LIGHT – REFLECTION AND REFRACTION

MCQ QUESTIONS SET – 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point
source is incident on it?
(a) Concave mirror as well as convex lens
(b) Convex mirror as well as concave lens
(c) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to each other
(d) Concave mirror as well as concave lens

2. A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror. A 5 mm

long image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the mirror. The focal
length of this mirror is
(a) – 30 cm (b) – 20 cm (c) – 40 cm (d) – 60 cm

3. Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form an image
larger than the actual object?
(a) When the object is kept at a distance equal to its radius of curvature
(b) When object is kept at a distance less than its focal length
(c) When object is placed between the focus and centre of curvature
(d) When object is kept at a distance greater than its radius of curvature
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4. The below Figure shows a ray of light as it travels from medium A to medium B.
Refractive index of the medium B relative to medium A is
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3 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2
2 3 2
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5. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(b) A convex lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(c) A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(d) A concave lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
6. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles
(a) is less than one (b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of the object in
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7. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in below Figure. The
refractive index of medium B relative to A will be
(a) greater than unity (b) less than unity
(c) equal to unity (d) zero

8. Beams of light are incident through the holes A and B and emerge out of box
through the holes C and D respectively as shown in the below Figure. Which of
the following could be inside the box?
(a) A rectangular glass slab (b) A convex lens
(c) A concave lens (d) A prism
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9. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the
holes on the other face of the box as shown in the below Figure. Which of the
following could be inside the box?
(a) Concave lens (b) Rectangular glass slab
(c) Prism (d) Convex lens

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10. Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where
should an object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the
object?
(a) 15 cm in front of the mirror
(b) 30 cm in front of the mirror
(c) between 15 cm and 30 cm in front of the mirror
(d) more than 30 cm in front of the mirror

11. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by using
(a) a concave mirror (b) a convex mirror
(c) a plane mirror (d) both concave as well as plane mirror

12. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is placed
(a) between the pole and the focus of the reflector
(b) very near to the focus of the reflector
(c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of the reflector

13. The laws of reflection hold good for

(a) plane mirror only (b) concave mirror only
(c) convex mirror only (d) all mirrors irrespective of their shape

14. The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab
traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in Figure. Which one of them
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is correct?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
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15. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media
a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?
(a) Kerosene (b) Water
(c) Mustard oil (d) Glycerine

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16. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head
bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs
smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the
top.
(a) Plane, convex and concave
(b) Convex, concave and plane
(c) Concave, plane and convex
(d) Convex, plane and concave

17. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a
concave mirror as shown in below Figure?
(a) Fig. A (b) Fig. B (c) Fig. C (d) Fig. D

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18. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a
lens shown in below Figure?
(a) Fig. A (b) Fig. B (c) Fig. C (d) Fig. D
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19. In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will be highly
diminished and point sized?
(a) Concave mirror only
(b) Convex mirror only
(c) Convex lens only
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20. The linear magnification produced by a convex mirror is always positive. This is
because
(a) Convex mirror is a small mirror.
(b) Image formed by a convex mirror is always smaller in size than the object.
(c) Image formed by a convex mirror is real.
(d) Image formed by a convex mirror is always virtual and erect.

21. In which of the following mirrors, image of an object is always virtual, erect and
smaller in size than the size of object?
(a) convex mirror
(b) concave mirror
(c) plane mirror
(d) none of the these

22. A boy runs towards a plane mirror with a velocity of 2m/s. With what speed will
her image move towards him?
(a) 2m/s
(b) 0
(c) 4m/s
(d) none of the these

23. The linear magnification of the concave lens is always positive but less than one.
This is because
(a) concave lens forms real images only.
(b) concave lens forms virtual images only.
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(c) concave lens forms virtual, erect and diminished images irrespective of the
position of the object.
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(d) none of the these

24. The linear magnification of the concave lens is – 1, when object is kept at
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(a) at infinity
(b) at focus
(c) at 2F1
(d) between F1 and 2F1.

25. The focal length of the combination of convex lens of power 1D and concave lens
of power – 1.5 D is
(a) – 2 m (b) 2 m
(c) 2.5 m (d) 0.5 m

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26. The power of a convex lens of focal length 50 cm is ______.
1. + 2D
2. - 2D
3. 50 D
4. - 5D
27. The focal length of a lens whose power is -1.5 D is _______.
1. -66.66 cm
2. + 1.5 m
3. + 66.66 cm
4. -1.5 m
28. Real images formed by single convex lenses are always ________________.
1. on the same side of the lens as the object
2. Inverted
3. Erect
4. smaller than the object
29. An object is placed 12 cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10 cm. The
image must be.
1. virtual and enlarged
2. virtual and reduced in size
3. real and reduced in size
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4. real and enlarged
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30. When a person uses a convex lens as a simple magnifying glass, the object must
be placed at a distance.
1. less than one focal length
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2. more than one focal length

