LEVEL-1

MCQs Having One Correct Answer Only

1. Huygens' conception of secondary waves
(a) helps us to find the focal length of a thick lens
(b) is a geometrical method to find a wave front
air
(c) is used to determine the velocity of light
(d) is used to explain polarisation of light - water.
2. When light is refracted into a denser medium
(a) its wavelength and frequency both increase.
FIGURE 2.67
(b) its wavelength increases but frequency remains
unchanged. (a) ale (b) ble
(c) its wavelength decreases but frequency remains
unchanged. (c) bld (d) dlb
(d)its wavelength and
frequency both decrease. 9. In fig. 2.68, a wave front AB moving in air is incident on a plane
3. According huygen's theory of secondary waves, following can
to glass surface XY. Its position CD after refraction through a glass
be explained slab is shown along with the normals drawn at A and D. The
a) Propagation of light in medium refractive index of the glass with the respect to air will be equal to
(b) Reflection of light
(c) Refraction of light
(d) All of the above
4. The colour characterized by which of following character of
are
X D Air Y
light Glass
(a) Frequency b) Amplitude
(c)Wavelength (d) Velocity
5. Air has refractive index 1-0003. The thickness of an air
which will have one more wavelength of
column,
yellow light (6000 A) FIGURE 2.68
than in the same thickness of vacuum is
(a) BCIAD (b) AB/CDD
(a) 2 mm (b) 2 cm
(c)BDIAD (d) BDIAC
(c) 2 m (d) 2 km 10. A circular beam of light of diameter d 2 cm falls on a plane
=

6. A glass slab of thickness 4 cm contains the same number of waves surface of glass. The angle of incidence is 60° and refractive
as 5 cm of water when both are transversed by the same index of glass is u 1:5. The diameter of the refracted beam is
monochromatic light. If the refractive index of water is 4/3, what (a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm
is the refractive index of glass?
(a) 5/3 (b) 5/4 (c)4 Cim (d) 2/3 cm
(c) 16/15 d) 3/2
11. Two waves are
7. A light ray of frequency v and wavelength enters a liquid of represented by the equations y, = A sin ot and
2 A cos r . The first wave
refractive index 3/2. The ray travels in the liquid with (a) eads the second by t (b) lags the seconds by T
(a) frequency v and wavelength (2/3) (c) leads the second by t/2 (d) lags the seconds
by t/2
(b) frequency v and wavelength (3/2) 12. The resultant amplitude of a
vibrating particle the
by superposition
of the two waves
(c) frequency v and wavelength
(d) frequency (3/2) v and wavelength
y= Asin or+and y2 =A sin or is
8. Fig. 2.67 shows plane waves refracted from air to water, where
a, b, c, d, e are lengths on the diagram. The refractive index of (a) A (b) 2A
water w.r.t. air is (c) 2A (d) 3A
13. The energy in the phenomenon of interference
(a) is conserved, gets redistributed
(a) sin1 A (b) cos- ()
(b) is equal at every point
() is destroyed in regions of dark fringes (d) sin- 122
(d) is created in the regions of bright fringes (c) cos 12
14. Two waves having intensities in the ratio of 9: 1 20. Two point sources separated by d = 5 mm emit light of wavelength
produce
interference. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity is A = 2 mm in phase. A circular wire of radius 20 mm is placed
(a) 4:1 (b) 10:8 around the source as shown in fig. 2.71.
(c) 9:1 (d) 2:1
15. The intensity ratio for the two
interfering beams of light is B.
What is the value of 'max min9 / 2 0
a m

max min

(a) 2B
1+B
2
(a)B
(c)
1+B 2B
16. If the ratio of the intensity of two coherent sources is 4, then the FIGURE 2.71
(a) Points A and B are dark and points C and D are bright.
visibility maxmin of the fringes is
(b) Points A and B are bright and point C and D are dark.
max min
(c) Points A and C are dark and points B andD are bright.
(a) 4 b) 4/5 B and D dark.
(d) Points A and C are bright and points are
(c) 3/5 (d) 9 21. Two monochromatic (wavelength = al5) coherent sources of
17. Two parallel rays are travelling in a medium of refractive index electromagnetic waves are placed on the x-axis at the points (2 a, 0)
H = 4/3. One
ofthe
rays passes through a parallel glass slabof and (-a, 0). A detector moves in a circle of radius R (>> 2a)
thickness and refractive index H2 3/2. The path difference whose centre is at the origin. The number of maximas detected
between the two rays due to the glas slab will be circular revolution the detector
during one by are

(a) 4 t/3 (b) 3 t/2 (a) 60 b) 15

(c) t/8 d) t/6 (c) 64 d) None
18. Two coherent sources are 4-4 mm apart and 4-4 m from the screen 22. Two coherent sources S and S2 are separated by a distance five
as shown in fig. 2.69. If the sources emit light of wavelength 440 times the wavelength of the source. Both sources lie along
nm which produce an interference pattern on the screen, then the +X-axis whereas a detector, starting from origin, moves along
interference at point O is +Y-axis. Leaving the origin and far off points, the number of
points where maxima are observed is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 5

