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Subject : Physics Paper Set : 1

Standard : 12 DPP-Wave Optics Date : 19-11-2024
Total Mark : 800 Time : 0H:0M

.............. Physics - Section A (MCQ) ..............

(8) Two slits are 1 mm apart and the screen is located
1 m away from the slits. A light wavelength
(1) Conditions of diffraction is 500 nm is used. The width of each slit to obtain 10
(A) λa = 1 (B) a
>> 1 maxima of the double slit pattern within the
central maximum of the single slit pattern is
λ
(C) λa << 1 (D) None of these . . . . . . . . . × 10−4 m
(2) In the far field diffraction pattern of a single slit (A) 1 (B) 2
under polychromatic illumination, the first
minimum with the wavelength λ1 is found to be (C) 3 (D) 5
coincident with the third maximum at λ2 . So (9) In Young’s doubled slit experiment, the
(A) 3λ1 = 0.3λ2 (B) 3λ1 = λ2 separation between the slit and the screen
increases. The fringe width
(C) λ1 = 3.5λ2 (D) 0.3λ1 = 3λ2 (A) Increases (B) Decreases
(3) In a certain double slit experimental arrangement
interference fringes of width 1.0mm each are (C) Remains unchanged (D) None of these
observed when light of wavelength 5000 is used. (10) A ray of light of intensity I is incident on a parallel
Keeping the set up unaltered, if the source is glass-slab at a point A as shown in fig. It
replaced by another source of wavelength 6000, undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At
the fringe width will be......mm each reflection 25% of incident energy is
(A) 0.5 (B) 1 reflected. The rays AB and A′ B ′ undergo
interference. The ratio Imax /Imin is
(C) 1.2 (D) 1.5
(4) In Young’s experiment, the distance between slits
is 0.28 mm and distance between slits and screen
is 1.4 m. Distance between central bright fringe
and third bright fringe is 0.9 cm. What is the
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wavelength of used light....A
(A) 5000 (B) 6000
(C) 7000 (D) 9000
(5) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the path (A) 4 : 1 (B) 8 : 1
difference, at a certain point on the screen,
between two interfering waves is 1/8th of (C) 7 : 1 (D) 49 : 1
wavelength. The ratio of the intensity at this point (11) Diffraction of sound waves is more evident than
to that at the centre of a bright fringe is close to light waves in daily life as
(A) 0.74 (B) 0.85 (A) λ sound > λ light
(C) 0.94 (D) 0.80 (B) λ sound < λ light
(6) In Y DSE the separation between the slits is (C) λ sound = λ light
halved and the distance between slit and the
screen is doubled. The fringe width is (D) Sound waves are longitudinal but light waves
(A) unchanged (B) halved are transverse
( o)
(C) doubled (D) four times (12) In a double -slit experiment, green light 5303 A
(7) Two slits are made 1 mm apart and the screen is falls on a double slit having a separation of
placed 1 m away. The fringe saperation when 19.44 µm and a width of 4.05 µm. The number of
monochromatic light of wavelength 500 nm is bright fringes between the first and the second
used is diffraction minima is
(A) 5 × 10−4 m (B) 2.5 × 10−3 m (A) 10 (B) 05
(C) 2 × 10−3 m (D) 10 × 10−4 m (C) 04 (D) 09
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(13) If ratio of maximum and minimum intensities is angle θ with the polarization axis of first polaroid,
36 : 1 in an interference pattern then, ratio of is placed between these polaroids then the
amplitudes of interfering waves is intensity of light emerging from the last polaroid
(A) 3 : 7 (B) 7 : 4 will(be) ( )
(A) I80 sin2 2θ (B) I40 sin2 2θ
(C) 4 : 7 (D) 7 : 5 ( )
(14) n polarizing sheets are arranged such that each (C) I20 cos4 θ (D) I0 cos4 θ
makes an angle 45◦ with the proceeding sheet. An (21) When an unpolarized light of intensity I0 is
unpolarized light of intensity I is incident into this incident on a polarizing sheet, the intensity of the
arrangement. The output intensity is found to be light which does not get transmitted is
I
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. The value of n will be: (A) Zero (B) I0
(A) 3 (B) 6
(C) 12 I0 (D) 14 I0
(C) 5 (D) 4
(22) Assertion : In Young’s experiment, the fringe
(15) In Young’s expt., the distance between two slits is width for dark fringes is different from that for
d
3
and the distance between the screen and the white fringes.
slits is 3 D. The number of fringes in 31 m on the Reason : In Young’s double slit experiment the
screen, formed by monochromatic light of fringes are performed with a source of white light,
wavelength 3 λ, will be then only black and bright fringes are observed.
(A) 9 Dλd
(B) 27dDλ
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and
(C) 81dDλ (D) Dλd
the Reason is a correct explanation of the
(16) In Young’s double slit experiment, the 8th Assertion.
maximum with wavelength λ1 is at a distance d1 (B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but
from the central maximum and the 6th maximum Reason is not a correct explanation of the
with a wavelength λ2 is at a distance d2 . Then Assertion.
(d1 /d(2 ) is)equal to ( ) (C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is
(A) 43 λλ21 (B) 43 λλ12 incorrect.
( ) ( )
(C) 34 λλ21 (D) 34 λλ12 (D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

(17) To demonstrate the phenomenon of interference, (23) Colours of thin soap bubbles are due to
we require two sources which emit radiation (A) Interference (B) Diffraction
(A) Of the same frequency and having a define (C) Dispersion (D) Reflection
phase relationship
(24) Intensities of the two waves of light are I and 4 I.
(B) Of nearly the same frequency The maximum intensity of the resultant wave
(C) Of the same frequency after superposition is
(A) 5 I (B) 9 I
(D) Of different wavelengths
(C) 16 I (D) 25 I
(18) Light of wavelength λ in air enters a medium of
refractive index µ . Two points in this medium, (25) Consider the diffraction pattern obtained from
lying along the path of this light, are at a distance the sunlight incident on a pinhole of diameter
x apart. The phase difference between these 0.1 µm. If the diameter of the pinhole is slightly
points is : increased, it will affect the diffraction pattern
(A) λ 2πµx
(B) µ λ
2πx such that :
(A) its size decreases, and intensity decreases
(C) 2π(µ−1)x (D) 2π x
λ (µ−1)λ (B) its size increases, and intensity increases
(19) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the angular
width of fringe formed on a distant screen is 0.1 (C) its size increases, but intensity decreases
radian . Find the distance between the two slits, (D) its size decreases, but intensity increases
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if wavelength of light used is 6000 A....µm
(A) 12 (B) 3 (26) A source of light is placed in front of a screen.
Intensity of light on the screen is I. Two Polaroids
(C) 6 (D) 601 P1 and P2 are so placed in between the source of
(20) Two polaroids are placed in the path of light and screen that the intensity of light on
unpolarized beam of intensity I0 such that no screen is I/2. P2 should be rotated by an angle of
light is emitted from the second polaroid. If a ........ (degrees) so that the intensity of light on the
third polaroid whose polarization axis makes an screen becomes 3I8 .

