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DPP - Daily Practice Problems

Chapter-wise Sheets
Date : Start Time : End Time :

PHYSICS CP24
SYLLABUS : Wave Optics

Max. Marks : 180 Marking Scheme : (+4) for correct & (–1) for incorrect answer Time : 60 min.

INSTRUCTIONS : This Daily Practice Problem Sheet contains 45 MCQs. For each question only one option is correct.
Darken the correct circle/ bubble in the Response Grid provided on each page.

1. In young’s double-slit experiment, the intensity of light at a (c) 5th order of 1st and 3rd order of 2nd
point on the screen where the path difference is l is I, l (d) 5th order of 1st and 7th order of 2nd
being the wavelength of light used. The intensity at a point 4. Figure shows behavior of a wavefront when it passes
l through a prism.
where the path difference is will be
4
I I A A’
(a) (b) (c) I (d) zero
4 2 Incident Refracted
2. A beam of light is incident on a A B wavefront wavefront
glass slab (m = 1.54) in a direction
B B’
as shown in the figure. The
reflected light is analysed by a 33° Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
33°
polaroid prism. On rotating the (a) Lower portion of wavefront (B’) is delayed resulting
polaroid, (tan 57° = 1.54) Glass slab
in a tilt.
(a) the intensity remains unchanged (b) Time taken by light to reach A’ is equal to the time
(b) the intensity is reduced to zero and remains at zero taken to reach B’ from B.
(c) the intensity gradually reduces to zero and then again (c) Speed of wavefront is same everywhere.
increase (d) A particle on wavefront A’ B’ is in phase with a
(d) the intensity increases continuously particle on wavefront AB.
3. Two sources of light of wavelengths 2500 Å and 3500 Å are 5. When the angle of incidence is 60° on the surface of a
used in Young’s double slit expt. simultaneously. Which glass slab, it is found that the reflected ray is completely
orders of fringes of two wavelength patterns coincide? polarised. The velocity of light in glass is
(a) 3rd order of 1st source and 5th of the 2nd (a) 2 ´ 108 ms -1 (b) 3 ´ 108 ms -1
(b) 7th order of 1st and 5th order of 2nd
(c) 2 ´ 108 ms -1 (d) 3 ´ 108 ms -1
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6. Figure shows two coherent sources S1 and S2 vibrating in 12. On a rainy day, if there is an oil drop on tar road coloured
same phase. AB is an irregular wire lying at a far distance rings are seen around this drop. This is due to
l -3
(a) total internal reflection of light
from the sources S1 and S2. Let = 10 and ÐBOA = 0.12°. (b) polarisation
d
(c) diffraction pattern
How many bright spots will be seen on the wire, including
(d) interference pattern produced due to oil film
points A and B? A
S1 13. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the intensity at a point
(a) 5
(b) 4 d O l
where the path difference (l – is wavelength of the light)
(c) 2 6
S2
(d) 7 B
I
7. Two identical light waves, propagating in the same direction, is I. If I0 denotes the maximum intensity, then is equal to
I0
have a phase difference d. After they superpose, the intensity
of the resulting wave will be proportional to 1
1 3 3
(a) cos d (b) cos (d/2) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) cos2 (d/2) (d) cos2 d 2 2 2 4
8. In YSDE, both slits are covered by transparent slab. Upper 14. According to Huygens, medium through which light
slit is covered by slab of R.I. 1.5 and thickness t and lower is waves travel is
(a) vacuum only (b) luminiferous ether
4
covered by R.I. and thickness 2t, then central maxima (c) liquid only (d) solid only
3
15. If we observe the single slit Fraunhofer diffraction with
(a) shifts in +ve y-axis direction y wavelength l and slit width b, the width of the central
(b) shifts in –ve y-axis direction maxima is 2q. On decreasing the slit width for the same l
x (a) q increases
(c) remains at same position
(b) q remains unchanged
(d) may shift in upward (c) q decreases
or downward depending upon wavelength of light (d) q increases or decreases depending on the intensity of
9. A beam of light of l = 600 nm from a distant source falls on light
a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern 16. Aperture of the human eye is 2 mm. Assuming the mean
is observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between wavelength of light to be 5000 Å, the angular resolution
first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is limit of the eye is nearly
(a) 2 minute (b) 1 minute
(a) 1.2 cm (b) 1.2 mm
(c) 0.5 minute (d) 1.5 minute
(c) 2.4 cm (d) 2.4 mm
17. Unpolarised light is incident on a dielectric of refractive
10. A parallel beam of light of wavelength l is incident normally
on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is formed on a screen index 3 . What is the angle of incidence if the reflected