4.4 mm 23. Three coherent waves having amplitudes 12 mm, 6 mm and 4 mm

arrive at a give point with successive phase difference of u2.
Then the amplitude of the resultant wave is
4.4 m (a) 7 mnm (b) 10 mnm
FIGURE 2.69 (c) 5 mm (d) 48 mm

(b) destuructive
24. Two coherent point sources S, and S, vibrating in phase emit
(a) constructive light of wavelength a. The separation between the sources is 2
C)can't be predicted The smallest distance from S, on a line passing through S, and
(d)may be constructive or destructive
perpendicular to S, S2, where a minimum of intensity occurs is

19. Two coherent sources separated

by distance D are radiating light a)
in phase having wavelength 2 R/
A detector in a circle of
moves

radius R (>> D) having centre

as
S1
at midpoint of S, and S2 D
shown in fig. 2.70. The angular 25. Light of wavelength A in air enters a medium of refractive index
to the n. If two points A and B in this medium lie along the path of this
position corresponding
interference maxima for a path light at a distance x, then phase difference oo between these two
as FIGURE 2.70 points is
difference 6 à is given
 (a) 600 nm (b) 525 nm
2 (h) - n (d) 420 nm
(c) 467 nm
34. In Young's double slit experiment if two slightly different
wavelengths are light used, then
present in the
(c) (n-1 d 2 (a) the sharpness of fringes will increase every where (compared
(n-1)ho to the case when monochromatic light is used)
26. . double slit experimeint, the separation between the
slits is halved and the distance between the b) there will be no fringes at all
slits and the screen is (c) the sharpness of fringes will decrease as we move away from
doubled. The fringe width is
central fringe
(u) unchanged (b) halved
(d) the central fringe will be white
(c) doubled
(d quadrupled 35. Ina two-slit experiment with white light, a white fringe is observed
27. In Young's
experiment. one slit is covered with
a blue filter and on a screen
kept behind the slits. When the screen in moved away
the other slit with a
yellow filter. Then the interference
pattern by 0-05 m, this white fringe
(a) will be blue (b) will be yellow (a) does not move at all
(c) will be
green (d) will not be formed (b) gets displaced from its earlier position
28. In Young's double slit
experiment. the 8th maximum with (c) becomes colored (d) disappears
wavelength A is at a distance d, from the central maximum and 36. In Young's interfer experiment, the central bright fringe can
the 6th maximum with wavelength A, is at a distance d. Then be identified due to the fact it
(a) has greater intensity than other fringes which are bright
b) is wider than the other bright fringes
(c) is narrower than the other bright fringes
4 (d)can be obtained by using white light instead of
(b)
light
monochromatic
37. In a two slit
experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are
obtained placed at some distance from the slits. If the
on a screen
screen is moved by 5 x
4
in fringe width is 3 x
10 m towards the slits, the change
10 m. f separation between the slits is
29. In Young's double slit interference 10 m, the wavelength of light used is
experiment, the distance
between two sources is 0 1 mm. The distance of the
screen from
(a) 6000 Å (b) 5000A
the sources is 20 cm. (c) 3000A
Wavelength of light used is 5460 Á. Then (d) 4500 ÅÅ
the anguiar position of the first dark
fringe is 38. In a
Young's double slit experiment, separation, between the slits
(a) 0-08° (b) 0-16 is 2x 10 m and distance
of the screen from the slit is 2-5 m.
(r n20° (d) 0-320 Light in the range of 2000-8000 A is allowed to fall on the slits.
30. In Young's experiment, two coherent sources are placed 0.9
à Wavelength in the visible
region that will be present on the screen
at 10 m from the central
mm apart and the
fringes are observed 1-0 m away. If the second maxima will be
dark fringe is at a distance ofI mm from the (a) 4000 Å (b) 5000AÅ
central fringe, the
wavelength of the light used is (c) 6000Å
39. Interference fringes from
(d)8000 Å
(a) 60x 10-10 cm b) 60x 10 cm sodium light (A= 5890 Ä)
slit in a double
(c) 10x i0 cm (d) 6x 10S cm experiment have angular width 0-20°. To increase the fringe
an
width by 10%,
31. In a certain double slit wavelength of light used would be
experimentalarrangement, interference (a) 5892 Å
fringes of width
1-0 mm each
observed when light of
are b) 4000A
wavelength 5000 A is used. Keeping the set-up unaltered if the (c) 8000ÄÅ (d) 6479 A
source is replaced by another of 40. In YDSE, how many maxima
wavelength 6000 A, the fringe can be obtained on the screen if
width will be wavelengh of light used is 600 and d
nm 2.1 um
(a) 05 mm (a) 12
(b) 10 nmn b) 7
(c) 12 m (c) 18
(d) 15 mm (d) None of these
32. Two slits 41. In YDSE, the
separated by a distance of I mm are illuminaled with
source initially placed symmetrically with
parallel to the plane of the slitsrespect
to the slit is now noved
light of wavelength 65 x 10 m. The interference fringes are
upward direction. Then, in the
obsered on a screen placed I n from the slits. The
distance
between the third dark fringe and the fifth bright
fringe is equal
to

