THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

1. The frequency of e.m. wave which is best suited to observe a particle of radius 3 × 10–4 cm is of
the order of:
(a) 1015 (b) 1014 (c) 1013 (d) 1012
2. If 0 be the permeability and k0 the dielectric constant of a medium , its refractive index is given
by :

3. The area of Television telecast is made twice, the height of antenna will be changed as:
(a) halved (b) doubled (c) quadrupled (d) kept unchanged
4. The frequency of visible light is of the order of:
(a) 1015 Hz (b) 1010 Hz (c) 106 Hz (d) 104 Hz
5. Which of the following wavelengths falls in X-rays region?
(a) 1 Å (b) 10 Å (c) 10–2 Å (d) 10–3 Å
6. In X-ray tube the accelerating potential applied at the anode is V volt. The minimum wavelength
of the emitted X-rays will be :
(a) e V/h (b) h/e V (c) e V/ch (d) hc/eV.
7. X-rays are produced by jumping of:
(a) electrons from lower to higher energy orbit of atom
(b) electrons from higher to lower energy orbit of atom
(c) proton from lower to higher energy orhit of nucleus
(d) proton from higher to lower energy orbit of nucleus.
8. Which one is not an e.m. wave.
(a) X-rays (b) γ-rays (c) Cathode rays (d) Microwaves.
9. The penetrating power of X-ray increases with the increase in its:
(a) velocity (b) intensity (c) frequency (d) wavelength.
10. The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an Xray tube depends upon:
(a) nature of the gas in the tube
(b) voltage applied to tube
(c) current in the tube
(d) nature of target of the tube.
11. X-rays are not used for radar purposes, because they are not:
(a) reflected by target
(b) partly absorbed by target
(c) electromagnetic waves
(d) completely absorbed by target.
12. The energy of X-rays photon is 3.3 × 10–16 J. Its frequency is:
(a) 2 × 1019 Hz (b) 5 × 1018 Hz (c) 5 × 1017 Hz (d) 5 × 1016 Hz.
13. The wavelength of ultraviolet rays is of the order of:
(a) 10–3 m (b) 10–6 m (c) 10–8 m (d) between ‘b’ and ‘c’.
14. The wavelength of infrared rays is of the order of:
(a) 5 × 10–7 m (b) 10–3 m (c) between ‘a’ and ‘b’ (d) none of these.
15. The minimum frequency vmin of continuous X-rays is related to the applied pot. diff. V as:

16. Which of the following have zero average value in a plane electromagnetic wave?
(a) electric field (b) magnetic potential (c) electric energy (d) magnetic energy.
17. The wavelength of the matter waves is independent of
(a) Charge (b) Momentum (c) Velocity (d) Mass
18. A signal emitted by an antenna from a certain point can be received at another point of the
surface in the form of
 (a) Sky wave (b) Ground wave (c) Sea wave (d) Both (a) and (b).
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19. Frequency of a wave is 6 × 10 Hz. The wave is
(a) Radiowave (b) Microwaves (c) X-ray (d) None of these.
20. Which of the following electromagnetic waves have minimum frequency
(a) Microwaves (b) Audible waves (c) Ultrasonic waves (d) Radiowaves.
21. Which of the following shows greenhouse effect
(a) Ultraviolet rays (b) Infrared rays (c) X-rays (d) None of these.
22. Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by
(a) Polarization (b) Interference (c) Reflection (d) Diffraction.
23. Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?
(a) cosmic rays (b) gamma rays (c) ᵝ-rays (d) X-rays
24. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelengths?
(a) α-rays (b) ᵦ-rays (c) -rays (d) X-rays
25. An electromagnetic wave of ν = 3MHz passes from vacuum into dielectric medium with
∈ = 4·0 ∈0.Then :
(a) wavelength is doubled and frequency becomes half
(b) wavelength is doubled and freq. is same.
(c) wavelength and frequency both remain unchanged.
(d) wavelength is halved but frequency remains same.
26. In a plane e.m. wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2·5 × 1010 Hz and
amplitude 480V/m . The amplitude of oscillating magnetic field will be:
(a) 1⋅52 × 10–8 Wb / m2 (b) 1⋅52 × 10–7 Wb / m2
(c) 1⋅6 × 10–6 Wb / m2 (d) 1⋅6 × 10–7 Wb / m2
27. If ∈0 and μ0 represent the permittivity and permeability of vaccum and ∈ and μ represent the
permittivity and permeability of medium, then refractive index of the medium is given by:

