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QUESTION BANK
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WAVE OPTICS
1. Figure, shows wave fronts in still water, moving in the direction of the arrow
towards the interface PQ between a shallow region and a deep(denser) region.
Which of the lines shown may represent one of the wave fronts in the deep
region ?

(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV

2. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed. The maximum and minimum
possible intensities in the resulting beam are :
(A) 5I and I (B) 5I and 3I (C) 9I and I (D) 9I and 3I
3. Two point monochromatic and coherent sources of light of wavelength  are placed on the dotted line in front
of a large screen. The source emit waves in phase with each other. The distance between S1 and S2 is 'd' while
their distance from the screen is much larger. Then,
(1)  If d = 7/2, O will be a minima
(2)  If d = 4.3, there will be a total of 8 minima on y axis.
(3)  If d = 7, O will be a maxima.
(4)  If d = , there will be only one maxima on the screen.
Which is the set of correct statement :
(A) 1, 2 & 3 (B) 2, 3 & 4 (C) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (D) 1, 3 & 4
4. Figure shows plane waves refracted for air to water using Huygen's
principle a, b, c, d, e are lengths on the diagram. The refractive index of
water with respect to air is the ratio.
(A) a/e (B) b/e (C) b/d (D) d/b
5. When light is refracted into a denser medium,
(A) its wavelength and frequeny both increases
(B) its wavelength increases but freqnency remains unchanged
(C) its wavelength decreases but freqnency remains unchanged
(D) its wavelength and freqnency both decrease.
6. Two point sources separated by d = 5 m emit light of wavelength  = 2 m in phase. A circular wire of
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radius 20 m is placed around the source as shown in figure.

(A) Point A and B are dark and points C and D are bright.
(B) Points A and B are bright and points C and D are dark.
(C) Points A and C are dark and points B and D are bright.
(D) Points A and C are bright and points B and D are dark.
7. Plane microwaves from a transmitter are directed normally towards a plane reflector. A detector moves along
the normal to the reflector. Between positions of 14 successive maxima, the detector travels a distance 0.13 m.
If the velocity of light is 3 × 108 m/s, find the frequency of the transmitter.
(A) 1.5 × 1010 Hz (B) 1010 Hz
(C) 3 × 1010 Hz (D) 6 × 1010 Hz

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8. Two monochromatic (wavelength = a/5) and coherent sources of electromagnetic waves are placed on the x-
axis at the points (2a, 0) and (–a, 0). A detector moves in a circle of radius R(>>2a) whose centre is at the
origin. The number of maximas detected during one circular revolution by the detector are
(A) 60 (B) 15 (C) 64 (D) None
9. Two coherent narrow slits emitting light of wavelength  in the same phase are
placed parallel to each other at a small separation of 3. The light is collected
on a screen S which is placed at a distance D (>> ) from the slits. The
smallest distance x such that the point P is a maxima

D
(A) 3D (B) 8D (C) 5D (D) 5
2

5a 5a
10. Two coherent sources of light are placed at points (– , 0) and (+ , 0). Wavelength of the light is
2 2
4a
= . How many maximas will be obtained on a CD planar circle of large radius with centre at origin.
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(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 14
11. In YDSE how many maxima can be obtained on the screen if wavelength of light used is 200nm and d = 700
nm:
(A) 12 (B) 7 (C) 18 (D) none of these
12. In a YDSE, the central bright fringe can be identified :
(A) as it has greater intensity than the other bright fringes.
(B) as it is wider than the other bright fringes.
(C) as it is narrower than the other bright fringes.
(D) by using white light instead of single wavelength light.
13. In Young's double slit experiment, the wavelength of red light is 7800 Å and that of blue light is 5200 Å. The
value of n for which nth bright band due to red light coincides with (n + 1)th bright band due to blue light, is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
14. If the Young's double slit experiment is performed with white light, then which of the following is not true.
(A) the central maximum will be white (B) there will not be a completely dark fringe
(C) the fringe next to the central will be red (D) the fringe next to the central will be violet
15. Imagine a Young's double slit interference experiment performed with waves associated with fast moving electrons
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produced from an electron gun. The distance between successive maxima will decrease maximum if
(A) the accelerating voltage in the electron gun is decreased
(B) the accelerating voltage is increased and the distance of the screen from the slits is decreased
(C) the distance of the screen from the slits is increased.
(D) the distance between the slits is decreased.
16. Two identical narrow slits S1 and S2 are illuminated by light of wavelength  from
a point source P.