(a) 0-65 mm (b) 163 mm

(c) 3-25 mm (d) 4 88 mn
33. If the distance between the lirst maxima and fifth
minima of a
double-slit pattern is 7mm and the slits are
separated by 0-15 mm
with the screen 50 cm from the slits, then
wevelength of the light
used is
FIGURE 2.72
 (b) 525 nm
(a) 600 nm
(d) 420 nm
(a) (b) " (c) 467 nm
double slit experiment if
two slightly different
34. In Young's then
wavelengths are present in the light used,
() = (7 -D d o 2
(n -
(a) the sharpness of fringes will increase every where
monochromatic light is used)
(compared
1)Ao to the case when
26. s double sit experimeil, the scparation between the (b) there will be no fringes at all
slits is halved and the distance between the slits and the screen is will decrease as we move away from
(c) the sharpness of fringes
doubled. The fringe width is central fringe
(u)unchanged tb) halved (d) the central fringe will be white
fringe white is observed
a two-slit experiment with white light,
(c) doubled a
(d) quadrupled 35. In
on a screen kept behind the slits. When the screen in moved away
27. In Young's experiment. one slit is covered with a blue filter and
the other slit with a yellow filter. Then the interference by 0-05 m, this white fringe
pattern
(a) wili be blue (a) does not move at all
(b) will be yellow
(b) gets displaced from its earlier position
(c)willbe green (d)will not be formed
28. In Young's double slit experiment. the Sth maximum with (c) becomes colored (d) disappears
36. In Young's interference experiment, the central bright fringe can
wavelength is at a distance d, from the central maximum and
the 6th maximum with wavelength A is at a distance d. Then be identified due to the fact it
(a) has greater intensity than other fringes which are bright
b) is wider than the other bright fringes
d (c) is narrower than the other bright fringes
(d) can be obtained by using white light instead of monochromatic
4 2
(a) light
3M 37. In a two slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are
obtained ona screen placed at some distance from the slits. If the
3 screen is moved by 5 x 104 m towards the slits, the change
in fringe width is 3 x 10 m. If separation between the slits is

29. In Young double slit interference experiment, the distance

10 m, the wavelength of light used is
(a) 6000 ÅÅ (b) 5000A
between two sources is 0-1 mm. The distance of the screen from
the sources is 20 cm. Wavelength of light used is 5460 Ä. Then (c) 3000Ä () 4500 Å
the anguiar position of the first dark fringe is 38. In a Young's double slit experiment, separation, between the slits
is 2 x 103 m and distance of the screen from the slit is 25 m.
(a) 0-08 (b) 0-16°
Light in the range of 2000-8000 Äis allowed to fall on the slits.
(c020 (dy 0-320 in the visible region that will be present on the screen
30. In a Young's experiment, two coherent sources are placed 0.9
Wavelength
at 10 m from the central maxima will be
mm apart and the fringes are observed 1-0 m away. If the second (a) 4000 Å (b) 5000ÄÅ
dark fringe is at a distance ofI mm from the central fringe, the (c) 6000Å (d) 8000 Å
wavelength of the light used is
39. Interference fringes from sodium light (A = 5890 À) in a double
(a) 60x 10-1 cm (b) 60x 10 cm slit experiment have an angular width 0-20°. To increase the fringe
()10x 10 cm (d) 6x 10 cm width by 10%, wavelength of light used would be
31. In a certain double slit experimental arrangement, interference (a) 5892 Å b) 4000ÅÅ
fringes of width 1-0 mm each are observed when light of (c) 8000A (d) 6479 ÄÅ
wavelengh 5000 A is used. Keeping the set-up unaltered if the 40. In YDSE, how many maxima can be obtained on the screen i
source is replaced by another of wavelength 6000 A, the fringe
wavelength of light used is 600 nm and d = 2:1 um
width will be
(a) 12 (6) 7
(a) 0-5 mm (b) 10 mm
(c) 18 (d) None of these
(c) 1-2 mm (d) 15 mm 41. In YDSE, the source initially placed
32. Two slits separated by a distance of I mum are illuninated with to the slit is now moved
symmetrically with respect
parallel to the plane of the slits in the
light of wavelength 65 x 10 m. The inlerference finges are upward direction. Then,
obsered on a screen placed I m from the slits. The distance
between the third dark fringe and the fifith bright fringe is equal
to

(a) 0-65 mm (b) 163 nun

(c) 3-25 mm (d) 4 88 mm

33. If the distance biween the first maxima and lifth minima of a
double-slit pattern is 7mm and the slits are separated by 0-15 mm
with the screen 50 cm from the slits, then wevelength of the light
used is FIGURE 2.72
 (a) the fringe width will increase and fringe pattem will shift down. 6000 Å are
Light of wavelengths A 4500 Á and
= sent
49. =

