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WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT & WAVE OPTICS (INTERFERENCE) RACE # 01

1. In an interference pattern, at a point we observe 5. White light is used to illuminate the two slits in
the 16th order bright fringe or maxima for a Young's double slit experiment. The
1 =7200Å. What order will be visible here if separation between slits is b and the screen is
the source is replaced by light of wavelength at a distance d (>>b) from the slits. At a point
2=4800Å. on the screen directly infront of one of the slits,
(1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 36 (4) 16 certain wavelengths are missing. Some of these
missing wavelengths are :-
2. To demonstrate the phenomena of interference,
(1) = b2/d
we require :-
(2) = 2b2/d
(1) two sources which emit radiation of same (3) = b2/3d
frequency (4) = 2b2/3d
(2) two sources which emit radiation of nearly 6. Two light rays having the same wavelength
same frequncy in vacuum are in phase initially. Then the first
(3) two sources which emit radiation of the ray travels a path of length L1 through a medium
same frequency and have a definite phase
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relationship travels a path of length L2 through a medium
of refractive index n2. The two waves are then
(4) two sources which emit radiation of
combined to observe interference. The phase-
different wavelengths
difference between the two waves is :-
3. In the Young's double slit experiment, the
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interference pattern is found to have an (1) (L 2 L1 )
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intensity ratio between bright and dark fringes,

as 9. This implies that :- 2
(2) (n1L1 n 2 L 2 )
(1) the intensities at the screen due to the two
slits are 5 units and 1 unit respectively 2
(3) (n 2 L1 n1L 2 )
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(2) the intensities at the screen due to the two

slits are 4 units and 1 unit respectively
2 L1 L2
(3) the amplitude ratio of sources is 3 (4)
n1 n2
(4) the amplitude ratio of sources is 2
7. In two separate setup of the Young's double slit
4. In Young's double slit interference experiment, experiment, fringes of equal width are observed
the distance between two sources is 0.1 mm. when lights of wavelengths in the ratio 1 : 2 are
The distance of the screen from the sources is used. If the ratio of the slit separation in the two
20 cm. Wavelength of light used is 5460 Å. cases is 2 : 1, the ratio of the distances between
Then the angular position of the first dark fringe the plane of the slits and the screen, in the two
is :- setup is :-
(1) 0.08º (1) 4 : 1
(2) 0.16° (2) 1 : 1
(3) 0.20° (3) 1 : 4
(4) 0.32° (4) 2 : 1

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8. If a thin mica sheet of thickness t and refractive 12. Huygens concepts of secondary wavelets :-
index µ = (5/3) is placed in the path of one of (1) Allow us to find focal length of a thin lens
the interfering beams as shown in figure, then (2) Give the magnifying power of a microscope
the displacement of the fringe system is :- (3) Are a geometrical method to find a
wavefront
S1 d t P (4) Are used to determine the velocity of light
13. If Young's experiment is performed using two
2d separate identical sources of light instead of
using two slits and one light source then the :-
S2 D (1) Interference fringes will be darker
(2) Interference fringes will be brighter

Dt Dt (3) Fringes will not be obtained

(1) (2)
3d 5d (4) Contrast between bright and dark fringes
increases
Dt 2Dt 14. The beautiful iridescent (like a rainbow) colors
(3) (4)
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9. A thin sheet of glass (µ = 1.5) of thickness or Some currency notes (to avoid counterfeits)
6 microns introduced in the path of one of change their colour as you tilt them. This is due
interfering beams in a double slit experiment to :-
shifts the central fringe to a position previously (1) Refraction
occupied by fifth bright fringe. Then the (2) Superposition of light
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wavelength of light used is :- (3) Polarization of light

(1) 6000 Å (4) Dispersion of light
15. The central fringe of the interference pattern
(2) 3000 Å
produced by light of wavelength 6000 Å is found
(3) 4500 Å to shift to the position of 4th bright fringe after a
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(4) 7500 Å glass plate of refractive index 1.5 is introduced

10. When light wave travelling in air suffers in front of one slit in Young's experiment. The
reflection at the interface between air and glass, thickness of the glass plate will be :-
the change of phase of the reflected wave is (1) 4.8 µm (2) 8.23 µm
equal to :- (3) 14.98 µm (4) 3.78 µm
16. In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity
(1) zero (2) /2
of light at a point on the screen where the path
(3) (4) 2 difference is is l0. The intensity of light at a
11. The maximum number of possible interference
maxima for slit separation equal to two and half point where the path difference becomes is:-
3
times the wavelength in Youngs double slit
experiment in :- l0
(1) l0 (2)
(1) Infinite (2) Five 4
(3) Three (4) Zero l0 l0
(3) (4)
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17. If two coherent sources are placed at a distance 18.
3 from each other symmetric to the centre of
the circle shown in the figure, then number of
maxima shown on the screen placed along the
circumference is :-
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A monochormatic plane wave of speed c and
wavelength is diffracted at a small aperture.
The diagram illustrates successive wavefronts.
After what time will some portion of the
wavefront XY reach P ?

