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MCQ 11 Mark
The resolving power of a telescope can be increased by increasing:
  • A
    Wavelength of light.
  • B
    Diameter of objective.
  • C
    Length of the tube.
  • D
    Focal length of eyepiece.
Answer
  1. Diameter of objective.

Explanation:

The resolving power of a telescope can be given as:

Resolving power $=\frac{1}{\text{d}(\theta)}=\frac{1}{1.22\lambda/ \text{D}}=\frac{\text{D}}{1.22}$ (wavelength)

So, resolving power can be increased by decreasing the wavelength and increasing the diameter of objective.

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MCQ 21 Mark
In Young's experiment, the distance between the slits is reduced to half and the distance between the slit and screen is doubled, then the fringe width
  • A
    Will not change
  • B
    Will become doubled
  • C
    Will be half
  • Will become four times
Answer
Correct option: D.
Will become four times
D
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MCQ 31 Mark
Newton postulated his corpuscular theory of light on the basis of:
  • A
    Newton's rings.
  • B
    Rectilinear propagation of light.
  • C
    Colour through thin films.
  • D
    Dispersion of white light into colours.
Answer
  1. Rectilinear propagation of light.

Explanation:

According to Isaac Newton the geometric nature of reflection and refraction of light could only be explained if light was made of particles, referred to as corpuscles that travel in straight line.

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MCQ 41 Mark
A thin transparent sheet is placed in front of a Young's double slit. The fringe-width will:
  • A
    Increase.
  • B
    Decrease.
  • C
    Remain same.
  • D
    Become nonuniform.
Answer
  1. Remain same.

Explanation:

On the introduction of a transparent sheet in front of one of the slits, the fringe pattern will shift slightly but the width will remain the same.

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MCQ 51 Mark
Which of the following phenomena can be demonstrated by light. But not with sound waves in an air column? 
  • A
    Reflection
  • B
    Diffraction
  • C
    Refraction
  • D
    Polarization
Answer
  1. Polarization

Explanation:

As we know the reflection, refraction, diffraction can be demonstrated with sound waves in an air column but to have polarized waves, they first need to be transverse waves but sound waves are longitudinal. Sound waves are longitudinal so they cannot be polarised.

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MCQ 61 Mark
A person wishes to distinguish between two pillars located at a distance of 11km. What should be the minimum distance between these pillars (resolving power of normal human eye is 1')?
  • A
    1m
  • B
    3.2m
  • C
    0.5m
  • D
    5m
Answer
  1. 3.2m

Explanation:

Resolving power is given by the distance between two objects to be distinguished per unit distance of objects from the object distinguishing them.

Hence, $\theta=\frac{\text{d}}{\text{D}}​$

Hence, $\theta\text{D}=\frac{1}{60}\times\frac{\pi}{180}​​\times110000$

= 3.2m

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MCQ 71 Mark
The size of corpuscles are ________ for different colours.
  • A
    Same
  • B
    Different
  • C
    Either (a) or (b)
  • D
    None of these
Answer
  1. Different

Explanation:

The corpuscles can be of different sizes. The different colors of light are due to the different sizes of the corpuscles.

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MCQ 81 Mark
Two sources are called coherent if they produce waves:
  • A
    Of equal wavelength.
  • B
    Of equal velocity.
  • C
    Having same shape of wavefront.
  • D
    Having a constant phase difference.
Answer
  1. Having a constant phase difference.

Explanation:

For light waves emitted by two sources of light to remain coherent, the initial phase difference between waves should remain constant in time. If the phase difference changes continuously or randomly with time, then the sources are incoherent.

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MCQ 91 Mark
All particles of a wave front vibrate:
  • A
    In same phase
  • B
    In opposite phase
  • C
    Up and down
  • D
    Left and right
Answer
  1. In same phase

Explanation:

Wave front by definition is the locus of points having same phase.

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MCQ 101 Mark
Polarisation of light was first successfully explained by:
  • A
    Corpuscular theory
  • B
    Huygens' wave theory
  • C
    Electromagnetic wave theory
  • D
    Planck's theory
Answer
  1. Electromagnetic wave theory

Explanation:

Electromagnetic wave theory explains light as being composed of electric field vibrating in planes.

Polarisation of light refers to vibrating electric field in a particular plane.

