1628598558881SYBSC Physics Paper 2 - Optics MCQs With Answers

SYBSC Physics Paper 2 (Optics): MCQs with Answers
Chapter No: 1 - Geometrical Optics
1. If a parallel beam of light is incident on a convex lens, all the rays after
refraction through the lens…..
a) Approach one another and converge at a point
b) Move away from one another
c) Move parallel to the principle axis
d) None of these
Answer: a) Approach one another and converge at a point
2. If a parallel beam of light is incident on a concave lens, all the rays after
refraction through the lens …..
a) Approach one another and converge at a point
b) Move away from one another
c) Move parallel to the principle axis
d) None of these
Answer: b) Move away from one another
3. Lens is a portion of a transparent material usually bounded by …..

a) Two spherical surfaces only
b) One spherical and other plane surface only
c) Two spherical surfaces or by one spherical and other plane surface
d) Two plane surface only
Answer: c) Two spherical surfaces or by one spherical and other plane surface
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4. In Bi-concave or double concave lens …..

a) Both surfaces of a lens are concave
b) One surface of lens is concave and other surface is plane
c) One surface of lens is convex and other surface is concave
d) One surface of lens is convex and other is plane
Answer: a) Both surfaces of a lens are concave
5. In Bi-convex or double convex lens ….

a) Both surfaces of a lens are convex
b) One surface of a lens is concave, and the other surface is plane
c) One surface of a lens is convex, and the other surface is concave
d) One surface is convex and the other is plane
Answer: a) Both surfaces of a lens are convex
6. In Plano-convex lens…..
a) Both surfaces of a lens are convex
b) One surface of a lens is concave and the other surface is plane
c) One surface of a lens is convex, and other surface is concave
Answer: d) One surface is convex and the other is plane
7. In Convexo-Concave lens….
a) One surface of a lens is convex, and other surface is concave
b) Both surface of a lens are convex
c) Both surface of a lens are concave
Answer: a) One surface of a lens is convex and other surface is concave

8. The point of intersection of principal plane with the axis of the lens is
called….
a) Optical center of the lens
b) Pole of the lens
c) Focus
d) Radius of curvature
Answer: a) Optical center of the lens
9. The point at which the axis of the lens cut the surface of the lens is called ….
a) Optical center of the lens
b) Pole of the lens
c) Focus
d) None of these
Answer: b) Pole of the lens
10. Distances measured to the right of the pole or optical center and those to the
left of pole or optical center are ……and …… respectively.
a) Positive, Negative
b) Negative, Positive
c) Positive, Positive
d) Negative, Negative
Answer: a) Positive, Negative
11. The power of lens is the ………….of the lens

a) Reciprocal of the center of curvature

b) Reciprocal of the focal length

c) Reciprocal of the linear magnification
d) Difference in the focal lengths
Answer: b) Reciprocal of the focal length
12. The lens formula is …..

a) 1/f = 1/v – 1/u
b) 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
c) f = v + u
d) f = v – u
Answer: a) 1/f = 1/v – 1/u
13. The linear magnification is given by ….

a) Image distance/object distance
b) Object distance/image distance
c) The size of the object/the size of the image
d) None of these
Answer: a) Image distance/object distance
14. The deviation produced by a thin lens is ….

a) Independent of the position of the object and focal length of the lens
b) Independent of the position of the object but depend on the focal length of
the lens
c) Dependent of the position of the object and focal length of the lens

d) Dependent of the position of the object and independent on the focal length
of the lens
Answer: b) Independent of the position of the object but depend on the focal length
of the lens
15. If a power of lens is -1 diopter, then ……

a) The lens is converging having focal length of 1m
b) The lens is diverging having focal length of 1 m
c) The lens is converging having focal length of 2 m
d) The lens is converging having focal length of 2 m
Answer: The lens is diverging having focal length of 1 m
16. The equivalent focal length of two thin lenses in contact is ….

