains continuous and uniform at every point.

A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging, the battery is disconnected, and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’ is inserted between its plates. The potential across the plates of a capacitor will become

A
Zero
B
V/2
C
V/K
D
KV

The best instrument for accurate measurement of EMF of a cell is-

A
Potentiometer
B
Metre bridge
C
Voltmeter
D
Ammeter and voltmeter

An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires are in the ratio of 3:2 and 2:3, then the ratio of the current passing through the wire will be

A
2:3
B
3:2
C
8:27
D
27:8

By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor-

A
Increases for both.
B
Decreases for both.
C
Increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor.
D
Decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor.

We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have

A
Low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance.
B
High temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance.
C
Low temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance.
D
High temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance.

A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a uniform metallic wire, heat ‘H’ is developed in it. If another wire of the same material, double the radius and twice the length as compared to the original wire is used, then the heat developed in it will be-

A
H/2
B
H
C
2H
D
4H

Which of the following is NOT the property of equipotential surface?

A
They do not cross each other.
B
The rate of change of potential with distance on them is zero.
C
For a uniform electric field they are concentric spheres.
D
They can be imaginary spheres.

Two point charges +8q and -2q are located at x=0 and x=L respectively. The point on x axis at which net electric field is zero due to these charges is-

A
8L
B
4L
C
2 L
D
L

An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of work done in rotating the dipole by 90° is-

A
2pE
B
pE
C
pE/2
D
Zero

Three capacitors 2µF, 3µF, and 6µF are joined in series with each other. The equivalent capacitance is-

A
1/2µF
B
1µF
C
2µF
D
11µF

Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a distance r between them, experience an electrostatic force ‘F’. The electrostatic force between them in vacuum at the same distance r will be-

A
5F
B
F
C
F/2
D
F/5

Which statement is true for Gauss law-

A
All the charges whether inside or outside the gaussian surface contribute to the electric flux.
B
Electric flux depends upon the geometry of the gaussian surface.
C
Gauss theorem can be applied to non-uniform electric field.
D
The electric field over the gaussian surface remains continuous and uniform at every point.

A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging, the battery is disconnected, and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’ is inserted between its plates. The potential across the plates of a capacitor will become

A
Zero
B
V/2
C
V/K
D
KV

The best instrument for accurate measurement of EMF of a cell is-

A
Potentiometer
B
Metre bridge
C
Voltmeter
D
Ammeter and voltmeter

An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires are in the ratio of 3:2 and 2:3, then the ratio of the current passing through the wire will be

A
2:3
B
3:2
C
8:27
D
27:8

By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor-

A
Increases for both.
B
Decreases for both.
C
Increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor.
D
Decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor.

We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have

A
Low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance.
B
High temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance.
C
Low temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance.
D
High temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance.

A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a uniform metallic wire, heat ‘H’ is developed in it. If another wire of the same material, double the radius and twice the length as compared to the original wire is used, then the heat developed in it will be-

A
H/2
B
H
C
2H
D
4H

A straight line plot showing the terminal potential difference (V) of a cell as a function of current (I) drawn from it, is shown in the figure. The internal resistance of the cell would be then

A
2.8 ohms
B
1.4 ohms
C
1.2 ohms
D
Zero

A 10 m long wire of uniform cross-section and 20 Ω resistance is used in a potentiometer. The wire is connected in series with a battery of 5 V along with an external resistance of 480 Ω. If an unknown emf E is balanced at 6.0 m length of the wire, then the value of unknown emf is-

A
1.2 V
B
1.02 V
C
0.2 V
D
0.12 V

The current sensitivity of a galvanometer increases by 20%. If its resistance also increases by 25%, the voltage sensitivity will

A
Decrease by 1%
B
Increased by 5%
C
Increased by 10%
D
Decrease by 4%

Three infinitely long parallel straight current carrying wires A, B, and C are kept at equal distance from each other. The wire C experiences net force F. The net force on wire C, when the current in wire A is reversed, will be

A
Zero
B
F/2
C
F
D
2F

In a hydrogen atom, the electron moves in an orbit of radius 0.5 Å making 10 revolutions per second. The magnetic moment associated with the orbital motion of the electron will be

A
2.512 x 10^-38 Am²
B
1.256 x 10^-38 Am²
C
0.628 x 10^-38 Am²
D
Zero

An air-cored solenoid with length 30 cm, area of cross-section 25 cm², and number of turns 800, carries a current of 2.5 A. The current is suddenly switched off in a brief time of 10^-3 s. Ignoring the variation in magnetic field near the ends of the solenoid, the average back emf induced across the ends of the open switch in the circuit would be

A
Zero
B
3.125 volts
C
6.54 volts
D
16.74 volts