Wave Optics PYQs - Last 10 Years
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Last 10 Years Wave Optics Questions
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1Wave Optics
As shown in the figure, a ray AB of unpolarized light enters from water of refractive index $n_w = \frac{4}{3}$ into a medium of refractive index $n_p = \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$ after passing through a glass plate of refractive index $n_g = 1.5$...
INTEGER+4 / -02026
2Wave Optics
In the List-I, four optical effects are mentioned. The physical phenomena of light which are essential to describe these optical effects are given in List-II. Choose the option which describes the correct match between the entries in List-I...
MCQ+4 / -12026
3Wave Optics
In a Young's double slit experiment, a combination of two glass wedges $A$ and $B$, having refractive indices 1.7 and 1.5, respectively, are placed in front of the slits, as shown in the figure. The separation between the slits is $d=2 \mat...
INTEGER+4 / -02025
4Wave Optics
A single slit diffraction experiment is performed to determine the slit width using the equation, $\frac{b d}{D}=$ $m \lambda$, where $b$ is the slit width, $D$ the shortest distance between the slit and the screen, $d$ the distance between...
INTEGER+4 / -02025
5Wave Optics
Consider a system of three connected strings, $S_1, S_2$ and $S_3$ with uniform linear mass densities $\mu$ $\mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}, 4 \mu \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}$ and $16 \mu \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}$, respectively, as shown in the fi...
MCQM+4 / -22025
6Wave Optics
The maximum speed in $\mu \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$ at which the $8^{\text {th }}$ bright fringe will move is ______.
INTEGER+3 / -02024
7Wave Optics
The $8^{\text {th }}$ bright fringe above the point $\mathrm{O}$ oscillates with time between two extreme positions. The separation between these two extreme positions, in micrometer $(\mu \mathrm{m})$, is _________ .
INTEGER+3 / -02024
8Wave Optics
A point source $\mathrm{S}$ emits unpolarized light uniformly in all directions. At two points $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$, the ratio $r=I_A / I_B$ of the intensities of light is 2 . If a set of two polaroids having $45^{\circ}$ angle bet...
INTEGER+4 / -02024
9Wave Optics
A double slit setup is shown in the figure. One of the slits is in medium 2 of refractive index $n_{2}$. The other slit is at the interface of this medium with another medium 1 of refractive index $n_{1}\left(\neq n_{2}\right)$. The line jo...
MCQM+4 / -22022
10Wave Optics
A parallel beam of light strikes a piece of transparent glass having cross section as shown in the figure
below. Correct shape of the emergent wavefront will be (figures are schematic and not drawn to
scale)
below. Correct shape of the emergent wavefront will be (figures are schematic and not drawn to
scale)
MCQ+3 / -12020
11Wave Optics
In a Young's double slit experiment, the slit separation d is 0.3 mm and the screen distance D is 1 m. A parallel beam of light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on the slits at angle \(\alpha\) as shown in figure. On the screen, the point...
MCQM+4 / -12019
12Wave Optics
Two coherent monochromatic point sources \({S_1}\) and \({S_2}\) of wavelength \(\lambda = 600\,nm\) are placed symmetrically on either side of the center of the circle as shown. The sources are separated by a distance \(d=1.8\) \(mm.\) Th...
MCQM+4 / -12017