If, as shown in the diagram above, the light is then allowed to fall on a screen,
and if n is a positive integer, the condition for destructive interference at Q is
that
(A) (l1 – l2) = (2n + 1)/2 (B) (l3 – l4) = (2n + 1)/2
(C) (l1 + l2) – (l2 + l4) = n (D) (l1 + l3) – (l2 + l4) = (2n + 1)/2
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17. In Young's double slit experiment, the two slits act as coherent sources of equal amplitude A and wavelength
. In another experiment with the same setup the two slits are sources of equal amplitude A and wavelength
 but are incoherent. The ratio of the intensity of light at the midpoint of the screen in the first case to that in
the second case is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) none of these
18. In a Young's double slit experiment, a small detector measures an intensity of illumination of I units at the centre
of the fringe pattern. If one of the two (identical) slits is now covered, the measured intensity will be
(A) 2I (B) I (C) I/4 (D) I/2
19. A student is asked to measure the wavelength of monochromatic light. He
sets up the apparatus sketched below. S1, S2, S3 are narrow parallel slits, L
is a sodium lamp and M is a microscope eyepiece. The student fails to
observe interference fringes. Your first advice to him will be
(A) increase the width of S1
(B) decrease the distance between S2 and S3
(C) replace L with a white light source
(D) replace M with a telescope
(E) make S2 and S3 wider.
20. Light of wavelength 520 nm passing through a double slit, produces interference pattern of relative intensity
versus deflection angle  as shown in the figure. The separation d between the slits is
(A) 2 × 10–2 mm
(B) 5 × 10–2 mm
(C) 4.5 × 10–2 mm
(D) 1.1 × 10–2 mm
21. In Young's double slit experiment the slits are 0.5 mm apart and the interference is observed on a screen at a
distance of 100 cm from the slit. It is found that the 9th bright fringe is at a distance of 7.5 mm from the
second dark fringe from the centre of the fringe pattern. The wavelength of the light used is
2500 5000
(A) Å (B) 2500 Å (C) 5000 Å (D) Å
7 7
22. In a YDSE apparatus, two identical slits are separated by 1 mm and distance between slits and screen is 1 m.
The wavelength of light used is 6000 Å. The minimum distance between two points on the screen having 75%
intensity of the maximum intensity is :
(A) 0.45 mm (B) 0.40 mm (C) 0.30 mm (D) 0.20 mm
23. In a young double slit experiment D equals the distance of screen and d is the separation between the slit. The
distance of the nearest point to the central maximum where the intensity is same as that due to a single slit, is
equal to

D D D 2D
(A) (B) (C) (D)
d 2d 3d d
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24. A beam of light consisting of two wavelength 6300 Å and  Å is used to obtain interference fringes in a Young's
double slit experiment. If 4th bright fringe of 6300 Å coincides with 5th dark fringe of  Å, the value of  (in Å)
is
(A) 5200 (B) 4800 (C) 6200 (D) 5600
25. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths 6500Å and 5200Å is used to obtain interference fringes in
Young’s double slit experiment. The distance between slits is 2 mm and the distance of screen from slits is 120
cm. What is the least distance from central maximum where the bright fringes due to both wavelengths
coincide?
(A) 0.156 cm (B) 0.312 cm (C) 0.078 cm (D) 0.468 cm
26. In a two slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are obtained on a screen placed at some distance
from the slits. If the screen is moved by 5 × 10–2 m towards the slits, the change in fringe width is
3 × 10–5 m. If separation between the slits is 10–3m, the wavelength of light used is:
(A) 6000 Å (B) 5000 Å (C) 3000 Å (D) 4500 Å