placed perpendicular to the direction of the incident beam. beam is completely polarised?
At the second minimum of the diffraction pattern, the phase (a) 30° (b) 45°
difference between the rays coming from the two edges of
(c) 60° (d) 75°
slit is
18. The figure shows the
(a) pl (b) 2p Central bright
interference pattern obtained in fringe
(c) 3p (d) 4p
a double-slit experiment using
11. The diffraction effects in a microscopic specimen become
light of wavelength 600nm. 1, 2,
important when the separation between two points is
3, 4 and 5 are marked on five
(a) much greater than the wavelength of light used.
fringes. 12 3 4 5
(b) much less than the wavelength of light used.
The third order bright fringe is
(c) comparable to the wavelength of light used.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(d) independent of the wavelength of light used.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
RESPONSE
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
GRID
16. 17. 18.
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19. Which of the following diagrams represent the variation of respectively. What is the actual distance of separation?
electric field vector with time for a circularly polarised (a) 12.5 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 13 cm (d) 14 cm
light ?
æ pö
(a) (b) (c) (d) 27. If two waves represented by y1 = 4 sin wt and y2 = ç wt + ÷
|E | |E | |E |
|E | è 3ø
t t t
interfere at a point, then the amplitude of the resulting wave
t
(a) (b) (d) will be about
20. With a monochromatic light, the fringe-width obtained in a
Young’s double slit experiment is 0.133 cm. The whole set- (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3.5
up is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33, then the 28. In Young’s double slit experiment, the separation between
new fringe-width is the slits is halved and the distance between the slits and
(a) 0.133 cm (b) 0.1 cm screen is doubled. The fringe width will
(c) 1.33 cm (d) 0.2 cm (a) be halved (b) be doubled
21. The condition for obtaining secondary maxima in the (c) be quadrupled (d) remain unchanged
diffraction pattern due to single slit is 29. At the first minimum adjacent to the central maximum of a
single-slit diffraction pattern, the phase difference between
l
(a) a sin q = nl (b) a sin q = ( 2n - 1) the Huygen's wavelet from the edge of the slit and the
2 wavelet from the midpoint of the slit is :
nl
(c) a sin q = ( 2n - 1) l (d) a sin q = p
2 (a) radian (b) p radian
2
22. In double slit experiment, the angular width of the fringes is
p p
0.20° for the sodium light (l = 5890Å ) . In order to increase (c) radian (d) radian
8 4
the angular width of the fringes by 10%, the necessary
30. The central fringe of the interference pattern produced by
change in wavelength is
light of wavelength 6000Å is found to shift to the position
(a) zero (b) increased by 6479 Å
of 4th bright fringe after a glass plate of refractive index 1.5
(c) decreased by 589 Å (d) increased by 589 Å
is introduced in front of one of slits in Young's experiment.
23. In Young's double slit experiment with sodium vapour lamp
The thickness of the glass plate will be
of wavelength 589 nm and the slits 0.589 mm apart, the half
(a) 4.8 µm (b) 8.23 µm
angular width of the central maximum is (c) 14.98 µm (d) 3.78 µm
(a) sin–1 (0.01) (b) sin –1 (0.0001)
–1
(c) sin (0.001) (d) sin –1 (0.1) 31. Sodium light ( l = 6 ´10 -7 m) is used to produce
24. The adjacent figure shows Fraunhoffer’s diffraction due to interference pattern. The observed fringe width is 0.12 mm.
a single slit. If first minimum is obtained in the direction The angle between two interfering wave trains, is
shown, then the path difference between rays 1 and 3 is
(a) 1 ´ 10 -3 rad (b) 1´10 -2 rad
(a) 0
1
(b) l / 4 2
(c) 5 ´ 10 -3 rad (d) 5 ´ 10 -2 rad
(c) l / 2 3 32. The Young’s double slit experiment is performed with blue
(d) l and with green light of wavelengths 4360Å and 5460Å
respectively. If x is the distance of 4th maxima from the central
one, then
25. A YDSE is conducted in water (µ1) as shown in figure. A (a) x (blue) = x (green) (b) x (blue) > x (green)
glass plate of thickness t and refractive index µ2 is placed in
x (blue) 5460
the path of S2. The optical path difference at O is (c) x (blue) < x (green) (d) =
(a) (m 2 - 1)t x (green) 4360
S1
(b) (m1 - 1)t
water µ1
33. If yellow light emitted by sodium lamp in Young’s double
O slit experiment is replaced by a monochromatic blue light of
æ m2 ö S
the same intensity
(c) ç - 1÷ t µ
S2 2
è m1 ø t
(a) fringe width will decrease
(d) (m 2 – m1 )t Screen
(b) finge width will increase
26. In a Fresnel biprism experiment, the two positions of lens (c) fringe width will remain unchanged
give separation between the slits as 16 cm and 9 cm (d) fringes will become less intense