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 (A) 60 (B) 30 the slit. (in mm)
(A) 1.89 (B) 4
(C) 45 (D) 90
(27) A polarizer - analyser set is adjusted such that the (C) 1 (D) 3
intensity of light coming out of the analyser is just (33) The figure shows a surface XY separating two
10% of the original intensity. Assuming that the transparent media, medium - 1 and medium- 2.
polarizer - analyser set does not absorb any light, The lines ab and cd represent wavefronts of a light
the angle by which the analyser need to be wave traveling in medium- 1 and incident on XY .
rotated further to reduce the output intensity to The lines ef and gh represent wavefronts of the
be zero, is.....o light wave in medium- 2 after refraction.
(A) 18.4 (B) 71.6 The phases of the light wave at c, d, e and f are
(C) 90 (D) 45 ϕc , ϕd , ϕe and ϕf respectively. It is given that
ϕc ̸= ϕf .
(28) In the propagation of electromagnetic waves the
angle between the direction of propagation and
plane of polarisation is......o
(A) 0 (B) 45
(C) 90 (D) 180
(29) Two coherent light sources S1 and S2 (λ = 6000)
are 1mm apart from each other. The screen is
placed at a distance of 25 cm from the sources.
The width of the fringes on the screen should be
(A) ϕc cannot be equal to ϕd
(A) 0.015 cm (B) 0.025 cm
(B) ϕd can be equal to ϕe
(C) 0.010 cm (D) 0.030 cm
(30) This question has Statement −1 and Statement (C) (ϕd − ϕf ) is equal to (ϕc − ϕe )
−2. Of the four choices given after the (D) (ϕd − ϕc ) is not equal to (ϕf − ϕe )
Statements, choose the one that best describes
the two Statements. (34) The figure shows a schematic diagram showing
Statement −1 : In Young’s double slit experiment, the arrangement of Young’s Double Slit
the number of fringes observed in the field of Experiment If the distance d is varied, then
view is small With longer wavelength of light and identify the correct statement
is large with shorter wavelength of light.
Statement −2 : In the double slit experiment the
fringe width depends directly on the wavelength
of light.
(A) Statement −1 is true, Statement −2 is true
and the Statement −2 is correct explanation (A) The angular width does not change
of the Statement −1. (B) The fringe width changes in inverse
(B) Statement −1 is false and the Statement −2 proportion
is true. (C) The positions of all minima change
(C) Statement −1 is true Statement −2 is true (D) Both (B) and (C)
and the Statement −2 is not correct
explanation of the Statement −1. (35) In double slits experiment, for light of which
colour the fringe width will be minimum
(D) Statement −1 is true and the Statement −2 is
(A) Violet (B) Red
false .
(31) In order to see diffraction the thickness of the film (C) Green (D) Yellow
is (36) A single slit of width 0.1 mm is illuminated by a
(A) 100 Å (B) 10, 000 Å
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parallel beam of light of wavelength 6000 A and
(C) 1 mm (D) 1 cm diffraction bands are observed on a screen 0.5 m
from the slit. The distance of the third dark band
(32) Red light of wavelength 5400 Å from a distant from the central bright band is........mm
source falls on a slit 0.80 mm wide. Calculate the (A) 3 (B) 9
distance between first two dark bands on each
side of central bright band in the diffraction (C) 4.5 (D) 1.5
pattern observed on a screen place 1.4 m from (37) Two periodic waves of intensities I1 and I2 pass

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 through a region at the same time in the same fringes occupy the same region, wavelength of
direction. The sum of the maximum and minimum o
new light is........A
intensities
(√ is
√ )2 (A) 6000 (B) 4500
(A) I1 − I2 (B) 2(I1 + I2 )
(√ √ )2 (C) 5000 (D) 4000
(C) I1 + I2 (D) I1 + I2 (45) Unpolarised red light is incident on the surface of
(38) The main drawback of huygen’s theory was a lake at incident angle θR . An observer seeing
(A) Failure in explanation of rectilinear the light reflected from the water surface through
propagation of light a polariser notices that on rotating the polariser,
the intensity of light drops to zero at a certain
(B) A failure of experimental verification of ether
orientation. The red light is replaced by
medium
unpolarised blue light. The observer sees the
(C) failure to explain the formation of newton’s same effect with reflected blue light at incident
rings angle θB . Then,
(D) Both (a) and (b) (A) θB < θR < 45◦ (B) θB = θR
(39) Four monochromatic and coherent sources of (C) θB > θR > 45◦ (D) θR > θB > 45◦
light, emitting waves in phase of wavelength λ , (46) A single slit Fraunhoffer diffraction pattern is
are placed at the points → x = 0, d, 2d and 3d on formed with white light. For what wavelength of
the x -axis. Then light the third secondary maximum in the
(A) points having |x| >> d appear dark if d = λ/4 diffraction pattern coincides with the second
secondary maximum in the pattern for red light of
(B) points having |x| >> d appear dark if d = λ/8 o o
wavelength 6500 A?........A
(C) points having |x| >> d appear maximum (A) 4400 (B) 4100
bright if d = λ/4
(C) 4642.8 (D) 9100
(D) points having |x| >> d appear maximum (47) In Young’s double slit experiment, the phase
bright if d = λ/8 difference between the light waves reaching
(40) In a Young’s double slit experiment the ratio of third bright fringe from the central fringe will be
the slit’s width is 4 : 1. The ratio of the intensity of (λ = 6000 )
maxima to minima, close to central fringe on the (A) Zero (B) 2π
screen will be
(√ )4
(B) 25 : 9 (C) 4π (D) 6π
(A) 3 + 1 : 16
(48) A light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a
(C) 9 : 1 (D) 4 : 1 young’s double slit. The distance between slits
(41) In Young’s double slit experiment, the distance and screen is D = 1.8 m and distance between
between the slits is 1 mm and that between slit slits is d = 0.4 mm. If screen moves with a speed
and screen is 1 meter and 10th fringe is 5 mm 4 m/s, with what speed first maxima will move ?
away from the central bright fringe, then (in mm/s)
(A) 4 (B) 5
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wavelength of light used will be.....A
(A) 5000 (B) 6000 (C) 3 (D) 2
(C) 7000 (D) 8000 (49) Two beams of light having intensities I and 4I
(42) If the source of light used in a Young’s double slit interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a screen.
experiment is changed from red to violet: The phase difference between the beams is π2 at
point A and π at point B. Then the difference
(A) consecutive fringe lines will come closer.
between the resultant intensities at A and B is
(B) the central bright fringe will become a dark (A) 2I (B) 4I
fringe. (C) 5I (D) 7I
(C) the fringes will become brighter. (50) The light waves from two coherent sources have
(D) the intensity of minima will increase. same intensity I1 = I2 = I0 . In interference
pattern the intensity of light at minima is
(43) What is the path difference of destructive zero.What will be the intensity of light at maxima?
interference (A) I0 (B) 2I0
(A) nλ (B) n(λ + 1)
(C) 5I0 (D) 4I0
(C) (n+1)λ
2
(D) (2n+1)λ
2 (51) In the Young’s double slit experiment, if the phase
(44) In Y DSE, 16 fringes occupy a certain region of difference between the two waves interfering at
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space with light of wavelength 6000 A. If 24 a point is ϕ, the intensity at that point can be

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 expressed by the expression (A) 1 (B) 1.5
√
(A) I = A2 + B 2 cos2 ϕ (C) 0.5 (D) 2
(B) I = A
B
cos ϕ (58) Laser light (630 nm) incident on a pair of slits
produces an interference pattern in which the
(C) I = A + B cos ϕ2 bright fringes are separated by 8.3 mm. A second
(D) I = A + B cos ϕWhere A and B depend upon light produces an interference pattern in which
the amplitudes of the two waves. the bright fringes are separated by 7.6 mm. What
is the wavelength of this second light.......nm
(52) In Young’s double slit experiment, if the
(A) 576.86 (B) 57.86
separation between coherent sources is halved
and the distance of the screen from the coherent (C) 676.66 (D) 5766.6
sources is doubled, then the fringe width (59) A linear aperture whose width is 0.02 cm is placed
becomes: immediately in front of a lens of focal length
(A) one−fourth (B) double 60 cm. The aperture is illuminated normally by a
(C) half (D) four times parallel beam of wavelength 5 × 10−5 cm. The
(53) The fringe width in a Y DSE pattern is distance of the first dark band of the diffraction
2.4 × 10−4 m when red light of wavelength pattern from the centre of the screen is .....cm
o (A) 0.20 (B) 0.15
6400 A is used. How much will it change, if blue
o (C) 0.10 (D) 0.25
light of wavelength 4000 A is used
(A) 9 × 10−4 m (B) 0.9 × 10−4 m (60) In Young’s double slit experiment the wavelength
of light was changed from 7000 to 3500. While
(C) 4.5 × 10−4 m (D) 0.45 × 10−4 m doubling the separation between the slits which
(54) Light is incident on a glass surface at polarising of the following is not true for this experiment
angle of 57.5◦ Then the angle between the (A) The width of the fringes changes
incident ray and the refracted ray is
(A) 57.5 (B) 115 (B) The colour of bright fringes changes

(C) 145 (D) 205 (C) The separation between successive bright
fringes changes
(55) In Young’s double slit experiment, the distance
between the two slits is made half, then the (D) The separation between successive dark
fringe width will become fringes remains unchanged
(A) Half (B) Double (61) In the interference pattern, energy is
(C) One fourth (D) Unchanged (A) Created at the position of maxima
(56) Assertion : In Young’s double slit experiment if (B) Destroyed at the position of minima
wavelength of incident monochromatic light is
just doubled, number of bright fringe on the (C) Conserved but is redistributed
screen will increase. (D) None of the above
Reason : Maximum number of bright fringe on the (62) A parallel monochromatic beam of light is
screen is directly proportional to the wavelength incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction
of light used. pattern is formed on a screen placed
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and perpendicular to the direction of incident beam.
the Reason is a correct explanation of the At the first maximum of the diffraction pattern
Assertion. the phase difference between the rays coming
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but from the edges of the slit is
Reason is not a correct explanation of the (A) 0 (B) π2
Assertion. (C) π (D) 2π
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is (63) Direction of the first secondary maximum in the
incorrect. Fraunhofer diffraction pattern at a single slit is
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect. given by (a is the width of the slit)
(A) a sin θ = λ2 (B) a cos θ = 3λ
(57) In the Young’s double slit experiment, the spacing
2

between two slits is 0.1 mm. If the screen is kept (C) a sin θ = λ (D) a sin θ = 2
3λ

at a distance of 1.0 m from the slits and the (64) Young’s double slit experiment is carried out by
wavelength of light is 5000 , then the fringe width using green, red and blue light, one color at time.
is........cm The fringe widths recorded are βG , βR and βB ,

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 respectively. Then (A) I1 = 0.531I0 (B) I1 = 0.053I0
(A) βG > βB > βR (B) βB > βG > βR
(C) I1 = 53I0 (D) I1 = 5.03I0
(C) βR > βE > βG (D) βR > βG > βB
(65) While conducting the Young’s double slit (69) In a Y DSE light of two different wavelengths (
experiment, a student replaced the two slits with λ1 & λ2 ) are incident normal to the plane of slits.
a large opaque plate in the x − y plane containing The nth maxima of λ1 coincides with the mth
two small holes that act as two coherent point maxima of λ2 exactly in front of one of the slits.
sources (S1 , S2 ) emitting light of wavelength Given D = 1.5 m
600 nm. The student mistakenly placed the screen d = 3 mm
parallel to the x − z plane (for z > 0 ) at a 4500 < λ1 , λ2 < 7000
distance D = 3 m from the mid-point of S1 S2 , as then n, m and λ1 are
shown schematically in the figure. The distance
between the sources d = 0.6003 mm. The origin O
is at the intersection of the screen and the line
joining S1 S2 . Which of the following is(are) true of
the intensity pattern on the screen?
(A) Straight bright and dark bands parallel to the
x-axis
(B) The region very close to the point O will be
dark
(C) Hyperbolic bright and dark bands with foci 0 0
symmetrically placed about O in the x-direction (A) 3, 4, 4000 A (B) 5, 6, 6000 A
(D) Semi circular bright and dark bands centered 0 0
(C) 2, 3, 5000 A (D) 4, 5, 3000 A
at point O
(70) In Young’s double slit experiment intensity at a
point is (1/4) of the maximum intensity. Angular
position of this point is
(A) sin−1 (λ/d) (B) sin−1 (λ/2d)
(C) sin−1 (λ/3d) (D) sin−1 (λ/4d)

(71) Four monochromatic and coherent sources of

light, emitting waves in phase of wavelength λ ,
(A) B, C (B) B, D
are placed at the points → x = 0, d, 2d and 3d on
(C) B, A (D) A, C the x -axis. the intensity of the waves reaching a
(66) If intensity of each wave in the observed point P far away on the +x axis from each of the
interference pattern in Young’s double slit four sources is almost the same, and equal to I0 .
experiment is I0 . then for some point P where Then,
the phase difference is ϕ , intensity I will be (A) If d = λ/4, the intensity at P is 4I0 .
(A) I = I0 cos ϕ (B) I = I0 cos2 ϕ (B) If d = λ/6, the intensity at P is 3I0 .
(C) I = I0 (1 + cos ϕ) (D) I = 2I0 (1 + cos ϕ) (C) If d = λ/2, the intensity at P is 3I0 .
(67) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity (D) none of these is true.
( )th
at a point is 14 of the maximum intensity, the
minimum distance of the point from the central (72) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the
maximum is . . . . . . . . µm. separation of the two slits is doubled. To keep the
(Given : λ = 600 nm, d = 1.0 mm, D = 1.0 m ) same spacing of fringes, the distance D of the
(A) 197 (B) 198 screen from the slits should be made
(C) 199 (D) 200 (A) D2 (B) √D2
(68) A circular disc is placed in front of a narrow (C) 2D (D) 4D
source. When the point of observation is at a
distance of 1 meter from the disc, then the disc (73) In Y DSE setup, light of wavelength 640 nm is
covers first HP Z. The intensity at this point is I0 . used with d = 0.8 mm and D = 1 m. If intensity at
The intensity at a point distance 25 cm from the central maximum is I0 and its position is y = 0,
disc will be then

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 (A) Intensity at y = 0.4 mm is zero (80) In a Young’s double slit experiment, each of the
two slits A and B, as shown in the figure, are
(B) Intensity at y = 0.4 mm is I0
2 oscillating about their fixed center and with a
(C) Intensity at y = 0.4 mm is I0
√ mean separation of 0.8mm. The distance
2
between the slits at time t is given by
(D) Intensity at y = 0.4 mm is I0 d = (0.8 + 0.04 sin ωt)mm, where ω = 0.08rads−1 .
(74) Huygen’s conception of secondary waves The distance of the screen from the slits is 1m and
(A) Allow us to find the focal length of a thick lens the wavelength of the light used to illuminate the
slits is 6000Å. The interference pattern on the
(B) Is a geometrical method to find a wavefront screen changes with time, while the central bright
(C) Is used to determine the velocity of light fringe (zeroth fringe) remains fixed at point O.
(1) The 8mh bright fringe above the point O
(D) Is used to explain polarisation oscillates with time between two extreme
(75) In which of the following is the interference due positions. The separation between these two
to the division of wave front extreme positions, in micrometer (µm), is. . . . .
(A) Young’s double slit experiment (2) The maximum speed in µm/s at which the 8th
bright fringe will move is. . . . .
(B) Fresnel’s biprism experiment Give the answer or quetion (1) and (2)
(C) Lloyd’s mirror experiment
(D) Demonstration colours of thin film
(76) Which of the following colourful patterns is due
to diffraction of light?
(A) Rainbow
(B) White light dispersed using a prism
(C) Colours observed on compact disc
(D) Blue colour of sky
(77) In a Young’s double slit experiment, 12 fringes are (A) 601.50, 24 (B) 601.50, 28
observed to be formed in a certain segment of
the screen when light of wavelength 600 nm is (C) 601.50, 30 (D) 601.50, 35
used. If the wavelength of light is changed to (81) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the
400 nm, number of fringes observed in the same separation between the slits is 0.15 mm. In the
segment of the screen is given by experiment, a source of light of wavelength
(A) 12 (B) 18 589 nm is used and the interference pattern is
(C) 24 (D) 30 observed on a screen kept 1.5 m away. The
separation between the successive bright fringes
(78) A microwave of wavelength 2.0 cm falls normally on the screen is......mm
on a slit of w1dth 4.0 cm. The angular spread of (A) 6.9 (B) 5.9
the central maxima of the diffraction pattern
obtained on a screen 1.5 m away from the slit, will (C) 4.9 (D) 3.9
be: (82) Two waves having intensity in the ratio 25 : 4
(A) 30◦ (B) 15◦ produce interference. The ratio of the maximum
(C) 60 ◦
(D) 45 ◦ to the minimum intensity is
(A) 5 : 2 (B) 7 : 3
(79) Two coherent point sources S1 and S2 are
separated by a small distance ’d’ as shown. The (C) 49 : 9 (D) 9 : 49
fringes obtained on the screen will be
(83) Two coherent sources of intensities, I1 and I2
produce an interference pattern. The maximum
intensity in the interference pattern will be
(A) I1 + I2 (B) I12 + I22
√ √
(C) (I1 + I2 )2 (D) ( I1 + I2 )2
(84) If two light waves having same frequency have
intensity ratio 4 : 1 and they interfere, the ratio of
(A) concentric circles (B) Points maximum to minimum intensity in the pattern will
(C) Staight lines (D) semi-circles be

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 (A) 9 : 1 (B) 3 : 1 XY . Its position CD after refraction through a
glass slab is shown also along with the normals
(C) 25 : 9 (D) 16 : 25
drawn at A and D. The refractive index of glass
(85) Two coherent plane light waves of equal with respect to air (µ = 1) will be equal to
amplitude makes a small angle α(<< 1) with each
other . They fall almost normally on a screen. If λ
is the wavelength of light waves, the fringe width
∆x of interference patterns of the two sets of
waves on the screen is
(A) 2λα
(B) αλ
(C) λ
(D) √λ
(A) sin θ
(B) sin θ
(2α) α sin θ ′ sin ϕ′
(86) White light may be considered to be a mixture of sin ϕ′
waves with λ ranging between (C) sin θ
(D) AB
CD
4000, 4667, 5600, 7000, 3900 and 7800. An oil film (94) Following figure shows sources S1 and S2 that
of thickness 10, 000 is examined normally by emits light of wavelength λ in all directions. The
reflected light. If µ = 1.4, then the film appears sources are exactly in phase and are separated by
bright for a distance equal to 1.5λ. If we start at the
(A) 4308, 5091, 6222 (B) 4000, 5091, 5600 indicated start point and travel along path 1 and
(C) 4667, 6222, 7000 (D) 4000, 4667, 5600, 7000 2, the interference produce a maxima all along
(87) An unpolarized beam of intensity 2a2 passes
through a thin polaroid. Assuming zero
absorption in the polaroid, the intensity of
emergent plane polarised light is
(A) 2a2 (B) a2
√
(C) 2a2 (D) a2 /2
(88) The transverse nature of light is shown by (A) Path 1 (B) Path 2
(A) Interference of light (B) Refraction of light
(C) Any path (D) None of these
(C) Polarization of light (D) Dispersion of light
(89) Two coherent sources of intensity ratio 1 : 4 (95) The angle of incidence at which reflected light is
produce an interference pattern. The fringe totally polarized for reflection from air to glass
visibility will be (refraction index n) is ( )
(A) 1 (B) 0.8 (A) sin−1 (n) (B) sin−1 n1
( )
(C) 0.4 (D) 0.6 (C) tan−1 n1 (D) tan−1 (n)
(90) The distance between two coherent sources is
(96) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the central
0.1 mm. The fringe-width on a screen 1.2 m away
point on the screen is
from the source is 6.0 mm. The wavelength of
o (A) Bright
light used is......A
(A) 4000 (B) 5000 (B) Dark
(C) 6000 (D) 7200 (C) First bright and then dark
(91) Light waves producing interference have their (D) First dark and then bright
amplitudes in the ratio 3 : 2. The intensity ratio of
maximum and minimum of interference fringes is (97) In a Y DSE bi-choromatic light of wavelength
(A) 36 : 1 (B) 9 : 4 400 nm and 560 nm are used. The distance
(C) 25 : 1 (D) 6 : 4 betweenmthe slits is 0.1 mm and the distance
between the plane of the slits and the screen is
(92) Two polaroid sheets are placed one over the
1 m. The minimum distance between two
other with their axes inclined to each other at 30◦ .
successive regions of complete darkness is.......mm
The ratio of the intensity of the unpolarised
(A) 4 (B) 5.6
incident light and the polarised emergent light is
(A) 12 (B) 34 (C) 14 (D) 28
(C) 83 (D) 38 (98) A plane wavefront travelling in a straight line in
(93) In the adjoining diagram, a wavefront AB, vacuum encounters a medium of refractive index
moving in air is incident on a plane glass surface µ. At P, the shape of the wavefront is :

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 (A) I0 cos2 (ϕ/2) (B) I0
3
sin2 (ϕ/2)
(C) I0
9
(5 + 4 cos ϕ) (D) I0
9
(5 + 8 cos ϕ)
(103) The√width of the nth HP Z will
√ be√ √
(A) nbλ (B) bλ [ n − n − 1]
√ √ √
(C) ( n − n − 1) (D) [√n −√bλ
n−1]