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27. The ratio of the intensity at the centre of a bright fringe to the intensity at a point one–quarter of the fringwidth
from the centre is
(A) 2 (B) 1/2 (C) 4 (D) 16
28. In YDSE, let S1 and S2 be the two slits, and C be the centre of the screen. If  is the angle S1CS2 and  is the
wavelength, the fringe width will be :

 2 
(A) (B)  (C) (D)
  2
29. In a Young's Double slit experiment, first maxima is observed at a fixed point P on the screen. Now the screen
is continuously moved away from the plane of slits. The ratio of intensity at point P to the intensity at point O
(centre of the screen)

(A) remains constant

(B) keeps on decreasing

(C) first decreases and then increases

(D) First decreases and then becomes constant

30. In a double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is d = 0.25 cm and the distance of the screen D
= 100 cm from the slits. If the wavelength of light used is  = 6000Å and I0 is the intensity of the central bright
fringe, the intensity at a distance x = 4 × 10–5 m from the central maximum is

(A) I0 (B) I 0 2 (C) 3I 0 4 (D) I 0 3

31. A monochromatic light source of wavelength  is placed at S. Three slits S1, S2

and S3 are equidistant from the source S and the point P on the screen.
S1P – S2P = /6 and S1P – S3P = 2/3. If I be the intensity at P when only one
slit is open, the intensity at P when all the three slits are open is
(A) 3 I (B) 5 I (C) 8 I (D) zero

32. In young’s double slit experiment, the value of  = 500 nm. The value of d = 1 mm, D = 1 m. Then the
minimum distance from central maximum for which the intensity is half the maximum intensity will be
(A) 2.5 × 10–4 m (B) 2 × 10–4 m (C) 1.25 × 10–4 m (D) 10–4 m

33. Two slits are separated by 0.3 mm. A beam of 500 nm light
strikes the slits producing an interference pattern. The number of
maxima observed in the angular range – 30° <  < 30°.
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(C) 599 (D) 149

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

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

35. In the above question if the light incident is monochromatic and point O is a maxima, then the wavelength of
the light incident cannot be

(A) d 2 3D (B) d 2 6 D (C) d 2 12D (D) d 2 18D

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36. In Young's double slit arrangement, water is filled in the space between screen and slits. Then :

(A) fringe pattern shifts upwards but fringe width remains unchanged.
(B) fringe width decreases and central bright fringe shifts upwards.
(C) fringe width increases and central bright fringe does not shift.
(D) fringe width decreases and central bright fringe does not shift.

37. A parallel beam of light 500nm is incident at an angle 30°

with the normal to the slit plane in a young's double slit
experiment. The intensity due to each slit is I0. Point O is
equidistant from S1 and S2. The distance
between slits is 1mm.
(A) the intensity at O is 4I0
(B) the intensity at O is zero.
(C) the intensity at a point on the screen 4mm from O is 4I0
(D) the intensity at a point on the screen 4mm from O is zero.
38. Light of wavelength  in air enters a medium of refractive index . Two points in this medium, lying along the
path of this light, are at a distance x apart. The phase difference between these points is :

