Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 6 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.

A plate which induces the desired amount of phase difference between two rays is known as ___________

A. Polaroid
B. Phasor plates
C. Retardation Plates
D. Quartz plates
Answer» D. Quartz plates
2.

What should be the thickness of quarter-wave plate for a light of wavelength 5890 if e = 1.553 and o = 1.544?

A. 1.33 X 10<sup>-3</sup> cm
B. 1.43 X 10<sup>-3</sup> cm
C. 1.53 X 10<sup>-3</sup> cm
D. 1.63 X 10<sup>-3</sup> cm
Answer» E.
3.

An electromagnetic beam has an intensity 28 W/m2 and is linearly polarized vertically. What is the intensity of the transmitted beam, if the angle of incidence on the polaroid is 45o with the vertical?

A. 10 Wm<sup>-1</sup>
B. 12 Wm<sup>-1</sup>
C. 14 Wm<sup>-1</sup>
D. 16 Wm<sup>-1</sup>
Answer» D. 16 Wm<sup>-1</sup>
4.

The velocity of light in water is 2.2 X 108 m/s. What is the polarizing angle of incidence?

A. 47.23
B. 51.02
C. 53.74
D. 65.36
Answer» D. 65.36
5.

If the phase difference between two rays is /2 and the angle of incidence is not equal to /4, the emergent light is __________

A. Linearly Polarized
B. Elliptically Polarized
C. Circularly Polarized
D. Non-Polarized
Answer» C. Circularly Polarized
6.

A window which can transmit all the incident light without any reflection is called ___________

A. Polarized Window
B. Malus Window
C. Brewster Window
D. Non-reflecting window
Answer» D. Non-reflecting window