1668 Ray Optics

9. For total internal reflection to take place, the angle of [AIIMS 1998; MP PET 2002; AFMC 2003]
incidence i and the refractive index  of the medium must (a) Reflection of light
satisfy the inequality [MP PET 1994] (b) Refraction of light
1 1 (c) Total internal reflection of light
(a)  (b) 
sin i sin i (d) Diffraction of light
(c) sin i   (d) sin i   18. A ray of light travelling in a transparent medium falls on a
surface separating the medium from air at an angle of
10. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light incidence of 45°. The ray undergoes total internal reflection.
enters from [CPMT 1973; MP PMT 1994] If n is the refractive index of the medium with respect to air,
(a) Air to glass (b) Vacuum to air select the possible value (s) of n from the following
[IIT-JEE 1998]
(c) Air to water (d) Water to air
(a) 1.3 (b) 1.4
11. Total internal reflection of a ray of light is possible when the
( ic = critical angle, i  angle of incidence) (c) 1.5 (d) 1.6
19. When a ray of light emerges from a block of glass, the
[NCERT 1977; MP PMT 1994] critical angle is [KCET 1994]
(a) Ray goes from denser medium to rarer medium and i  ic (a) Equal to the angle of reflection
(b) Ray goes from denser medium to rarer medium and i  ic (b) The angle between the refracted ray and the normal
(c) The angle of incidence for which the refracted ray
(c) Ray goes from rarer medium to denser medium and i  ic
travels along the glass-air boundary
(d) Ray goes from rarer medium to denser medium and i  ic (d) The angle of incidence
12. A diver at a depth of 12m in water (   4 / 3) sees the sky in 20. The phenomenon utilised in an optical fibre is
a cone of semi-vertical angle [KCET 1994; AMU 1995;

[KCET 1999; Pb. PMT 2002; MP PMT 1995, 2003] CBSE PMT 2001; DCE 1999, 2000, 01, 02; AIEEE 2002]

1 (a) Refraction (b) Interference

(a) sin (4 / 3) (b) tan 1 (4 / 3)
(c) Polarization (d) Total internal reflection
(c) sin1 (3 / 4 ) (d) 90° 21. The refractive index of water is 4 / 3 and that of glass is 5/3.
What will be the critical angle for the ray of light entering
13. Critical angle is that angle of incidence in the denser
water from the glass [RPMT 1996]
medium for which the angle of refraction in rarer medium is
4 5
[MP PMT 1996] (a) sin1 (b) sin1
5 4
(a) 0° (b) 57°
1 2
(c) 90° (d) 180° (c) sin 1 (d) sin1
2 1
14. The critical angle for diamond (refractive index = 2) is
22. Total internal reflection is possible when light rays travel
[MP PET 2003]
[RPMT 1999]
(a) About 20° (b) 60°
(a) Air to water (b) Air to glass
(c) 45° (d) 30°
(c) Glass to water (d) Water to glass
15. The reason for shining of air bubble in water is
23. The velocity of light in a medium is half its velocity in air. If
[MP PET 1997; KCET 1999] ray of light emerges from such a medium into air, the angle
(a) Diffraction of light of incidence, at which it will be totally internally reflected,
is
(b) Dispersion of light [Roorkee 1999]
(c) Scattering of light (a) 15o (b 30 o
(d) Total internal reflection of light (c) 45 o (d) 60 o
16. With respect to air critical angle in a medium for light of red 24. A ray of light propagates from glass (refractive index = 3/2)
colour [1 ] is . Other facts remaining same, critical angle to water (refractive index = 4/3). The value of the critical
angle [JIPMER 1999; UPSEAT 2001; MP PMT 2000, 03]
for light of yellow colour [2 ] will be [MP PET 1999]
 8
(a)  (b) More than  (a) sin–1(1/2) (b) sin 1  
 9 
 
1
(c) Less than  (d) (c) sin 1 (8 / 9) (d) sin 1 (5 / 7)
2
25. Relation between critical angles of water and glass is
17. 'Mirage' is a phenomenon due to
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[CBSE PMT 2000; Pb. PET 2000; CPMT 2001] ray of light is incident from air on the glass with angle of
(a) Cw > Cg (b) Cw < Cg incidence , the corresponding angle of refraction is
(c) Cw = Cg (d) Cw = Cg = 0 [MP PMT 2004]
26. If critical angle for a material to air is 30o, the refractive  1 
index of the material will be [MP PET 2001] (a) sin 1   (b) 90 o
 
(a) 1.0 (b) 1.5  
(c) 2.0 (d) 2.5
 1  1
27. The refractive index of water is 1.33. The direction in which a (c) sin 1  2  (d) sin 1  
 
man under water should look to see the setting sun is   
[MP PET 1991; Kerala PET 2002; Pb. PET 2003] 35. White light is incident on the interface of glass and air as
(a) 49o to the horizontal (b) 90o with the vertical shown in the figure. If green light is just totally internally
(c) 49o to the vertical (d) Along the horizontal reflected then the emerging ray in air contains
28. Optical fibres are related with [AFMC 2002] [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
(a) Communication (b) Light (a) Yellow, orange, red
(c) Computer (d) None of these (b) Violet, indigo, blue Green
Air
29. Brilliance of diamond is due to
(c) All colours Glass
[AIIMS 2002; MP PMT 2003]
(a) Shape (b) Cutting (d) All colours except green White
(c) Reflection (d) Total internal reflection 36. Material A has critical angle i A , and material B has critical
30. A light ray from air is incident (as shown in figure) at one angle iB (iB  i A ). Then which of the following is true
end of a glass fiber (refractive index  = 1.5) making an
(i) Light can be totally internally reflected when it passes
incidence angle of 60o on the lateral surface, so that it
from B to A
undergoes a total internal reflection. How much time would
it take to traverse the straight fiber of length 1 km (ii) Light can be totally internally reflected when it passes
[Orissa JEE 2002] from A to B
Air (iii) Critical angle for total internal reflection is iB  i A
(a) 3.33  sec
(b) 6.67  sec Air  sin i A 
60o (iv) Critical angle between A and B is sin 1  
(c) 5.77  sec
Glass 
 sin iB 
(d) 3.85  sec [UPSEAT 2004]
31. Light wave enters from medium 1 to medium 2. Its velocity (a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iv)
in 2nd medium is double from 1st. For total internal
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
reflection the angle of incidence must be greater than[CPMT 2002]
(a) 30o (b) 60 o 37. In the figure shown, for an angle of incidence 45 o , at the
(c) 45 o (d) 90 o top surface, what is the minimum refractive index needed
32. Consider telecommunication through optical fibres. Which for total internal reflection at vertical face [DCE 2002]
of the following statements is not true 2 1
[AIEEE 2003] (a)
2
45°
(a) Optical fibres may have homogeneous core with a
3 Air
suitable cladding (b
(b) Optical fibres can be of graded refractive index 2

(c) Optical fibres are subject to electromagnetic 1
interference from outside (c)
2
(d) Optical fibres have extremely low transmission loss
(d) 2 1
33. The critical angle for a medium is 60 o . The refractive index
of the medium is [MP PMT 2004] 38. Critical angle for light going from medium (i) to (ii) is . The
speed of light in medium (i) is v then speed in medium (ii) is
2 2
(a) (b) [DCE 2002]
3 3
(a) v(1  cos  ) (b v / sin
3
(c) 3 (d) (c) v / cos (d) v(1  sin  )
2
34. Glass has refractive index  with respect to air and the
critical angle for a ray of light going from glass to air is . If a
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39. If light travels a distance x in t 1 sec in air and 10 x distance
Refraction at Curved Surface
in t 2 sec in a medium, the critical angle of the medium will
be [MH CET 2003] 1. The radius of curvature for a convex lens is 40 cm, for each
t  t  surface. Its refractive index is 1.5. The focal length will be
(a) tan 1  1 
 (b) sin 1  1 
 [MP PMT 1989]
 t2   t2 
(a) 40 cm (b) 20 cm
1  10 t 1
 1  10 t 1

(c) sin  
 (d) tan  
 (c) 80 cm (d) 30 cm
t
 2  t
 2 
2. A convex lens of focal length f is placed somewhere in
40. The critical angle of a medium with respect to air is 45 o .
between an object and a screen. The distance between the
The refractive index of medium is [MH CET 2003]
object and the screen is x . If the numerical value of the
(a) 1.41 (b) 1.2
magnification produced by the lens is m , , then the focal
(c) 1.5 (d) 2 length of the lens is
41. An endoscope is employed by a physician to view the
mx mx
internal parts of a body organ. It is based on the principle of (a) (b)
(m  1)2 (m  1)2
[AIIMS 2004]
(a) Refraction (b) Reflection (m  1)2 (m  1)2
(c) x (d) x
(c) Total internal reflection (d) Dispersion m m

42. A normally incident ray reflected at an angle of 90 o . The 3. A thin lens focal length f1 and its aperture has diameter d.
value of critical angle is [RPMT 1996] It forms an image of intensity I. Now the central part of the
(a) 45 o
(b 90 o d
aperture upto diameter is blocked by an opaque paper.
2
(c) 65 o (d) 43 .2 o The focal length and image intensity will change to
43. The phenomena of total internal reflection is seen when
[CPMT 1989; MP PET 1997; KCET 1998]
angle of incidence is [RPMT 2001]
f I I
(a) 90 o (b Greater than critical (a) and (b) f and
2 2 4
angle
3f I 3I
(c) Equal to critical angle (d) 0 o (c) and (d) f and
4 2 4
44. A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world
contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of 4. A lens of power + 2 diopters is placed in contact with a lens
4 of power – 1 diopter. The combination will behave like
water is and the fish is 12 cm below the surface, the
3 (a) A convergent lens of focal length 50 cm
radius of this circle in cm is
(b) A divergent lens of focal length 100 cm
[NCERT 1980; KCET 2002; AIEEE 2005; CPMT 2005]
(c) A convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
(a) 36 5 (b) 4 5
(d) A convergent lens of focal length 200 cm
(c) 36 7 (d) 36 / 7 5. A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is in contact with a
45. A point source of light is placed 4 m below the surface of concave lens of focal length 25 cm. The power of
water of refractive index 5 / 3. The minimum diameter of a combination is
disc which should be placed over the source on the surface [IIT-JEE 1982; AFMC 1997; CBSE PMT 2000; RPMT 2003]
of water to cut–off all light coming out of water is
(a) – 1.5 D (b) – 6.5 D
[CBSE PMT 1994; JIPMER 2001, 02]
(c) + 6.5 D (d) + 6.67 D
(a) 2 m (b 6 m
(c) 4 m (d) 3 m 6. Two lenses are placed in contact with each other and the
focal length of combination is 80 cm. If the focal length of
46. A fist looking from within water sees the outside world one is 20 cm, then the power of the other will be
through a circular horizon. If the fish 7 cm below the [NCERT 1981]
surface of water, what will be the radius of the circular
horizon [Kerala PMT 2005]
(a) 1.66 D (b) 4.00 D

