Optically active substances are those substances which

produces polarised light

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produces double refraction

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rotate the plane of polarisation of polarised light

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converts a plane polarised light into circularly polarised light

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Solution

The correct option is B rotate the plane of polarisation of polarised light
By definition, optically active substances are those which can rotate the plane of polarisation of polarised light.

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