MCQ On Basic Physics
MCQ On Basic Physics
MCQ On Basic Physics
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, it ,a+ /ero re+t ma++, all it+ ener1y i+ ?:E, it+ moment-m i+ ,)c#
1%. __________ of the following is not a "ro"erty of light waves.
(t,ey tran+fer ener1y from one place to anot,er, T,ey can travel t,ro-1, vac--m, T,ey are tran+ver+e
0ave+, T,ey travel at t,e +ame +peed t,ro-1, 1la++ and 0ater#
1&. The "henomenon of interference of light was first demonstrated by __________.
(Ne0ton, Ein+tein, T,oma+ @o-n1, Mic,el+on#
1(. __________ of the following is not associated with light waves.
(Tran+mi++ion of ener1y, Interference, .iffraction, Lon1it-dinal i!ration+#
1*. 3ormation of colour in a thin film of oil is due to __________.
(Interference of li1,t 0ave+, diffraction of li1,t 0ave+, Scatterin1 of li1,t ray+, .i+per+ion of li1,t ray+#
2+. /ewton0s rings are formed due to the "henomenon of __________.
(Aeflection, Aefraction, .iffraction, t,in film interference#
21. nterferometer measures __________.
(elocity of li1,t in 1a+e+, 0avelen1t, of monoc,romatic li1,t, t,ic'ne++ of very t,in o!5ect+, ill-minatin1
po0er of li1,t#
22. __________ of the following is not true for interference of light.
(T,e t0o 0ave+ +,o-ld !e of +ame amplit-de, t,e t0o 0ave+ +,o-ld !e p,a+e co,erent, t,e t0o 0ave+
+,o-ld travel in t,e oppo+ite direction t,ro-1, t,e medi-m, t,e t0o 0ave+ +,o-ld !e monoc,romatic#
23. Two monochromatic waves of same wavelength are travelling through a medium.
They can interfere destructively. 7rovided their "ath difference is __________.
((, , %)( , %#
24. ;ouble slit arrangement is suggested by Loung in order to obtain __________.
(monoc,romatic li1,t, p,a+e co,erence, con+tr-ctive interference, de+tr-ctive interference#
2!. n Loung0s double slit arrangement) the bright fringes obtained are __________.
(Of -niform inten+ity, of non -niform 0idt,, colo-red, circ-lar#
2%. 3or constructive interference the "ath difference should be __________.
(Fero or inte1ral m-ltiple of 0avelen1t,, only inte1ral m-ltiple of 0avelen1t,, /ero or m-ltiple of
0avelen1t,, odd m-ltiple of 0avelen1,t#
2&. The two light waves can interference destructively if __________.
(T,ey reac, a point in p,a+e, t,ey reac, a point o-t of p,a+e !y radian, t,ey are travelin1 t,ro-1, a
medi-m in oppo+ite direction, none of t,e+e i+ tr-e#
2(. /ewton0s rings can be obtained by using a __________.
(Plano conve; len+ of +mall focal len1t,, plano conve; len+ of very lar1e focal len1t,, concave len+ of lar1e
focal len1t,, flat 1la++ +la!#
2*. n /ewton0s rings the central angle is __________.
("l0ay+ !ri1,t, al0ay+ dar', can !e !ri1,t or dar', of !l-e colo-r#
3+. The conditions for the "roduction of constructive and destructive interference are
reversed due to the fact that on stri.ing the thin film __________.
(T0o ray+ of +plitted li1,t -nder 1o p,a+e c,an1e of $7&, One of t0o ray+ of +plitted li1,t -nder1o p,a+e
c,an1e of $7&, li1,t i+ diffracted, li1,t i+ polari/ed#
31. -hen electromagnetic waves stri.e the boundary of denser medium they are
__________.
(Aeflected, in p,a+e, Aeflected o-t of p,a+e !y $7&, reflected, t,ey are completely a!o+r!ed#
32. n 6ichelson interferometer semi silvered mirror is used to obtain __________.
(T,in film interference, P,a+e co,erence, mono c,romatic li1,t, colo-red frin1e#
33. ;iffraction is s"ecial ty"e of __________.
(Aeflection, Aefraction, Interference, Polari/ation#
34. 3resnel0s ty"e diffraction is observed when __________.
(Only +creen i+ placed at finite di+tance, Only +o-rce i+ placed at finite di+tance, *ot, +o-rce and +creen
are at finite di+tance, Neit,er +o-rce nor +creen i+ at finite di+tance#
3!. 3raunhoffer0s diffraction is observed when __________.
(Only +creen i+ placed at finite di+tance, +o-ce i+ placed at finite di+tance, neit,er +o-rce nor +creen i+ at
finite di+tance#
3%. n 3raunhoffer0s diffraction wave front used is __________.
(Sp,erical, Circ-lar, Plane, Conical#
3&. n diffraction "attern of monochromatic light the bright bands formed are
__________.
(Of -niform inten+ity, of non>-niform inten+ity, of -niform 0idt,, are of different colo-r+#
3(. The "oints of constructive interference of light are __________.
