Basic Science - Physics MCQ of Optics

Basic Science Physics

Unit III: Optics
MCQ
1) ______ is study the interaction with light with matter
a) Heat b) Optics c) temperature d) all of the above
2) The velocity of light in vacuum is ________
a) 3 x 105 m/s b) 3 x 108 m/s c) 1.6 x 10-19 J d) both a and c
3) When light travels from one medium to another medium, which factor is changes
a) Velocity b) direction c) wavelength d) all of above
4) When light travels from one medium to another medium, which factor remains constant
a) Velocity b) frequency c) wavelength d) all of above
5) A wave of single frequency or wavelength is called _____
a) Monochromatic light b) double light c) energetic light d) both a and b
6) When ray of light travels from one transparent medium to another transparent medium its direction
changes called as _______
a) Reflection b) refraction c) TIR d) both a and c
7) When light ray travels from optically rarer medium to optically denser medium, it _____
a) Bends away from normal b) bends towards the normal c) does not bend d) both a and b
8) When light ray travels from optically denser medium to optically rarer medium, it _____
a) Bends away from normal b) bends towards the normal c) does not bend d) both a and b
9) For a given pair of media, the ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to sine of the angle of refraction is
a) Increases b) decreases c) constant d) none of above
10) The statement of Snell’s law is _____
i i i i i c i
a) = constant b) = constant c) = constant d) = constant
c i i i c
11) For any two media, the ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to sine of the angle of refraction is called
a) R.I. of 2nd medium w.r.t. 1st medium b) R.I. of 2nd medium w.r.t. 2nd medium c) R.I. of 1st
medium w.r.t. 2nd medium d) R.I. of 1st medium w.r.t. 1st medium
12) Which of the following equation id correct

a) 1
μ2 = λλ 1
b) 1
μ2 = VV c) 1μ2 = V
V
d) 1μ2 = λ
λ

13) R.I. of vacuum is ________

a) Two b) three c) zero d) one

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14) The unit of R.I. is ______
a) m/s b) oC/s c) km/s d) unitless
15) The R.I. of water is ______
a) 1 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 1.33
16) R.I. of glass is _____
a) 1 b) 2.5 c) 1.5 d) 3.5
17) R.I. of diamond is _____
a) 1 b) 3.5 c) 2.42 d) 4.2
18) When light travels from denser medium to rarer medium and when angle of incidence is greater than
critical angle, total light reflected in the same medium. This phenomenon of light is called ____
a) Total internal reflection b) total internal refraction c) total internal interface d) all
19) TIR means _______
a) Total internal reflection b) total internal refraction c) both a and b d) None of these
20) 1 Ao =
a) 10-10 m b) 10-8 m c) 10-9 m d) both a and b
21) The angle of incidence in denser medium for which angle of refraction is 90o is called ____
a) Snell’s law b) incident angle c) refracted angle d) critical angle
22) The conditions of TIR _______
a) Light travel from optically denser medium to optically rarer medium
b) Light must travel from optically rarer medium to optically denser medium
c) i > ic d) both a and c
23) A thin fibre of glass or plastic that carry light from one end to the other is called _____
a) Optical fibre b) gold fibre c) paper fibre d) all of above
24) Optical fibre works on principle of ________
a) TIR b) reflection c) refraction d) none of above
25) Fibre optics mainly used in ________
a) Sensors b) lightening and toys c) telecommunications d) all of above
26) The R.I. of core is ______ then R.I. of cladding in optical fibre
a) Less b) equal c) greater d) all of above
27) The condition for TIR _______
a) Light travel from denser to rarer b) i > ic c) μcore > μcladding d) all of above
28) The central part of optical fibre is called _______
a) Cladding b) jacket c) core d) both a and b

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29) The collection of light waves of an optical fibre is depends on _____
a) Core size b) numerical aperature c) both a and b d) none of these
30) The parts of an optical fibers are _____
a) Core b) cladding c) primary and secondary coating d) all of above
31) The sine of acceptance angle of the optical fibre is called ______
a) Numerical aperature b) acceptance angle c) acceptance cone d) all of above
32) The light gathering power of optical fibre is called ______
a) Numerical aperature b) acceptance angle c) acceptance cone d) all of above
33) The maximum angle made by light ray with fibre axis, so that light can propagate through the fibre
after TIR called ______
a) Numerical aperature b) acceptance angle c) acceptance cone d) all of above
34) The cone in which light incident at an acceptance angle and propagate through optical fibre after TIR
called ______
a) Numerical aperature b) acceptance angle c) acceptance cone d) all of above
35) If the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle then phenomenon of ______
a) Reflection occurs b) refraction occurs c) total internal reflection occur c) both a and b
36) In fibre optic thread, refractive index of inner core is _____
a) Less than cladding b) equal to cladding c) both a and b d) higher than cladding
37) The angle formed between normal and ray entering a medium is known as ____
a) Critical angle b) angle of incidence c) angle of reflection d) angle of refraction
38) A ray of light strikes the surface of mirror at an angle of 30o with the mirror. The angle of reflection is
a) 30o b) 60o c) 45o d) none
39) Light is form of energy produced by a _______
a) Luminous object b) transparent object c) non-luminous object d) all of above
40) A example of non-luminous object is _____
a) A candle b) the sun c) an electric bulb d) the moon
41) The phenomenon by which the incident light falling on a surface is sent back into same medium is
known as _________
a) TIR b) reflection c) refraction d) absorption
42) According to law of reflection ________
a) i = r b) i > r c) r < i d) i ≠ r
43) When light travels from a vacuum into a glass block, its speed _______
a) Decreases b) remains same c) increases d) both a and c