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MCQ 111 Mark
The radius of a wavefront as the waves propagate:
  • A
    Decreases
  • B
    Increases
  • C
    Becomes zero
  • D
    Sometimes decreases and sometimes increases.
Answer
  1. Increases

Explanation:

As the waves propagates, it goes on creating secondary sources of light, resulting in increase in its radius.

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MCQ 121 Mark
Two light beams superimposed each other constructively this results in:
  • A
    A loss of kinetic energy
  • B
    The destruction of the waves
  • C
    The reversal of the direction of the waves
  • D
    A larger wave
Answer
  1. A larger wave

Explanation:

For constructive interference,

AR ​= A1​ + A2​

Due to the constructive interference of the superimposing waves, resultant wave of larger amplitude is obtained and hence constructive interference results in the larger wave.

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MCQ 131 Mark
According to Newton, different colors of light are due to the difference in _______ of the corpuscles.
  • A
    mass
  • B
    nature
  • C
    shape
  • D
    size
Answer
  1. size

Explanation:

Corpuscles are single, infinitesimally small, particles which have shape, size, color, and other physical properties.

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MCQ 141 Mark
The speed at which the current travels in a conductor, is nearly.
  • A
    3×104ms−1
  • B
    3×105ms−1
  • C
    4×106ms−1
  • D
    3×108ms−1
Answer
  1. 3×108ms−1

Explanation:

The speed of the current in the conductor is the same as the speed of light in the vacuum which is 3×108$\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}}$

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MCQ 151 Mark
The wavefronts of light coming from a distant source of unknown shape are nearly:
  • A
    Plane.
  • B
    Elliptical.
  • C
    Cylindrical.
  • D
    Spherical.
Answer
  1. Plane.

Explanation:

Wave travelling from a distant source always has plane wavefront.

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MCQ 161 Mark
Which of the following is a unit for intensity of light?
  • A
    Candle power
  • B
    Lux
  • C
    Both A & B
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
  1. Both A & B

Explanation:

In photometry, luminous intensity is a measure of the wavelength-weighted power emitted by a light source in a particular direction per unit solid angle, based on the luminosity function, a standardized model of the sensitivity of the human eye. The SI unit of luminous intensity is the candela (cd), an SI base unit.

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MCQ 171 Mark
In white light interference, nearest to the central (bright) fringe, will have which of the following colour:
  • A
    violet
  • B
    yellow
  • C
    red
  • D
    green
Answer
  1. violet
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MCQ 181 Mark
Who first proposed that light was wave-like in character?
  • A
    Huygens
  • B
    Newton
  • C
    Young
  • D
    Maxwell
Answer
  1. Huygens

Explanation:

In 1678, Dutch physcist, christian Huygens beived that light was made up of waves vibrating up and down perpendicular to the direction of the light travels, and therefore formulated a way of visualising wave propagation. This became known as Huygens Principe.

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MCQ 191 Mark
Wavefront of a wave has direction with wave motion:
  • A
    Parallel
  • B
    Perpendicular
  • C
    Opposite
  • D
    At an angle of $\theta$
Answer
  1. Perpendicular

Explanation:

Direction of wave is perpendicular to the wavefront.

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MCQ 201 Mark
A light wave can travel:
  • A
    In vacuum.
  • B
    In vacuum only.
  • C
    In a material medium.
  • D
    In a material medium only
Answer
  1. In vacuum.
  1. In a material medium.

Explanation:

Light is an electromagnetic wave that can travel through vacuum or any optical medium.

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MCQ 211 Mark
Light waves travel in vacuum along the X-axis. Which of the following may represent the wavefronts?
  • A
    x = c.
  • B
    y = c.
  • C
    z = c.
  • D
    x + y + z = c.
Answer
  1. x = c.

Explanation:

​The wave is travelling along the X-axis. So, it'll have planar wavefront perpendicular to the X-axis.

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MCQ 221 Mark
The inability of a lens to bring all the rays coming from a point object to focus at one single point is called:
  • A
    Spherical aberration
  • B
    Parallex
  • C
    Optical illusion
  • D
    none
Answer
  1. Spherical aberration
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MCQ 231 Mark
Sound waves in air cannot be polarized because:
  • A
    Their speed is small
  • B
    They require medium
  • C
    These are longitudinal
  • D
    Their speed is temperature dependent
Answer
  1. These are longitudinal

Explanation:

Sound waves are longitudinal waves.