("l0ay+ !ri1,t, may !e !ri1,t or dar', al0ay+ dar', neit,er !ri1,t nor dar'#
3*. The diffraction observed by diffraction grating can also be termed as __________.
(Sin1le +lit diffraction, .o-!le +lit .iffraction, M-ltiple Slit .iffraction, 4re+nelH+ .iffraction#
4+. The grating used to observe) diffraction of visible light can have a""ro#imately
__________.
(9&& line+ per cm, 9&&& line+ per cm, $%&&& line+ per cm, 9& line+ per cm#
41. M$ray diffraction can be observed by using __________.
(.iffraction Cratin1, Aoc' +alt cry+tal, Conve; len+, Mic,l+on+H+ interferometer#
42. The "henomenon of /ewton0s rings can be used to chec. the __________.
(6avelen1t, of monoc,romatic li1,t, p,a+e co,erence of t0o +o-rce+, flatne++ of any 1la++ +-rface,
velocity of li1,t#
43. Two sources of light are said to be coherent if __________.
(t,ey prod-ce 0ave+ of t,e +ame 0ave len1t,, t,ey ,ave t,e +ame amplit-de of vi!ration, t,ey prod-ce
0ave+ in t,e medi-m +im-ltaneo-+ly, t,ey prod-ce 0ave+ of t,e +ame amplit-de#
44. As the order increases) the width of a dar. band in diffraction "atterns __________.
(Increa+e+, .ecrea+e+, .oe+ not c,an1e, !ecome+ infinity#
4!. The "ath difference corres"onding to a "hase difference of radian is __________.
((, )(, )2 #
4%. __________ of the following "henomenon can not be e#"lained on the "article nature
of light.
(P,oto Electric Effect, ComptonH+ Effect, Pair Prod-ction, Interference#
4&. 3ringe s"acing is defined as the distance between two consecutive __________.
(Cre+t+, *ri1,t frin1e+ only, .ar' frin1e+ only, *ri1,t or dar' frin1e+#
4(. f we narrow the distance between two slits in Loung0s e#"eriment the fringes width
__________.
(Increa+e+, .ecrea+e+, Aemain+ +ame, !ecome+ /ero#
4*. -hen /ewton0s rings interference "attern is viewed from above by means of
reflected light) the central s"ot is __________.
(.ar', M-lticolo-red, *ri1,t, None of t,e+e#
!+. There are two ty"es of diffraction 3resnel and __________.
(Mic,el+on, .e *ro1lie, 4ra-n Hofer, H-y1en+#
C,apter $&
#eometrical 'hoice
1. A lens is a "iece of trans"arent material that can focus __________.
(tran+mitted !ean of li1,t, reflected !eam of li1,t, none of t,e+e#
2. A lens is usually bounded by __________.
(t0o +p,erical +-rface+, t0o plane +-rface+, +p,erical and plane +-rface+#
3. 5asically lenses fall into __________.
(One cate1ory, t0o cate1orie+, t,ree cate1orie+#
4. A conve# lens is __________.
(t,ic'er in t,e middle and t,inner on t,e ed1e, t,inner in t,e middle and t,ic'er on t,e ed1e, none of
t,e+e#
!. A conve# lens __________.
(conver1e+ t,e li1,t ray+ to0ard+ it+ optical centre, diver1e+ t,e li1,t ray+ to0ard+ it+ optical a;i+, none of
t,e+e#
%. A concave lens __________.
(t,inner in t,e middle and t,ic'er on t,e ed1e+, t,ic'er in t,e middle and t,inner on t,e ed1e+, none of
t,e+e#
&. A concave lens bends the light rays from __________.
(It+ optical a;i+, It+ optical centre, None of t,e+e#
(. The "oint to which the light rays are brought to focus is called __________.
(Principle 4oc-+, Optical ";i+, none of t,e a!ove#
*. The distance between the o"tical centre of the lens and its "rinci"al focus is called its
__________.
(4ocal len1t,, Aadi-+ of c-rvat-re, none of t,e+e#
1+. The "oint in the lens through which the light rays will "ass without any deviation is
called its __________.
(Optical centre, Optical a;i+, Principal a;i+#
11. n conve# lens when the ob4ect is "laced beyond 23 then its image will form
__________.
(at (4 on t,e ot,er +ide, in !et0een 4 and (4 on t,e ot,er +ide, !eyond (4 on t,e ot,er +ide#
12. n converging lens when the ob4ect is "laced within its focal length then the image
will form __________.
("t it+ principal foc-+ on t,e ot,er +ide, on t,e +ame +ide 0,ere t,e o!5ect i+ placed, none of t,e+e#
13. n conve# lens the image distance is ta.en as "ositive for __________.