Then
(b) the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift through a double-slit arrangement simultaneously.
up. (a) no interference pattern will be formed
(c) the fringe width will decrease and fringe pattern will shift down. with the fourth
(b) the third bright fringe of A will coincide
() the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift bright fringe of 2
down.
(c) the third bright fringe of will coincide with fourth bright
42. In a Young's double slit experiment, the fringe width is found to fringe of
be 0-4 mm. If the whole apparatus is immersed in water of the fringes of
(d)the fringes of wavelength A will be wider than
refractive index 4/3 without disturbing the geometrical wavelength A2
arrangement, the new fringe width will be 50. In Young's experiment, using red and blue lights of wavelengths
(a) 0-30 mm (b) 0-40 mm 7800 A and 5200 A respectively, the value of n for which nth red
(c) 0-53 mm (d) 0-50 um fringe coincides with (n + 1)th blue fringe is
43. InYoung's double-slit experiment, the slits are illuminated by (a) 2 b) 3
monochromatic light. The entire set-up is immersed in pure water. (c) 4 (d) 5
Which of the following act cannot restore the original fringe
Young's double slit experiment, the slit is illuminated by
a
51. In a
width? source having two wavelengths of 400 nm and 600
nm. If distance
(a) Bringing the slits close together between slits, d= Imm and distance between the plane of the slit
(b) Moving the screen away from the slit plane. and screen, D 10 m, then the smallest distance from the central
=

maximum where there is complete darkness is

(c)Replacing the incident light by thatoflonger wavelength
(a) 2 mm (b) 3 mmn
(d) Introducing a thin transparent slab in front of one of the slits.
(c) 12 mm (d) there is no such point
44. Young's double slit experiment is made in a liquid. The tenth
bright fringe in liquid lies on screen where 6th dark fringe lies in 52. In double-slit experiment, two parallel slits are illuminated first
a

vacuum. The refractive index of the liquid is approximately by light of wavelength 400 nm and then by light of unknown
(a) 1-8 b) 1-54 wavelength. The fourth-order dark fringe resulting from the
known wavelength of light falls in the same place on the screen
(c) 167 ) 1-2 as the second-order bright fringe from the unknown wavelength.
45. Two thin parallel slits are made in an opaque sheet of film when The value of unknown wavelength of the light is
a monochromatic beam of light is shone through them at normal (a) 900 nm (b) 700 nm
incidence. The first bright fringes in the transmitted light occur
(c) 300 nm (d) none of these
at45° with the original direction of the light beam on a distant
screen when the apparatus is in air. When the apparatus is 53. In a doube slit experiment, the coherent sources are spaced 2d
immersed in a liquid, the same bright fringes now ocur at t 30. apart and the screen is placed a distance D from the slits. If nth
bright fringe is formed on the screen exactly opposite to one of
The index of refraction of the liquid is
the slits, then the value of n must be
(a) 2 (b) 3 2d2
d) 3/2 d
(c) 4/3 (a)
2AD
46. In YDSE, if a bichromatic light having wavelengths A and A is
used, then the maxima due to both lights will overlap at a certain d2
distance y from the central maxima. Take separation between
slits (d) 42D
asdand distance between screen and slits as D. Then the minimum 54. The YDSE apparatus is as shown in fig. 2.73. The condition for
value of y will be point P to be a dark fringe is (^ = wavelength of light waves)

(a) + 2 b) x2d Screen

LCMof and HCF of and d

s
between the slits is 0-025 cm
47. In Young's experiment, the distance
the slits is 100 cm. If two
and the distance of the screen from
nm are used, the distance
between S
wavelengths of 440 nm and 560
their second maxima in cm is
(b) 0-096
(a) 0-048 FIGURE 2.73
(d) 0-192
(c) 0-120
nm and 600 nm is
of wavelengths 480
(a) -1) +(l-1)=rà
48, A source emitting light The separation (b) ( - ) +(l -)= n
double slit experiment.
interference
used in
and the interference is observed on
between the slits is 0-25 mm (2n-1)A
a screen placed at 150
cm from the slits. Find the linear separation c)+1)-l, +) =
of the two wavelengths.
between the first maximas
(b) 2-88 mm d) - 4 ) + - 4 ) = E n - 2
(a) 14-4 mm 2
d) 3.6 mm
(c) 0.72 mm
 55. Let S, and S, be the two slits in 60. The maximum intensity in Young's double slit experiment is I
Young's double-slit experiment.
If central maxima is observed at P and What will be the intensity of light in front of one of the slits on a
angle 2S,PS, 0, then =

the fringe width for the

light of wavelength a will be screen where path difference is W4?
(a) (b) Ae
(c) 2 /e (d) 2 0
56. In the double slit experiment, shown in
fig. 2.74, Q is the position
of the first bright fringe and P is the
position of eleventh bright
fringe on the other side as measured from 2. If wavelength of (c)
the light used is 6000 A, find the
path difference S,P - S,P
(or distance S B) 61. In a Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at a point where
the path difference is U6 (a being the wavelength of light used),
is I. If I, denotes the maximum intensity, Il% is equal to

(a) (6)
e 30
(c)

