Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

This section includes 36 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A light ray traveling form rarer to denser medium suffers a phase change of

A. 60?
B. 90?
C. 180?
D. 45?
Answer» D. 45?
2.

A diffraction grating has 500 lines per mm. Its slit spacing or grating element will be equal to

A. 500 mm
B. 5 x 10-3 mm
C. 2 x 10-5 mm
D. 2 x 10-3 mm
Answer» E.
3.

According to Einstein light travels form one place to another in the form of

A. Waves
B. Particles
C. Photons
D. It was not his discovery
Answer» D. It was not his discovery
4.

A point source of light placed in a homogeneous medium gives rise to

A. A cylindrical wave front
B. An elliptical wave front
C. A spherical wave front
D. A plane wave front
Answer» D. A plane wave front
5.

A thing that emits its own light is

A. Luminous
B. Non-luminous
C. Incandescent
D. Bright
Answer» B. Non-luminous
6.

appearance of colour in thin films is due to

A. Diffraction
B. Dispersion
C. Interference
D. Polarization
Answer» D. Polarization
7.

Central spot of Newtons rings

A. Bright
B. Dark for large wavelength
C. Dark
D. Bright for large wavelength
Answer» B. Dark for large wavelength
8.

Crystals of a material can behave as

A. Convex lens
B. Interferometer
C. Diffraction grating
D. Concave
Answer» D. Concave
9.

Diffarction fringes are

A. Equally spaced
B. Distance between them increases
C. Distance between then decreases
D. They are adjacent with no space in between
Answer» D. They are adjacent with no space in between
10.

gives the definition of metre in terms of wavelength of red cadmium light

A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Michelson
D. Galileo
Answer» D. Galileo
11.

Diffraction effect is

A. More for a round edge
B. Less for a round edge
C. More for a sharp edge
D. Less for a sharp edge.
Answer» D. Less for a sharp edge.
12.

In a plane polarized light

A. Vibration in all direction
B. Vibration in two mutually perpendicular directions
C. Vibration take place in a direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation of light
D. No vibration at all
Answer» D. No vibration at all
13.

In an interference pattern

A. Bright fringes are wider than dark fringes
B. Dark fringes are wider than bright fringe
C. Both dark and bright fringes are of equal width
D. Central fringes are brighter than the outer fringes
Answer» D. Central fringes are brighter than the outer fringes
14.

In double slit experiment we observe

A. Interference fringes only
B. Diffraction fringes only
C. Both interference and diffraction fringes
D. Polirized frringes
Answer» D. Polirized frringes
15.

In double slit experiment if one of the two slit is covered then

A. No interference fringes are observed
B. No diffraction fringes are observed
C. No fringes observed
D. Interference pattern not disturbed
Answer» B. No diffraction fringes are observed
16.

Two sources of light are coherent if they emit rays of

A. Same wavelength
B. Same amplitude of vibration
C. Same wave length with constant phase difference
D. Same amplitude and wavelength
Answer» D. Same amplitude and wavelength
17.

Wavelength of X-rays falling at glancing angle of 30? on a crystal with atmic spacing 2 x 10-10 for the fist order diffraction is

A. 4 x 10-10 m
B. 2 x 10-10 m
C. 0.02x10-10m
D. 20x10-10m
Answer» C. 0.02x10-10m
18.

When crest of one wave falls over the trough of the other wave this phenomenon is known as

A. Polarization
B. Constructive interference
C. Destructive interference
D. Diffraction
Answer» D. Diffraction
19.

When light incident normally on thin film the path difference depends upon

A. Thickness of the film only
B. Nature of the film only
C. Angle of indidence only
D. All thickness nature and angle of incidence
Answer» E.
20.

When one mirror of a Michelson Interferometer is moved a distance of 0.5 mm we observe 2000 fringes. What will be wavelength of light used?

A. 5000 nm
B. 5000A?
C. 500m
D. 2000um
Answer» C. 500m
21.

Which one of the following properties of light does not change with the nature of the medium?

A. Velocity
B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude
D. Frequency
Answer» E.
22.

Which experiment shows that wavelength of light is smaller than that of sound

A. Diffraction
B. Polarization
C. Interference
D. Reflection
Answer» B. Polarization
23.

In Michelson interferometer to switch the fringe from bright to dark the mirror should be displaced through

A. ? / 2
B. ?/3
C. ?/6
D. ?/4
Answer» E.
24.

In monochromatic red light a blue book will probably appear to be

A. Black
B. Purple
C. Green
D. No scientific reasoning available
Answer» B. Purple
25.

In Young double slit experiment, if white light is used

A. Alternate dark and bright fringes will be seen
B. Coloured fringes will be seen
C. No interference fringes will be seen
D. Impossible to predict
Answer» C. No interference fringes will be seen
26.

Light reaches the earth form sun in nearly

A. 15 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 8 minutes
D. 8 minutes 30 seconds
Answer» E.
27.

In the shadow of a ball the central portion appears bright that happens due to

A. Interference
B. Diffraction
C. Polarization
D. Refraction
Answer» C. Polarization
28.

Light on passing through a Polaroid is

A. Plane polarized
B. Un-polarized
C. Circularly polarized
D. Elliptically polarized
Answer» B. Un-polarized
29.

In Youngs double slit experiment the fringe spacing is equal to

A. D?D
B. 2?d/D
C. ?D/d
D. ?d/D
Answer» D. ?d/D
30.

Photoelectric effect was given by

A. Hertz
B. Fresnel
C. Einstein
D. Plank
Answer» D. Plank
31.

Optical active crystals rotates the

A. Vibrating plane
B. Polarization plane
C. Diffraction plane
D. Interference plane
Answer» C. Diffraction plane
32.

The blue colour of the sky is due to

A. Diffraction
B. Reflection
C. Polarization
D. Scattering
Answer» E.
33.

The condition for constructive interference of two coherent beams is that the path difference should be

A. Integral multiple of ?/2
B. Integral multiple of ?
C. Odd integral multiple of ?/2
D. Even integral multiple of ?
Answer» C. Odd integral multiple of ?/2
34.

The locus of all points in a medium having the same phase of vibration is called

A. Crest
B. Trough
C. Wavelength
D. Wave front
Answer» E.
35.

The wavelengthe of X-rays is of the order of

A. 10A?
B. 1000 A?
C. 1A?
D. 100 A?
Answer» D. 100 A?
36.

The velocity of light was determined accurately by

A. Newton
B. Michelson
C. Huygen
D. Young
Answer» C. Huygen