IMPOTANT NOTE:

 These are practice questions for preparation of MTE.

 Do follow your textbook and class notes for concept learning.

 Do practice MCQs given at the end of each chapter of text book

Unit – 1,2,3 Practice MCQs (Solve numerical yourself)

1. Choose the correct statement.

a) Gradient of the scalar field is a scalar field.
b) Gradient of the vector field is a vector field.
c) Gradient of the scalar field is a vector field.
d) Gradient of the vector field is a scalar field.

2.If is a vector field, then

(a) Div is a vector quantity
(b) Curl is a zero
(c) Curl is a scalar quantity
(d) Div is a scalar quantity

3. The curl of a vector field can be represented by

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

5. A vector field which can be expressed as a negative gradient of scalar field is called as
non conservative field
non lamellar field
conservative field
none of the above

6. The amount of a flux diverging from a point per unit area per second is called
a) gradient of a scalar field
b) divergence of a scalar field
c) divergence of a vector field.
d) gradient of a vector field.
7. The divergence of 1 dimensional position vector ( ) is
0
3
1
2

8. The line integral of a vector taken around a closed curve, which bounds a surface, is equal to
the surface integral of the curl of that vector taken over that surface , is the statement of
(a) Volume integral theorem
(b) Guass Divergence theorem
(c) Stoke’s theorem
(d) Surface Divergence Theorem

9. = dV is the mathematically form of

(a) Volume integral theorem
(b) Gauss Divergence theorem
(c) Stokes’s theorem
(d) Surface Divergence Theorem

10. The stoke’s Theorem is

(a)
(b) = dV
(c)
(d)

11. vector is a solenoidal if

(a) Curl =0
(b) Div =0
(c) Grad = 0
(d) all of the above.

13. A given vector is irrotational if

(a) Curl A =0
(b) Div A =0
(c) Grad A = 0
(d) Grad A.A =0
14. The significance of equation of continuity is all about
(a) number of electric lines of force per unit area
(b) number of magnetic lines of force per unit area
(c) Conservation of charge and its flow
(d) conservation of electromagnetic power.

15. Which of the following equation is correct for the Laplace equation
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

16 The electric flux through a surface will be minimum, when the angle between E and dA is?

a) 30 degree
b) 90 degree
c) 45 degree
d) 60 degree

17. What will be the divergence of vector =

(a) xy + 4yz + 3y2

(b) 4xy + 4yz + 3y2
(c) 2xy + yz + 3y2
(d) 2xy + 4yz + y2

18. What will be the curl of vector =

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

19. What will be the curl of vector =

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
20. Which of the following may be determined using Ampere’s law?

a) Electric fields due to current carrying wires

b) Magnetic forces between two current carrying wires
c) Magnetic fields due to current carrying wires
d) Magnetic forces acting on charged particles
21. Which of the following is correct Relation for Gauss’s Law in electrostatic
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) all

22. Which of the following is correct Relation for Gauss’s Law in Magnetostatic?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

23. Divergence of curl of a any vector

a) One b) zero c) cannot defined d) none of the above

24. Curl of gradient of any scalar

a) One b) zero c) cannot defined d) none of the above

25 .Consider the following quantities: (1) mass, (2) velocity, (3) charge, and (4) magnetic field
strength. Upon which of these quantities is the force on a charged particle moving in a
magnetic field dependent?

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 3, and 4 only

d) 2, 3, and 4 only

26. Which of the following combinations of units is equivalent to the tesla?

a) N/(A⋅m)
b) N⋅A/m
b) (J⋅s)/(A⋅m)
 c) J/(C⋅s)
d) C/(J⋅s)

27. Complete the following statement: Current density is a measure of

a) the number of charges in a volume at a given time.
b) the amount of current flowing through a volume.
c) the amount of charges in a cross-sectional area at a given time.
d) the amount of current flowing through a cross-sectional area.

28. The SI unit of power is the watt. Which of the following units are equivalent to the watt?
a) V∙A
b) J/C
c) C/s
d) V/s

29.The unit of capacitance is the farad (F). Which of the following combinations of units is
equivalent to the farad?
a) N/C
b) V/C
c) C/V
d) J/C

30. Electric potential energy is defined in a similar manner to the gravitational potential energy.
Complete the following statement: These two potential energies are analogous to each other
because
a) both electric and gravitational forces are always attractive forces.
b) both the electric and gravitational forces are fundamental forces of nature.
c) both the electric and gravitational forces are conservative forces.
d) both the electric and gravitational forces can be either attractive or repulsive forces.