62. In Young's double-slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point

FIGURE 2.74 on the screen, where the path difference is a, is I. The
intensity
(a) 66 um of light at a point where the path difference becomes /3 is
(b) 6 um
(c) 3 um (a) 1/4 (b) I/3
57.
(d)3-3 um (c) 1/2 (d)
Light is incident at an angle with the normal to a plan
containing two slits of separation d. Select the expression that 63. If one of the two slits of a Young's double slit experiment is
correctly describes the positions of painted over so that it transmits half the light intensity of the
the interference maxima in other, then
terms of the incoming angle and outgoing angle 6.
(a) the fringe system would disappear
(b) the bright fringes will be more bright and dark fringes will
be more dark
(c) the dark fringes would be bright and bright fringes would be
ld darker
(d) bright as well as dark fringes would be darker
64. Two beams of light having intensities I and 4/ interfere to
produce
a fringe
pattern on a screen. The phase difference between the
beams is T/2 at point A and t at point B. Then, the difference
FIGURE 2.75 between the resultant intensities at A and B is
(a) 21 (b) 4I
(a) Sin + sin 6
m+ () 5I
65. In
(d) 71
(b) d sin 6 = ma a Young's double
slit experiment, d = I mm, A =6000 Å and
D I m. The slits produce same intensity on the screen. The
minimum distance between two points on the screen
)sin o- sin 6 =
(m +
1) having 75%
intensity of the maximum intensity is
(a) 0-45 mm (b) 0-40 mm
(d) sin +sin 6 = m
(c) 0-30 mm (d) 0-20 mm
58. White light is used to illuminate the two slits in a Young's double- 66. Consider an YDSE that has different slit widths. As
a result,
slit experiment. The separation between the slits is b and the amplitude of waves from two slits are A and 2A, respectively. If
screen is at a distance d (>> b) from the slits. At a point on the lo be the maximum intensity of the interference pattern, then
sCreen directly in front of one of the slits, certain wavelengths intensity of the pattern at a point where phase difference between
are missing. Some of these missing wavelengths are waves is o is
(a) n = bu (b) A = 2 bld
(c) a = b14 d (d) a= 2 b13 d (a) locos (b)sin
3 2
59. In the Young's double slit experiment, the two equally bright
slits are coherent, but of phase difference n/3. If the maximum
intensity on the screen is 1, the intensity at the point on the screen ()15+4coso] d)15+8cos
equidistant from the slits is
67. In the fig. 2.76 shown, if a parallel beam of white
(a) o (b) 1/2 light is incident
on the plane of the slits, then the distance of the
nearest white
(c) /4 (d) 3 1/4 spot on the screen from O is
 (a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 1-3 (dy 1-4
72. Two waves of light in air have the same wavelength and are
d d/3
initially in phase. They then travel through plastic layers with
thicknesses of L= 3.5 um and L2 = 5.0 um and indices of
refractionnj = 117 and ng = 125 as shown in fig. 2.78. The rays
later arri ve at a common point. The longest wavelength of light
for which constructive interference occurs at the point is

4
FIGURE 2.76
(a)
(b) d/2
(c) d/3
(d) do
68. In YDSE, d =
2 mm, D =
2 m and =
500 nm. If intensities of
light reaching the two slits are and
lo
y= (1/6) mm. 91. then find intensity at
(a) 7 o
(b) 10
(c) 16 o FIGURE 2.78
(d) 4 o
69. In Young's double slit experiment. let Bbe the fringe width and
a (a) 0-8 um (b) 1-2 um
be the intensity at the central bright fringe. At a distance X (c) 1-7 um (d 2-9 um
from the central bright
fringe. intensity will be 73. Interference fringes were produced in Young's double-slit
experiment using light of wavelength 5000 Å. When a film of
(a) lo cOs B (b) cos thickness 2.5 x 103 cm was placed in front of one of the
the fringe pattern shifted by a distance
slits
equal to 20 fringe widths
The refractive index of the material of the film is
(c)I cos2 (a) 1-25 (b) 1-356
(c) 1-4 (d) 15
70. When the speed of electron beam used in Young's double slit 74. A double slit experiment is done with monochromatic light of
experiment is increased, then which among the wavelength 6000 A. The slits are 2 mm apart and the fringes are
statements is correct?
following observed on a screen placed 10 cm away from the slits. Now a
(a) interference pattern will not be observed in transparent plate of thickness 0-5 mm is placed in front of one of
case of electrons
the slits and it is found that the interference
(b) distance between consecutive fringes increases pattern shifts by
5 mm. The refractive index of the
(c) distance between consecutive fringes decreases transparent plate is
(a) 12 b) 1-4
(d) distance between consecutive fringes remains same (c) 16 (d) 1-8
71. Two transparent slabs have the same thickness as shown in
2.77. One is made of material A
fig. 75. A two slit Young's interference experiment is done with
of refractive
index 1-5. The other monochromatic light of wavelength 5000 A. The slits are 1 mm
is made of
two materials B and C with thickness in the ratio 1: 2. apart and the fringes are observed on a screen placed Im away
The refractive index of C is 1-6. If a monochromatic
parallel from the slits. When a transparent plate of thickness 10 is
beam passing through the slabs has the same number of um
placed in front of one of the slits, it is found that the interference
wavelengths inside both, the refractive index of B is
pattern shifts by 6 mm. The refractive index of the transparent
plate is
(a) 1-2 (b) 16
(c) 18 (d) 1-5
76. In a Young's double slits
A
experiment, the source S and two slits A
and B are horizontal, with slit A above slit B. The
fringes are
observed on a vertical screen K. The optical path length fromS
to B is increased
1-5
very slightly (by introducing a transparent
material of higher refractive index) and
S A is not
optical path length from
to
changed. As a result the fringe system on K moves
/3 2/3 (a) vertically downwards slightly
(b) vertically upwards slightly
(c) horizontally, slightly to the left
B
(d) horizontally, slightly to the right
77. Find the minimum thickness of mica
sheet having l 3/2 which
=

