mnnmM

(e and dark fringes are observed throughout (4) A few coloured fringes are observed on either side of
central white fringe

In a Young's double slit experiment the wavelength of red light is 7.8 x 10-5 cm and that of blue light
is 5.2 x 10 cm. The value of n for which (n + 1)th blue bright band coincooides with nth bright red
band is

(1) 1

(3) 3

(2) 2 (4) 4

In Young's double-slit experiment, a glass plate of refractive index 1.5 and thickness 5 x 10 cm is kept
in the path of one of the light rays. Then

(1) There will be no shift in the interference pattern

(2) The fringe width will increase

(3) The fringe width will decrease

(4) The optical path of the ray will increase by 2.5 x 104 cm

Which of the following is correct regarding microscope and telescope?

(1) Telescope provides magnification, whereas microscope provides resolution

(2) Telescope provides resolution whereas microscope provides magnification

(3) Both provide resolution

(4) Both provide magnification

If Young's experiment is performed using two separate identical sources of light instead of using two
slits and one light source then the

(1) Interference fringes will be darker

(2) Interference fringes will be brighter

(3) Fringes will not be obtained

(4) Contrast between bright and dark fringes increases

In YDSE, a thin film (u= 1.6) of thickness 0.01 mm is introduced in the path of one of the two
interfering beams. The central fringe moves to a position occupied by the 10th bright fringe earlier.
The wave length of wave is
(1) 600 A

(3) 60 A

(2) 6000 A

(4) 660 A

In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at

a point where path difference is

denotes the maximum intensity,

is I. If lo

(1) √/2

(2)

√3

(3)

IN

(4)

34

A microscope is focussed on a coin lying at the bottom of a beaker. The microscope is now raised by 1
cm. To what depth should water be poured into the beaker so that the coin is again in focus?

(The refractive index of water is

(1) 1 cm

(2) 4/3 cm

(3) 3 cm

(4) 4 cm

Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in medium A is
2.0 x 108 ms-1 and in medium B is 2.5 x 108 ms-1. The critical angle for which a ray of light going
from A to B suffers total internal reflection is

(1) sin-1 1/2

(2) sin-1 2/5

(4) sin-1 3/4

Which of the following phenomenon of light forms a rainbow?

(1) Reflection of light

(2) Refraction

(3) Total internal reflection

(4) Reflection as well as refraction

Which of the following is possible application of fibre optics?

(1) Endoscopy

(2) High speed internet traffic

(3) Radio, TV & Telephone signals

(4) All of these

An object is placed at a distance of f/2 from a convex lens. The image will be

(1) At one of the foci, virtual and double its size

(2) At 3f/2, real and inverted

(3) At 2f, virtual and erect

(4) At f, real and inverted

A thin equiconvex glass lens of refractive index 1.5 has power of 5D. When the lens is immersed in a
liquid of refractive index μ, it acts as a divergent lens of focal length 100 cm. The value of μ of liquid
is

(1) 4/3

(3) 5/3

(2) 3/4

(4) 8/3

In case of displacement method of lenses, the product of magnification in both cases is

(1) 1 (3) Zero

(2) 2

(4) Infinite
In the displacement method, a convex lens is placed in between an object and a screen. If the
magnifications in the two positions are m, and m and the displacement of the lens between the two
positions is x, then the focal length of the lens is

m1 + m2

(1)

(3)

(m, +m2)2

(2)

m1 - m2

(4) (m,-m2

The focal length of a planoconvex glass lens is 20 cm (1.5). The plane face of it is silvered. An
illuminating object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from the lens on its axis along the convex side.
Then the distance (in cm) of the image is (1) 20

(2) 30

(3) 40

(4) 12

Two thin similar convex glass pieces are joined together front to front with its rear portion silvered
such that a sharp image is formed 20 cm from the mirror. When the air between the glass pieces is
replaced by water ( 4/3), then the image at a distance of

formed from the mirror is

(1) 8 cm

(3) 6 cm

(2) 10 cm

(4) 12 cm

Yellow light is refracted through a prism producing minimum deviation. If i, and i2 denote the angle
of incidence and emergence for the prism, then

