Wop Rees
Wop Rees
This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which Only One option is Correct.
2.     In a YDSE apparatus, two films of thickness tA and tB, having refractive indices A and B are
       placed in front of slits A and B respectively. If tAA = tBB the central maximum will
       (A) not shift                                   (B) shift towards A if tA < tB
       (C) shift towards B if tA < tB                  (D) shift towards A if tA > tB
3.     In young’s double slit experiment. Assume intensity of each source is I0 and K1 is equal to
                                                                                                             I0
       difference of maximum and minimum intensity. Now intensity of one source is made                         and
                                                                                                             4
       K2 is again difference of maximum and minimum intensity. Then K1/K2 =
       (A) 4                                      (B) 3
                3
       (C)                                             (D) 2
                4
4.     Two coherent waves represented by
                     2x1                        2x 2       
       y1 = A sin          t   and y2 = A sin         t  
                               6                            8
       are superposed. Find the path difference (x1  x2) to produce constructive interference.
                                                                        1 
       (A) n                                          (B)  n            
                                                                       48 
       (C) (n  48)                                   (D) n/2
5.   In Young’s double slit experiment with light of wavelength  = 600 nm intensity of central
     fringe is I0. Now one of the slit is covered by glass plate of refraction index 1.4 and thickness t
     = 5  m, the new intensity at the same point on screen will be:
           I0                                                     3I0
     (A)                                                (B)
           4                                                       4
                                                                  I0
     (C) I0                                             (D)
                                                                  2
6.   In YDSE, when a point source S1 of monochromatic light of wavelength 1 is used, the
     number of bright fringes obtained on the screen is n1. If the point source S1 is replaced by
     another point source S2 of monochromatic light of wavelength 2 (< 1), the number of bright
     fringes obtained on the same screen is n2, then:
     (A) n2  n1                                    (B) n2  n1
     (C) n1 = n2 =                                 (D) data insufficient
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This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which ONE OR MORE THAN ONE may be correct.
2.    In a young’s double slit experiment minimum intensity is found to be non-zero. If one of the
      slits is covered by a transparent film which absorbs 10% of light energy passing through it,
      then
      (A) Intensity at maxima must decrease         (B) Intensity at maxima may decrease
      (C) Intensity at minima may increase          (D) Intensity at minima may decrease
3.    Two light rays going through different media interfere at point. One of the rays is reflected by
      a mirror before the interference. The phase difference between the rays will depend on
      (A) path lengths of the rays                    (B) the media
      (C) the reflection                              (D) none of these
4.    White light is used to illuminate the two slits in a Young’s double slit experiment, the
      separation between the slits is a and the screen is at a distance D (>>a) from the slits. At a
      point on the screen directly in front of one of the slits, certain wavelength are missing some of
      these missing wavelengths are
               a2                                              2a2
      (A)                                           (B)  
               D                                                D
               a2                                              2a2
      (C)                                           (D)   
               3D                                              3D
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                      Spherical                                         Spherical
                        wave                                              wave
       Young’s double slit apparatus. The slits and the screen are
       kept fixed and a converging lens is moved between the                        S1
This section contains paragraphs. Based upon each paragraph, 3 multiple choice questions have to
be answered. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is
correct.
Two coherent point light sources frequency are placed at x = -d/2 and x = d/2. These sources are
surrounded by a spherical screen having equation x2 + y2 + z2 = R2 (where R >> d). The sources
emit monochromatic light of wavelength  ( = d/3).
Waves from both the sources reach screen and superimpose. When waves reaching any point on
the screen have a constant path difference of n (where  is wavelength of light and n is some
integer), the superposition of these waves is constructive in nature (i.e. maximum intensity) n may
be called as order of maximum.
2.     As screen is a bounded one therefore the length of maxima is finite which of the following
       data are correct about shape and length of second order maxima
                      2R 5                                     2R 5
       (A) hyperbola,                               (B) circle,
                         3                                         3
                      2R                                       2R
       (C) hyperbola,                               (D) circle,
                       3                                         3
3.    Which of the statements is incorrect about the interference experiment explained above
      (A) if radius of spherical screen is doubled the intensity of maxima will become one fourth.
