Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 10 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.

Unpolarized light is incident on a polaroid of refractive index 1.2. What should be the angle of incidence such that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other?

A. 50.19
B. 55.23
C. 57.45
D. 60.89
Answer» B. 55.23
2.

Which of the following shows the emergent beam correctly?

A. <a href="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9a.png"><img alt="The following shows the emergent beam correctly - option a" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251640" height="283" sizes="(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px" src="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9a.png" srcset="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9a.png 552w, https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9a-300x154.png 300w" width="552"/></a>
B. <a href="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9b.png"><img alt="The following shows the emergent beam correctly - option b" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251641" height="348" src="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9b.png" width="42"/></a>
C. <a href="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9c.png"><img alt="The following shows the emergent beam correctly - option c" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251642" height="255" src="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9c.png" width="183"/></a>
D. <a href="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9d.png"><img alt="The following shows the emergent beam correctly - option d" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251643" height="246" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" src="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9d.png" srcset="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9d.png 244w, https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9d-150x150.png 150w" width="244"/></a>
Answer» C. <a href="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9c.png"><img alt="The following shows the emergent beam correctly - option c" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251642" height="255" src="https://www.sanfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/engineering-physics-questions-answers-polaroids-q9c.png" width="183"/></a>
3.

A polaroid can be used to polarize sound waves.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

A polarized light of Intensity 35 Wm2 is incident on the analyzer at a certain angle. If the transmitted beam has an Intensity of 30 Wm2, the angle made with the vertical is __________

A. 23
B. 34
C. 47
D. 19
Answer» C. 47
5.

The second polaroid placed after the ray has been polarized is called as ____________

A. Polarizer
B. Analyzer
C. Brewster s Window
D. Multi Polaroid
Answer» D. Multi Polaroid
6.

By using two Polaroids, one can completely block all the light coming from an object.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

The intensity of the light when viewed through a polaroid ____________

A. Increases to a small extent
B. Increases infinitely
C. Remains Same
D. Decreases finitely
Answer» E.
8.

A polaroid with molecules aligned vertically would have polarization axis in the ____________

A. Vertical Direction
B. Horizontal Direction
C. The direction of incident light
D. Resultant of vertical and incident light
Answer» C. The direction of incident light
9.

The alignment of the molecules in a polaroid gives the ____________

A. Propagation axis
B. Polarization axis
C. Unpolarized axis
D. Pass-axis
Answer» C. Unpolarized axis
10.

Which of the following is a uniaxial crystal?

A. Borax
B. Mica
C. Quartz
D. Selenite
Answer» D. Selenite