(a) 3.0 cm (b) 4.0 cm (c) –1.00 D (d) – 3.75 D

(c) 4.5 cm (d) 5.0 cm

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7. Two similar plano-convex lenses are combined together in [IIT-JEE 1986; SCRA 1994;
three different ways as shown in the adjoining figure. The MP PET 1996; MP PMT 2004; BHU 1998, 05]
ratio of the focal lengths in three cases will be (a) Half the image will disappear
(b) Complete image will be formed of same intensity
(c) Half image will be formed of same intensity
(d) Complete image will be formed of decreased intensity
13. A thin convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed in contact
with a concave lens of same material and of same focal
(a) 2 : 2 : 1 (b 1 : 1 : 1 length. The focal length of combination will be
[CPMT 1972; 1988]
(c) 1 : 2 : 2 (d) 2 : 1 : 1
(a) Zero (b) Infinity
8. Two lenses of power +12 and – 2 diopters are placed in
(c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
contact. What will the focal length of combination
14. A convex lens of focal length 84 cm is in contact with a
[MP PET 1990; MNR 1987; concave lens of focal length 12 cm. The power of
MH CET (Med.) 2001; UPSEAT 2000; Pb. PMT 2003] combination (in diopters) is [MP PET 1991]
(a) 25/24 (b) 25/18
(a) 10 cm (b) 12.5 cm
(c) – 50/7 (d) + 50/7
(c) 16.6 cm (d) 8.33 cm
15. A convex lens makes a real image 4 cm long on a screen.
9. A concave and convex lens have the same focal length of 20 When the lens is shifted to a new position without
cm and are put into contact to form a lens combination. The disturbing the object, we again get a real image on the
combination is used to view an object of 5 cm length kept at screen which is 16 cm tall. The length of the object must be [MP PET 1
20 cm from the lens combination. As compared to the (a) 1/4 cm (b) 8 cm
object, the image will be [CPMT 1986; RPMT 1997] (c) 12 cm (d) 20 cm

(a) Magnified and inverted 16. A glass convex lens ( g  1.5) has a focal length of 8 cm
when placed in air. What would be the focal length of the
(b) Reduced and erect
lens when it is immersed in water ( w  1.33 )
(c) Of the same size as the object and erect [BHU 1994; MP PMT 1996]

(d) Of the same size as the object but inverted (a) 2 m (b) 4 cm
(c) 16 cm (d) 32 cm
10. If in a plano-convex lens, the radius of curvature of the convex
17. The ray diagram could be correct [CPMT 1988]
surface is 10 cm and the focal length of the lens is 30 cm, then
the refractive index of the material of lens will be (a) If n1  n2  ng

[CPMT 1986; MNR 1988; MP PMT 2002; UPSEAT 2000] (b) If n1  n2 and n1  n g
ng
n1
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.66 (c) If n1  n2 and n1  ng n2
(d) Under no circumstances Lens
(c) 1.33 (d) 3
18. A thin convex lens of refractive index 1.5 has a focal length
11. The slit of a collimator is illuminated by a source as shown of 15 cm in air. When the lens is placed in liquid of
in the adjoining figures. The distance between the slit S and refractive index 4/3 , its focal length will be
the collimating lens L is equal to the focal length of the lens. [CPMT 1974, 77; MP PMT 1992]
The correct direction of the emergent beam will be as (a) 15 cm (b) 10 cm
shown in figure [CPMT 1986]
(c) 30 cm (d) 60 cm
1 2 3 19. A glass lens is placed in a medium in which it is found to
behave like a glass plate. Refractive index of the medium
will be [CPMT 1981, 84, 85]
(a) Greater than the refractive index of glass
S L S L S L
(b) Smaller than the refractive index of glass
(c) Equal to refractive index of glass
(a) 1 (b) 3 (d) No case will be possible from above
(c) 2 (d) None of the figures 20. If I1 and I2 be the size of the images respectively for the
12. A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. two positions of lens in the displacement method, then the
When upper half of the lens is covered by an opaque screen size of the object is given by [CPMT 1988]
 1672 Ray Optics
(a) I1 / I2 (b) I1  I2 [MNR 1991; MP PET 1996; UPSEAT 2000; Pb PET 2004]
(a) L = 20 cm (b) L = 10 cm
(c) I1  I2 (d) I1 / I2 (c) L = 40 cm (d) L = 20 / 3 cm
21. A convex lens of crown glass ( n =1.525) will behave as a 30. A lens behaves as a converging lens in air and a diverging
lens in water. The refractive index of the material is
divergent lens if immersed in [CPMT 1984]
[CPMT 1991; NCERT 1979; BHU 2005]
(a) Water (n =1.33)
(a) Equal to unity (b) Equal to 1.33
(b) In a medium of n = 1.525 (c) Between unity and 1.33 (d) Greater than 1.33
(c) Carbon disulphide n =1.66 31. A biconvex lens forms a real image of an object placed
(d) It cannot act as a divergent lens perpendicular to its principal axis. Suppose the radii of
curvature of the lens tend to infinity. Then the image would
22. A divergent lens will produce [CPMT 1984]
[MP PET 1994]
(a) Always a virtual image (a) Disappear
(b) Always real image (b) Remain as real image still
(c) Sometimes real and sometimes virtual (c) Be virtual and of the same size as the object
(d) None of the above (d) Suffer from aberrations
32. The radius of curvature of convex surface of a thin plano-
23. The minimum distance between an object and its real image convex lens is 15 cm and refractive index of its material is
formed by a convex lens is [CPMT 1973; JIPMER 1997] 1.6. The power of the lens will be [MP PMT 1994]
(a) 1.5 f (b) 2 f (a) 1 D (b) 2 D
(c) 2.5 f (d) 4 f (c)  3 D (d)  4 D
24. An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex lens 33. Focal length of a convex lens will be maximum for
of focal length 10 cm. The image is formed on the other side [MP PMT 1994]
of the lens at a distance [CPMT 1971; RPET 2003] (a) Blue light (b) Yellow light
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) Green light (d) Red light
34. A lens is placed between a source of light and a wall. It
(c) 40 cm (d) 30 cm
forms images of area A1 and A2 on the wall for its two
25. Two thin lenses, one of focal length + 60 cm and the other of
different positions. The area of the source or light is
focal length – 20 cm are put in contact. The combined focal
[CBSE PMT 1995]
length is [CPMT 1973, 89; BVP 2003]
1
(a) + 15 cm (b) – 15 cm A1  A2 1 1 
(a) (b)   
(c) + 30 cm (d) –30 cm 2  A1 A2 
2
26. A double convex lens of focal length 20 cm is made of glass  A  A2 
of refractive index 3 / 2. When placed completely in water (c) A1 A2 (d)  1 
 2 
(a w  4 / 3) , its focal length will be
[CBSE PMT 1990; MP PMT/PET 1998]
35. Two lenses of power 6D and – 2D are combined to form a
single lens. The focal length of this lens will be
(a) 80 cm (b) 15 cm [MP PET 2003]
(c) 17.7 cm (d) 22.5 cm 3 1
(a) m (b m
27. Two thin lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and 25 cm are placed 2 4
in contact convex. The effective power of the combination is 1
(c) 4 m (d) m
[CBSE PMT 1990; RPMT 2001] 8
(a) 45 dioptres (b) 9 dioptres 36. A combination of two thin lenses with focal lengths f1 and
(c) 1/9 dioptre (d) 6 dioptres f2 respectively forms an image of distant object at distance
28. An object is placed at a distance of f / 2 from a convex lens. 60 cm when lenses are in contact. The position of this image
The image will be [CPMT 1974, 89] shifts by 30 cm towards the combination when two lenses
are separated by 10 cm. The corresponding values of f1 and
(a) At one of the foci, virtual and double its size
f2 are [AIIMS 1995]
(b) At 3f / 2, real and inverted
(a) 30 cm , 60 cm (b) 20 cm , 30 cm
(c) At 2f, virtual and erect
(c) 15 cm , 20 cm (d) 12 cm , 15 cm
(d) None of these
37. An achromatic combination of lenses is formed by joining
29. A double convex thin lens made of glass (refractive index
[BHU 1995; Pb. PMT 2000, 04]
 = 1.5) has both radii of curvature of magnitude 20 cm.
(a) 2 convex lenses
Incident light rays parallel to the axis of the lens will
converge at a distance L such that (b) 2 concave lenses
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(c) 1 convex lens and 1 concave lens 45. A convex lens of focal length 12 cm is made of glass of
(d) Convex lens and plane mirror 3
  . What will be its focal length when immersed in
38. A plano convex lens ( f  20 cm ) is silvered at plane surface. 2
Now f will be [BHU 1995; DPMT 2001; MP PMT 2005] 5
liquid of   [MP PMT 1995, 2003]
(a) 20 cm (b) 40 cm 4
(c) 30 cm (d) 10 cm (a) 6 cm (b) 12 cm
39. If the central portion of a convex lens is wrapped in black
paper as shown in the figure (c) 24 cm (d) 30 cm
[Manipal MEE 1995; KCET 2001] 46. Two thin lenses of focal lengths f1 and f2 are in contact
and coaxial. The combination is equivalent to a single lens
of power [MP PET 1996, 98;
MP PMT 1998; DCE 2000; UP SEAT 2005]
f1 f2
(a) f1  f2 (b)
f1  f2
(a) No image will be formed by the remaining portion of
the lens 1 f1  f2
(c) ( f1  f2 ) (d)
(b) The full image will be formed but it will be less bright 2 f1 f2
(c) The central portion of the image will be missing
47. A plano convex lens is made of glass of refractive index 1.5.
(d) There will be two images each produced by one of the
exposed portions of the lens The radius of curvature of its convex surface is R. Its focal
length is [RPET 2003]
40. A diminished image of an object is to be obtained on a
screen 1.0 m from it. This can be achieved by appropriately (a) R/ 2 (b) R
placing [IIT JEE 1995]
(c) 2R (d) 1.5 R
(a) A convex mirror of suitable focal length
48. Two lenses have focal lengths f1 and f2 and their
(b) A concave mirror of suitable focal length
(c) A concave lens of suitable focal length dispersive powers are 1 and 2 respectively. They will
(d) A convex lens of suitable focal length less than 0.25 m together form an achromatic combination if
41. The focal length of convex lens is 30 cm and the size of (a) 1 f1  2 f2 (b) 1 f2  2 f1  0
image is quarter of the object, then the object distance is
[AFMC 1995] (c) 1  f1  2  f2 (d) 1  f1  2  f2
(a) 150 cm (b) 60 cm 49. The dispersive powers of glasses of lenses used in an
(c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm achromatic pair are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the focal length of
42. A convex lens forms a real image of a point object placed on the concave lens is 15 cm, then the nature and focal length
its principal axis. If the upper half of the lens is painted of the other lens would be [MP PET 1997]
black, the image will [MP PET 1995]
(a) Be shifted downwards (b) Be shifted upwards (a) Convex, 9 cm (b) Concave, 9 cm
(c) Not be shifted (d) Shift on the principal axis (c) Convex, 25 cm (d) Concave, 25 cm
43. In the figure, an air lens of radii of curvature 10 cm ( R1 = 50. A thin double convex lens has radii of curvature each of
R2 = 10 cm) is cut in a cylinder of glass (  1.5) . The focal magnitude 40 cm and is made of glass with refractive index
length and the nature of the lens is 1.65. Its focal length is nearly [MP PMT 1997]