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MCQ 241 Mark
Choose the correct option about light.
  • A
    Light requires a material medium to travel from one place to another.
  • B
    Light does not require a material medium to propagate.
  • C
    Light has mass but it is negligible.
  • D
    Light waves are longitudinal wave.
Answer
  1. Light does not require a material medium to propagate.

Explanation:

Light does not need medium to travel. Its an electromagnetic wave. All electromagnetic waves travel independent of medium.

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MCQ 251 Mark
Consider a ray of light incident from air onto a slab of glass (refractive index n) of width d, at an angle θ. The phase difference between the ray reflected by the top surface of the glass and the bottom surface is:
  • A
    $\frac{4\pi\text{d}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{1}{\text{n}^2}\sin^2\theta\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}+\pi$
  • B
    $\frac{4\pi\text{d}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{1}{\text{n}^2}\sin^2\theta\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}$
  • C
    $\frac{4\pi\text{d}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{1}{\text{n}^2}\sin^2\theta\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{\pi}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{4\pi\text{d}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{1}{\text{n}^2}\sin^2\theta\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}+2\pi.$
Answer
  1. $\frac{4\pi\text{d}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{1}{\text{n}^2}\sin^2\theta\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}+\pi$

Solution:

None of the option is correct

Consider the diagram, the ray (P) is incident at an angle $\theta$ and gets reflected in the direction P' and refracted in the direction P. Due to reflection from the glass medium, there is a phase change of $\pi$.

According to snell's law, we have $\text{n}=\frac{\sin\theta}{\sin\text{r}}$

$\Rightarrow\sin\text{r}=\frac{\sin\theta}{\text{n}}$

$\Rightarrow\ \cos\text{r}=\sqrt{1-\sin2\text{r}}$

$\Rightarrow\ \cos\text{r}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}}$

The time taken to travel along OP" is given by

$\Delta\text{t}=\frac{\text{OP}''}{\text{v}}$

$=\frac{\frac{\text{d}}{\cos\text{r}}}{\frac{\text{c}}{\text{n}}}\ \Big[\because\ \text{PO}''=\frac{\text{d}}{\cos\text{r}}\text{ and }\text{v}=\frac{\text{c}}{\text{n}}\Big]$

$=\frac{\text{nd}}{\text{c}\cos\text{r}}$

$=\frac{\text{nd}}{\text{c}\Big(1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}\Big)^{\frac{1}{2}}}\ \ \bigg[\because\ \cos\text{r}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}}\bigg]$

$=\frac{\text{nTd}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}\Big)^\frac{-1}{2}$

Now, the phase difference $(\Delta\phi)$ is given by

$\frac{2\pi}{\text{T}}\times\Delta\text{t}\times\frac{2\pi}{\text{T}}\times=\frac{\text{nTd}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}\Big)^\frac{-1}{2}$

$=\frac{2\pi\text{nd}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}\Big)^\frac{-1}{2}$

Therefore, the net phase difference $=\Delta\phi+\pi$

$=\frac{2\pi\text{nd}}{\lambda}\Big(1-\frac{\sin^2\theta}{\text{n}^2}\Big)^\frac{-1}{2}+\pi$

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MCQ 261 Mark
Light travels in a ________ path:
  • A
    Rectilinear
  • B
    Zig zag
  • C
    Circular
  • D
    Helical
Answer
  1. Rectilinear

Explanation:

Light travels in straight line unless it passes through a change in medium.

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MCQ 271 Mark
The transverse nature of light is shown by:
  • A
    Interference of light
  • B
    Refraction of light
  • C
    Polarization of light
  • D
    Dispersion of light
Answer
  1. Polarization of light

Explanation:

Polarisation of light establishes that light are transverse in nature, otherwise it was believed that they are longitudinal waves, like the sound waves.

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MCQ 281 Mark
When light is refracted into a medium:
  • A
    Its wavelength and frequency both increase
  • B
    Its wavelength increases but frequency remains unchanged
  • C
    Its wavelength decreases but frequency remains unchanged.
  • D
    Its wavelength and frequency both decrease.
Answer
  1. Its wavelength decreases but frequency remains unchanged.

Explanation:

Frequency of a light wave, as it travels from one medium to another, always remains unchanged, while wavelength decreases.

