PHYSICS

12 th
NEET

WAVE OPTICS
 VIDYAPEETH
WAVE OPTICS
DPP-1 (NLP/071)
[Models of Light (Corpuscular model and Wave model), Huygen’s
principle and its application, Coherent and incoherent sources of
light]
1. Newton has postulated his corpuscular 5. Which of the following produces
theory on the basis of: coherent sources?
(1) Newton’s ring
(1) Ordinary prism
(2) Colour due to thin film
(3) Dispersion of light (2) Biprism
(4) Rectilinear propagation of light (3) Nicol prism
(4) Achromatic prism
2. The wavefront is a surface in which:
(1) All points are in the same phase
(2) There is a pair of points in opposite 6. Shapes of wavefront is shown in
phase following figures. The correct shape of
(3) There is a pair of points with phase
wavefront according to the directions of
difference (π/2)
(4) There is no relation between the rays are represented in figures
phases

3. The direction of the wave front of a

wave with the direction of propagation
of wave is:
(1) Parallel
(2) Perpendicular
(3) Opposite
(4) At angle
4. Huygen’s wave theory allows us to
know the (1) (i) and (ii) both
(1) Wavelength of the wave (2) (ii) and (iii) both
(2) Velocity of the wave
(3) (i) and (iii) both
(3) Amplitude of the wave
(4) Propagation of wavefronts (4) (iii) and (iv) both

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7. In the figure, a wave front AB moving 9. In the spectrum of light of a luminous
in air is incident on a plane glass surface heavenly body the wavelength of a
xy. Its position CD after refraction spectral line is measured to be 4747 Å
through a glass slab is shown also along while actual wavelength of the line is
with normal’s drawn at A and D. The 4700 Å. The relative velocity of the
refractive index of glass with respect to heavenly body with respect to earth will
air will be equal to: be (velocity of light is 3 × 108 m/s)
(1) 3 × 105 m/s moving towards the
earth
(2) 3 × 105 m/s moving away from the
earth
(3) 3 × 106 m/s moving towards the
earth
sin  sin 
(1) (2) (4) 3 × 106 m/s moving away from the
sin  ' sin  ' earth
(3) (BD/AC) (4) (AB/CD)
10. Assertion: Light added to light can
8. The value of angle r in figure below is produce darkness.
Reason : The destructive interference of
two coherent light sources may give
dark fringe.
(1) If both Assertion & Reason are
True & the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(2) If both Assertion & Reason are
1 True but Reason is not a correct
(1) r = sin −1   explanation of the Assertion.
2
(3) If Assertion is True but the Reason
 3
(2) r = sin −1   is False.
 2  (4) If both Assertion & Reason are
8 False.
(3) r = sin −1  
 15 
4
(4) r = sin −1  
 15 

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 DPP-2 (NLP/072)
[Interference of light wave and Young’s double slit experiment, Fringe
Width, Intensity Variation On Screen, Shape of Fringes On Screen]
1. Interference proves: 5. In YDSE distance between slits and
(1) Transverse nature of a wave screen is 1.5 m. When light of
(2) Longitudinal nature of a wave wavelength 500 nm is used then 2nd
(3) Wave - nature bright fringe is obtained on screen at a
(4) Particle - nature distance of 10 mm from central bright
fringe. What will be shift in position of
2. When interference of light takes place:
2nd bright fringe if light of wavelength
(1) Energy is created in the region of
550 nm is used?
maximum intensity
(2) Energy is destroyed in the region of (1) 2 mm (2) 1 mm
maximum intensity (3) 1.5 mm (4) 1.1 mm
(3) Conservation of energy holds good
and energy is redistributed 6. In Young’s double slit experiment the
(4) Conservation of energy does not separation d between the slits is 2 mm,
hold good the wavelength  of the light used is
5896 Å and distance D between the
3. For constructive interference to take
place between two monochromatic light screen and slits is 100 cm. It is found
waves of wavelength  , the path that the angular width of the fringes is
difference should be: 0.20°. To increase the fringe angular
 width to 0.21° (with same  and D) the
(1) ( 2n − 1)
4 separation between the slits needs to be
 changes to:
(2) ( 2n − 1)
2 (1) 1.8 mm (2) 1.9 mm
(3) n (3) 2.1 mm (4) 1.7 mm

(4) ( 2n + 1) 7. Two waves of equal amplitudes and
2
wavelengths but differing in phase are
4. In Young’s experiment, when the superimposed. Amplitude of resultant
distance between slit and screen is wave is maximum when phase
doubled, while separation of slit is difference is:
halved, then fringe width will be:
(1) Zero
(1) 4 times
(2)  / 12
(2) 1/4
(3) Doubled (3) 
(4) Unchanged (4) 3 / 2

