Electricity and Magnetism Quiz Questions & Answers - 1

Question: 1

Electromagnetic waves are ____ in nature.

(A) radioactive

(B) dual

(C) longitudinal

(D) transverse

Ans: D

transverse

Question: 2

The dark lines in the solar spectrum are called _____ lines.

(A) Raman

(B) Tyndal

(C) Fraunhofer

(D) Fresnel's

Ans: C

Fraunhofer

Question: 3

Corpuscular theory of light was proposed by

(A) Einstein

(B) Maxwell

(C) Huygens

(D) Isaac Newton

Ans: D

Isaac Newton

Question: 4

Which of the following phenomena could be explained only by Quantum theory?

(A) Reflection

(B) Diffraction

(C) Refraction

(D) Photoelectric effect

Ans: D

Photoelectric effect

Question: 5

Wave theory was proposed by

(A) Planck

(B) Maxwell

(C) Huygen

(D) Newton

Ans: B

Maxwell

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