DPP No: 40

Maximum Time TARGET

50 Min JEE-MAINS
SYLLABUS : WAVE OPTICS

1. Two coherent sources of intensities I1 and I2 produce an interference pattern. The maximum
intensity in the interference pattern will be :–

(A) I1 + I2 (B)  (C) (I1 + I2)2 (D)

2. Two wave are represented by the equations y1 = a sin t and y2 = a cos t.The first wave :–

(A) leads the second by  (B) lags the seconds by 

 
(C) leads the second by (D) lags the seconds by

3. The resultant amplitude of a vibrating particle by the superposition of the two waves

y1 = asin and y2 = a sin t is :–

(A) a (B) a (C) 2a (D) a

4. The energy in the phenomenon of interference :–

(A) is conserved, gets redistributed (B) is equal at every point

(C) is destroyed in regions of dark fringes (D) is created at the place of bright fringes

5. The phase difference corresponding to path difference of x is :–

   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 

6. Ratio of intensities of two light waves is given by 4 : 1. The ratio of the amplitudes of the waves
is :

(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4

7. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed; the maximum
and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are :

(A) 5 and  (B) 5 and 3 (C) 9 and  (D) 9 and 3

8. An electromagnetic wave travelling through a transparent medium is given by

 y 
E x ( y, t )  E ox sin 2  7
 3  1014 t  in S units. Then what is the refractive index of the medium?
 5  10 

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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9. If the ratio of the intensity of two coherent sources is 4 then the visibility
[(Imax – Imin)/(Imax + Imin)] of the fringes is

(A) 4 (B) 4/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 9

10. If the distance between the first maxima anBd fifth minima of a double slit pattern is 7 mm
and the slits are separated by 0.15 mm with the screen 50 cm from the slits, then wavelength
of the light used is

(A) 600 nm (B) 525 nm (C) 467 nm (D) 420 nm

11. In Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is halved and the distance
between the slits and the screen is doubled. The fringe width is :–

(A) unchanged (B) halved (C) doubled (D) quadrupled

12. In Young's double slit experiment using sodium light (= 5898Å), 92 fringes are seen. If given
colour ( = 5461Å) is used, how many fringes will be seen

(A) 62 (B) 67 (C) 85 (D) 99

13. In YDSE, the source placed symmetrically with respect to the slit is now moved parallel to the
plane of the slits it is closer to the upper slit, as shown. Then ,

(A) the fringe width will increase and fringe pattern will shift down.

(B) the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift up.

(C) the fringe width will decrease and fringe pattern will shift down.

(D) the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift down.

14. The contrast in the fringes in any interference pattern depends on :

(A) Fringe width (B) Wavelength

(C) Intensity ratio of the sources (D) Distance between the sources

15. Yellow light emitted by sodium lamp in Young’s double slit experiment is replaced by
monochromatic blue light of the same intensity :

(A) fringe width will decrease. (B) fringe width will increase.

(C) fringe width will remain unchanged. (D) fringes will become less intense.

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16. Two coherent light sources each of wavelength  are separated by a distance 3 . The total
number of minima formed on line AB which runs from -  to + is:

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

17. Two slits separated by a distance of 1 mm, are illuminated with red light of wavelength
6.5 × 10–7 m. The interference fringes are observed on a screen placed 1 m from the slits. Find
the distance between the third dark fringe and the fifth bright fringe on the same side of the
central maxima.

(A) 2.615 mm (B) 3.225 mm (C) 1.625 mm (D) 0.525 mm

18. In the figure shown if a parallel beam of white light is incident on the plane of the slits then the
distance of the nearest white spot on the screen from O is: [assume d << D,  << d]

(A) 0 (B) d/2 (C) d/3 (D) d/6

19. The Young’s double slit experiment is performed with blue and with green light of wavelengths
4360 Å and 5460 Å respectively. If X is the distance of 4th maximum from the central one, then:

(A) X(blue) = X(green) (B) X(blue) > X(green)

X(blue ) 5460
(C) X(blue) < X(green) (D) X(green)  4360

20. White light is used to illuminate the two silts in a Young’s double slit experiment. The separation
between the slits is b and the screen is at a distance d (> > b) from the slits. At a point on the
screen directly in front of one of the slits, certain wavelengths are missing. Some of these
missing wavelengths are :

b2 2b2 2b2
(A)  = (B)  = (C)  = (D) None of these
d d 3d

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21. A source emitting two light waves of wavelengths 580 nm and 700 nm is used in a young's
double slit interference experiment. The separation between the slits is 0.20 mm and the
interference is observed on a screen placed at 150 cm from the slits. Find the linear separation
between the first maximum (next to the central maximum) corresponding to the two wavelengths.

(A) 0.5 mm (B) 1.9 mm (C) 0.9 mm (D) 2.9 mm

22. In Young's double slit experiment, a mica sheet of thickness t and refractive index is introduced
in the path of ray from the first source S1. By how much distance the fringe pattern will be
displaced

(A)  (B)  (C) (D) 



23. In the YDSE shown the two slits are covered with thin sheets having thickness t & 2t and
refractive index 2 and . Find the position (y) of central maxima

(A) zero (B) (C) (D) None of these

24. A two slit Young’s interference experiment is done with monochromatic light of wavelength
6000 Å. The slits are 2 mm apart. The fringes are observed on a screen placed 10 cm away
from the slits. Now a transparent plate of thickness 0.5 mm is placed in front of one of the slits
and it is found that the interference pattern shifts by 5 mm. The refractive index of the transparent
plate is :

(A)1.2 (B) 0.6 (C) 2.4 (D) 1.5

25. In a YDSE both slits produce equal intensities on the screen. A 100 % transparent thin film is
placed in front of one of the slits. Now the intensity of the geometrical centre of system on the
screen becomes 75 % of the previous intensity. The wavelength of the light is 6000Å and
glass = 1.5. The thickness of the film cannot be:

(A) 0.2  m (B) 1.0  m (C) 1.4  m (D) 1.6  m

ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (A)
6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A)
16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (C) 20. (A)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (D)

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