Physics MCQ Model Test 1

MODEL MCQ -1
PHYSICS KAS-201T
1. As an object approaches the speed of light, it’s mass becomes

a) Zero
b) Double
c) Remains Same
d) Infinite
2. If the sun radiates energy at the rate of 4 x 1026 Js-1, what is the rate at which its mass is
decreasing?
a) 5.54 x 109 kgs-1
b) 4.44 x 109 kgs-1
c) 3.44 x 109 kgs-1
d) 2.44 x 109 kgs-1
3. According to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, laws of physics can be formulated

based on
a) Inertial Frame of Reference
b) Non-Inertial Frame of Reference
c) Both Inertial and Non-Inertial Frame of Reference
d) Quantum State
4. For Einstein’s relation, E2 – p2c2 = _____________
a) moc2
b) mo2c4
c) moc4
d) mo2c6
5. A frame of reference has four coordinates, x, y, z, and t is referred to as the_
a) Inertial frame of reference
b) Non-inertial frame of reference
c) Space-time reference
d) Four-dimensional plane
6. A man, who weighs 60 kg on earth, weighs 61 kg on a rocket, as measured by an
observer on earth. What is the speed of the rocket?
a) 2.5 X 108 m/s
b) 2.5 X 107 m/s
c) 5.5 X 107 m/s
d) 5.5 X 108 m/s
7. In Galilean transformation, when frame S’ is moving along +ve direction with a constant
velocity to S, which relation is incorrect:
(a) dt = dt’
(b) x = x’-vt
(c) ux= u’x-vt
(d) α = α’
8. The mass of a body moving at very high speed (vc) relative to an observer is
………………………………….
9. Which of the following expressions gives the relativistic kinetic energy of an object?
a. KE = (1/2) mv2
b. KE= mc2
c. KE = (y -1)mc2
d. None of the above.
Ans- c
10. In the Michelson-Morley experiments two light beams were raced at right angles to each
other to detect a possible slight difference in their speeds. The experiment showed that
a. The beam traveling along the direction of the earth's motion always won.
b. The beam traveling along the direction of the earth's motion always lost.
c. The races always ended in ties.
d. The results depended on the season of the year (i.e., on the direction of earth's
motion)"
11. Poynting vector P is equal to…….
a) P = EH
b) P= E H
c) P = E.H
d) None of the above
Q.12. Poynting vector P is defined for
a) Energy flow per unit area

b) Power flow per unit area
c) Force per unit area
d) All of above
Q13. For a medium, conductivity  = 58  106 seimen/m, r =1. Find out the conduction and
displacement current densities if the magnitude of electric field intensity is given by E = 150 sin
(1010 t) Volt/m.
a) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 sin (1010 t) A/m2

b) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109sin (1010 t) A/m2
c) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t ) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 cos (1010 t ) A/m2
d) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109cos (1010 t) A/m2
Q.14 The permeability and conductivity of aluminium are  = o and  = 3.54  107 mhos/m.
Find the skin depth if the wave enter in aluminium with frequency of 71.56 MHz.
a) 10.06 m
b) 10.06 microns
c) 10.06 mm
d) 10.06 cm
Q.15. Considering that all the energy from a 1000 W lamp is radiated uniformly, calculate
average value of the intensity of electric field of radiation at a distance of 2 m from the lamp.
a) 0.0 8659 V/m
b) 0.8659V/m
c) 8.659 V/m
d) 86.59 V/m
Q.16. The Gauss divergence theorem connects:
a) line integral to volume integral
b) Surface integral to volume integral
c) Volume integral to line integral
d) line integral to surface integral
Q.16. The transverse nature of EM waves justified by the option
a) k.E=0 and k.H=0

b) k.E=0 and kH=0
c) kE=0 and k.H=0
d) kE=0 and kH=0
Q.17. The impedance offered by free space to the propagation of electromagnetic wave is
0
a) Z 0
0
0
b) Z 0
0
Z 0  0  0
c)
1
d) Z 0
00
Q.18. Energy density in E.M. field is
a)
u  0 H 2
1
u 0 E 2
b) 2
c)
u  0 E 2
d)
u  0 E 2
Q19. Relation between pointing vector and energy density in scalar form is
a) P=uc
b) P=u/c
c) P=u/c2
d) P=1/uc
Q 20. The free space characteristics are specified by
a) J=0, =0
b) =0
c) J=0
d) J≠0, ≠0
Q.21 The depth of penetration is defined as the distance in which the strength of electric field
associated with the EM wave reduces due to attenuation by a factor ………..of its initial value.
a) 1/e
b 1/e2
c 1/μ
d) 1/ε
22. The walls of a particle in a box are supposed to be ____________
a) Small but infinitely hard
b) infinitely large but soft
c) Soft and Small
d) infinitely hard and infinitely large
23. The wave function of the particle lies in which region?
a) x > 0
b) x < 0
c) 0 < X < L
d) x > L
Q 24. Interference of light is evidence that:
A. Light has particle nature
B. light is a transverse wave
C. light is dual in nature
Q.25. Newton's Ring experiments, the diameter of bright rings is proportional to
A. Square root of Odd Natural numbers
B. Natural Number
C. Even Natural Number
D. Square root of natural number
Q 26 In Newton's Ring experiments, the diameter of dark rings is proportional to
A. Odd Natural numbers
B. Natural Number
Q 27. In Newton’s Rings experiment at the point of contact of Plano convex lens and plane
Q5.Extended source is needed in
A. Young's double slit experiment
B. Bi prism Experiment C. Newton’s Ring Experiment
D. None of them
Q 28. When a light ray travelling in glass is incident on an air surface,
A. it will refract away from the normal
B. some of the light may be reflected
C. all of the light may be reflected
D. two of A, B, and C
E. all of A, B, and C
Q.29. Light of wavelength 6000 falls normally on a thin wedge shaped film of refractive
Index 1.4 forming fringes that are 1.5 mm apart. Find the angle of wedge in seconds.
A 29.16 sec
B. 21.96 sec
C. 21.69 sec
D. 22.85 sec
Q 30. In Newton's ring experiment, the diameter of the 15th ring was found to be 0.590
and that of the 5 th ring was 0.336 cm. If the radius of Plano convex lens is 100 cm,
compute the wavelength of light used
A. 5885
B. 5880
C. 5890 D.5850
Q.31. In reflected light the central fringes of Newton's ring is
A. dark
B. Bright
C. Uniform
D. Non uniform
Q 32.. On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colors. This is due to
A. dispersion
B. interference C. diffraction
D. Polarizatio
Q 33. When the liquid is immersed between Plano convex lens and plane glass plate then
the diameter of rings are
A. Contracted
B. Expanded
C. Remains same
D. None of above
Q 34. When white light is used in Newton’s Rings experiment the rings are formed of
A. Different colours
B. Rings are not formed
C. Dark and bright rings
D. None of above
Q 35. In Newton’s Rings experiment by Transmitted light the central spot can be
A. Always Bright
B. Always Dark
C. Can be Bright or Dark
D. Yellow Color
Q 36. In diffraction due to a single slit ……………. is formed by the secondary wavelets
Which travel un-diffracted?
a) Central maximum
b) Secondary maxima
c) Minima
d) depending on intensity of light, maxima or minima
Q, 37. In diffraction due to a single slit, if the slit is made narrower, the central maximum
becomes:
a) Wider
b) Narrower
c) Is not affected
d) Wider or narrower, depending on intensity of light
Q.38. In Fraunhofer’s diffraction, the wave front of light incident on the obstacle is a ……
wave front:
a) Spherical
b) Plane
c) Cylindrical
d) None of these
Q.39.Which of the following is a three-level laser?
a) ND: YAG
b) Ruby
c) He-Ne
d) Semiconductor laser
Q.41The lifetime of meta-stable state in a Ruby laser is ___________
a) 10-8s
b) 10-6s
c) 10-3s
d) 10-2s
Q.42 the ends of the ruby rod works as __________
a) pumping source
b) Active medium
c) Cavity mirrors
d) Energy levels
Q.43 The pumping mechanism used in Ruby rod is __________
a) Optical Pumping
b) Electrical Excitation
c) Chemical pumping
d) Thermal pumping
Q.44 In Ruby laser the output beam is emitted in the form of __________
a) Fluctuating radiations
b) Continuous spectrum
c) Pulsed output
d) exponentially decreasing intensity
Q.45. What will be the relative population of atoms in a ruby layer that produces a light beam of
wavelength 6943 Å at 300 K.
a) 5 X 10-31
b) 6 X 10-31
c) 7 X 10-31
d) 8 X 10-31
Q.46 What is the wavelength of the emitted laser in a Ruby laser?
a) 694 nm
b) 650 nm
c) 780 nm
d) 754 nm
Q.47 The energy levels of which ion/atom/molecule are responsible for lasing action?
a) Al3+
b) Cr3+
c) Al2O3
d) Cr2O3
Q.48 Which of the following has more distortion?

a) Single step-index fibre
b) Graded index fibre
c) Multimode step-index fibre
d) Glass fibre
Q.49 In single mode fibers, which is the most beneficial index profile?
a) Step index
b) Graded index
c) Step and graded index
d) Coaxial cable
Q- 50 A step index fibers has core and cladding refractive indices 1.466 and 1.460 respectively.
If the wavelength of light is 0.85 micrometer. Find the normalized frequency and the number of
modes supported by the fiber.
a) 290
b) 306
c) 350
d) 389
KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
(Department of Applied Sciences)
B. Tech, IInd Semester
CT-1 Examination, (2020-21) Even Semester
Subject: Physics; Code: (KAS-201T)
Duration: 1.0 hr (60mins) Max. Marks: 100
NOTE:
1) Each question carries 2.5 marks.
2) Every correct answer has weightage of +2.5 marks and for every wrong answer -25%
marks will be deducted.
Section-A
Attempt all questions of this section (2.5×40=100)
Q.No Question Marks CO BL
An inertial frame is: 2.5 1 1
(a) accelerated
(b) decelerated
1
(c) moving with uniform velocity or at rest
(d) may be accelerated, decelerated or moving with constant
velocity.
“All physics laws are the same in all inertial frame of reference” 2.5 1 1
this statement is called the principle of ___________
(a) relative motion
2
(b) equivalence
(c) inertia
(d) correspondence
Special theory of relativity deals with the events in the frames of 2.5 1 1
reference which move with constant _________
(a) Speed
3
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
(d) momentum
According to special theory of relativity: 2.5 1 1
(a) speed of light is relative
4 (b) speed of light is same in all inertial frames
(c) time is relative
(d) mass is relative
The Lorentz transformation equations will reduce to Galilean 2.5 1 4
transformation equations when:
(a) velocity is very large
5
(b) velocity is very low
(c) reduction is velocity independent
(d) none of these
Which of the following quantity is variant under Galilean 2.5 1 2
transformation?
(a) length interval
6 (b) acceleration
(c) velocity
(d) mass
A reference frame situated on the earth surface: 2.5 1 1
(a) is an inertial frame
(b) is an inertial frame because Newton’s laws are applicable in the
frame
7 (c) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is revolving around
the sun
(d) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is rotating about its
own axis.
Theory of relativity shows that Newtonian mechanics is correct: 2.5 1 2
(a) approximately for all velocities
(b) approximately for velocity approaching the velocity of light
8 (c) approximately only for velocities much smaller than that of
light
(d) wholly
Which of the following correlates the observation of two observers 2.5 1 2

in different inertial frames?
(a) only Lorentz transformations
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(b) only Galilean transformations
(c) both Lorentz and Galilean transformations
(d) neither Lorentz nor Galilean transformations
Whose experimental work proved that the velocity of light is a 2.5 1 1
10 universal and natural constant:
(a) Maxwell (b) Michelson (c) Lorentz (d) Einstein
Which one of the following statements is not correct: 2.5 1 1
(a) All motions are relative
(b) Description of motion depends on the frame of reference
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(c) speed of light is different in different media
(d) from within a frame of reference we can detect the state of
rest or uniform motion of a frame of reference
Under Galilean transformations which of the following is invariant? 2.5 1 3
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(a) Impulse (b) Mass (c) Torque (d) All
Earth is _________ 2.5 1 1
(a) an inertial frame
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(b) a non-inertial frame
(c) inertial frame at day and non-inertial at night.
(d) reverse of c
Which of the following is invariant under Galilean transformation? 2.5 1 3

(a) velocity
14 (b) acceleration
(c) speed
(d) none
Which of the following is not invariant under Galilean 2.5 1 3
transformation?
(a) space interval
(b) time interval
15 (c) mass
(d) moment
Clocks in a moving reference frame, compared to identical clocks in 2.5 1 3
a stationary reference frame, appear to run
(a) slower
16 (b) at the same rate
(c) faster
(d) backward in time
What is length of a rod in motion according to relativity: 2.5 1 2
(a) is same as its rest length
(b) is more than its rest length
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(c) is less than its rest length
(d) may be more or less than or equal to rest length depending on
the speed of rod
A circle in rest frame, appears from other moving (with the 2.5 1 2
18 comparable speed of light) frame is:

(a) ellipse (b) circle (c) hyperbola (d) None of these
Under Lorentz transformation equation, four-dimensional volume 2.5 1 1
is:
(a) variant
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(b) invariant
(c) may be more or less than or equal
(d) none of these
The two events which are simultaneous when viewed by an 2.5 1 2
observer in event’s frame of reference, these two events when
viewed by another frame of reference will be:
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(a) simultaneous
(b) not be simultaneous
(c) none of these
(d) depending upon the position of two events
An object of length 12 m is moving at a speed of 0.9 c. To an 2.5 1 3
observer sitting perpendicular to the direction of motion, the length
appears to be:
21 (a) 12 m
(b) 4 m
(c) 3 m
(d) 2 m
If any spacecraft attains the speed of light, it’s length changes to: 2.5 1 3
(a) Infinite
22 (b) Double of the value
(c) Half of the value
(d) Zero
Rakesh on his 35th birthday goes at a high speed in a rocket. when 2.5 1 3
he comes back to earth after 1 earth year, he would be
(a) 1 year older
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(b) 2 years older
(c) A few months older
(d) Same age
The length of a rod seems shorter to an observer when it moves in a 2.5 1 3
specific direction. What change would he observe when the
direction of rod changes by 180o?
24 (a) The rod becomes even smaller

