vvave upttcs ~1.~!

) f~
A slit 5 cmwide is irradiated norma1Iy •with micro 49. Light of wavelength A'is incident on slit. of width a
waves of ~avelen gth 1 cm. Then the .angular ••d. T~e re~ulting diffraction pattern is observed on
spread of the central• • •l,...
maximum on either side of a screen·at a distance D. The linear width of the
~~e incident light is rieany'
r#

p~incipal. maximum is then equal to the width of

A radia~ \~ :~ {2) 4 radian

the slit if D equals

·d 2)... •
(1) A (2) d
~ (3) 5 radian . (4) 6 radian
In Young' s double slit experim ent, the 10th
~ o/ maximum of wavelength -).. is at a distance of y
2)..,2
1 1 (4) d
from the central maximum. When the wavelength
~
of the source is changed to A , 5th maximum is at
2 50. In a Fraunhofer diffr~ction at a single slAit of width
~ a distance of y 2 from its central maximum. The·
d with incident light of wavelength 5500 , the first
minimu·m is observed at angle of 30°. The first
~ ratio (;:) is secondary maximum is observed at an angle 0,
~ equal to
A
~ (2) _1

_, 2A2
1. . 2 ur< 2)...1
(3) - ('1.'+J -
~
. -1( ✓3]
2A1 A2 . -1 3
45. A beam of light strickes a piece of glass at an ~n ( ) (4) sm 2
~ angle of incidence of 60° and the reflected beam i s G 4
complete!~ plane polarised. The refractive index of
i; 51 Diameter of human eye lens is 2 mm. What_will be
the glass 1s the minimum distance between two points to
~
i-,
1 15
m ..f3 {2# -resolve them, which are situated at a dis~nce ?f

-.
~

Iii:::-
( ) -

(3) ✓ 2
.../'-,
3
(4) 2
'\.1/ •
50 m from eye. The wavele ngth of light Is
• 5000 A?
(1) 2.32 m •

-
~ 46. Waves that cannot be polarised are
(1) Light waves
(2) Electromagnetic waves
(2) 4.28 mm

@).52 5cm
I A\ -t A O ... _
✓

I') f\ •4 :) <;.~,
7 . ::=::::::::; :::__;,...-- ._,
'I..
(3) JJansverse waves

~
i/4' Longitudinal waves
>
47/ Two polaroids are kept crossed to each other. Now
• one of them is rotated through an angle of 45°. The en
percent age of inciden t light now transmitted . he screen is at a ance D from
through the system is the slits. If a bright fringe is formed opposite to a
(1) 15% slit on th~ screen, the order of the fringe is
~5%
(3) 50% (4) 75% d2
. ._._ 48. When the anQle of incidence is 60° on the ~urfa':8 ~ 2AD
., of a. glass slab, it is found that_ the r~fle~ted ray ~s .• d
• complete!~ polarised. ,The~e loo of hgh~ m glass 1s 2
( ) 2AD·
,(1) ../2. x108 m/s • , .✓3 x10 m/s
8
d2
, . . t3) 4AD.
w
. ✓ 3 • .
(3) ·2.>< 108 m/s (4) --x10~ m/s (4) ·2ero·
2
 l

~ jwo point.5?urces separated by 2.0 mare rad;ating 8. The -correct curve .between,·fr{nge width (3 and
1
U m phase with A = 0..50 m. A detector moves in a distance -between
. the
'
slits (d) is
ci~cutar path around two sources in a plane • I
.. containing them. How many r:naxima are detected?

I
@~ ~-
I
I d
I
I
• I
- ---;~~-r--t--t}·
1-2 mt
I ,
I I/ (3) (3 (4) (3

d d
I

~ (2) 20 9. Two coherent sources of light of wavelength i

(3) 24 (4) 32
o-
6.2 ·x 1 6 m ·produce interference. The path.
differenc~ corresponding to 10th order .maximum t
3. Light wave travels in vacuum along the y-axis. will be
Which of the following may represent the
(1) 6.2 x 10-s m (2) 3.1 x 10-6 m
4
wavefront?
(1} x = constant (3) 1.5 >< 10-6 m ~ 2 x 10-5 m t

4 y = cc!l.stant 10. In VOSE with identical' slits, the intensity of the ,

central bright fringe is /0 . If one of the slits is
(3) z = constant covered, the intensity at the same point is ,
(4) x + y + z = constant
(1) 2/0
4. In placing a thin sheet of mica of thickness t
12 x 10-5 ctn in the path of one of the interfering I
beams in YDSF the central fringe shifts equal to
(3) ~ ti
2
fringe wldt'.7. Refractive index of mica ( 'A = 600 nm)
11. Two coherent light sources, each of wavelength "A,, C
~1.5 (2) 1.48 are separated by a distance 3A. The maximumi
(4) 1.56 number of minima formed on line AB, which runs
' , from -90 to +oo, is
5. VVhen an '.Jr:polarised light of intensity /0 is incident
on a polarising shee( the intensity of the light a
whlch doss :ict get transmitted is p