[MP PET 1995; Pb. PET 2000] (a) 20 cm (b) 31 cm

(c) 35 cm (d) 50 cm
51. The plane surface of a plano-convex lens of focal length f is
Air Glass silvered. It will behave as [MP PMT/PET 1998]
(a) Plane mirror
(b) Convex mirror of focal length 2 f
(a) 15 cm, concave
(b) 15 cm, convex (c) Concave mirror of focal length f / 2
(c)  , neither concave nor convex (d) None of the above
(d) 0, concave 52. An equiconvex lens of glass of focal length 0.1 metre is cut
44. A lens (focal length 50 cm) forms the image of a distant along a plane perpendicular to principle axis into two equal
object which subtends an angle of 1 milliradian at the lens. parts. The ratio of focal length of new lenses formed is
What is the size of the image [MP PMT 1995] [MP PET 1999; DPMT 2000]
(a) 5 mm (b) 1 mm (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 0.5 mm (d) 0.1 mm
 1674 Ray Optics
1 61. An object is placed first at infinity and then at 20 cm from
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 2 :
2 the object side focal plane of the convex lens. The two
images thus formed are 5 cm apart. The focal length of the
53. A lens of refractive index n is put in a liquid of refractive
lens is [SCRA 1994]
index n ' of focal length of lens in air is f , its focal length in
(a) 5 cm (b 10 cm
liquid will be [MP PET 1999]
(c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm
fn ' (n  1) f (n'n)
(a)  (b)  62. The distance between an object and the screen is 100 cm. A
n'n n' (n  1)
lens produces an image on the screen when placed at either
n' (n  1) fn ' n of the positions 40 cm apart. The power of the lens is
(c)  (d)
f (n'n) n  n' [SCRA 1994]
54. An object of height 1.5 cm is placed on the axis of a convex (a)  3 dioptres (b)  5 dioptres
lens of focal length 25 cm. A real image is formed at a (c)  7 diopters (d)  9 diopters
distance of 75 cm from the lens. The size of the image will
63. The image distance of an object placed 10 cm in front of a
be [MP PET 1999]
thin lens of focal length + 5 cm is [SCRA 1994]
(a) 4.5 cm (b) 3.0 cm
(a) 6.5 cm (b) 8.0 cm
(c) 0.75 cm (d) 0.5 cm
(c) 9.5 cm (d) 10.0 cm
55. A symmetric double convex lens is cut in two equal parts by
64. A achromatic combination is made with a lens of focal
a plane perpendicular to the principal axis. If the power of
the original lens was 4 D, the power of a cut lens will be length f and dispersive power  with a lens having
[MP PMT 1999] dispersive power of 2 . The focal length of second will be
(a) 2 D (b) 3 D [RPET 1997]

(c) 4 D (d) 5 D (a) 2 f (b) f / 2

56. A plane convex lens is made of refractive index 1.6. The (c)  f / 2 (d) – 2 f
radius of curvature of the curved surface is 60 cm. The focal
65. A biconvex lens with equal radii curvature has refractive
length of the lens is [CBSE PMT 1999;
index 1.6 and focal length 10 cm. Its radius of curvature will
Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2001; Very Similar to BHU 2003] be [MP PET 2003]
(a) 50 cm (b) 100 cm (a) 20 cm (b) 16 cm
(c) 200 cm (d) 400 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
57. A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5, has both 66. A convex lens [RPMT 1997]
surfaces of same radius of curvature R. On immersion in a
(a) Converges light rays
medium of refractive index 1.75, it will behave as a
[IIT-JEE 1999] (b) Diverges light rays
(a) Convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R (c) Form real images always
(b) Convergent lens of focal length 3.0 R (d) Always forms virtual images
(c) Divergent lens of focal length 3.5 R 67. The focal length of a combination of lenses formed with
lenses having powers of + 2.50 D and – 3.75 D will be
(d) Divergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
[RPMT 1997]
58. A convex lens of focal length 0.5 m and concave lens of focal
length 1 m are combined. The power of the resulting lens (a) – 20 cm (b) – 40 cm
will be [CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2000] (c) – 60 cm (d) – 80 cm
(a) 1 D (b) – 1 D 68. Focal length of a converging lens in air is R. If it is dipped in
(c) 0.5 D (d) – 0.5 D water of refractive index 1.33, then its focal length will be
around (Refractive index of lens material is 1.5)
59. A double convex lens is made of glass of refractive index 1.5.
If its focal length is 30 cm, then radius of curvature of each [RPMT 1997; EAMCET (Med.) 1995]
of its curved surface is [Bihar CEET 1995] (a) R (b) 2R
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 4R (d) R / 2
(c) 18 cm (d) None of these 69. Focal length of a convex lens of refractive index 1.5 is 2 cm.
60. A thin lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 has a front Focal length of lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive
index of 1.25 will be [CBSE PMT 1993]
surface + 11 D power and back surface – 6 D. If this lens is
submerged in a liquid of refractive index 1.6, the resulting (a) 10 cm (b) 2.5 cm
power of the lens is [SCRA 1994] (c) 5 cm (d) 7.5 cm
(a) – 0.5 D (b) + 0.5 D 70. The focal length of a convex lens depends upon
(c) – 0.625 D (d) + 0.625 D [AFMC 1994]
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(a) Frequency of the light ray 78. A convex lens is used to form real image of an object on a
(b) Wavelength of the light ray screen. It is observed that even when the positions of the
object and that screen are fixed there are two positions of
(c) Both (a) and (b)
the lens to form real images. If the heights of the images are
(d) None of these 4 cm and 9 cm respectively, the height of the object is
71. If a convex lens of focal length 80 cm and a concave lens of
[AMU (Med.) 1999]
focal length 50 cm are combined together, what will be their
resulting power [CBSE PMT 1996; AFMC 2002] (a) 2.25 cm (b 6.00 cm
(a) + 6.5D (b) – 6.5 D (c) 6.50 cm (d) 36.00 cm
(c) + 7.5 D (d) – 0.75 D 79. A convex lens of power + 6D is placed in contact with a
72. fv and fr are the focal lengths of a convex lens for violet and concave lens of power – 4D. What is the nature and focal
red light respectively and Fv and Fr are the focal lengths of length of the combination [AMU (Engg.) 1999]

a concave lens for violet and red light respectively, then (a) Concave, 25[CBSE
cm PMT 1996]
(b) Convex, 50 cm
(a) fv  fr and Fv  Fr (b fv  fR and Fv  Fr (c) Concave, 20 cm (d) Convex, 100 cm

(c) fc  fr and Fv  Fr (d) fv  fr and Fv  Fr 80. A double convex lens of glass of  = 1.5 has radius of
curvature of each of its surface is 0.2 m. The power of the
73. If a lens is cut into two pieces perpendicular to the principal lens is [JIPMER 1999]
axis and only one part is used, the intensity of the image
(a) + 10 dioptres (b) – 10 dioptres
[CPMT 1996]
(c) – 5 dioptres (d) +5 dioptres
1
(a) Remains same (b) times 81. A lens of focal power 0.5 D is [JIPMER 1999]
2
(a) A convex lens of focal length 0.5 m
(c) 2 times (d) Infinite
(b) A concave lens of focal length 0.5 m
1
74. A convex lens of focal length f produces an image times
n (c) A convex lens of focal length 2 m
than that of the size of the object. The distance of the object (d) A concave lens of focal length 2 m
from the lens is [BHU 1997; JIPMER 2001, 02]
82. A lens which has focal length of 4 cm and refractive index of
f 1.4 is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.6, then the
(a) nf (b)
n focal length will be [RPMT 1999]
(c) (n  1) f (d) (n  1) f (a) – 12.8 cm (b) 32 cm
75. Two thin lenses whose powers are +2D and –4D respectively (c) 12.8 cm (d) – 32 cm
combine, then the power of combination is 83. A convex lens has 9 cm focal length and a concave lens has –
[AFMC 1998; CPMT 1996; Very Similar to BHU 2004] 18 cm focal length. The focal length of the combination in
contact will be [RPMT 1999]
(a) – 2D (b) + 2D
(a) 9 cm (b) – 18 cm
(c) – 4D (d) + 4D
(c) – 9 cm (d) 18 cm
76. A substance is behaving as convex lens in air and concave in
84. A double convex thin lens made of glass of refractive index
water, then its refractive index is [BHU 1998]
1.6 has radii of curvature 15 cm each. The focal length of
(a) Smaller than air this lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.63
(b) Greater than both air and water is [UPSEAT 2000; Pb. PET 2004]