      (B) All maximas are equally spaced along x-axis.
      (C) The equation of first order maximum is y2 + z2 = (8/9) R2 and x = R/3.
      (D) none of these
Interference from light reflected by step structures or partially overlapping scale produces the
iridescent colours seen in many butterflies, moths, birds and fish. A stunning example is the
shimmering blue of the MORPHO butterfly. Figure shows the MORPHO wing as viewed under an
electron microscope.
                                                                                     1
                                                                                         2
                                                                         = 1.5              t1 air = 1
                                                                                             t2   Air
           fig(a)                                                         = 1.5
                                      fig(b)
                                                                            fig(c)
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The tree like structure that projected up from the top surface of the wing [in the figure (a)] are made
of a transparent material. Light is thus reflected from the tops of successive steps thickness t 1, with
spacing t2 between the step where the index of refraction is  = 1.5 [in figure (c)]. Light is assumed
to incident normally on the wings and reflections are refraction are shown in the figure (c)
4.     What is the optical path difference (in air) between the ray 1 and ray 2 as shown in figure
       (c).
       (A) 2t1 + 2t2                                   (B) 3t1 + 2t2
       (C) 2t1 + 3t2                                (D) 3t1 + 3t2
5.     Choose the correct option for a relation between the constructively interfering wavelength 0
       (in air) and the optical path difference in air
                                 0                                                  0
       (A) 2t1 + 2t2 = (2n  1)     , where n = 0, 1, 2, …      (B) 3t1  2t 2  (2n)   , where n=1,2, …….
                                  2                                                  2
                                                                                    
       (C) 3t1  2t 2  (2n  1) 0 , where n = 0, 1, 2, …       (D) 2t1  2t 2  (2n) 0 , where n=1,2, …….
                                 2                                                    2
6.     For a typical MORPHO butterfly t1 and t2 are nearly equal to 70 nm and 130 nm respectively.
       Then choose the dominant colour of the wing, when we see when looking at the butterfly
       wing at normal incidence.
                             Colour                       Wavelength(nm)
                             Red                          620-780
                             Orange                       590-620
                             Yellow                       570-590
                             Green                        500-570
                             Blue                         450-500
                             Violet                       350-450
and refractive index 1.5 is placed in front of the slit S1. The                   S2
                                                                                                        2m
intensity of light on the screen near O is I0 due to each slit.
10.   Intensity at A if t = 0.6 m
      (A) 4I0                                           (B) 3I0
      (C) 2I0                                           (D) zero
12.   If film with thickness calculated in above question is removed from S1 and placed at S2,
      distance moved by the interference pattern
      (A) 240 m                                   (B) 24 m
      (C) 120 m                                   (D) 12 m
0.5 mm.
13.   The instant at which maximum intensity occurs at P for first time
             1 1  59                                       1 1  27 
      (A)      sin                                    (B)     sin  
                   160                                           80 
             1 1  59                                       1 1  27 
      (C)      sin                                    (D)     sin      
                   80                                            160 
14.   The instant at which minimum intensity occurs at P for this first time
             1 1  59                                       1 1  27 
      (A)      sin                                    (B)     sin  
                   160                                           80 
             1 1  59                                       1 1  27 
      (C)      sin                                    (D)     sin      
                   80                                            160 
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Image formation from a thin prism: For a thin prism, at near normal incidence, the A
angle of deviation does not vary considerably with angle of incidence and
consequently we may write angle of deviation as  = ( 1)A, where A is the angle of       S          B   C
the prism and is the refractive index of the material of the prism. Consider a thin             A
                                                                                     S
prism ABC and a source of light S. Suppose we want to trace the image of source S,
                                                                                                      
for sake of simplicity we draw a simple ray diagram as shown in the figure.
