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1 : Which phenomenon shows that light is transverse in nature?
1
:
Refraction
2
:
Polarization
3
:
Interference
4
:
Reflection
2 : Optical rotation in optically active substances can determine their:
1
:
Density
2
:
Viscosity
3
:
Concentration in solution
4
:
Elasticity
3 : If unpolarized light is incident on a polaroid sheet, the transmitted beam will be:
1
:
Non-plane polarized
2
:
Plane polarized
3
:
Unpolarized
4
:
Circularly polarized
4 : Longitudinal waves do NOT exhibit:
1
:
Reflection
2
:
Refraction
3
:
Diffraction
4
:
Polarization
5 : Which phenomenon proves light waves are transverse?
1
:
Reflection
2
:
Diffraction
3
:
Polarization
4
:
Dispersion
6 : Which wave cannot be polarized?
1
:
Radio waves
2
:
Light waves
3
:
X-rays
4
:
Sound waves
7 : Optically active crystals rotate the:
1
:
Vibrating plane
2
:
Polarization plane
3
:
Diffraction plane
4
:
Interference plane
8 : Polarization of light is:
1
:
Scattering of light
2
:
Vibration in a specific plane
3
:
Travel in straight lines
4
:
Color change
9 : The process of confining the beam of light to vibrate in one plane is called:
1
:
Interference
2
:
Diffraction
3
:
Polarization
4
:
Total internal reflection
10 : Malus's law states that light intensity is proportional to:
1
:
Square of cosine of angle
2
:
Square of sine of angle
3
:
Angle itself
4
:
Inverse of angle
11 : When light passes through a polarizer, its intensity:
1
:
Increases
2
:
Decreases
3
:
Remains same
4
:
Becomes zero
12 : The angle between light wave and analyzer is called:
1
:
Polarization angle
2
:
Refraction angle
3
:
Reflection angle
4
:
Azimuth angle
13 : The analyzer's purpose in polarization experiments is to:
1
:
Polarize light
2
:
Measure light intensity
3
:
Change light direction
4
:
Filter unwanted light
14 : Malus's law is mathematically represented as:
1
:
I ∝ cos²θ
2
:
I ∝ sin²θ
3
:
I ∝ tanθ
4
:
I ∝ cotθ
15 : Increasing angle between light wave and analyzer:
1
:
Increases intensity
2
:
Decreases intensity
3
:
Unchanged intensity
4
:
Zero intensity
16 : Maximum light intensity occurs when light wave and analyzer are:
1
:
Perpendicular
2
:
Parallel
3
:
At 45°
4
:
At 60°
17 : Unwanted light interfering with vision is called:
1
:
Haze
2
:
Glare
3
:
Contrast
4
:
Flare
18 : Who predicted gravitational waves?
1
:
Galileo Galilei
2
:
Albert Einstein
3
:
Isaac Newton
4
:
Leonardo da Vinci
19 : Gravitational waves are:
1
:
Electromagnetic waves
2
:
Mechanical waves
3
:
Ocean waves
4
:
Spacetime ripples
20 : Which is NOT optically active?
1
:
Sugar
2
:
Tartaric acid
3
:
Water
4
:
Sodium chlorate
21 : Primary method to detect gravitational waves is:
1
:
Optical telescopes
2
:
Radio telescopes
3
:
Laser interferometry
4
:
Gravitational lensing
22 : A primary source of gravitational waves is:
1
:
Binary black hole merger
2
:
Solar flares
3
:
Earthquakes
4
:
Supernovae
23 : Sodium chloride in a flame emits:
1
:
Blue light
2
:
Red light
3
:
Yellow light
4
:
White light
24 : Polarization demonstrates light is:
1
:
Longitudinal waves
2
:
Compressional waves
3
:
Transverse waves
4
:
Electromagnetic waves
25 : Bending of light around obstacles is called:
1
:
Diffraction
2
:
Polarization
3
:
Quantization
4
:
Interference
26 : Wavelength order of X-rays is:
1
:
100 m
2
:
10⁻¹⁰ m
3
:
10⁻³ m
4
:
10⁻⁶ m
27 : For atomic distance 0.30 nm at 30° (1st order), X-ray wavelength is:
1
:
0.60 nm
2
:
0.30 nm
3
:
0.20 nm
4
:
0.90 nm
28 : The property used to find substance concentration in solutions is:
1
:
Optical rotation
2
:
Interference
3
:
Diffraction
4
:
Reflection
29 : Which waves cannot be polarized?
1
:
X-rays
2
:
Light waves
3
:
Sound waves
4
:
Infrared rays
Physics 11th MCQs || Ilam Ghar
Physics 11th
Chapter 8 : Physical Optics and Gravitational Waves