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Polarization of light

1. Which of the following phenomena proves the transverse characteristics of light?


a) Interference
b) Dispersion
c) Polarization
Ans:> C
2. Plane polarization light can be produced by
a) Nicol prism
b) Pile of plane
c) All of them
Ans:> C
3. An unpolarized light consist of
a) Infinite number of plane polarized light
b) finite number of plane polarized light
c) none
Ans:> A
4. in plane polarized light
a) the magnitude of light vectors remains same but orientations change
b) the magnitude of light vectors changes but orientations remain same
c) the orientations and magnitudes both vary continuously
Ans:> B
5. in elliptically polarized light
a) the magnitude of light vectors remains same but orientations change
b) the magnitude of light vectors changes but orientations remain same
c) the orientations and magnitudes both vary continuously
Ans:> C
6. in circularly polarized light
a) the magnitude of light vectors remains same but orientations change
b) the magnitude of light vectors changes but orientations remain same
c) the orientations and magnitudes both vary continuously
Ans:> A
7. at polarization angle (or Brewsters angle) the reflected ray from a glass is
a) partially polarized light
b) completely polarized light
c) none
Ans:> B
8. At polarization angle the angle between reflected ray and refracted ray is
a) 900
b) 450
c) 1800
Ans:> A
9. A tangent of the polarization angle of a partiality reflecting transparent medium is
a) Refractive index of the medium
b) Conductivity of the medium
c) Resistivity of the medium
Ans:> A
10. If refractive index of a medium is 1.732, then angle of polarization of the medium is
approximately equal is
a) 570
b) 600
c) None
Ans:> B
11. The optic axis of a calcite crystal is
a) A line joining the two blunt corner of it
b) A direction parallel to the line joining the blunt corners
c) A plane containing the line the blunt corners
Ans:> B
12. Which of the following phenomena is responsible for polarization of light?
a) Interference
b) Double reflection
c) Double refraction
Ans:> C
13. The velocity of o-ray and E-ray in a crystal is same along the direction of
a) optic axis
b) Geometrical axis
c) none
Ans:> A
14. If polarization angle of a medium is 600 the angle of refraction is
a) 400
b) 1500
c) 300
Ans:> C
15. The E-ray inside of a calcite crystal does not obey the law of
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) both
Ans:> B
16. if the velocities of E-ray and O-ray are ve and v0 respectively, then, it has been seen that
inside the positive crystal
a) ve > v0
b) ve = v0
c) ve < v0
Ans:> B
17. if the velocities of E-ray and O-ray are ve and v0 respectively, then, it has been seen that
inside the negative crystal
a) ve > v0
b) ve = v0
c) ve < v0
Ans:> A
18. if the refractive indices of of E-ray and O-ray are e and 0 respectively, then, it has been
seen that inside the positive crystal
a) e > 0
b) e = 0
c) e < 0
Ans:> B
19. if the refractive indices of of E-ray and O-ray are e and 0 respectively, then, it has been
seen that inside the negative crystal
a) e > 0
b) e = 0
c) e < 0
Ans:> A
20. the action of Nicol prism is based on
a) scattering
b) double refraction
c) reflection
Ans:> B
21. nicol prism is based on
a) calcite crystal
b) quartz crystal
c) none of them
Ans:> A
22. At the interface of calcite crystal and Canada-Balsam layer, if the refractive indies of O-ray,
Canada-Balsam and E-ray are 0, CB and e respectively, then which of the following is
correct?
a) 0 >CB
b) e < CB
c) 0 < CB
Ans:> C
23. In a nicol prism, the O-ray is totally internally reflected but E-ray is transmitted. The
statement is
a) True
b) False
c) Partially true
Ans:> A
24. When an unpolarized ray fall on a Nicol prism, the emergent ray from it is
a) Plane polarized E-ray
b) Plane polarized o-ray
c) Circularly polarized E-ray
Ans:> A
25. If the intensity of the light under test changes and varnishes, due to passage through the
rotating Nicol prism, the light is
a) Plane polarized
b) Circularly polarized
c) Unpolarized
Ans:> A
26. Light produced by a Nicol prism is
a) Plane polarized
b) Elliptically polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:> A
27. In quarter-wave plate the phase plate difference between E-ray and O-ray is
a)
b) /2
c) /4
Ans:> B
28. In half-wave plate the path difference between E-ray and O-ray is
a)
b) /2
c) /4
Ans:> B
29. light produced by Polaroid is
a) Plane polarized
b) Elliptically polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:> A
30. The dichroism is
a) The selective absorption of O-ray by the crystal
b) The selective absorption of E-ray and O-ray by the crystal
c) None
Ans:> A
31. When a plane polarized light is allowed to fall on a quarter-wave plate so that the angle
between the optic axis and the plane of vibration is 450 ,then the emergent beam from the
quarter-wave plate is
a) Plane polarized
b) Elliptically polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:> C
32. If the angle between the optic axis and the vibration of plate polarized light is other than 00,
450, and 900 , then the emergent beam from quarter-wave plate is
a) Plane polarized
b) Elliptically polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:> B
33. If the intensity of light under test is changing with its minimum value zero, then the light is
a) Plane polarized
b) Elliptically polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:> A
34. If there is no variation of intensity of light under test, due to its passage through a rotating
Nicol prism, then the light is
a) Plane polarized
b) un polarized
c) Circularly polarized
Ans:>B