(1) i1 = i2

(3) 1, 12
(2) i iz (4)+2=90

Brewster angle for air to water transition is

(refractive index of water is 4/3)

(1) sin-1

(3) tan-1

(2) cos-1

(4) cot-1

Approximate thickness of oil film to observe interference of light (due to which it looks coloured) is

(1) 10 mm

(3) 10 pm

(2) 10-3 mm

(4) 1 cm

Slit widths in a Young's double slit experiment are in the ratio 9: 4. Ratio of intensity at minima to
that at maxima is

(1) 4:9

(2) 16: 81

(3) 1:25

(4) 1:16

Width of slit in a single slit diffraction experiment such that 20 maxima of double slit interference
pattern are obtained within central maxima of the diffraction pattern is (Slit separation for double slit
arrangement = 2 mm)

(1) 0.05 mm
(3) 0.2 mm

(2) 0.1 mm

(4) 0.4 mm

In Fraunhoffer diffraction, at the angular position of first diffraction minimum, phase difference (in
radian) between wavelets from opposite edges of the slit is

(1)

K25

(2) π

(3) 27

(4) 4π

The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio n. In the

interference pattern, the ratio

'max-min

will be

Imax + Imin

[NEET-(Phase-2)-2016]

√n

(1)

2√n

(2)

n+1

√n

2√n

(3)

(4)

(n+1)2

(n+1)2

A prism of refractive index V2 has a refracting angle of 60°. At what angle must a ray be incident on it
so that it suffers a minimum deviation?
(1) 30°

(3) 60°

(2) 45° (4) 75°

A glass prism of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water of refractive index 4/3. A light ray incident
normally on face AB is totally reflected at face AC if

(1) sin 0 > 8/9

(3) sin 0 = √3/2

(2) sin 0 < 2/3

(4) 2/3 sin 08/9

A person can see clearly only up to a distance of 25 cm. He wants to read a book placed at a distance
of 50 cm. What kind of lens does he require for this purpose and what must be its power?

(1) Concave, - 1.0 D

(3) Concave, 2.0 D

(2) Convex,+ 1.5 D

(4) Convex, + 2.0 D

An astronomical telescope has an objective of focal length 100 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5
cm. The final image of a star is seen 25 cm from the eyepiece. The magnifying power of the telescope
is

(1) 20

(3) 24

(2) 22

(4) 26

In Young's double slit experiment carried out with light of wavelength 5000 A, the distance between
the slit is 0.2 mm and the screen is at 200 cm from the plane of slits. The central maximum is at x = 0.
The third maximum will be at x equal to

(1) 1.5 cm (3) 0.5 cm

(2) 1.67 cm

(4) 5.0 cm
In Young's experiment when sodium light of wave length 5893 A is used, then 62 fringes are seen in
the field of view. Instead, if violet light of wavelength 4350 A is used, then the number of fringes that
will be seen in the field of view will be

(1) 54 (3) 74

(2) 64 (4) 84

In an interference pattern by two identical slits, the intensity of central maxima is I. What will be the
intensity of the same spot, if one of the slits is closed?

(1) 1/2/25

(3) /

IN

(2) 1/4

1142

(4) 21

Diameter of human eye lens is 2 mm. What will be the minimum distance between two points to
resolve them, which are situated at a distance of 50 m from eye. The wavelength of light is 5000 A?

(1) 2.32 m

(2) 4.28 mm

(3) 1.525 cm

(4) 12.48 cm

A light ray is travelling from air to glass. The reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each
other. If the angle of incidence in air is i the refractive index of glass is

(1) sin i

(3) tan i

(2) cos i

(4) cot i

A ray is incident on boundary separating glass and

water. Refractive index for glass is and refractive

2
index for water is critical angle for glass-air

boundary is

(1) sin

(2) sin

(3) sin

(4) sin

In the diagram the ray passing through prism is parallel to the base. Refractive index of material of
prism is

(1)

√3

32

60°

45°

(3) √2

45°

(2) √3

(4)

In displacement method we use a lens of focal length f and distance between object and screen is 60
cm. Possible value for focal length is