28. In an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetising fields are 100 V/m and 0·265 A/m. The
maximum energy flow is:
(a) 26·5 W/m2 (b) 36·5 W/m2 (c) 46·7 W/m2 (d) 76·5 W/m2
29. A flood light is covered with a fitter that transmits red light. The electric field of the emerging
beam is represented by a sinusoidal plane wave Ex = 36 sin (1.20 ×107 z – 3.6 ×1015t) V/m.
The average intensity of beam in watt/(metre)2 will be:
(a) 6 ⋅ 88 (b) 3⋅ 44 (c) 1⋅ 72 (d) 0 ⋅ 86
30. A plane electromagnetic wave of wave intensity 6 W/m2 strikes a small mirror of area 39 cm2,
held perpendicular to the approaching wave. The momentum transferred in kg ms–1 by the wave
to the mirror each second will be:
(a) 1⋅ 2 × 10–10 (b) 2 ⋅ 4 × 10–9 (c) 3⋅ 6 × 10–8 (d) 4 ⋅ 8 × 10–7
31. The intensity of sun light (in W/m2) at the solar surface will be:
(a) 5.6 × 106 (b) 5.6 × 107 (c) 4.2 × 106 (d) 4.2 × 107
32. In an electromagnetic wave, the average energy density associated with magnetic field is:

33. A parallel plate capacitor consists of two circular plates each of radius 12 cm and separated by
5.0 mm. The capacitor is being charged by external source. The charging current is constant and
is equal to 0.15 A. The rate of change of potential difference between the plates will be:
(a) 1.873 × 107 V/s (b) 1.873 × 108 V/s
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(c) 1.873 × 10 V/s (d) 1.873 × 1010 V/s.
34. The sun delivers 103 W/m2 of electromagnetic flux to the earth’s surface. The total power that is
incident on a roof of dimensions 8 m × 20 m, will be :
(a) 2.56 × 104 W (b) 6.4 × 105 W (c) 4.0 × 105 W (d) 1.6 × 105 W.
35. In Q. 34, the radiation force on the roof will be:
 (a) 8.53 × 10–5 N (b) 2.3 × 10–3 N (c) 1.33 × 10–3 N (d) 5.33 × 10–4 N.
36. Light waves travel in vacuum along the y-axis. Which of the following may represent the
wavefront
(a) y = constant (b) x = constant (c) z = constant (d) x + y + z = constant.
37. A new system of units is evolved in which the values of μ0 and ∈0 are 2 and 8 respectively. Then
the speed of light in the system will be
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.75 (d) 1.
38. The dielectric constant of air is 1.006. The speed of electromagnetic wave travelling in air is a ×
108 ms–1, where a is about
(a) 3 (b) 3.88 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.2
39. A plane electromagnetic wave travels in free space along z-axis. At a particular point in space,
the electric field along y-axis is 9.3 V m–1. The magnetic induction (B) along z-axis is
(a) 3.1 × 10–8 T (b) 3 × 10–5 T
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(c) 3 × 10 T (d) 9.3 × 10–6 T.
40. What is ozone hole:
(a) Hole in the ozone layer
(b) Formation of ozone layer
(c) Thinning of ozone layer in troposphere
(d) Reduction in ozone thickness in stratosphere.
41. Radio waves and visible light in vacuum have:
(a) Same velocity but different wavelength
(b) Continuous emission spectrum
(c) Band absorption spectrum
(d) Line emission spectrum.
42. TV waves have a wavelength range of 1-10 meter. Their frequency range in MHz is:
(a) 30–300 (b) 3–30 (c) 300–3000 (d) 3–3000
43. Pick out the longest wavelength from the following types of radiations.
(a) Blue light (b) γ-rays (c) X-rays (d) Red light
44. Wave which cannot travel in vacuum is:
(a) X-rays (b) Infrasonic (c) Ultraviolet (d) Radiowaves
45. The range of wavelength of the visible light is:
(a) 10Ao to100A° (b) 4,000Ao to 8,000A°
(c) 8,000Ao to 10,000A° (d) 10,000Ao to 15,000A°.
46. Which radiation in sunlight, causes heating effect?
(a) Ultraviolet (b) Infrared (c) Visible light (d) All of these.
47. The speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends upon the source of radiation
(a) Increases as we move from γ-rays to radio waves
(b) Decreases as we move from γ-rays to radio waves
(c) Is same for all of them
(d) None of these.
48. Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?
(a) Cosmic rays (b) Gamma rays (c) β-rays (d) X-rays.
49. The electromagnetic waves travel with a velocity:
(a) Equal to velocity of sound
(b) Equal to velocity of light
(c) Less than velocity of light
(d) None of these.
50. A radio receiver antenna that is 2 m long is oriented along the direction of the electromagnetic
wave and receives a signal of intensity 5 × 10–16 W/m2. The maximum instantaneous potential
difference across the two ends of the antenna is:
(a) 1.23 μV (b) 1.23 mV (c) 1.23 V (d) 1.3 mV.