'-· l
\J
(2) _Q_
' 2 4
(3) Zero (4) lo
6. Vvhen unpolarised light beam in air is incident onto
!;!ass (n = 1.5, al polarising angle)
,JJYR.ef\ected beam is 100% polarised
(1). 2 (2) 4
(2) Reflected and refracted beams are partially
f!'
polarised
.)316 (4) 8 \:

,3) Refrasted ray is 100% polarised

1 12. Two wavele~gths of ligh! A1 and ½are sent throug~
a two Y?ung s dou~le sht apparatus simultaneousl~
i4)
. All .of these
- If the tfurd-order bnght fringe of A coincides with th?
7. In VOSE find the missing wavelength in front of fourth otder bright frin~e of ½, th~n . ~
one of the slits.
• •·A.1 4 · A 3 r.t
• d1.
{2) 2d2 pr -A2 =•• -3 (2) -.!.. ·== -
A2 4
(1) - ' .
• 20 D . .
rrt, /!!_2 • (4). d~
. . A1 . 5. f'J
·(3) - = - ~1 4
J 30 40 A~ 4 (4) -~=-
11.2 5
rill f3. Consider-a YDSE that has different slits widths: As 20. Two•i~E!ntical light waves, p~PagalinQ In the same . j\
a result, amplitude of waves from two slits are A
1t • .. • • •
direct,on,.~ave -~ phase. difference tl).-After they • : ..
and 2A, respective~. If /0 be the max!mum intensity superpvse the intensity of th~ resulting wave· w\U be
of the interference pattern, then intensity of the
•• pattern at a point where phase difference between •
pr'oportio~al to
..
.. • . .
• •
wave is ct>~ • • (1) cos~ (2) cos(~ J
(1) /0 cos2 ci, (2) 10
sin 2
~
• '
.
I•

3 2
~os;(~J. . (4) cos2 ($)
• .
~[5+4cos♦] I
J4) ; [5 + 8cos<ll] .
21. Two identical -coherer.t sources are plac~d on ~
Which of the following properties shows that light a
diametor .•of circle of radius Rat separation x(< :.:.C:i)
;s a transverse wave? syr:1rnetrical about the centre of the circte. Tr:e
sources emit idcrHical vvavelengt~ A each. Tr.e
(1) Reflection (2) Interference
nurnter of points _on the circl~ of n:,axir:--:·.,,t,
(3) Diffraction ~Polarisation intc:r.sity i$. (x :: 5A) • •
The wavefront of a light wave travelling ·in vacuum
(2) 22
is given· by x + y + z = c. The angle made by the
direction of propagation of light with the x-axis is
(1) 0° (2) 45°

(3) 90° ~s-' l~) -

If two sources of intensity IO each have randomly
varying phase difference <t> then the resultant
intensity wi~I be given by
1 lo
(1) 2/0 (2) 2

~ / lo
L ~ .Jlf 210 (4) ✓ 2
N1. The anglllar width of the central maximum of the
~ diffraction p~ttern in a single slit (of ~vi~t_h a)
L ...... experiment, with A as the wavelength of hghc 1s ,
.,(c}) GsJendent on ir:t2ns:ty of iight
3l A
(1) -
2a (2) 2a 24. T~v•).light rays initiJHy in s~f:'1~ phase travB; :_; ,ki •,•~ •.

.... A (4) a
A
tv110 ;112di@ of equal length L having refracti'·tB r ::·:?:,(_ :
and ~l 2 (p,1 > ~t) as shov.1, in 1:gure. lf the wa\,~ ·:.~...;_ ••
of Eght rayJ iri air ·is 'J.., the phase difference u: •..
The first diffraction minima due to a single slit er-1_,?rgir1grZlys is·giv9n by
diffraction is at 9 = 30° for a light of wavelength
5000 A. The width of the slit is Air
--·-►-
(1) 5 x 10-5 cm ~10 x 1(t5 cm
(3) 2.5 >< 10-5 _cm (4) 1.25 x 105 cm
An unpolarised beam of intensity· /0 is incident on •
a pair o.f n~I plates making an angle of 60~ wjth . . . , _#

.•. -~ .:. \.
,, ...

