Match List – I with List – II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Interference experiment | (I) | Maxwell |
| (B) | Electromagnetic theory of light | (II) | Christian Huygens |
| (C) | Wave theory of light | (III) | Isaac Newton |
| (D) | Particle theory of light | (IV) | Thomas Young |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(A) Interference experiment — this matches (IV) Thomas Young. His double-slit experiment (1801) showed interference of light and so established its wave nature.
(B) Electromagnetic theory of light — this matches (I) Maxwell. Maxwell showed that light is an electromagnetic wave.
(C) Wave theory of light — this matches (II) Christian Huygens. He proposed that light travels as a wave and gave the wavefront construction named after him.
(D) Particle theory of light — this matches (III) Isaac Newton. Newton’s corpuscular theory treated light as a stream of particles.
NCERT (2026-27):
Introduction – “… This corpuscular model of light was further developed by Isaac Newton in his famous book entitled OPTICKS and because of the tremendous popularity of this book, the corpuscular model is very often attributed to Newton. In 1678, the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens put forward the wave theory of light …”
Introduction – “… However, when Thomas Young performed his famous interference experiment in 1801, it was firmly established that light is indeed a wave phenomenon. … This was explained when Maxwell put forward his famous electromagnetic theory of light.”