Wave Optics

NEET Wave Optics 35

41. A beam of light strickes a piece of glass at an 47. Diameter of human eye lens is 2 mm. What will be
angle of incidence of 60° and the reflected beam is the minimum distance between two points to
completely plane polarised. The refractive index of resolve them, which are situated at a distance of
the glass is 50 m from eye. The wavelength of light is
5000 Å?
(1) 1.5 (2) 3
(1) 2.32 m (2) 4.28 mm
3
(3) 2 (4) (3) 1.525 cm (4) 12.48 cm
2
42. Waves that cannot be polarised are SECTION - D
(1) Light waves
NEET Booster Questions
(2) Electromagnetic waves
1. In a double-slit experiment, the distance between
(3) Transverse waves the slits is d. The screen is at a distance D from
(4) Longitudinal waves the slits. If a bright fringe is formed opposite to a
slit on the screen, the order of the fringe is
43. Two polaroids are kept crossed to each other. Now
one of them is rotated through an angle of 45°. The d2 d
(1) (2)
percentage of incident light now transmitted 2 D 2D
through the system is
d2
(1) 15% (2) 25% (3) (4) Zero
4 D
(3) 50% (4) 75%
2. Two point sources separated by 2.0 m are radiating
44. When the angle of incidence is 60° on the surface in phase with  = 0.50 m. A detector moves in a
of a glass slab, it is found that the reflected ray is circular path around two sources in a plane
completely polarised. The velocity of light in glass containing them. How many maxima are detected?
is

(1) 2  108 m/s (2) 3  108 m/s

3
(3) 2 × 108 m/s (4)  108 m/s
2
s1 s2
45. Light of wavelength  is incident on a slit of width 2m
‘d’. The resulting diffraction pattern is observed on
a screen at a distance D. The linear width of the
principal maximum is then equal to the width of
the slit if D equals (1) 16 (2) 20
(3) 24 (4) 32
d 2
(1) (2)
 d 3. Light wave travels in vacuum along the y-axis.
Which of the following may represent the
d2 2 2 wavefront?
(3) (4)
2 d (1) x = constant
46. In a Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit of width (2) y = constant
d with incident light of wavelength 5500 Å, the first
minimum is observed at angle of 30°. The first (3) z = constant
secondary maximum is observed at an angle , (4) x + y + z = constant
equal to 4. In placing a thin sheet of mica of thickness
12 × 10–5 cm in the path of one of the interfering
 1   1
(1) sin1   (2) sin1   beams in YDSE the central fringe shifts equal to
 2 4 fringe width. Refractive index of mica (  = 600 nm)

3  3 (1) 1.5 (2) 1.48

(3) sin1   (4) sin1  
4  2  (3) 1.61 (4) 1.56

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5. When an unpolarised light of intensity I0 is incident 10. In YDSE with identical slits, the intensity of the
on a polarising sheet, the intensity of the light central bright fringe is I 0. If one of the slits is
which does not get transmitted is covered, the intensity at the same point is

I0 (1) 2I0 (2) I0

(1)
2 I0 I0
(3) (4)
I0 2 4
(2)
4 11. Two coherent light sources, each of wavelength ,
(3) Zero are separated by a distance 3. The maximum
number of minima formed on line AB, which runs
(4) I0
from –  to +, is
6. When unpolarised light beam in air is incident onto
B
glass (n = 1.5, at polarising angle)
P
(1) Reflected beam is 100% polarised
(2) Reflected and refracted beams are partially
polarised 3
(3) Refracted ray is 100% polarised
Q
(4) All of these A
7. In YDSE find the missing wavelength in front of (1) 2 (2) 4
one of the slits.
(3) 6 (4) 8
d2 12. Two wavelengths of light 1 and 2 are sent through
(1)
2D a two Young’s double slit apparatus simultaneously.
If the third-order bright fringe of 1 coincides with the
2d 2
(2) fourth order bright fringe of 2, then
D
d2 1 4 1 3
(3) (1)   3 (2)   4
3D 2 2

