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Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect

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Q1MHT CET 2026 · 13 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Newton's & Huygens' theories of light

According to corpuscular theory of light, Which is NOT the property of light?

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Answer: (c)

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Q2MHT CET 2026 · 15 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Wavefronts & secondary wavelets

According to Huygens principle, a wave front propagates through a medium by

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Answer: (d)

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Q3MHT CET 2026 · 12 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Reflection & refraction of wavefronts

A Parallel beam of monochromatic light is incident on a plane reflecting surface. If width of the plane incident and reflected plane wavefront is represented by ABAB and CDCD respectively then

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Answer: (c)

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Q4JEE Main 2026 · 22 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Speed, wavelength & frequency in a medium

The wavelength of light, while it is passing through water is 540 nm. The refractive index of water is 4/34/3. The wavelength of the same light when it is passing through a transparent medium having refractive index of 3/23/2 is ______ nm.

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Q5JEE Main 2026 · 28 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Wavefronts & secondary wavelets

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A plane wave after passing through prism remains as plane wave but passing through small pin hole may become spherical wave.

Statement II: The curvature of a spherical wave emerging from a slit will increase for increasing slit width.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Answer: (c)

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Q6MHT CET 2026 · 18 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Reflection & refraction of wavefronts

A plane wavefront of width xx, is incident on an air-water interface and the corresponding refracted wavefront has a width y as shown in figure. The refreactive index of air with respect to water in terms of distances w and z is

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Answer: (a)

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Q7MHT CET 2025 · 21 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Newton's & Huygens' theories of light

According to Huygen's wave theory of light, which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Answer: (b)

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Q8JEE Main 2025 · 3 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Speed, wavelength & frequency in a medium

A monochromatic light of frequency 5×1014 Hz5 \times 10^{14}\text{ Hz} travelling through air, is incident on a medium of refractive index ' 2 '. Wavelength of the refracted light will be:

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Answer: (b)

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Q9JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Wavefronts & secondary wavelets

A light wave is propagating with plane wave fronts of the type x+y+z=x + y + z = constant. The angle made by the direction of wave propagation with the xx-axis is:

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Q10MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

The apparent wavelength of light from a star moving away from the earth is 0.02%0.02\% more than the actual wavelength. The velocity of star is [c=[c = velocity of light =3×108 m/s]= 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s}]

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Answer: (b)

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Q11MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Wavefronts & secondary wavelets

A wavefront is a surface

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Answer: (a)

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Q12JEE Main 2024 · 5 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Wavefronts & secondary wavelets

Light emerges out of a convex lens when a source of light is kept at its focus. The shape of wavefront of the light is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q13MHT CET 2024 · 3 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Reflection & refraction of wavefronts

When wavefronts pass from denser medium to rarer medium, the width of the wavefront

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Answer: (c)

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Q14MHT CET 2023 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Ray optics limit, colours & scattering

The rays of different colours fail to converge at a point after passing through a thick converging lens. This defect is called

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Q15NEET 2023Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Ray optics limit, colours & scattering

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Which set of colours will come out in air for a situation shown in figure?

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Q16JEE Main 2022 · 26 JUN · SHIFT 2Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

For a specific wavelength 670 nm of light coming from a galaxy moving with velocity v, the observed wavelength is 670.7 nm. The value of v is:

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Q17JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 2Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

A galaxy is moving away from the earth at a speed of 286 kms−1{}^{-1}. The shift in the wavelength of a redline at 630 nm is x ×\times 10−-10 m. The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ____________. [Take the value of speed of light c, as 3 ×\times 108 ms−1{}^{-1}]

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Answer: 6

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Q18JEE Main 2021 · 20 JUL · SHIFT 2Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

With what speed should a galaxy move outward with respect to earth so that the sodium-D line at wavelength 5890 A˚\mathring{A} is observed at 5896 A˚\mathring{A}?

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Q19MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Speed, wavelength & frequency in a medium

When a photon enters glass from air, which one of the following quantity does not change?

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Answer: (d)

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Q20MHT CET 2019 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

If a star emitting yellow light is accelerated towards earth, then to an observer on earth it will appear

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Q21JEE Main 2015Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Reflection & refraction of wavefronts

On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is smallest near the ground and increases with height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam:

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Q22NEET 2013Easy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Ray optics limit, colours & scattering

The reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset is due to

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Answer: (a)

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Q23JEE Main 2010 · AIEEEDifficult

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Reflection & refraction of wavefronts

An initially parallel cylindrical beam travels in a medium of refractive index μ(I)=μ0+μ2I,\mu(I) = \mu_0 + \mu_2 I, where μ0\mu_0 and μ2\mu_2 are positive constants and II is the intensity of the light beam. The intensity of the beam is decreasing with increasing radius.

The initial shape of the wavefront of the beam is

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Answer: (d)

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Q24NEET 2007 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Speed, wavelength & frequency in a medium

The frequency of a light wave in a material is 2 ×\times 1014 Hz and wavelength is 5000 A˚\mathring{A}. The refractive index of material will be

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Answer: (b)

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Q25NEET 2001 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Speed, wavelength & frequency in a medium

A ray of light travelling in air has wavelength λ\lambda, frequency n, velocity v and intensity II. If this ray enters into water then these parameters are λ\lambda', n', v' and II' respectively. Which relation is correct from following?

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Answer: (b)

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Q26NEET 1995 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Doppler effect of light

A star, which is emitting radiation at a wavelength of 5000 Å, is approaching the earth with a velocity of 1.5×106 m/s1.5 \times 10^{6}\text{ m/s}. The change in wavelength of the radiation as received on the earth is

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Answer: (a)

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Q27NEET 1994 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Ray optics limit, colours & scattering

Ray optics is valid, when characteristic dimensions are

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Answer: (d)

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Q28NEET 1989 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Ray optics limit, colours & scattering

Ray optics is valid, when characteristic dimensions are

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Answer: (d)

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Q29NEET 1988 · AIPMTEasy

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect · Newton's & Huygens' theories of light

Which one of the following phenomena is not explained by Huygen's construction of wavefront?

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Answer: (d)

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