(b) The length of the rod increases
(c) The length of the rod remains the same
(d) The rod has the length equal to its proper length
A rod of length 1m moves with a speed of 0.5 c. How much length 2.5 1 3
contraction takes place?
(a) 50 %
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(b) 14 %
(c) 10 %
(d) 35 %
Time dilation is……. of the time interval between two events for an 2.5 1 3
26 observer in an inertial frame that is moving with respect to the rest

frame of the events:
(a) contraction
(b) lengthening
(c )indifference
(d) none of these
Amount by which measured time interval is greater than 2.5 1 1
corresponding proper time interval is called:
(a) time interval
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(b) time parameter
(c ) time dilation
(d) none of these
Clocks in a moving reference frame, compared to identical clocks in 2.5 1 2
a stationary reference frame, appear to run:
(a) slower
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(b)at the same rate
(c) faster
(d)backward in time
A train has a rest length of 100 m. Traveling at a very high velocity, 2.5 1 3
it goes through a tunnel of length 80 m. Observers located at both
ends of the tunnel note that at one instant the train appears to
exactly fit within the tunnel. The velocity of the train is:
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(a) 0.8c
(b) 0.3c
(c) 0.5c
(d) 0.6c
Two twins are 30 years old. At this time, one of them gets on a 2.5 1 3
rocket and travels at 0.8 c, for what he experiences to be 12 years.
How old is the twin that remained on Earth when the traveling twin
returns home?
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(a) 42 years old
(b) 70 years old

(c) 37 years old
(d) 50 years old

When does length contraction affect an object: 2.5 1 2
(a) When it is not moving
(b) Only at extremely slow speeds
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(c) Only when its moving at speeds near the speed of light
(d) At all times when it is moving
Length contraction states that an object shrinks in what direction? 2.5 1 1

(a) the same as its movement
32 (b) all directions at once
(c) the direction perpendicular to its movement
(d) None of these
A spaceship, moving away from the Earth at a speed of 0.9c, fires a 2.5 1 3
light beam backward. An observer on Earth would see the light
arriving at a speed of
33 (a) 0.1c.
(b) more than 0.1c but less than c.
(c) c
(d) more than c but less than 1.9c.
The term "relativistic" refers to effects that are 2.5 1 1
(a) Observed when speeds are near the speed of light.
34 (b) Noticed about a moving object.
(c) Observed when objects move backward in time.
(d) Measured by stationary observers only
A spaceship approaches the Moon, traveling at 0.5c with respect to 2.5 1 3
the Moon. Its crew shines a laser at the Moon. The beam strikes a
lunar mirror and is reflected to the ship. The crew on the ship will
measure the speed of the reflected beam to be
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(a) 2.0c.
(b) 1.5c.
(c) c.
(d) 0.75c.
A spaceship, moving toward the Earth at a speed of 0.9c, shines a 2.5 1 3
green laser at Earth. An observer on Earth would see the light
arriving at a speed of
36 (a) 0.1c but at a smaller frequency.
(b) c but at a shorter wavelength.
(c) 1.9c and with a shorter wavelength.
(d) 0.1c and with an inverted frequency
The lowest possible mass of a particle is its _____________ 2.5 1 2
(a) Relativistic mass
37 (b) Inertial mass
(c) Gravitational mass
(d) Rest mass
If the direction of velocity is changed by 180o simultaneously, the 2.5 1 2
mass would ___________
(a) Change simultaneously
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(b) Not Change
(c) Increase
(d) Decrease
Which basic law is used for the derivation of mass variation with 2.5 1 1
velocity?
(a) Law of conservation of Energy
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(b) Law of conservation of Kinetic Energy
(c) Law of conservation of Momentum
(d) Law of conservation of mass
A man, who weighs 60 kg on earth, weighs 61 kg on a rocket, as 2.5 1 3
measured by an observer on earth. What is the speed of the rocket?
(a) 2.5  108 m/s
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(b) 2.5  107 m/s
(c) 5.5  107 m/s
(d) 5.5  108 m/s
An object of rest mass 6 Kg is moving with a speed of 0.8c. Its 2.5 1 3
effective mass is __________
(a) 6 Kg
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(b) 8 Kg
(c) 10 Kg
(d) 12 Kg
What is the length of a meter stick moving parallel to its length 2.5 1 3
when its mass is 6/4 times of its rest mass?
(a) .667m
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(b) 1.21m
(c) .321m
(d) 2.3m
How fast must a positron move in order that its mass equals the rest 2.5 1 3
mass of the proton?
(a) 0.99c
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(b) 1.5c
(c) 0.25c
(d) None of these
No material move faster than velocity of light can be explain by 2.5 1 2
(a) Time dilation
44 (b) Galilean transformation
(c) Variation of mass with velocity
(d) None of these
Which experiment performed by Bucherer in 1908 for observation 2.5 1 1
of variation of mass with velocity.
(a) Study of e/m of electron
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(b) Pair production
(c) Photon annihilation
(d) None of these
Two photon came towards each other with speed c with respect to 2.5 1 3
laboratory. What is their relative speed?
(a) c
46
(b) 0.98c
(c) .998c
(d) None of these
Which one is real effect 2.5 1 1
(a) Length Contraction
47 (b) Time dilation
(c) Both
(d) None of these
Mass energy equivalence is 2.5 1 1
(a) E=mc2
48 (b) E=moc2
(c) E=(1/2)mv2
(d) None of these
In mass energy equvalence 2.5 1 2
(a) Mass (m) is constant
49 (b) Mass (m) is variable
(c) Mass (m) is –ve
(d) Mass (m) is always zero
Relativistic kinetic energy is 2.5 1 2
(a) (m-mo) c2
50 (b) (mo-m) c2
(c) (1/2)mv2
(d) (1/2)m0v2
The rest mass energy of an eleclron is 2.5 1 3
(a) 0.49meV
51 (b) 0.5MeV
(c) 0.5meV
(d) 0.5 Joule
The total energy of a moving particle of mass m moving with 2.5 1 1
velocity v is
(a) mc2
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(b) moc2
(c) (m-mo) c2
(d) (mo-m) c2
Experimental evidence of mass energy equivalence is 2.5 1 2
53 (a) Interfence
(b) Diffraction
(c) Nuclear Fusion
(d) Doppler Effect
Massless particle has 2.5 1 1
(a) m=0
54 (b) m0=0
(c) m0=
(d) None of these
The relativistic relation between energy and momentum is 2.5 1 1
(a) E=p2c2+mo2c4
55 (b) E=p2c2-mo2c4
(c) E2=p2c2+mo2c4
(d) E2=p2c2-mo2c4
Rest mass of photon of energy 3 eV 2.5 1 3
(a) 0
56 (b) 1
(c) 5.310-36 Kg
(d) 5.310-27 Kg
The change in kinetic energy to increase the speed of an electron 2.5 1 3
from 0.8c to 0.9c is
(a) 5.0210-14Kg
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(b) 5.0210-16Kg
(c) 5.0210-18Kg
(d) 5.0210-9Kg
The Kinetic energy of moving electron having mass, 11 times of its 2.5 1 3
rest mass is
(a) 5.121012 eV
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(b) 5.12107 eV
(c) 5.12106 eV
(d) None of these
Massless particle is moving with velocity 2.5 1 1
(a) Comparable to speed of light
59 (b) Equal to speed of light
(c) Greater than speed of light
(d) Less than speed of light
Example of massless particle is 2.5 1 1
(a) electron
60 (b) proton
(c) photon
(d) neutron
For moving electron, the total energy of the particle is E=pc. This 2.5 1 1
statement is:
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(a) True
(b) False
Rest mass of an electron 2.5 1 1
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(a) 0
(b) 
(c) 1.6 10-27 Kg
(d) None of above
When we increase the velocity of body, the relativistic mass 2.5 1 2
(a) Increases
63 (b) Decreases
(c) Remains same
(d) Infinite
In time dilation, the dilated time of a moving clock is
64 (a) proper time 2.5 1 2
(b) improper time
What was the objective of Michelson Morley Experiment?
(a) Existence of Ether
(b) Existence of Earth
65 2.5 1 1
(c)To detect the change in the velocity of light due to relative
motion between earth and ether
(d)To determine possible motion of sun relative to ether
What are the properties of ether?
(a) High Elasticity
(b) Low Elasticity
66 (c) High density 2.5 1 1
(d) Non resistive
(e) Massless
(f) Visible
Frames of References and is equal to c, it is independent of
(a) Relative motion of the inertial frames
67 (b) The source 2.5 1 1
(c) The observer
(d) All above
The Fringe Shift as observed by Michelson Morley in his
Experiment was
(a) 0.001
68 2.5 1 3
(b) 0.4
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.04
How much Fringe shift was expected by Michelson Morley in his
Experiment
(a) 0.04
69 (b) 0.4 2.5 1 3
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.004
What happens when the apparatus was rotated by 900 ?

(a) The path difference is same but in opposite direction
70 2.5 1 2
(b) The path difference remain unaffected but in same direction
(c) The path difference is changed but in same direction.
(d) The path difference is changed but in opposite direction.
If we were isolated in the universe, can we able to determine that

we are in motion or not?
71 (a) True 2.5 1 2
(b) False
What will be the expected fringe shift on the basis of stationary

ether hypothesis in Michelson- Morley Experiment if the effective
length of each part is 11m and wavelength of light used in 6000 Å
(a) 0.036
72 2.5 1 3
(b) 0.36
(c) 3.6 x 102
(d) 3.6 x 10-2
What happens when earth and ether are at rest?

(a) The two reflected rays would take equal time to return to
Glass plate G
(b) The two refracted rays would take equal time to return to Glass
73 plate G 2.5 1 1
(c) The two reflected rays would take unequal time to return to
Glass plate G
(d) The two refracted rays would take unequal time to return to
Glass plate G
What was Ether drag Hypothesis?
(a) The moving earth completely drags the ether with it.
74 (b) The earth does not drag the ether. 2.5 1 1
(c) There is relative motion between the earth and ether.
(d) There is no relative motion between ether and earth
The distance of mirrors from semi silvered glass plate is same or
different?
(a) Same
75 2.5 1 1
(b) Varies after rotation through 900
(c) Remain unaffected even after rotation
(d) Different
The motion relative to material bodies has physical significance
76 (a) True 2.5 1 1
(b) False
According to Einstein Special Theory of Relativity, all Physical laws are
same in inertial frames of references which
(a) Moving with constant velocity
77 2.5 1 1
(b) Moving with accelerated systems
(c) Moving with uniform velocity
(d) Moving with changing velocities.
Calculate the fringe shift in a Michelson Morley experiment if the
distance of each path is 8 m and the wavelength of light used is 6000Å.
The experimental set up was not rotated through 900. The linear velocity
of earth is 30km/sec
78 2.5 1 1
(a) 0.32
(b) 0.25
(c) 0.13
(d) 0.19
According to Special theory of relativity the laws of physics can be
formulated based on
(a) Non- inertial frames of references
79 (b) Unaccelerated frames of references 2.5 1 1

(c) Both inertial and non-inertial frames of references
(d) None of above
The ether is considered as to
(a) Fixed frame of reference
(b) Stationary frame of reference
80 2.5 1 1
(c) Absolute frame of reference
(d) Ether frame of reference
(e) None of above
KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
B.Tech II SEM (2020-21)
Engineering Physics (KAS201T)
Objective Questions
Unit 2:
Electromagnetic theory
Q.1 The entire theory of electromagnetic waves is contained in Maxwell’s equations.

a) True
b) False
Ans: a)
Q.2 Differential form of Gauss’s law in magneto statics is ___

a) div B = ρ/εo
b) div B = 0
c) div B = -dB/dT
d) div B = μJ
Ans: b)
Q.3. Unit of Poynting Vector is _____________

a) Watt
b) Watt/s
c) Watt/m
d) Watt/m2
Ans: d)
Q.4. If the magnitude of H n a plane wave is 1 A/m, the magnitude of E for plane wave in free
space is………….
a) 33.66 V/m
b) 376.6 V/m
c) 376600 V/m
d) 100 V/ m
Ans: b)
Q.5 Which of the following is the expression for the continuity equation?
a) ρ + J = 0
b) dρ/dt + div.J = 0
c) dρ/dt + J = 0
d) ρ + div J = 0
Ans: b)
Q.6 The direction of Poynting vector is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b)
Q.7 When electromagnetic wave enters in conducting medium, its velocity
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) zero
Ans: b)
Q.8. Modified ampere’s law is
a) Curl H= J
b) Curl B = µ0J
c) Curl H = J - ∂D/∂t
d) Curl H = J +∂D/∂t
Ans: d)
Q.9. Faraday’s law of Electromagnetic induction is……..
a) Curl E = 0
b) Curl E =µ0∂µ/∂t
c) Curl E = - ∂B/∂t
d) divE =-∂B/∂t
Ans: c)
Q.10. Poynting vector P is equal to…….
a) P = EH
b) P= E H
c) P = E.H
Ans: b)
Q.11. Poynting vector P is defined for
a) Energy flow per unit area

b) Power flow per unit area
c) Force per unit area
d) All of above
Ans: b)
Q.12 For a medium, conductivity  = 58  106 seimen/m, r =1. Find out the conduction and
displacement current densities if the magnitude of electric field intensity is given by E = 150 sin
(1010 t) Volt/m.
a) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 sin (1010 t) A/m2
b) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109sin (1010 t) A/m2

c) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t ) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 cos (1010 t ) A/m2
d) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109cos (1010 t) A/m2