(c) Greater than air but less than water (a) – 407 cm (b) 250 cm

(d) Almost equal to water (c) 125 cm (d) 25 cm

85. A lens of power + 2 diopters is placed in contact with a lens
77. A concave lens of focal length 20 cm placed in contact with a
of power – 1 diopoter. The combination will behave like
plane mirror acts as a [SCRA 1998]
[UPSEAT 2000]
(a) Convex mirror of focal length 10 cm
(a) A divergent lens of focal length 50 cm
(b) Concave mirror of focal length 40 cm
(b) A convergent lens of focal length 50 cm
(c) Concave mirror of focal length 60 cm
(c) A convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
(d) Concave mirror of focal length 10 cm
(d) A divergent lens of focal length 100 cm
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86. Chromatic aberration of lens can be corrected by 93. An object has image thrice of its original size when kept at
8 cm and 16 cm from a convex lens. Focal length of the
[AFMC 2000]
lens is [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Reducing its aperature (a) 8 cm
(b) Proper polishing of its two surfaces (b) 16 cm
(c) Suitably combining it with another lens (c) Between 8 cm and 16 cm
(d) Less than 8 cm
(d) Providing different suitable curvature to its two
94. The combination of a convex lens (f = 18 cm) and a thin
surfaces
concave lens (f = 9 cm) is [AMU (Engg.) 2001]
87. The relation between n1 and n2, if behaviour of light rays is
(a) A concave lens (f = 18 cm)
as shown in figure is [KCET 2000]
(b) A convex lens (f = 18 cm)
(a) n1  n2 (c) A convex lens (f = 6 cm)
(b n 2  n1 (d) A concave lens (f = 6 cm)
n1 n2
95. A convex lens forms a real image of an object for its two
(c) n1  n 2 different positions on a screen. If height of the image in both
(d) n1  n 2 the cases be 8 cm and 2 cm, then height of the object is
Lens
[KCET 2000, 01]
88. A candle placed 25 cm from a lens, forms an image on a (a) 16 cm (b) 8 cm
screen placed 75 cm on the other end of the lens. The focal (c) 4 cm (d) 2 cm
length and type of the lens should be [KCET 2000]
96. A convex lens of focal length 25 cm and a concave lens of
(a) + 18.75 cm and convex lens focal length 10 cm are joined together. The power of the
(b) – 18.75 cm and concave lens combination will be [MP PMT 2001]
(a) – 16 D (b) + 16 D
(c) + 20.25 cm and convex lens
(c) – 6 D (d) + 6 D
(d) – 20.25 cm and concave lens
97. The unit of focal power of a lens is [KCET 2001]
89. We combined a convex lens of focal length f1 and concave (a) Watt (b) Horse power
lens of focal lengths f2 and their combined focal length was (c) Dioptre (d) Lux
F. The combination of these lenses will behave like a
98. A thin lens made of glass of refractive index  = 1.5 has a
concave lens, if [KCET 2000]
focal length equal to 12 cm in air. It is now immersed in
(a) f1 > f2 (b) f1 < f2  4
water     . Its new focal length is [UPSEAT 2002]
(c) f1 = f2 (d) f1  f2  3
90. In a plano-convex lens the radius of curvature of the convex (a) 48 cm (b) 36 cm
lens is 10 cm. If the plane side is polished, then the focal (c) 24 cm (d) 12 cm
length will be (Refractive index = 1.5) 99. Figure given below shows a beam of light converging at
[CBSE PMT 2000; BHU 2004] point P. When a convex lens of focal length 16 cm is
(a) 10.5 cm (b 10 cm introduced in the path of the beam at a place O shown by
dotted line such that OP becomes the axis of the lens, the
(c) 5.5 cm (d) 5 cm
beam converges at a distance x from the lens. The value x
91. The focal length of a convex lens is 10 cm and its refractive will be equal to [AMU (Med.) 2002]
index is 1.5. If the radius of curvature of one surface is 7.5 (a) 12 cm
cm, the radius of curvature of the second surface will be
(b) 24 cm
[MP PMT 2000] P
(c) 36 cm O
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 15.0 cm (d) 48 cm
12cm
(c) 75 cm (d) 5.0 cm 100. If two + 5 D lenses are mounted at some distance
cm cmapart, the
92. A convex lens has a focal length f. It is cut into two parts equivalent power will always be negative if the distance is
along the dotted line as shown in the figure. The focal
[UPSEAT 2002]
length of each part will be [MP PET 2000]
(a) Greater than 40 cm (b) Equal to 40 cm
f
(a)
2 (c) Equal to 10 cm (d) Less than 10 cm
(b) f 101. A convex lens produces a real image m times the size of the
3 object. What will be the distance of the object from the lens
(c) f
2
[JIPMER 2002]
(d) 2f
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m 1 (b) Become small, but non–zero

(a)  f (b) (m –1)f
 m  (c) Remain unchanged
(d) Become zero
m 1 m 1
(c)  f (d) 109. An equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX and
 m  f
(ii) YOY as shown in the figure. Let f, f , f  be the focal
102. A convex lens is made up of three different materials as lengths of the complete lens, of each half in case (i), and of
shown in the figure. For a point object placed on its axis, each half in case (ii), respectively
the number of images formed are [KCET 2002] Y
(a) 1
(b) 5
X X
(c) 4 O

(d) 3
103. An object is placed 12 cm to the left of a converging lens of Y
focal length 8 cm. Another converging lens of 6 cm focal Choose the correct statement from the following
length is placed at a distance of 30 cm to the right of the first [CBSE PMT 2003]
lens. The second lens will produce [KCET 2002]
(a) f   2 f , f   f (b) f   f , f   f
(a) No image (b) A virtual enlarged image
(c) f   2 f , f   2 f (d) f   f , f   2 f
(c) A real enlarged image (d) A real smaller image
110. The sun makes 0.5o angle on earth surface. Its image is
104. If convex lens of focal length 80cm and a concave lens of made by convex lens of 50 cm focal length. The diameter of
focal length 50 cm are combined together, what will be their the image will be [CPMT 2003]
resulting power [AFMC 2002] (a) 5 mm (b) 4.36 mm

(a) + 6.5 D (b) – 6.5 D (c) 7 mm (d) None of these

111. The chromatic Aberration in lenses becomes due to
(c) + 7.5 D (d) – 0.75 D
[CPMT 2003]
105. A point object O is placed in front of a glass rod having (a) Disimilarity of main axis of rays
spherical end of radius of curvature 30 cm. The image (b) Disimilarity of radii of curvature
would be formed at [Orissa JEE 2002]
(c) Variation of focal length of lenses with wavelength
(a) 30 cm left (d) None of these
O Air Glass 112. If aperture of lens is halved then image will be [AFMC 2003]
(b) Infinity
30 cm (a) No effect on size
(c) 1 cm to the right 15 cm
(b) Intensity of image decreases
(d) 18 cm to the left
(c) Both (a) and (b)
106. The focal length of lens of refractive index 1.5 in air is 30 (d) None of these
4 113. When the convergent nature of a convex lens will be less as
cm. When it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index ,
3 compared with air [AFMC 2003]
then its focal length in liquid will be [BHU 2002] (a) In water (b) In oil
(a) 30 cm (b) 60 cm (c) In both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(c) 120 cm (d) 240 cm 114. An achromatic combination of lenses produces
107. Two thin lenses of focal lengths f1 and f2 are in contact. The [KCET 1993; JIPMER 1997]
focal length of this combination is [MP PET 2002] (a) Coloured images
f1 f2 f1 f2 (b) Highly enlarged image
(a) (b)
f1  f2 f1  f2 (c) Images in black and white
2 f1 f2 2 f1 f2 (d) Images unaffected by variation of refractive index with
(c) (d)
f1  f2 f1  f2 wavelength
115. In a parallel beam of white light is incident on a converging
108. A convex lens is dipped in a liquid whose refractive index is
lens, the colour which is brought to focus nearest to the lens
equal to the refractive index of the lens. Then its focal
is [JIPMER 1999]
length will [CBSE PMT 2003]
(a) Become infinite (a) Violet (b) Red
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(c) The mean colour (d) All the colours together (c) 60 cm (d) 80 cm
116. A magnifying glass is to be used at the fixed object distance 124. A double convex lens (R1  R2  10 cm) (  1.5) having
of 1 inch. If it is to produce an erect image magnified 5 times
focal length equal to the focal length of a concave mirror.
its focal length should be [MP PMT 1990]
The radius of curvature of the concave mirror is
(a) 0.2 inch (b) 0.8 inch
[Orssia PMT 2004]
(c) 1.25 inch (d) 5 inch
(a) 10 cm (b 20 cm
117. A film projector magnifies a 100 cm2 film strip on a screen.
If the linear magnification is 4, the area of magnified film on (c) 40 cm (d) 15 cm
the screen is [NCERT 1980; 125. At what distance from a convex lens of focal length 30 cm,
CPMT 1977, 91; MP PET 1985, 89; RPMT 2001; BCEC 2005] an object should be placed so that the size of the image be
(a) 1600 cm2 (b) 400 cm2 1/2 of the object [J&K CET 2004]
(c) 800 cm2 (d) 200 cm2 (a) 30 cm (b) 60 cm
118. An object placed 10 cm in front of a lens has an image 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 90 cm
behind the lens. What is the power of the lens (in dioptres)
126. A plano-convex lens is made of refractive index of 1.6. The
[MP PMT 1995]
radius of curvature of the curved surface is 60 cm. The focal
(a) 1.5 (b) 3.0 length of the lens is [Pb. PET 2000]
(c) – 15.0 (d) + 15.0
(a) 400 cm (b) 200 cm
119. A beam of parallel rays is brought to a focus by a plano-
convex lens. A thin concave lens of the same focal length is (c) 100 cm (d) 50 cm
joined to the first lens. The effect of this is [KCET 2004] 127. The radius of the convex surface of plano-convex lens is 20
(a) The focal point shifts away from the lens by a small cm and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
distance The focal length of the lens is [CPMT 2004]