a) f = f1 + f2
b) f = f1 - f2
c) 1/f = 1/f1 +1/f2
d) 1/f = 1/f1 - 1/f2
Answer: 1/f = 1/f1 +1/f2
17. There are …….points in all called as cardinal points of an optical system
with the help of which, the position and size of the image of a given object
can be found.
a) 4
b) 8
c) 3
d) 6

Answer: d) 6
18. Two thin convex lenses each of focal length 10 cm are kept co-axially and
separated by a distance 5 cm from each other. The equivalent focal length of
the combination is …..
a) 8 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 6.66 cm
d) 6.66 m
Answer: c) 6.66 cm
19. If two thin convex lenses each of the focal length 10 cm are kept co-axially
and separated by a distance of 15 cm from each other and having equivalent
focal length of 20 cm then the position of first principal point from the first
lens is ….
a) 15 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 30 cm
d) 20 cm
Answer: c) 30 cm
20. The focal length of a bi-convex lens for which the radius of curvature of
each surface is 20 cm and refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5 is
…..
a) 15 cm
b) 20 cm

c) 10 cm
d) 25 cm
Answer: b) 20 cm
21. Two thin converging lenses of focal lengths 15 cm and 20 cm are co-axially
10 cm apart. Calculate the equivalent focal length.
a) 12 cm
b) 16 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 35 cm
Answer: a) 12 cm
22. What is the optical separation between two thin lenses?

a) ∆ = f1 – f2 - x
b) ∆ = f1 + f2 - x
c) ∆ = f1 – f2 + x
d) None of these
Answer: b) ∆ = f1 + f2 - x

Chapter No: 2 – Lens Aberrations
1. The aberrations produced due to ….. Rays are called monochromatic or

Seidel aberrations.
a) Paraxial
b) Non-paraxial
c) Paraxial and non-paraxial
d) Paraxial and marginal
Answer: b) Non-paraxial
2. In general …… Rays of light, after refraction through the lens do not meet at
a single point.
a) Paraxial
b) Non-paraxial
c) Paraxial and non-paraxial
d) Paraxial and marginal
Answer: Non-paraxial
3. The refractive index of a material of the lens is

a) Greater for violet rays than that of red rays
b) Less for violet rays than that for red rays
c) Equal for all colors of rays
d) Equal for all colors except violet
Answer: a) Greater for violet rays than that of red rays

4. The focal length of a lens ….

a) Increases from red to violet end of the spectrum
b) Decreases from red to violet end of the spectrum
c) Is equal for all color of the spectrum
d) Independent of wavelength of light
Answer: b) Decreases from red to violet end of the spectrum
5. Condition for no chromatic aberration is …..

a) x = (f1 + f2)/2
b) x = f1 + f 2
c) x = f1 - f2
d) x = (f1 - f2)/2
Answer: a) x = (f1 + f2)/2
6. Two condition for minimum spherical aberration is that the distance between
two Plano-convex lenses (x) is ……
a) x = (f1 + f2)
b) x = (f1 - f2)/2
c) x = (f1 + f2)/2
d) x = f1 - f2
Answer: d) x = f1 - f2
7. longitudinal chromatic aberration is given by expression

a) longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power × Mean focal length
b) Longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power + Mean focal length
c) Longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power – Mean focal length
d) Longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power × focal length of red
color radiation.

Answer: a) Longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power × Mean focal

length
8. Mathematically ……. is taken as a measure of longitudinal chromatic

aberration.
a) fr – fv
b) | fr + fv |
c) | fr – fv |
d) | fr – fg |
Answer: c) | fr – fv |
9. The defects in the image formed by the mirrors or lenses are known as ….
a) Aberrations
b) Coma
c) Limitation
d) Dispersion
Answer: a) Aberrations
10. The condition for an achromatic combination of two lenses in contact is ….

