Multiple Choice Questions [1 mark]
Choose and write the correct option(s) in the following questions.
1. Consider a light beam incident from air to a glass slab at Brewster’s
angle as shown in figure. A polaroid is placed in the path of the
emergent ray at point P and rotated about an axis passing through
the centre and perpendicular to the plane of the polaroid.
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(a) For a particular orientation there shall be darkness as observed
through the polaroid.
(b) The intensity of light as seen through the polaroid shall be
independent of the rotation.
(c) The intensity of light as seen through the polaroid shall go
through a minimum but not zero for two orientations of the
polaroid.
(d) The intensity of light as seen through the polaroid shall go through a minimum for four
orientations of the polaroid.
2. Two waves having the intensities in the ratio of 9 : 1 produce interference. The ratio of
maximum to minimum intensity is
(a) 10 : 8 (b) 9 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
3. Four independent waves are expressed as
(i) y1 = a1 sin ~t (ii) y2 = a2 sin 2~t
(iii) y3 = a3 cos ~t and (iv) y4 = a4 sin (~t + r/3)
The interference is possible between
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) not possible at all
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4. Consider sunlight incident on a slit of width 10 A. The image seen through the slit shall
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(a) be a fine sharp slit white in colour at the center.
(b) a bright slit white at the center diffusing to zero intensities at the edges.
(c) a bright slit white at the center diffusing to regions of different colours.
(d) only be a diffused slit white in colour.
5. In a Young’s double-slit experiment the fringe width is found to be 0.4 mm. If the whole apparatus
is dipped in water of refractive index 4/3, without disturbing the arrangement, the new fringe
width will be
(a) 0.30 mm (b) 0.40 mm (c) 0.53 mm (d) 0.2 mm
6 In Young’s experiment, monochromatic light is used to illuminate the slits A and B. Interference
fringes are observed on a screen placed in front of the slits. Now if a thin glass plate is placed in
the path of the beam coming from A, then
(a) the fringes will disappear
(b) the fringe width will increase
(c) the fringe width will decrease
(d) there will be no change in the fringe width
7. In Young's double slit experiment the separation d between the slits is 2 mm, the wavelength
m of the light used is 5896 Å and distance D between the screen and slits is 100 cm. It is found
that the angular width of the fringes is 0.20°. To increase the fringe angular width to 0.21°
(with same m and D) the separation between the slits needs to be changed to
(a) 1.8 mm (b) 1.9 mm (c) 2.1 mm (d) 1.7 mm
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