35. The phenomenon by which the plane of variation of a polarizing light passing through
quartz is rotated a certain through a certain angle but the types of polarizing remain the
same, is called
a) Optical resistivity
b) Photometry
c) Optical activity (or optical rotation)
Ans:> C
36. If be the angle of rotation, l be the length of the active solution in cm and c be the
concentration in g/cc, then the specific rotation is expected as
a) S=l/10c
b) S=10/lc
c) S=c/l
Ans:> B
37. The optical rotation produced by an active substance can be measured by using
a) Polaroid
b) Nicol prism
c) Polarimeter
Ans:> C
38. The disadvantages of a quarter-wave plate or half-wave plate is that
a) They produce variable path difference between O-ray and E-ray
b) They produce constant path difference between O-ray and E-ray
c) They produce variable phase difference between O-ray and E-ray
Ans:> B
39. The substance which rotates the plate of vibration in clockwise direction is known as
a) Dextro-rotatory substance
b) Laevo-rotatory substance
c) None of these
Ans:. A
40. The substance which rotates the plate of vibration in anti-clockwise direction is known as
a) Dextro-rotatory substance
b) Laevo-rotatory substance
c) None of these
Ans:> B
41. In Laurents polarimeter
a) Half shade plate is used
b) Quarter-wave plate used
c) Half-wave plate is used
Ans:> A
42. In bi-quartz polarimeter
a) Half shade plate is used
b) Quarter-wave plate used
c) Half-wave plate is used
Ans:> B
43. The plane of vibration and the plane of polarization of a beam of a plane polarized light
a) Are identical to each other
b) Are orthogonal to each other
c) Make an angle, which depends on the color of the light
Ans:> B
44. Which one of the following waves cannot be polarized?
a) Radio wave
b) X-ray
c) Sound wave
Ans:> C
MCQs on Laser in Physics model question paper LASER mcq solve jee,aiee,engineering
Laser
1. Laser source is highly
a) Coherent
b) Non-coherent
c) None
Ans:> A
2. A lasing action works on the principle
a) Electromagnetic theory
b) Quantum theory
c) None
Ans:> B
3. Ordinary light emits
a) Coherent light
b) Incoherent light
c) None
Ans:> B
4. Laser source is highly
a) Monochromatic
b) Polychromatic
c) None
Ans:> A
5. In the absorption process the photon is
a) Lost
b) Created
c) None
Ans:> A
6. In spontaneous emission process the photon is
a) Lost
b) Created
c) None
Ans:> B
7. In stimulated emission process the number of coherent photons are
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
Ans:> A
8. The concept of stimulated emission was first put forward by
a) Einstein
b) Newton
c) Openheimer
Ans:> A
9. The life time of metastable state in comparison to excited state is
a) Smaller
b) Greater
c) Equal
Ans:> B
10. In population inversion process the number of atoms in metastable state is comparison to
the ground state is
a) Smaller
b) Greater
c) Equal
Ans:> B
11. The population inversion process is observed due to the existence of
a) Metastable state
b) Excited stase
c) Ground state
Ans:> A
12. In lasing action, the light amplification is done due to
a) Stimulated emission
b) Spontaneous emission
c) Absorption
Ans:> A
13. In lasing action, the spontaneous emission does not depend on
a) The number of atoms present in the excited state
b) The intensity of incident light
c) Both
Ans:> B
14. Stimulated emission depends on
a) The number of atoms present in the excited state
b) The intensity of incident light
c) Both
Ans:> C
15. In thermal equilibrium during lasing action, the upward and downward transitions in
between ground state and excited is
a) Equal
b) Not equal
c) None
Ans:> A
16. The probablity of spontaneous emission in comparision to stimulated emission is
propotiontial to the
a) Third power of frequency of incident radiation
b) Fourth power of frequency of incident radiation
c) None
Ans:> A
17. The Einstein coefficients of stimulated emission and that of absorption numerically
a) Equal
b) Unequal
c) None
Ans:> A
18. In ruby laser the active medium is
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
Ans:> A
19. In ruby laser , the host crystal is
a) Al2O3
b) Mno2
c) CaCO3
Ans:> A
20. In ruby laser, the activator atom is
a) Aluminum
b) Chromium
c) oxygen
Ans:> B
21. in a ruby laser, population inversion is achieved by
a) optical pumping
b) inelastic atom-atom collision
c) chemical reactions
Ans:> A
22. the population inversion in preparing laser beam can be achieved
a) when one of the excited states in more populated that the ground state
b) when one of the excited state is less population then the ground state
c) none
Ans:> A
23. in He-gas laser, the ratio of mixture of Ne gases and He gases is
a) 1:10
b) 10:1
c) 11:10
Ans:> A
24. In He-Ne laser He has
a) 3 energy states
b) 2 energy states
c) None
Ans:> A
25. In He-Ne laser 2 energy states of Ne are
a) 1S,2S
b) 1S,3S
c) 2S,3S
Ans:> c
26. In He-Ne lasing action, the red laser beam is trapped as it lies in
a) Visible region
b) Infrared region
c) None
Ans:> A

MCQ. An electron can never be found inside nucleus', this statement is according to
A. Heisenberg uncertainty principle
B. Bernoulli's equation
C. bohrs model
D. both a and b

MCQ. Potential energy source for inducing fusion reaction is

A. x-ray
B. laser
C. ultraviolet
D. microwaveAnswer B

MCQ. Principle of laser is

A. spontaneous absorption
B. simulated emission
C. induced emission
D. both b and c

MCQ. For an electron to be confined to a nucleus its speed relative to speed of light would have
to be

A. equal
B. less
C. greater
D. equal to infinityAnswer C

MCQ. Electron in atom are held in atom due to

A. coulombs force
B. nuclear force
C. atomic force
D. both a and b

Answer A

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