| 1. | be a fine sharp slit white in colour at the centre | 
| 2. | a bright slit white at the centre diffusing to zero intensities at the edges | 
| 3. | a bright slit white at the centre diffusing to regions of different colours | 
| 4. | only be a diffused slit white in colour | 
Consider sunlight incident on a pinhole of width \(10^{3}~\mathring{{A}}\). The image of the pinhole seen on a screen shall be:
| (a) | a sharp white ring | 
| (b) | different from a geometrical image | 
| (c) | a diffused central spot, white in colour | 
| (d) | diffused coloured region around a sharp central white spot | 
Choose the correct option from the given ones:
| 1. | (a) and (c) only | 
| 2. | (a) and (d) only | 
| 3. | (b) and (d) only | 
| 4. | (b) and (c) only | 
| 1. | The central diffraction peak is wider in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction. | 
| 2. | The central diffraction peak is wider in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. | 
| 3. | The central diffraction peak is equally wide in both horizontal and vertical directions. | 
| 4. | The width of the central diffraction peak is independent of the wavelength of light used. | 
| 1. | \(0.5~\text{mm}\) | 2. | \(1~\text{mm}\) | 
| 3. | \(1.5~\text{mm}\) | 4. | \(2~\text{mm}\) | 
Consider the diffraction pattern for a small pinhole. As the size of the hole is increased:
| (a) | the size decreases | 
| (b) | the intensity increases | 
| (c) | the size increases | 
| (d) | the intensity decreases | 
| 1. | (a) and (b) only | 2. | (a) and (c) only | 
| 3. | (b) and (d) only | 4. | (c) and (d) only |