31 What is the name of unit of energy that is the amount by which the electric potential energy
of an electron when it moves through a potential difference of one volt?
a) volt (V)
b) electron volt (eV)
c) joule (J)
d) watt (W)

32 An electron, which has a charge of 1.60 × 10−19 C, is released at rest in a uniform electric
field of magnitude 120 N/C. force experienced by electron is
a) 1.93 × 10−17 J
b) 1.33 × 10−18 J
c) 2.13 × 10−20 J
d) 3.11 × 10−21 J

33. How much electric flux will come out through a surface 100 k in an electric field i + 4j +3k
a) 300
b) 100
c)400
d)800
34. How much electric flux will come out through a surface 100 i in an electric field 4j +3k
a) 300
b) 100
c)400
d) 0
35 Electric potential in xy plane is given 2x2+6y2.Electric field at (2,0,1) is
a) 8i +12j
b) 8i +0j
c) 4i + 12j
d) 8
36. How much Work will be done by 2coulomb charge moving under 20 V ?
(a) 100
(b) 80
c) 40
d) 10

UNIT-2

1 In a laser:
A. excited atoms are stimulated to emit photons by radiation external to the laser
B. the transitions for laser emission are directly to the ground state
C. the states which give rise to laser emission are usually very unstable states that decay
rapidly
D. the state in which an atom is initially excited is never between two states that are involved
in the stimulated emission
E. a minimum of two energy levels are required.

2. Which of the following is a correct output of a Ruby laser laser?

a) 694.3 A0
b) 6943 A0
c) 6328 A0
d) 632.8 A0
3.Which of the following is a correct output of a He-Ne laser?
e) 694.3 A0
f) 6943 A0
g) 6328 A0
h) 632.8 A0

4. Which of the following is a correct output of a Nd-YAG laser?

a) 1.0640 µm
b) 1.064 µm
c) 6.328 µm
d) 632.8 mm
5. Frequency(HZ) associated with photon of he-Ne laser
a) 3.7 X 1014
b) 3.7 X 10-14
c) 4.7 X 10-14
d) 4.7 X 1014

8. A laser beam can be sharply focused because it is:

A. highly coherent
B. plane polarized
C. intense
D. circularly polarized
E. highly directional

9. A laser requires a mirrors because

A. They invert the population inversion

B. They provide the optical feedback
C. They determine the wavelength at which lasing occurs
D. They perform none of these

10. In spontaneous emission emitted photons can move

A. in the direction of field

B. in a straight line

C. in any random direction

D. opposite to the direction of field.

11. Activator atoms in Nd-YAG laser is

 A. yattrium

B Garnet

C Aluminium

D Neodymium ion.

12. The resonant cavity in a laser design helps

A. create population inversion

B. create an amplified ,coherent lasing beam

C. Create a three level laser beam.

D. All of the above.

13. IN Helium Neon laser, energy of emitted photon will be

a) 2.96 eV

b) 1.96 ev

c) 3.46 X 10-19 eV

d) 1.96 X 10-19 ev

14. Holography has been used in

(a) data storage

(b) non destructive testing of materials to find flaws

(c) to view the working of inner organ of the body in 3D

(d) all of the above

15. A recorded holographic plate containing information in the form of

(a) interference (b) diffraction (c) both a and b (d) none of the above

16. resonant cavity in semiconductor laser is

a) Highly reflective mirrors

b) Highly transmittance mirror

c) Polished two surfaces

 d) All of the above

17. In a He-Ne laser, the laser light emits due to

(a) transition from 2s to 2p

(b) transition from 3s to 2p

(c) transition from 3s to 3p

(d) transition from 1s to 2p

18. Information holding capacity of hologram is

(a) limited (b) large (c) less (d) can not say

19. Hologram containing information in form of

(a) Intensity
(b) Phase
(c) Both a and b
(d) None
20. In the construction of hologram , we need

(a) reference beam (b) object beam (c) both a and b (d) none

21. Which of the following terms inconsistent with the term laser?

a) highly directional

b) sharply focusable

c) highly coherent

d) highly incandescent

22. Minimum levels required for laser action

a) One level
b) Two level
c) Three level
d) Four level

23. Which of the following laser is three level laser

a) He-Ne laser
b) Ruby laser
 c) Nd-Yag
d) Semiconductor laser

24. Chemical formula of YAG crystal

a) Y2Al5O12
b) Y3Al5O12
c) Y3Al3O12
d) Y3Al12O5

25. Chemical formula of Ruby crystal

a) Al5O12
b) Al3O12
c) Al2O3
d) Al3O2

UNIT-3 (Do solve numerical yourself)

Total internal reflection takes place if the light ray strikes the interface at an angle with what
relationship to the critical angle?

