Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What is the cause of the blue color of the ocean?

A. Reflection
B. Scattering of light by water molecules
C. Total internal reflection
D. Refraction
Answer» C. Total internal reflection
2.

A lens immersed in a transparent liquid is not visible. Under what condition can this happen?

A. Less refractive index
B. Higher refractive index
C. Same refractive index
D. Total internal reflection is zero
Answer» D. Total internal reflection is zero
3.

On what factor does the normal shift through a refracting medium depend?

A. The thickness of the refracting medium
B. Angle of Prism
C. Angle of deviation
D. Convection
Answer» B. Angle of Prism
4.

What will be the color of the sky in the absence of the atmosphere?

A. White
B. Dark
C. Blue
D. Pink
Answer» C. Blue
5.

The refraction in a water tank makes apparent depth the same throughout.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

What is the relative refractive index of water with respect to glass?

A. Unity
B. More than unity
C. Less than unity
D. Zero
Answer» D. Zero
7.

What happens to the frequency and the wavelength when light passes from a rarer to a denser medium?

A. Wavelength remains unchanged but frequency changes
B. They are independent
C. Wavelength and frequency changes
D. Wavelength changes but the frequency remain unchanged
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following causes dispersion?

A. Refraction
B. Reflection
C. Total internal reflection
D. Total internal dispersion
Answer» B. Reflection
9.

Calculate the refractive index of the material of an equilateral prism for which the angle of minimum deviation is 60°.

A. \(\frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}\)
B. √3
C. \(\frac {1}{2}\)
D. \(\frac {1}{\sqrt {2}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac {1}{2}\)
10.

Identify the factor on which the angle of deviation of the prism does not depend.

A. The angle of incidence
B. The material of the prism
C. The angle of reflection
D. The wavelength of light used
Answer» D. The wavelength of light used