                                                                                     A                
                                                                                                B
Suppose we take S as the origin, S as the image of S and the horizontal                    a
and vertical lines passing through S as x and y-axis, and the distance SB as
a (SB is horizontal). Now using geometry and using the fact that angle CAB
is small, we can find the co-ordinates of S. Now answer the following
questions.
18.   If an identical prism is joined at the base of the first prism as shown in figure and a   S
      new image S is formed due to it. Then the separation between s and S will be         S
      (A) ( 1) Aa                                     (B) 2(1) Aa
                                                                                                S
             (  1)Aa                                       3(  1)Aa
      (C)                                              (D)
                 4                                               4
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                                                                                                                y
                                  Paragraph for Question Nos. 19 to 21
                                                                                           1 = 4/3             P
A Young’s double slits experiment is conducted by using light of S
                                                                     1
wavelength 3300nm as shown in the figure. Separation between slits
and screen is 2m and separation between the slits is 0.50 mm. The                                               O
                                                                                                                         y
slits are covered by transparent sheets each of thickness 10 m and
having refractive index (4/3) and (3/2) respectively. Find          S2
                                                                                            2 = 3/2
19.   Position of central maximum on the y-axis is
      (A) 5.67 mm                                          (B) 6.67 mm
      (C) 7.67 mm                                          (D) 8.67 mm
21.   Minimum possible thickness (t) of the sheets such that point O becomes dark.
      (A) 5.9 m                                    (B) 7.9 m
      (C) 9.9 m                                    (D) 10.9 m
1m 4m
23.    The instant at which maximum intensity occurs at P for first time
          1 1  59                                          1        27 
       (A)  sin                                          (B)  sin1     
                160                                                80 
          1       59                                        1        27 
       (C) sin1                                         (D) sin1        
                 80                                                160 
24.    The instant at which minimum intensity occurs at P for this first time
          1 1  59                                          1        27 
       (A)  sin                                          (B)  sin1     
                160                                                80 
          1       59                                        1        27 
       (C) sin1                                         (D) sin1        
                 80                                                160 
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26.    If intensity of the source is I0 at a distance of ½ m from the source, then the intensity of
       fringe formed at point P is (approximately)
       (A) 4I0                                       (B) 2I0
       (C) I0                                        (D) zero
PART – B
This section contains Integer based questions. Answer has to be expressed in five figures
(including decimal)
1.    The outer surface of a transparent glass slab of refractive index S = 1.5 is coated by a thin
      layer of transparent medium of refractive index C = 1.6. Orange light of wave length 6400 Å
      fall normally on the coat. The reflected light at the upper surface and at the lower surface of
      the coat interfere destructively. If thickness of the coat is 5K × 108 m, calculate the minimum
      value of K.
2.   In a young’s double slit experiment slits are separated by a distance d and screen is at
     distance D, (D >> d) from slit plane. If light source of wavelength  ( << d) is used, the
     minimum distance from central point on the screen where intensity is one fourth of the
     maximum is D . Find the value of n.
                   nd
3.   In Young’s double slit experiment, the slits are 0.5 mm apart and interference is observed on
     a screen placed at a distance of 100 cm from the slits. It is found that the 9 th bright fringe is at
     a distance of 8.835 mm from the 2nd dark fringe from the centre of fringe pattern. If the
     wavelength of light used is 2.945n × 107 m, then n =
        9  1014 m2
                     , where,  is the wave length in meter. A beam of light
             2                                                                                  S2             P
       consisting two wavelengths 1 = 400 nm and 2 = 600 nm falls
       normally on the plane of the slits. Find the distance between two
       central maxima in milimeter. Distance of screen from slits is 400
       times the separation between the slits.