(b) The focus remains undisturbed (a) 30 cm (b) 50 cm

(c) The focus shifts to infinity (c) 20 cm (d) 40 cm
(d) The focal point shifts towards the lens by a small 128. A combination of two thin convex lenses of focal length 0.3
distance m and 0.1 m will have minimum spherical and chromatic
120. A thin plano-convex lens acts like a concave mirror of focal aberrations if the distance between them is [UPSEE 2004]
length 0.2 m when silvered from its plane surface. The
(a) 0.1 m (b 0.2 m
refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5. The radius
of curvature of the convex surface of the lens will be (c) 0.3 m (d) 0.4 m
[KCET 2004] 129. A bi-convex lens made of glass (refractive index 1.5) is put
(a) 0.4 m (b 0.2 m in a liquid of refractive index 1.7. Its focal length will
(c) 0.1 m (d) 0.75 m [UPSEAT 2004]
121. A point object is placed at the center of a glass sphere of (a) Decrease and change sign
radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5. The distance of the
(b Increase and change sign
virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004] (c) Decrease and remain of the same sign
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (d) Increase and remain of the same sign
(c) 6 cm (d) 12 cm 130. Spherical aberration in a lens [UPSEAT 2004]
122. In order to obtain a real image of magnification 2 using a (a) Is minimum when most of the deviation is at the first
converging lens of focal length 20 cm, where should an surface
object be placed [AFMC 2004]
(b) Is minimum when most of the deviation is at the
(a) 50 cm (b) 30 cm second surface
(c) – 50 cm (d) – 30 cm (c) Is minimum when the total deviation is equally
distributed over the two surface
123. A plano-convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and radius of
curvature 30 cm is silvered at the curved surface. Now this (d) Does not depend on the above consideration
lens has been used to form the image of an object. At what 131. The focal lengths of convex lens for red and blue light are
distance from this lens an object be placed in order to have 100 cm and 96.8 cm respectively. The dispersive power of
a real image of the size of the object [AIEEE 2004] material of lens is [Pb. PET 2003]
(a) 20 cm (b) 30 cm (a) 0.325 (b 0.0325
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(c) 0.98 (d) 0.968 view an object 5 cm long kept at 20 cm from the lens
132. The power of an achromatic convergent lens of two lenses combination. As compared to object the image will be
is + 2D. The power of convex lens is + 5D. The ratio of [CPMT 2005]
dispersive power of convex and concave lens will be (a) Magnified and inverted
(b Reduced and erect
[Pb. PET 2003]
(c) Of the same size and erect
(a) 5 : 3 (b 3 : 5
(d) Of the same size and inverted
(c) 2 : 5 (d) 5 : 2 141. The focal length of the field lens (which is an achromatic
133. The focal lengths for violet, green and red light rays are combination of two lenses) of telescope is 90 cm. The
fV , fG and f R respectively. Which of the following is the dispersive powers of the two lenses in the combination are
0.024 and 0.036. The focal lengths of two lenses are
true relationship [BHU 2004; CBSE PMT 1997]
[CPMT 2005]
(a) fR  fG  fV (b fV  fG  fR (a) 30 cm and 60 cm (b 30 cm and – 45 cm
(c) 45 cm and 90 cm (d) 15 cm and 45 cm
(c) fG  fR  fV (d) fG  fV  fR
142. A combination of two thin lenses of the same material with
134. Two lenses of power + 12 and – 2 diopters are placed in focal lengths f1 and f2 , arranged on a common axis
contact. The combined focal length of the combination will
minimizes chromatic aberration, if the distance between
be [Pb. PET 2004]
them is [EAMCET 2005]
(a) 8.33 cm (b) 1.66 cm ( f1  f2 ) ( f1  f2 )
(a) (b)
(c) 12.5 cm (d) 10 cm 4 2
135. When light rays from the sun fall on a convex lens along a (c) ( f1  f2 ) (d) 2( f1  f2 )
direction parallel to its axis [MP PMT 2004] 143. If the focal length of a double convex lens for red light is fR ,
(a) Focal length for all colours is the same its focal length for the violet light is [
(b Focal length for violet colour is the shortest (a) fR (b) Greater than fR
(c) Focal length for yellow colour is the longest (c) Less than fR (d) 2 fR
(d) Focal length for red colour is the shortest 144. A thin equiconvex lens is made of glass of refractive index
1.5 and its focal length is 0.2 m, if it acts as a concave lens of
136. A convex lens is in contact with concave lens. The
0.5 m focal length when dipped in a liquid, the refractive
magnitude of the ratio of their focal length is 2/3. Their
index of the liquid is [EAMCET 2005]
equivalent focal length is 30 cm. What are their individual
17 15
focal lengths [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005] (a) (b)
8 8
(a) – 75, 50 (b) – 10, 15 13 9
(c) (d)
(c) 75, 50 (d) – 15, 10 8 8
137. A thin glass (refractive index 1.5) lens has optical power of 145. The dispersive power of the material of lens of focal length
 5 D in air. It's optical power in a liquid medium with 20 cm is 0.08. The longitudinal chromatic aberration of the
lens is [EAMCET 2005]
refractive index 1.6 will be [AIEEE 2005]
(a) 0.08 cm (b) 0.08/20 cm
(a) 25 D (b) – 25 D (c) 1.6 cm (d) 0.16 cm
(c) 1 D (d) None of these
Prism Theory & Dispersion of Light
138. The plane faces of two identical plano-convex lenses each
having focal length of 40 cm are pressed against each other
1. Which source is associated with a line emission spectrum
to form a usual convex lens. The distance from this lens, at
which an object must be placed to obtain a real, inverted [MP PET/PMT 1988; CBSE PMT 1993]
image with magnification one is (a) Electric fire (b) Neon street sign
[NCERT 1980; CPMT 1981; MP PMT 1999; UPSEAT 1999]
(c) Red traffic light (d) Sun
(a) 80 cm (b 40 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 162 cm 2. Formula for dispersive power is (where symbols have their
139. If two lenses of +5 diopters are mounted at some distance usual meanings) [MP PMT/PET 1988]
apart, the equivalent power will always be negative if the or
distance is [BCECE 2005] If the refractive indices of crown glass for red, yellow and
(a) Greater than 40 cm (b) Equal to 40 cm violet colours are respectively r ,  y and v , then the
(c) Equal to 10 cm (d) Less than 10 cm dispersive power of this glass would be [MP PMT 1996]
140. A concave lens and a convex lens have same focal length of
20 cm and both put in contact this combination is used to
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v   y v   r 9. A spectrum is formed by a prism of dispersive power '  ' . If
(a) (b)
r  1 y  1 the angle of deviation is '  ' , then the angular dispersion is
[MP PMT 1989]
v   y   r
(c) (d) v 1 (a)  /  (b)  / 
 y  r y
(c) 1/  (d) 
3. The critical angle between an equilateral prism and air is
45°. If the incident ray is perpendicular to the refracting 10. Light from sodium lamp is passed through cold sodium
surface, then [MP PMT 1986] vapours, the spectrum of transmitted light consists of
(a) After deviation it will emerge from the second [MP PET 1989; RPMT 2001]
refracting surface (a) A line at 5890 Å (b) A line at 5896 Å
(b) It is totally reflected on the second surface and emerges (c) Sodium doublet lines (d) No spectral features
out perpendicularly from third surface in air
11. Angle of minimum deviation for a prism of refractive index
(c) It is totally reflected from the second and third 1.5 is equal to the angle of prism. The angle of prism is (cos
refracting surfaces and finally emerges out from the 41° = 0.75) [MP PET/PMT 1988]
first surface
(a) 62° (b) 41°
(d) It is totally reflected from all the three sides of prism
and never emerges out (c) 82° (d) 31°
4. When white light passes through a glass prism, one gets 12. In the formation of primary rainbow, the sunlight rays
spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent emerge at minimum deviation from rain-drop after
beam, the ray which is deviating least is or [MP PET 1989]
Deviation by a prism is lowest for [MP PMT 1997] (a) One internal reflection and one refraction
(a) Violet ray (b) Green ray (b) One internal reflection and two refractions
(c) Red ray (d) Yellow ray (c) Two internal reflections and one refraction
5. We use flint glass prism to disperse polychromatic light (d) Two internal reflections and two refractions
because light of different colours
13. Dispersive power depends upon [RPMT 1997]
[MP PET 1993]
(a) The shape of prism (b) Material of prism
(a) Travel with same speed
(c) Angle of prism (d) Height of the prism
(b) Travel with same speed but deviate differently due to
the shape of the prism 14. When white light passes through the achromatic
combination of prisms, then what is observed
(c) Have different anisotropic properties while travelling
through the prism [MP PMT 1989]

(d) Travel with different speeds (a) Only deviation (b) Only dispersion

6. A prism (  1.5) has the refracting angle of 30°. The (c) Deviation and dispersion (d) None of the above
deviation of a monochromatic ray incident normally on its 15. The dispersion for a medium of wavelength  is D, then the
one surface will be (sin 48° 36’ = 0.75) dispersion for the wavelength 2 will be
[MP PMT/PET 1988] [MP PET 1989]

(a) 18° 36’ (b) 20° 30’ (a) D/8 (b) D/4
(c) D/2 (d) D
(c) 18° (d) 22°1’
16. The refractive index of a prism for a monochromatic wave is
7. Fraunhofer lines are obtained in
2 and its refracting angle is 60°. For minimum deviation,
[CPMT 1973; MP PMT 1989; MP PMT 2004]
the angle of incidence will be
(a) Solar spectrum
[MNR 1998; MP PMT 1989, 92, 2002; CPMT 1993, 2004]
(b) The spectrum obtained from neon lamp
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) Spectrum from a discharge tube
(c) 60° (d) 75°
(d) None of the above
17. The ratio of angle of minimum deviation of a prism in air
8. When light rays are incident on a prism at an angle of 45°, and when dipped in water will be ( a  g  3 / 2 and
the minimum deviation is obtained. If refractive index of the
material of prism is 2 , then the angle of prism will be a w 4 /3)

