PHYSICS (wave optics)

Section - I (Single Choice Type)

This section contains 30 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices [A], [B], [C] and [D], out of which
ONLY ONE is correct. [For every correct answer + 4 marks will be awarded and for every wrong answer –1 mark will
be awarded]
1. Which of the following gives best monochromatic source of light?
(A) Candle (B) Bulb (C) Laser (D) Sun
2. Coherence is a measure of
(A) Waves being reflected (B)Waves being refracted
(C) Waves being diffracted (D)Capability of producing interference by waves
3. From Brewster’s law for polarization, it follows that the angle of polarization depends upon
(A) The wavelength of light (B) The frequency of light
(C) The refractive index of the material (D) The density of the material
4. If waves are originating from a point source, then amplitude (A) at a distance (r) from the source are related as
1 1
(A) Ar (B) Ar2 (C)A (D)A
r r2
5. Diffraction occurs in which of the following waves?
(A) Longitudinal (B) Transverse (C) Electromagnetic (D) All of these
6. In a Young’s double slit experiment, fourth bright fringe is formed at a distance x from central fringe. The
distance between it and second dark fringe on the same side of central maximum is
3x 11x 13x 5x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 8 8
7. Two light beams of intensity I& 4I are used to interference experiment. What is the resultant intensity, when
the two beams superimpose with a phase difference of p?
(A) 9I (B) I (C) 5I (D) 3I

8. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity at the central maximum is I. The intensity at a distance
2
above the central maximum is (where  = fringe width)
I0 I0 I0
(A) (B) (C) (D) Zero
2 2 4
9. Unpolarized beam of light of intensity I0 is incident on two polarizers in contact. The angle between the
transmission axes of the two polarizers is f. The intensity of the light finally emerging from the combination is
I  I 
(A) I0 cos2 f (B) I0 cos4 f (C)  0  cos 2  (D)  0  cos 2 
2 4
10. A thin transparent plate of refractive index µ and thickness t is placed on the path of one of the interfering
beam in Young’s double slit experiment. If D is distance of screen from the slits and d is the separation
between the slits, then fringe pattern will shift
D D
(A) (  1) towards the slit which is covered (B) (  1) towards the slit which is not covered
d d
D D
(C) (  1)t towards the slit which is covered (D) (  1)t towards the slit which is not covered
d d
11. Optical path of a monochromatic light is same if it goes through 4.5 cm of glass or 5.0 cm in a liquid, if the
refractive index of the glass is 1.5, then refractive index of the liquid is
(A) 1.33 (B) 1.35 (C) 1.45 (D) 1.67
12. A diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of yellow light. What happens if the yellow light is replaced by
red light?
(A) No change (B) Diffraction bands become narrower
(C) Diffraction bands become broader (D) Diffraction bands disappear
13. The central maximum of interference pattern produced by light of wavelength 6000 Å is shifted to the position
of 5 the bright fringe by introducing a thin film of refractive index 1.5. The thickness of the film is
(A) 6 mm (B) 6 µm (C) 12 mm (D) 12 µm
14. For what distance ray nature of light is a good approximation when the aperture is 1 mm wide and wavelength
is 5000 Å?
(A) 2m (B) 20 m (C) 200 m (D) 1 m
15. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is doubled and the distance between the
plane of slits and screen is halved. The fringe width is
(A) Halved (B) Doubled (C) Quadrupled (D) Quartered

16. White light containg radiations of wavelength 420 nm to 700 nm is used in a Young’s double slit experiment as
shown in figure. Which wavelength is completely absent at P?
P
S1
1 mm

0.5 mm
C

S2
50 cm

(A) 500 nm (B) 667 nm (C) 600 nm (D) All of these

–4
17. White light is incident normally on an oil film of thickness 10 cm and refractive index 1.4. Which wavelengths
will not be seen in the reflected system?
(A) 7000 Å (B) 2300 Å (C) 4000 Å (D) All of these
18. Five waves are expressed as
I. y1 = a1 sin t II.y2 = a2 sin 2 t III.y3 = a3 sin
IV. y4 = a4 sin 2 (t + ) V.y5 = a5 sin (t + )
The interference is not possible between
(A) I & V (B) II & IV (C) II & V (D) I & III
19. Which of the following is incorrect about diffraction at a single slit? (symbols have their usual meanings)
(A) If the intensity of central maximum is I, then intensities of Ist, IInd and IIIrd maxima are respectively
4.96%, 1.68% and 0.83% of I
D
(B) The position of first minima on either side of central maximum is 
a
(C) For diffraction at a single slit, the width of slit must be of the order of wavelength of light used
2 D
(D) Width of each fringe in diffraction pattern is given by
a
20. Which of the following is incorrect about interference pattern in a Young’s double slit experiment?
(A) The intensity of all bright fringes is same
(B) The central maximum is that at which phase difference between interfering waves is zero
(C) For observing interference pattern, first diffraction must take place
(D) The beams producing interference must have zero phase difference
21. Two coherent sources S1 and S1 are separated by 1.5 . Interference fringes are observed on circular screen as
shown. The total number of minima observed is (S1 and S2 are equidistance from O)

S1 O S2
1.5 

(A) Four (B) Two (C)Six (D)Infinite

22. The maximum number of possible interference minima for slit separation equal to twice the wavelength used
in a Young’s double slit experiment is
(A) Infinite (B) Zero (C)Three (D)Four
23. The ratio of intensities of two waves are given by 4 : 1. The ratio of maximum amplitude to minimum
amplitude
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 9 : 1 (C)3 : 1 (D)4 : 1
 
24. If two waves are represented by y1 = A sin t and y2 = A cos  t   the amplitude ofresultant wave will be
 6
(A) A (B) A 3 (C) A 2 (D) Zero

25. What should be path difference between wave y1 and y2 to have constructive interference?
y1 y2

 = 1.2

 = 1.5

 3
(A) n (B) (2n  1) (C) (D)Both (B)&(C)
2 2
26. In Young’s double slit experiment, when two light waves form third minimum, they have
3 5
(A) Path difference  (B) Path difference 
2 4
5
(C) Path difference  3 (D) Path difference 
2
27. Two thin transparent film of mica and glass are put in the path of two waves. If their thickness are
3t and 2t respectively. What should be refractive index of mica so that central maximum is found at O (glass =
1.5) ?
3t
S1

S2
2t
D
(A)  = 1.25 (B) 1.5 (C) 1.75 (D) 2
28. Unpolarized light of intensity I0 passes through three polarizers such that transmission axes of the first and
second polarizer makes angle 60° with each other and the transmission axis of the last polarizer is crossed with
that of the first. The intensity of final emerging light will be
I0 I 3I 3I
(A) (B) 0 (C) 0 (D) 0
16 8 32 8
29. Diffraction espect are caries to notice in case of sound waves than in case of light wave because sound
waves
(A) Are longitudinal (B) Are of longer wavelength
(C) Are of shorter wavelength (D) Are mechanical waves
30. When angle of incidence on a material is 53°, the reflected light is completely polarized. The velocity of the
refracted ray inside the material is
4 9
(A)  108 m/s (B)  108 m/s (C) 1.5  108 m/s (D) 1  108 m/s
3 4
 Answers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D C C D D B D C C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B C B A D B A C D D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C D C A D D C C B B