| What do you mean by polarization of light? Explain how a Nicol prism produces plane polarized light. | 2016 |
| Discuss the constructional details of a Nicol prism. How can you use it as a polarizer and an analyzer? | 2017 |
| What is Nicol prism? How can it be used as a polarizer or as an analyzer? | 2023 |
| What do you mean by a polarizer and an analyzer? Write down the applications of polarization. | 2022 |
| What is polarization of light? Discuss Brewster’s law and hence show that the reflected and refracted rays are 90° apart. | 2018 |
| What is Malus law and Brewster’s law? | 2021 |
| Prove that in the case of polarization, the reflected and the refracted rays are right angles to each other. | 2023, 2022, 2018 |
| State and explain the polarization by double refraction and Brewster’s law or polarization by reflection. | 2024 |
| Calculate the Brewster’s angle of light which travels from air into the glass medium (μ=1.55) into the air medium. | 2021 |
| Refractive index of crown glass 1.52. Find polarizing angle. If polarizing angle is about 59.50∘, find refractive index of glass. | 2023 |
| How ordinary rays and extraordinary rays are distinguished? | 2021 |
| Discuss how can you prove light wave is a transverse wave. | 2017 |
| What is specific rotation of an optically active substance? Discuss the determination of specific rotation of sugar solution by means of a polarimeter. | 2019 |
| What do you mean by specific rotation? | 2023 |
| Calculate the specific rotation of a given sample of sugar solution if the plane of polarization is turned through 26.4°. The length of the tube containing 20% sugar solution is 20 cm. | 2017, 2019 |