[MP PMT 1986] (a) 1/8 (b) 1/2

(a) 30° (b) 40° (c) 3/4 (d) 1/4
(c) 50° (d) 60°
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18. The respective angles of the flint and crown glass prisms (a) Becomes inverted (b) Becomes broader
are A’ and A. They are to be used for dispersion without (c) Becomes distinct (d) Becomes intensive
deviation, then the ratio of their angles A' /A will be
28. Our eye is most sensitive for which of the following
[MP PMT 1989]
wavelength
( y  1) ( y '1)
(a)  (b) (a) 4500 Å
( y '1) ( y  1)
(b) 5500 Å
(c) ( y '1) (d) (y  1)
(c) 6500 Å
19. The number of wavelengths in the visible spectrum (d) Equally sensitive for all wave lengths of visible
[MP PMT 1989] spectrum
(a) 4000 (b) 6000 29. Three prisms of crown glass, each have angle of prism 9°
(c) 2000 (d) Infinite and two prisms of flint glass are used to make direct vision
spectroscope. What will be the angle of flint glass prisms if
20. The black lines in the solar spectrum during solar eclipse
 for flint is 1.60 and  for crown glass is 1.53
can be explained by [MP PMT 1989]
(a) 11.9° (b) 16.0°
(a) Planck's law (b) Kirchoff's law
(c) 15.3° (d) 9.11°
(c) Boltzmann's law (d) Solar disturbances
30. If the refractive indices of crown glass for red, yellow and
21. The dispersive power is maximum for the material
violet colours are 1.5140, 1.5170 and 1.5318 respectively
(a) Flint glass (b) Crown glass and for flint glass these are 1.6434, 1.6499 and 1.6852
(c) Mixture of both (d) None of the above respectively, then the dispersive powers for crown and flint
22. A light ray is incident by grazing one of the face of a prism glass are respectively [MP PET/PMT 1988]

and after refraction ray does not emerge out, what should (a) 0.034 and 0.064 (b) 0.064 and 0.034
be the angle of prism while critical angle is C (c) 1.00 and 0.064 (d) 0.034 and 1.0
(a) Equal to 2C (b) Less than 2C 31. The minimum temperature of a body at which it emits light is
(c) More than 2C (d) None of the above (a) 1200°C (b) 1000°C
23. A parallel beam of monochromatic light is incident at one (c) 500°C (d) 200°C
surface of a equilateral prism. Angle of incidence is 55° and
32. Band spectrum is obtained when the source emitting light is
angle of emergence is 46°. The angle of minimum deviation
in the form of or
will be [DPMT 1999]
Band spectrum is characteristic of
(a) Less than 41° (b) Equal to 41°
[CPMT 1988; MP PET 1994; DCE 2004; MP PET 2005]
(c) More than 41° (d) None of the above
(a) Atoms (b Molecules
24. The spectrum of light emitted by a glowing solid is
(c) Plasma (d) None of the above
(a) Continuous spectrum (b) Line spectrum
33. Flint glass prism is joined by a crown glass prism to
(c) Band spectrum (d) Absorption spectrum
produce dispersion without deviation. The refractive
25. Light rays from a source are incident on a glass prism of indices of these for mean rays are 1.602 and 1.500
index of refraction  and angle of prism  . At near normal respectively. Angle of prism of flint prism is 10°, then the
incidence, the angle of deviation of the emerging rays is angle of prism for crown prism will be
[MP PMT 1993] (a) 12°2.4' (b) 12°4’
(a) (  2) (b) (  1) (c) 1.24° (d) 12°
(c) (  1) (d) (  2) 34. The angle of minimum deviation for a prism is 40° and the
angle of the prism is 60°. The angle of incidence in this
26. Which of the following element was discovered by study of
position will be
Fraunhofer lines
[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995; MH CET 1999; CPMT 2000]
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(a) 30° (b) 60°
(c) Helium (d) Ozone
(c) 50° (d) 100°
27. By placing the prism in minimum deviation position, images
of the spectrum
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35. In the position of minimum deviation when a ray of yellow 42. The refractive indices of violet and red light are 1.54 and
light passes through the prism, then its angle of incidence is 1.52 respectively. If the angle of prism is 10°, then the
[MP PMT 1989; RPMT 1997] angular dispersion is [MP PMT 1990]

(a) Less than the emergent angle (a) 0.02 (b) 0.2

(b) Greater than the emergent angle (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6

(c) Sum of angle of incidence and emergent angle is 90° 43. The angle of minimum deviation measured with a prism is
30° and the angle of prism is 60°. The refractive index of
(d) Equal to the emergent angle prism material is [MP PET 1990, 92]
36. A circular disc of which 2/3 part is coated with yellow and
(a) 2 (b) 2
1/3 part is with blue. It is rotated about its central axis with
high velocity, then it will be seen as (c) 3/2 (d) 4/3

(a) Green (b) Brown 44. If the refractive indices of a prism for red, yellow and violet
colours be 1.61, 1.63 and 1.65 respectively, then the
(c) White (d) Violet dispersive power of the prism will be
37. The fine powder of a coloured glass is seen as [MP PET 1991; DPMT 1999]

(a) Coloured (b) White 1 .65  1 .62 1 .62  1 .61

(a) (b)
1 .61  1 1 .65  1
(c) That of the glass colour (d) Black
1 .65  1 .61 1 .65  1 .63
38. When a white light passes through a hollow prism, then (c) (d)
1 .63  1 1 .61  1
[MP PMT 1987]
45. The minimum deviation produced by a hollow prism filled
(a) There is no dispersion and no deviation
with a certain liquid is found to be 30°. The light ray is also
(b) Dispersion but no deviation found to be refracted at angle of 30°. The refractive index of
(c) Deviation but no dispersion the liquid is [MP PET 1991]

(d) There is dispersion and deviation both (a) 2 (b) 3

39. The light ray is incidence at angle of 60° on a prism of angle
3 3
45°. When the light ray falls on the other surface at 90°, the (c) (d)
2 2
refractive index of the material of prism  and the angle of
deviation  are given by [DPMT 2001] 46. Minimum deviation is observed with a prism having angle
of prism A, angle of deviation  , angle of incidence i and
(a)   2 ,   30 o (b)   1 . 5 ,   15 o angle of emergence e. We then have generally
[MP PET 1991]
3 3
(c)   ,   30 o (d)   ,   15 o (a) i > e (b) i < e
2 2
(c) i = e (d) i = e = 
40. In dispersion without deviation
47. A thin prism P1 with angle 4° and made from glass of
(a) The emergent rays of all the colours are parallel to the
refractive index 1.54 is combined with another thin prism
incident ray P2 made from glass of refractive index 1.72 to produce
(b) Yellow coloured ray is parallel to the incident ray dispersion without deviation. The angle of prism P2 is
(c) Only red coloured ray is parallel to the incident ray [MP PMT 1991, 92; IIT-JEE 1990; MP PET 1995, 99;
UPSEAT 2001; RPMT 2004]
(d) All the rays are parallel, but not parallel to the incident
ray (a) 2.6° (b) 3°
(c) 4° (d) 5.33°
41. Deviation of 5° is observed from a prism whose angle is
small and whose refractive index is 1.5. The angle of prism 48. An achromatic prism is made by combining two prisms
is [MP PET 1990; Similar to Pb. PMT 2003] P1(v  1.523 , r  1.515 ) and P2 (v  1.666 , r  1.650 ) ;
where  represents the refractive index. If the angle of the
(a) 7.5° (b) 10°
prism P1 is 10°, then the angle of the prism P2 will be
(c) 5° (d) 3.3°
[MP PMT 1991]
(a) 5° (b) 7.8°
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(c) 10.6° (d) 20° 58. A ray of light is incident at an angle of 60° on one face of a
prism of angle 30°. The ray emerging out of the prism
49. Angle of a prism is 30° and its refractive index is 2 and
makes an angle of 30° with the incident ray. The emergent
one of the surface is silvered. At what angle of incidence, a
ray is
ray should be incident on one surface so that after reflection
from the silvered surface, it retraces its path [EAMCET 1990; MP PMT 1990]
[MP PMT 1991; UPSEAT 2001; CBSE PMT 2004] (a) Normal to the face through which it emerges
(a) 30° (b) 60° (b) Inclined at 30° to the face through which it emerges
1
(c) 45° (d) sin 1.5 (c) Inclined at 60° to the face through which it emerges
50. For a material, the refractive indices for red, violet and (d) None of these
yellow colour light are respectively 1.52, 1.64 and 1.60. The 59. In a thin prism of glass (refractive index 1.5), which of the
dispersive power of the material is [MP PMT 1991]
following relations between the angle of minimum
(a) 2 (b) 0.45 deviations  m and angle of refraction r will be correct
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.045
[MP PMT 1990]
51. Band spectrum is produced by [CPMT 1978]
(a)  m  r (b)  m  1.5 r
(a) H (b) He
r
(c) H2 (d) Na (c)  m  2r (d)  m 
2
52. The band spectra (characteristic of molecular species) is
60. The figures represent three cases of a ray passing through a
due to emission of radiation [CPMT 1982, 90]
prism of angle A. The case corresponding to minimum
(a) Gaseous state (b) Liquid state deviation is [CPMT 1989]
(c) Solid state (d) All of three states
53. Line spectrum was first of all theoretically explained by
(a) Swan (b) Fraunhofer
(c) Kirchoff (d) Bohr
54. The spectrum of iodine gas under white light will be (1) (2) (3)
(a) Only violet (a) 1 (b) 2
(b) Bright lines (c) 3 (d) None of these
(c) Only red lines 61. Dispersion can take place for [MP PET 1992]
(d) Some black bands in continuous spectrum (a) Transverse waves only but not for longitudinal waves
55. Continuous spectrum is not due to
(b) Longitudinal waves only but not for transverse waves
(a) Hydrogen flame (b) Electric bulb
(c) Both transverse and longitudinal waves
(c) Kerosene oil lamp flame (d) Candle flame
(d) Neither transverse nor longitudinal waves
56. Fraunhofer lines are produced by
62. Emission spectrum of CO2 gas [MP PET 1992]
(a) The element present in the photosphere of sun
(a) Is a line spectrum
(b) The elements present in the chromosphere of the sun
(b Is a band spectrum
(c) The vapour of the element present in the
chromosphere of the sun (c) Is a continuous spectrum
(d) Does not fall in the visible region
(d) The carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
63. A ray of light passes through an equilateral glass prism in
57. A medium is said to be dispersive, if [MP PMT 1990]
such a manner that the angle of incidence is equal to the
(a) Light of different wavelengths propagate at different angle of emergence and each of these angles is equal to 3/4
speeds of the angle of the prism. The angle of deviation is
(b) Light of different wavelengths propagate at same speed [MNR 1988; MP PMT 1999; Roorkee 2000; UPSEAT 2000; MP PET
2005]
but has different frequencies
(a) 45° (b) 39°
(c) Light is gradually bent rather than sharply refracted at
an interface between the medium and air (c) 20° (d) 30°
64. The true statement is
(d) Light is never totally internally reflected
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(a) The order of colours in the primary and the secondary 70. Three glass prisms A, B and C of same refractive index are
rainbows is the same placed in contact with each other as shown in figure, with
(b) The intensity of colours in the primary and the no air gap between the prisms. Monochromatic ray of light
secondary rainbows is the same OP passes through the prism assembly and emerges as QR.
The conditions of minimum deviation is satisfied in the
(c) The intensity of light in the primary rainbow is greater prisms
and the order of colours is the same than the secondary
[CPMT 1988]
rainbow
(d) The intensity of light for different colours in primary (a) A and C
P
rainbow is greater and the order of colours is reverse (b) B and C B
than the secondary rainbow A
(c) A and B
65. What will be the colour of sky as seen from the earth, if C
there were no atmosphere [MP PMT 1992] (d) In all prisms A, B and C O Q
R
(a) Black (b) Blue 71. The refractive index of a material of a prism of angles 45°–
(c) Orange (d) Red 45° – 90° is 1.5. The path of the ray of light incident
normally on the hypotenuse side is shown in
66. When light emitted by a white hot solid is passed through a
[EAMCET 1985]
sodium flame, the spectrum of the emergent light will show
[MP PMT 1992] A A
(a) 90° (b) 90°
(a) The D1 and D2 bright yellow lines of sodium