.
,

. ..
each other. The intensity-of light emerging from the •
pair is • •

.. ..
(1) lo
•
... (2) ~ •
•
• . •
•
. •
•
(S), i4 •
•
..
. • -~--
.. 8
•
•
•
• •• •
 (
. .
31. In foung's doul>.let$I~t experim·ent, thethin~:sity of •.
25. Light "!av~ travel in vacuum along the x-axis, which
light at a pointSln.tbescreen where \t,e P~ . _er.ence ~
of the following may represent the'wave front
is A is ·/o. The; ititansity of. light _at. a pomt,where the
• _y{x=a (2) y=a rltt 'A. .•
path difference becomes 3 i~
(3) ·z == a (4) x + y + z = a . .
26. Apparent wavelength of light coming from a star
!9...
. 4
moving .away from earth is· 0.02%. more than its . .. .
I0 I •
actual wavelength. Velocity of star is (4) _Q_
(3• ) 3 . a(t·· 2
.
. tiI
(1) 30 km/s /460 km/s
Four differeA!~~nden !_wave~ ar~ represented by.~·
(3) 90 km/s (4) 120 km/s (i) y _= a1·si'Afutei i: (ii) y2 = a2sin2rot
1

27. In Young double slit experiment, 12 fringes are

obtained in a certain fragment of the screen, when (iii) y3 = a3cosrot
light of wavelength 600 nm is used. If the wavelength
of light is changed to 400 nm, number of fringes With which of two waves interference is possible?
observed in the same segment of the screen is (1) (i) & (ii)
(1) 12 ~8 (2) (i) & (iv) .
. (3) ,iii} & (iv)
(3) 24 (4) 30 •
~Not possible with any combination
thin film of water(µ= 4/3) is 3100 A thick. If it is
33. • In YDSE, a thin film (µ = 1.6) of thickness 0.01 mm.
j_ ii uminated by white light at normal incidence. The
is introduced in the path of one of the two interfering •
•J--, olour of film in the reflected light will ~
beams. The central fringe moves to a position
(1) Blue (2) Black ct7' occupied by.the 10th bright fring~ earlier. The wave
length of wave is
(3) Yellow (4) Red
Ol 6ooA ., ~ooA
29. ""."he central fringe of the interference pattern produced ~) 60A ~) 660A
by light of wavelength 6000 A is found to shift to the
34. In Young~s·~,d~-uble stit experiment, the intensity at
position of4th bright fringe after a glass plate of refractive • ., . "A
index 1.5 is introduced in front of one slit in Young's a point where path difference is is /. If /0
6
experiment. The thickness of the glass plate will b . I
de_notes the maximum intensity, then ,: is
J1Y4.8µm (2) 8.23 µm

(3) 14.98 µm (4) 3.78 µm

(1)
1
/2 . (2) ✓3
2
30. In Young's double slit experiment shown in figure. S1
and S2 are coherent sources and S is the screen 1
(3) ~ ·

having a hole at a point 1.0 mm away from the central 2. . 4

line. White light (400 to 700 nm) is sent through the 35. The maxim~m intensity of Jringes in Young'
slits. Which wavelength passing through the hole ~xperiment is I. If one of the slits is ·closed the ~ . I

has strong intensity? in~ensity at that place becomes 10. Then relatic
between I and 10 is . •
,I
-.(1) I = 10 (2) ..1= 21 ·
I centre of 0
. . ...... S1 screen
.
0.5 ~r.. s. f
1.0mm
. ~ I = 410
.

36.. ~n Y~ung's dquble s~it interference experiment t

(4)- There is no relatio1

•[_ hole i • . slit seJ?aration is mad~ 3 folds. The fringe V:,i,

50 cm ----~ screen becomes • · •
s ..
. . . 1 •. . ..
j .
.p{'400nm • . (2) 700 nm
• • yr.-~imes
: . 3 .
•
. (2)' ti~es .
9.
• • .• ..
(3) ·SOO~nm (4) 667.nm .
.• .(3) 3 times. (41 9 'times
 0
.
the distance • 43: Shape of interfe'ren~ fringes f~~d on the ~een
"rn ·Young's double slit experim"ent,
~7.
between th~ slits is reduced-to half and the du~ to pqint source P, in the caS'e shown here
.distance betwee·n the slit .and the screen is
doubled, then fringe width . .. X •• .
..
• ~,f.d < )
•(1) •Will_ not ·change . • •p
Point sourae
f_. (2) Will become half
~ . • (3) vym be doubled Plarfe mirror

