MDCAT – Physics 1st Year

Ch# 9(Physical optics)

1. A rectangular tank of depth 8 m is full of water n=( 43 ). The bottom is seen at the depth:
8
(A) 6 m (B) m (C) 8 cm (D) 10 cm
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2. 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 will:
(A) be double (B) be quadrupled (C) remain same (D) be halved
3. Fringe width observed in Young’s double slit experiment is β . If frequency of source is double the
fringe width will be:
β 3β
(A) β (B) 2β (C) (D)
2 2
4. If in the experiment of diffraction at a single slit, the width of slit is equal to twice the wavelength of
light used, the angle of diffraction for first minimum will be:
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
5. The ratio of the wavelengths of two spectral lines if the 2nd order image of one line coincides with
the 3rd order image of the other line, both lines are examined by means of the same grating, is:
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 1 : 5 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2
6. A surface on which all points are in phase is called:
(A) Equipotential surface (B) Ray
(C) Wave front (D) None
7. What will be the colour of the sky as seen from earth if there were no atmosphere?
(A) Black (B) Blue (C) Orange (D) Red
8. The ratio of fringe width for bright and dark fringes is:
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 1
9. If white light is used in Young’s double slit experiment, central fringe is:
(A) Red (B) Yellow (C) White (D) Blue
10. A light is incident normally on a grating which has 2500 lines/cm. The grating element is:
1 1 1 −1
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) None
2500 3500 2500
11. Bragg’s equation is:
(A) d sin θ = nλ (B) 2d sin θ = nλ (C) 2d sin θ = λ (D) 2d sin θ = n
12. As a plane wave front propagates, its radius of curvature:
(A) Increases (B) Decreases
(C) Remains constant (D) First increases then decreases
13. When the moveable mirror of a Michelson interferometer is moved at a distance of 0.5mm, 2000
fringes are observed. The wavelength of light used is:
(A) 5000 mm (B) 5000 Å (C) 500 cm (D) 2000 Å
14. Light reaches the earth from sun in nearly:
(A) Plane wave front (B) Cylindrical wave front
(C) Spherical wave front (D) All of these
15. The fringe spacing in a double slit experiment can be increased by decreasing:
(A) Wavelength of light (B) Width of slits
(C) Slit separation (D) Distance between slit and screen
16. The phase difference between two points of a wave front is:
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π
(A) Zero (B) (C) π (D) 2nπ
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17. If a point source of light is placed at the focus of a convex lens, the rays coming out of the lens will
constitute:
(A) Plane wave fronts (B) Cylindrical wave fronts
(C) Spherical wave fronts (D) All of above
18. Two sodium lamps are used to produce sustained interference. Tick the correct statement:
(A) They can produce
(B) They cannot produce
(C) They can produce only if intensity of light is high
(D) They can produce if intensity of light is small
19. If the refracted index of a medium increases then the velocity of light through it:
(A) Remains unchanged (B) Increases (C) Decreases (D) none of these
20. A beam of light of wavelength λ is incident normally on a grating of grating element d. the angle
between the zero-order and first-order spectra depends on:
(A) λ only (B) d only (C) λ and d (D) λ, d and distance of screen
21. In Michelson interferometer, if the moveable mirror is moved through a distance of 8λ, then the
number of fringes shifted are:
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 32
22. Diffraction of X-rays by crystals show that:
(A) The intensity of X-rays (B) X-rays have very short wavelength
(C) X-rays are electromagnetic waves (D) X-rays are just like visible light
23. At sunrise or sunset, the sun looks redder than at midday because:
(A) The is hottest at these time (B) of the scattering of light
(C) Of the effects of diffraction (D) of effects of refraction
24. Polaroid are used in:
(A)Sun glasses (B) the production and analysis of plane polarized
(C) Stereoscopic motion picture (D) All of these
25. Interference and diffraction of light support the:
(A) Particle nature of light (B) Transverse nature of light
(C) Longitudinal nature of light (D) Wave nature of light
26. In Young’s double slit experiment, yellow light is replaced by red light of same intensity. The fringe
width shall:
(A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain unchanged (D) become zero
27. Transverse nature of light is proved by:
(A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Polarization (D) Interference
28. In Young’s experiment fringe width is ω if distance between slits is doubled and distance of screen
from slits is halved new fringe width will be:
(A) ω (B) 4ω (C) ω /4 (D) ω /2
29. When a wave passes from one medium to another, there is change in:
(A) Frequency and Velocity (B) Frequency and wavelength
(C) Wavelength and Velocity (D) Frequency, wavelength and velocity
30. A Polaroid is being used as an analyser of plane polarized light. In one complete rotation of the
crystal, the maximum intensities will be observed only:
(A) Once (B) Twice (C) Thrice (D) Data is inadequate
31. A diver in a lake wants to signal his distress to a person sitting on the edge of the lake flashing his
water proof torch. He should direct the beam:
(A) Vertically upwards
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(B) Horizontally
(C)At an angle to the vertical which is slightly less than critical angle
(D) At an angle to the vertical which is slightly more than critical angle
32. In Newton’s rings the central spot appears dark due to:
(A) Phase change (B) Destructive interference
(C) Small eye piece of optical device (D) Both (a) and (b)
33. In an interference experiment, third bright fringe is obtained at a point on a screen with a light of
700 nm. What should be the wavelength of the light source in order to obtain 5th bright fringe at the
same point?
(A) 630 nm (B) 500 nm (C) 420 nm (D) 750 nm
34. In YDSE, an electron beam is used to obtain interference pattern. If the speed of electron is
increased then:
(A) No interference pattern will be observed
(B) Distance between two consecutive fringes will increase
(C) Distance between two consecutive fringes will decrease
(D) Distance between two consecutive fringes remains same
35. Yellow light is used in single slit diffraction experiment with slit width 0.6 mm. If yellow light is
replaced by X-rays, then the pattern will reveal that:
(A) No diffraction pattern (B) that the central maxima narrower
(C) less number of fringes (D) more number of fringes
36. A bucket contains some transparent liquid and its depth is 40 cm. On looking from above, the
bottom appears to be raised up by 8 cm. The refractive index of the liquid is:
(A) 5/ 4 (B) 5 (C) 4 /5 (D) 8 /5
37. Colour of light having maximum speed in air is:
(A) Red (B) Yellow (C) Violet (D) Blue
38. Sodium lamps are used in foggy conditions because:
(A) Yellow light is scattered less by the fog particles
(B) Yellow light is scattered more by the fog particles
(C) Yellow light is unaffected during its passage through fog
(D) Wavelength of yellow light is the mean of the visible part of the spectrum
39. In double slit experiment, for light of which colour, the fringe width will be minimum?
(A) Violet (B) Red (C) Green (D) Yellow
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40. Monochromatic green light of wavelength 5 ×10 m illuminates a pair of slits 1mm apart. The
separation of nearest bright fringes in the interference pattern on a screen 2 m away is:
(A) 0.25 mm (B) 0.5 mm (C) 0.1 mm (D) 1.0 mm
41. Young’s double slit experiment is being performed in air. The fringe width is 𝛃. What shall be the
fringe width if the whole apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index μ?
β
(A) β (B) μβ (C) (D) 0
μ