16 should be placed in front of one of the slits in

YDSE so that the
intensity at the centre of sereen is reduced to half of maximum
FIGURE 2.77 intensity.
 (a) /4 (b) /8
(c) N2 (d) M3
78. In the ideal double-slit
experiment, when a glass plate (refractive
index 15) of thickness t is introduced in the
path of one of the
interfering beams (wavelength 2), the intensity at the position
where the central maximum occurred
previously
unchanged. The minimum thickness of the glass plate is
remains

(a) 2 (b) 2A/3

(c)A/3
79. In Young's double slit experiment, the fringes are displaced by a Screen
distance y when a glass plate of refractive index 14 is introduced
FIGURE 2.80
in the path of one of beams. When this
plate isreplaced by another
(b) 624 nm only
(a) 416 nm only
plate of same thickness, the shift in fringe isy. What is the None of these
(c) 416 nm and 624 nm only (d)
refractive index of the second plate? 84. To make the central fringe at the centre O, a mica sheet of refractive
index 1-5 is introduced. Choose the correct
statements (s)
(a) 15 b) 18
(c) 2-0 d) 2-4
80. A plate of thickness t made of a material of refractive index u is
placed in front of one of the slits in a double slit experiment.
What should be the minimum thickness which will make the
intensity at the centre of the fringe pattern zero?
a) ( - 1) /2 (6) (4- 1)A

(c) 2(1) d)
( 1)
81. In the YDSE shown in fig. 2.79, the two slits are covered with
D>d
thin sheets having thickness r and 2 r and refractive indices 2
and u respectively. Find the position y of central maxima FIGURE 2.81

(a) The thickness of sheet is 2(V2 -1)d in front of S.

1,24 (b) The thickness of sheet is (V2 -1)d in front ofS

(c) The thickness of sheet is 22d in front of S.

L,21 d)The thickness of sheet is (2/2 - 1)d in front of S.

D 85. Monochromatic light of wavelength 5000 Åis incident on two

slits separated by a distance of 5 x 10 m. Interference pattern is
FIGURE 2.79
seen on the screen placed at a distance of I m from the slits. A
thin glass plate of thickness 1-5 x 10 m and refractive index
(a)
a
b)1
d
15 is placed between one of the slits and the screen. If intensity
in the absence of plate was Io, then new intensity at the centre of
tD
the screen will be
(c) d (d)
d (a) o (b) 2 lo
82. A mica strip and a polysterene strip are fitted on the two slits of (c) 4y2 (d) zero
a double slit apparatus. The thickness of both strips is 50 um and 86. In the Young's slit experiment, when a glass plate ( = 1-5) ot
the separation between the slits is 0-12 cm. The refractive index thickness t is introduced in the path of one of the
of mica and polysterene are 1 58 and I 55 respectively for the
interfering
beams (wavelength =A), the
The
intensity at the position where central
light of wavelength 590 nm which is used in the experiment. maxima occurred previous remains
interference is observed on a screen a distance one meter away. thickness of the glass plate is
unchanged. The minimu
be
At what distance from the centre will the central maximum (a) 2 (b) a
located?

(a) 1-25 mm (b) 0-49 mm

(c) 0.92 mm (d) 1-04 mm
double-slit experiment is carried with two thin sheets
87. Two coherent narrow slits
83. Young's emitting light of wavelength A in the
of thickness 10-4 um each and refractive index Pj
152 and
= same phase are placed parallel to each other at a small
separation
of 5. The light is collected on a screen S which is
H 140 covering the slits S, and S, respectively. If white light placed at a
will distance D (> A) from the slits. Find the
of range 400 nm to 780 nm is used, then which wavelength smallest distance
the of the screen? other than zero, such that P is a maxima.
form maxima exactly at point 0, centre
 94. A soap film of thickness t is surrounded by air and is illuminated
at near normal incidence by monochromatic light of wavelength
A.What film thickness will produce maximum constructive

