1. ^^A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of π/6 rads.

Calculate the total

angular deviation of the reflected ray when the angle of incidence is increased to π/2
rads.
[A] πrads ~ [B] 2πrads [C] π/6 rads [D] 0 rads

2. ^^An object is placed 25 cm from a convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm.

Calculate the position of the image and the magnification produced by the mirror.

[A] v = -7 cm, m = -7/25 ~

[B] v = 7 cm, m = 7/25

[C] v = 1.4 cm, m = 1.4/25

[D] v = -25 cm, m = -1

3. ^^A ray of light moving in water is incident on a water–glass plane boundary and is
subsequently refracted into glass. Evaluate the critical angle ifanw = 4/3, and ang = 3/2.

[A] 48.6 [B] 41.8 [C] Unattainable ~ [D] 62.7

4. ^^What is the apparent position of an object below a rectangular block of glass, 6 cm

thick if a layer of water, 2.5 cm thick is on top of the block? [nw = 4/3, and ng = 3/2]

[A] 5.9 cm ~

[B] 63 cm

[C] 2.0 cm

[D] 20 cm

5. ^^Two rays of light from a point below the surface of water are equally inclined to the
vertical and are inclined to each other at 30 in water. What is the angle between the rays
when they emerge into the air? [Take nw = 4/3]

[A] 68

[B] 44

[C] 40 ~

6. ^^A mark x is made at the bottom of a 5 m deep rectangular hole is focused with a
travelling microscope, and is subsequently filled with a liquid to the brim. Through
 what distance must the travelling microscope be raised so as to bring the mark to
focus again if the refractive index of the liquid is 4/3?

[A] 2.25 m

[B] 1.25 m ~

[C] 2.0 m

[D] 1.0 m

7. ^^For a real, inverted, and magnified image to be formed, the object must be placed

[A] between F and P of a concave mirror

[B] between C and F of a convex mirror

[C] beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror

[D] between C and F of a concave mirror ~

8. ^^The refractive index of a liquid is 1.5. If the velocity of light in vacuum is 3.0 x 10 8 m/s,
the velocity of light in the liquid is

[A] 1.5 x 108 m/s

[B] 2.0 x 108 m/s ~

[C] 3.0 x 108 m/s

[D] 4.5 x 108 m/s

9. ^^Calculate the angle between the incident and reflected rays in a reflection from the
surface of a plane mirror whose glancing angle is 120.
[A] 240
[B] 780
[C] 120
[D] 1560~

10. ^^If a lady looking at a spherical mirror finds that her image is as big as her real self, but
up-side-down, then

[A] the mirror must be concave, and u = r ~

[B] the mirror must be plano-concave, and u > 2f

 [C] the mirror must be convex, and u = r

[D] the mirror must be convex, and u = v

11. ^^A microscope is focused on a thin film of powder as a slide. A glass 6.2 cm thick is
placed on it. Find the distance through which the microscope must be raised so as to bring
the powder into focus again if the refractive index of the glass is 1.6

[A] 2.067 cm
[B] 4.133 cm
[C] 3.875cm
[D] 2.325 cm ~

12. ^^A beam of light that retraces its path when its direction is changed is said to obey the
principle of
[A] refraction of light
[B] diffraction of light
[C] reversibility of light ~
[D] redirection off light

13. ^^For a system of air-glass-water plane parallel media (medium 1, medium 2, and
medium 3 respectively) the refractive index from the first to the medium is given by.
[A]anw = ang/wng~
[B]ang = anw *gnw
[C]anw = gna *gnw
[D] wna = ang *anw

14. ^^What fundamental reason would you advance for critical angle to be practically
unattainable when a ray of light moves from water into glass?
[A] The light is from a lower index of refraction to a medium of higher index of refraction. ~
[B] The velocity of light in water is in water is lower than the velocity of light in glass
[C] The angle of refraction is not given
[D] The angle of refraction increases as the angle of incidence increases

15. ^^The principle used in the lens maker’s formula is that

[A] The image formed by one reflecting or refracting surface serves as the object for a
second surface ~
[B] The refractive indices na, nb, and nc are equal
[C] The lens is of a wide aperture
 [D] The lens is infinitesimally thin

16. ^^The magnitude of the deviation suffered by a light ray that passes through a
triangular prism is determined by all the following EXCEPT
[A] The angle of incidence
[B] The refracting angle of the prism
[C] The refractive index of the material of the prism
[D] The size of the glass prism ~

17. ^^At minimum deviation, Snell’s law can be expressed as

[A] ( )
[B]
[C] ( ) ~
[D]