Decrease in the wavelength of light entering a medium of refractive index $\mu$, is given by,

$\lambda_\text{M}=\frac{\lambda}{\mu},$

Where $\lambda_\text{M}$ = wavelength in medium

$\lambda$ = wavelength in vacuum

$\mu$ = refractive index

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MCQ 291 Mark
The shape of wave front at a very large distance from source is ______.
  • A
    Circular
  • B
    Spherical
  • C
    Cylindrical
  • D
    Plane
Answer
  1. Plane

Explanation:

Due to the large distance, the radius of the wavefront can be considered as large (infinity) and hence, a wavefront is almost plane.

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MCQ 301 Mark
Anti-nodal curves represent the points joining:
  • A
    Destructive interference
  • B
    Constructive interference
  • C
    Equal pressure curves
  • D
    Zero pressure curves
Answer
  1. Constructive interference

Explanation:

Conceptual, anti node represents joining of all points in constructive interface as the amplitude is high.

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MCQ 311 Mark
Bartholinus discovered:
  • A
    Interference by splitting the wave front
  • B
    Polarisation by reflection
  • C
    Polarisation by refraction
  • D
    Polarisation by double refraction
Answer
  1. Polarisation by double refraction

Explanation:

In 1669, another Danish scientist, Erasmus Bartholinus discovered the polarization of light by double refraction in Iceland spar (calcite).

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MCQ 321 Mark
A wavefront is an imaginary surface where:
  • A
    Phase is same for all points.
  • B
    Phase changes at constant rate at all points along the surface.
  • C
    Constant phase difference continuously changes between the points.
  • D
    Phase changes all over the surface.
Answer
  1. Phase is same for all points.

Explanation:

The locus of all particles in a medium, vibrating in the same phase is called wave front.

The direction of propagation of light (ray of light) is perpendicular to the wave front.

A wave front is an imaginary surface where all particles lying on this vibrate in the same phase.

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MCQ 331 Mark
Figure shows a standard two slit arrangement with slits S1, S2. P1, P2 are the two minima points on either side of P (Fig). At P2 on the screen, there is a hole and behind P2 is a second 2- slit arrangement with slits S3, S4 and a second screen behind them.

  • A
    There would be no interference pattern on the second screen but it would be lighted.
  • B
    The second screen would be totally dark.
  • C
    There would be a single bright point on the second screen.
  • D
    There would be a regular two slit pattern on the second screen.
Answer
  1. There would be a regular two slit pattern on the second screen.

Solution:

Key concept:

Wave front,

Every point on the given wave front acts as a source of new disturbance called secondary wavelets which travel in all directions with the .velocity of light in the medium.

A surface touching these secondary wavelets tangentially in the forward direction at any instant gives the new wave front at that instant. This is called secondary wave front.In the given question, there is a hole at point which is a maxima point. From Huygen’s principle, wave will propagate from the sources S1 and S2. Each point on the screen will act as secondary sources of wavelets.

The wave front emitted bu a narrow source is divided in two parts by reflection, refraction or diffraction. The coherent soutces so obtained are imaginary.

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MCQ 341 Mark
In the set up shown, the two slits S1​ and S2​ are not equidistant from the slit S. The central fringe at O is then:

  • A
    Always bright
  • B
    Always dark
  • C
    Either dark or bright depending on the position of S
  • D
    Neither dark nor bright
Answer
  1. Either dark or bright depending on the position of S

Explanation:

As the two slits S1​ and S2​ are not equidistant from the slit s the distance traversed by light through S1​ and S2​ may not differ by an integral multiple of wavelength. Thus it need not be bright . similarly it need not be dark.

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MCQ 351 Mark
1: Primary waves can travel in all directions in an ether
2: Secondary waves can travel only in backward in an ether
  • A
    1 is true, 2 is false
  • B
    Both 1 and 2 are true
  • C
    1 is false, 2 is true
  • D
    Both 1 and 2 are false
Answer
  1. 1 is true, 2 is false

Explanation:

Primary wave can travel in all directions in ether.

Secondary waves can travel in forward direction in ether

The wavefronts gradually spread in all the directions. So at every point, we have a wave coming out. The primary wavefront is formed and again from the primary wavefront, a secondary waveform is formed and so on. The disturbance does not last for a long time.

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MCQ 361 Mark
Huygens's concept of secondary wave:
  • A
    Allows us to find the focal length of a thick lens.
  • B
    Is a geometrical method to a find a wavefront.
  • C
    Is used to determine the velocity of light.
  • D
    Is used to explain polarisation.
Answer
  1. Is a geometrical method to a find a wavefront.