2x 2x 2(  1) x 2 x

(A) (B) (C) (D)
   (  1)
39. In YDSE, the source placed symmetrically with respect to the slit is now
moved parallel to the plane of the slits so that 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.
40. In the figure shown in YDSE, a parallel beam of light is incident on the slit from a medium of refractive index
n1. The wavelength of light in this medium is 1. A transparent slab of thickness ‘t’ and refractive index n3 is
put infront of one slit. The medium between the screen and the plane of the slits is n2. The phase difference
between the light waves reaching point ‘O’ (symmetrical, relative to the slits) is :
2 2
(A)
n11 (n3 – n2) t (B) (n – n ) t
1 3 2
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2 n1  n3  2 n 1
(C)   1 t (D)
n 2 1  n2  1 (n3 – n1) t
41. In a YDSE experiment if a slab whose refractive index can be varied is placed in front of one of the slits then
the variation of resultant intensity at mid-point of screen with ‘  ’ will be best represented by
(  1).[Assume slits of equal width and there is no absorption by slab]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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42. Young’s double slit experiment is carried with two thin sheets of thickness
10.4 m each and refractive index 1= 1.52 and 2 = 1.40 covering the slits
S1 and S2, respectively. If white light of range 400 nm to 780 nm is used then which
wavelength will form maxima exactly at point O, the centre of the screen ?
(A) 416 nm only (B) 624 nm only
(C) 416 nm and 624 nm only (D) none of these
43. A light of wavelength 6300Å shines on two narrow slits separated by a distance 1.0 mm and illuminates a
screen at a distance 1.5 m away. When one slit is covered by a thin glass of refractive index 1.8 and other slit
by a thin glass plate of refractive index , the central maxima shifts by 6°. Both plates have same thickness of
0.5 mm. The value of refractive index  of the plate is
(A) 1.6 (B) 1.7 (C) 1.5 (D) 1.4
44. Minimum thickness of a mica sheet having  =3/2 which should be placed in front of one of the slits in YDSE
is required to reduce the intensity at the centre of screen to half of maximum intensity is
(A) /4 (B) /8 (C) /2 (D) /3
45. 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) tD/d (C) –tD/d (D) None

46. In a YDSE with two identical slits, when the upper slits is covered with a thin, perfectly transparent sheet of
mica, the intensity at the centre of screen reduces to 75% of the initial value. Second minima is observed to be
above this point and third maxima below it. Which of the following can not be a possible value of phase
difference caused by the mica sheet
 13 17 11
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
47. The figure shows a transparent slab of length 1m placed in air whose refractive
index in x direction varies as  = 1 + x2(0 < x < 1). The optical path length
of ray R will be

(A) 1 m (B) 3/2 m (C) 4/3 m (D)  2 m

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48. To observe a stationary interference pattern formed by two light waves, it is not necessary that they must have
:
(A) the same frequency (B) same amplitude
(C) a constant phase difference (D) the same intensity
49. A light of wavelength 600nm in air enters a medium of refractive index 1.5. Inside the medium :
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(A) its frequency is 5 × 1014 Hz (B) its frequency is 7.5 × 1014 Hz

(C) its wavelength is 400nm (D) its wavelength is 900nm
50. Four monochromatic and coherent sources of light, emitting waves in phase of wavelength , are placed at the
points  x = 0, d, 2d and 3d on the x-axis. Then
(A) points having | x | >> d appear dark if d = /4
(B) points having | x | >> d appear dark if d = /8
(C) points having | x | >> d appear maximum bright if d = /4
(D) points having | x | >> d appear maximum bright if d = /8
51. In the above question, the intensity of the waves reaching a point P far away on the +x axis from each of the
four sources is almost the same, and equal to I0. Then,
(A) If d = /4, the intensity at P is 4I0. (B) If d = /6, the intensity at P is 3I0.
(C) If d = /2, the intensity at P is 3I0. (D) none of these is true.
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52. The figure shows two points sources which emit light of wavelength
 in phase with each other and are at a distance d = 5.5  apart
along a line which is perpendicular to a large screen at a distance L
from the centre of the source. Assume that d is much less than L.
Which of the following statement is (are) correct?
(A) Only five bright fringes appear on the screen (B) Only six bright fringes appear on the screen
(C) Point y = 0 corresponds to bright fringe (D) Point y = 0 corresponds to dark fringe.
53. White light is used to illuminate two slits in a YDSE. The separation between the slits is d and the screen is at
a distance D (D >> d) from the slits. At a point on the screen directly in front of one of the slits, which of the
following wavelengths are missing.

d2 2d 2 d2 2d 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
D D 3D 3D
54. In a YDSE apparatus, we use white light then :
(A) the fringe next to the central will be red (B) the central fringe will be white.
(C) the fringe next to the central will be violet (D) there will not be a completely dark fringe.
55. If the source of light used in a Young's Double Slit Experiment is changed from red to blue, then
(A) the fringes will become brighter
(B) consecutive fringes will come closer
(C) the number of maxima formed on the screen increases
(D) the central bright fringe will become a dark fringe.
56. In a Young's double slit experiment, green light is incident on the two slits.
The interference pattern is observed on a screen. Which of the following
changes would cause the observed fringes to be more closely spaced?
(A) Reducing the separation between the slits
(B) Using blue light instead of green light
(C) Used red light instead of green light
(D) Moving the light source further away from the slits.
57. In a Young's double-slit experiment, let A and B be the two slits. A thin film of thickness t and refractive index
 is placed in front of A. Let  = fringe width. The central maximum will shift :