18. ^^An optical instrument that makes use of two thin glass slides cemented together for
the purpose of measuring refractive index is referred as
[A] Air shell
[B] Air cell ~
[C] Glass cell
[D] Airtel

19. ^^A ray of light incident in air on an air-glass interface is refracted into glass and
subsequently into water. Calculate the angle of refraction in glass and water respectively if
the angle of incidence in air is 490. (takena= 1.000, ng=1.50 and nw=1.33)

[A] 30.70 & 35.10

[B] 30.20 & 34.50 ~
[C] 32.00& 34.60
[D] 28.10& 32.10

20. ^^When an object is placed 20 cm from a concave mirror, a real image, magnified three
times is formed. Where must the object be placed to give a virtual image five times the
height of the object given that the focal length of the mirror is 15 cm?

[A]12.0cm ~
[B]60.0cm

[C]33.3cm

[D]24.0cm

21. ^^A ray of light is refracted through a prism of angle 70o. If the angle of refraction in the
glass at the first face is 30o, what is the angle of incidence in the glass at the second face?

(A) 100o (B)30o (C)210o (D) 40o~

22. ^^When a wave travels from air into glass, there is no change in

(A) Amplitude (B) Frequency~ (C) Wavelength (D) Velocity

23. ^^Condition(s) that must be fulfilled for an angle of deviation to be minimum is/are:

(i) The ray must not necessarily pass symmetrically through the prism.
(ii) The angle of incidence must be equals to the angle of emergence.
(iii) The refracting angle of the prism must be 60o.
(iv) The ray must pass symmetrically through the prism
(v) The refractive index of the prism must be n
(A) all of the above (B) I and iv (C) iii (D) ii and iv ~

24. ^^At minimum deviation, Snell’s law can be expressed as

( )
(A) ,
( )
( )
(B) ,

(C) ,
( )
( )
(D) ,~
( )

25. ^^A glass prism of angle 72o and refractive index 1.66 is immersed in a liquid of refractive
1.33. Determine the angle of minimum deviation for a parallel beam of light passing through
the prism.
(A) 0.73o (B) 47.19o (C) 22.4o ~ (D) 18.00o

26. ^^The deviation of a ray of light incident at angle 50o on the first face of a 72o glass prism
is 60o. Determine the angle which the emergent ray makes with the normal on the second
face of the prism.

(A) 73o (B) 82o ~ (C) 40o (D) 65o

27. ^^A ray of light passes symmetrically through an equilateral triangular prism emerges at
the second face. If the minimum deviation through the prism is 60o, determine the refractive
index of the prism.

(A) 1.2 (B) 1.33 ~ (C) 0.65 (D) 1.5

28. ^^The lens maker’s formula can be written as

(A) * +~ (B) (C)

(D)

29. ^^A material in which the speed of wave varies with wavelength when light is made to
pass through it is said to exhibit.
(A) Absorptive (B) Refractive~ (C) Deviative (D) Dispersive

30. ^^An object placed 35cm from a converging lens of focal length 25cm, forms a real image
which is 6cm high. What is the height of the object?
(A) 4.20cm (B) 8.40cm (C) -4.20cm (D) 2.40cm~

31. ^^Given that the radii of curvature of a concave lens surfaces are both equal to 12cm and
the index of refraction is 1.52. What is focal length f of the lens?
A) 10.50cm B) -11.54cm C) 15.20cm D) 11.54cm ~

32. ^^A converging lens placed between the source and the screen forms an image of the
object on the screen when displaced between two points. The focal length (f) of the lens can
be determined by the formula;

(A) (B) (C) (D) f = 4D~

33. ^^An object is placed 12cm from a converging lens of focal length 18cm. Find the position
of the image.

(A) 7 cm (B) -36 cm~ (C) 0.02 cm (D) 45 cm

34. ^^What is the power of a converging lens whose focal length is 10cm?
(A) -10 diopters (B)5 diopters (C)10 diopters~ (D) -5 diopters

35. ^^A beam of light conveying to a point 10cm behind a converging lens is incident on the
lens. Find the position of the point image if the lens has a focal length of 40cm.

(A) 13.33cm (B) -40cm (C) 8cm~ (D) 16cm

36. ^^A ray of light is incident at an angle of π/6 rads on a plane mirror. Calculate the angle of
deviation of the reflected ray.

