Wave Optics

26 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

Practise Wave OpticsBrowse all questions
  • 40 questions
  • 24 papers
  • 2.27% of Physics

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

26 topics · 40 questions
  1. 1Polarisation by Reflection - Brewster's Law5%2 questionsPractise Polarisation by Reflection - Brewster's Law
  2. 2Polarisation and Malus's Law2.5%1 questionPractise Polarisation and Malus's Law
  3. 3Polarisation and Brewster's Angle2.5%1 questionPractise Polarisation and Brewster's Angle
  4. 4Young's Double Slit Experiment20%8 questionsPractise Young's Double Slit Experiment
  5. 5Polarisation – Brewster's Law2.5%1 questionPractise Polarisation – Brewster's Law
  6. 6Young's double slit experiment - intensity distribution2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit experiment - intensity distribution
  7. 7Interference and diffraction - conservation of energy2.5%1 questionPractise Interference and diffraction - conservation of energy
  8. 8Young's double slit experiment - fringe width5%2 questionsPractise Young's double slit experiment - fringe width
  9. 9Interference - coherent sources2.5%1 questionPractise Interference - coherent sources
  10. 10Polarization - Malus's law2.5%1 questionPractise Polarization - Malus's law
  11. 11Interference - conditions for maxima2.5%1 questionPractise Interference - conditions for maxima
  12. 12Polarisation - Malus' law5%2 questionsPractise Polarisation - Malus' law
  13. 13Young's double slit experiment - minima2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit experiment - minima
  14. 14Single slit diffraction10%4 questionsPractise Single slit diffraction
  15. 15Young's double slit experiment – angular fringe width2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit experiment – angular fringe width
  16. 16Young's double slit experiment in a medium2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit experiment in a medium
  17. 17Resolving power of optical instruments5%2 questionsPractise Resolving power of optical instruments
  18. 18Young's double slit experiment – intensity at a point2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit experiment – intensity at a point
  19. 19Single slit diffraction – minima and secondary maxima2.5%1 questionPractise Single slit diffraction – minima and secondary maxima
  20. 20Interference – maximum and minimum intensity2.5%1 questionPractise Interference – maximum and minimum intensity
  21. 21Single slit diffraction – position of first minimum2.5%1 questionPractise Single slit diffraction – position of first minimum
  22. 22Young's double slit and diffraction2.5%1 questionPractise Young's double slit and diffraction
  23. 23Interference of Waves2.5%1 questionPractise Interference of Waves
  24. 24Resolving Power of Telescope2.5%1 questionPractise Resolving Power of Telescope
  25. 25Resolving Power2.5%1 questionPractise Resolving Power
  26. 26Bragg's Law of Diffraction2.5%1 questionPractise Bragg's Law of Diffraction

Questions per paper

Asked in 13 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 2 questions
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: not asked
  3. 2025: 2 questions
  4. 2024: 2 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 3 questions
  6. 2023: 1 question
  7. 2023 Manipur: not asked
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 2 questions
  10. 2021: not asked
  11. 2020: 2 questions
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 1 question
  13. 2019: 1 question
  14. 2019 Odisha: 2 questions
  15. 2018: 2 questions
  16. 2017: 3 questions

Concepts tested

  • Width of central maximum 2
  • Young's double slit experiment - fringe width 2
  • angular fringe separation
  • angular fringe width in a medium
  • Brewster Angle and Polarisation
  • Brewster's angle and polarisation of reflected/refracted light
  • brewster-law-polarisation
  • Coincidence of bright fringes
  • Diffraction limit of a telescope
  • fringe number vs wavelength
  • fringe width dependence on d and D
  • fringe-visibility-intensity-ratio
  • Fringes inside the diffraction envelope
  • Intensity and phase difference
  • Intensity ratio
  • Interference - coherent sources
  • Interference - conditions for maxima
  • Limit of resolution of telescope