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Engineering Physics I
Sample Questions
MODULE-2- Crystallography
Q1 The Miller indices for the following plane is

Option A: (010)
Option B: (101)
Option C: (110)
Option D: (100)
Q2 Planes in crystals are represented by
Option A: Crystallographic axes
Option B: Lattice constant
Option C: Miller Indices
Option D: Bragg’s angle
Q3 A beam of X-rays is diffracted by (110) plane of rock salt with lattice
constant of 0.282 nm. If the glancing angle for the second-order
Bragg’s diffraction is 17.167°, the wavelength of X-Ray beam is
Option A: 0.83A°
Option B: 1.83A°
Option C: 0.33A°
Option D: 0.06A°
Q4 The interplanar spacing between the family of plane (111) in a crystal
lattice constant 3A° is

Option A: 1.954 A°
Option B: 2.732 A°
Option C: 1.732 A°
Option D: 2.769 A°

Q5 What are the intercepts of the plane whose miller indices is (0 1 1)?

Option A: 𝑥=𝑎, 𝑦=𝑎, 𝑧= 𝑎

Option B: 𝑥=𝑎, 𝑦=∞, 𝑧= 𝑎

Option C: 𝑥=𝑎, 𝑦= 𝑎, 𝑧= ∞

Option D: 𝑥=∞, 𝑦= 𝑎, 𝑧= 𝑎

Q6 In Bragg's equation 2d sinθ=nλ, what does 'd' represent?

Option A: Density of atoms

Option B: Lattice constant

Option C: Interplanar distance

Option D: Interatomic distance

Q7 If the Miller indices of two planes are ( 211 ) and ( 422 ) , then they are:

Option A: Parallel
Option B: Perpendicular
Option C: 45 degree
Option D: None of the above
Q8 Monochromatic X-rays of λ=1.5 A .U . are incident on a crystal face
having an interplanar spacing of 1.6 A .U . Find the highest order for
which Bragg’s reflection maximum can be seen
Option A: 4
Option B: 3

Option C: 2

Option D: 1

Q9 The Miller indices in cubic crystals designate

Option A:
Plane

Option B: Direction

Option C: Point

Option D: Axes
 Q10

The Miller indices for the following plane is

Option A: (010) 

Option B: (101) 

Option C: (100)

Option D: (111)

Q11
The equation for Bragg’s law is 

Option A: n λ = 2 d sin θ 

Option B: 2nλ = 2 d sin θ 

Option C: 5nλ = 2 d sin θ 

Option D: 4 n λ = 2 d sin θ 

Q12
A beam of X-rays of wavelength 0.071 nm is diffracted by (110) plane
of rock 
salt with the lattice constant of 0.28 nm. Find the glancing
angle for the second-order diffraction. 

Option A: θ = 25° 

Option B:   θ  = 27° 

Option C: θ   = 29°

Option D: θ = 21°

MODULE-4- Interference in thin films

 Q1 Thin film illuminated with white light
Option A: Will appear colourful showing various colours
Option B: Will appear completely dark
Option C: Will appear same as the colour of incident light
Option D: Will appear completely bright

Q2 Destructive interference between the interfering light waves occurs

when
Option A: the path difference is nλ and phase difference is 0°
Option B: the path difference is nλ and phase difference is 180°
Option C: the path difference is (2n+1) λ/2 and phase difference is 0°
Option D: the path difference is (2n+1) λ/2 and phase difference is 180°
Q3 The fringe width does not vary with order of fringes in
Option A: Wedge shaped thin films
Option B: Newtons rings
Option C: Sun control films
Option D: Antireflection films
Q4 A wedge-shaped film of a solution of refractive index 1.25 is being
viewed normally in a light beam of wavelength 5893A°. If the angle
of wedge is 1.666 X 10-4 radians, the distance between two successive
bright fringes is
Option A: 0.1414cm

Option B: 0.2031cm

Option C: 0.1823cm

Option D: 0.0325cm

Q5 In Newton’s ring experiment, the diameter of the 10 th ring changes

from 1.45cm to 1.27 cm when a liquid is introduced between the lens
and glass plate. The refractive index of the liquid is
Option A: 1.05
Option B: 1.15
Option C: 1.55
Option D: 1.30

Q6 Window panes in cars are coated with

Option A: Highly reflecting thin films
Option B: Highly transmitting thin films
Option C: Antireflection films
Option D: Thick films
Q7 Expression for fringe width in wedge shaped thin film is
Option A: λ
2θ
Option B: λ
θ
Option C: λ
2θ
Option D: λ
4μ
Q8 If reflected light of wavelength λ = 5900A.U is used to observe
Newton’s ring, the diameter of 10th dark ring is 0.5 cm then the
radius of curvature of the lens is
Option A: 2.05 cm
Option B: 1.059 m
Option C: 1.59 m
Option D: 1.95m
Q9 The refractive index of the material of Anti-reflection coating should
be ____________the substrate.
Option A: less than
Option B: greater than
Option C: equal to
Option D: can be (A) or (B)

Q10 After reflection from the air and glass interface, light suffers a phase
change of

Option A: 0

Option B: π

Option C: π/2

Option D: 2π

Q11 What will be the order of the dark ring which will have double the
diameter of
that of the 40 th dark ring?

Option A: 40

Option B: 160

Option C: 80
Option D: 320

Q12 A mixture if red light of wavelength 6600A0 and blue light of

wavelength 4400A0 is incident normally on an air film formed by two
glasses plates. The thickness of the air film is 3300A0. What is the
color of light reflected by the air film?

Option A: Neither 6600A0 nor 4400A0

Option B: Both 6600A0 and 4400A0

Option C: Only 6600A0

Option D: Only 4400A0

Q11 Excessively thin film illuminated with monochromatic light

(λ>>t) will appear

Option A: Completely dark

Option B: Bright

Option C: Same as colour of monochromatic light

Option D: White

Q12 Constructive Interference of light waves produces

Option A: Brightness in the region of superposition

Option B: Darkness in the region of superposition

Option C: Diminished intensity in the region of superpositio

Option D: Average intensity in the region of superposition

Q13 The condition of refractive index in case of anti-refracting film is

Option A:

Option B:

Option C: Sin i=Sin r

Option D: µ=1/2

Q14 A wedge shaped film of R.I.(1.33) have wedge angle 0.01° is

illuminated by monochromatic light of wave length 6000A°calculate
fringe width.?

Option A:
β=0.13 cm

Option B:
β=0.23 cm

Option C:
β=0.45 cm

Option D:
β=0.67cm

Q15 In Newton’s rings experiment the diameter of n th and (n+8)th bright

rings are 4.2mm and 7mm respectively. Radius of curvature of the
lower surface of lens is 2.00 m Determine the wavelength of light .?

Option A: ʎ=4900A°

Option B: ʎ=400A°

Option C: ʎ=2000A°

Option D: ʎ=1000A°

Q16 In case of Newton’s Ring the diameter of bright rings are

Option A: proportional to square root of odd natural number.

Option B: proportional to square root of even natural number.

Option C: proportional to square root of natural number.

Option D: proportional to square of odd natural number.

12: A mixture if red light of wavelength 6600A0 and blue light of wavelength 4400A0 is
incident normally on an air film formed by two glasses plates. The thickness of the air film is
3300A0. What is the color of light reflected by the air film?