&; A"Win ~me four times

'"''- - - - - - - f - ) '
screen
~38. In Y~ung's experiment, the separation between 5th Y·
, .· maxima and 3rd minima is_ how many times as (1) Parabolic (2) Elliptical
~ that of fringe width?
~cular" (4~ .Hyperbolic
(1) 5 times (2) 3 times 44. • Young's double slit experiment is performed with
~ 2.5 times (4) 2 times mon·ochromatic light. A .thin film· is introduced in
front of one of the slits
. !f the amplitu_de ratio of two sources producing
(1) Intensity at the position of central maxima
interference Is 3 : 5, the ratio of intensities of
maxima and minima is must decrease
(2) lnt~nsity at the position ~f centraJ maxima may
(1) 25 : 16 (2) 5 : 3 .
increase
N A1°s :1 (4) 25 : g (3) Central maxima may remain unshifted

lA,o.
~ ~
In a Young's double slit experiment, the source
illuminating the slits is changed from blue to violet.
faintensit y at position of first maxima may
• decrease
. .
~~ The width of the fringes 45. In the Young's arrangement, screen starts moving
towards right with constant speed v. Initial distance
f ''-' (1) Increases ~ecrease s
between screen and plane of slits is x. At t = 0,
~ (3) Becomes unequal (4) Remains same 1st ·order maxima is lying at point A. After how
much time first order minima lies at point_ A?
~1. In Young's double slit experiment, when two light
waves form third minimum, they have
(1) Phase difference of 3n
r X

➔A
(2) Path difference of 31 ~------lly
r• 5n
• Source
-~>v
-Q
(3) Phase difference of

5
~ difference of :
2
I Screen
(t= 0)

White light is used in Young's double slit X . X

experiment. Separation between slits is y and the (1) 2v ~
screen is at distance x from slits (x >> y). Which
of these wavelengths is missing in front of one of (3) _!._ • (4) ~
. 3v . 3v
the slits?
46. Approximate thickness of oil fikyl to. observe interfereoce
of lig~t (due to which it looks coloured) is
. . (1·) ·1'0 mm • ~ 0 - 3 mm
•
2 ~)-·10 pm . . • (4). 1 cin • • : •
·(2) L
2x . ~ ~ i t wid~~ il1 a Young's d~u~!e ~li·t e~peri~ent are
• 2 . 'l--='3~ • .. in t~e:rat10 9 : 4...Ratio of inte·nsity_ at minima-to·
(3) .Y•
4x. •
.• ~
~- •. that at .maxima
, is • -- .
• .. •. • • - .-
•. ~) ) 6 ;·· 81
.
.• •
• . .
• •~,, :: • . .. .<1) .'4 :- 9 . . . •
• (4) Air of these '
• • • . . • -~2~ • (4) ·1 : 18. • . · • ~
 •
~ Should be_ of :the· same order as wavelength . . limit of. re$olution of a telescope ~hose
is the .
objective tias daarneter ; ?
(2) S~o~ld be much smaller than the wavelength
(3) Has no relation to wav.elength • • 0.61A.
( ) •0:305 A (2)
1 . r r
'J...
(4) Should be exactly
2
49. In Fraunhoffer diffraction from a single slit, wave .'(3): 1.22).. .(4) 7
·, . r
front incident on the slit is
J.l}'Planar 55. Refractive inde~ of material is equal to the tangent

(2) Spherical
of polarising an~I{!. It called !s
{3) Cylindrical
pr Brewster's law • (2) Lambert's law
(3) Malus' law (4) Bragg's law.
(4) Either spherical or cylindrical
50. Diffraction is easiiy noticeable for sound waves than 56. Unpola~ized ligbt of intensity x is incident <?" a
polarising sheet. Intensity of light which does no
for light waves because sound waves
• get transmitted is
(1} Are high energy waves
(2) Are low intensity waves (1) X
~Have longer wavelength
X
(4) Are mechanical in nature (3) 4 (4) Zero

51. Width of slit in a single slit diffraction experiment 57. Brewster angle for air to water transition V
such that 20 maxima of double slit interference
pattern are obtained \A✓ithin central maxima of the
(refractive index of water is ! )
diffraction pattern is (Slit separation for double slit
arrangement= 2 mm)
(1) 0.05 mm (2) 0.1 mm (1) Sin
. -1 3
- (2) cos-1 ~
4 4
~0.2mm (4) 0.4 mm
52. In Fraunhoffer diffraction, at the angular position of
(3) • tan-1 ~
first diffraction minimum, phase difference (in 4
i. radian) between wavelets from opposite edges of
the sHt is 58.- Choose the correct alternative

(1) When ~l~~e polarised. light passes throu

11 •
n
\. ) (2) n polaro1d, 1t changes its nature to linear
2 •
polarised •
r"rr
9) '-,;.,, (4) 47t
(2) Re~racted light, when light is incident
53. Two points separated by 0.05 mm can just be Brewster aAgle, is linearly polarised
inspected in a microscope when light of wavelength
p(Polarised light can be produced by scatte
6000 A is used. If light of wavelength 3000 A is used
then the limit of resolution becomes . 7t

(1) 0.05 mm .£2("0.025 mm

through.
2_in earth's atmosphere
(3) 0.1 mm • (4) 0.15 mm (4) Natural_ li~~t from sun is polarised