1. Laser light is considered to be coherent because it consists of
• many wavelengths • uncoordinated wavelengths • coordinated waves of exactly the same wavelength • divergent beam
2. Two coherent sources of different intensities send waves which interfere. The ratio of maximum intensity to the minimum intensity is 25. The intensities of the sources are in the ratio • 25 : 1 • 5:1 • 9:4 • 25 :16
3. Spherical wavefronts, emanating from a point source, strike a plane reflecting surface. Will there be any change in the shape of wave fronts, immediately after reflection? • They will remain spherical with the same curvature and same direction of propagation. • They will become plane wave fronts. • They will remain spherical, with the same curvature, but direction of propagation is reversed. • They will remain spherical, but with different curvature and different direction of propagation.
4. A plane wavefront of light is incident on a thin convex lens and another plane wavefront is incident on the refracting face of a thin prism. After refraction, the emerging wavefronts respectively become • plane wavefront and plane wavefront • plane wavefront and spherical wavefront • spherical wavefront and plane wavefront • elliptical wavefront and spherical wavefront
5. The phenomena which cannot be explained by Huygens Principle is
• reflection • diffraction • refraction • origin of spectra
6. Huygens concept of secondary wave
• allows us to find the focal length of a thick lens • is a geometrical method to trace a wavefront • is used to determine the velocity of light • is used to explain polarisation
7. When exposed to sunlight, thin films of oil on water, often exhibit brilliant colours due to the phenomenon of • interference • diffraction • dispersion • polarization 8. In the Young’s Double slit experiment, when we place a converging lens after the slits and place the screen at the focus of the lens, it • introduces an extra path difference in the parallel beam. • introduces no path difference in the parallel beam. • introduces an extra phase difference in the parallel beam. • introduces an extra fringe in the interference pattern.
9. A diffraction pattern is obtained by using a beam of red light. What will happen, if red light is replaced by the blue light? • Bands disappear. • Bands become broader and farther apart. • No change will take place. • Diffraction bands become narrow and crowded together.
10. The diffraction effects in a microscopic specimen become important when the separation between two points is • much greater than the wavelength of light used. • much less than the wavelength of light used. • comparable to the wavelength of light used. • independent of the wavelength of light used.
11. In the case of linearly polarised light, the magnitude of the electric field vector • is parallel to the direction of propagation • does not changes with time • increases linearly with time • varies periodically with time
12. In the propagation of electromagnetic waves, the angle between the direction of propagation and plane of polarisation is • 0º • 45º • 90º • 180º Answers
1. Laser light is considered to be coherent because it consists of
• many wavelengths • uncoordinated wavelengths • coordinated waves of exactly the same wavelength • divergent beam • coordinated waves of exactly the same wavelength
2. Two coherent sources of different intensities send waves which interfere. The ratio of maximum intensity to the minimum intensity is 25. The intensities of the sources are in the ratio • 25 : 1 • 5:1 • 9:4 • 25 :16 • 9:4
3. Spherical wavefronts, emanating from a point source, strike a plane reflecting surface. Will there be any change in the shape of wave fronts, immediately after reflection? • They will remain spherical with the same curvature and same direction of propagation. • They will become plane wave fronts. • They will remain spherical, with the same curvature, but direction of propagation is reversed. • They will remain spherical, but with different curvature and different direction of propagation. • They will remain spherical, with the same curvature, but direction of propagation is reversed.
4. A plane wavefront of light is incident on a thin convex lens and another plane wavefront is incident on the refracting face of a thin prism. After refraction, the emerging wavefronts respectively become • plane wavefront and plane wavefront • plane wavefront and spherical wavefront • spherical wavefront and plane wavefront • elliptical wavefront and spherical wavefront • spherical wavefront and plane wavefront
5. The phenomena which cannot be explained by Huygens Principle is
• reflection • diffraction • refraction • origin of spectra • origin of spectra
6. Huygens concept of secondary wave
• allows us to find the focal length of a thick lens • is a geometrical method to trace a wavefront • is used to determine the velocity of light • is used to explain polarisation • is a geometrical method to trace a wavefront 7. When exposed to sunlight, thin films of oil on water, often exhibit brilliant colours due to the phenomenon of • interference • diffraction • dispersion • polarization • interference
8. In the Young’s Double slit experiment, when we place a converging lens after the slits and place the screen at the focus of the lens, it • introduces an extra path difference in the parallel beam. • introduces no path difference in the parallel beam. • introduces an extra phase difference in the parallel beam. • introduces an extra fringe in the interference pattern. • introduces no path difference in the parallel beam.
9. A diffraction pattern is obtained by using a beam of red light. What will happen, if red light is replaced by the blue light? • Bands disappear. • Bands become broader and farther apart. • No change will take place. • Diffraction bands become narrow and crowded together. • Diffraction bands become narrow and crowded together.
10. The diffraction effects in a microscopic specimen become important when the separation between two points is • much greater than the wavelength of light used. • much less than the wavelength of light used. • comparable to the wavelength of light used. • independent of the wavelength of light used. • comparable to the wavelength of light used.
11. In the case of linearly polarised light, the magnitude of the electric field vector • is parallel to the direction of propagation • does not changes with time • increases linearly with time • varies periodically with time • varies periodically with time
12. In the propagation of electromagnetic waves, the angle between the direction of propagation and plane of polarisation is • 0º • 45º • 90º • 180º • 0º