(104) Two monochromatic light waves of amplitudes

3A and 2A interfering at a point have a phase
difference of 60o . The intensity at that point will
(A) (B) be proportional to.......A2
(A) 5 (B) 13
(C) 7 (D) 19
(105) In double slit experiment, the angular width of
the fringes is 0.20o for the sodium light (λ = 5890).
In order to increase the angular width of the
fringes by 10%, the necessary change in the
wavelength is
(A) Increase of 589 (B) Decrease of 589
(C)
(C) Increase of 6479 (D) Zero
(D)
(106) In a double slit experiment, at a certain point on
the screen the path difference between the two
interfering waves is 18 of a wavelength. The ratio
th

of the intensity of light at that point to that at the

centre of a bright fringe is
(A) 0.568 (B) 0.672
(C) 0.760 (D) 0.583
(107) In Young’s double slit experiment, if
monochromatic light is replaced by white light
(99) If the distance between a point source and screen (A) All bright fringes become white
is doubled, then intensity of light on the screen
will become (B) All bright fringes have colours between violet
(A) Four times (B) Double and red
(C) Half (D) One-fourth (C) Only the central fringe is white, all other
fringes are coloured
(100) In a Young’s double slit experiment, Io is the
intensity at the central maximum and β is the (D) No fringes are observed
fringe width. The intensity at a point P distant x (108) In the Young’s double slit experiment, the
from the centre will be distance between the slits varies in time as
(A) Io cos πx (B) 4Io cos2 πx
β β d(t) = d0 + a0 sinω t ; where d0 , ω and a0 are
(C) Io cos β
2 πx
(D) 4 cos β
Io 2 πx constants. The difference between the largest
fringe width and the smallest fringe width
(101) Two waves are represented by the equations obtained over time is given as :
y1 = a sin ωt and y2 = a cos ωt. The first wave (A) d0λD (B) 2λ·Da 0

(A) Leads the second by (B) Lags the second by π +a0 (d20 −a20 )
π (D) Lags the second by π2 (C) 2λD(d 0)
(D) λD a
(d20 −a20 ) d20 0
(C) Leads the second by
π (109) Consider a tank made of glass (refractive index
2 1.5) with a thick bottom. It is filled with a liquid of
(102) In Young’s double slit experiment, the amplitudes refractive index µ. A student finds that,
of the two waves incident on the two slits are A irrespective of what the incident angle I (see
and 2A. If I0 is the maximum intensity, then the figure) is for a beam of light entering the liquid,
intensity at a spot on the screen, where the phase the light reflected from the liquid glass interface
difference between the two interfering waves is is never completely polarized. For this to happen,
ϕ. the minimum value of µ is

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 (A) The angular fringe width does not change
(B) The fringe width changes in direct proportion
(C) The position of central maxima remains
unchanged
(D) All of the above
(115) A ray of light of intensity I is incident on a parallel
√ glass slab at point A as shown in diagram. It
(A) 5 (B) √3
5 undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At
3
each reflection, 25% of incident energy is
(C) √5
3 (D) 4
3 reflected. The rays AB and A′ B ′ undergo
interference. The ratio of Imax and Imin is
(110) The phenomenon of interference is shown by
(A) Longitudinal mechanical waves only
(B) Transverse mechanical waves only
(C) Electromagnetic waves only
(D) All the above types of waves

(111) Refractive index of material is equal to tangent of

polarising angle. It is called (A) 49 : 1 (B) 7 : 1
(A) Brewster’s law (B) Lambert’s law
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 8 : 1
(C) Malus’s law (D) Bragg’s law (116) In Young’s double-slit experiment, an interference
pattern is obtained on a screen by a light of
(112) Radio waves coming at ∠ α to vertical are wavelength 6000, coming from the coherent
recieved by a radar after reflection from a nearby sources S1 and S2 . At certain point P on the
water surface & directly. What should be height screen third dark fringe is formed. Then the path
of antenna from water surface so that it records a difference S1 P -S2 P in microns is
maximum intensity. (wavelength = λ ). (A) 0.75 (B) 1.5
(C) 3 (D) 4.5
(117) Assertion : The clouds in sky generally appear to
be whitish.
Reason : Diffraction due to clouds is efficient in
equal measure at all wavelengths.
(A) λ
2 cos α
(B) λ
2 sin α (A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and
(C) λ
(D) λ the Reason is a correct explanation of the
4 sin α 4 cos α
Assertion.
(113) The ratio of intensities at two points P and Q on (B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but
the screen in a Young’s double slit experiment Reason is not a correct explanation of the
where phase difference between two wave of Assertion.
same amplitude are π/3 and π/2, respectively are
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 3 : 1
incorrect.
(C) 3 : 2 (D) 2 : 3
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(114) The figure shows a schematic diagram showing (118) The penetration of light into the region of
the arrangement of Young’s Double Slit geometrical shadow is called
Experiment If the distance D is varied, then (A) Polarisation (B) Interference
choose the correct statement (s) (C) Diffraction (D) Refraction
(119) Two polaroide A and B are placed in such a way
that the pass-axis of polaroids are perpendicular
to each other. Now, another polaroid C is placed
between A and B bisecting angle between them.
If intensity of unpolarised light is I0 then intensity

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 √ √
of transmitted light after passing through (A) 4/5 (B) 5/4
polaroid B will be :
(C) 5/4 (D) 4/5
(A) I40 (B) I20
(124) The path difference between two interfering
(C) I0
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(D) Zero waves of equal intensities at a point on the
(120) Figure represents a glass plate placed vertically screen is λ4 . The ratio of intensity at this point and
on a horizontal table with a beam of unpolarised that at the central fringe will be
light falling on its surface at the polarising angle (A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
of 57o with the normal. The electric vector in the (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
reflected light on screen S will vibrate with (125) A biprism experiment is set up as shown. When
respect to the plane of incidence in a upper half area of the biprism is covered with an
opaque material then

(A) Vertical plane

(B) Horizontal plane
(C) Plane making an angle of 45° with the vertical (A) Fringes only in the left half of screen
(D) Plane making an angle of 57° with the (B) Fringes only in the right half of screen
horizontal
(C) Intensity of bright bands will be half
(121) In Young’s double slit experiment, a minimum is
(D) No fringe pattern is formed
obtained when the phase difference of super
imposing waves is (126) If the separation between slits in Young’s double
(A) Zero (B) (2n − 1) π slit experiment is reduced to 13 rd, the fringe width
becomes n times. The value of n is
(C) nπ (D) (n + 1) π (A) 3 (B) 13
(122) A beam of light AO is incident on a glass slab (C) 9 (D) 19
(m = 1.54) in a direction as shown in the diagram.
(127) Radius of central zone of circular zone plate is
The reflected ray OB is passed through a polariod.
2.3 mm. Wavelength of incident light is 5893 .
On viewing through the polariod, we find that on
Source is at a distance of 6 m. Then the distance
rotating the polariod ( Given tan 57◦ = 1.54)
of first image will be.....m
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 24 (D) 36
(128) Diffraction effects are easier to notice in the case
of sound waves than in the case of light waves
(A) The intensity is reduced down to zero and because
remains zero (A) sound waves are longitudinal
(B) The intensity reduces down some what and (B) sound is precived by the ear
rises again
(C) sound waves are mechanical waves
(C) There is no change in intensity
(D) sound waves are of longer wavelength
(D) The intensity gradually reduces to zero and
then again increases (129) Two coherent sources of intensity ratio α
interfere. The value of IImax −Imin
max +Imin
is
√
(123) In a Fresnel’s diffraction arrangement, the screen (A) 21+αα (B) 2√α
1+α

is at a distance of 2 meter from a circular aperture. √ α

It is found that for light of wavelengths λ1 and λ2 , (C) 1+α
1−α
(D) 2 1+α
the radius of 4th zone for λ1 coincides with the (130) A parallel coherent beam of light falls on fresnel
radius of 5th zone for λ2 . Then the ratio λ1 : λ2 is biprism of refractive index µ and angle α . The