(b) Two dark lines in the yellow region

45° 45° 45° 45°
B C B C
(c) All colours from violet to red
A
(d) No colours at all A
(c) (d) 90°
67. A prism ABC of angle 30° has its face AC silvered. A ray of 90°
light incident at an angle of 45° at the face AB retraces its
path after refraction at face AB and reflection at face AC. The 45° 45°
45° 45° B C
refractive index of the material of the prism is B C

[MP PMT 1992; EAMCET 2001] 72. At the time of total solar eclipse, the spectrum of solar
(a) 1.5 A radiation would be [MP PMT 1990; RPMT 2004]

3 (a) A large number of dark Fraunhofer lines

(b)
2 Silvered (b) A less number of dark Fraunhofer lines
45°
(c) No lines at all
(c) 2
(d) All Fraunhofer lines changed into brilliant colours
4 73. Angle of deviation ( ) by a prism (refractive index =  and
(d) B C
3 supposing the angle of prism A to be small) can be given by
68. A light ray is incident upon a prism in minimum deviation (a)   (  1) A (b)   (  1) A
position and suffers a deviation of 34°. If the shaded half of
A 
the prism is knocked off, the ray will [MP PMT 1992] sin
2  1
(a) Suffer a deviation of 34° (c)   (d)   A
sin
A  1
(b) Suffer a deviation of 68° 2
(c) Suffer a deviation of 17° 74. Angle of prism is A and its one surface is silvered. Light rays
falling at an angle of incidence 2A on first surface return
(d) Not come out of the prism back through the same path after suffering reflection at
69. A ray of monochromatic light is incident on one refracting second silvered surface. Refractive index of the material of
face of a prism of angle 75°. It passes through the prism and prism is [AIIMS 1995]
is incident on the other face at the critical angle. If the (a) 2 sin A (b) 2 cos A
refractive index of the material of the prism is 2 , the 1
(c) cos A (d) tan A
angle of incidence on the first face of the prism is 2
75. A ray of light incident normally on an isosceles right angled
[EAMCET 1983]
prism travels as shown in the figure. The least value of the
(a) 30° (b) 45° refractive index of the prism must be
[Manipal MEE 1995; BHU 2003]
(c) 60° (d) 0°
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(a) 2 A 3
(a) 3 (b)
2
(b) 3
(c) 1.5 (c) 2 (d) 2
90°
(d) 2.0 83. Which of the following diagrams, shows correctly the
C B
76. When seen in green light, the saffron and green portions of dispersion of white light by a prism
our National Flag will appear to be [Manipal MEE 1995] [NSEP 1994; MP PET 1996]
(a) Black
(b) Black and green respectively V
(a) (b)
(c) Green V
R
(d) Green and yellow respectively
77. At sun rise or sunset, the sun looks more red than at mid- R
day because [AFMC 1995; Similar to DCE 2003]
(a) The sun is hottest at these times
(c) (d) V
(b) Of the scattering of light
R
(c) Of the effects of refraction R
V
(d) Of the effects of diffraction
78. Line spectrum contains information about [MP PET 1995] 84. A neon sign does not produce
(a) The atoms of the prism [MP PET 1996; UPSEAT 2004]
(b) The atoms of the source
(a) Line spectrum
(c) The molecules of the source
(b) An emission spectrum
(d) The atoms as well as molecules of the source
79. Missing lines in a continuous spectrum reveal (c) An absorption spectrum
[MP PET 1995] (d) Photons
(a) Defects of the observing instrument
85. The refractive index of flint glass for blue F line is 1.6333
(b) Absence of some elements in the light source and red C line is 1.6161. If the refractive index for yellow D
(c) Presence in the light source of hot vapours of some line is 1.622, the dispersive power of the glass is
elements
(a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276
(d) Presence of cool vapours of some elements around the
light source (c) 2.76 (d) 0.106

80. A source emits light of wavelength 4700Å, 5400 Å and 6500 86. A triangular prism of glass is shown in the figure. A ray
Å. The light passes through red glass before being tested by incident normally to one face is totally reflected, if   45 o .
a spectrometer. Which wavelength is seen in the spectrum The index of refraction of glass is [AIEEE 2004]
[MP PMT 1995] (a) Less than 1.41
(a) 6500 Å (b) 5400 Å (b) Equal to 1.41
(c) 4700 Å (d) All the above 
(c) Greater than 1.41
81. A ray passes through a prism of angle 60° in minimum 45o
(d) None of the above
deviation position and suffers a deviation of 30°. What is the
angle of incidence on the prism 87. The wavelength of emission line spectrum and absorption
[MP PMT 1995; Pb. PMT 2001; RPMT 2003] line spectrum of a substance are related as
(a) Absorption has larger value
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(b) Absorption has smaller value
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(c) They are equal
82. When light of wavelength  is incident on an equilateral
(d) No relation
prism kept in its minimum deviation position, it is found
that the angle of deviation equals the angle of the prism 88. White light is passed through a prism whose angle is 5°. If
the refractive indices for rays of red and blue colour are
itself. The refractive index of the material of the prism for
respectively 1.64 and 1.66, the angle of deviation between
the wavelength  is, then [Haryana CEE 1996]
the two colours will be [MP PET 1997]
(a) 0.1 degree (b) 0.2 degree
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(c) 0.3 degree (d) 0.4 degree 97. For a medium, refractive indices for violet, red and yellow
89. From which source a continuous emission spectrum and a are 1.62, 1.52 and 1.55 respectively, then dispersive power
line absorption spectrum are simultaneously obtained of medium will be [RPET 1997]

[MP PMT 1997] (a) 0.65 (b) 0.22

(a) Bunsen burner flame (c) 0.18 (d) 0.02
(b) The sun 98. Two lenses having f1 : f2  2 : 3 has combination to make
(c) Tube light no dispersion. Find the ratio of dispersive power of glasses
(d) Hot filament of an electric bulb used [RPMT 1997]

90. A thin prism P1 with angle 6° and made from glass of (a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2
refractive index 1.54 is combined with another thin prism (c) 4 : 9 (d) 9 : 4
P2 of refractive index 1.72 to produce dispersion without 99. If refractive index of red, violet and yellow lights are 1.42,
deviation. The angle of prism P2 will be [MP PMT 1999] 1.62 and 1.50 respectively for a medium. Its dispersive
power will be [RPMT 1997]
(a) 5° 24’ (b) 4° 30’
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.3
(c) 6° (d) 8°
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
91. If the refractive index of a material of equilateral prism is
100. A ray is incident at an angle of incidence i on one surface of
3 , then angle of minimum deviation of the prism is
a prism of small angle A and emerges normally from the
[CBSE PMT 1999; Pb. PMT 2004; MH CET 2004] opposite surface. If the refractive index of the material of
(a) 30° (b) 45° the prism is  , the angle of incidence i is nearly equal to
(c) 60° (d) 75° [CBSE PMT 1992]
92. The splitting of white light into several colours on passing (a) A /  (b) A / 2 
through a glass prism is due to [CPMT 1999]
(c) A (d) A / 2
(a) Refraction (b) Reflection
101. Fraunhofer spectrum is a [KCET 1993, 94; RPET 1997;
(c) Interference (d) Diffraction
MP PET 1997, 2001; JIPMER 2000; AIIMS 2001]
93. A white screen illuminated by green and red light appears
to be (a) 1994;
[KCET Line absorption
RPMT 1997]spectrum
(a) Green (b) Red (b) Band absorption spectrum

(c) Yellow (d) White (c) Line emission spectrum

94. Dark lines on solar spectrum are due to (d) Band emission spectrum

[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995] 102. The angle of a prism is 60° and its refractive index is 2 .
(a) Lack of certain elements The angle of minimum deviation suffered by a ray of light in
passing through it is [MP PET 2003]
(b) Black body radiation
(a) About 20° (b) 30°
(c) Absorption of certain wavelengths by outer layers
(c) 60° (d) 45°
(d) Scattering
103. Colour of the sky is blue due to
95. Line spectra are due to [EAMCET (Med.) 1995]
[CPMT 1996, 99; AFMC 1993; AIIMS 1999;
(a) Hot solids
AIEEE 2002; BCECE 2003; BHU 2004]
(b) Atoms in gaseous state
(a) Scattering of light (b) Total internal reflection
(c) Molecules in gaseous state
(c) Total emission (d) None of the above
(d) Liquid at low temperature
104. Which of the following spectrum have all the frequencies
96. The path of a refracted ray of light in a prism is parallel to
from high to low frequency range [CPMT 1996]
the base of the prism only when the [SCRA 1994]
(a) Light is of a particular wavelength (a) Band spectrum (b) Continuous spectrum

(b) Ray is incident normally at one face (c) Line spectrum (d) Discontinuous spectrum