Explanation:

Huygens principle states that "Every point on a wave-front may be considered a source of secondary spherical wavelets which spread out in the forward direction at the speed of light. The new wave-front is the tangential surface to all of these secondary wavelets."

Thus it is geometrical method to find the wavefront.

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MCQ 371 Mark
A student is asked to measure the wavelength of monochromatic light. He sets up the apparatus as shown. S1​,S2​,S3​ are narrow parallel slits. L is radiant lamps and M is a micrometer eyepiece. The student fails to observe interference fringes. We would advice him to:

  • A
    Increase the width of S1
  • B
    Decrease the distance between S2​ and S3​.
  • C
    Replace L with a white light lamp.
  • D
    Make S2​ and S3​ wider.
Answer
  1. Decrease the distance between S2​ and S3​.

Explanation:

The fringe width of a double slit interference pattern is given by 

$\beta=\frac{\text{D}\lambda}{\text{d}}​$

where D is the distance between screen and the plane containing slits d is distance between the slits S2​ and S3​.

To make the fringe pattern visible, the fringe width must be increased, for which d should be decreased.

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MCQ 381 Mark
The slits in a Young's double slit experiment have equal width and the source is placed symmetrically with respect to the slits. The intensity at the central fringe is I0. If one of the slits is closed, the intensity at this point will be:
  • A
    $\text{I}_0$
  • B
    $\frac{\text{I}_0}{4}$
  • C
    $\frac{\text{I}_0}{2}$
  • D
    $4\text{I}_0$
Answer
  1. $\frac{\text{I}_0}{4}$

Explanation:

Total intensity coming from the source is Iwhich is present at the central maxima. In case of two slits, the intensity is getting distributed between the two slits and for a single slit, the amplitude of light coming from the slit is reduced to half which leads to $\frac{1}{4}\text{th}$ of intensity.

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MCQ 391 Mark
The inverse square law of intensity $\Big(\text{i.e., the intensity}\propto\frac{1}{\text{r}^2}\Big)$ is valid for a:
  • A
    Point source.
  • B
    Line source.
  • C
    Plane source.
  • D
    Cylindrical source.
Answer
  1. Point source.

Explanation:

Intensity of a point source obeys the inverse square law.

Intensity of light at distance r from the point source is given by

$\text{I}=\frac{\text{S}}{(4\pi\text{r}^2)}$

Where S is the source strength.

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MCQ 401 Mark
The wave-like character was experimentally proved for light by:
  • A
    Newton
  • B
    Young
  • C
    Maxwell
  • D
    Huygens
Answer
  1. Young

Explanation:

Newton's particle theory remained accepted for a long time when it was challenged by the double-slit experiment of Thomas Young (1773-1829) in 1801. This experiment clearly established that light coming from two coherent sources interferes and produces maxima and minima depending on the path difference.

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MCQ 411 Mark
Albert Einstein used corpuscular theory to explain:
  • A
    E = mc2
  • B
    The photoelectric effect
  • C
    Quantisation of charge
  • D
    Magic of light
Answer
  1. The photoelectric effect

Explanation:

The photoelectric effect.

In 1905, Albert Einstein published a paper in advancing hypothesis that the light energy I'd being carried in discrete quantized packets to explain experimental data from photoelectric effect. This model contributed the development of quantum mechanics.

Photoelectric effect refers to the emission, or rejection of electrons grim the surface of generally a metal in response to the incident light. 

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MCQ 421 Mark
An electron microscope is superior to an optical microscope in terms of:
  • A
    Having better resolving power
  • B
    Being easy to handle
  • C
    Low cost
  • D
    Quickness of observation
Answer
  1. Having better resolving power

Explanation:

The biggest advantage of an electron microscope over optical microscope is that they have a higher resolution and are therefore capable of a higher magnification ( up to 2 million times ). 

However, optical microscopes show a useful magnification up to 1000−2000 times. This is a limit imposed by the wavelength of light. Electron microscopes, therefore, allow for the visualization of structures that would normally be not visible by optical microscopy.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Thin films like soap bubbles and oil floating on water can create colorful patterns. Which of the following explanations most accurately describes why this happens?
  • A
    Thin films contain many different colored chemicals.
  • B
    Thin films provide reflection from the front and back surfaces, and this creates interference patterns.
  • C
    Thin films polarize light which interferes with the unpolarized light to create colors.
  • D
    Thin films absorb some colors and allow others to reflect.
Answer
  1. Thin films provide reflection from the front and back surfaces, and this creates interference patterns.