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 fringe width on a screen at a distance D from
biprism will be (wavelength = λ)
(A) 2(µ−1)α
λ
(B) 2(µ−1)α
λD

(C) D
2(µ−1)α (D) none
(131) Two coherent sources of light interfere and
produce fringe pattern on a screen. For central
maximum, the phase difference between the two (A) 203 (B) 45
waves will be, (C) 98 (D) 128
(A) π2 (B) 0
(136) Two circularly shaped linear polarisers are placed
(C) π (D) 3π
2 coaxially. The transmission axis of the first
(132) The figure shows a double slit experiment P and polariser is at 30◦ from the vertical while the
Q are the slits. The path lengths P X and QX are second one is at 60◦ , both in the clockwise sense.
nλ and (n + 2)λ respectively, where n is a whole If an unpolarised beam of light of intensity
number and λ is the wavelength. Taking the I = 20 W /m2 is incident on this pair of polarisers,
central fringe as zero, what is formed at X then the intensities I1 and I2 transmitted by the
first and second polarisers respectively, will be
close to
(A) I1 = 10.0 W /m2 and I2 = 7.5 W /m2
(B) I1 = 20 W /m2 and I2 = 15 W /m2
(C) I1 = 10.0 W /m2 and I2 = 8.6 W /m2
(D) I1 = 15.0 W /m2 and I2 = 0.0 W /m2
(137) The diagrams below show the intensity
(A) First bright (B) First dark distribution in diffraction of light of two sources.
(C) Second bright (D) Second dark In which of the following cases the sources are
just resolved?
(133) Which of the following diagrams represents the
(A) (B)
variation of electric field vector with time for a
circulatory polarized light ?
(A) (B)

(D) (C)
(C) (D)

(134) Distance of 5 th dark fringe from centre is 4 mm. If

D = 2 m, λ = 600 nm, then distance between slits
is (in mm)
(A) 1.35 (B) 2.00 (138) Laser beams are used to measure long distance
(C) 3.25 (D) 10.35 because
(A) They are monochromatic
(135) A plane polarized light is incident on a polariser
with its pass axis making angle θ with x− axis, as (B) They are highly polarised
shown in the figure. At four different values of θ, (C) They are coherent
θ = 8o , 38o , 188o and 218o , the observed
intensities are same. What is the angle between (D) They have high degree of parallelism
the direction of polarization and x− axis..... o
(139) Huygen’s principle is applicable to

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 (A) only light waves (146) How will the diffraction pattern change when
yellow light is replaced by blue light? The fringe
(B) only sound waves will be :-
(C) Only mechanical waves (A) Wider (B) Narrower
(D) for all the above waves (C) Brighter (D) Fainter
(147) Light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on a
(140) Light passes successively through two double slit and the interference fringes are
polarimeters tubes each of length 0.29m. The first formed on a screen 1 m apart. The separation
tube contains dextro rotatory solution of between two consecutive dark fringes on a
concentration 60kgm−3 and specific rotation screen is found to be 1.2 mm. What is the
0.01 rad m2 kg − 1. The second tube contains separation between slits.......mm
laevo rotatory solution of concentration 30kg/m3 (A) 0.2 (B) 0.3
and specific rotation 0.02 radm2 kg −1 . The net
rotation produced is.......o (C) 0.4 (D) 0.5
(A) 15 (B) 0 (148) In a Fresnel baptism experiment, the two
positions of lens give separation between the slits
(C) 20 (D) 10
as 16 cm and 9 cm respectively. What is the
(141) Wave nature of light is verified by actual distance of separation (in cm)?
(A) Interference (B) Photoelectric effect (A) 14 (B) 13
(C) Reflection (D) Refraction (C) 12 (D) 12.5
(142) A thin slice is cut out of a glass cylinder along a (149) There are two sources kept at distances 2λ. A
plane parallel to its axis. The slice is placed on a large screen is perpendicular to line joining the
flat glass plate as shown. The observed sources. Number of maximas on the screen in this
interference fringes from this combination shall case is (λ = wavelength of light )
be

(A) Straight
(B) Circular
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) Equally spaced
(C) 5 (D) 7
(D) Having fringe spacing which increases as we
(150) A fringe width of 6mm was produced for two
go outwards
slits separated by 1 mm apart. The screen is
(143) Two light beams of intensities 4 I and 9 I interfere placed 10 m away. The wavelength of light used is
on a screen. The phase difference between these x nm. The value of ′ x′ to the nearest integer is
′ ′

beams on the screen at point A is zero and at (A) 400 (B) 600
point B is π. The difference of resultant
(C) 500 (D) 700
intensities, at the point A and B, will be ....I.
(A) 24 (B) 12 (151) Two light beams of intensities in the ratio of 9 : 4
are allowed to interfere. The ratio of the intensity
(C) 6 (D) 3 of maxima and minima will be
(144) At what angle of incidence, the light reflected (A) 2:3 (B) 16 : 81
from a glass slab will become completely (C) 25 : 169 (D) 25 : 1
polarised, if the angle of refraction at that (152) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the source
incident angle is 33.6o ?.......o illuminating the slits is changed from blue to
(A) 90 (B) 0 violet. The width of the fringes
(C) 56.4 (D) 46.4 (A) Increases (B) Decreases
(145) A single slit of width a is illuminated by a (C) Becomes unequal (D) Remains constant
monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm. The (153) Interference fringes are observed on a screen by
value of a for which first minimum appears at illuminating two thin slits 1 mm apart with a light
θ = 30◦ on the screen will be ........... µm source (λ = 632.8 nm). The distance between the
(A) 0.6 (B) 1.2 screen and the slits is 100 cm. If a bright fringe is
(C) 1.8 (D) 3 observed on a screen at a distance of 1.27 mm