Ans: a)
Q.13. The permeability and conductivity of aluminium are  = o and  = 3.54  107
mhos/m. Find the skin depth if the wave enter in aluminium with frequency of 71.56 MHz.
a) 10.06 m
b) 10.06 microns
c) 10.06 mm
d) 10.06 cm
Ans: b)
Q.14 Considering that all the energy from a 1000 W lamp is radiated uniformly, calculate
average value of the intensity of electric field of radiation at a distance of 2 m from the lamp.
a) 0.0 8659 V/m
b) 0.8659V/m
c) 8.659 V/m
d) 86.59 V/m
Ans: d)
Q.15. The Gauss divergence theorem connects:

a) line integral to volume integral
b) Surface integral to volume integral
c) Volume integral to line integral
d) line integral to surface integral
Ans: b)
Q.16. The transverse nature of EM waveis justified by the option
a) k.E=0 and k.H=0

b) k.E=0 and kH=0
c) kE=0 and k.H=0
d) kE=0 and kH=0
Ans: a)
Q.17. The impedance offered by free space to the propagation of electromagnetic wave is
0
a) Z 0 
0
0
b) Z 0 
0
Z 0  0  0
c)
1
d) Z 0 
00
Ans: a)
Q.18. Energy density in E.M. field is
u  0 H 2
a)
1
u 0 E 2
b) 2
u  0 E 2
c)
u  0 E 2
d)
Ans: c)
Q19. Relation between pointing vector and energy density in scalar form is
a) P=uc
b) P=u/c
c) P=u/c2
d) P=1/uc
Ans: a)
Q19. The free space characteristics are specified by

a) J=0, =0
b) =0
c) J=0
d) J≠0, ≠0
Ans: a)
Q.20 The depth of penetration is defined as the distance in which the strength of electric field
associated with the EM wave reduces due to attenuation by a factor ………..of its initial value.
a) 1/e
b 1/e2
c 1/μ
d) 1/ε
Ans: a)
Q.21 The differential form of Maxwell’s first equation is
a)   D  
b) .B  
c) .D  
d)   D  q
Ans: c)
Q.22 The integral form of Maxwell’s second equation is
a)  B.dS  0
S
b)  B.dS  0
S
c)  B.dS   0
S
d)  B.dS   0
S
Ans: b)
Q.23 The differential form of Maxwell’s third equation is
B
a)   E 
t
E
b)   B 
t
E
c)   B  
t
B
d)   E  
t
Ans: d)
Q.24 The integral form of Maxwell’s fourth equation is
B
a)   H  J 
t
D
b)   H  J 
t
B
c)   H  J 
t
D
d)   H  J 
t
Ans: b)
Q.25 The displacement current density is
dD
a) J D 
dt
dE
b) J D 
dt
dD
c) J D   0
dt
dD
c) J D   0
dt
Ans: a)
Q.26. The electromagnetic wave equation in free space is
a)  2 E  c 2  2 E / t 2
2 1
b)  E   2 E / t 2
c
1
c)  2 E  2  2E / t 2
c
2 2 2
d)  E  c  E / t
Ans: c)
Q.27 Absolute magnetic permeability of free space is
a) 4π × 10-7 A/m
b) 4π × 10-7 H/m
c) 4π × 10-7 F/m
d) 4π × 10-7 H/m2
Ans: b)
Q.28 Displacement current density ____________ current passing through a capacitor.
a) Represents
b) Does not represent
c) Is the same as
d) None of these
Ans: b)
Q.29 skin depth for good conductor is
2
a)  
f
2
b)  

2
c)  

2
d)  

Ans: c)
Q.30 The conducting medium characteristics are specified by
a) =0, =0
b) =0, ≠0
c) =0. ≠0
d) ≠0, ≠0
Ans: b)
UNIT-3 MCQ QUESTION

c) Soft and Small
Answer: d
2. The wave function of the particle lies in which region?
a) x > 0
b) x < 0
c) 0 < X < L
d) x > L
Answer: c
3. The particle loses energy when it collides with the wall.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
4. The Energy of the particle is proportional to __________
a) n
b) n-1
c) n2
d) n-2
Answer: c
5. For a particle inside a box, the potential is maximum at x = ___________
a) L
b) 2L
c) L/2
d) 3L
Answer: a
7. Particle in a box can never be at rest.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
8. Calculate the Zero-point energy for a particle in an infinite potential well for an electron
confined to a 1 nm atom.
a) 3.9 X 10-29 J
b) 4.9 X 10-29 J
c) 5.9 X 10-29 J
d) 6.9 X 10-29 J
Answer: c
9. The concept of matter wave was suggested by_________
(a) Heisenberg (b) de Broglie (c ) Schrodinger (d) Laplace
10. The intensity of the diffraction pattern is proportional to ______ of the wave function
(a) forth power
(b) cube
(c ) sixth power
(d) square
11. The function representing matter waves must be ________
(a) complex (b) real (c) zero (d) infinity
(12) The total probability of finding the particle in space must be __________
(a) Zero (b) unity (c) infinity (d) double
13. The normalized wave function must have ________ norm
(a) infinite (b) zero (c ) finite (d) complex (6) The Non-normalized wave function
14. Must have ________ norm (a) infinite (b) zero (c ) finite (d) complex
15. For normalized wave function ψ→0 as r→___
(a) 0 (b)1 (c ) α (d) -1
16. The square of the magnitude of the wave function is called_________
(a) Current density (b) probability density (c) zero density (d) volume density
17. Compton shift depends on which of the following?
a) Incident radiation
b) Nature of scattering substance
c) Angle of scattering
d) Amplitude of frequency
18. Rayleigh-Jean’s law holds good for which of the following?
a) Shorter wavelength
b) Longer wavelength
c) High temperature
d) High energy
19. As the wavelength of the radiation decreases, the intensity of the black body radiations
____________
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) First increases then decrease
d) First decreases then increase
20. For a quantum wave particle, E = _____________
a) ℏ k
b) ℏ ω
c) ℏ ω/2
d) ℏ k/2
21. The Compton effect can be explained on the basis of __________
a) Wave nature of light
b) Quantum theory of light
c) Ray optics
d) Wave optics
22. What kind of photon is required for the Compton effect to occur?
a) Visible Light Photon
b) X-ray Photon
c) Infrared
d) UV Photon
c) Soft and Small
24. Which of the following is not a characteristic of wave function?
a) Continuous
b) Single valued
c) Differentiable
d) Physically Significant
25. Any wave function can be written as a linear combination of _________________
a) Eigen Vectors
b) Eigen Values
c) Eigen Functions
d) Operators
26. Planck’s law holds good for
(a) Black Bodies
(b)Polished Bodies
(c)All Colored Bodies
(d)All of these
27. A perfectly black body?
(a) Absorbs all the incident radiation
(b)Reflects all the incident radiation
(c)Allow all the incident radiation to pass through it
(d )Has its surface coated with lamp black or graphite.
28. Kinetic energy of emitted electrons depends upon :

(a) frequency
(b) intensity
(c) nature of atmosphere surrounding the electrons
(d) none of these
29. The ratio of specific charge of an alpha particle to the proton is:
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 1 : 4
30. Protons and alpha particles have the same de-Broglie wavelength. What is same for both of
them?
(a) Energy
(b) Time period
(c) Frequency
(d) Momentum
Ans of Quantum Physics Unit 3
1. Answer: d
2. Answer: c
3. Answer: b
4. Answer: b
5. Answer: c
6. Answer: a
7. Answer: a
8. Answer: c
9. Ans (b)
10. Ans- (d)
11. Ans-(d)
12. Ans-(b)
13. Ans-(c)
14. Ans-(c)
15. Ans-(b)
16. Ans-(b)
17. Ans-(c)
18. Ans-(d)
19. Ans-(c)
20. Ans-(a)
21. Ans-(a)
22. Ans-(b)
23. Ans-(d)
24. Ans-(d)
25. Ans-(c)
26. Ans-(d)
27. Ans-(a)
28. Ans-(b)
29. Ans-(a)
30. Ans-(c)
Unit 4(Interference and Diffraction)
MCQ questions
Q1Interference of light is evidence that:
A. Light has particle nature

B. light is a transverse wave
C. light is dual in nature
D. Light is a wave phenomenon
Q2. In Newton's Ring experiments, the diameter of bright rings is proportional to
A. Square root of Odd Natural numbers
B. Natural Number
Q3. In Newton's Ring experiments, the diameter of dark rings is proportional to
A. Odd Natural numbers
B. Natural Number
Q4. In Newtons Rings experiment at the point of contact of plano convex lens and plane
glass plate the path difference is
𝝀
A.
𝟐
B. 2𝜇𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑟 (𝑟 + 𝜃) ±
C. 2𝜇𝑡 ±
D. 2𝜇𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑟
Q5.Extended source is needed in
A. Young's double slit experiment
B. Bi prism Experiment
C. Newton’s Ring Experiment
D. None of them
Q6. When a light ray travelling in glass is incident on an air surface,
A. it will refract away from the normal
B. some of the light may be reflected
C. all of the light may be reflected
D. two of A, B, and C
E. all of A, B, and C
Q7. Light of wavelength 6000Å falls normally on a thin wedge shaped film of refractive
index 1.4 forming fringes that are 1.5 mm apart. Find the angle of wedge in seconds.
A 29.16 sec
B. 21.96 sec
C. 21.69 sec
D. 22.85 sec
Q8. In Newton's ring experiment, the diameter of the 15th ring was found to be 0.590
and that of the 5 th ring was 0.336 cm. If the radius of Plano convex lens is 100 cm,
compute the wavelength of light used
A. 5885 Å
B. 5880 Å
C. 5890 Å
D.5850 Å
Q9. In reflected light the central fringes of Newton's ring is
A. dark
B. Bright
C. Uniform
D. Non uniform
Q10. On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colors. This is due to
A. dispersion
B. interference
C. diffraction
D. Polarization
Q11. In interference due to Reflected Light the path difference is
𝝀
A. 𝟐𝝁𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒓 ±
𝟐
B. 2𝜇𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑟
C. 2𝜇𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑟 ± 𝜆
D. 2𝜇𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑟 + 𝜃) ±
Q12. A parallel beam of light (λ = 5890 Å) is incident on a thin glass plate of refractive
index 1.5 such that the angle of refraction into the plate is 60 o. Calculate the smallest
thickness of the glass plate which will appear dark by reflection.
A. 𝟑. 𝟗𝟐𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎 𝟓 cm
B. 7.4 × 10 cm
C. 2.56 × 10 cm
D. 3.926 × 10 cm
Q13. When the liquid is immersed between Plano convex lens and plane glass plate then
the diameter of rings are
A. Contracted
B. Expanded
C. Remains same
D. None of above
Q14. When white light is used in Newton’s Rings experiment the rings are formed of
A. Different colours
B. Rings are not formed
C. Dark and bright rings
D. None of above
Q15. In Newton’s Rings experiment by Transmitted light the central spot can be
A. Always Bright
B. Always Dark
C. Can be Bright or Dark
D. Yellow Colour
1. A monochromatic light of wavelength 2.5x10 -7 m falls on a grating containing 35,000

lines. Its resolving power for first-order is:
a) 35,000
b) 70,000
c) 140000
d) 12500
2. Resolving power of a grating is given by:
e) nNλ
f) nλ
g) λN
h) nN
3. The ability of an optical instrument, to differentiate the images of two nearby points
is called:
a) Resolving power
b) Differentiating power
c) Dispersive power
d) Diverging power
4. The rate of change of the angle of diffraction with change in the wavelength of light
used is called:
a) Resolving power
b) Differentiating power
c) Dispersive power
d) Diverging power
5. When monochromatic light of wavelength 5000 Å passes through single slit, it
produces first minima at 30o in the diffraction pattern. The slit width is given as:
a) 12000Å
b) 10000Å
c) 2500Å
d) 20000Å
6. In diffraction due to a single slit, ……………. is formed by the secondary wavelets
which travel un-diffracted:
a) central maximum
b) secondary maxima
c) minima
d) depending on intensity of light, maxima or minima
7. In diffraction due to a single slit, if the slit is made narrower, the central maximum
becomes:
a) wider
b) narrower
c) is not affected
d) wider or narrower, depending on intensity of light
8. In Fraunhofer’s diffraction, the wavefront of light incident on the obstacle is a ……
wavefront:
a) spherical
b) plane
c) cylindrical
d) none of these
9. The minimum number of lines required in a grating to just resolve wavelengths
5890Å and 5896 Å are:
a) 1000
b) 982
c) 829
d) 298
10. A diffraction grating is
a) also called plane transmission grating
b) is based on the same principle as single slit
c) shows spectrum
d) All of the above.
11. Which of the following is the correct expression for the ratio of the intensity of
principal maxima to the intensity of secondary maxima?
a) 1 + (N2-1) sin2β
b) 1/1 + (N2-1) sin2β
c) (N2-1) sin2β
d) 1/( N2-1) sin2β
12. What is the relation between the dispersive power, D, of a grating and the order, n,
of a spectrum?
a) D ∝ n
b) D ∝ N2
c) D ∝ 1/n
d) D ∝ 1/N2
13. The angular width of the central maxima of a diffraction pattern due to a single slit
does not depend upon the:
a) distance between slit and source
b) width of the slit
c) wavelength of light used
d) frequency of light used
14. Which one of the following is most essential for observing diffraction of light?
a) monochromatic light
b) white light
c) a very narrow slit or obstacle
d) two coherent sources
15. You can hear people around a corner but you can’t see them because light waves:
a) do not diffract
b) travel much faster than sound waves
c) are much shorter than sound waves
d) are much longer than sound waves
Q16. Which phenomenon is observed in the following figure?
a) Wedge-Shaped film
b) Destructive Interference
c) Refraction
d) Newton’s Rings
1. What is the principle of fibre optical communication?
a) Frequency modulation
b) Population inversion
c) Total internal reflection
d) Doppler Effect
Ans: c
2. What is the other name for a maximum external incident angle?