(a) ⁄ ~

(b) ⁄

(c) ⁄

(d) ⁄

37. ^^For a virtual, diminished and upright image to be formed by a convex mirror, the object must be
located

(a) Between the pole and the principal focus

(b) At the centre of curvature

(c) At the principal focus

(d) None of the above~

38. ^^A ray of light moving in water is incident on a water-glass plane boundary and is subsequently
refracted into glass. Evaluate the critical angle. (Take anw = 4/3, and ang = 3/2)

(a) 48.6° (b) 69.7° (c) 12.0° (d) None of the above~
39. ^^The velocities of light in air and glass are 3.0×108ms-1 and 2.0×108ms-1 respectively. If the
angle of refraction is 30°, the sine of angle of incidence is

(a) 0.33

(b) 0.50

(c) 0.67

(d) 0.75~

40. ^^A real object is placed at a distance of U cm in front of a spherical mirror of focal length f cm. if
the image is inverted and the same size as the object, then the mirror is

(a) Convex and u = 2f

(b) Concave and u = 2f~
(c) Convex and u = f
(d) Concave and u = f

41. ^^A lady looking into a mirror observed that the face appears to have grown bigger. The mirror
must have been a

(a) Concave mirror with her face between the focus and the mirror~
(b) Concave mirror with her face at the focus
(c) Convex mirror with her face at the focus
(d) Convex mirror with her face between the focus and the mirror

42. ^^A student wish to deviate a light ray from its path by 160° through reflection from a
plane mirror. At what angle should the light be incident?

(a) 15° (b) 10°~ (c) 80° (d) 20°

43. ^^Determine the upward displacement of an object below a rectangular glass block of
thickness 10cm if a layer of a liquid 6cm thick is on top of the glass given that the index of
refraction of the liquid is 1.33 ( take ng = 1.5).

( a) 4.8 cm~ (b) 3.3 cm (c) 1.5 cm (d) 1.8 cm

44. ^^A mirage is a natural phenomenon due to

(a) Snell’s law; (b) total internal refraction at the boundary of a hot and cooler air~
(c) refraction at spherical surface; (d) hot radiation from the sun
45. ^^Condition(s) that must be fulfilled for an angle of deviation to be minimum is/are:

(i) The ray must not necessarily pass symmetrically through the prism.
(ii) The angle of incidence must be equals to the angle of emergence.
(iii) The refracting angle of the prism must be 600.
(iv) The ray must pass symmetrically through the prism
(v) The refractive index of the prism must be n
(a) all of the above; (b) I and iv; (c) iii; (d) ii and iv~

46. ^^What is the imaginary position of a diver at the sea bed that is 28m below the surface if
the refractive index of the sea water is 1.4?
(A) 20.0m~ (B) 8.0cm (C) 12.0cm (D) 36.0cm

47. ^^An optical instrument that makes use of two thin glass slides cemented together for the
purpose of measuring refractive index is referred as
(A) Glass interferometer (B) Prism spectrometer (C) Glass block (D) Air cell~
48. Which of the following is an effect of mirror rotation on reflected ray?
(A) The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
(B) The reflected ray suffers a deviation which is equal to twice the glancing angle.
(C) The reflected ray suffers a deviation which is equal to two times the angle of rotation of
the mirror. ~
(D) Snell’s law is obeyed.

49. ^^Which of the following does not fully conform to the real-is-positive sign convention?
i) Real object and image distances are negative
ii) Virtual object distances are negative.
iii) A virtual image gives a negative magnification while a real image gives a positive
magnification.
iv) A concave mirror has a virtual focus
(A) i only (B) ii only (C) i and ii only (D) iii an d iv only~

50. ^^An object is placed at a distance d=3f in front of a concave mirror of focal length f.
The image formed is
(A) Real inverted and between F and C.~
(B) Virtual and diminished
(C) Real, upright and behind the mirror
(D) Virtual, upright and between F and P

51. ^^A small piece of paper is stuck on a glass sphere of radius 5cm. Find the position of the
image when viewed from a position directly opposite the piece of paper. Take refractive
index of air and glass to be 1.0 and 1.5 respectively.
(A) -20cm~ (B) 20cm (C) 0cm (D) 7.5cm

52. ^^An object is placed 12cm from a converging lens of focal length 18cm. Find the
position of the image.
(A) 7 cm (B) -36 cm~ (C) 0.02 cm (D) 45 cm
53. ^^A beam of light conveying to a point 10cm behind a converging lens is incident on the
lens. Find the position of the point image if the lens has a focal length of 40cm.
(A) 13.33cm (B) -40cm (C) 8cm~ (D) 16cm

54. ^^A converging lens placed between the source and the screen forms an image of the
object when displaced between two points. What is the formula for the focal length of the
lens?
(A) (B) (C) (D) ~

55. ^^A glass prism of angle 720 and refractive index 1.66 is immersed in a liquid f refractive
index 1.33. Determine the angle of minimum deviation for a parallel beam of light passing
through the prism.
(A) 0.730 (B) 47.190 (C) 22.380~ (D) 18.000

56. ^^The centre of curvature of a spherical mirror is

(a) The centre of the mirror
(b) The point through which the principal axis passes
(c) The centre of the sphere of which the mirror forms a part~
(d) The vertex of the mirror

57. ^^Which of the following statements is NOT true?

(a) A real object or image distance is a positive distance
(b) A virtual object or image distance is a negative distance
(c) Focal length of a concave mirror is positive
(d) A real object or image distance is a negative distance~
58. ^^The failure of a lens or spherical mirror to bring to the same focus a parallel beam of light
falling on it is called
(a) Spherical Aberration~
(b) Chromatic Aberration
(c) Dispersion
(d) Magnification

59. ^^The formation of colored images by a lens caused by variation of refractive index with wave
length when a non-monochromatic beam is used is known as
(a) Dispersion
(b) Chromatic Aberration~
(c) Magnification
(d) Spherical Aberration

60. ^^The spherical mirror formula was obtained by considering objects

(A) On or near the principal axis~
(B) On the centre of the mirror
(C) Near the mirror
(D) Close to the Center of the mirror

61. ^^When parallel rays from a very distant point focus in front of the retina because the
eyeball is too long for its lenses, the eye is said to be sifting from
(a) Chromatic Aberration
(b) Longsightedness
(c) Spherical Aberration
(d) Shortsightedness~

62. ^^To correct the near sighted eye, the focal length of the diverging lens should be equal
to
(a) Near point
(b) Far point~
(c) Infinity
(d) Least distance of distinct vision

63. ^^The longsighted eye has an eyeball which is

(a) Too long for normal vision
(b) Shorter than the least distance of distinct vision
(c) Too short for normal vision~
(d) Longer than the least distance of distinct vision

64. ^^To correct for longsightedness, a

(a) Converging lens is needed~
(b) Diverging lens is needed
(c) Converging mirror is needed
(d) Diverging mirror is needed

65. ^^A longsighted person has a least distance of distinct vision of 100 cm. he wishes to
read at a distance of 10 cm. calculate the focal length of the glass he should use
(a) 20 cm (b) 11.1 cm~ (c) 11.5 cm (d) 22.2 cm

66. ^^Which of the following statements is TRUE?

(a) The power of correcting lenses is the reciprocal of the focal length (in centimeter)
(b) The power of correcting lenses is the reciprocal of focal length (in metres) ~
(c) The power is positive for concave lenses and negative for convex lenses
(d) The focal length of correcting lenses is twice the power of the lens

67. ^^The unit of power of correcting lenses is called

(a) Joules
(b) Newton
(c) Dioptive~
(d) Metres

68. ^^Calculate the power of a converging lens whose focal length is 10 cm

(a) 0.1 D (b) 1 D (c) 0.01 D (d) 10 D~

69. ^^The near point of a person is 90 cm what is the power of the lens he should use to see
clearly an object placed 30 cm in front of his eyes?
(a) 2.2 D~ (b) 22 D (c) 450 D (d) 4.5 D

70. ^^A body can see distinctly objects which lie between 25 cm and 500 cm from his eyes.
Calculate the maximum focal length of the lens he needs and his least distance of distinct
vision
(a) +500 cm, 26.3 cm (b) 500 cm, 20.3 cm (c) -500 cm, 26.3 cm~ (d) -500 cm, 20.3 cm

71. ^^The separation of the colours of white light by the prism is known as
(a) Refractive index
(b) Spectrum
(c) Refraction
(d) Dispersion~
72. ^^A ray of light is incident on a prism surface of angle 600. Find the incident angle when
the deviation is maximum and minimum (ng = 1.5)
(a) 450 , 300 (b) 900 , 48.60~ (c) 450 , 48.60 (d) 900 , 450

73. ^^The two colours most visible in the spectrum of white light are
(a) Red and blue~
(b) Red and yellow
(c) Blue and indigo
(d) Yellow and violet

74. ^^In prism spectrometer

(a) The lenses in collimator and telescope are converging lenses
(b) The collimator is fixed but the telescope and table can be rotated~
(c) The rays are viewed through the collimator
(d) The telescope and table are fixed but the collimator can be rotated

75. ^^The basic adjustments that must be made before using the spectrometer are
(a) The prism adjustment and the telescope adjustment
(b) The telescope adjustment and leveling the table
(c) The prism adjustment, telescope adjustment and collimator adjustment
(d) The telescope adjustment, the collimator adjustment and leveling the table~

76. ^^A simple magnifier consists of

(a) A diverging lens placed so that the object to e examined is farther away from the lens
(b) A converging lens placed so that the object to be examined is farther away from the lens
(c) A converging lens placed so that the object to be examined is a little nearer to lens than
its principal focus~
(d) A diverging lens and the object to be examined is placed at the principal focus of the lens

77. ^^A simple magnifier has a focal length of 10.0 when the image is at 50 cm from the eye.
At what distance should be object be placed?
(a) 4.17 cm (b) 8.33 cm~ (c) -8.33 cm (d) -4.17 cm

78. ^^When a magnifier is used as an eye piece in optical instruments, the object is placed at
(a) The least distance of distinct vision
(b) The principal focus of the eye piece~
(c) Infinity
(d) The most distance of distinct vision

79. ^^When a magnifier is used on eyepiece in optical instruments, the image is at

(a) Infinity~
(b) 25 cm
(c) 150 cm
(d) 250 cm

80. ^^A compound microscope is made up of

(a) Two diverging lenses, objective of short focal length and eyepiece of moderate focal
length
(b) Two diverging lenses, objective and eyepiece of short focal lengths
(c) Two converging lenses, objective and eyepiece of short focal lengths
(d) Two converging lenses, objective of short focal length and an eyepiece of moderate focal
length~

81. ^^In a compound microscope, the first image I, is formed

(a) At infinity
(b) Between the objective and the eyepiece
(c) Between the focus and the eyepiece lens~
(d) At 25 cm

82. ^^Two concave lenses are used in compound microscope and astronomical telescope in
order to
(a) Produce an enlarged image
(b) Reduce chromatic and spherical aberration~
(c) Produce the final image at infinity
(d) Produce the final image at 25 cm

83. ^^A compound microscope has an objective lens of 5 cm focal length and an eyepiece of
10 cm focal length. Calculate the distance between the lenses when the object is in sharp
focus 6 cm away from the objective
(a) 37.14 cm~ (b) 74.28 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 7.14 cm

84. ^^A compound microscope has an objective lens of 5 cm focal length and an eyepiece of
10 cm focal length. Calculate the magnification if the object is 6 cm away from the objective.
(a) 5 (b) 3.5 (c) 17.5~ (d) 8.5

85. ^^An astronomical telescope comprising of an objective of 30.0 cm focal length and an
eyepiece of 3.0 cm focal length is focused on a scale 2.0 m away. What magnification is
produced?
(a) 0.176 (b) 9.4 (c) 3.2 (d) 1.6~
86. ^^A magnifying glass has focal length of 3 cm and least distance of distinct vision 25 cm.
what is the magnification
(a) 1 (b) -8.3 (c) 13.2 (d) -9.3~

87. ^^Calculate the object distance for a simple magnifying glass of focal length 2 cm and
least distance of distinct vision 25 cm.
(a) 2.17 cm (b) 1.85 cm~ (c) 3.0 cm (d) 1.5 cm

88. ^^Which of the following Spectra can be obtained from molecules of Nitrogen
(a) Absorption spectra (b) Line spectra (c) Band spectra~ (d) continuous spectra

89. ^^Which of the following is produced when light from a continuous spectrum is
examined after it has passed through a sodium flame
(a) Band spectra (b) Line spectra (c) Continuous spectra (d) Absorption spectra~

90. ^^Determine the angle of minimum deviation of a small angle prism whose index of
refraction is 1.6 and has angle of 60
(a) 3.60~ (b) 15.10 (c) 60 (d) 600

91. ^^For the production of pure spectrum, two converging lenses, a prism, and a light source
are used. What is the function of the lens near the screen?
(a) To separate the light colors;
(b) to produce parallel rays which are incident on the prism;
(c) to converge light rays on to the prism
(d) to collects the parallel beams of different colors and bring each to a separate focus in
the focal plane of the lens. ~

92. ^^What part of the camera corresponds to the iris of the eye?

(A) shutter (B) focusing ring (C) film (D) none of the above. ~

93. ^^Which of the following lens combinations is the most suitable for the construction of
an astronomical telescope?
(a) The objective and eyepiece should be converging lenses, each with small focal length.
(b) The objective and eyepiece should be diverging lenses each with larger focal length.
(c) The objective should have a larger focal length than the eyepiece and both should be
converging. ~
(d) The objective should have a small focal length than the eyepiece and both should be
diverging.

94. ^^A simple measure of dispersion is provided by the angular separation of

a) Violet to red. ~ b) Indigo to green. c) Red to blue. d) Violet to indigo.

95. ^^The detail of construction of polarizing filter for electromagnetic waves depends on

a) Wave guide. b) Wavelength. ~ c) Materials.

d) Frequency.