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 from the central bright fringe, then the path the diffraction pattern due to single slit is
difference between the waves, which are (A) a sin θ = nλ (B) a sin θ = (2n − 1) λ2
reaching this point from the slits is close to....µm
(A) 1.27 (B) 2 (C) a sin θ = (2n − 1)λ (D) a sin θ = nλ 2
(160) A parallel beam of electrons travelling in x−
(C) 2.87 (D) 2.05 direction falls on a slit of width d (see figure) . If
(154) Imagine a Young’s double slit interference after passing the slit, an electron acquires
experiment performed with waves associated momentum Py in the y− direction then for a
with fast moving electrons produced from an majority of electrons passing through the slit ( h is
electron gun. The distance between successive Planck’s constant)
maxima will decrease maximum if
(A) the accelerating voltage in the electron gun is
decreased
(B) the accelerating voltage is increased and the
distance of the screen from the slits is
decreased
(C) the distance of the screen from the slits is
increased.
(D) the distance between the slits is decreased. (A) |Py | d > h (B) |Py | d < h
(155) The contrast in the fringes in interference pattern (C) |Py | d ≃ h (D) |Py | d >> h
depends on (161) An unpolarized light passes through three
(A) fringe width polarizing sheets whose polariging directions
(B) wavelength make an angle of 30o , 60o and 30o with y axis in
same sense. What fraction of initial intensity is
(C) intensity ratio of the sources transmitted by the system ?
(D) distance between the sources (A) 12 (B) 32
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(156) Calculate the wavelength of light used in an (C) 32

3
(D) 64
9

interference experiment from the following data : (162) The wavelength of the light used in Young’s
Fringe width = 0.03 cm. Distance between the double slit experiment is λ. The intensity at a
slits and eyepiece through which the interference point on the screen is I, where the path
pattern is observed is 1 m. Distance between the difference is λ/6. If I0 denotes the maximum
images of the virtual source when a convex lens intensity, then the ratio of I and I0 is
of focal length 16 cm is used at a distance of (A) 0.866 (B) 0.5
80 cm from the eyepiece is 0.8 cm.
(C) 0.707 (D) 0.75
(A) 0.0006Å (B) 0.0006 m
(163) A single slit of width a is illuminated by violet
(C) 600 cm (D) 6000Å light of wavelength 400nm and the width of the
(157) In Young’s double slit experiment, the distance diffraction pattern is measured as y. When half of
between the two slits is 0.1 mm and the the slit width is covered and illuminated by
wavelength of light used is 4 × 10 m. If the
−7 yellow light of wavelength 600nm, the width of
width of the fringe on the screen is 4 mm, the the diffraction pattern is
distance between screen and slit is (A) The pattern vanishes and the width is zero
(A) 0.1 mm (B) 1 cm
(B) y/3
(C) 0.1 cm (D) 1 m
(C) 3y
(158) The intensity of each source in Young’s double slit
experiment is I0 . Distance between the slits is (D) None of these
d = 5λ, where λ is the wavelength of (164) If Fresnel’s biprism experiment as held in water
monochromatic light used in the experiment. inspite of air, then what will be the effect on
What will be the intensity of light in front of one fringe width
of the slits on a screen (where slit and screen are (A) Decrease (B) Increase
at a distance D = 10d)
(A) I20 (B) 34 I0 (C) No effect (D) None of these
(165) In aYoung’s double slit experiment, green light is
(C) 2I0 (D) I40 incident on the two slits. The interference pattern
(159) The condition for obtaining secondary maxima in is observed on a screen. Which of the following

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 changes would cause the observed fringes to be (A) Always bright
more closely spaced?
(B) Always dark
(C) Either dark or bright depending on the
position of S
(D) Neither dark nor bright.
(171) A system of three polarizers P1 , P2 , P3 is set up
such that the pass axis of P3 is crossed with
respect to that of P1 . The pass axis of P2 is
inclined at 60o to the pass axis of P3 . When a
(A) Reducing the separation between the slits beam of unpolarized light of intensity I0 is
incident on P1 , the intensity of light transmitted
(B) Using blue light instead of green light by the three polarizers is I. The ratio (I0 /I) equals
(C) Used red light instead of green light (nearly)
(A) 10.67 (B) 1.80
(D) Moving the light source further away from
the slits. (C) 5.33 (D) 16
(172) When unpolarized light is incident at an angle of
(166) In Young’s experiment, the separation between
60◦ on a transparent medium from air. The
5th maxima and 3rd minima is how many times as
reflected ray is completely polarized. The angle of
that of fringe width is ........ times
refraction in the medium is
(A) 5 (B) 3 (A) 30◦ (B) 60◦
(C) 2.5 (D) 2 (C) 90◦ (D) 45◦
(167) A plane wavefront (λ = 6 × 10−7 m) falls on a slit (173) Which of the following statements indicates that
0.4 mm wide. A convex lens of focal length 0.8 m light waves are transverse
placed behind the slit focusses the light on a (A) Light waves can travel in vacuum
screen. What is the linear diameter of second (B) Light waves show interference
maximum......mm
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) Light waves can be polarized
(C) 3 (D) 9 (D) Light waves can be diffracted
(168) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the slits are (174) Shape of interference fringes formed on the
separated by 0.3 mm and the screen is 1.5 m away screen due to point source P , in the case shown
from the plane of slits. Distance between fourth here
bright fringes on both sides of central bright is
2.4 cm. The frequency of light used is
.......... × 1014 Hz
(A) 0.5 (B) 5.5
(C) 50 (D) 5
(169) Two waves have their amplitudes in the ratio
1 : 9. The maximum and minimum intensities
when they interfere are in the ratio
(A) 25
16
(B) 16
26
(A) Parabolic (B) Elliptical
(C) 1
9
(D) 9
1
(C) Circular (D) Hyperobic
(175) In a single slit diffraction pattern, a light of
(170) In the set up shown in Fig the two slits, S1 and S2 wavelength 6000Å is used. The distance between
are not equidistant from the slit S. The central the first and third minima in the diffraction
fringe at O is then pattern is found to be 3 mm when the screen in
placed 50 cm away from slits. The width of the slit
is ______________×10−4 m
(A) 5 (B) 8
(C) 2 (D) 16
(176) For a parallel beam of monochromatic light of
wavelength ′ λ′ diffraction is produced by a single

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 slit whose width ′ a′ is of the order of the (A) Light consists of waves
wavelength of the light . If ′ D′ is the distance of
the screen from the slit, the width of the central (B) Light consists of particles
maxima will be (C) Light consists of neither particles nor waves
(A) 2Dλ (B) Dλ
a a
(D) Light consists of both particles and waves
(C) Da
(D) 2Da
λ λ (184) In a double slit experiment, instead of taking slits
(177) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the width of of equal widths, one slit is made twice as wide as
the one of the slit is three times the other slit. The the other. Then in the interference pattern :
amplitude of the light coming from a slit is (A) the intensities of both the maxima and
proportional to the slit-width. Find the ratio of minima increase.
the maximum to the minimum intensity in the (B) the intensity of the maxima increases and the
interference pattern. minima has zero intensity.
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 3 : 1
(C) the intensity of the maxima decreases and
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 2 : 1 that of minima increases.
(178) The two coherent sources of equal intensity (D) the intensity of the maxima decreases and the
produce maximum intensity of 100 units at a minima has zero intensity.
point. If the intensity of one of the sources is (185) Two beams of light having intensities I and 4 I
reduced by 36% by reducing its width then the interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a screen.
intensity of light at the same point will be The phase difference between the two beams are
(A) 90 (B) 89 π/2 and π/3 at points A and B respectively. The
(C) 67 (D) 81 difference between the resultant intensities at
the two points is xI. The value of x will be.
(179) In Y DSE how many maxima can be obtained on (A) 1 (B) 3
the screen if wavelength of light used is 200nm (C) 4 (D) 2
and d = 700 nm :
(A) 12 (B) 7 (186) When an unpolarized light of intensity Io is
incident on a polarizing sheet, the intensity of the
(C) 18 (D) none of these light which does not get transmitted is
(A) 0 (B) Io
(180) In Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity at
a point where path difference is λ6 is l. If l0 (C) I2o (D) I4o
denotes the maximum intensity, ll0 . (187) In a Young’s double slit experiment, the distance
√
(A) √2 1
(B) 23 between the two identical slits is 6.1 times larger
than the slit width. Then the number of intensity
(C) 12 (D) 34 maxima observed with in the central maximum of
the single slit diffraction pattern is
(181) In a Young’s double slit experiment, 16 fringes are (A) 3 (B) 6
observed in a certain segment of the screen when
light of wavelength 700 nm is used. If the (C) 12 (D) 24
wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm, the (188) A light wave is incident normally over a slit of
number of fringes observed in the same segment width 24 × 10−5 cm. The angular position of
of the screen would be........ second dark fringe from the central maxima is 30o .
(A) 28 (B) 24 o
What is the wavelength of light............A
(C) 18 (D) 30 (A) 6000 (B) 5000
(C) 3000 (D) 1500
(182) Angular width (β) of central maximum of a
diffraction pattern on a single slit does not (189) Two coherent sources of light can be obtained by
depend upon (A) Two different lamps
(A) Distance between slit and source (B) Two different lamps but of the same power
(B) Wavelength of light used (C) Two different lamps of same power and
(C) Width of the slit having the same colour

(D) Frequency of light used (D) None of the above

(190) Angular width of central maxima in the
(183) Young’s experiment establishes that Fraunhoffer diffraction pattern of a slit is

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 measured. The slit is illuminated by light of (196) Coherent sources are those sources for which
wavelength 6000. When the slit is illuminated by (A) Phase difference remain constant
light of another wavelength, the angular width
decreases by 30%. The wavelength of this light (B) Frequency remains constant
(C) Both phase difference and frequency remains
o
will be......A
(A) 6000 (B) 4200 constant
(C) 3000 (D) 1800 (D) None of these
(191) Out of the following statements which is not (197) The ratio of intensities of two waves are given by
correct 4 : 1. The ratio of the amplitudes of the two
(A) When unpolarised light passes through a waves is
Nicol’s prism, the emergent light is elliptically (A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
polarised (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
(B) Nicol’s prism works on the principle of double (198) Light is incident normally on a diffraction grating
refraction and total internal reflection through which the first order diffraction is seen at
(C) Nicol’s prism can be used to produce and 32◦ . The second order diffraction will be seen at
analyse polarised light (A) 48◦

(D) Calcite and Quartz are both doubly refracting (B) 64◦
crystals (C) 80◦
(192) Assertion : No interference pattern is detected (D) There is no second order diffraction in this
when two coherent sources are infinitely close to case
each other. (199) Two identical radiators have a separation of
Reason : The fringe width is inversely proportional d = λ/4 where λ is the wavelength of the waves
to the distance between the two slits. emitted by either source. The initial phase
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and difference between the sources is π/4. Then the
the Reason is a correct explanation of the intensity on the screen at a distant point situated
Assertion. at an angle θ = 30◦ from the radiators is (here Io is
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but intensity at that point due to one radiator alone)
Reason is not a correct explanation of the (A) Io (B) 2Io
Assertion. (C) 3I (D) 4I
o o
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is (200) In a Young’s double-slit experiment the fringe
incorrect. width is 0.2 mm. If the wavelength of light used is
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect. increased by 10% and the separation between
the slits is also increased by 10%, the fringe width
(193) Two polaroids have their polarizing directions will be.......mm
parallel so that the intensity of a transmitted light (A) 0.20 (B) 0.401
is maximum. The angle through which either
polaroid must be turned if the intensity is to drop (C) 0.242 (D) 0.165
by one-half is.....o
(A) 135 (B) 90
(C) 120 (D) 180
(194) If the amplitude ratio of two sources producing
interference is 3 : 5, the ratio of intensities at
maxima and minima is
(A) 25 : 16 (B) 5 : 3
(C) 16 : 1 (D) 25 : 9
(195) Two polaroids A and B are placed perpendicularly
in the path of a beam of unpolarized light. In
between these two a third polaroid C is placed at
an angle of 30o with that of A . The percentage of
intensity of incident unpolarized light that
emerges from B ........%
(A) 2.8 (B) 9.4
(C) 15.3 (D) 10.2
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 Physics Vision

Subject : Physics Paper Set : 1

DPP-Wave Optics Date : 19-11-2024
Standard : 12
Total Mark : 800 (Answer Key) Time : 0H:0M

Physics - Section A (MCQ)

1-A 2-C 3-C 4-B 5-B 6-D 7-A 8-B 9-A 10 - D

11 - A 12 - B 13 - D 14 - B 15 - C 16 - B 17 - A 18 - A 19 - C 20 - A
21 - C 22 - D 23 - A 24 - B 25 - D 26 - B 27 - A 28 - A 29 - A 30 - C
31 - B 32 - A 33 - C 34 - D 35 - A 36 - B 37 - B 38 - D 39 - A 40 - C
41 - A 42 - A 43 - D 44 - D 45 - C 46 - C 47 - D 48 - B 49 - B 50 - D
51 - D 52 - D 53 - B 54 - D 55 - B 56 - D 57 - C 58 - A 59 - B 60 - D
61 - C 62 - D 63 - D 64 - D 65 - A 66 - D 67 - D 68 - A 69 - B 70 - C
71 - B 72 - C 73 - A 74 - B 75 - B 76 - C 77 - B 78 - C 79 - A 80 - A
81 - B 82 - C 83 - D 84 - A 85 - C 86 - A 87 - B 88 - C 89 - B 90 - B
91 - C 92 - C 93 - B 94 - A 95 - D 96 - A 97 - D 98 - B 99 - D 100 - C
101 - D 102 - C 103 - B 104 - D 105 - A 106 - D 107 - C 108 - B 109 - B 110 - D
111 - A 112 - D 113 - C 114 - D 115 - A 116 - B 117 - C 118 - C 119 - C 120 - A
121 - B 122 - D 123 - C 124 - B 125 - D 126 - A 127 - A 128 - D 129 - A 130 - A
131 - B 132 - C 133 - A 134 - A 135 - A 136 - A 137 - B 138 - D 139 - D 140 - B
141 - A 142 - A 143 - A 144 - C 145 - B 146 - B 147 - D 148 - C 149 - C 150 - B
151 - D 152 - B 153 - A 154 - B 155 - C 156 - D 157 - D 158 - C 159 - B 160 - A
161 - B 162 - D 163 - C 164 - A 165 - B 166 - C 167 - A 168 - D 169 - A 170 - C
171 - A 172 - A 173 - C 174 - C 175 - C 176 - A 177 - C 178 - D 179 - B 180 - D
181 - A 182 - A 183 - A 184 - A 185 - D 186 - C 187 - C 188 - A 189 - D 190 - B
191 - A 192 - A 193 - A 194 - C 195 - B 196 - C 197 - A 198 - D 199 - B 200 - A

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