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When unpolarised light beam is incident from air onto glass at the polarizing angle
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Correct option: A
Reflected beam is polarized 100 percent
Option A (Reflected beam is polarized 100 percent) is correct because at the polarizing angle (Brewster's angle), the reflected light is completely polarized.
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In a Young's double slit experiment in front of one of the slits a thin transparent sheet of thickness and refractive index is inserted. The entire fringe pattern will be shifted by a distance ( - separation between slits; - distance of screen from the slits and - wavelength of light used)
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the fringe shift is proportional to the path difference introduced by the sheet, the distance to the screen, and inversely proportional to the slit separation.
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Statement-1 : When light is incident from air to water then Brewster's angle is then if light is incident from water to air then Brewster's angle is .
Statement-2 : When light goes from air to any medium of refractive index is then Brewster's angle is given by .
Statement-2 : When light goes from air to any medium of refractive index is then Brewster's angle is given by .
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Both statement-1 and Statement-2 is true
Both statement-1 and Statement-2 are true. Statement 2 is the definition of Brewster's angle, and statement 1 correctly relates Brewster's angles for air-water and water-air interfaces.
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The limit of resolution of microscope, if the numerical aperture of microscope is 0.12, and the wavelength of light used is 600 nm, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's calculated using the formula for the limit of resolution of a microscope, considering the numerical aperture and wavelength of light.
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Statement I : For a given medium, the polarising angle is . The critical angle for this medium is .
Statement II : .
Statement II : .
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Correct option: A
Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement 3
Option A (Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement 3) is correct because the polarizing angle and critical angle are related through the refractive index, and the given values satisfy this relationship.
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The wave front of a light beam is given by the equation x + 2y + 3z = constant. The angle made by the direction of light with the y-axis is
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Correct option: C
Option C ( is correct because the angle is found using the direction vector of the plane and the dot product formula.
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Ratio of intensities of two waves from slits and is respectively. Then the ratio of maximum to that of minimum intensities in is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the ratio of the maximum to minimum intensities calculated from the given ratio of intensities of the two waves.
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The rectilinear propagation of light in a medium is due to
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Correct option: C
Its high velocity
Option C (Its high velocity) is correct because light travels at a very high speed, causing it to experience negligible gravitational force and thus propagate in a straight line.
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Two beams of light will not give rise to an interference pattern, if
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Correct option: D
They are not monochromatic
The correct answer is D (They are not monochromatic) because interference requires coherent and monochromatic light sources.
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Two points, separated by a distance of , can just be inspected on a microscope when light of wavelength is used. If the light of wavelength is used, the limit of resolution is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the limit of resolution is directly proportional to the wavelength of light used.
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Two waves of amplitude and reach a point in the same phase. The resultant amplitude is
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Correct option: B
Option B (5 mm) is correct because when waves are in phase, their amplitudes add directly.
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According to Huygens, medium through which light waves travel is
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Correct option: B
luminiferous ether
Option B (luminiferous ether) is correct because Huygens proposed that light waves travel through a hypothetical medium called luminiferous ether.
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A wave can transmit ………. from one place to another
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Amplitude
Option A (Energy) is correct because waves transfer energy from one location to another without transferring matter.
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In Young’s double slit experiment, a minimum is obtained when the phase difference of superimposing waves is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because a minimum (destructive interference) in Young's double-slit experiment occurs when the phase difference is an odd multiple of .
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Unpolarised light incident on transparent glass at incident angle . If reflected ray is completely polarised, then angle of refraction is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because, according to Brewster's law, the angle of incidence plus the angle of refraction equals 90 degrees when the reflected ray is completely polarized.
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In a diffraction pattern due to a single slit of width ‘a’, the first minimum is observed at an angle when light of wavelength 5000 is incident on the slit. The first secondary maximum is observed at an angle of:
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it satisfies the condition for the first secondary maximum in a single-slit diffraction pattern.
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A Young's double slit apparatus has slits separated by and a screen away from the slits. The whole apparatus is immersed in water and the slits are illuminated by the red light ( in vacuum). Find the fringe-width of the pattern formed on the screen.
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Correct option: A
0.90 mm
Option A (0.90 mm) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for fringe width in Young's double-slit experiment, considering the refractive index of water.
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If the sodium light in Young’s double slit experiment is replaced by red light, the fringe width will
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Correct option: B
Increase
Option B is correct because the fringe width in Young's double-slit experiment is directly proportional to the wavelength of light, and red light has a longer wavelength than sodium light.
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To observe diffraction, the size of an aperture
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Should be of the same orders wavelength should be much larger than the wavelength
The correct answer is A (Should be of the same orders wavelength should be much larger than the wavelength) because diffraction is most prominent when the aperture size is comparable to the wavelength of the wave.
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Two incoherent waves of intensities and superimpose at a place. What is resultant intensity at that point?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the resultant intensity of incoherent waves is the sum of their individual intensities.
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Resolving power of reflecting type telescope increases with
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Correct option: D
Both 1 3
Option D is correct because the resolving power of a telescope is inversely proportional to the wavelength of light and directly proportional to the diameter of the objective mirror.
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The phenomenon of interference is shown by
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Correct option: D
All the above types of waves
Option D (All the above types of waves) is correct because interference is a phenomenon exhibited by all types of waves, including longitudinal and transverse mechanical waves, as well as electromagnetic waves.
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In young’s single slit experiment with sodium vapour lamp of wavelength 589 nm and the slits 0.589 mm apart, the half angular width of the central maximum is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the half angular width of the central maximum in single-slit diffraction is given by .
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Statement-I: The sound waves do not exhibit the property of polarization.
Statement-II: The sound waves do not have the transverse nature.
Statement-II: The sound waves do not have the transverse nature.
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Correct option: C
Both statement-I II are correct
Option C (Both statement-I
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Angular width (β) of central maximum of a diffraction pattern on a single slit does not depend upon
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Correct option: A
Distance between slit and source
Option A (Distance between slit and source) is correct because the angular width of the central maximum in single-slit diffraction depends on the wavelength of light and the width of the slit, but not on the distance between the slit and the source.
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What is the effect on Fresnel’s biprism experiment when the use of white light is made
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Correct option: C
Central fringe is white and all are coloured
Option C (Central fringe is white and all are coloured) is correct because with white light, the central fringe has zero path difference, resulting in white, while other fringes are colored due to different wavelengths.
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In order to see diffraction the thickness of the film is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because for diffraction to be observable, the size of the obstacle (film thickness) should be comparable to the wavelength of visible light, which is around .
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A parallel monochromatic beam of light is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is formed on a screen placed perpendicular to the direction of the incident beam. At the first minimum of the diffraction pattern, the phase difference between the rays coming from the two edges of the slit is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because for the first minimum in a single-slit diffraction pattern, the path difference between the rays from the edges of the slit is one wavelength, which corresponds to a phase difference of .
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In a single slit diffraction experiment first minimum for red light coincides with first maximum of some other wavelength . The value of is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the wavelength calculated by equating the position of the first minimum of red light to the first maximum of the other wavelength.
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If n represents the order of a half period zone, the area of this zone is approximately proportional to where m is equal to
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Correct option: A
Zero
Option A (Zero) is correct because the area of a half-period zone is approximately constant and independent of the order of the zone.
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