(c) Ray undergoes minimum deviation 105. Stars are not visible in the day time because

(d) Prism is made of a particular type of glass [JIPMER 1997]

(a) Stars hide behind the sun
(b) Stars do not reflect sun rays during day
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(c) Stars vanish during the day (a) High density of prism material
(d) Atmosphere scatters sunlight into a blanket of extreme (b) Because  is different for different 
brightness through which faint stars cannot be visible (c) Diffraction of light
106. Which of the following colours suffers maximum deviation (d) Velocity changes for different frequencies
in a prism [KCET 1998; DPMT 2000] 115. The dispersive powers of crown and flint glasses are 0.02
(a) Yellow (b) Blue and 0.04 respectively. In an achromatic combination of
lenses the focal length of flint glass lens is 40 cm. The focal
(c) Green (d) Orange length of crown glass lens will be [DCE 2000]
107. If a thin prism of glass is dipped into water then minimum (a) – 20 cm (b) + 20 cm
deviation (with respect to air) of light produced by prism
(c) – 10 cm (d) + 10 cm
 3 4
will be left  a  g  and a w   116.[UPSEAT
When1999]
a ray of light is incident normally on one refracting
 2 3 surface of an equilateral prism (Refractive index of the
1 1 material of the prism = 1.5 [EAMCET (Med.) 2000]
(a) (b) (a) Emerging ray is deviated by 30o
2 4
(b) Emerging ray is deviated by 45o
1
(c) 2 (d) (c) Emerging ray just grazes the second refracting surface
5
(d) The ray undergoes total internal reflection at the
108. The refractive indices for the light of violet and red colours second refracting surface
of any material are 1.66 and 1.64 respectively. If the angle
117. Consider the following two statements A and B and identify
of prism made of this material is 10o, then angular
the correct choice in the given answers
dispersion will be [UPSEAT 1999]
[EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
(a) 0.20o (b) 0.10o
A : Line spectra is due to atoms in gaseous state
(c) 0.40o (d) 1o B : Band spectra is due to molecules
109. The refractive index of the material of the prism for violet (a) Both A and B are false
colour is 1.69 and that for red is 1.65. If the refractive index (b) A is true and B is false
for mean colour is 1.66, the dispersive power of the
(c) A is false and B is true
material of the prism [JIPMER 1999]
(d) Both A and B are true
(a) 0.66 (b) 0.06
118. Under minimum deviation condition in a prism, if a ray is
(c) 0.65 (d) 0.69
incident at an angle 30o, the angle between the emergent
110. The deviation caused in red, yellow and violet colours for ray and the second refracting surface of the prism is
crown glass prism are 2.84o, 3.28o and 3.72o respectively.
The dispersive power of prism material is [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]

[KCET (Engg.) 1999] (a) 0o (b) 30 o

(a) 0.268 (b) 0.368 (c) 45 o (d) 60 o
(c) 0.468 (d) 0.568
119. The angle of prism is 5o and its refractive indices for red and
111. Dispersion of light is due to [DCE 1999]
violet colours are 1.5 and 1.6 respectively. The angular
(a) Wavelength (b) Intensity of light
dispersion produced by the prism is [MP PMT 2000]
(c) Density of medium (d) None of these
(a) 7.75o (b) 5 o
112. A prism of refracting angle 60o is made with a material of
refractive index . For a certain wavelength of light, the (c) 0.5 o (d) 0.17 o
angle of minimum deviation is 30o. For this, wavelength the
120. If the refractive angles of two prisms made of crown glass
value of refractive index of the material is
are 10o and 20o respectively, then the ratio of their colour
[CPMT 1999, MH CET 2000]
deviation powers will be
(a) 1.231 (b) 1.820
[KCET 1999; AFMC 2001]
(c) 1.503 (d) 1.414
113. Which of the prism is used to see infrared spectrum of light (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
[RPMT 2000] (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
(a) Rock Salt (b) Nicol
121. The nature of sun’s spectrum is
(c) Flint (d) Crown
[MP PET 2000; MP PMT 2001]
114. When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its
constituent colours. This is due to [DCE 2000] (a) Continuous spectrum with absorption lines
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(b) Line spectrum [Pb. PMT 2002]

(c) The spectrum of the helium atom (a) 15o (b) 75 o

(d) Band spectrum (c) 60 o (d) 30 o

122. A ray of light is incident normally on one of the face of a prism 130. The solar spectrum during a complete solar eclipse is
of angle 30o and refractive index 2 . The angle of deviation [Kerala PET 2002]
will be [KCET 2001] (a) Continuous (b) Emission line
(a) 26o (b) 0 o (c) Dark line (d) Dark band
(c) 23 o (d) 15 o
131. Why sun has elliptical shape on the time when rising and
123. For a prism of refractive index 1.732, the angle of minimum sun setting ? It is due to [AFMC 2002]
deviation is equal to the angle of the prism. The angle of the
(a) Refraction (b) Reflection
prism is [CBSE PMT 2001]

(a) 80o (b) 70o (c) Scattering (d) Dispersion

(c) 60o (d) 50o 132. In the formation of a rainbow light from the sun on water
droplets undergoes [CBSE PMT 2000;
124. The spectrum obtained from an electric lamp or red hot
Orissa JEE 2002; MP PET 2003; KCET 2004]
heater is [BHU 2001; Pb. PET 2003]
(a) Dispersion only
(a) Line spectrum (b) Band spectrum (b) Only total internal reflection
(c) Absorption spectrum (d) Continuous spectrum (c) Dispersion and total internal reflection
125. When a glass prism of refracting angle 60o
is immersed in a (d) None of these
liquid its angle of minimum deviation is 30o. The critical angle 133. The Cauchy’s dispersion formula is [AIIMS 2002]
of glass with respect to the liquid medium is [EAMCET 2001]
(a) n  A  B2  C4 (b) n  A  B2  C4
(a) 42o (b) 45 o
(c) n  A  B2  C4 (d) n  A  B2  C4
(c) 50 o (d) 52 o
134. A prism of refractive index  and angle A is placed in the
126. Three prisms 1, 2 and 3 have the prism angle A = 60o, but minimum deviation position. If the angle of minimum
their refractive indices are respectively 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6. If deviation is A, then the value of A in terms of  is
1, 2, 3 be their respective angles of deviation then [EAMCET 2003]
[MP PMT 2001]
  1
(a) sin 1   (b) sin 1
(a) 3 > 2 > 1 (b) 1 > 2 > 3 2 2
(c) 1 = 2 = 3 (d) 2 > 1 > 3
 
(c) 2 cos 1   (d) cos 1  
127. Which one of the following alternative is FALSE for a prism 2 2
placed in a position of minimum deviation [MP PET 2001]
135. A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an
(a) i1 = i2 (b) r1 = r2 equilateral prism P. Additional prisms Q and R of identical
shape and material are now added to P as shown in the
(c) i1 = r1 (d) All of these
figure. The ray will suffer
128. In the visible region the dispersive powers and the mean [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001; KCET 2003]
angular deviations for crown and flint glass prisms are , 
(a) Greater deviation
and d, d respectively. The condition for getting deviation
Q
without dispersion when the two prisms are combined is (b) Same deviation
[EAMCET 2001] P R
(c) No deviation

(a) d   d   0 (b)  d  d   0 (d) Total internal reflection

136. In the given figure, what is the angle of prism
(c) d   d   0 (d) (d )2  ( d )2  0
[Orissa JEE 2003]
129. A ray of light passes through the equilateral prism such that (a) A C
angle of incidence is equal to the angle of emergence if the
angle of incidence is 45o. The angle of deviation will be (b) B

A B
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(c) C 144. A beam of light composed of red and green ray is incident
obliquely at a point on the face of rectangular glass slab.
(d) D When coming out on the opposite parallel face, the red and
green ray emerge from [CBSE PMT 2004]
137. A prism of refractive index 2 has a refracting angle of 60o.
At what angle a ray must be incident on it so that it suffers a (a) Two points propagating in two different directions
minimum deviation [BHU 2003; MP PMT 2005] (b) Two points propagating in two parallel directions
(a) 45o (b) 60o (c) One point propagating in two different directions
(c) 90o (d) 180o (d) One point propagating in the same directions
138. A convex lens, a glass slab, a glass prism and a solid sphere 145. White light is passed through a prism ........... colour shows
all are made of the same glass, the dispersive power will be minimum deviation [Orissa PMT 2004]

[CPMT 1986] (a) Red (b) Violet

(a) In the glass slab and prism (c) Yellow (d) Green

(b) In the lens and solid sphere 146. A ray of monochromatic light suffers minimum deviation of
38 o while passing through a prism of refracting angle 60 o .
(c) Only in prism
Refractive index of the prism material is [Pb. PET 2001]
(d) In all the four
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.3
139. A parallel beam of white light falls on a convex lens. Images
(c) 0.8 (d) 2.4
of blue, yellow and red light are formed on other side of the
lens at a distance of 0.20 m, 0.205 m and 0.214 m 147. A ray incident a 15 o on one refracting surface of a prism of
respectively. The dispersive power of the material of the angle 60 o , suffers a deviation of 55 o . What is the angle of
lens will be [MP PMT 1991] emergence [DCE 2002]

(a) 619/1000 (b) 9/200 (a) 95 o (b) 45 o

(c) 14/205 (d) 5/214 (c) 30 o (d) None of these
140. The refractive index of the material of the prism for violet
colour is 1.69 and that for red is 1.65. If the refractive index
for mean colour is 1.66, the dispersive power of the
material of the prism [JIPMER 1999]
(a) 0.66 (b 0.06
(c) 0.65 (d) 0.69

141. If the angle of prism is 60 o and the angle of minimum

deviation is 40 o , the angle of refraction will be
[MP PMT 2004]

(a) 30 o (b) 60 o

(c) 100 o (d) 120 o

142. The refractive index of a particular material is 1.67 for blue
light, 1.65 for yellow light and 1.63 for red light. The
dispersive power of the material is ......... [KCET 2004]
(a) 0.0615 (b) 0.024
(c) 0.031 (d) 1.60
143. A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism placed
on a horizontal table. For minimum deviation which of the
following is true [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
(a) PQ is horizontal
R
(b) QR is horizontal Q
S
(c) RS is horizontal P
(d) Either PQ or RS is horizontal