S interference in the reflected light

5 O
(a) (b)
D 4 2
(c) A (d) 2 u
FIGURE 2.82 95. The average human eye sees colors with wavelengths between
4 430 nm to 680 nm. For what visible wavelength will a 350 nm
(a) D thick ( = 135) soap film produce destructive interference?
(a) 560 nm (b) 472-5 nm
(c)D (d) 3D (c) 610 nm (d) none of these
88. A ray of light
is incident on a thin film. As shown in
2.83, M, N 96. A 600 nm light is perpendicularly incident on a soap film
are two reflected rays and P,
Q are two transmitted rays, Rays N suspended in air. The film is 1-00 um thick with u 1:35. Which
=

and Q undergo a phase change of n. Correct ordering of the statement most accurately describes the interference of the light
refracting indices is reflected by the two surfaces of the film?
M (a) The waves are close to destructive interference
(b) The waves are close to constructive interference
(c)The waves show complete destructive interference
(d) The waves show complete constructive interference
2
97. A parallel beam of white light is incident on a thin film of soap
n3 solution of uniform thickness. Wavelengths 7200 Ä and 5400 Åå
are observed to be missing from the spectrum of reflected light
P
viewed normally. The next wavelength in the visible region
FIGURE 2.83
missing in the reflected spectrum is
a) n2>n3 "1 b) ng>n2> n (a) 6000 À (b) 4320 Å
(c)n3>n>n2 (d) none of these (c) 5500 ÄÅ (d) 6500 ÅÅ
89. White light is incident normally on a glass plate (in air) of 98. High-quality camera lenses are often coated to prevent reflection.
thickness 500 nm and refractive index of 1:5. The wavelength A lens has an optical index of refraction of 1:72 and a coating
(in nm) in the visible region (400 nm - 700 nm) that is strongly
that has an optical index of refraction 1-31. For near normal
reflected by the plate is incidence, the minimum thickness of the coating to prevent
(a) 450 (b) 600 reflection for wavelength of 5.3 x 10 m is nearly
(c) 400 (d)500 (a) 0-40 jum (b) 0-20 um
90. Blue light of wavelength 480 nm is most strongly reflected off a (c) 0-10 um (d) 0-13 um
thin film of oil on a glass slab when viewed near normal incidence. 99. A thin uniform film of refractive index 1:75 is placed on a sheet
Assuming that the index of refraction of the oil is 1-2 and that of
of glass of refractive index 1-5. At room temperature (20°C), this
the glass is 1-6, what is the minimum thickness of the oil film
film is just thick enough for light with wavelength 600 nm
(other than zero)? reflected off the top of the film to be canceled by light reflected
(a) 100 nm b) 200 nm from the top of the glass. After the glass is placed in an oven and
(c) 300 nm (d) none slowly heated to 170°C, the film conceals reflected light with
91. A thin film of refractive index 1-5 and thickness 4 x 10 cm is wavelength 606 nm. The coefficient of linear expansion of the
illuminated by light normal to the surface. What wavelength film is (ignore any changes in the refractive index of the film due
within the visible spectrum will be intensified in the reflected to the temperature change)
beam? (a) 3-3 x 10-5 c- b) 6-7 x 10-5°c-1
(a) 4800 Å b) 5800 ÄÅ (c) 9.9x 10-5°c-I (d) 2-2 x 10-5°c-
(c) 6000 ÄÀ (d) 6800 Å 100. Diffraction and interference of light refers to

92. A thin film refractive index 1-50 coats a glass lens of index 1-80. (a) quantum nature of light (b) wave nature of light
What is the minimum thickness of the thin film that will strongly (c) transverse nature of light
reflect light of wavelength 600 nm? (d) electromagnetic nature of light
(a) 150 nm (b) 200 nm 101. Direction of the second maximum in the Fraunhofer diffraction
(c) 300 nm (d) 450 nm pattern due to a single slit is given by (a is the width of the slit)
lens of refractive
93. A thin film of refractive index 4/3 coats a glass
choices is the smallest film (a) a sin 6 =4 (b) a cos0 =
index 1-50. Which of the following
thicknesses that will not reflect light with wavelength 640 nm?
(b) 240 nm
(a) 160 nm (c) asin6=A (d)asin9 A
(c) 360 nm (d) 480 nm
102. A beam of (b) 60 cm
light of wavelength 600 nm from a distant source falls (a) 80 cm
on a
single-slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is (c) 40 cm
(d) 20 cm
observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between the
first vision can just resolve twopoles separated
dark fringes on either side of the central 109. A person with normal be I minute. the
bright fringe is If the limit of resolution
by a distance of 10
m.
(a) 12 cm (b) 1-2 mm from the person is
(c) 2-4 cm the distance of the poles
(d) 2-4 mm b) 3-4 km
103. (a) 34 km
Light of wavelength 6328 À is incident normally on a slit having (d) 3-4 m
a width of 0:2 mm. The (c) 34 m
angular width of the central maximum
measured from minimum to minimum of diffraction
110. Two point white dots
areI mm apart on a black paper. They are
pattern on a
screen 9-0 metres away will be about
viewed by eye of pupil
diameter 3 mm. Approximately, what is
(a) 0-36 degrees which these dots can be resolved by the
(b) 0-18 degrees the maximum distance at
of light = 500 nm)
(c) 0-72 degrees d) 0-09 degrees eye? (Take wavelength
104. Angular width of central maximum in the Fraunhoffer's (a) 6 m (b) 3 m
diffraction pattern is measured. Slit is illuminated by the light of (d) 1 m
(c) 5 m
wavelength 6000 A. If slit is illuminated by light of another On viewing
polarised light is passed through polaroid.
a
wavelength, angular width decreases by 30%. Wavelength of light 111. Plane
that when the polariod is given one
used is through the polariod, we find
complete rotation about the
direction of the light, one of the
(a) 3500 À (b) 4200 Á
following is observed.
(c) 4700 Å (d) 6000 Å decreases to zero and remains
105. Fraunhoffer diffraction pattern of a single slit is obtained in the (a) The intensity of light gradually
at Zero
focal plane of lens of focal length 4 m. If the second maximum is
(b) The intensity of light gradually increases to a maximum and
formed ata distance of 12 mm from the central maximum and the
wavelength of light used is 6000 then width of the slit will be remains at maximum