a) The lenses must be made up of same type of glass and one lens must be
converging and other diverging
b) The lenses must be made from different types of glasses and one lens must
be converging and other diverging
c) The lenses must be made from different types of glasses and both lenses may
be converging or diverging
d) None of these

Answer: b) The lenses must be made from different types of glasses and one lens
must be converging and other diverging
11. To reduce pin cushion distortion, a stop is placed ….

a) In between two symmetrical lenses
b) In between object and first lens
c) In between image and second lens
d) In between any place object and image
Answer: a) in between two symmetrical lenses
12. The variation in the magnification produced by a lens for different axial
distances results in the aberration called …..
a) Coma
b) Astigmatism
c) Distortion
d) Curvature of the field in the image
Answer: c) Distortion
13. If an extended object in the form of plane surface is placed in front of

convex lens, its image will not be flat one, but will be curved surface. This
type of defects is called ….
a) Coma
b) Distortion
c) Astigmatism
d) Curvature of the field
Answer: d) Curvature of the field
14. ……is the aberration in the image formed by a lens, when a point object is
situated far off the axis.

a) Coma
b) Distortion
c) Astigmatism
Answer: b) Astigmatism
15. …..can be eliminated, if each zone of the lens satisfies the Abbe’s sine
condition.
a) Coma
b) Astigmatism
c) Distortion
Answer: a) Coma
16. A lens (or an optical system) free from defects of spherical aberration and
……is called as an aplanatic lens.
a) Coma
b) Astigmatism
c) Distortion
Answer: a) Coma
17. The comatic aberration can be minimized by using a lens of refractive index
r = 1.5 and R1/R2 = …….
a) -1/7
b) -1/9
c) +1/7
d) +1/9
Answer: c) +1/7

18. If the refractive index of the material of the crosses lens is 1.5, the spherical
aberration will be minimum when the ratio of the radius of curvature R 1/R2
is equal to …..
a) 1/9
b) -1/9
c) 1/6
d) -1/6
Answer: d) -1/6
19. The condition for minimum spherical aberration is that the distance between
two Plano-convex lenses is equal to ….
a) x= (f1 + f2)/2
b) x = f1 + f2
c) x = f1 - f2
d) x = f2 – f1
Answer: c) x = f1 - f2
20. Two thin lenses of focal lengths 15 cm and 10 cm are placed co-axially at a
certain distance apart. The combination of lenses produces minimum
spherical aberration, if distance between two lenses is …..
a) 12.5 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 5 cm
d) 2.5 cm
Answer: c) 5 cm
21. As the magnification of the image depends on the focal length, the size of
the image is different for different colors. This defect is called …..
a) Lateral chromatic aberration
b) Coma
c) Astigmatism

d) None of these
Answer: a) Lateral chromatic aberration
Chapter No: 3 - Optical Instruments
1. The equation of linear magnification is given by ….

a) Height of image / Height of object
b) Height of object / Height of image
c) Height of object × Height of object
d) Object distance / image distance
Answer: a) Height of image / Height of object
2. The maximum magnifying power of simple microscope is ….

a) 1 – D/f
b) 1 + D/f
c) D/f
d) 1 + f/D
Answer: d) 1 + f/D
3. Ramsdens’s eye-piece the distance between two lenses for achromatism is

…..
a) x = f
b) x = 2f
c) x = 3f
d) x = 4f
Answer: a) x = f

4. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece the medium on either side of the eye-piece in same

(air), the nodal points N1 and N2 …..
a) Coincide with the principal points P1 and P2
b) Are close to the principal points P1 and P2
c) Are away from the principal points P1 and P2
d) None of these
Answer: a) Coincide with the principal points P1 and P2
5. Ramsdens’s eye-piece consists of two Plano-convex lenses of equal focal

