1.
The refractive indices of water and glass with respectto air are 4/3 and 5/3,
respectively. The refractive index of glass with respect to water will be
(a) 1/ 3 (b) 4/3(c) 5/ 4 (d) 20/9
2. If the critical angle for light going from medium Ato B is q. Then, find the speed of
light in medium B,if speed of light is v in medium A.
(a) v(1- cosθ) (b) v/cos θ
(c) v/sinθ (d) v( 1- sinθ)
3. A double convex lens whose refractive index is 1.33 has both radii of curvature of
magnitude 10 cm. If an object is placed at a distance of 5 cm from this
lens, the position of the image formed (in cm) ii
(a) 7.46 same side of the object
(b) 7.46 opposite side of the object
(c) 14.45 same side of the object
(d) 14.45 opposite side of the oobject
4. A plano-convex lens fits exactly into a plano-concave lens. Their plane surfaces are
parallel to each other. If
lenses are made of different materials of refractive indices n1 and n2
and R is the radius of curvature of
the curved surface of the lenses, then the focal length of the combination is
(a)R/2(n1+n2) (b) R/2(n1-n2)
© R/(n1-n2) (d) R/(n2-n1)
5. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Power of a lens is a measure of the convergence or divergence, which a lens
introduces in the light falling on it.
(b) Power is defined as the cosine of angle by which it converges or diverges a beam
of light falling at unit distance from the optical centre.
(c) Cutting of lenses helps to obtain diverging or converging lenses of desired
magnification.
(d) Total magnification m of the combination is the sum of magnification ( , , .....) m m
m 1 2 3 of individual lenses.
6. A biconcave lens of power P vertically splits into two identical plano-concave parts.
The power of each part will be
(a) 2P (b) P/2 (c) P (d) P/(2) ½
7. A light ray incident normally on one of the face of a triangular prism follow the path as
shown below, then the angle of refraction r2at the second face is
(a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 30° (d) 45°
8. Assertion Propagation of light through an optical fibre is due to total internal reflection
taking place at the core-clade interface.
Reason Refractive index of the material of thecore of the optical fibre is greater than
that of cladding.
9. Assertion The property of convergent lens of converging rays remain same in all
media.
Reason Property of lens, whether the rays are diverging or converging does not
depends on the surrounding medium.
10. Assertion Secondary rainbow is fainter than primary rainbow.
Reason Secondary rainbow is formed by a four step process and hence, the intensity
of light is reduced at the second reflection inside the rain drop.
11. First and second focal lengths of spherical surface of refractive index n are f1 and f2 ,
respectively. The relation between them, is
(a) f1=f2 (b) f1=-f2
©f2=nf1 (d) f2=-nf1
12. The radius of curvature of the curved surface of a plano-convex lens is 20 cm. If the
refractive index of the material of the lens be 1.5, it will
(a) act as a convex lens only for the objects that lie on its curved side
(b) act as a concave lens for the objects that lie on its curved side
(c) act as a convex lens irrespective of the side on which the object lies
(d) act as a concave lens irrespective of side on which the object lies
13. A prism has refractive angle 60°. When a light ray is incident at 50°, then minimum
deviation is obtained. What is the value of minimum deviation?
(a) 40° (b) 45° (c) 50° (d) 60°
14. An equilateral prism is in condition of minimum deviation. If incidence angle is 4/5 times
of prism angle, then minimum deviation angle is
(a) 72° (b) 60° (c) 48° (d) 36°
15. The direction of wavefront of a wave with wave motion is
(a) parallel (b) perpendicular
(c) opposite (d) at an angle of θ
16. Which of the following statement is incorrect conditions for producing sustained
interference?
(a) Phase difference between interferring waves remains constant with time.
(b) Interferring waves have nearly same amplitude levels.
(c) Interferring waves are of same frequency.
