AL-HAMD EVENING ACADEMY (F.Sc,B.

Sc)
Munir Plaza,Block J Dera Ghazi Khan
MAJOR TESTING ROUND-1 PHYSICS PART I, TEST NO 10
Name____________________ Class __________ Roll No_________ Section________Date_____
Paper Physics 1st Year Test 10 Chapter 9 (Start to Michelson’s interferometer) Total Marks:50
(OBJECTIVE PART) Time:20 min
MCQs 1x16=16
1. A spherical wave front is produced by
A. Point source B. Line source
C. Extended source D. All
2. Light from sun reaches the earth in
A. plane wave front B. cylindrical wave front
C. spherical wave front D. all
3. In a homogenous medium wave front remains
A. plane for long distance B. spherical for long distance
C. cylindrical for long distance D. none
4. The interference phenomenon takes place
A.in transverse waves only B. in longitudinal waves only
C.in all waves D. in standing waves only
5. Young’s double slit set up for interference is shifted from air to within water, then
A.fringe pattern disappears B. fringe width decreases
C.fringe width increases D. fringe width remains unchanged
6. In Young’s double slit experiment if the monochromatic source of light is replaced by white light, then there
will be
A.no interference pattern B. black and white fringes
C.all coloured fringes D. white central fringe surrounded by few coloured fringes
7. When monochromatic light falls on thin film, it produces
A.coloured frings B. bright and dark fringes
C.both a and b D. none
8. The path difference in thin films depends upon
A.thickness B .nature of the film
C. angle of incidence D all
9. In Young’s double slit experiment, the separation b/w the slits is halved and the distance b/w the slits and
screen is doubled. The fringe width will
A. remain unchanged B. be halved
C.be doubled D. be four times
10. Which one of the following properties of light does not change with the nature of medium
A. Velocity B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude D. Frequency
11. To observe the phenomenon of interface
A. light should be monochromatic B. light must be coherent
C. the source should close to each other D. All of these
12. The sky seems to be blue due to the
A. interference B. dispersion
C. diffraction D. scattering
13. When a ray of light enters from rare medium to denser medium its wavelength
A. Increase B. decrease
C. remain same D. none
14. newton’s rings are formed due to
A.Diffraction B.interference
C. Polarization D. Dispersion
15. By using the transmitted light the central spot of Newton’s ring appears to be
A. bright B.Dark
C. red D. blue
16. Michelson measured the length of standard meter in terms of wavelength of
A. Sodium light B. red cadmium light
C. platinum light D. cesium light

AMANULLAH BHUTTA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS

 AL-HAMD EVENING ACADEMY (F.Sc,B.Sc)
Munir Plaza,Block J Dera Ghazi Khan
MAJOR TESTING ROUND-1 PHYSICS PART I, TEST NO 10,SET I
(SUBJECTIVE TYPE) Time:1 Hr 40 min

Q.2 Note Write the short answers of any nine questions marks 9x2=18
i. What is difference between plane and spherical wave front?
ii. Why is the central spot of Newton’s rings is dark?
iii. State Hauygen’s principle.
iv. Under what conditions two or more sources of light behave as coherent sources?
v. How is the distance between interference fringes affected by the separation between the slits of Young’s experiment?
Can fringes disappear?
vi. Can visible light produce interference fringes? Explain.
vii. In the Young’s experiment, one of the slits is covered with blue filter and other with red filter. What would be the
pattern of light intensity on the screen?
viii. Explain whether the Young’s experiment is an experiment for studying interference or diffraction effects of light.
ix. An oil film spreading over a wet footpath shows colours. Explain how does it happen?
x. What are conditions of detectable interference?
xi. Explain for which colour of light, the fringe spacing in double slit experiment will be maximum.

LONG QUESTIONS
Note attempt any 2 questions Marks:16

Q.3 (a) Describe young s double slit experiment for demonstration of interference of light. Derive the expression for
fringe spacing.
(b) In a double slit experiment the second order maximum occurs at 𝜃=0.250 .The wavelength is 650nm. Determine
the slit separation.
Q. 4 (a) Explain interference through thin film.
(b) A monochromatic light of 𝜆=588 nm is allowed to fall on the half silvered glass plate G1 in the Michelson
interferometer. If mirror M1 is moved through 0.233 mm, how many fringes will be observed to shift?

Q. 5 (a) Explain construction and working of Michelson Interferometer.

(b)Yellow sodium light of wavelength 589nm emitted by a single source passes through two narrow slits 1.00mm
apart. The interference pattern is observed on a screen 22.5cm away. How far are two adjacent bright frings?