96. ^^Which of the following statement is correct?

a) The least transparent material has greater deviation and dispersion.

b) The most transparent material has greater deviation and dispersion. ~
c) The most transparent material has the least deviation and dispersion.
d) The most transparent material has greater deviation and least dispersion.

97. ^^The index of refraction of a substance is a function of

a) Frequency. b) Angle of incidence. c) Angle of reflection. d) Wavelength. ~

98. ^^A material in which the speed of wave varies with wavelength when light made to pass
through it is said to exhibit.
a) Absorption. b) Refraction. c) Deviation. d) Dispersion. ~

99. ^^An object placed at the principal focus F of a concave mirror has its image
(A) Behind the object, magnified and inverted
(B) In front of the mirror, magnified and inverted
(C) At the center of curvature, real, inverted and magnified
(D) No image formed~
100. ^^The spherical mirror formula was obtained by considering mirrors whose
apertures are small compared with their
(E) Focal length (B) Principal axis (C) Radii of curvature~ (D) Center of curvature

101. ^^A man has a concave shaving mirror whose focal length is 40cm. How far should the
mirror be held from his face in order to give an image of two fold magnification?

(A) 10cm. (B) 20cm. ~ (C) 30cm. (D) 50cm.

102. ^^A certain farsighted person has a minimum distant of distinct vision of 150cm. He
wishes to type at a distance of 25cm. What focal length of glasses should he use?

(A) 25cm. (B) 40cm. (C) 75cm. (D) 30cm. ~

103. ^^Which of the following is not true about the compound microscope?

(A) It consists of two converging lenses, the objective lens and the eyepiece.
(B) The objective lens has a long focal length while the eyepiece has a short focal length. ~
(C) The objective forms within the tube an enlarged real image of the object. (D)
The image formed by the objective is magnified by the eyepiece.

104. ^^Which of the following is not true of interference?

(a) Young’s two-slit experiment is an example of interference by division of wavefront.

(b) The wedge air film is an example of interference by division of amplitude.
(c) Newton’s rings is an example of interference by division of amplitude.
d) A coherent source of light is that which emits light waves of the same wavelength or of
varying change of phase. ~

105. ^^Which of the following statements is/are true? While performing Youngs slit
experiment, the refractive index of air suddenly doubles uniformly around the whole
apparatus?
I. The fringe separation doubles
II. The fringe separation reduces by half
 III. The fringe pattern becomes displaced
(A) I only (B) II only~ (C) II and III (D) I and III

106. ^^In Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point in the screen where
path difference is λ is K units. What is the intensity of light at a point where the path
difference is λ being the wavelength of the light used.

(A) .~ (B) . (C) . (D) K.

107. ^^An extremely thin wedge is introduced in one of the path of the coherent light wave of
wavelength λ. If the angle of the wedge is 0.0002, the fringe width is summarized by the
argument;

(A) .~ (B) . (C) . (D) .

108. ^^A and B are coherent light sources of intensity ratio 100:1. What is the ratio of the
intensity between the maxima and minima in the interference pattern?
(A) 3:2. (B) 5:2. (C) 11:9. (D) 2:1. ~

109. ^^The characteristic that helps an electromagnetic wave to propagate even in free space
is;
(A) The electric field varies in space not time. (B) The electric field varies in space while
magnetic field varies in time. (C) Both electric and magnetic fields vary in space and time. ~
(D) Neither electric nor magnetic fields vary in space or time.

110. ^^The correct expression of Lambert’s law is

(A) . (B) . ~ (C) . (D) .

111. ^^Which of the following is/are true at the polarizing angle?

(I) The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

(II) The reflected and refracted rays are at an angle of 900 with each other.
(III) The reflected ray is partially polarized.
(A) I and II. ~ (B) II and III. (C) I and III. (D) III only.

112. ^^A substance is said to be optically active if

(A) It is doubly refracting.

(B) It rotates the plane of polarized light. ~
(C) The speed of light in it is different in different directions.
(D) It is doubly reflecting.

113. ^^A beam of plane polarized light strikes two polarizing sheets. The first sheet is inclined
at an angle θ with respect to the incident beam while the second sheet is inclined 900 to the
incident beam. Find θ if the intensity of the incident beam is 9 times that transmitted.
(A) 140. (B) 210. ~ (C) 280. (D) 350.