X P

S1 S2
Y

3 2 3 4
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(1) 16 (2) 12 (3) 8 (4) 4 2c c c c

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WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT & WAVE OPTICS RACE # 02
(DIFFRACTION, POLARISATION & RESOLVING POWER)
1. Diffraction and refraction indicate :- 6. If the light is polarised by reflection, then the
(1) wave nature (2) particle nature angle between reflected and refracted light is
:-
(3) both 1 and 2 (4) none of these
(1) (2) /2 (3) 2 (4) /4
2. Light of wavelength is incident on a slit of
width d. The resulting diffraction pattern is 7. In the propagation of light waves, the angle
observed on a screen at a distance D. The linear between the plane of vibration and the plane
width of the central maxima equal to width of of polarisation is
the slit if D equals (1) 0° (2) 90° (3) 45° (4) 180°
(1) d/ (2) 2 /d 8. A ray of light strikes a glass plate at an angle
(3) d2/2 (4) 2 2/d of 60°. If the reflected and refracted rays are
perpendicular to each other, the index of
3. Light of wavelength 6328 Å is incident
refraction of glass is :-
normally on a slit having a width of 0.2 mm.
The width of the central maximum measured (1) 3 (2) 3/2 (3) 3/2 (4) 1/2
from minimum to minimum of diffraction 9. When unpolarised light is incident on a plane
pattern on a screen 9.0 metres away from slit
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will be about :- which of the following statements is correct :-
(1) 0.36 degrees (2) 0.18 degrees (1) reflected and refracted rays are completely
(3) 0.72 degrees (4) 0.09 degrees polarised with their planes of polarisation
4. The main difference in the phenomenon of parallel to each other.
interference and diffraction is that :- (2) reflected and refracted rays are completely
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(1) diffraction is due to interaction of light from
the same wavefront whereas interference is
the interaction of waves from two isolated
sources.
(2) diffraction is due to interaction of light from
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polarised with their planes of polarisation
perpenducular to each other
(3) the reflected light is plane polarisaed
(4) the reflected light is partially polarised but
refracted light is plane polarised

wavefront, whereas the interference is the
interaction of two waves derived from the
same source.
(3) diffraction is due to interaction of waves
derived from the same source, whereas the
interference is the bending of light from the
same wavelength.
(4) diffraction is caused by reflected waves
from a source wheras interference caused
is due to refraction of waves from a surface.
5. Light waves can be polarised because they :-
(1) have high frequencies
(2) have short wavelength
(3) are transverse
(4) can be reflected
10. Choose the correct statement
(1) the Brewster's angle is independent of
wavelength of light
(2) the Brewster's angle is independent of
nature of reflection surface
(3) the Brewster's angle is different for different
wavelengths
(4) Brewster's angle depends on wavelength
but not on the nature of reflecting surface
11. Two point separates by distance of 0.1 mm can
just be inspected in a microscope when light
of wavelength 6000Å is used, when light of
wavelength 4800Å is used then limit of
resolution will become
(1) 0.80 mm (2) 0.12 mm
(3) 0.10 mm (4) 0.08 mm

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12. The angular resolution of 10 cm diameter 14. In a Fraunhoffer diffraction experiment at a
telescope at a wavelength of 5000Å is of the single slit using light of wavelength 400 nm,
order of :- the first minimum is formed at an angle of 30°.
(1) 10–4 rad Then the direction of the first secondary
(2) 10–6 rad maximum is :-
(3) 106 rad
(4) 10–2 rad 4
(1) tan–1 (2) 60°
13. The aperture of the largest telescope in the 3
world is 5 m, if the separation between the
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moon and the earth is 4 × 10 5 km and the (3) sin–1 (4) tan–1
wavelength of the visible light is 5000Å then 4 4
the minimum separation between objects on the 15. In propagation of light waves, the angle
surface of the moon which can be just resolve between the direction of propagation and plane
is approximately of polarization is
(1) 1 m (2) 10 m (1) 0° (2) 45° (3) 90° (4) 180°
(3) 50 m (4) 200 m

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