d2 1 5 1 4
(4)
4D (3)   4 (4)   5
2 2
8. The correct curve between fringe width  and
distance between the slits (d) is 13. Consider a YDSE that has different slits widths. As
a result, amplitude of waves from two slits are A
and 2A, respectively. If I0 be the maximum intensity
of the interference pattern, then intensity of the
(1)  (2)  pattern at a point where phase difference between
wave is  is
d d
I0 
(1) I0 cos2  (2) sin2
3 2
(3)  (4)  I0 I0
(3) [5  4 cos ] (4) [5  8 cos ]
9 9
d d
14. Which of the following properties shows that light
9. Two coherent sources of light of wavelength is a transverse wave?
6.2 × 10 –6 m produce interference. The path.
difference corresponding to 10th order maximum (1) Reflection
will be (2) Interference
(1) 6.2 × 10–6 m (2) 3.1 × 10–6 m (3) Diffraction
(3) 1.5 × 10–6 m (4) 6.2 × 10–5 m (4) Polarisation

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15. The wavefront of a light wave travelling in vacuum 21. Two identical coherent sources are placed on a
is given by x + y + z = c. The angle made by the diameter of a circle of radius R at separation x(<<R)
direction of propagation of light with the x-axis is symmetrical about the centre of the circle. The
(1) 0° (2) 45° sources emit identical wavelength  each. The
number of points on the circle of maximum
intensity is (x = 5)
1  1 
(3) 90° (4) cos  
 3 (1) 20 (2) 22
(3) 24 (4) 26
16. If two sources of intensity I0 each have randomly
varying phase difference  then the resultant 22. On introducing a transparent slab() the central
intensity will be given by fringe shift to the point originally occupied by the
fifth bright fringe. The thickness of the slab is
1 I0
(1) 2I (2) 5 4
0 2
(1) (2)
 1  1
I0
(3) 2I0 (4)
2  1  1
(3) (4)
17. The angular width of the central maximum of the 4 5
diffraction pattern in a single slit (of width a) 23. Corpuscular theory of light predicts speed of light
experiment, with  as the wavelength of light is to be

3  (1) Independent of medium

(1) (2)
2a 2a (2) Greater in water than in vacuum
(3) Greater in vacuum than in water
2 
(3) (4) (4) Dependent on intensity of light
a a
24. Two light rays initially in same phase travel through
18. The first diffraction minima due to a single slit two media of equal length L having refractive index 1
diffraction is at  = 30° for a light of wavelength and 2 (1 > 2) as shown in figure. If the wave length
5000 Å. The width of the slit is of light rays in air is , the phase difference of the
(1) 5 × 10–5 cm (2) 10 × 10–5 cm emerging rays is given by

(3) 2.5 × 10–5 cm (4) 1.25 × 105 cm

Air 1 Air
19. An unpolarised beam of intensity I0 is incident on
a pair of nicol plates making an angle of 60° with
each other. The intensity of light emerging from the
2
pair is

I0
(1) I0 (2)
2 L

I0 I0 L 1 (1   2 )L
(3) (4) (1)  (2)
4 8 2 2

20. Two identical light waves, propagating in the same 2(1   2 )L

(3) (4) Zero
direction, have a phase difference . After they 
superpose the intensity of the resulting wave will be
25. Light wave travel in vacuum along the x-axis, which
proportional to of the following may represent the wave front

 (1) x = a
(1) cos  (2) cos  
2 (2) y = a
(3) z = a
2
(3) cos   (4) cos ( ) 2
 2 (4) x + y + z = a

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26. Apparent wavelength of light coming from a star 32. Four different independent waves are represented by
moving away from earth is 0.02% more than its (i) y1 = a1sint (ii) y2 = a2sin2t
actual wavelength. Velocity of star is
 