length ‘f’ separated by a distance.
a) F
b) f/2
c) 2/3 f
d) 1/3 f
Answer: 2/3 f
6. If the angle 𝛽 subtended at the eye by the image and the angle 𝛼 subtended
at the eye by the object, if it were placed at the distance D. Then the
magnifying power M.P. of compound microscope is …..
a) M.P = 𝛽/𝛼
b) M.P = 𝛼/β
c) 𝛽 × 𝛼
d) 𝛽 + 𝛼
Answer: a) M.P = 𝛽/𝛼
7. In Huygens’s eye-piece the distance between two lenses for achromatism is
…..
a) f
b) 2f

c) 3f
d) 4f
Answer: b) 2f
8. Huygens’s eye-piece consists of two Plano-convex lenses, field lens and eye
lens. The focal length of field lens is ….
a) F
b) 2f
c) 3f
d) 4f
Answer: c) 3f
9. In Huygens’s eye-piece the distance of the first focal point lies at distance
….. to the right of field lens.
a) f/2
b) f
c) 3/2 f
d) 2f
Answer: c) 3/2 f
10. In Huygens’s eye-piece the distance of the first principal point P1 from the
field lens is ….
a) f
b) 3f
c) f/2
d) f/3
Answer: b) 3f

11. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece, the two principal planes are …..

a) Parallel to each other
b) Crossed to each other
c) Perpendicular to each other
d) None of these
Answer: b) Crossed to each other
12. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece the image formed by the objective lies….

a) In front of the field lens
b) In front of the eye lens
c) In between field lens and eye lens
d) At infinity
Answer: a) in front of the field lens
13. If distance of distinct vision is 25 cm, then magnifying power of a

magnifying glass of 10 cm focal length is …..
a) 3.25 cm
b) 4.25 cm
c) 5.25 cm
d) 6.25 cm
Answer: a) 3.25 cm
14. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece, the two principal planes are ….

a) Parallel to each other
b) Perpendicular to each other
c) Crossed to each other
d) None of these
Answer: c) Crossed to each other

15. A converging lens of power 20 D is used as a simple microscope. If the

distance of distinct is 25 cm. then its magnifying power will be ….
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
Answer: c) 6
16. Two thin convex lenses have focal lengths 5 cm and 10 cm. If the
equivalent focal length is 5 cm, the separation between two lenses will be
….
a) 3 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 7 cm
d) 9 cm
Answer: c) 7 cm
17. The focal length of each lens of Ramsdens’s eye-piece is 4 cm. Then
equivalent focal length of eye-piece will be
a) 3 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 7 cm
d) 9 cm
Answer: a) 3 cm
18. The distance of distinct vision (DDV) is …..

a) 23 cm
b) More than 20 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 25 cm
Answer: d) 25 cm

19. The lenses in Huygens’s eye-piece have focal lengths of 3 cm and 6 cm.
then equivalent focal length of eye-piece will be ….
a) 1.5 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 4.5 cm
d) 6 cm
20. Ramsdens’s eye-piece is achromatic for only …..

a) Two colors
b) Three colors
c) All colors
d) Maximum five colors
Answer: a) Two colors
21. Gauss’s eye-piece is a modification of …..

a) Ramsdens’s eye-piece
b) Huygens’s eye-piece
c) Eye-piece of microscope
d) None of these
Answer: a) Ramsdens’s eye-piece

Chapter No: 4 – Interference and Diffraction
1. If diffraction of single slit has secondary maxima and minima of same width
then width of central maxima is …….. Width of secondary maxima.
a) Same
b) Half
c) Twice
d) Thrice
Answer: c) Twice
2. In diffraction, width of central maxima is …… width of slit.
a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Twice
d) Half
Answer: b) Inversely proportional
3. As one moves away from central spot, the order of fringes in Newton's rings
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
Answer: a) Increases
4. Central spot in Newton's rings in transmitted system is…..
a) Dark
b) Bright
c) Not definite
d) Sometimes bright and sometimes dark
Answer: b) Bright
5. White light is incident on a wedge shaped film, the fringe corresponding to the
thickness t = 0 is ...