(1) -15 cm

(2) 30 cm

(3) 12 cm

(4) 20 cm

In Young double slit experiment, 12 fringes are obtained in a certain fragment of the screen, when
light of wavelength 600 nm is used. If the wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm, number of
fringes observed in the same segment of the screen is

(1) 12 (3) 24

(2) 18 (4) 30
Two points separated by 0.05 mm can just be inspected in a microscope when light of wavelength
6000 A is used. If light of wavelength 3000 A is used then the limit of resolution becomes

(1) 0.05 mm

(3) 0.1 mm

(2) 0.025 mm

(4) 0.15 mm

A thin film of water (u= 4/3) is 3100 A thick. If it is illuminated by white light at normal incidence. The
colour of film in the reflected light will be

(1) Blue (3) Yellow

(2) Black

(4) Red

The central fringe of the interference pattern produced by light of wavelength 6000 A is found to
shift to the position of 4th bright fringe after a glass plate of refractive index 1.5 is introduced in front
of one slit in Young's experiment. The thickness of the glass plate will be

(1) 4.8 μm

(2) 8.23 μm (3) 14.98 μm

(4) 3.78 μm

A thin prism having refracting angle 10° is made of glass of refractive index 1.42. This prism is
combined with another thin prism of glass of refractive index 1.7. This combination produces
dispersion without deviation. The refracting angle of second prism should be [NEET -2017]

(1) 4°

(3) 8°

(2) 6°

(4) 10°

Two identical glass (μ = 3/2) equiconvex lenses of focal length f each are kept in contact. The space
between the two lenses is filled with water (4/3). The focal length of the combination is

[NEET-(Phase-2)-2016]

(1) 1/5

413

43

(3)

4f
3

(2) f

3f

(4)

An air bubble in a glass slab with refractive index 1.5 (near normal incidence) is 5 cm deep when
viewed from one surface and 3 cm deep when viewed from the opposite face. The thickness (in cm)
of the slab is

[NEET-(Phase-2)-2016]

(1) 8

(3) 12

(2) 10

(4) 16

In the Young's arrangement, screen starts moving towards right with constant speed v. Initial distance
between screen and plane of slits is x. At t = 0. 1st order maxima is lying at point A. After how much
time first order minima lies at point A?

Source

Screen (t = 0)

(1)

(2) 승

2v

2x

(3)

(4)

3v

3v

Unpolarized light of intensity x is incident on a polarising sheet. Intensity of light which does not get
transmitted is
(1) x

(2) 슬

(3) 4

(4) Zero

The refracting angle of a prism is A, and refractive index of the material of the prism is cot(A/2). The
angle of minimum deviation is [AIPMT-2015]

(1) 180° + 2A

(3) 180°-2A

(2) 180°-3A

(4) 90° - A

Two identical thin plano-convex glass lenses (refractive index 1.5) each having radius of curvature of
20 cm are placed with their convex surfaces in contact at the centre. The intervening space is filled
with oil of refractive index 1.7. The focal length of the combination is [AIPMT-2015]

(1) 50 cm

(3) - 25 cm

(2)- 20 cm

(4) 50 cm

In Fraunhoffer diffraction, at the angular position of first diffraction minimum, phase difference (in
radian) between wavelets from opposite edges of the slit is

(1)

元2

(3) 2

(2) π

(4) 4π

Choose the correct alternative

(1) When plane polarised light passes through polaroid, it changes its nature to linearly polarised

(2) Refracted light, when light is incident at Brewster angle, is linearly polarised

(3) Polarised light can be produced by scattering

Π
through in earth's atmosphere

(4) Natural light from sun is polarised

If the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of [AIPMT-2014]

(1) Microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease

(2) Microscope and telescope both will increase (3) Microscope and telescope both will decrease (4)
Microscope will decrease but that of telescope will increase

n, is the unit vector along incident ray, n2 along normal and n is the unit vector along reflected ray,
then which of the following must be true?

(1) -n2 = 0

(2) ñ.n2 = 0

(3) (n, xn2).n3 = 0

(4) (n, xn2) × 3 = 0