114. ^^A wooden block is immersed in water and light with incidence angle of 400 is reflected
on its surface and polarized. Calculate the refractive index of the wood giving that the
refractive index of water is 1.33.
(A) 1.12~ (B) 0.67 (C) 1.56 (D) 0.22

115. ^^Unpolarized light is passed through three polarizers. The second polarizer is rotated
200with respect to the first and the third 300 with respect to the second. Assuming that no
light was absorbed by the polaroids, what percentage of the incident energy is passing
through the system?
(A) 22.4% (B) 39.7% (C) 66.2%~ (D) 26.5% (E) 33.1%

116. ^^A light travels from point O to A in air. If the distance travelled by the light is d. What
is the expression for the optical path?

(A) nd (B) d~ (C) n-d (D) dno

117. ^^Suppose a thin slab of glass of thickness x and refractive index is placed between O
and A so that the light passes through the length x in the glass. Calculate the optical path
between O and A.

(A) d +( -1)x~ (B) +( -1)x (C) -x (D) -d

118. ^^Which of the following pair of path length differences give destructive and constructive
interference respectively?

(A) λ and λ (B) λ and λ ~ (C) 2λ and λ (D) λ and λ

119. ^^Calculate the minimum thickness of a soap-bubble film that results in constructive
interference in the reflected light if the film is illuminated with light whose wavelength in
free space is λ = 600 nm and the refractive index of the medium is 1.33.

(A) 113 nm~ (B)1130 nm(C) 1132 nm (D) 13 nm

120. ^^When two waves of amplitudes A1 and A2 superimposed, which of the following give
the resultant amplitude if the phase different between them is ?

(A) (B)√ ~(C) 2 +2 cos (D) A1A2

121. ^^Two slits are 0.4 mm apart. Determine the distance from the central maximum to the
next maximum, if the light wavelength 600 nm and screen is 4 m away.

(A) 6 x10-3 mm (B) 6x10-2 mm (C) 5 x10-4 mm (D) 6 mm~

122. ^^Two slits are 4 m apart. Calculate the distance from the central maximum to the next
first dark, if the light wavelength 530 nm and screen is 4 m away.

(A) 2.65 x10-7 m ~(B) 2.65 x10-6 m (C) 2.65x10-5m(D) 8.5x10-7m

123. ^^Distance between bright bands is 0.9cm when the distance between the slits is 0.5mm
and the distance of the slits from the screen is 5m. What is the wavelength?

(A) 9x10-7 nm (B) 9 x10-7 cm (C) 900 nm~ (D) 9000 nm

124. ^^When two wave superimpose, which of the following condition is necessary for the
resulting interference to be destructive?

(A) Cosine of the phase difference between the waves must be +1

(B) Cosine of the phase difference between the waves must be -1 ~

(C) Sine of the phase difference between the waves must be +1

(D) Cosine of the phase difference between the waves must be +2

125. ^^Polarization can be in the following except

(A) Warfare~ (B) Saccharimetry (C) Photoelectric stress analysis (D) Window panes

126. ^^In which of the following are the sources produced by division of wave front

(A) Malu’s law (B) Young’s experiment~(C) Interference in thin wedge films (D) Snell’s law

127. ^^Which of the following is a condition necessary to observe interference

(A) The sources must be incoherent (B) the sources must have varying phase with respect to
each other (C)the sources must be coherent ~ (D) the sources must have varying wave
length

128. ^^What is the minimum path difference that will produce a phase difference of 1800 of
wavelength 800 nm?

(A) 200 nm(B) 400 nm~(C) 300 nm (D) 250 nm

129. ^^Light is circularly polarized if

(A) the cross section of a spherical wave front is polarized.(B) it consists of two plane-
polarized waves that are out of phase with each other by 90º~. (C) it is refracted by a
medium that has a high index of refraction.(D) it is reflected at the critical angle and
polarized.
130. ^^When light is reflected from a plane surface of glass at the polarizing angle, the

(A)reflected ray is at right angles to the incident ray.(B) angle of reflection is equal to the angle
of refraction. (C) incident ray is at right angles to the refracted ray. (D) reflected ray is at
right angles to the refracted ray~.

131. ^^A phase shift of 180º occurs when a light wave

(A) is transmitted through a boundary surface into a medium that is more dense than the
medium from which the wave came.
(B) is transmitted through a boundary surface into a medium that is less dense than the
medium from which the wave came.
(C) reflects from the boundary surface of a medium that is less dense than the medium
in which the wave is traveling.
(D) reflects from the boundary surface of a medium that is more dense than the medium
in which the wave is traveling~.

132. ^^Two side-by-side coherent light sources radiate at 633 nm. At a point in space where
the path difference to these two sources is 30 nm, the phase difference could be(A) 0.238
radians (B) 0.298 radians~(C) 0.356 radians (D) 0.32 radians

133. ^^What will be the effect on the appearance of the fringes in double slit experiment if one
of the two slits is covered up?