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8. Light waves of intensities I and 9I 10. Assertion: YDSE, the intensity at the
interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a maxima is observed to be I0. If one of
screen. The phase difference between the slits is closed, then the intensity at
3 the location of the maxima reduces to
the wave at a point P is and 2π at
2 I0/4.
other point Q. Then the ratio of Reason: In YDSE, fringes with blue
intensities at P and Q is light are thicker than those for red light.
(1) 8 : 5 (2) 5 : 8 (1) If both Assertion & Reason are
(3) 1 : 4 (4) 9 : 1 True & the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
9. In Young’s double-slit experiment slit (2) If both Assertion & Reason are
separation is 0.1 mm, one observes a True but Reason is not a correct
bright fringe at angle 1/40 rad by using explanation of the Assertion.
the light of wave length λ1. When the (3) If Assertion is True but the Reason
light of wavelength λ2 is used a bright is False.
fringe is seen at the same angle in the (4) If both Assertion & Reason are
same setup. Given that λ1 and λ2 are in False.
the visible range (380 nm to 740nm),
their values are
(1) 400nm, 500nm
(2) 625nm, 500nm
(3) 380nm, 525nm
(4) 380nm, 500nm

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 DPP-3 (NLP/073)
[Concept of optical path, YDSE in case of glass plate in front of slit(s),
Immersion of YDSE setup in a liquid, Interference Pattern with
white light, Variations in YDSE]
1. When a transparent sheet of thickness t (3) Interference pattern with smaller
and refractive index μ is introduced in fringe width is observed
one of the paths in YDSE having slit (4) Interference pattern with larger
width d and distance between slit and fringe width is observed
screen is D, then the fringe pattern shifts
by 4. Young's experiment is performed in air
d and then performed in water, the fringe
(1) (  − 1) t width
D
d (1) Will remain same
(2)
D (  − 1) t (2) Will decrease
(3) Will increase
D
(3) (  − 1) t (4) Will be infinite
d
dt 5. In Young's double slit experiment,
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(  − 1) D angular width of fringes is 0.20º for
sodium light of wavelength 5890 Å. If
2. In Y.D.S.E., if a liquid is filled between complete system is dipped in water, then
the space of screen and slit, then angular width of fringes becomes
(1) Central bright fringe will shift (1) 0.11º (2) 0.15º
upward (3) 0.22º (4) 0.30º
(2) Central bright fringe will not shift
(3) Central bright fringe will shift 6. A Young’s double slit experiment is
downward performed using light of wavelength  =
(4) Central fringe may shift downward 5000 Å, which emerges in phase from
or upward two slits a distance d = 3 × 10–7 m apart.
The slits and the screen are D apart. A
3. Interference fringes of light are transparent sheet of thickness t = 1.5 ×
observed in an interference chamber 10–7 m is placed over one of the slits.
containing pure water (  = 4 / 3 ). Now, The refractive index of the material of
if the water is drained out first and then this sheet is  = 1.17. Where does the
the chamber is evacuated, then: central maximum of the interference
(1) No interference fringe pattern is pattern now appear?
observed (1) 0.85D
(2) Same interference fringe pattern is (2) 0.085D
observed (3) 0.0085D
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 (4) 8.5D
7. Young’s double slit experiment is
performed in a liquid. The 10th bright
fringe in the liquid lies where the 8th dark
fringe lies in vacuum. Refractive index of
the liquid is approximately
(1) 1.81 (2) 1.67
(3) 1.54 (4) 1.33
(1) ( )
2 − 1 mm

( 2 + 1) ) mm
8. In YDSE, two thin transparent film of
(2)
mica and glass are put in the path of two
waves from coherent sources S1 and S2. If (3) 2 mm
their thickness are 3t and 2t respectively, 1
what should be refractive index of mica so (4) mm
2
that central maxima is found at O (μglass =
1.5)?
10. Assertion: If white light is used in
YDSE, then the central bright fringe
will be white
Reason: Because all the wavelengths
produce their zero order maxima at the
same position.
(1) 1.25 (2) 1.5 (1) If both Assertion & Reason are
(3) 1.75 (4) 1.33 True & the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
9. In Young’s double slit experiment, (2) If both Assertion & Reason are
separation between the slits is 0.5 mm. True but Reason is not a correct
Source of light S is placed at a distance of explanation of the Assertion.
0.5 mm from the slit S1 as shown in the (3) If Assertion is True but the Reason
figure. To have central maxima at mid- is False.
point O the glass plate of refractive index (4) If both Assertion & Reason are
1.5 is placed in front of S1. The thickness False.
of the plate is