19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

RESPONSE
GRID 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
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34. When unpolarised light is incident on a plane glass plate at 39. Two coherent point sources S1 and S2 are separated by a
Brewster’s angle, then which of the following statements is small distance d as shown. The fringes obtained on the
correct? vertical screen will be :
(a) Reflected and refracted rays are completely polarised (a) points d
(b) straight bands S1 S2 screen
with their planes of polarization parallel to each other
(c) concentric circles D
(b) Reflected and refracted rays are completely polarised
(d) semicircles
with their planes of polarization perpendicular to each
40. In the phenomena of diffraction of light, when blue light is
other used in the experiment in spite of red light, then
(c) Reflected light is plane polarised but transmitted light (a) fringes will become narrower
is partially polarised (b) fringes will become broader
(d) Reflected light is partially polarised but refracted light (c) no change in fringe width
is plane polarised (d) None of these
35. The maximum number of possible interference maxima for 41. On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is smallest
slit- separation equal to twice the wavelength in Young¢s near the ground and increases with height from the ground.
double-slit experiment is When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens'
(a) infinite (b) five (c) three (d) zero principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light
36. In the figure shown if a parallel beam :
beam of white light is incident (a) bends downwards
on the plane of the slits then (b) bends upwards
d 2d/3
the distance of the nearest O (c) becomes narrower
white spot on the screen from (d) goes horizontally without any deflection
O is d/A. Find the value of A. D 42. If I 0 is the intensity of the principal maximum in the single
(assume d << D, l << d] slit diffraction pattern, then what will be its intensity when
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 4 the slit width is doubled?
37. Two light waves superimposing at the mid-point of the I0
(a) 4 I 0 (b) 2 I 0 (c) (d) I 0
screen are coming from coherent sources of light with 2
phase difference 3p rad. Their amplitudes are 1 cm each. 43. Conditions of diffraction is
The resultant amplitude at the given point will be. a a a
(a) =1 (b) >> 1 (c) << 1
(a) 5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 2 cm (d) zero l l l
(d) None of these
38. Spherical wavefronts, emanating from a point source, strike
44. In Fresnel’s biprism expt., a mica sheet of refractive index 1.5
a plane reflecting surface. What will happen to these wave
and thickness 6 × 10–6 m is placed in the path of one of
fronts, immediately after reflection?
interfering beams as a result of which the central fringe gets
(a) They will remain spherical with the same curvature,
shifted through 5 fringe widths. The wavelength of light
both in magnitude and sign.
used is
(b) They will become plane wave fronts. (a) 6000 Å (b) 8000 Å (c) 4000 Å (d) 2000 Å
(c) They will remain spherical, with the same curvature, 45. Two nicols are oriented with their principal planes making
but sign of curvature reversed. an angle of 60º. Then the percentage of incident unpolarised
(d) They will remain spherical, but with different light which passes through the system is
curvature, both in magnitude and sign. (a) 100 (b) 50 (c) 12.5 (d) 37.5

34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

RESPONSE GRID 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.
44. 45.

DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEM DPP CHAPTERWISE CP24 - PHYSICS

Total Questions 45
Total Marks 180
Attempted Correct
Incorrect Net Score
Cut-off Score 45 Qualifying Score 60
Success Gap = Net Score – Qualifying Score
Net Score = (Correct × 4) – (Incorrect × 1)
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