a) Dark
b) Bright
c) White
d) Red
Answer: a) Dark
6. The air film formed between the lens and the glass plate in Newton's ring is
replaced by water film. The radius of fringes
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) None of these
Answer: b) Decreases
7. Newton's rings are
a) fringes of equal inclination
b) fringes of equal thickness
c) feco fringes
d) d) diffraction fringes
Answer: b) fringes of equal thickness
8. The relation between path difference and phase difference is

a) Path difference = 2𝜋/𝜆 (phase difference)
b) phase difference = 2𝜋/𝜆 (path difference)
c) phase difference = 𝜆/2𝜋 (path difference)
d) phase difference = 2𝜋𝜆 (path difference)
Answer: phase difference = b) 2𝜋/𝜆 (path difference)
9. In diffraction pattern produced by a single slit, all secondary maxima and

minima are of…
a) Same width
b) Increasing width

c) Decreasing width
d) None of these
Answer: a) Same width
10. In a single diffraction pattern, intensity of secondary maxima

a) Goes on increasing with the order of the maximum
b) Goes on decreasing with the order of the maximum
c) Remains same with the order of the maximum
d) None of these
Answer: b) Goes on decreasing with the order of the maximum
11. The number of ruled lines in one inch of a grating is 15000. The grating
element is…
a) 1/15000 cm
b) 2.54/15000 cm
c) 15000/2.54 cm
d) 2.54/15000 inch
Answer: b) 2.54/15000 cm
12. The intensity of principal maximum of the diffraction pattern due to plane
diffraction grating is proportional to…
a) N^2
b) N
c) 1/N
d) 1/N^2
Answer: a) N^2
13. The number of secondary minima between the principal maximum of zero
order and the principal maximum of order one in the diffraction pattern due to
plane diffraction grating of N slits is ... ...

a) N
b) N^2
c) N–1
d) N+1
Answer: c) N – 1
14. Angular width of the successive principal maxima of diffraction grating of N

slits is …..
a) Directly proportional to N
b) inversely proportional to N
c) Directly proportional to N^2
d) Inversely proportional to N^2
Answer: b) Inversely proportional to N
15. A parallel beam of light of wavelength 500 nm is used for obtaining

Newton’s rings in the reflected light. If the radius of curvature of the Plano-
convex lens is 80 cm then diameter of 4th dark ring is ….
a) 2 cm
b) 4 cm
c) 6 cm
d) 8 cm
Answer: d) 8 cm
16. The radii of Newton’s dark rings are directly proportional to the square root
of ……
a) Refractive index
b) Natural numbers
c) Complex numbers
d) Film thickness

Answer: b) Natural Numbers

17. If 𝜇 is the refractive index of the film enclosed between lens and glass plate,
then radii of Newton’s dark rings as compared to air film will be ….
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Same
d) None of these
Answer: b) Decreased

Chapter No: 5 – Polarization
1. If light ray is incident on a glass surface at the polarizing angle then

reflected ray is …… in plane of incidence.
a) Partially polarized
b) Plane polarized
c) Unpolarised
d) None of these
Answer: b) Plane polarized
2. According to Brewster’s law ….
a) 𝜇 = tan 𝑖𝑝
b) 𝜇 = sin 𝑖𝑝
c) 𝜇 = cos 𝑖𝑝
d) 𝜇 = cot 𝑖𝑝
Answer: 𝜇 = tan 𝑖𝑝
3. The polarizing angle is different for …..
a) Different colors of light
b) Different media
c) Same media
d) None of these
Answer: a) Different colors of light
4. When light ray is incident at a polarizing angle then ….. is completely
polarized.
a) Reflected ray
b) Refracted ray
c) Diffracted ray
d) Incident ray
Answer: a) Reflected ray
5. If refractive index of glass is 1.5 then angle of refraction in glass is …..
a) 56o 19’
b) 33o 41’
c) 38o 42’
d) 45o