Explanation:

The reason of colourful patterns on soap bubbles and oil on water is interference.

Infact, the reflected waves from upper and lower surfaces, get interference and produce colourful patterns.

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MCQ 441 Mark
The equation of a light wave is written as $\text{y}=\text{A}\ \sin(\kappa\text{x}-\omega\text{t}).$ Here, y represents:
  • A
    Displacement of either particles.
  • B
    Pressure in the medium.
  • C
    Density of the medium.
  • D
    Electric field.
Answer
  1. Electric field.

Explanation:

Light consists of mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. So, the equation of a light wave is represented by its field vector.

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MCQ 451 Mark
Which of the following statement is false:
  • A
    Sound and light wave exhibit interference.
  • B
    Sound and light wave exhibit diffraction.
  • C
    Light wave exhibits polarization while sound wave does not.
  • D
    Sound wave exhibits polarization while light wave does not.
Answer
  1. Sound wave exhibits polarization while light wave does not.

Explanation:

Polarization is a property of waves that can oscillate with more than one orientation. Electromagnetic waves such as light exhibit polarization, as do some other types of wave, such as gravitational waves.

Sound waves in a gas or liquid do not exhibit polarization, since the oscillation is always in the direction the wave travels.

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MCQ 461 Mark
A very thin film in reflected white light appears:
  • A
    coloured
  • B
    white
  • C
    black
  • D
    red
Answer
  1. black

Explanation:

For very thin films the distance travelled inside the film is insignificant and so the two reflected waves are almost exactly out of phase with each other (due to the phase change at one surface); they interfere destructively and the film appears 'black'.

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MCQ 471 Mark
Which of the following phenomenon can explain quantum nature of light:
  • A
    Photoelectric effect
  • B
    Interference
  • C
    Diffrection
  • D
    Polarisation
Answer
  1. Photoelectric effect

Explanation:

Photoelectric effect explain the quantum nature of light while interference, diffraction and polarization explain the wave nature of light.

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MCQ 481 Mark
If light is passed through a double-slit opening and falls onto a screen, Identify the pattern produced on the screen.
  • A
    A bright central band of light with slightly diminished, alternating bright and dark bands.
  • B
    A bright central band of light with tiny lines toward the edges of the screen.
  • C
    A large circle of light with tiny circles around it
  • D
    one antinode and no nodes.
Answer
  1. A bright central band of light with slightly diminished, alternating bright and dark bands.

Explanation:

When light is passed through a double slit opening, light from the two slits interfere at different points in the screen, forming alternating bright and dark fringes due to constructive and destructive interference respectively. However the intensities of higher order bands is slightly diminished.

Such an arrangement was first studied by Young, and has been since called Young's Double Slit Setup.

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MCQ 491 Mark
During the 19th century, light was considered to be a stream of particles called:
  • A
    Atoms
  • B
    Electrons
  • C
    Corpuscles
  • D
    Quantas
Answer
  1. Corpuscles

Explanation:

The corpuscular theory of light is proposed by newton in 1704. It is referred as particle theory or newton’s theory of light.

According to this theory,

Light is made up of tiny particles called corpuscles having negligible mass. These particles (corpuscles) are perfectly elastic.

These tiny particles always travel in straight line in all directions.

These corpuscles ravel at very high velocity.

These corpuscles are of different sizes. The different color of light is due to different sizes.

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MCQ 501 Mark
If Young's double slit experiment is performed in water:
  • A
    The fringe width will decrease.
  • B
    The fringe width will increase.
  • C
    The fringe width will remain unchanged.
  • D
    There will be no fringe.
Answer
  1. The fringe width will decrease.

Explanation:

As fringe width is proportional to the wavelength and wavelength of light is inversely proportional to the refractive index of the medium,

Here,

$\lambda_\text{M}=\frac{\lambda}{\eta}$

$\lambda_\text{M}$ = wavelength in medium

$\lambda$ = wavelength in vacuum

$\eta$ = refractive index of medium

Hence, fringe width decreases when Young's double slit experiment is performed under water.

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