AMANULLAH BHUTTA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS

 AL-HAMD EVENING ACADEMY (F.Sc,B.Sc)
Munir Plaza,Block J Dera Ghazi Khan
MAJOR TESTING ROUND-1 PHYSICS PART I, TEST NO 10,SET II
Name____________________ Class __________ Roll No_________ Section________Date_____
Paper Physics 1st Year Test 10 Chapter 9 (Start to Michelson’s interferometer) Total Marks:50
(OBJECTIVE PART) Time:20 min
MCQs 1x16=16
1. Light from sun reaches the earth in
A. plane wave front B. cylindrical wave front
C. spherical wave front D. all
2. Michelson measured the length of standard meter in terms of wavelength of
A. Sodium light B. red cadmium light
C. platinum light D. cesium light
3. The interference phenomenon takes place
A.in transverse waves only B. in longitudinal waves only
C.in all waves D. in standing waves only
4. When monochromatic light falls on thin film, it produces
A.coloured frings B. bright and dark fringes
C.both a and b D. none
5. In Young’s double slit experiment, the separation b/w the slits is halved and the distance b/w the slits and
screen is doubled. The fringe width will
A. remain unchanged B. be halved
C.be doubled D. be four times
6. In Young’s double slit experiment if the monochromatic source of light is replaced by white light, then there
will be
A.no interference pattern B. black and white fringes
C.all coloured fringes D. white central fringe surrounded by few coloured fringes
7 To observe the phenomenon of interface
A. light should be monochromatic B. light must be coherent
C. the source should close to each other D. All of these
8. Young’s double slit set up for interference is shifted from air to within water, then
A.fringe pattern disappears B. fringe width decreases
C.fringe width increases D. fringe width remains unchanged
9. Which one of the following properties of light does not change with the nature of medium
A. Velocity B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude D. Frequency
10. The sky seems to be blue due to the
A. interference B. dispersion
C. diffraction D. scattering
11. When a ray of light enters from rare medium to denser medium its wavelength
A. Increase B. decrease
C. remain same D. none
12 In a homogenous medium wave front remains
A. plane for long distance B. spherical for long distance
C. cylindrical for long distance D. none
13. newton’s rings are formed due to
A.Diffraction B. interference
C. Polarization D. Dispersion
14. By using the transmitted light the central spot of Newton’s ring appears to be
A. bright B. Dark
C. red D. blue
15 A spherical wave front is produced by
A. Point source B. Line source
C. Extended source D. All
16 The path difference in thin films depends upon
A. thickness B .nature of the film
C. angle of incidence D all

AMANULLAH BHUTTA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS

 AL-HAMD EVENING ACADEMY (F.Sc,B.Sc)
Munir Plaza,Block J Dera Ghazi Khan
MAJOR TESTING ROUND-1 PHYSICS PART I, TEST NO 10,SET II
(SUBJECTIVE TYPE) Time:1 Hr 40 min

Q.2 Note Write the short answers of any nine questions marks 9x2=18
i. What is difference between plane and spherical wave front?
ii. Why is the central spot of Newton’s rings is dark?
iii. State Hauygen’s principle.
iv. Under what conditions two or more sources of light behave as coherent sources?
v. How is the distance between interference fringes affected by the separation between the slits of Young’s experiment?
Can fringes disappear?
vi. Can visible light produce interference fringes? Explain.
vii. In the Young’s experiment, one of the slits is covered with blue filter and other with red filter. What would be the
pattern of light intensity on the screen?
viii. Explain whether the Young’s experiment is an experiment for studying interference or diffraction effects of light.
ix. An oil film spreading over a wet footpath shows colours. Explain how does it happen?
x. What are conditions of detectable interference?
xi. Explain for which colour of light, the fringe spacing in double slit experiment will be maximum.

LONG QUESTIONS
Note attempt any 2 questions Marks:16

Q.3 (a) Describe young s double slit experiment for demonstration of interference of light. Derive the expression for
fringe spacing.
(b) In a double slit experiment the second order maximum occurs at 𝜃=0.250 .The wavelength is 650nm. Determine
the slit separation.
Q. 4 (a) Explain interference through thin film.
(b) Explain construction and working of Michelson Interferometer.
Q.5 (a) A monochromatic light of =588 nm is allowed to fall on the half silvered glass plate G1 in the Michelson
interferometer. If mirror M1 is moved through 0.233 mm, how many fringes will be observed to shift?
(b) A second order spectrum is formed at an angle of 38.00 when light falls normally on a diffraction grating have
5400 lines per centimeter. Determine wavelength of the light used.

AMANULLAH BHUTTA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS