CHAP 9 & 10 Chapter Wise TEST # 6

1. The blue to the sky is due to

A. Diffraction B. Reflection C. Polarization D. Scattering
2. When one mirror of a Michelson interferometer is moved a distance of 0.5 mm, we observe 2000 fringes. What
will be wavelength of light used ?
A. 5000 nm B. 5000 Ao C. 500 m D. 2000 μm
3. Wavelength of x-rays falling at glancing angle of 30o on a crystal with atomic spacing 2x10-10m for the first
order diffraction is
A. 4x10-10 m B. 2x10-10 m C. 0.02 x 10-10m D. 20x10-10m
4. A diffraction grating has 500 lines per mm. Its slit spacing or grating element will be equal to
A. 500 mm B. 5x10-3mm C. 2x10-5mm D. 2x10-3mm
5. In going form a denser to rarer medium, a ray of light is
A. Undeviated B. Bent away form the normal
C. Bent towards the normal D. Polarized
6. In YDSE, if slit separation is reduced to 25 % then fringe spacing will
A. Become 2 times B. Become 4 times C. Become half D. Remain the same
7. If fringe spacing for bright fringes in YDSE is 0.3 mm then the distance of 3rd bright from centre will be
A. 0.9 mm B. 0.3 mm C. 1.5 mm D. 0.6 mm
8. If frequency of light used in YDSE is decreased then fringe spacing will
A. Increase B. Decrease C. Remain the same D. Become half
9. A parallel beam of monochromatic light of wavelength  is incident normally on a diffraction grating G. The angle
between the directions of the two second order diffracted beams at P1 and P2is , as shown in the diagram P 1

below
What is the grating element? G
4λ 2λ
A. B.
sin α sin α α

λ 2λ
C. D.
sin α sin (α/2)
10. In YDSE, the distance between two slits is 0.1 mm and wavelength of light used is 4 × 10 –7 m. If the width P 2
of the fringes on the screen is 4 mm then the distance between slit and screen will be
A. 0.1 mm B. 1 cm C. 0.1 cm D. 1 m
11. A monochromatic beam of wavelength  is incident normally on a diffraction grating. Its first order maximum
lies at 30°. In order to decrease this angle for first order maximum;
A. No. of lines ruled per cm on the grating should be increased
B. No. of lines ruled per cm on the grating should be decreased
C. Distance between grating and screen should be increased
D. Distance between grating and screen should be decreased
12. The critical angle for an optical fibre having core of refractive index 1.60 and cladding of refractive index 1.4 as
shown in the fig;
θ2 n2 = 1.4
3 Air
7
A. sin  
1
B. sin  
1
n=1.0 θ1
8 4  θ
θ
n1 = 1.60
4 8
C. sin1   D. sin1  
3 7
13. The critical angle for a medium is 60°. Then the refractive index of the medium will be
1 2
A. 3 B. 2 C. D.
3 3
14. Which one of the following is incorrect for third order minimum in young’s double slit experiment (YDSE) using
light of wavelength , slit separation d, distance between double slit and screen L and distance of any arbitrary
minimum from the screen y?
5 3λL
A. m = 2 B. sin   C. Phase difference = 5 D. y 
2d 2d
15. In YDSE, choose the correct order for the fringe spacing using light of different wavelength
A. YYellow>YBlue>YRed B. YBlue>YYellow>YRed C. YBlue>YRed>YYellow D. YRed>YYellow>YBlue
16. A light ray traveling form rarer to denser medium suffers a phase change of
A. 60o B. 90o C. 180 o D. 45 o
17. A narrow beam of monochromatic light falls at normal incidence on a diffraction grating. Third – order
diffracted beams are formed at angles of 450 to the original direction. What is the highest order of diffracted
beam produced by this grating?
A. 3rd B. 5th C. 4th D. 6th
18. The frequency of light wave in material is 2×1014Hz and wavelength is 5000Å. The refractive index of material
will be...
A. 1.50 B. 3.00 C. 1.33 D. 1.40
19. If a lens of power 3 dioptre is combined with a lens of power----4 dioptre, the combination will be:
A. Converging lens of focal length 1m B. lens of focal length 5m
C. Diverging lens of focal length 1m D. Diverging lens of focal length 5m
 CHAP 9 & 10 Chapter Wise TEST # 6
20. A short-sighted person uses spectacles fitted with
A. Convex lenses B. Concave lenses C. Cylindrical lenses D. Plano-convex lenses
21. The limit of resolution of a 100cm telescope for visible light of wavelength 6000Å is approximately
A. 0.1 s of arc B. 30o C. 1/6o D. None of these
22. The diagram shows an experiment which has been setup to demonstrate two source interference, using
microwave of wavelength 
The detector is moved from O in the direction of the arrow.
The signal detected decreases until the detector reaches the point X
and then starts to increase again as the detector moves beyond X.
Which equation correctly determines the position of X?
A. OX = /2 B. OX = 
C. S2 X – S1 X = /2 D. S2 X – S1 X = 
23. In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is:
A. Virtual, inverted and magnified B. Real, inverted and diminished
C. Virtual, erect and magnified D. Virtual, erect and diminished
24. The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is
A. Virtual and diminished B. Real and diminished
C. Real and enlarged D. Virtual and enlarged
25. A myopic person can see things clearly if they are between 8cm and 100cm from his eyes. The lens will
enable him to see the moon distinctly if its focal length is
A. +100cm B. -100cm C. ∞ D. Zero
26. In the human eye, the focusing is done by
A. To and fro movement of the eye lens B. To and fro movement of the retina
C. Change in the convexity of the lens D. Change in the refractive index of eye fluids
27. The resolving power of a microscope will improve when
A. Wavelength of light is decreased B. Wavelength of light is increased
C. Focal length of the eye-piece is decreased D. Focal length of eye-piece is made infinity
28. The image with respect to object in a compound microscope is
A. Erect and virtual B. Inverted and virtual C. Erect and real D. Inverted and real converging
29. An eyepiece produce a magnification of 5 when used by a person whose least distance of distinct vision is
20cm. The focal length of the eyepiece is
A. 10cm B. 4cm C. 25cm D. 5cm
30. The maximum distance of distinct vision is
A. 10cm B. infinity C. 25cm D. 5cm
31. Dioptre power of a concave lens of 10 cm focal length is
A. 10 dioptre B. -10 dioptre C. 1/10 dioptre D. -1/10 dioptre
32. The least distance of distinct vision for a normal eye is
A. 15cm B. 25cm C. 30cm D. 40cm
33. The velocity of light in vacuum is 3x108ms-1. The refractive index of water is 1.33. The velocity of light in water is:
A. 3x108ms-1 B. 2.25x108ms-1 C. 4x108ms-1 D. None of these
34. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light tends to enter from:
A. Air to glass B. Vacuum to air C. Air to water D. Water to air
35. If a convex lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut into two identical halves along the lens diameter, the focal length of each
half is.
A. f B. f/2 C. 2f D. 3f/2
36. A convex lens of focal length ‘f1’ and a concave lens of focal length ‘f2’ are placed in contact. The focal length
of the combination is
A. f2 + f1 B. f2 – f1 C. f1f2/f2+f1 D. f1f2/f1-f2
37. The diameter of a lens is called
A. Focal length B. Principal axis C. Aperture D. Radius of curvature
38. A convex and concave lens of focal length ‘f’ are in contact, the focal length of the combination will be.
A. Zero B. F/2 C. 2f D. Infinite
39. An equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX/ and (ii) YOY/ as shown in the figure. Let f, f/, f// be the
focal lengths of the complete lens, of each half in case (i), and of each half in case (ii),
respectively. Choose the correct statement from the following:
A. B.
C. D.
40. A thin concave and a thin convex lens are in contact. The ratio of the magnitude of
power of two lenses is 2/3 and focal length of combination is 30cm, then the focal
lengths of individual lenses are
A. -15cm, 10cm B. -75cm, 50cm C. 75cm, -50cm D. 75cm, 50cm