(A) separation between successive fringes will decrease (B) the fringes will disappear ~
(C) the fringes would be brighter (D) none of the above

134. ^^Two optically flat plates lie one on top of the other. A sheet of paper 0.1 mm thick
isinserted between the plates at one edge. When the plates are illuminated by light of
wavelength 589 nm, the number of interference fringes observed by reflected light is
approximately
(A) 470 (B) 294 (C) 340~ (D) 170

135. ^^Which of the following statements about Young's double-slit experiment is false?

(A) The bands of light are caused by the interference of the light coming from the two slits.
(B)The results of the double-slit experiment support the particle theory of light~.
(C)If the slits are moved closer together, the bands of light on the screen are spread farther
apart.
(D)The pattern of light on the screen consists of many bands, not just two bands.

136. ^^The distance between the slits in a double-slit experiment is increased by a factor of 4.If
the distance between the fringes is small compared with the distance from the slits to the
screen, the distance between adjacent fringes near the center of the interference pattern
(A) increases by a factor of 2. (B) decreases by a factor of 4~. (C) increases by a factor of 4.
(D) depends on the width of the slits.

137. ^^You illuminate two slits 0.50 mm apart with light of wavelength 555 nm and observe
interference fringes on a screen 6.0 m away. What is the spacing between the fringes on the
screen?
(A) 4.5 mm (B) 33 mm (C) 6.7 mm~ (D) 10 mm

138. ^^When the slits in Young's experiment are moved closer together, the fringes
(A) remains unchanged. (B) move closer together. (C) move further apart~. (D) are less
intense.
139. ^^What will be the effect on the appearance of the fringes in double slit experiment if the
separation of slits is decreased?

(A) separation between successive fringes will increase~ (B) the fringes will disappear (C) the
fringes would be brighter (D) all of the above

o
140. ^^What is the minimal path difference sufficient to produce 90 phase difference in 750
nm light?
(A) 187.5 nm~ (B) 190.5 nm(C) 125.5 nm(D) 87.5 nm

141. ^^Which of the following is from a coherent source?

(A) flashlight (B) laser light~ (C) light from a normal bulb(D) all of the above

142. Which of the following is a method of polarization?

(A) by reflection~ (B) by interference (C) by transmission (D) by optimization

143. ^^For two identical rays of light to interfere destructively, their path lengths

(A) must be equal. (B) must differ by an odd number of half wavelengths~. (C) must differ by
an even number of half wavelengths. (D) must differ by an integral number of wavelengths.

144. ^^Which of the following is not true of interference?

(A) Young’s two-slit experiment is an example of interference by division of wavefront.
(B) The wedge air film is an example of interference by division of amplitude~.
(C) Newton’s rings is an example of interference by division of amplitude.
(D) A coherent source of light is that which emits light waves of the same wavelength or of
varying change of phase.

145. ^^What will be the effect on the appearance of the fringes in double slit experiment if blue
light is used in place of red light?

(A) separation between successive fringes will decrease~ (B) the fringes will disappear (C) the
fringes would be brighter (D) none of the above (E) all of the above
146. A pair of screens are placed 13.7m apart. A third order fringe is seen on the screen 2.50cm
from the central fringe. If the slits were cut 0.0960 cm apart, determinethe wavelength of this
light.
(A) 187.5 nm (B) 190.5 nm (C) 584 nm ~ (D) 87.5 nm

147. ^^If a yellow light with a wavelength of 540 nm shines on a double slit with the slits cut
2.20x10-3 mm apart, determine what angle you should look away from the central fringe to see
the second order fringe.

(A) 40.40 (B) 29.40~(C) 20.40(D)32.40

148. ^^A thin sheet of plastic of refractive index 1.6 is placed in the path of one of the
interfering beams in Young’s experiment using light of wavelength 5890 Å. If the central
fringe shifts through 12 fringes, calculate the thickness of the sheet.

(A) 1178 x10-8 cm~ (B) 178 x10-8 cm (C) 1.1178 x10-7 cm (D) 11.78 x10-8 cm

149. ^^In double slit arrangement, a strong green light of wavelength 5460 Å is used. The slits
are0.01 cm apart and the screen is placed 20 cm away. What is the angular position of the
first minima?
(A) 0.260 (B) 0.160~ (C) 0.00270 (D) 0.360

150. ^^A parallel beam of light (λ = 5890 Å) is incident on a thin glass plate ( = 1.5) such that
the angle of refraction is 60°. Calculate the smallest thickness of the plate which will appear
dark by reflection.

(A) 3.926 x10-4 mm~ (B) 39.26 x10-4 mm (C) 4.926 x10-4 mm (D) 5.926 x10-4 mm