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Physics - Wave Optics

Practise 22 VITEEE previous year questions on Wave Optics, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2023. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty VITEEE tests.

Wave Optics has been asked in 10 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers analysed (2006–2024), with 22 questions in all. 55% of them were easy, 27% moderate and 18% tough. Most of its questions came from 2022, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 4 questions across 2 papers, about 2 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Youngs Double Slit Experiment (10 questions, 45%), Interference of Light (4 questions, 18%), and Polarization of Light (4 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Diffraction of Light (3) and Youngs Double Slit Experiment (1). Diffraction of Light has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1A parallel monochromatic beam of light is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is formed on a screen placed perpendicul2023Diffraction of Light
  2. 2The Young's double slit experiment is performed with blue and with green light of wavelengths \(4360 Å\) and \(5460 Å\) respectively. If \(x2022Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  3. 3The angular separation \(d \) between two wavelength \( \) and \( + {d} \) in a diffraction grating is directly proportional to2022Diffraction of Light
  4. 4In the Bragg scattering of a beam of electrons each of mass \(m\) and velocity \(v\) by a nickel crystal, the first maximum is observed at \2022Diffraction of Light
  5. 5In Young's double slit experimental setup, if the wavelength alone is doubled, the bandwidth becomes2019Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  6. 6In Young's double slit experiment, the central point on the screen is2019Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  7. 7In Young's double slit experiment intensity at a point is of the maximum intensity. Angular position of this point is (separation between sl2018Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  8. 8In Young's double slit experiment the two slits are illuminated by light of wavelenght and the distance between the fringes obtained on the 2018Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  9. 9Which of the following does not support the wave nature of light?2017Wave Theory and Wavefronts
  10. 10In young's double-slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference is is being the wavelength of l2017Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  11. 11If the light is polarised by reflection, then the angle between reflected and refracted light is2017Polarization of Light
  12. 12Hologram is based on phenomenon of2016Interference of Light
  13. 13When a plastic thin film of refractive index is placed in the path of one of the interfering waves then the central fringe is displaced thro2016Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  14. 14An unpolarised beam of intensity is incident on a pair of nicols making an angle of with each other. The intensity of light emerging from th2016Polarization of Light
  15. 15Two light rays having the same wavelength in vacuum are in phase initially. Then, the first ray travels a path through a medium of refractiv2015Interference of Light
  16. 16Two polaroids are kept crossed to each other. If one of them is rotated an angle , the percentage of incident light now transmitted through 2015Polarization of Light
  17. 17In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference is . The intensity of light at 2011Interference of Light
  18. 18Polarising angle for water is . If light is incident at this angle on the surface of water and reflected the angle of refraction is2011Polarization of Light
  19. 19In the Young's double slit experiment, the intensities at two points and on the screen are respectively and If is located at the centre of a2009Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  20. 20In Young's double slit experiment, the maximum of wavelength is at a distance of , from the central maximum. When the wavelength of the sour2009Interference of Light
  21. 21A ray of light strikes a piece of glass at an angle of incidence of and the reflected beam is completely plane polarised. The refractive ind2006Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  22. 22In an experiment on Newton's rings, the diameter of the dark ring was found to be and that of the ring . If the radius of the plano-convex l2006Youngs Double Slit Experiment

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Wave Optics?

This chapter includes 22 questions compiled from VITEEE papers spanning 2006 to 2023.

2.Are these questions only from VITEEE, or from other exams too?

These are VITEEE questions specifically for the Wave Optics chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Wave Optics an important chapter for VITEEE Physics?

Wave Optics has appeared in 10 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers covered here, with 22 questions across 10 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Wave Optics questions in VITEEE?

Of the 22 questions analysed for this chapter, 55% are easy, 27% moderate and 18% tough. 2022 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Wave Optics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Wave Optics:

  • Youngs Double Slit Experiment - 10 questions (45%)
  • Interference of Light - 4 questions (18%)
  • Polarization of Light - 4 questions (18%)
  • Diffraction of Light has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Wave Optics's weightage in VITEEE going up or down?

Across all 10 papers analysed, Wave Optics has averaged about 2.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 2.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.