(1) 30 km/s (2) 60 km/s (iii) y3 = a3cost (iv) y 4  a4 sin  t  
 3 
(3) 90 km/s (4) 120 km/s
With which of two waves interference is possible?
27. In Young double slit experiment, 12 fringes are
obtained in a certain fragment of the screen, when (1) (i) & (ii)
light of wavelength 600 nm is used. If the wavelength (2) (i) & (iv)
of light is changed to 400 nm, number of fringes (3) (iii) & (iv)
observed in the same segment of the screen is
(4) Not possible with any combination
(1) 12 (2) 18
33. In YDSE, a thin film (μ = 1.6) of thickness 0.01 mm
(3) 24 (4) 30 is introduced in the path of one of the two interfering
28. A thin film of water ( = 4/3) is 3100 Å thick. If it is beams. The central fringe moves to a position
illuminated by white light at normal incidence. The occupied by the 10th bright fringe earlier. The wave
colour of film in the reflected light will be length of wave is

(1) Blue (2) Black (1) 600 Å (2) 6000 Å

(3) Yellow (4) Red (3) 60 Å (4) 660 Å

34. In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at
29. The central fringe of the interference pattern produced
by light of wavelength 6000 Å is found to shift to the 
a point where path difference is is I. If I 0
position of 4th bright fringe after a glass plate of refractive 6
index 1.5 is introduced in front of one slit in Young’s I
denotes the maximum intensity, then I is
experiment. The thickness of the glass plate will be 0

(1) 4.8 μm (2) 8.23 μm 1 3

(1) (2)
(3) 14.98 μm (4) 3.78 μm 2 2
30. In Young’s double slit experiment shown in figure. S1 1 3
and S2 are coherent sources and S is the screen (3) (4)
2 4
having a hole at a point 1.0 mm away from the central
35. The maximum intensity of fringes in Young's
line. White light (400 to 700 nm) is sent through the experiment is I. If one of the slits is closed, then
slits. Which wavelength passing through the hole intensity at that place becomes I0. Then relation
has strong intensity? between I and I0 is
centre of (1) I = I0 (2) I = 2I0
S1 screen
0.5 mm (3) I = 4I0 (4) There is no relation
S2 1.0 mm 36. In Young's double slit interference experiment, the
hole slit separation is made 3 folds. The fringe width
50 cm screen becomes
S
1 1
(1) 400 nm (2) 700 nm (1) times (2) times
3 9
(3) 500 nm (4) 667 nm (3) 3 times (4) 9 times
31. In Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity of 37. In Young's double slit experiment, the distance
light at a point on the screen where the path difference between the slits is reduced to half and the
is  is I0. The intensity of light at a point where the distance between the slit and the screen is
 doubled, then fringe width
path difference becomes is
3 (1) Will not change
I0 (2) Will become half
(1) I0 (2)
4
(3) Will be doubled
I0 I0
(3) (4) (4) Will become four times
3 2
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38. In Young's experiment, the separation between 5th 44. Young’s double slit experiment is performed with
maxima and 3rd minima is how many times as monochromatic light. A thin film is introduced in
that of fringe width? front of one of the slits
(1) 5 times (2) 3 times (1) Intensity at the position of central maxima
must decrease
(3) 2.5 times (4) 2 times
(2) Intensity at the position of central maxima may
39. If the amplitude ratio of two sources producing increase
interference is 3 : 5, the ratio of intensities of
(3) Central maxima may remain unshifted
maxima and minima is
(4) Intensity at position of first maxima may
(1) 25 : 16 (2) 5 : 3 decrease
(3) 16 : 1 (4) 25 : 9 45. In the Young’s arrangement, screen starts moving
towards right with constant speed v. Initial distance
40. In a Young's double slit experiment, the source
between screen and plane of slits is x. At t = 0,
illuminating the slits is changed from blue to violet.
1st order maxima is lying at point A. After how
The width of the fringes
much time first order minima lies at point A?
(1) Increases (2) Decreases x
(3) Becomes unequal (4) Remains same
A
41. In Young's double slit experiment, when two light y
waves form third minimum, they have
Source
(1) Phase difference of 3 v