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 DPP-4 (NLP/074)
[Diffraction (Two Types of Diffraction, Locating The Minima), Resolving
power of simple microscope, Resolving power of telescope]
1. Calculate the limit of resolution of a 5. Light of wavelength 6328 Å is incident
telescope objective having a diameter of normally on a slit having a width of 0.2
200cm, if it has to detect light of mm. The angular width of the central
wavelength 500nm coming from a star. maximum measured from minimum to
(1) 610 × 10–9 radian minimum of diffraction pattern on a
screen 9.0 metres away will be about:
(2) 152.5 × 10–9 radian
(3) 457.5 × 10–9 radian
(1) 0.36 degrees
(4) 305 × 10–9 radian (2) 0.19 degrees
(3) 0.72 degrees
2. The interplaner distance in a crystal is (4) 0.09 degrees
2.8 × 10–8 m. The value of maximum
6. The ratio of intensities in consecutive
wavelength which can be diffracted:
maxima in a diffraction pattern due to a
(1) 2.8 × 10–8 m
single slit is
(2) 5.6 × 10–8 m
4 4 4 4
(3) 1.4 × 10–8 m (1) 1: 2 : (2) 1: :
9 25 2
9 25
(4) 7.6 × 10–8 m
4 9
(3) 1: 2 : 2 (4) 1 : 4 : 9
 
3. A diffraction pattern is obtained using a
beam of red light. What happens if the 7. A screen is placed 100 cm from a single
red light is replaced by blue light? slit which is illuminated with 5000 Å
(1) No change. light. If distance between the first and
third minima in the diffraction pattern is
(2) Diffraction bands become narrower
5 mm. The width of the slit is
and crowded together.
(1) 2 mm
(3) Bands become broader and farther (2) 0.2 μm
apart. (3) 2 × 10–4 m
(4) Bands disappear (4) 4 × 10–5 m
8. Consider fraunhofer diffraction pattern
4. In Fresnel’s class of diffraction, the:
obtained with a single slit illuminated at
(1) Obstacle-screen distance is small
normal incidence. At the angular position
(2) The diffracted wavefront is of the first diffraction minimum, the
considered as spherical phase difference (in radians) between the
(3) No convex lens is used to focus the wavelets from the opposite edges of the
diffraction fringes on the screen slit is -
(4) All of the above (1)  (2) 2
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 (3) /4 (4) /2 (4) If both Assertion & Reason are
9. A slit of width a is illuminated by white False.
light. The first minimum for red light (
= 6500Å) will fall at  = 30º, when a is -
(1) 3250 Å
(2) 6.5 × 10–4 cm
(3) 1.3 µm
(4) 2.6 × 10–4 cm

10. Assertion: In Fraunhofer diffraction

central observation point is always
bright where as in Fresnel diffraction
observation point may be bright or dark.
Reason: In Fresnel light waves
approaches at observation point are
always in same phase, whereas in
Fraunhofer light waves approaches at
central observation point may be in
same phase or in opposite phase.
(1) If both Assertion & Reason are
True & the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(2) If both Assertion & Reason are
True but Reason is not a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(3) If Assertion is True but the Reason
is False.

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 DPP-5 (NLP/075)
[Comparison of interference and diffraction, Polarisation, Malu’s law,
Polarisation by reflection (Brewster’s law)]
1. The main difference in the phenomenon 4. What does not change on polarization of
of interference and diffraction is that: light?
(1) Diffraction is due to interaction of (1) Intensity
light from the same wavefront (2) Phase
whereas interference is the (3) Frequency
interaction of waves from two
(4) Wavelength
isolated sources
(2) Diffraction is due to interaction of
light from same wavefront, 5. If light is polarized by reflection, then
whereas the interference is the the angle between reflected and
interaction of two waves derived refracted light is:
from the same source (1)  (2) /2
(3) Diffraction is due to interaction of (3) 2 (4) /4
waves derived from the same
source, whereas the interference is 6. A beam of light strikes a piece of glass
the bending of light from the same
at an angle of incidence of 60° and the
wavefront
reflected beam is completely plane
(4) Diffraction is caused by the
polarized. The refractive index of the
reflected waves from a source
whereas interference is caused due glass is:
to refraction of waves from a source (1) 1.5 (2) 3
(3) 2 (4) (3/2)
2. One of the devices to produce plane
polarized light is:
(1) Nicol prism 7. The intensity of the polarized light
(2) A crystal 1
becomes times its initial intensity.
(3) A biprism a
(4) A half wave plate The angle between the axis of analyser
and polarizer is
3. H-polaroid is prepared by: (1)  = tan −1 a − 1
(1) Using thin tourmaline crystals
 1 
(2) Orienting herapathite crystal in the (2)  = tan −1  
direction of nitrocellulose  a
(3) Stretching polyvinyl alcohol and (3)  = sin −1 a − 1
then impregnating with iodine
 1 
(4) Stretching polyvinyl alcohol and (4)  = sin −1  
then heating with dehydrating agent  a