• a. Less than
• b. Greater than
• c. Equal to
• d. Zero
The operation of the fiber-optic cable is based on the principle of
• a. Refraction
• b. Reflection
• c. Dispersion
• d. Absorption
The core of a fiber optic cable is made of

• a. Air
• b. Glass
• c. Diamond
• d. Quartz
The core of a fiber optic is surrounded by
• a. Wire braid shield
• b. Kevlar
• c. Cladding
 • d. Plastic insulation
The speed of light in plastic compared to the speed of light in air is

• a. Slower
• b. Faster
• c. The same
• d. Either lower or faster
The main benefit of light-wave communications over microwaves or any other communications
media is
• a. Lower cost
• b. Better security
• c. Wider bandwidth
• d. Freedom from interference
The ratio of speed of light in air to the speed of light in another substance is called the
• a. Speed factor
• b. Index of reflection
• c. Index of refraction
• d. Dielectric constant
Which of the following is not a factor in cable light loss?
• a. Reflection
• b. Absorption
• c. Scattering
• d. Dispersion
A fiber-optic cable has a loss of 15 dB/km. The attenuation in a cable, 100 ft long is
• a. 4.57 dB
• b. 9.3 dB
• c. 24 dB
• d. 49.2 dB
Which light emitter is preferred for high speed data in a fiber-optic system
• a. Incandescent
• b. LED
• c. Neon
• d. Laser
Both LEDs and ILDs operate correctly with
• a. Forward bias
 • b. Reverse bias
• c. Neither A or B
• d. Either A or B
Single-frequency light is called
• a. Pure
• b. Intense
• c. Coherent
• d. Monochromatic
An important requirement for successful transmission system using light
• a. Powerful, reliable light source
• b. Strong glass
• c. Reliable, high cost transmission medium
• d. Powerful regenerators
________ is a light that can be coherent
• a. Spontaneous emission
• b. Monochromatic and in-phase
• c. Narrow beam divergence
• d. Monochromatic

What is the typical wavelength of light emitted from epitaxially grown LEDs?
• a. 840 nm
• b. 490 nm
• c. 480 nm
• d. 940 nm
Material dispersion is caused by the
• a. Wavelength dependence of the index of refraction
• b. Wavelength independence of the index of refraction
• c. Dependence of the propagation constant on the mode number
• d. Independence of the propagation constant on the mode number
The dominant loss mechanisms in silica fiber are
• a. Absorption and radiation losses
• b. Absorption and Rayleigh scattering
• c. Coupling and radiation losses
 • d. Radiation and modal dispersion
The term dispersion describes the process of
• A. separating light into its component frequencies
• B. reflecting light from a smooth surface
• C. the process by which light is absorbed by an uneven rough surface
• D. light scattering
The term critical angle describes
• A. the point at which light is refracted
• B. the point at which light becomes invisible
• C. the point at which light has gone from the refractive mode to the reflective mode
• D. the point at which light has crossed the boundary layers from one index to another
The refractive index number is
• A. a number which compares the transparency of a material with that of air
• B. a number of assigned by the manufacturer to the fiber in question
• C. a number which determines the core diameter
• D. a term describing core elasticity
A fiber-optic cable has a loss of 15 dB/km. The attenuation in a cable 1000 ft. long is
• A. 4.57 dB
• B. 9.3 dB
• C. 24 dB
• D. 49.2 dB
Medium 1 is a glass (n1 = 1.5) and medium 2 is an ethyl alcohol (n2 = 1.36). For an angle of
incidence of 30 degrees, determine the angle of refraction.
• A. 44.5 degrees
• B. 14.56 degrees
• C. 33.47 degrees
• D. 75 degrees
The minimum angle of incidence at which the light ray may strike the interface of two media
and result in an angle of refraction of 90 degrees or greater.
• A. optimum angle
• B. angle of refraction
• C. refracted angle
• D. critical angle
The higher the index number
 • A. the higher the speed of light
• B. the lower the speed of light
• C. has no effect on the speed of light
• D. the shorter the wavelength propagation
Only one path for light rays to take down the fiber
• A. Multimode
• B. Step-index
• C. Single mode
• D. Graded index
More than one path for light rays to take down the fiber

• A. Multimode
• B. Step-index
• C. Single mode
• D. Graded index
How many modes possible with a multimode step-index with a core diameter of 50 um, a core
refractive index of 1.6, a cladding refractive index of 1.584, and a wavelength of 1300 nm.
• A. 456
• B. 213
• C. 145
• D. 372
It is a graphical representation of the magnitude of the refractive index across the fiber.
• A. mode
• B. index profile
• C. numerical aperture
• D. refractive index
Chromatic dispersion can be eliminated by __________.
• A. using a monochromatic light source
• B. using a very small numerical aperture fiber
• C. using a graded-index fiber
• D. using a very sensitive photo detector
It refers to the abrupt of change in refractive index from core to clad
• A. step index
• B. graded index
• C. semi-graded index
 • D. half step index
An optical fibre of refractive indices n1 and n2 for core and cladding respectively is placed in
air medium. The numerical is defined as
a) Sin-1 (n12-n22)1/2

b) (n12-n22)1/2

c) None