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1.

The speed of yellow light in a certain liquid is 2.4 × 108 m/s. Find the refractive index of the liquid.

A. 1.25
B. 5.55
C. 6.25
D. 12.25
Answer» B. 5.55
2.

The speed of light in air is 3 × 108 m/s. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, find the time taken by light to travel a distance of 10 cm in the glass.

A. 0.5 × 10-10 s
B. 5 × 10-10 s
C. 50 × 10-10 s
D. 500 × 10-10 s
Answer» C. 50 × 10-10 s
3.

In Huygens’ theory, light waves are longitudinal and do not require a material medium for their propagation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

The refractive index of glass is 1.5 and that of water is 1.3, the speed of light in water is 2.25 × 108 m/s. What is the speed of light in glass?

A. 7.95 × 108 m/s
B. 9.95 × 108 m/s
C. 1.95 × 108 m/s
D. 3.95 × 108 m/s
Answer» D. 3.95 × 108 m/s
5.

The absolute refractive indices of glass and water are \(\frac {3}{2}\) and \(\frac {4}{3}\). Determine the ratio of the speeds of light in glass and water.

A. 5:7
B. 9:8
C. 7:5
D. 8:9
Answer» E.
6.

Which among the following isn’t a suitable phenomenon to establish that light is wave motion?

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