 
(A) towards A (B) towards B (C) by t ( – 1) (D) by t
 
58. In the previous question, films of thicknesses tA and tB and refractive indices A and B, are placed in front
of A and B respectively. If AtA = BtB, the central maximum will :
(A) not shift
(B) shift towards A
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(C) shift towards B

(D) option (B), if tB > tA; option (C) if tB < tA
59. In a double slit experiment, instead of taking slits of equal widths, one slit is made twice as wide as the other.
Then in the interference pattern :
(A) the intensities of both the maxima and minima increase.
(B) the intensity of the maxima increases and the minima has zero intensity.
(C) the intensity of the maxima decreases and that of minima increases.
(D) the intensity of the maxima decreases and the minima has zero intensity.
60. In a YDSE, if the slits are of unequal width :
(A) fringes will not be formed
(B) the positions of minimum intensity will not be completely dark
(C) bright fringe will not be formed at the centre of the screen.
(D) distance between two consecutive bright fringes will not be equal to the distance between two consecutive
dark fringes.
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61. If one of the slits of a standard YDSE apparatus is covered by a thin parallel sided glass slab so that it transmit
only one half of the light intensity of the other, then :
(A) the fringe pattern will get shifted towards the covered slit.
(B) the fringe pattern will get shifted away from the covered slit.
(C) the bright fringes will be less bright and the dark ones will be more bright.
(D) the fringe width will remain unchanged.
62. To make the central fringe at the centre O, a mica sheet of refractive index 1.5 is introduced. Choose the
correct statements (s).

(A) The thickness of sheet is 2( 2  1) d infront of S1.

(B) The thickness of sheet is ( 2  1) d infront of S2.

(C) The thickness of sheet is 2 2 d infront of S1.

(D) The thickness of sheet is ( 2 2  1) d infront of S1.

Question No. 72 to 75 (4 questions)
The figure shows a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of Young's
Double Slit Experiment
63. Choose the correct statement(s) related to the wavelength of light used
(A) Larger the wavelength of light larger the fringe width
(B) The position of central maxima depends on the wavelength of light used
(C) If white light is used in YDSE, then the violet colour forms its first maxima closest to the central maxima
(D) The central maxima of all the wavelengths coincide
64. If the distance D is varied, then choose the correct statement(s)
(A) The angular fringe width does not change
(B) The fringe width changes in direct proportion
(C) The change in fringe width is same for all wavelengths
(D) The position of central maxima remains unchanged
65. If the distance d is varied, then identify the correct statement
(A) The angular width does not change (B) The fringe width changes in inverse proportion
(C) The positions of all maxima change (D) The positions of all minima change
66. Identify the correct statement(s) if the source slit S moved closer to S1S2, i.e. the distance  decreases
(A) nothing happens to fringe pattern (B) fringe pattern may get less sharp
(C) fringe width remains unchanged (D) fringe pattern may dissapear

Answer Key
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Only One Correct Option
1A 2C 3C 4C 5C 6D 7A 8A
9D 10 D 11 B 12 D 13 B 14 C 15 B 16 D
17 B 18 C 19 B 20 A 21 C 22 D 23 C 24 D
25 A 26 A 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 C 31 A 32 C
33 C 34 D 35 A 36 D 37 A 38 A 39 D 40 A
41 C 42 C 43 A 44 C 45 B 46 A 47 C

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48. B,D 49. A,C 50. A 51. B 52. A,D 53. A,C
54. B,C,D 55. B,C 56. B 57. A,C 58. D 59. A
60. B 61. A,C,D 62. A 63. A,C,D 64. A,B,D 65. B,D
66. B,C,D
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