CBSE Board Exam 2020: Important MCQs (with Answers) for Class 12 Physics - Chapter 10 - Wave Optics; Also useful for JEE Main, UPSEE, WBJEE & Other Engineering Entrance Exams

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Important MCQs for CBSE Class 12 Physics Board Exam 2020 (Chapter 10 - Wave Optics):

Q1. In young’s double slit experiment, the width of the fringes obtained when light of wavelength 6000 Ȃ is 2. 0 mm. What will be the fringe width if the entire apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.33?

(a) 0.5 mm

(b) 1.0 mm

(c) 1.5 mm

(d) 2.0 mm

Sol: (c)

Let β be the fringe width when the entire apparatus is in air and β^’ be the fringe width when the whole apparatus is inside water.

Q2. A monochromatic light of wavelength 5100 Ȃ from a narrow slit is incident on a double slit. If the overall separation of 10 fringes on a screen 200 cm away is 2 cm then, the separation between the slit is

(a) 1.10 mm

(b) 0.51 mm

(c) 0.22 mm

(d) 0.11 mm

Sol: (b)

Q3. Consider interference between two waves from two sources of intensities I and 4I. What is the ratio of intensities at the point where the phase difference is π?

(a) I

(b) 9 I

(c) 5 I

(d) 9 I

Sol: (a)

The resultant intensity at a point where two waves of amplitudes a₁ and a₂ meet with a phase difference of ϕ is given by: I_R = a₁² + a₂² +2 a₁a₂cos ϕ.

Given, a₁ = I, a₂ = 4I and ϕ = π

Intensity of a wave is directly proportional to square of its amplitude

Q4. Two periodic waves of intensities I₁ and I₂pass through a region at the same time in the same direction. The sum of maximum and minimum intensities is:

(a) (I₁ + I₂)

(b) 2 (I₁ + I₂)

(c) (I₁ ‒ I₂)

(d) 2 (I₁ ‒ I₂)

Sol: (b)

The maximum intensity of two waves having intensity I₁ and I₂ is given by:

 The minimum intensity of two waves having intensity I₁ and I₂ is given by:

Therefore, the sum of maximum and minimum intensities is: I_max + I_min = 2 (I₁ + I₂).

Q5. The polarizing angle for a medium is 60^o. The critical angle for this medium is

(a) sin^-1 (0.321)

(b) sin^-1 (0.577)

(c) sin^-1 (0.732)

(d) sin^-1 (1)

Sol: (b)

From Brewster’s law, the refractive of the medium is given by, μ = tan i_p = tan 60^o = 1.732.

Let C be the critical angle for the medium then,

μ = 1/ sin C

⇒ sin C = 1/ μ = 1/1.732 = 0.577

⇒ C = sin^-1 (0.577).

Q6. Two crossed Polaroids A and B are placed in the path of a light beam. In between these, a third Polaroid C is placed whose polarization axis makes an angle θ with the polarization axis of the Polaroid A. If I_o be the intensity of light coming out if the Polaroid A then, the intensity of light coming out of the Polaroid B is

Sol: (d)

Between the Polaroids A and B, a third Polaroid C is placed whose polarization-axis makes an angle θ with the polarization axis of the Polaroid A.

Let the intensity of plane polarised light emerging from A be I_o which falls on Polaroid C, then by law of Malus , the intensity of light emerging from polaroid C is, I_C = I_o cos²θ. 

Now this light falls on Polaroid B, whose polarizing axis makes an angle of (90^o ‒ θ) with the axis of Polaroid C.

Applying Malus law again we have,

Q7. A monochromatic light of wavelength 6000 Ȃ is coming from a star. What is the limit of resolution of a telescope whose objective has a diameter of 100 inch?

(a) 6.4 × 10^‒7 radian

(b) 4.1 × 10^‒7 radian

(c) 2.9 × 10^‒7 radian

(d) 1.1 × 10^‒7 radian

Sol: (c)

Given, diameter of objective of telescope = D = 100 inch = 100 × 2.54 = 254 cm

Wavelength of light = λ = 6000 Ȃ = 6000 × 10^‒8 cm = 6 × 10^‒5 cm

Q8. Light incident on a transparent medium is found to be completely plane-polarised after reflection. If the refractive index of glass plate is 1.57 then, the refracting angle of glass is:

(Given, tan^-11.57 = 57.5°)

(a) 15.8⁰

(b) 32.5⁰

(c) 41.6⁰

(d) None of these

Sol: (b)

As the reflected light is plane polarised, therefore the incident angle is polarizing angle.

Given, refractive index of the glass = μ = 1.57, angle of refraction = r =?

If, i_pis the polarizing angle then, by Brewster’s law

Q9. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superimposed. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are

(a) 9 I and I

(b) I and 9 I

(c) 9 Iand 9 I

(d) 3 I and  6 I

Sol: (a)

Let intensities be I₁, I₂ and their amplitude is a₁ and a₂ respectively. 

Q10. In a double slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are obtained on a screen placed at some distance from the slits. If the screen is moved by 5×10^-2 m towards the slits, the change in the fringe width is 3×10^-5 m. If the distance between the slits id 10^-3 m, The wavelength of the light used is:

(a) 5000 Å

(b) 3000 Å

(c) 4500 Å

(d) 6000 Å

Sol: (d)