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44) Angle made by incident ray with reflecting surface is called ________.
a) Incidence angle b) angle of refraction c) angle of deviation d) glancing angle
45) The sun is visible before the sunrise and after sunset because of the following phenomenon
a) reflection b)refraction c) dispersion d) polarization
46) The speed of light in air is 3 x 108 mm/s. What will be the speed of light in glycerin whose refractive
index is 1.47?
a) 4.41 x 108 m/s b) 2.04 x 108 m/s c) 4.47 x 108m/s d) 3 x 108 m/s
47) Calculate the angle of refraction in a medium if the angle of incidence in air is 48 o and index of
refraction of medium is 1.58.
a) 28o b) 28oC c) 31o d) 31o C
48) A ray of light in air strikes a block of quartz at an angle of incidence 30. Calculate RI of quartz
material if an angle of refraction is 20
a) 1.36 b) 1.32 c) 1.43 d) 1.46
49) A ray of light indent on the surface of water at an angle of incidence 70o. A ray is deviated through 25o
towards the normal when it enters water. Calculate RI of water
a) 1.22 b) 1.5 c) 1.33 d) 2.25
50) A light ray enters water medium making an angle 60o with the water surface. If it suffers deviation of
15o. Calculate R.I. of water
a) 2.93 b) 1.75 c) 1.93 d) 2.15
51) Light travels from air into an optical fibre with refractive index 1.44 a) calculate the angle of refraction
inside the fibre if the angle of incidence on the end of the fibre is 22o b) in which direction the light
bend?
a) r = 15o, bends towards the normal
b) r = 35o, bends towards the normal
c) r = 15o, bends away from the normal
d) r = 35o, bends away from the normal
52) Light travels from air into an optical fibre with refractive index 1.44 reaches the end of fibre and exist
into air a) calculate the angle of incidence on the end of fibre if angle of refraction outside the fibre is
30o b) in which direction the light bend?
a) i = 46o, bends towards the normal
b) i = 36o, bends towards the normal
c) i = 46o, bends away from the normal
d) i = 36o, bends away from the normal

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53) Light travel from water into air with an angle of refraction 8o, calculate angle of incidence if RI of
water is 1.33.
a) 11.6o b) 10.6o c) 12.3o d) 22.3o
54) How long will the light tale in travelling a distance of 500 m in water? R.I. of water is 4/3 and velocity
of light in air is 3 x 108 m/s
a) V= 2.25 x 108 m/s. t = 2.22 x 1010 sec
b) V= 2.25 x 108 m/s. t = 2.22 x 10-8 sec
c) V= 2.22 x 108 m/s. t = 2.22 x 1010 sec
d) V= 2.13 x 108 m/s. t = 2.22 x 10-10 sec
55) A light of wavelength 6000 Ao in air enter a medium of R.I. 1.5. Calculate wavelength of light in
medium
a) 4000 Ao b) 4200 Ao c) 3800 Ao d) 4100 Ao
56) Calculate velocity of light in water and glass if their refractive indices are 1.33 and 1.5 respectively.
(Va = 3 x 108 m/s)
a) Vg = 2 x 108 m/s, Vw = 2.25 x 108 m/s
b) Vg = 2.25 x 108 m/s, Vw = 2 x 108 m/s
c) Vg = 2 x 1010 m/s, Vw = 2.25 x 1010 m/s
d) None of these
57) Calculate R.I. of glass if it’s critical angle is 42o
a) 1.39 b) 1.49 c) 1.32 d) 1.42
58) The light traveling through an optical fibre of refractive indices of core and cladding are 1.56 and 1.48
respectively. Calculate critical angle
a) 70.56o b) 72.56o c) 71.56o d) 69.56o
59) The R.I. of core and cladding are 1.60 and 1.49 respectively. Calculate critical angle of core and
cladding interface
a) 63o87’ b) 68o37’ c) 67o83’ d) 86o37’
60) Calculate numerical aperature of core and acceptance angle. If R.I. of core is 1.5 and cladding is 1.46
a) 1.577, 15o b) 1.25, 25o c) 1.477, 25o d) 1.477, 15o
61) The R.I. of core and cladding are 1.54 and 1.50 respectively. Calculate acceptance angle
a) 40.20o b) 20.40o c) 19.01o d) 39.20o
62) Calculate numerical aperature and acceptance angle for an optical fibre (μcore = 1.40, μcladding = 1.35)
a) NA = 2.734, θ = 21.76o b) NA=2.734, θ=21.76o c)NA=2.734, θ=21.76o d) NA = 2.734, θ = 21.76o

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