Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The angular separation between the central maximum and first order minimum of the diffractions pattern due to a single slit of width 0.25 mm, when light of wavelength 5890 Å is incident normally on the slit, is ________

A. 7.1 minute
B. 8.1 minute
C. 9.1 minute
D. 10.1 minute
Answer» C. 9.1 minute
2.

What is the half angular width of the central bright maximum in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a slit of width 12 X 10-7m when the slit is illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 6000 Å.

A. 20°
B. 30°
C. 40°
D. 50°
Answer» C. 40°
3.

The following pattern is observed for which experiment?

A. Fabry-Perot Interferometer
B. Double Slit Fraunhofer Diffraction
C. Single Slit Fraunhofer Diffraction
D. Fresnel Diffraction
Answer» C. Single Slit Fraunhofer Diffraction
4.

In Double Slit Fraunhofer Diffraction, some orders of interference pattern are missing. It is called _____

A. Missing Spectra
B. Absent Spectra
C. End Spectra
D. Emission Spectra
Answer» C. End Spectra
5.

How shall the pattern change when white light is used in Fraunhofer Diffraction instead of monochromatic light?

A. The pattern will no longer be visible
B. The shape of the pattern will change from hyperbolic to circular
C. The colored pattern will be observed with a white bright fringe at the center
D. The bright and dark fringes will change position
Answer» D. The bright and dark fringes will change position
6.

What happens with the Fraunhofer single slit diffraction pattern if the whole apparatus is immersed in water?

A. The Wavelength of light increases
B. Width of central maximum increases
C. Width of central maximum decreases
D. Frequency of light decreases
Answer» D. Frequency of light decreases
7.

What is the effective distance between the source of light and the screen in Fraunhofer Diffraction?

A. Focal length of the convex lens
B. Less than Focal Length of the convex lens
C. Greater than the focal length of the convex lens and less than infinite
D. Infinite
Answer» E.