(2) Path difference of 3

Screen
5 (t = 0)
(3) Phase difference of
2
x x
5 (1)
2v
(2)
v
(4) Path difference of
2
x 2x
42. White light is used in Young’s double slit (3) (4)
3v 3v
experiment. Separation between slits is y and the
screen is at distance x from slits (x >> y). Which 46. Approximate thickness of oil film to observe interference
of these wavelengths is missing in front of one of of light (due to which it looks coloured) is
the slits? (1) 10 mm
y2 y2 (2) 10–3 mm
(1) (2)
x 2x (3) 10 pm

y2 (4) 1 cm
(3) (4) All of these
4x 47. Slit widths in a Young’s double slit experiment are
in the ratio 9 : 4. Ratio of intensity at minima to
43. Shape of interference fringes formed on the screen
that at maxima is
due to point source P, in the case shown here
(1) 4 : 9
(2) 16 : 81
(3) 1 : 25
(4) 1 : 16
48. To observerve diffraction the size of an obstacle
(1) Should be of the same order as wavelength
(2) Should be much smaller than the wavelength
(3) Has no relation to wavelength
(1) Parabolic (2) Elliptical 
(4) Should be exactly
(3) Circular (4) Hyperbolic 2
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49. In Fraunhoffer diffraction from a single slit, wave 54. Light of wavelength  is coming from a star. What
front incident on the slit is is the limit of resolution of a telescope whose
(1) Planar objective has diameter r ?

(2) Spherical 0.305  0.61

(1) (2)
(3) Cylindrical r r
(4) Either spherical or cylindrical
1.22  2
50. Diffraction is easily noticeable for sound waves than (3) (4)
r r
for light waves because sound waves
55. Refractive index of material is equal to the tangent
(1) Are high energy waves
of polarising angle. It is called
(2) Are low intensity waves
(1) Brewster's law (2) Lambert's law
(3) Have longer wavelength
(3) Malus' law (4) Bragg's law
(4) Are mechanical in nature
56. Unpolarized light of intensity x is incident on a
51. Width of slit in a single slit diffraction experiment polarising sheet. Intensity of light which does not
such that 20 maxima of double slit interference get transmitted is
pattern are obtained within central maxima of the
diffraction pattern is (Slit separation for double slit x
arrangement = 2 mm) (1) x : Answer-Key
(2) :
2
(1) 0.05 mm
x
(2) 0.1 mm (3) (Q41 to Q47) - 2(4) 4Zero
2 2 3 3 3
4
(3) 0.2 mm
57. Brewster angle for air to water transition is
(4) 0.4 mm
52. In Fraunhoffer diffraction, at the angular position of
(Q1 to Q5) - 1 41 2 1 1
(refractive index of water is )
first diffraction minimum, phase difference (in 3
radian) between wavelets from opposite edges of (Q6 to Q10) - 1 3 2 4 4
the slit is 1 3 1 3
(1) sin (2) cos
(Q11 4to Q15) - 3 1 3 44 4

(1)
2 3 3 3
tan 1
(3) (Q16 to Q20) - 3 3cot21
(4) 4
4 4
(2) 
(3) 2 (21Qthetocorrect
58. Choose Q25)alternative
- 1 1 2 3 1
(4) 4 (1) When plane polarised light passes through
(Q26 to Q30)
polaroid, - 2its2 nature
it changes 3 1 3to linearly
53. Two points separated by 0.05 mm can just be
polarised
inspected in a microscope when light of wavelength
(31Q to Q35) - 2 4 2 4 3
(2) Refracted light, when light is incident at
6000 Å is used. If light of wavelength 3000 Å is used
then the limit of resolution becomes Brewster angle, is linearly polarised
(Q36 to Q40) - 1 4 3 3 2
(1) 0.05 mm (3) Polarised light can be produced by scattering
(2) 0.025 mm (Q41 toQ45) - 4 1 3 4 2
through in earth’s atmosphere
(3) 0.1 mm 2
(4) 0.15 mm (4) (Q46
Naturaltolight
Q50)
from-sun 2 3 1 1
is polarised 3

‰‰‰
(Q51 to Q55) - 3 3 2 3 1

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