a) Optical angle
b) Total internal reflection angle
c) Refraction angle
d) Wave guide acceptance angle
Ans: d
3. The fibers mostly not used nowadays for optical fiber communication system are:
a) Single mode fibers
b) Multimode step fibers
c) Coaxial cables
d) Multimode graded index fibers
Ans: a
4. How does the refractive index vary in Graded Index fibre?
a) Tangentially
b) Radially
c) Longitudinally
d) Transversely
Ans: b
5. Multimode step index fiber has ___________
a) Large core diameter & large numerical aperture
b) Large core diameter and small numerical aperture
c) Small core diameter and large numerical aperture
d) Small core diameter & small numerical aperture
Ans. a
6. Multimode step index fiber has a large core diameter of range is ___________
a) 100 to 300 μm
b) 100 to 300 nm
c) 200 to 500 μm
d) 200 to 500 nm
Ans: a
7. Multimode step index fibers have a bandwidth of ___________
a) 2 to 30 MHz km
b) 6 to 50 MHz km
c) 10 to 40 MHz km
d) 8 to 40 MHz km
Ans: b
8. Multimode graded index fibers are manufactured from materials with ___________
a) Lower purity
b) Higher purity than multimode step index fibers.
c) No impurity
d) Impurity as same as multimode step index fibers.
Ans: b
9. The performance characteristics of multimode graded index fibers are ___________
a) Better than multimode step index fibers
b) Same as multimode step index fibers
c) Lesser than multimode step index fibers
d) Negligible
Ans. A
10. Multimode graded index fibers have overall buffer jackets same as multimode step index
fibers but have core diameters ___________
a) Larger than multimode step index fibers
b) Smaller than multimode step index fibers
c) Same as that of multimode step index fibers
d) Smaller than single mode step index fibers
Ans. B
11. In single mode fibers, which is the most beneficial index profile?
a) Step index
b) Graded index
c) Step and graded index
d) Coaxial cable
Ans: b
12. A fiber which is referred as non-dispersive shifted fiber is?
a) Coaxial cables
b) Standard single mode fibers
c) Standard multimode fibers
d) Non zero dispersion shifted fibers
Ans: b
13. Which of the following has more distortion?
a) Single step-index fibre
b) Graded index fibre
c) Multimode step-index fibre
d) Glass fibre
Ans: c
14. In which of the following there is no distortion?
a) Graded index fibre
b) Multimode step-index fibre
c) Single step-index fibre
d) Glass fibre
Ans: a
15. Which of the following loss occurs inside the fibre?
a) Radiative loss
b) Scattering
c) Absorption
d) Attenuation
Ans:b
16. Calculate the numerical aperture of an optical fibre whose core and cladding are made of
materials of refractive index 1.6 and 1.5 respectively.
a) 0.55677
b) 55.77
c) 0.2458
d) 0.647852
Ans: a
17. A step-index fibre has a numerical aperture of 0.26, a core refractive index of 1.5 and a
core diameter of 100micrometer. Calculate the acceptance angle.
a) 1.47°
b) 15.07°
c) 2.18°
d) 24.15°
Ans: b
18. Calculate the numerical aperture, acceptance angle, and the critical angle of the fiber
from the following data: Core refractive index = 1.50 and Cladding refractive index =
1.45
a) NA= 0.385, Acceptance angle=22.63˚, θc = 75.30˚
b) NA= 0.485, Acceptance angle=21.63˚, θc = 73.30˚
c) NA= 0.585, Acceptance angle=20.63˚, θc = 71.30˚
d) NA= 0.685, Acceptance angle=24.63˚, θc = 74.30˚
Ans: a
19. A step index fiber has core and cladding refractive indices 1.466 and 1.460 respectively.
If the wavelength of light is 0.85 micrometer. Find the normalized frequency and the
number of modes supported by the fiber.
a) 290
b) 306
c) 350
d) 389
Ans: b
20. The optical power, after propagating through a fiber that is 500 m long is reduced to 25 %
of its original value. Calculate the fiber loss in dB / km.
a) 16.042 dB/ km
b) 19.042 dB/ km
c) 14.042 dB/ km
d) 12.042 dB/ km
Ans: d
1. Which of the following is a unique property of laser?
a) Directional
b) Speed
c) Coherence
d) Wavelength
Ans: c
2. What is the need to achieve population inversion?
a) To excite most of the atoms
b) To bring most of the atoms to ground state
c) To achieve stable condition
d) To reduce the time of production of laser
Ans: a
3. Which of the following is an example of optical pumping?
a) Ruby laser
b) Helium-Neon laser
c) Semiconductor laser
d) Dye laser
Ans: a
4. Calculate the wavelength of radiation emitted by an LED made up of a semiconducting
material with band gap energy 2.8eV.
a) 2.8 Å
b) 4.3308 Å
c) 5548.4 Å
d) 4430.8 Å
Ans: d
5. Calculate the number of photons, from green light of mercury (ʎ = 4961 Å), required to
do one joule of work.
a) 4524.2×1018/m3
b) 2.4961×1018/m3
c) 2.4961/m3
d) 2.4961/m
Ans: b
6. Which of the following is a three-level laser?
a) ND: YAG
b) Ruby
c) He-Ne
d) Semiconductor laser
Ans: b
7. The lifetime of meta-stable state in a Ruby laser is ___________
a) 10-8s
b) 10-6s
c) 10-3s
d) 10-2s
Ans: c
8. The ends of the ruby rod works as __________
a) Pumping source
b) Active medium
c) Cavity mirrors
d) Energy levels
Ans: c
9. The pumping mechanism used in Ruby rod is __________
a) Optical Pumping
c) Chemical pumping
d) Thermal pumping
Ans: a
10. In Ruby laser the output beam is emitted in the form of __________
a) Fluctuating radiations
b) Continuous spectrum
c) Pulsed output
d) Exponentially decreasing intensity
Ans: c
11. What will be the relative population of atoms in a ruby layer that produces a light beam
of wavelength 6943 Å at 300 K.
a) 5 X 10-31
b) 6 X 10-31
c) 7 X 10-31
d) 8 X 10-31
Ans: d
12. What is the wavelength of the emitted laser in a Ruby laser?
a) 694 nm
b) 650 nm
c) 780 nm
d) 754 nm
Ans: a
13. The energy levels of which ion/atom/molecule are responsible for lasing action?
a) Al3+
b) Cr3+
c) Al2O3
d) Cr2O3
Ans: b
14. Which of the following is a four-level laser?
a) ND: YAG
b) Ruby
c) He-Ne
d) Argon laser
Ans: c
15. Theoutput of He-Ne Laser is __________
a) It gives pulsed output
b) It gives a non-continuous laser beam
c) It gives a continuous laser beam
d) None of above
16. He-Ne laser is a type of ____________
a) Solid laser
b) Liquid laser
c) Gas laser
d) Diode laser
Ans: c
17. Which pumping method is used in He-Ne laser?
a) Optical Pumping
c) Chemical Pumping
d) Direct Conversion
Ans: b
18. The He-Ne laser operates at a wavelength of ____________
a) 540 nm
b) 632 nm
c) 690 nm
d) 717 nm
Ans: b
19. Pumping is done in order to achieve __________
a) Steady state
b) Population inversion
c) Equilibrium
d) Photon emission
Ans: b
20. What is the region enclosed by the optical cavity called?
a) Optical Region
b) Optical System
c) Optical box
d) Optical Resonator
Ans: d
ENGINEERING PHYSICS 2020-21
Engineering Physics
Engineering Physics
Course Outcome(CO)
At the end of course, the student will be able
to understand
CO1 Understand the basics of relativistic mechanics.
CO2 Develop EM-wave equations using Maxwells equations.
CO3 Understand the concepts of quantum mechanics.
CO4 Describe the various phenomena of light and its applications in different fields.
CO5 Comprehend the concepts and application of fiber optics and LASER.
DETAILED SYLLABUS
Unit Topic
Relativistic Mechanics:
Frame of reference, Inertial & non-inertial frames, Galilean transformations, Michelson-Morley
I experiment, Postulates of special theory of relativity, Lorentz transformations, Length contraction,
Time dilation, Velocity addition theorem, Variation of mass with velocity, Einstein‟s mass energy
relation, Relativistic relation between energy and Momentum, Massless particle..
Electromagnetic Field Theory:

II Continuity equation for current density, Displacement current, Modifying equation for the curl of
magnetic field to satisfy continuity equation, Maxwell‟s equations in vacuum and in non conducting
medium, Energy in an electromagnetic field, Poynting vector and Poynting theorem, Plane
electromagnetic waves in vacuum and their transverse nature. Relation between electric and magnetic
fields of an electromagnetic wave, Energy and momentum carried by electromagnetic waves, Resultant
pressure, Skin depth.
Quantum Mechanics:
Black body radiation, Stefan‟s law, Wien‟s law, Rayleigh-Jeans law and Planck‟s law, Wave particle
III duality, Matter waves, Time-dependent and time-independent Schrodinger wave equation, Born
interpretation of wave function, Solution to stationary state Schrodinger wave equation for one-
Dimensional particle in a box, Compton effect.
Wave Optics:
Coherent sources, Interference in uniform and wedge shaped thin films, Necessity of extended sources,
IV Newton‟s Rings and its applications. Fraunhoffer diffraction at single slit and at double slit, absent
spectra, Diffraction grating, Spectra with grating, Dispersive power, Resolving power of grating,
Rayleigh‟s criterion of resolution, Resolving power of grating.
Fibre Optics & Laser:

V Fibre Optics: Introduction to fibre optics, Acceptance angle, Numerical aperture, Normalized frequency,
Classification of fibre, Attenuation and Dispersion in optical fibres.
Laser: Absorption of radiation, Spontaneous and stimulated emission of radiation, Einstein’s

coefficients, Population inversion, Various levels of Laser, Ruby Laser, He-Ne Laser, Laser
Applications.
1 University Academy
Engineering Physics
Solved MCQ
Content Page No.
1. Relativistic Mechanics: 3-8
2. Electromagnetic Field Theory: 9-13
3. Quantum Mechanics : 14-19
4. Wave Optics : 20-24
5. Fibre Optics & Laser: 25-31
Unit-I
1. An inertial frame is? lv
(d)
(a) Accelerated c
(b) Deaccelerated Answer: Option (b)
(c) Moving with uniform velocity or at rest 6. In Galilean transformation ,time interval is
(d) All of these (a) Different for different Frame
Answer: Option (c) (b) Relative
2. Which of the following could be considered (c) Vector
inertial frames of reference? (d) Same in all frames
(a) A train at rest Answer: Option (d)
(b) A train travelling with a constant 7. According to the special theory of relativity,
velocity of 54 m/s physical laws are the same in frames of
(c) A train speeding up to 54 m/s reference which
(d) Both a and b (a) Move at uniform velocity
Answer: Option (d) (b) Accelerate.
3. Earth is? (c) Move in circles.
(a) An Inertial Frame (d) Move in ellipses
(b) A non-inertial Frame Answer: Option (d)
(c) Both Inertial frame and non-inertial 8. Which one is invariant under Galilean
frame Transformation?
(d) None of these (a) Acceleration
Answer: Option (b), Hint: Earth rotate along (b) Velocity
sun and also rotate along own axis. (c) Length
4. Michelson Morley experiment proved that (d) Force
(a) Earth is an Inertial Frame Answer: Option (a)
(b) Earth is a non-Inertial Frame 9. A rod moves along the length with a relativistic
(c) There is no absolute frame of reference
velocity  , then the rod
called ether in universe
(a) Extends along its length
(d) None of these
(b) Contract along its length
Answer: Option (c)
(c) Contract perpendicular to its length
5. The fringe shift (n)is Michelson Morley
(d) Contract along all direction.
Experiment
Answer: Option (b)
2
lv 10. If an object reaches the speed of light, its
(a)
c 2 length changes to___________?
2
2lv (a) Zero
(b)
c 2 (b) Infinite
(c) Double of its value
l 2v 2
(c)
2c 2  (d) Half of its value
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (a)

11. How fast does a rocket have to move relative to 16. If t is time interval of event measured by
an observer for its length to be contracted in to '
moving S frame and t 0 is time interval
95% to its original length?
measured by rest frame S than time dilation
(a) 0.2c
t0
(b) 0.3c (a) t= ,
2
(c) 0.4c 1−
(d) 0.5c c2
Answer: Option (b) 2
(b) t = t0 1 − ,
12. Which transformation Equation are replaced by c2
Lorentz transformation equation which (c) t = t0 ,
confirms the postulates of Einstein special
(d) None of above
theory of relativity
Option (a)
(a) Maxwell’s
17. Time Dilation is
(b) Planck’s
(a) Real effect
(c) Newton’s
(b) Just appear
(d) Galilean
(c) Classical effect
Answer: Option (d)
(d) None of above
13. Lorentz transformation assume
Answer: Option (a)
(a) Space and time both are relative
18. A spaceship, moving away from the Earth at a
(b) Space and time both are absolute
speed of 0.9c, fires a light beam backward. An
(c) Space is absolute and time is relative
observer on the earth measured the velocity of
(d) Space is relative and time is absolute
light beam
Answer: Option (a)
(a) 0.1c
14. According to special relativity, which
(b) more than 0.1c but less than c
physical properties below are dependent on
(c) c
the observer speed
(d) More than c
(a) Length
Answer: Option (c)
(b) Time
19. The circle in rest frame appear to ellipse for
(c) Mass
frame moving relative to rest frame due to
(d) All of above
(a) Length contraction
Answer: Option (d)
(b) Time dilation
15. The Clocks in a moving reference frame
(c) Relativistic velocity addition theorem
compared to identical clocks in a stationary
(d) All of these
reference frame, appear to run?
Answer: Option (a)
(a) Slower
20. When a material particle of rest mass m0 tends
(b) Faster
to attain speed c, than the mass tends to become
(c) At the same rate.
(a) Double to its rest mass
(d) Backward in time.
(b) Infinite
(c) Zero  m0  2
(d)  − m c
(d) none of these  0 
 1 − / c 
2 2
Answer: Option (b)

Answer: Option (d)
21. An Observer moves with speed of c/2 towards a
stationary source of light, the speed of light 25. The rest mass of an electron is m0 .what is the
appears to the observer to be mass of electron when it is moving with

