16. Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index n.
At a
particular angle of incidence i, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular
to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation?
(a) Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence
(b) Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence
(c) i = sin–1 b n l (d) i = tan–1 b n l
1 1
17. An astronomical refracting telescope will have large angular magnification and high angular
resolution, when it has an objective lens of
(a) small focal length and large diameter (b) large focal length and small diameter
(c) large focal length and large diameter (d) small focal length and small diameter
18. A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass plate at an angle of incidence equal to Brewsters
angle φ. If n represents the refractive index of glass with respect to air, then the angle between the
reflected and refracted rays is
sin z
(a) 90 + φ (b) sin –1 (n cos z) (c) 90° (d) 90c– sin –1 c n m
19. Consider the diffraction pattern for a small pinhole. As the size of the hole is increased
[NCERT Exemplar]
(a) the size decreases (b) the intensity increases
(c) the size increases (d) the intensity decreases
20. For light diverging from a point source [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) the wavefront is spherical.
(b) the intensity decreases in proportion to the distance squared.
(c) the wavefront is parabolic.
(d) the intensity at the wavefront does not depend on the distance.
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d)
7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (c)
13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (c)
19. (a), (b) 20. (a), (b)
Fill in the Blanks [1 mark]
1. A beam of light is incident normally upon a polariser and the intensity of emergent beam is IO.
The intensity of the emergent beam is found to be unchanged when the polariser is rotated
about an axis perpendicular to the pass axis. Incident beam is _________________ in nature.
2. The value of Brewster angle depends on the nature of the transparent refracting medium and
the _________________ of light used.
3. In Young’s double slit experiment, the fringe width is given by _________________.
4. The phase difference between two waves in _________________ interference is given as an even
multiple of p.
5. Fringe width is different as separation between two consecutive _________________ or
_________________.
6. _________________ of light occurs when size of the obstacle of aperture is comparable to the
wavelength of light.
7. Continuous locus of oscillation with constant phase is called as _________________.
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