(d) Interferring waves are moving only in opposite directions
17. In Young’s double slit experiment, if source S is shifted by an angle θ as shown in
figure. Then,central bright fringe will be shifted by angle θ towards
(a) end A of screen (b) end B of screen
(c) does not shift at all
(d) Either ends A and B depending on extra phase difference caused by shifting of source
18. A thin film of oil is spread on the surface of water.The beautiful colours exhibited in the
light of sun is due to
(a) dispersion of light (b) polarisation of light
(c) interference of light (d) diffraction of light
19. The phase difference between the two light waves reaching at a point P is 100p. Their
path difference is equal to
(a) 10λ (b) 25λ (c) 50λ (d) 100λ
20. In the phenomenon of interference, energy is
(a) destroyed at destructive interference
(b) created at constructive interference
(c) conserved but it is redistributed
(d) same at all points
21. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the source is white light. One of the holes is covered
by a red filter and another by a blue filter. In this case, there shall be
(a) alternate interference patterns of red and blue
(b) an interference pattern for red distinct from that for blue
(c) no interference fringes
(d) an interference pattern for red mixing with one for blue
22. Assertion Speed of light is independent of its colour only in vacuum.
Reason Red colour light travels slower than violet colour light in glass.
23. Assertion Two coherent source transmit waves of equal intensity Io . Resultant intensity
at a point, where path difference is λ/3
is also Io
Reason In interference, resultant intensity at any point is the average intensity of two
individual intensities.
24. In Young’s double slit experiment, two disturbance arriving at a point P have phase
difference of π/ 2. The intensity of this point expressed as a fraction of maximum intensity Io
is
(a) 2/3 Io (b) ½ Io © 4/3 Io (d) ¾ Io
25. If the whole Apparatus of YDSE is dipped a water of effective index 4/3, without
changing the other parameter, the number of fringes on the same screen will be
(a) Remain same (b) increases ( c)decrease (d) none of these
26. What should be the slit width to obtain 10 maxima of the double slit pattern within the
central maxima of the single slit pattern of slit width 0.4 mm?
(a) 0.4 mm (b) 0.2 mm (c) 0.6 mm (d) 0.8 mm
Case Based MCQs
Direction Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows
WavefrontIn 1678, a Dutch scientist, Christian Huygens’ propounded the wave theory of
light. According to him, wave theory introduced the concepts of wavefront. Light travels in
the form of waves.A wavefront is the locus of points (wavelets) having the same phase (a
surface of constant phase) of oscillations. A wavelet is the point of disturbance due to
propagation of light. Wavefront may also be defined as the hypothetical surface on which the
light waves are in the same phase.
27. Huygens’ original theory of light assumed that, light propagates in the form of
(a) minute elastic particles
(b) transverse electromagnetic wave
(c) transverse mechanical wave
(d) longitudinal mechanical wave
29. A wave normal
(a) is parallel to a surface at the point of incidence of a wavefront
(b) is the line joining the source of light and an observer
(c) gives the direction of propagation of a wave at a given point
(d) is the envelope that is tangential to the secondary wavelets
30. Rays diverging from a linear source form a
wavefront that is
(a) cylindrical (b) spherical (c) plane (d)cubical
31. According to Huygens’ principle, a wavefront propagates through a medium by
(a) pushing medium particles
(b) propagating through medium with speed of light
(c) carrying particles of same phase along with it
(d) creating secondary wavelets which forms a new wavefront
32. In case of reflection of a wavefront from a reflecting surface,
a. points A and E are in same phase.
b. points A and C are in same phase.
c. points A and B are in same phase.
d. points C and E are in same phase.
Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) Both I and II (b) Both II and III
(c) Both III and IV (d) Both I and IV
33. Define magnifying power of a telescope. Write its expression. A small telescope has an
objective lens of focal length 150 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. If this telescope
is used to view a 100 m high tower 3 km away, find the height of the final image, when it is
formed 25 cm away from the eyepiece. 3
34. Proof lens formula. 2
35. Proof snell's law by using Huygens principle. 3