(a) c velocity 0.6c
(b) 2c (a) m0
(c) 0.5c
4
(d) 0.9c (b) m0
5
Answer: Option (a)
22. For particle having zero rest mass and 5
(c) m0
momentum p, the total energy of particle is 4
(a) Zero (d) 2m0
(b) Infinite Answer: Option (c)
(c) pc 26. The basic theorem/principle used to obtain
(d) p/c mass-energy relation is
Answer: Option (c) (a) Momentum Conservation Theorem
23. The kinetic energy of a particle is double of its (b) Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
rest mass energy, than the speed of particle (c) Work-Energy Theorem
(a) c (d) Maxwell Theorem
(b) c/2 Answer: Option (c)
(c) 2c/3 27. Which of the following is Einstein’s mass
2 2 energy relation?
(d) c
E 2 = p 2 c 2 − m0 c 4
3 2
(a)
Answer: Option (d)
E k = p 2 c 2 − m0 c 4
2 2
(b)
24. The relativistic Kinetic energy of a particle rest
mass m0 moving with speed  is (c) E = mc 2
1 (d) Ek = mc 2
(a) m0 2
2 Answer: Option (c)
1 28. Which of the following is the momentum-
m0 2
(b) 2 energy relation?
1 − 2 / c 2 (a) E 2 = p 2 c 2 − m0 c 4
2
1
m0 c 2 E = p 2 c 2 − m0 c 2
2
(b)
(c) 2
1 − 2 / c 2 (c) E = p 2 c 2 − m0 c 3
2
(d) E = p c − m0 c
Answer: Option (a) (c) 5.12 105 eV , 2.99 10 −22 Kg m / sec
29. In relativistic case, the velocity of the particle
(d) 5.12 10 4 eV , 2.99 10 −23 Kg m / sec
approaches the speed of light, the Kinetic
Answer: Option (b) hint K=
energy approaches?
(a) Rest Energy K = mc 2 − m0 c 2 , p = m
(b) Zero 34. A man weight 50 Kg on the earth. When he is
(c) Infinite in rocket ship in flight his mass is 50.5Kg as
(d) None of above measured by an observer on earth .What is the
Answer: Option (c) speed of rocket?
30. What will be the rest energy of an electron? (a) 4.23 107 m / sec
(a) 0.31 MeV
(b) 4.23 108 m / sec
(b) 0.41 MeV
(c) 4.23 106 m / sec
(c) 0.51 MeV
(d) 4.23 105 m / sec
(d) 0.61 MeV
Answer: Option (c) Answer: Option (a) hint m =
m0
,
31. If a star radiates energy at the rate of 2
1−
5 1020 Js −1 what is the rate at which the c2
mass is decrease is? 35. If 1 meter rod are moving with a speed 0.75c
along X-axis with respect to stationary observer
(a) 4.54 103 Kg
what is the length of rod observed by stationary
(b) 5.54 10 Kg 3
observer
(c) 6.54 103 Kg (a) 1.2 m

(b) 0.66m
(d) 7.54 103 Kg
(c) 0.93 m
Answer: Option (a) (d) 1.1m
32. The momentum of a photon having energy
2
−17 Answer: Option (b) hint L = L0 1 − ,
10 J is c2
(a) 1.1110−26 Kgms −1 36. Calculate the percentage contraction of rod
−26 moving with a velocity 0.8c in a direction
(b) 2.22  10 Kgms −1
inclined at 60 degree to its own length
(c) 3.33 10−26 Kgms −1 (a) 29%
−26 −1
(d) 4.44  10 Kgms (b) 39%
(c) 49%
Answer: Option (c)
(d) 9%
33. The mass of moving electron 11 times its rest
Answer: Option (d)
mass, what is kinetic energy and momentum of
37. At what speed should a clock moved so that it
electron respectively
may appear to lose 1 minute in each hour
(a) 5.12 107 eV , 2.99 10 −20 Kg m / sec
(a) 5.4 107 m / sec
−21
(b) 5.12 10 eV , 2.99 10
6
Kg m / sec
(b) 5.4 106 m / sec 41. Einstein's two postulates of the special theory of
relativity?
(c) 5.4 105 m / sec
(a) All laws of physics are the same in every
(d) 5.4 108 m / sec
inertial frame and velocity of light is same for
all observers
T0
Answer: Option (a) Hint T= (b) All laws of physics are the same in every
2
1− non -inertial frame and velocity of light is
c2
different for all observers
(c) All laws of physics are the not same in
38. If the velocity of particle is u in S frame and
every inertial frame and velocity of light is not
u ' in S ' relativistic velocity addition theorem same for all observers
can be written as (d) None of the above
u +v '
Answer: Option (a)
(a) u=
u ' 42. If m0 is the rest mass of body, the relativistic
1+ 2
c
momentum is defined as
u −v'
p = m0 v
(b) u= (a)
u '
1− 2 m0
c (b) p= 1/ 2
 2 
(c) u =u +v '
1 − 2 
 c 
(d) u = u' − v
m0
Answer: Option (a) (c) p= −1 / 2
 2 
39. Two particles come towards each other with 1 − 2 
speed 0.8c with respect to Laboratory frame  c 
.What is their relative speed (d) None of the Above
(a) 0.97c Answer: Option (b)
(b) 0.90 c 43. The relativistic Newton’s law is defined as
(c) 0.95c −3 / 2
d   2 
F = m0 1 − 
dt  c 2 
(d) 0.8 c (a)
Answer: Option (a)
3/ 2
40. Amount by time interval is greater than the d   2 
F = m0 1 − 
dt  c 2 
(b)
proper time interval for measuring the time of
event.
d
(a) Time dilation (c) F = m0
dt
(b) Time interval
(d) None of the Above
(c) Time parameter
Answer: Option (a)
(d) All of above
44. Lorentz transformations x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = c 2t 2
Answer: Option (a)
Is
(a) Invariant
(b) Not Invariant (b) 8.89 10 −27 Kg

(c) Relative
(c) 8.89 10 −28 Kg
(d) None of these
Answer: Option (a) (d) 8.89 10 −29 Kg
45. Michelson Morley experiment conclusively Answer: Option (c) Hint m = K .E / c 2
establishes that there is no ................ frame but
Where m = m − m0
all frames are.....................
50. Which process is the example of mass energy
(a) Absolute, Relative
equivalence
(b) Relative, Absolute
(a) Pair production
(c) Both a and b
(b) Pair annihilation
(d) None of these
(c) Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Answer: Option (a)
(d) All of these
46. Rest mass of photon
(a) infinite
(b) zero
(c) finite
(d) none of these
Answer: Option (b)
47. Two photons approaching each other in vacuum
and relative speed will
(a) c
(b) zero
(c) 2c
(d) c/2
Answer: Option (a)
48. Relativistic Mass (m) will be calculated as
m0
(a) m=
2
1−
c2
2
(b) m = m0 / 1 −
c2
(c) m = m0
(d) None of these
Answer: Option (a)
49. How much does a proton gain in mass when
accelerated to a kinetic energy of 500MeV.
(a) 8.89 10 −26 Kg
Unit-II
1. Maxwell’s Equations describe the integration Answer: Option (d)
of which two fundamental forces? 6. The charge build up in the capacitor is due to
(a) Electricity and Magnetism which quantity
(b) Electricity and the Weak Nuclear force (a) Conduction current
(c) Magnetism and the Weak Nuclear force (b) Displacement current
(d) Electricity and the Strong Nuclear forced (c) Direct current
Answer: Option (a) (d) Convection current
2. "The total electric flux through any closed Answer: Option (b)
surface surrounding charges is equal to the 7. The electromagnetic wave is
amount of charge enclosed”. The above (a) Transverse in nature
statement is associated with (b) Longitudinal in nature
(a) Coulomb's square law (c) Acoustic in nature
(b) Gauss's law (d) None of thease
(c) Lenz’s Law Answer: Option (a)
(d) Faraday’s Law 8. In an Electromagnetic wave the direction of
Answer: Option (b) magnetic field induction B is
3. If Magnetic monopole existed, then which of (a) Parallel to Electric field
following Maxwell’s equation will be modified (b) Perpendicular to electric field

(a) div D =  (c) anti parallel to Poynting vector
 (d) none of these
(b) div B = 0
 Answer: Option (b)

(c) curl E = − B 9. The amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields
t
 are related to each other by the relation
  D
(d) curl H = J − (a) E0 B0 = c
t
Answer: Option (b) (b) B0 = E0 c
4. Displacement current arise due to
(c) E 0 = B0 c
(a) Static electric field
(d) E0 B0 = c
2
(b) Time varying electric field
(c) Positive charges only Answer: Option (c)
(d) Negative charge only 10. Which Conduction current through a wire is
Answer: Option (b) __________ displacement current in capacitor?
5. The law which states that the variation of (a) double as
electric field cause magnetic field is :- (b) Same as
(a) Faraday’s Law (c) Twice of
(b) Lenz’s Law (d) All of these
(c) Biot Savart’s Law Answer: Option (b)
(d) Modified Ampere’s law

11. Determine the conduction current and   2H
(c)   E = E −  2
displacement current densities in a material  t
having conductivity of 10−3 mho / m relative 
 2E
permittivity is 2.45.The electric field is (d)   H =  2
 t
4 10−6 sin(9 10−9 t ) volt / m Answer: Option (a)
4  10 −6 sin(9  10 −9 t ) A / m , 14. Maxwell’s equations in __________ form give
(a)
4  10 −6 cos(9  10 −9 t ) A / m information at points of discontinuity in
electromagnetic fields.
4  10 −9 sin(9  10 −9 t ) A / m , (a) Integral
(b)
4  10 −9 cos(9  10 −9 t ) A / m (b) Differential
−6 −9
4 10 cos(9 10 t ) A / m , (c) Algebraic
(c) (d) None of these
4 10 −6 sin(9 10 −9 t ) A / m
Answer: Option (b)
4 10 −9 cos(9 10 −9 t ) A / m , 15. Maxwell’s equations give the relations
(d)
−9 −9
4 10 sin(9 10 t ) A / m between__________.__
Answer: Option (b) hint : (a) Different sources

   E (b) Different fields
J C = E , J D =  0 r (c) Different boundary conditions
t
(d) None of these
12. The Maxwell’s third equation in differential
Answer: Option (b)
form is written as
 16. Electromagnetic wave equation in free space in
 B
(a)  E = term of electric field is
t 
  2E
 B (a)  E = −  0 0 2
2
(b)   E = −  t
t 
  2E
 H (b)  E =  0 0 2
2
(c)   E =  t
t 
  1 2E
 H (c)  E=
2
(d)   E = −  0 0  2 t
t 
 1 2E
Answer: Option (b) (d)  E=−
2
13. Maxwell’s fourth equation in medium of  0 0  2 t

permittivity  and permeability  is written as Answer: Option (d)

  2E
17. The velocity of Electromagnetic wave in free
(a)   H = E −  2 space is equal to
 t
 1
  2E (a) c =
(b)   B = E −  2  0 0
 t
(b) c =  0 0
(c) c = 0 /  0 22. The direction of electromagnetic wave is given

by
(d) None of these  
Answer: Option (a) (a) E. B
 
18. When the medium of electromagnetic waves (b) EB
changes from air to water, their speed is 
(a) Increases
(c) E

(b) Decreases (d) B
(c) Remaining same Answer: Option (b) direction of propagation of
(d) May increases and decreases EM wave is perpendicular to the E and B
Answer: Option (b) 23. The electromagnetic wave travels along z-axis
19. Wave impedance for electromagnetic wave in .Which is following pair of space and time
free space is varying field would generate such a wave
(a) 176.6  (a) Ex , By

(b) 276.6  (b) E y , Bx
(c) 376.6  (c) E y , Bz
(d) 476.6 
(d) Ez , By
Answer: Option (c)
Answer: Option (a)
20. The relation between electric field E and
24. In an electromagnetic wave the phase difference
magnetic field H is
between electric and magnetic field E and B is
1
(a) E= H (a) 0
 0 0
(b) π
0 π/2
(b) E= H (c)
0
(d) π/4
0 Answer: Option (a)
(c) E= H
0 25. Electromagnetic wave
(d) E =  0 0 H (a) Transfer energy
(b) Can not transfer energy
Answer: Option (b)
(c) May transfer energy
21. The electromagnetic wave is propagating in a
(d) None of these
medium with permittivity ε is and permeability
Answer: Option (a)
μ ,the quantity  /  is 
26. Conduction current density ( J C )and
(a) Refractive index of medium

(b) Intrinsic impedance of medium displacement current density ( J D ) is written as

(c) Energy density of medium    E
(d) Velocity of electromagnetic wave (a) J C = E , J D = 
t
Answer: Option (b)

 E   (d) 1.89 V/m
(b) J C =  , J D = E
t Answer: Option (b) hint E = P (4 0 cr )
2

   E 31. If the magnitude of H in plane wave is 1
(c) J C = E , J D =
t ampere/meter. Calculate the magnitude of E for
 plane wave in free space
   E
(d) J C = E , J D = (a) 366 V/m
t
(b) 376 V/m
Answer: Option (a) static electric field and
(c) 386 V/m
varying electric field produce curret
(d) 396 V/m
27. Poynting vector(S) represents
(a) The energy transfer per unit area per unit Answer: Option (a) hint E = H 0 /  0
time of an electromagnetic field 32. Paraffin has relative permittivity (  r ) is 2.1.
(b) The momentum transfer per unit area per
Find the refractive index and the speed of wave
unit time of an electromagnetic field
in paraffin?
(c) The pressure transfer per unit area per unit
time of an electromagnetic field
(a) 1.55, 2.1106 m/ s
(d) none of theses (b) 1.45, 2.0 106 m/ s
Answer: Option (c)
(c) 1.35, 2.0 105 m/ s
28. Poynting vector(S) is expressed as
   (d) 1.25, 2.1105 m/ s
(a) S = EH
   Answer: Option (b) hint:  =  r , v = c /  ,
(b) S = EB
   33. Poynting's theorem is a statement of
(c) S = EK
   (a) Conservation of momentum for the
(d) S = B K electromagnetic field
Answer: Option (a) (b) Conservation of energy for the
29. Unit of Poynting vector is? electromagnetic field,
(a) watt (c) Conservation of energy and momentum
(b) watt for the electromagnetic field
m
(d) None of these
(c) watt
m2 Answer: Option (b)
watt 34. The energy transported by the electromagnetic

(d)
sec fields per unit time per unit area is called
Answer: Option (c) (a) Electro-magnetic energy
30. Sodium Lamp is radiating power 50 W. The (b) Flux density
mean root square value of electric field strength (c) Poynting Energy
at a distance? (d) Poynting vector
(a) 12.9 V/m Answer: Option (d)
(b) 1.29 V/m 35. Poynting theorem in mathematical form is
(c) 18.9 V/m written as
(a) (  H )dS = − J .EdV −   1E 2 + 1 H 2 dV 40. In an electromagnetic wave, the electric field of
 s
V

t  V 2  V 2 
 amplitude 4 V/m is oscillating. The Energy
density of the wave is
(b) (E  H )dS = − J .EdV −   1E 2 + 1 H 2 dV
  
t  V 2  
s V V
2  (a) 1.3110−10 J / m3
(c) (  H )dS = − J .EdV −   1E 2 + 1 H 2 dV

     (b) 1.4110−10 J / m3
s V t  V 2 V 2 
(d) None of above (c) 1.2110−10 J / m3
Answer: Option (b) (d) 1.1110−10 J / m3
36. The Earth receives 2cal / min/ cm 2 .What is the
Answer: Option (b) hint: Energy density = ε
value of H E2
(a) 1.98 A/m 41. The magnitude of average value of Poynting
(b) 2.98 A/m vector S at a point is called as:-
(c) 3.98 A/m (a) Frequency of radiation
(d) 4.98 A/m (b) Intensity of radiation
Answer: Option (a) hint: E/H=376 ohm, (c) Amplitude of radiation
S =EH= 2 cal/min/cm2 , (d) Momentum flow
37. The ratio of electrostatic energy and magnetic Answer: Option (b)
energy density of an electromagnetic wave in 42. The radiation pressure is given by __________
free space is (a) S
(a) unity (b) S avg
(b) two
(c) S
(c) three c
(d) None of these
(d) S avg
Answer: Option (a) c
38. The high frequency current flow Answer: Option (d)

(a) Inside the conductor 43. The skin effect is a phenomenon observed in
(b) At the Surface of conductor (a) Conductors
(c) Both a and b (b) Semi conductors
(d) None of above (c) Insulators
Answer: Option (b) (d) Dielectric
39. Skin depth/ Penetration depth is the depth at Answer: Option (a)
which amplitude of electromagnetic wave 44. The attenuation coefficient (  ) is 0.5 units.
damped to-----------times of its initial value. The skin depth  will be
(a) e (a) 0.5
(b) 1/e (b) 1
(c) 1/2e (c) 2
(d) 2e (d) 1.5
Answer: Option (b)
Answer: Option (c) hint  = 1/ 
45. The skin depth of the wave having a frequency 

(a) div J = −
of 3MHz and a velocity of 12 m/s is t
(a) 2 
(b) div J = +
(b) 3 t
(c) 4
(c) div J = 0
(d) 6
(d) None of above
Answer: Option (c) hint  = f
Answer: Option (a)
46. What is the cause of skin effect?
50. If J is current density and  is volume charge
(a) Supply frequency.
density than Equation of continuity for static
(b) Self inductance of conductor.
field written as
(c) High sensitive of material

(d) Both (a), (b) (a) div J = −
Answer: Option (d)
t

47. Find the skin depth for silver at frequency (b) div J = +
1MHz. Conductivity (  )of silver is 107 S/m. t
Take silver to be non magnetic (c) div J = 0
(a)  = 1.59 10−4 m (d) None of above

Answer: Option (c)
(b)  = 1.59 10−3 m
51. A radio station transmits a 10-kW signal at
(c)  = 1.59 10−2 m frequency of 100 MHz. For simplicity, assume
(d)  = 1.59 10 m −1
that it radiates at a point source. At a distance of
2
Answer: Option (a) Hint = 1 km from the (point source) antenna, what will

be the amplitudes of the electric and magnetic
48. Equation of continuity is field strengths
(a)Total current flowing out of volume must be (a) Bmax = 2.58  10 −6 T , E max = 0.60V / m
equal to the rate of decrease of charge within
(b) Bmax = 2.58  10 −9 T , E max = 0.77V / m
that volume
(b) Total charge flowing out of volume must be (c) Bmax = 2.58  10 −7 T , E max = 0.79V / m
equal to the rate of decrease of current within
(d) Bmax = 2.58  10 −5 T , E max = 0.77V / m
that volume
(c) Total electric field flowing out of volume Answer: Option (b)
must be equal to the rate of decrease of charge Hint : Emax = c Bmax ,
within that volume 2 0 S

Bmax = , where S = power / area
(d) All the Above c
Answer: Option (a)
49. If J is current density and  is volume charge
density than Equation of continuity for varying
field written as
Unit-III
1. The following statement "every moving matter 6. If a charged particle of mass m is accelerated
has a associated wave” given by through a potential difference of V volts, the de-
(a) Planck’s Broglie wavelength is given by
(b) de-Broglie h
a)
(c) Stefan’s mqV
(d) Newton’s
h
Answer: Option (b) b)
2mqV
2. The De-Broglie hypothesis is associated with is
(a) Wave nature of electrons only 2h
c)
(b) Wave nature of α-particle only mqV
(c) Wave nature of radiation qV
d)
(d) Wave nature of all material particles 2m
Answer: Option (d)
Answer: Option (b)
3. The De-Broglie wavelength of an electron in
7. A material particle with a rest mass m0 is
the first Bohr orbit is
(a)Equal to one-fourth the circumference of first moving with speed of light  . the de-Broglie
orbit wavelength associated with the material particle
(b) Equal to twice the circumference of first would have been
orbit h
a)
(c) Equal to half the circumference of first orbit m0
(d) Equal to the circumference of first orbit m0
b)
Answer: Option (d) h
4. The velocity of Matter wave is c) 0
(a) Greater than velocity of electromagnetic d) ∞.
wave Answer: Option (a)
(b)Less than velocity of electromagnetic wave 8. The wavelength associated with material
(c) Equal to velocity of electromagnetic wave particle of momentum p is
(d) none of above
h
Answer: Option (b) (a) =
p
5. The wavelength associated with the non-
p
relativistic electron having kinetic energy(E) is (b) =
h
(a) E1 / 2
2h
(b) E (c) =
p
(c) E −1/ 2 h
−2 (d) =
(d) E 2p
Answer: Option (c) Answer: Option (a)
9. The de-Broglie wavelength associated with an 12. The time dependent Schrödinger wave equation
electron accelerated through a potential is .....
difference of V volt is ?
150 0  −  2  2
(a) =  a) i = + V ( x)
V t 2m x 2
V 0  2 −  2  2
(b)  =  b) i = + V ( x) ( x, t )
150 t 2 2m x 2
 −  2 
=
12.28 0
 c) i = + V ( x) ( x, t )
(c)
V t 2m x
 −  2  
V d) i = − V ( x) ( x, t )
(d)  = 0 t 2m x
12.28
Answer: Option (a)
Answer: Option (a)
10. A tiny particle of mass 10−13 kg is moving with 13. The function representing matter waves
velocity of 10 m/s, The associated wavelength must be
is a) Complex
b) Real
a) 6.62 10−20 cm
c) Zero
b) 6.62 10−20 m d) infinity
−34
c) 6.62 10 m Answer: Option (a)
−13
d) 6.62 10 m
14. The square of the magnitude of the wave
Answer: Option (b)
function is called_________
11. The time independent Schrödinger wave a) Current density
equation is b) Volume density

c) Probability density
d 2 ( x) 2 2 m( E − V )
a) +  ( x) = 0 (d) None of these
dx 2 h2
Answer: Option (c)
d 2 ( x) 8 2 m( E − V )
b) +  ( x) = 0 15. The operator ∇2 is called _______ operator
dx 2 h2 a) Laplacian
d 2 ( x) 4 2 m( E − V ) b) Hamiltonian
c) +  ( x) = 0
dx 2 h2 c) Poisson
d  ( x) 6 m( E − V )
2 2 d) Vector
d) +  ( x) = 0
dx 2 h2 Answer: Option (a)
Answer: Option (b)
16. According to wave mechanics, a free particle (b) Continues energies

in infinite potential box can possesses (c) Only one single value
(a) Discrete energies (d) None of these
Answer: Option (a) (d) Infinity

17. The quantised energy of a particle of mass m Answer: Option (a)
in infinite one dimensional box of length L is 21. Compton effect in X-ray supports
n2h2 (a) Wave nature of X-ray

(a)
2mL2 (b) Particle nature of X-ray
(c) X-ray is charged particle
n2h2
(b) (d) X-ray is neutral wave
8mL2
Answer: Option (b)
n 2 2 h 2 22. The wavelength of X-ray is order of
(c)
2mL2
(a) 10
2 2
n h (b) 1m
(d)
8 2 mL2
(c) 1cm
Answer: Option (d)
(d) 1m
18. The wave function (Ψ) of free particle in Answer: Option (a)
infinite one dimensional box of length L is 23. Compton Shift in Wavelength is
2 nx  =
h
(1 − cos )
(a) = sin (a)
L L 2m0 c
1 nx  =
h
(1 − cos )
(b) = sin (b)
m0 c
L L
nx 2h
(c) =
L
sin (c)  = (1 − cos )
2 L m0 c
h
L nx (d)  = (1 + cos )
(d)  = sin m0 c
2 L
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (b)
19. The wave function(Ψ) of matter wave should 24. The maximum Compton shift observed is
satisfy the following condition (a) 0.024 A0

(a) Ψ should be normalized (b) 1A0
(b) Ψ should be single valued
(c) 0.05 A0
(c) Ψ and its first derivative should be
continuous
(d) 5000A0
(d) All of these Answer: Option (c)
Answer: Option (d) 25. Compton effect cannot take place with
20. The total probability of finding the particle in (a) X-ray.
space must be (b) Visible ray.
(a) Unity (c)  -ray

(b) Zero (d) X-ray and  -ray
(c) Double
Answer: Option (b) (d) 0.124 m

26. The kinetic energy of recoil electron in Answer: Option (a)
Compton shift of frequency of incident 30. Find the de-Broglie wavelength of a golf ball
'
radiation is v and that of scattered radiation v of 50 gm mass travelling with a velocity of
is 1000 m/sec.
(a) hv − hv ' a) λ = 1.32510−34 m
(b) 1 − v '
b) λ = 1.32510−35 m
v
'
c) λ = 1.32510−31 m
(c) 1− v
v d) λ = 1.32510−30 m
(d) From zero to hv Answer: Option (b)
Answer: Option (a) 31. Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength of an
27. Compton shift is depend upon 3
electron moving with velocity c
(a) Frequency of incident radiation 5
(b) Amplitude of scattered radiation
a) 0.331 Ao
(c) Angle of scattering
(d) Nature of scatterer material
b) 0.0331 Ao
c) 3.31 Ao
Answer: Option (c)
d) 331 Ao
28. In Compton effect the direction of recoil Answer: Option (b)
electron is 32. Find the energy of an electron moving in one
 sin  dimension in an infinite high potential box of
(a) tan =
 −  cos
'
width 1A0 (mass of the electron is 9.11 x 10-31
 cos kg and h=6.63 x 10-34 J-s).

(b) tan = '
 −  sin  (a) 36.69 eV
(b) 37.69 eV
' cos
(c) tan =
' −  sin  (c) 38.69 eV
(d) 39.69 eV
' sin 
(d) tan = '
 −  cos Answer: Option (b) hint E =
h2
Answer: Option (a) 8mL2
29. When X-ray of energy 100 KeV strikes a 33. A particle is moving in one dimensional
target, they are scattered at an angle 30 degree. potential box (of infinite height) of width
Find the wavelength of X-ray photon 25A0 . Calculate the probability of finding the
(a) 0.124 A0 particle within an interval of 5A0 at the centre
(b) 0.124 nm of the box when it is in its state of least energy.
(c) 0.124 cm a) 0.1

b) 0.3
c) 0.4 (d) None of above

d) 0.2 Answer: Option (b)
Answer: Option (c) hint P= P = ψ(x ) dx and

2 38. Wien’s energy distribution Law explain the
Black body spectrum on
2 πx
ψ(x) =   sin (a) Lower Wavelength
L L
34. An electron is bound in one dimensional box (b) Higher wavelength
−10 (c) Whole spectrum
which has width 2.5 10 m . Assuming the
(d) None of above
height of the box to be infinite, calculate the
Answer: Option (b)
lowest two permitted energy values of the
39. As the wavelength of the radiation decreases,
electron
the intensity of the black body radiations
a) 6.04 eV , 24.16 eV
a) Increases
b) 5.04 eV , 25.16 eV b) Decreases
c) 4.04 eV , 20.16 eV c) First increases then decrease
d) 3.04 eV , 23.16 eV d) First decreases then increases

Answer: Option (c)
Answer: Option (a) hint
n 2h 2 40. Wien’s displacement Law for black body is
E= or E= 6.04 n 2 eV for n=1,n=2
8mL2 (where m is peak wavelength (at
35. A black body is defined as Temperature T)
a) A perfect absorber and perfect emitter of (a) mT = cons tan t

radiation. m
b) Partially absorber and Partially emitter of
(b) = cons tan t
T
radiation.
T
(c) = cons tan t
c) Both (a) and (b).
m
(d) None of above
Answer: Option (a)
Answer: Option (a)
36. The radiation emitted by hot bodies are 41. Stefan’s Law states that the total power
a) black body radiations radiated by an perfect blackbody is
b) X-ray proportional to
c) Visible light (a) T
d) Gamma radiation.
(b) T2
Answer: Option (a)
(c) T3
37. Rayleigh Jeans explain the Black body (d) T4
spectrum on Answer: Option (d)
(a) Lower Wavelength 42. Planck’s radiation Law for black body
(b) Higher wavelength spectrum
(c) Whole spectrum
8hc (a) They produce the waves of same wavelength

(a) E d = d
 (e hc / T − 1)
4
(b) They produce the waves of same amplitude
(c) They produce the waves having initial
8hc
(b) E d = d constant phase difference
 (e hc / T − 1)
5
(d)They produce the waves of same wavelength

8h
(c) E d = d and amplitudes
5 (e hc / T − 1)
Answer: Option (c)
8h
(d) E d = d
 (e hc / T − 1)
4
Answer: Option (b)

43. Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its
emissivity __
(a) At all temperatures
(b) At particular temperatures
(c) At critical temperature
(d) When system is under thermal equilibrium
Answer: Option (d)
44. Planck’s law holds good for
(a) Black Body
(b) Polished body
(c) All coloured body
(d) All of these
Answer: Option (a)
45. Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat
transfer by
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) All of above
Answer: Option (c)
46. Which one of the following does not support
the wave nature of light
(a) Photoelectric effect
(b) Interference
(c) Polarisation
(d) Diffraction
Answer: Option (a)
47. Two sources of light are said to be coherent if
Unit-IV
1. Which is following are coherent sources (c) Diffraction
(a) A 100 W and 60 W bulbs (d) Polarisation
(b) Two bulb of each 60 W Answer: Option (b)
(c) Two virtual sources produce in thin film 7. On a rainy day, small oil films on water show
interference brilliant colours’. This is due to
(d) None of these (a) Interference
Answer: Option (c) (b) Dispersion
2. The virtual coherent sources are produced by (c) Diffraction
(a) Division of amplitude (d) Polarisation
(b) Division of wave front Answer: Option (a)
(c) both (a) and (b) 8. A Film is said to be thin if its thickness
(d) None of these is______
Answer: Option (c) (a) Oder of micrometer
3. The phenomenon in which two or more waves (b) Oder of nanometre
superpose to form a resultant wave of greater, (c) Oder of Pico meter
lower or the same amplitude is? (d) Very much smaller than wavelength of
(a) Interference light
(b) Diffraction Answer: Option (a)
(c) Polarization 9. Interference occurs in?
(d) None of these (a) Longitudinal waves only
Answer: Option (a) (b) Transverse waves only
4. Constructive interference happens when two (c) Electromagnetic waves only
waves are (d) All above
(a) In phase Answer: Option (d)
(b) Out of phase 10. In double slit experiment is carried out in air
(c) Zero amplitude and entire arrangement is dipped in water the
(d) None of these fringe width of system?
Answer: Option (a) (a) Increases
5. For destructive interference the path difference (b) Decreases
between two ray is (c) Fringe pattern disappears
(a) Even number of half wavelength (d) Remain unchanged
(b) Odd number of half wavelength Answer: Option (b)
(c) Whole number of wavelength 11. Why Newton's rings are circular-
(d) None of these (a) The locus of points of equal thickness of
Answer: Option (b) film is a square
6. Colours in thin films are because of (b) The locus of points of equal thickness of
(a) Dispersion film is a spherical
(b) Interference
(c) The locus of points of equal thickness of  

(b) (2n) , (2n − 1)
film is a elliptical 2 2
(d) The locus of points of equal thickness of (c) (2n), (2n −1)
film is a circle
(d) None of these
Answer: Option (d)
Answer: Option (b)
12. The pattern of fringes using white light in
Newton’s ring experiment is :
16. The fringe width in wedge shape thin film with
(a) Colours fringes around bright centre
wedge angle  and refractive index  is
(b) Colours fringes around dark centre

(c) Uniform illumination around dark centre (a) =
(d) Uniform illumination around bright centre 4 
Answer: Option (b) 2
(b) =
13. A thin sheet of refractive index (  ) 1.5 and 
thickness 1 cm is placed in the path of light. 4
(c) =
What is the path difference observed? 
(a) 0.001 m 
(d) =
(b) 0.002 m 2 
(c) 0.004 m
Answer: Option (d)
(d) 0.005 m
17. The thickness of soap bubble film (  =1.46) in
Answer: Option (d), Hint: path difference
constructive interference in reflected light with
offered by thin film is ( − 1)t
wavelength  = 4000 A0 at normal incidence is
14. The path difference 2t cos r bright and
(a) 1027 .4 A 0
dark band in interference in thin film( reflected
case) is
(b) 927 .4 A0
  (c) 1127 .4 A 0
(a) (2n − 1) , (2n)
2 2 (d) 1327 .4 A 0
  Answer: Option (a) hint:
(b) (2n) , (2n − 1)
2 2 
2t cos r = (2n − 1) , where n = 0, r = 0
(c) (2n), (2n −1) 2
(d) None of these
Answer: Option (a)
15. The path difference 2t cos r for bright and 18. The thickness of thinnest film (  =1.4) in
dark band in interference in thin film which interference of violet light  = 4000A0
(transmitted case) is can take place at refection at normal incidence
  is
(a) (2n − 1) , (2n)
2 2 (a) 614A0
(b) 714A0
(c) 814A0 (c) 2n 2

(d) 914A0 (d) 2n + 1
Answer: Option (b) hint:
Answer: Option (a)

2t cos r = (2n − 1) , where n = 0, r = 0 23. Application of Newton’s ring experiment is
2 (a) Determination of wavelength of source
(b) Determination of refractive index of
19. If the air film is replaced with water in the
medium
Newton’s ring experiment , the diameter of ring
(c) Determination optical flatness
is
(d) All of above
(a) Contracted
Answer: Option (d)
(b) Expand
24. What do The diameter of dark rings in reflected
(c) no change in diameter
light of Newton’s ring arrangement is
(d) None of the above
proportional to
Answer: Option (a)
20. Light of wavelength 6000 A 0 falls normally on
(a) n
a thin wedge shaped thin film of refractive (b) n2

index 1.4 forming fringes that are 2.0 mm apart (c) 2n 2
.Find the angle of wedge in degree
(d) 2n + 1
(a) 0.0051 0
Answer: Option (a)
(b) 0.0061 0 25. In Newton’s ring experiment the diameter of
0 10th dark ring is 0.433 cm. Find the wave
(c) 0.0071
length of incident light, if the radius of
(d) 0.0081 0
curvature of the lens is 0.70m
Answer: Option (b) hint
 (a) 6695  0
=
2  (b) 669 .5  0
21. For Transmitted light, the central ring in
(c) 66 .95  0
Newton’s ring is–
(a) Dark (d) 6.695  0
(b) Bright Answer: Option (a)
(c) Bright and dark 26. Calculate the thickness of thin film of air where
(d) Coloured 7.4 fringes are seen using the light of
Answer: Option (b) wavelength 5900 Å.
22. What do The diameter of dark rings in reflected
(a) 0.218310−5 cm
light of Newton’s ring arrangement is
(b) 2.18310−5 cm
proportional to
(c) 21.8310−5 cm
(a) n
(d) 218.3 10−5 cm
(b) n2
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (a)

27. What is the wavelength of light in Newton ring 31. In the Fraunhofer type diffraction is observed?
th
experiment, when the diameter of 15 bright (a) The source and screen are at infinite
ring is 1.16 cm .The radius curvature of plano- distance from the slit
convex lens is 400 cm (b) The source and screen are at finite
(a) 5890 10−8 cm distance from the slit

(c) The source is at infinite and screens is at
(b) 5896 10−8 cm
finite distance
−8
(c) 5429 10 cm (d) The source is at finite and screen is at
−8
(d) 5029 10 cm infinite distance
Answer: Option (c) hint: Answer: Option (a)
32. In the Fresnal type diffraction is observed?
Dn2
= (a) The source and screen are at infinite
2(2n − 1) R
distance from the slit
28. What is the refractive index of liqid placed
(b) The source and screen are at finite
between plano-convex lens and glass plate of
distance from the slit
Newten ring experiment, when the diameter of
(c) The source is at infinite and screens is at
6th bright ring is 3.1 mm .The radius curvature
finite distance
of plano convex lens is 100 cm
(d) The source is at finite and screen is at
(a) 1.30
infinite distance
(b) 1.37
Answer: Option (b)
(c) 1.40
33. In the Fraunhofer single slit diffraction the light
(d) 1.47
wave front incident on the slit is___
Answer: Option (b) Hint:
(a) Plane
2(2n − 1) R
= (b) Spherical
Dn2
(c) Cylindrical
29. The bending of light rays around the corners of (d) Elliptical
an obstacle is called? Answer: Option (a)
(a) Dispersion 34. In diffraction of white light, which colour show
(b) Interference maximum diffraction
(c) Diffraction (a) Violet
(d) Polarisation (b) Blue
Answer: Option (c) (c) Green
30. In a diffraction experiment , the size of (d) Red
obstacle in paths of light should be of order of Answer: Option (d)
(a) wavelength of light 35. In single slit diffraction central maxima is
(b) More than wavelength of light (a)Narrow, brighter and alternate minima and
(c) Less than wavelength of light maxima with equal intensity
(d) None of these
(b)Broad, brighter and alternate minima and (a) (a + b) sin  = n

maxima with equal intensity
(b) N (a + b) sin  = n
(c)Narrow, brighter and alternate minima and
maxima with decreasing intensity.
(c) n(a + b) sin  = N
(d)Broad, brighter and alternate minima and (d) None of these
maxima with decreasing intensity. Answer: Option (b)
Answer: Option (d) 40. Rayleigh’s criterion for resolution of two
36. In single slit diffraction, if red light is replaced nearby wavelength is
with X-ray then? (a) Minima of one wavelength coincide with
(a) More number of fringes is obtained maxima of other wavelength
(b) Less number of fringes is obtained (b) Minima of one wavelength coincide with
(c) No diffraction pattern is obtained minima of other wavelength
(d) None of above (c) Maxima of one wavelength coincide with
Answer: Option (c) maxima of other wavelength
37. In the double slit experiment the resultant (d) All of above.
intensity is Answer: Option (a)
sin 2  41. What information is given by resolving power
(a) 4A 2 cos 2 
 2
of grating –
(a) Resolving power gives an idea of angular
A2 sin 2 
(b) cos2  separation between lines of spectrum.
2
(b) Resolving power gives an idea about the
(c) A2 2 sin 2  cos2 
angular separation and degree of closeness of
(d) 4A  sin  cos 
2 2 2 2
spectral lines.
Answer: Option (a) factor responsible for (c) Resolving power gives an idea of angular
closeness between lines of spectrum.
sin 2 
diffraction is and factor responsible
2 (d) All of above
Answer: Option (b)
for interference between two slit is due to
cos 2 
42. If N is total number ruling on the grating, n is
38. If a and b are transparencies and opacities in a
order of spectrum and λ is the wavelength of
diffraction grating the condition of maxima is
light used ,than resolving power(λ/dλ) in the
(a) (a + b) sin  = n first order
(b) N (a + b) sin  = n (a) nλ
(b) n/λ
(c) n(a + b) sin  = N
(c) nN
(d) None of these
(d) nλ/N
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (c)
39. If a and b are transparencies and opacities in a 43. What information is given by Dispersive power
diffraction grating the condition of minima is of grating –
(a) Dispersive power gives an idea about the (c) 1:1/ 9 2 :1/ 25 2 :1/ 49 2
angular separation and degree of closeness of
(d) 1: 2 / 9 2 : 2 / 25 2 : 2 / 49 2
spectral lines.
Answer: Option (a)
(b) Dispersive power gives an idea about the
48. The plane transmission diffraction grating has
angular separation spectral lines
40,000 lines Determine its resolving power the
(c) Dispersive power gives an idea of angular
0
closeness between lines of spectrum. second order (n=2) for wavelength of 5000 A
(d) All of above (a) 80000

Answer: Option (b) (b) 40000
44. In diffraction through grating, If λ is the (c) 20000
wavelength of light and θ is angle of diffraction (d) 50000
than dispersive power of grating Answer: Option (b) hint λ/dλ=nN
(a) dθ/dλ 49. Number of lines in grating capable to resolving
(b) dλ/dθ 0
a wavelength difference 6 A at a mean
(c) ndθ/dλ
wavelength 6000 A0 in second order is spectra
(d) dθ/ndλ
is
Answer: Option (a)
(a) 50
45. If ‘a’ and’ b’ are transparencies and opacities
(b) 500
in a diffraction grating, then what particular
(c) 5000
spectra should be missing if b=2a
(d) 50000
(a) 0,3,6,9......
(b) 3, 6, 9…… 1 
Answer: Option (a) hint: N = ,
(c) 2, 4, 6…… n d
Where d = 6 A
0
(d) 1,3,6.......
50. In plane transmission grating the effect of
a+b
Answer: Option (b) hint n= m increasing the slit ‘a’ taking constant ‘b’ in the
a
grating element (a+b) is,
46. The intensity ratio of maxima at single slit
(a)Central peak is sharper with decrease in
diffraction when α = ± 5𝜋/2
number of interference maxima in central
(a) 1/ 25 2 maxima
(b) 25 2 (b) Central peak is broad and with increase in
number of interference maxima in central
(c) 25 2 / 4
maxima
(d) 4 / 25 2 (c) Central peak is disappear
Answer: Option (d) hint I = A sin  / 
2 2 2
(d) None of these
47. The relative intensities of successive maxima in Answer: Option (a)
single slit 51. In plane transmission grating, the effect of
(a) 1: 4 / 9 2 : 4 / 25 2 : 4 / 49 2 increasing the slit ‘b’ and taking constant ‘a’ in
grating element (a+b) is
(b) 1 : 3 / 9 2 : 6 / 25 2 : 9 / 49 2
(a) With increase in number of interference

maxima in central maxima
(b) With decreases in number of interference
maxima in central maxima
(c) Central maxima is disappear
(d) none of these
Answer: Option (a)
52. The ratio of intensity of secondary maxima to
the principal maxima in plane transmission
grating(N is number of slits ),
1
(a)
1 + ( N − 1) sin 2 
2
(b) 1 + ( N 2 −1) sin 2 