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8. Five identical polaroids are placed 10. Assertion: Diffraction of sound waves
coaxially with 45° angular separation are more easily observed as compare to
from adjacent one as shown in figure light waves.
(I0 : Intensity of unpolarized light) Reason: Wavelength of sound waves is
more as compare to light.
(1) If both Assertion & Reason are
True & the Reason is a correct
The intensity I of light emerging out of
explanation of the Assertion.
5th polaroid is
(2) If both Assertion & Reason are
I I
(1) 0 (2) 0 True but Reason is not a correct
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explanation of the Assertion.
I I0
(3) 0 (4) (3) If Assertion is True but the Reason
16 32 is False.
(4) If both Assertion & Reason are
9. A beam of light AO is incident on a glass False.
slab ( = 1.54) in a direction as shown in
the diagram. The reflected ray OB is
passed through a polaroid. On viewing
through the polaroid, we find that on
rotating the polaroid
(Given tan 57° = 1.54)

(1) The intensity is reduced down to

zero and remains zero
(2) The intensity reduces down some
what and rises again
(3) There is no change in intensity
(4) The intensity gradually reduces to
zero and then again increases

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 DPP-6 (NLP/076)
[Comparison of interference and diffraction, Polarisation, Malu’s law,
Polarisation by reflection (Brewster’s law)]
1. Polaroid glass is used in sun glasses 5. A beam of unpolarized light of intensity
because: I0 is passed first through a tourmaline
(1) It reduces the light intensity to half crystal A and then through another
on account of polarization tourmaline crystal B oriented so that its
(2) It is fashionable principal plane is parallel to that of A.
(3) It has good colour The intensity of final emergent light is I.
(4) It is cheaper The value of I is
2. A ray of unpolarised light is incident on I
(1) I0 (2) 0
a glass plate at the polarizing angle 57°. 2
Then: I I
(1) The reflected ray and the (3) 0 (4) 0
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transmitted ray both will be
completely polarised 6. Unpolarized light of intensity x is
(2) The reflected ray will be completely incident on a polarizing sheet. Intensity
polarized and the transmitted ray of light which does not get transmitted
will be partially polarised is
(3) The reflected ray will be partially
x
polarized and the transmitted ray (1) x (2)
2
will be completely polarised
(4) The reflected and transmitted both x
(3) (4) Zero
rays will be partially polarized 4
3. An optically active compound: 7. Brewster angle for air to water transition
(1) Rotates the plane polarised light 4
(2) Changes the direction of polarised is (refractive index of water is )
3
light
3 3
(3) Do not allow plane polarised light (1) sin–1 (2) cos–1
to pass through 4 4
3 3
(4) None of the above (3) tan–1 (4) cot–1
4 4
4. Which statement is not true for
polarization of light? 8. An unpolarised beam of intensity I0 is
(1) Light vibrations are restrained only incident on a pair of nicols making an
in one plane angle of 60° with each other. The
(2) Establishes longitudinal nature of intensity of light emerging from the pair
light is:
(3) Intensity of light decreases (1) I0/4 (2) I0/2
(4) Both (2) & (3) (3) I0/8 (4) I0/3

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9. Specific rotation of sugar solution is 10. Assertion : Radio waves can be polarised.
0.01 rad-m2/kg. If 200 kg/m3 of impure Reason : Radio waves in air are
sugar solution is taken in a polarimeter longitudinal in nature.
tube of length of 0.25 m and an optical (1) If both assertion and reason are true
rotation of 0.4 rad is observed, then and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
percentage of purity of sugar in the
(2) If both assertion and reason are true
sample is:
but reason is not the correct
(1) 11%
explanation of the assertion.
(2) 20% (3) If assertion is true but reason is
(3) 80% false.
(4) 89% (4) If the assertion and reason both are
false.

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