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Second Midterm test Class XII

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an

electromagnetic wave?

a)

Alpha rays

b)

Beta rays

c)

Gamma rays

2.

Fraunhofer lines are an example of ______spectrum.

a)

Line emission

b)

Line absorption

c)

Band emission

3.

The electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave are in phase and______to each other.

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Parallel

c)

Equal

4.

Which one of them is used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave?

a)

An accelerating charge

b)

a charge moving with constant velocity

c)

Stationary charge

5.

Which of the following is NOT true for electromagnetic waves?

a)

it transports energy

b)

it transports momentum

c)

in vacuum, it travels with different speeds which depend on their frequency

6.

Which of the following electromagnetic radiations is used for viewing objects

through fog?

a)

Microwave

b)

Infrared

c)

Gamma radiation

7.

Which of the following is false for electromagnetic waves?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Non mechanical waves

c)

Longitudinal wave

8.

________ can be defined as ‘the current which comes into play in the region in which the electric field and the electric flux are changing with time

a)

Displacement voltage

b)

Displacement current

c)

Conduction current

9.

The law which states that the surface integral of magnetic field over a closed surface is zero

a)

Gauss law for magnetism

b)

Gauss law for electrostatics

c)

Ampere’s circuital law.

10.

________ radiation is used in TV remote.

a)

Infrared

b)

Visible

c)

Gamma

11.

When the spectrum obtained from the Sun is examined, it consists of large number of dark lines (line absorption spectrum).

These dark lines in the solar spectrum are known as

a)

Fraunhofer lines

b)

Gaussian lines

c)

Raman lines

12.

__________ are nonmechanical waves which move with speed equals to the speed of light (in vacuum)

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Matter waves

13.

when white light is passed through diluted solution of blood or chlorophyll_______ spectrum is obtained.

a)

Band absorption

b)

Line absorption

c)

Continuous absorption

14.

If the light from the carbon arc is made to pass through Sodium vapour_____ spectrum is obtained.

a)

Band absorption

b)

Line absorption

c)

Continuous absorption

15.

When light is allowed to pass through

a medium or an absorbing substance then the spectrum obtained is known as

a)

Emission spectrum

b)

Absorption spectrum

c)

IR spectrum

16.

Spectra of ammonia gas in the discharge tube is an example of________ spectrum.

a)

Line emission

b)

Band emission

c)

Band absorption

17.

Spectra of atomic hydrogen is an example of______ spectrum.

a)

Line emission

b)

Band emission

c)

Band absorption

18.

Incandescent solids emit______ spectrum.

a)

Continuous emission

b)

Line emission

c)

Band emission

19.

______ is used in radio therapy for the treatment of cancer and tumor.

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Radiowaves

20.

________ is used to destroy bacteria in sterilizing the surgical instruments, burglar alarm, to detect the invisible writing, finger prints and also in the study of atomic structure.

a)

X rays

b)

IR rays

c)

UV rays

21.

_____ is used in detecting fractures, diseased organs.

a)

X rays

b)

UV rays

c)

IR rays

22.

__________ is used in very long distance wireless communication through satellites.

a)

Radiowaves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Visible light

23.

__________ is used in television communication systems and also in cellular phones to transmit voice communication in the ultra high frequency band.

a)

Radiowaves

b)

Infrared radiation

c)

Ultraviolet radiation

24.

The law which relates the magnetic field around any closed path to the conduction current and displacement current through that path is

a)

Gauss law

b)

Ampere’s law

c)

Ampere – Maxwell law.

25.

The law which relates electric field with the changing magnetic flux is

a)

Faraday's law

b)

Ampere’s law

c)

Gauss law

26.

The incident ray, reflected ray and the normal to the surface are_______

a)

Coplanar

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Parallel

27.

The angle between the incident and deviated ray is called angle of

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Deviation

28.

For light incident from air on a slab of refractive index 2, the maximum possible angle of refraction is_____ degrees.

a)

30

b)

45

c)

90

29.

A rod of length 10 cm lies along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm in such a way that its end closer to the pole is 20 cm away from the mirror. The length of the

image is

a)

5 cm

b)

25 cm

c)

50 cm

30.

In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen,

the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to,

a)

5 D

b)

2 D

c)

6D

31.

The distance measured to the left of pole along the principal axis are taken as________.

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Zero

32.

The angle of incidence in the denser medium for which the refracted ray graces the boundary is called

a)

Angle of reflection

b)

Angle of refraction

c)

Critical angle

33.

In total internal reflection phenomenon light must travel from

a)

Rarer to denser medium

b)

Denser to Rarer medium

c)

Rarer to Rarer medium

34.

For total internal reflection to occur the angle of incidence must be_______ critical angle.

a)

Equal to

b)

Greater than

c)

Lesser than

35.

The glittering of diamond is due to

a)

Total internal reflection

b)

Dispersion

c)

Refraction

36.

According to___________ scattering Law shorter wavelengths are scattered much more than longer wavelengths.

a)

Rayleigh's

b)

Newton's

c)

Snell's

37.

______proposed corpuscular theory of light.

a)

Maxwell

b)

Newton

c)

Planck

38.

_________proposed the wave theory of light.

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Christian Huygens

c)

Maxwell

39.

A point source located at a finite distance gives______ wavefront.

a)

Plane

b)

Cylindrical

c)

Spherical

40.

A point source located at infinite distance gives______ wavefront

a)

Plane

b)

Spherical

c)

Cylindrical

41.

The phenomenon of superposition of two light waves which produces increase in intensity at some points and decrease in intensity at some other points is called________ of light.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Interference

42.

The________ is defined as the distance between any two consecutive bright or dark fringes.

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Band emission

c)

Band absorption

43.

The middle point on the spherical surface of the mirror is called

a)

Pole

b)

Optic centre

c)

Centre of curvature

44.

The radius of the sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part is called

a)

Radius of curvature

b)

Centre of curvature

c)

Pole

45.

The distance between the pole (P) and the Focus (F) is called

a)

Object distance

b)

Image distance

c)

Focal length

46.

The centre of the sphere of which the mirror is a part is called

a)

Centre of curvature

b)

Radius of curvature

c)

Pole

47.

Heights measured in the downward perpendicular direction to the principal axis are taken as

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

48.

Principle of reversiability is true for

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Both reflection and refraction.

49.

Stars twinkle due to

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Dispersion

50.

A plane glass is placed over a various coloured letters (violet, green, yellow,

red) The letter which appears to be raised more is,

a)

Green

b)

Violet

c)

Red