(c) 1 + ( N 2 + 1) sin 2 
1
(d)
1 + ( N + 1) sin 2 
2
Answer: Option (a)
Unit-V
1. Fibre optics communication uses the 6. Acceptance angle(  ) is
phenomena of (a) Maximum angle at which ray strike at
(a) Reflection Critical angle in core -cladd interface
(b) Total internal reflection (b) Minimum angle at which ray strike at
(c) Interference Critical angle in core -cladd interface.
(d) Polarisation (c) Minimum angle at which ray strike in
Answer: Option (b) core- cladd interface at zero Critical angle
2. A ray of light will undergo total internal (d) None of these
reflection if ray Answer: Option (a)
(a) Incident at an angle less than the critical 7. The most preferred source for optical fibre
angle at core-clad interface communication is
(b) Incident at an angle greater than the (a) LED
critical angle at core- clad interface (b) LASER
(c) Strikes the interface normally at core- clad (c) Sodium Lamp
interface (d) White light
(d) Goes from rarer medium to denser Answer: Option (b)
medium at core-clad interface 8. The optical fibre consists of a core refractive
Answer: Option (b)
index n1 surrounded by a cladding of refractive
3. Optical fibre is made of
index n 2 . A beam of light enters from the air at
(a) Metallic conductor
(b) Plastic doped with metallic impurities an angle of α with the axis of the fibre. The
(c) Dielectric material highest α for which ray can be travelled through
(d) Magnetic Oxide fibre is
Answer: Option (c) (a)  = sin −1 n12 − n22

4. Geometrical structure of fibre is made of
(a) Core (b)  = sin −1 n22 − n12
(b) Cladd
(c)  = cos −1 n12 − n22
(c) Outer Jackets
(d) All of above (d)  = cos −1 n22 − n12
Answer: Option (d) Answer: Option (a)
5. In optical fibre ,the refractive index of core is 9. High information carrying capability of optical
n1 and cladding n 2 ,then fibre is measured with their
(a) n1  n2 (a) Low losses

(b) High bandwidth
(b) n1 = n2
(c) Low cost
(c) n1  n2 (d) High bandwidth
(d) None of these Answer: Option (b)
Answer: Option (a)
10. In optical fibres, which is the most beneficial Answer: Option (d)
core index profile:- 15. The bandwidth of the optical fibre is
(a) Step-index (a) 900 GHz
(b) Graded index (b) 9 THz
(c) Step-index and Graded index (c) 900 THz
(d) Coaxial cable (d) 9 GHz
Answer: Option (b) Answer: Option (c)
11. Which among the following is described by the 16. Which of the following is not correct factors
concept of numerical aperture in an optical that are responsible for generating attenuation
fibre? of optical power in fiber?
(a) Light dispersion (a) Absorption
(b) Light gathering (b) Organic solvents
(c) Light polarisation (c) Scattering
(d) Light scattering (d) Waveguide effect
Answer: Option (b) Answer: Option (b)
12. Numerical aperture of optical fibre having 17. Rayleigh scattering occurs in core of fibre when
refractive index of core is n1 and clad is n 2 size of inhomgeneities
(a) Much larger than wavelength
(a) n12 − n22 (b) Much smaller than wavelength
(c) Comparable with wavelength
(b) n22 − n12
(d) Equal to wavelength
(c) n +n
2
1
2
2 Answer: Option (b)
18. Mie scattering occurs when size of
(d) n22 + n12
inhomgeneities
Answer: Option (a) (a) Much larger than wavelength
13. Which among the following fibre optic cables (b) Much smaller than wavelength
have a core of size 480 μm to 980 μm and made (c) Comparable with wavelength
up of polymethylmethacrylate? (d) Equal to wavelength
(a) Glass optical fibre Answer: Option (a)
(b) Core Plastic and clad silica optical fibre 19. Rayleigh scattering coefficients is proportional
(c) Plastic optical fibre
(a) 
(d) Core silica and clad Plastic optical fibre
(b) 2
Answer: Option (c)
14. A document or image can be scanned in to 1
(c)
digital form by using
2
(a) Marker 1
(d)
(b) Printer 4
(c) Light pen Answer: Option (d)
(d) Scanner
20. Which of the following is an Advantages of V 2 

Optical Fibre?
(b)  
 4 
(a) Thin and non-flammable
V 2 
(b) Less power consumption (c)  
(c) Economical and cost-effective  3 
(d) All of the above (d) V2
Answer: Option (d) Answer: Option (b)
21. Normalized frequency or V-number for fibre 24. In single-mode fibres, the cladding diameter
having refractive index of core is n1 and clad is must be at least
n 2 with core radius a and wavelength is (a) Twice the core diameter
(b) Thrice the core diameter
 2a  2
(a)   n1 − n2
2
(c) Five times the core diameter
  
(d) Ten times the core diameter
 a  2
(b)   n1 − n2 Answer: Option (d)
2
  25. Multimode step index fiber has ____
 4a  2 (a) Large core diameter & large numerical

  n1 − n2
2
(c)
   aperture
(b) Small core diameter & large numerical
 3a  2
  n1 − n2
2
(d) aperture
  
(c) Small core diameter & small numerical
Answer: Option (a)
aperture
22. Number of mode propagated in step index
(d) Small core diameter & small numerical
optical fibre is related in V-number is
aperture
V 2

(a)   Answer: Option (a)
 2  26. Multimode step index fibre has a large core
V 2  diameter of range is _
(b)   (a) 100 to 300 μm
 4 
(b) 100 to 300 nm
V 2  10 to 30 μm
(c)   (c)
 3  (d) 10 to 30 nm
(d) V2 Answer: Option (a)
Answer: Option (a) 27. Attenuation in a fibre of length 'L' km
23. Number of mode propagated in Graded index is.............where Pin is input power and Pout is
optical fiber is related in V-number is output power
V 2
 10
(a)   (a) − (log10 ( Pout / Pin )
 2  L
10
(b) − (log10 ( Pin / Pout )
L
(c) 10L(log10 ( Pin / Pout ) (c) 2 10 6 m / s ,600 nm

(d) 10L(log10 ( Pout / Pin ) (d) 2 10 5 m / s ,300 nm
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (a) hint velocity =c/refractive
28. If 120μW power in launched in a fiber of index
length 5 Km and output power received is 32. LASER is abbreviation of :-
4μW then the signal attunation per Km is (a) Light amplification by spontaneous
(a) 2.80dB emission of radiation
(b) 2.90dB (b) Light amplification by stimulated
(c) 2.96dB emission of radiation
(d) 3.20dB (c) Light absorption by spontaneous emission
Answer: Option (c) of radiation
10 (d) Light absorption by stimulated emission of
 =− (log10 ( Pout / Pin )
L radiation
29. If we increase the numerical aperture of a fibre Answer: Option (b)
then the number of modes will be 33. Laser action is based on the principle of
(a) Increase (a) Stimulated absorption
(b) Decreases (b) Spontaneous absorption
(c) Same (c) Stimulated emission
(d) None of above (d) Spontaneous emission
Answer: Option (a) Answer: Option (c)
30. A step index fibre has core refractive index of 34. Ratio of probabilities of spontaneous emission
1.466 and cladding refractive index of 1.46. The and stimulated emission is
operating wavelength is 0.85 μm and diameter (a) Proportional to frequency 
(a) is 50 μm. The cut off parameter and Number (b) Independent to frequency 
(c) Proportional to frequency 

of modes is 2
(a) 24.75, 306

(d) Proportional to frequency 
3
(b) 25.75, 406

Answer: Option (d)
(c) 26.75, 506
35. Laser beam consist of
(d) 27.75, 606
(a) Light material particle
 2a  2
Answer: Option (a) V =   n1 − n2
2 (b) Electrons
   (c) Highly coherent beam of photons
31. The velocity and wavelength of light of (d) Cosmic ray
frequency f = 0.5 1015 Hz when travelling Answer: Option (c)
through glass having refractive index 1.5 36. Laser beam is monochromatic .It means that it
has
(a) 2  10 8 m / s ,400 nm
(a) Single frequency
(b) 2 10 7 m / s ,500 nm (b) Narrow width
(c) Wide width
(d) Several colours (b) Monochromatic and coherent

Answer: Option (a) (c) Highly intense
37. Metastable state has characteristics time is (d) All the Above
(a) 10−4 sec Answer: Option (d)

42. The main component of Laser is
(b) 10−3 sec
(a) Active medium
(c) 10−6 sec (b) Pumping mechanism
−8
(d) 10 sec (c) Resonator cavity
Answer: Option (b) (d) All the Above
38. If N 0 is the number of atoms in ground energy Answer: Option (d)

43. First working LASER is designed
state, Than the number of atoms(N) in energy
(a) He-Ne Laser
states are calculated as
(b) Ruby Laser
(a) N = N 0 e E / KT (c) Semiconductor Laser
− E / KT
(b) N = N 0e (d) Dye Laser
Answer: Option (b)
(c) N = N 0 e − ET / K
44. Ruby laser is
(d) None of these (a) Three level solid state Laser
Answer: Option (b) (b) Two level solid state Laser
39. According to Einstein? (c) Four level solid state Laser
(a)The probability of spontaneous emission is (d) None of these
same as stimulated absorption Answer: Option (a)
(b)Ratio of probabilities of spontaneous 45. In Ruby Laser the active medium is
emission and stimulated emission is 
3
(a) Cr 3+ ions
(c)Both a and b
(b) Al 2 O3
(d)None of these
Answer: Option (c) (c) Cr2 O3
40. If the number of atom in ground state is N1 (d) Al 3+ ions
and higher state is N 2 ,Than population Answer: Option (a)
inversion is 46. Population inversion achieved in Ruby laser
(a) N1 = N 2 through
(a) Electric discharge Method
(b) N1  N 2
(b) Optical pumping
(c) N1  N 2 (c) Inelastic atom-atom collision
(d) None of the above (d) Direct conversion
Answer: Option (c) Answer: Option ( b)
41. Characteristics of Laser beam is 47. In He-Ne gas laser the active medium He and
(a) High degree of directionality Ne are at ratio of
(a) 1:7
(b) 7:1
(c) 1:10
(d) 10:1
Answer: Option (d)
48. Population inversion achieved in He-Ne laser
through
(a) Chemical excitation
(b) Optical pumping
(c) Inelastic atom-atom collision Values of some constant
(d) Direct conversion
c = 2  108 m / s
Answer: Option (c)
e = 1.6  10 −19 eV
49. Which laser give continuous beam
h = 6.63  1034 Js
(a) Ruby
1 0 = 10 −10 m
(b) He-Ne
1nm = 10 −9 m
(c) Both
 0 = 8.85  10 −12 C 2 / Nm 2
(d) None of above
 0 = 4  10 −7 N / A 2
Answer: Option (b)
rest mass of electron (me ) = 9.1 10 −31 Kg
3+
50. In Ruby Laser ,total number of Cr ions is  = permbability of medium
2.8 1019 .If Laser emits radiation of  = permitivity of medium
wavelength 7000A0 .Calculate the energy of

laser pulse is
(a) 7.1 J
(b) 7.9 J
(c) 8.2 J
(d) 8.8 J
Answer: Option (b) hint E=nhc/λ
51. He-Ne laser emits light at a wavelength of
632.8nm and has an output power of 3 mW.
How many photons are emitted in each minute
by laser
(a) 5.7310−17 photon per minute

(b) 5.7310−16 photon per minute
(c) 5.7310−18 photon per minute
(d) 5.7310−15 photon per minute
Answer: Option (a)

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1. As an object approaches the speed of light, it’s mass becomes

3. According to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, laws of physics can be formulated

11. Poynting vector P is equal to…….

Q.12. Poynting vector P is defined for

a) Energy flow per unit area

a) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 sin (1010 t) A/m2

c) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t ) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 cos (1010 t ) A/m2

d) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109cos (1010 t) A/m2

Q.16. The transverse nature of EM waves justified by the option

a) k.E=0 and k.H=0

Q.48 Which of the following has more distortion?

Which of the following correlates the observation of two observers 2.5 1 2

Which of the following is invariant under Galilean transformation? 2.5 1 3

18 comparable speed of light) frame is:

24 (a) The rod becomes even smaller

26 observer in an inertial frame that is moving with respect to the rest

(b) 70 years old

(d) 50 years old

Length contraction states that an object shrinks in what direction? 2.5 1 1

What happens when the apparatus was rotated by 900 ?

If we were isolated in the universe, can we able to determine that

What will be the expected fringe shift on the basis of stationary

What happens when earth and ether are at rest?

79 (b) Unaccelerated frames of references 2.5 1 1

Q.1 The entire theory of electromagnetic waves is contained in Maxwell’s equations.

Q.2 Differential form of Gauss’s law in magneto statics is ___

Q.3. Unit of Poynting Vector is _____________

Q.7 When electromagnetic wave enters in conducting medium, its velocity

Q.8. Modified ampere’s law is

Q.10. Poynting vector P is equal to…….

Q.11. Poynting vector P is defined for

a) Energy flow per unit area

a) JD = 13.28 cos (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109 sin (1010 t) A/m2

b) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109sin (1010 t) A/m2

d) JD = 13.28 sin (1010 t) A/m2, JC = 8.7  109cos (1010 t) A/m2

Q.15. The Gauss divergence theorem connects:

Q.16. The transverse nature of EM waveis justified by the option

a) k.E=0 and k.H=0

Q.18. Energy density in E.M. field is

Q19. The free space characteristics are specified by

Q.21 The differential form of Maxwell’s first equation is

Q.22 The integral form of Maxwell’s second equation is

Q.23 The differential form of Maxwell’s third equation is

Q.24 The integral form of Maxwell’s fourth equation is

Q.25 The displacement current density is

Q.26. The electromagnetic wave equation in free space is

Q.27 Absolute magnetic permeability of free space is

Q.28 Displacement current density ____________ current passing through a capacitor.

Q.29 skin depth for good conductor is

Q.30 The conducting medium characteristics are specified by

1. The walls of a particle in a box are supposed to be ____________

28. Kinetic energy of emitted electrons depends upon :

Q1Interference of light is evidence that:

A. Light has particle nature

1. A monochromatic light of wavelength 2.5x10 -7 m falls on a grating containing 35,000

2. What is the other name for a maximum external incident angle?

CO2 Develop EM-wave equations using Maxwells equations.

CO3 Understand the concepts of quantum mechanics.

Electromagnetic Field Theory:

Fibre Optics & Laser:

Laser: Absorption of radiation, Spontaneous and stimulated emission of radiation, Einstein’s