Answer: b) 33o 41’
6. At….. angle of incidence of light on the water surface, the reflected ray is
completely polarized (R.I = 1.33)
a) 54o
b) 35o 18’
c) 33o 19’
d) 53o
Answer: b) 35o 18’
7. If critical angle for a light ray in glass is 40o, then polarizing angle is …..
a) 56o
b) 57o 20’
c) 58o 19’
d) 53o 24’
Answer; b) 58o 19’
8. If transmitted light is maximum when the plane of analyzer and polarizer

are making angle …… with each other.
a) 90 degree
b) 60 degree
c) 30 degree
d) Zero degree
Answer: a) 90 degree
9. An ideal polarizer is the one that transmits ….. of the incident
Unpolarised light as plane polarized one.
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 70%
d) 100%
Answer: b) 50%

10. In quartz crystal the ellipsoid of revolution corresponding to E-ray is

totally ….. The sphere corresponding to O-ray.
a) Contained within
b) Outside
c) Overlapped on
d) None of these
Answer: a) Contained within
11. When Unpolarised light is incident on a calcite, it is split into two
refracted rays. This phenomenon is known as ….
a) Interference
b) Diffraction
c) Refraction
d) Double refraction
Answer: Double refraction
12. The two rays produced in double refraction are …..
a) Plane polarized
b) Partially polarized
c) Unpolarised
d) None of these
Answer: a) Plane polarized
13. When 𝜇𝑒 − 𝜇𝑜 negative, then crystal is negative and example is ….

a) Quartz
b) Zircon
c) Calcite
d) None of these
Answer; c) Calcite
14. When 𝜇𝑒 − 𝜇𝑜 positive then example is….

a) Quartz
b) Tourmaline
c) Calcite
d) All of these
Answer: a) Quartz


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Chapter No: 1 - Geometrical Optics

3. Lens is a portion of a transparent material usually bounded by …..

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4. In Bi-concave or double concave lens …..

5. In Bi-convex or double convex lens ….

Answer: a) One surface of a lens is convex and other surface is concave

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11. The power of lens is the ………….of the lens

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b) Reciprocal of the focal length

12. The lens formula is …..

13. The linear magnification is given by ….

14. The deviation produced by a thin lens is ….

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15. If a power of lens is -1 diopter, then ……

16. The equivalent focal length of two thin lenses in contact is ….

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22. What is the optical separation between two thin lenses?

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Chapter No: 2 – Lens Aberrations

1. The aberrations produced due to ….. Rays are called monochromatic or

3. The refractive index of a material of the lens is

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4. The focal length of a lens ….

5. Condition for no chromatic aberration is …..

7. longitudinal chromatic aberration is given by expression

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Answer: a) Longitudinal chromatic aberration = Dispersive power × Mean focal

8. Mathematically ……. is taken as a measure of longitudinal chromatic

10. The condition for an achromatic combination of two lenses in contact is ….

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11. To reduce pin cushion distortion, a stop is placed ….

13. If an extended object in the form of plane surface is placed in front of

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Chapter No: 3 - Optical Instruments

1. The equation of linear magnification is given by ….

2. The maximum magnifying power of simple microscope is ….

3. Ramsdens’s eye-piece the distance between two lenses for achromatism is

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4. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece the medium on either side of the eye-piece in same

5. Ramsdens’s eye-piece consists of two Plano-convex lenses of equal focal

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11. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece, the two principal planes are …..

12. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece the image formed by the objective lies….

13. If distance of distinct vision is 25 cm, then magnifying power of a

14. In Ramsdens’s eye-piece, the two principal planes are ….

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15. A converging lens of power 20 D is used as a simple microscope. If the

18. The distance of distinct vision (DDV) is …..

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20. Ramsdens’s eye-piece is achromatic for only …..

21. Gauss’s eye-piece is a modification of …..

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Chapter No: 4 – Interference and Diffraction

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8. The relation between path difference and phase difference is

9. In diffraction pattern produced by a single slit, all secondary maxima and

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