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                                                                                            B
8.   Some plane wavefronts are shown in
     figure. The value of refractive index of                                                       B
     medium is 2K . The value of K is                                                                B
                                                                                       2m
                                                                                            vacuum
                                                                A                           medium
                                                                    1m
                                                      A
A
PART – C
Matrix-Match Type
                                                             Screen                                       Concentric
                                                                                                            circle
                                                                     x
                  S1             S2                                                                             y
                       Coherent point Light
                                                                     y
                         sources S1 & S2
     (B)                                                y                        (q)           z
                       y
                                                            Screen
              S1                                                                                           Straight
                                                                                                            lines
                                                                     x
                                                                                                               y
(C) y (r) z
                                                                 Screen
                                                                                                          Hyperbolic
                                                                                                           curves
                           S1
                                                                             x
                            S2                                                                                  y
                                                                         z
                                      z
            Coherent parallel line
           sources of light S1 & S2
     (D)                                                y                        (s)           z
                       y
                                                            Screen
              S1
                                                                                                          Parabolic
                                                                                                           curves
                                                                     x
                                                                                                                y
                                                                                    D
                                                                     
           Column-I                                      Column-II
     (A)   Increase in wavelength of light used.   (p)   Position of all but central maxima
                                                         change.
     (B) Increase in separation of slits from (q)        Position of all minima change.
                screen.
     (C) Increase in ‘d’ the separation (r)              Fringe width remains unchanged.
                between slits.
     (D) Source slit(S) is moved closer to (s)           Angular fringe width does not change.
         plane of slits.
                                              (t)        Angular fringe width changed.
                                                                           = 20 – 4t
3.   A parallel beam of monochromatic
     light of wavelength  = 100(Å) is
     incident on the slits separated by                                                            y
                                                           S1        
     distance d = 2mm. There is a
     screen at a distance D = 1m from
     slit. If R.I. of the medium between                    d
     slits and screen is varying with
     time as  = 20 – 4t until it becomes
     1. A glass slab of R.I.  = 5 and                       S2
     thickness 0.2 mm is placed infront
     of one of the slit S1 as shown in
     figure. In figure y represent                                              D
     position of central maxima on the
     screen from its geometrical centre.
     Then match the column I with
     column-II with suitable option(s)
                           Column – I                                         Column – II
       (A) At t = 0, value of |y| in (cm)                  (p) 40
      (B) At t = 5s value of |y| (in cm)                   (q) 7.5
      (C) Speed of central maxima when it is at            (r) 1
          geometrical centre of screen (in cm/s)
      (D)   Fringe width at time t = 3.75 sec (m)         (s) 8
                                                           (t) 12
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                             Column–I                                                Column–II
       Phase difference at P between waves from S1 and
(A)    S2 is 1 and from S1 and S3 is 2 then 1/2    (p)                                9
       IP    d2
          if    
(B)     I    2D                                                    (q)                    4
       IP    d2
(C)       if     3                                               (r)                    1
        I    D
       IP    d2                                                                           1
          if    
(D)    I0    2D                                                    (s)                    4
                                                                   (t)                    1
                                                                                          9
                               Column – I                                      Column – II
          (A)  x at P will                                        (p) increase
          (B) Fringe width will                                    (q) decrease
          (C) Fringe pattern will                                  (r)   remain same
          (D) Number of fringes between O and P will               (s)   shift downward
                                                                   (t)   shift upward
6.       Match the following
                               Column A                                     Column B
                                                                         amplitude of waves from the two
         (A)   For a sustained interference pattern of light.      (p)
                                                                         sources must be same.
                                                                         could not explain the phenomenon
         (B)   Newton’s corpuscular theory                         (q)
                                                                         of interference of light.
         (C) Huygens wave theory                                   (r)   coherent source is required.
         (D) For maximum contrast in the sustained                       could not explain photoelectric
                                                                   (s)
             interference pattern due to a YDSE.                         effect.
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                                            Answers
                                        Single Correct Type
1.    A                2.   B                3.     D       4.    B    5.     A        6.     B
7.    C                8.   A                9.     A       10.   A    11.    A
                                        Multi - Correct Type
1.    A, C             2.   A, C, D          3.     A, B, C       4.   A, C   5.       A, D
6.    A, B, D          7.   A, C