(a) 0.3 mm 6) 0-4 mm (c) There is no change in intensity

(c) 0-5 mm d) 0-6 mm (d) The intensity of light is twice maximum and twice zero
106. The main difference in the phenomenon of interference and 112. When an unpolarised light ofintensity is incident on polarising
diffraction is that sheet, the intensity of the light which does not get transmitted is
(a) diffraction is due to interaction of light from the same source
(a) zero 6) lo
whereas interference is due to interaction of waves from two
isolated sources.
(b) diffraction is due to interaction of light from wavefront,
whereas the interference is due to interaction of two waves
(
derived from the same sources. 113. A beam of unpolarised light is passed first through a tourmaline
crystal A and then through another tourmaline crystal B oriented
(c) diffraction is due to interaction of waves derived from the
so that its principal plane is parallel to that of A. The intensity of
same source, whereas the interference is the bending of light
the emergent light is I. If A is now rotated by 45° in a plane
from the same wavefront.
perpendicular to the direction of the incident ray, the intensity of
(d) diffraction is caused by reflected waves from a source whereas
the emergent light will be
interference is caused due to refraction of waves from a
surface. (a) l/2 (b) /2
107. If is the intensity of the principal maximum in the single slit
diffraction pattern, then what will be its intensity when the slit (d) 114
width is doubled? 114. The axes of the polariser and
analyser are inclined to each other
at 45°. If the amplitude of the unpolarised light incident on the
(a) lo b) 1y2
polariser is A, then what is the amplitude of the light transmited
(c) 2 0 (d) 4 o
through the analyser?
108. A parallel microwave beam of wavelength A = 2 cm is normally
incident into a slit and the transmitted waves are observed ona (a) A/2
(b) A/N2
screen kept 10 m away from the slit. As the detector is moved
along the screen, the microwave is detectable upto distance 40 cm (c) 3 A/2 d) 3 A/4
from the position of the central maximum. If the detector is moved
115. An unpolarised beam of
a further distance of x cm in the same direction, a maximum is light of intensity I is incident on a set ol
detected. The value of x is four polarising plates such
that each plate makes an angle ot
with preceding sheet. The u
the combination is
intensity of light transmitted througu
(a) 1/64
(b) 1/128
Central (c) 1/32
Maximum (d) 1/256
Microwaves 116. When unpolarised
light is incident on a plane glass plate
Brewster's
(polarising) angle, then which of the followiug
statements is correct
FIGURE 2.84
 (a) reflected and refracted rays are completely
their
polarised with B
planes of
polarisation parallel to each other. w
(b) reflected and refracted rays are
their planes of
completely polarised with
polarisation perpendicular to each other.
(c) the reflected light is plane polarised but transmitted light is 33 330
partially polarised. O
(d) the reflected light is partially polarised but refracted light is
plane polarised.
117. When the angle of incidence on a material is 60°, the reflected
FIGURE 2.85
light is completely polarized. The velocity of the refracted ray
inside the material is (in ms-) to zero and remains
(a) the intensity is reduced down zero

(b) the intensity reduces down some what and rises again
(a) 3x 108 (c) there is no change in intensity
(d) the intensity gradually reduces to zero and then again increases
(c)3x108 (d) 05x 108
119. A ray of ight is incident on the surface of a glass plate of refractive
118. A beam of light A0 is incident on a glass slab ( = 1-54) in a index 3 at the polarising angle. The angle of refraction is
direction shown in fig. 2.85. The reflected ray OB is passed
as
(a) 60° (b) 30°
through a Nicol prism. On viewing through a Nicol prism, we (d) 50
find on rotating the prism that (c) 45
 ASSIGNMENT-1

MCQs Having One Correct Answer Only

8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (c)
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a)
17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (b)
27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. ()
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (6) 26. (d)
36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (b)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (a)
41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (a)

51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (d) 58. () 59. (d) 60. (a)

61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (c) 70. (c)
71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (c)
81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (6) 89. (b) 90. (b)
91. (a) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (a) 95. (b) 96. (d) 97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (b)
101. (c) 102. (d) 103. (a) 104. (b) 105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (a) 110. (c)
111. (d) 112. (c) 113. (a) 114. (a) 115. (b) 116. (c) 117. (c) 118. (d) 119. (b)