(Aeal ima1e, irt-al ima1e, none of t,e+e#
14. The relation between the focal length and the "ower of a lens is that __________.
(t,ey are reciprocal to eac, ot,er, t,ey are inver+ely proportional to eac, ot,er, none of t,e+e#
1!. The use of a single converging lens is such a "osition when the ob4ect is "laced
within its focal length is called __________.
(Ma1nifyin1 1la++, Compo-nd Micro+cope, none of t,e+e#
1%. n order to get higher magnification by magnifying glass) the lens used is of
__________.
(+,ort focal len1t,, lon1 (lar1e# focal len1t,, none of t,e+e#
1&. f the focal length of the lens is 1+ cm then its "ower in dio"ter is __________.
($, %, $&#
1(. The "ower of the lens is 2 dio"ter then its focal length is __________.
((%cm, %&cm, <% cm,#
1*. The focal length of the magnifying glass is ! cm then its magnification is
__________.
(=, (, $#
2+. f the focal length of a diverging lens is %cm and the ob4ect is "laced at 12 cm from it
then image formed at a distance of __________.
(>(, >2, >=#
21. f the magnification of the lens is % and the image distance is 24cm then the ob4ect
distance is __________.
((cm, 2cm, =cm#
22. n com"ound microsco"e the final image formed is __________.
(irt-al and dimini+,ed, real and ma1nified, virt-al and ma1nified#
23. n com"ound microsco"e the ob4ective will form a image which is __________.
(irt-al and ma1nified, Aeal and .imini+,ed, Aeal and ma1nified#
24. The ob4ective of the astronomical telesco"e will form an image with is __________.
(irt-al and ma1nified, real and ma1nified, real and dimini+,ed#
2!. The Galilean telesco"e consists of __________.
(Sin1le len+, T0o len+e+, t,ree len+e+#
2%. n Galilean telesco"e the final image is __________.
(Aeal and ma1nified, irt-al and ma1nified, Aeal and dimini+,ed#
2&. The magnifying "ower of the terrestrial telesco"e is the same as __________.
(Ma1nifyin1 1la++, compo-nd micro+cope, a+tronomical tele+cope#
2(. The length of the astronomical telesco"e) which is focussed for infinity) is
__________.
(4o B 4e, 4o L 4e, None of t,e+e#
2*. An astronomical telesco"e has the magnifying "ower 1++ and focal length of
eye"iece is 4 cm) then the focal length of the ob4ective is __________.
(2&cm, 2&&cm, (%cm#
3+. The length of the Galilean telesco"e is given by __________.
(4o B 4e, 4o L 4e, None of t,e+e#
31. A telesco"e has an ob4ective of focal length %+ cm and eye"iece of focal length 3 cm
then its magnifying "ower is __________.
((, (&, $7&#
32. f the astronomical telesco"e has an ob4ective of focal length *+ cm and the focal
length of the eye"iece is 1+ cm) then length of the telesco"e is __________.
(3cm, $&&cm, 7&cm#
33. A Galilean telesco"e has an ob4ective of focal length 2! cm and an eye "iece of focal
length 1+ cm then its length is given as __________.
(9%cm, $%cm, (%&cm#
34. A Galilean Telesco"e has an ob4ective of focal length 2!cm and an eye"iece of focal
length !cm then its magnifying "ower is __________.
(%, 9&, $(%#
3!. The instrument) which is used to study the s"ectrum of luminous bodies) is called
__________.
(Spectrometer, Compo-nd micro+cope, Polarimeter#
3%. 2ollimeter) telesco"e and turntable are the "arts of __________.
(Compo-nd Micro+cope, Polarimeter, Spectrometer#
3&. The "art of the s"ectrometer named as collimeter consists of a __________.
(Conver1in1 len+, .iver1in1 len+, none of t,e+e#
3(. The s"ectrometer is an analysing instrument used "rimarily to discover and measure
the __________.
(Speed of li1,t, 6avelen1t, of li1,t, 4re8-ency of li1,t#
3*. The s"ectrum of light) which shows band instead of lines) is called __________.
(Contin-o-+ +pectr-m, line +pectr-m, !and +pectr-m#
4+. The front of the eye is covered by a trans"arent membrane called __________.
(Cornea, Aetina, none of t,e+e#
41. The abnormality myo"ia can be corrected by using __________.
(Conver1in1 len+, .iver1in1 len+, None of t,e+e#
42. The abnormality hy"ero"ia can be corrected by using a __________.
(Conver1in1 len+, .iver1in1 len+, none of t,e+e#
43. Nnder normal condition the human eye is most sensitive for __________.
(Aed li1,t, @ello>1reen li1,t, *l-e li1,t#
44. The "ower of the lens is measured in __________.
(Centimeter, meter, diopter#
4!. The iris controls the __________.
(6avelen1t, of t,e li1,t enterin1 in t,e eye, Speed of t,e li1,t enterin1 in t,e eye, "mo-nt of t,e li1,t
enterin1 in t,e eye#