3. less than twice the focal length
4. more than twice the focal length
31. The image produced by a concave lens is ________.
1. always virtual and enlarged
2. always virtual and reduced in size
3. always real
4. sometimes real, sometimes virtual
32. A virtual image is formed by _______.
1. a slide projector in a cinema hall
2. the ordinary camera
3. a simple microscope
4. Telescope
33. An object is placed 25 cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10 cm. The
image distance is ________ cm.
1. 50 cm
2. 16.66 cm
3. 6.66 cm

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34. Parallel rays of light entering a convex lens always converge at _______.
1. centre of curvature
2. the principal focus
3. optical centre
4. the focal plane
35. Where should an object be placed so that a real and inverted image of the same
size is obtained, using a convex lens?
1. Between O and F
2. At F
3. At 2 F
4. At infinity
36. SI unit of the power of a lens is ___________.
1. dioptre
2. cm
3. metre
4. watt
37. 1 D is the power of the lens of focal length of ______ cm.
1. 100
2. 10
3. 1/100
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4. 1/10
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38. In a simple microscope lens used is __________.
1. biconvex
2. biconcave
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3. plano convex
4. cylindrical
39. Reciprocal of focal length in metres is known as the ______ of a lens.
1. focus
2. power
3. power of accommodation
4. far point
40. A convex lens is called _________.
1. converging lens
2. diverging lens
3. both converging and diverging lens
4. refracting lens
41. A positive magnification greater than unity indicates _____________________.
1. real image
2. virtual image
3. neither real not virtual image
4. distorted image

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42. The least distance of distinct vision is ______.
1. 25 cm
2. 25 m
3. 0.25 cm
4. 2.5 m
43. A convex lens has a focal length of 20 cm. Its power in diopters is
___________.
1. 2
2. 5
3. 0.5
4. 0.2
44. An object is placed before a concave lens. The image formed _____________
1. is always erect
2. may be erect or inverted
3. is always inverted
4. is always real
45. A ray of light travels from a medium of refractive index n1 to a medium of
refractive index n2. If angle of incidence is i and the angle of refraction is r, then
sin i
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is equal to
sin r
1. n1
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2. n2
3. n21
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4. n12
46. Two thin lenses of power +5 D and -2 D are placed in contact with each other.
Focal length of the combination is
1. +3 m
2. -3 m
3. 0.33 m
4. -0.33 m
47. The lens formula in cartesian frame is ______________.

1.

2.

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 LIGHT – REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
MCQ QUESTIONS SET – 2

REFLECTION OF LIGHT
1. The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence:
(a) always (b) sometimes (c) under special conditions (d) never
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2. The angle between an incident ray and the plane mirror is 30 . The total angle between the
incident ray and reflection ray will be:
(a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 900 (d) 1200
3. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror making an angle of 900 with the mirror surface. The
angle of reflection for this ray of light will be:
(a) 450 (b) 900 (c) 00 (d) 600
4. The image of an object formed by a plane mirror is:
(a) virtual (b) real (c) diminished (d) upside – down
5. The image formed by a plane mirror is:
(A) virtual, behind the mirror and enlarged
(b) virtual , behind the mirror and of the same size as the object
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(c) real, at the surface of the mirror and enlarged
(d) real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object
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6. In a convex spherical mirror, reflection of light takes place at:
(a) a flat surface (b) a bent in surface (c) a bulging out surface (d) an uneven
surface
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7. A diverging mirror is:

(a) a plane mirror (b) a convex mirror (c) a concave mirror (d) a shaving mirror
8. If R is the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror and ƒ is its focal length , then:
ƒ
(a) R=ƒ (b) R= 2ƒ (c) R= (d) R= 3ƒ
9. The focal length of a spherical mirror of radius of curvature 30cm is:
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 35 cm
10. If the focal length of a spherical mirror is 12.5 less cm, its radius of curvature will be:
(a)25 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 35 cm
11. The real image by a Concave mirror is larger than the object is:
(a) at a distance equal to radius of curvature
(b) at a distance lea than the focal length
(c) between focus and centre of curvature
(d) at a distance greater than radius of curvature
12. The real image formed by a concave mirror is smaller than the object if the object is:
(a) between centre of curvature and focus
(b) at a distance greater than radius of curvature
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 (d) at a distance equal to focal length
13. The image formed by a concave mirror is virtual, erect and magnified. The position of object
is:
(a) at focus (b) between the centre of curvature and focus
(c) at the centre of curvature (d) beyond the centre of curvature
14. The image formed by a concave mirror is real, inverted and of same size as the object. The
position of the object must then be:
(a) at focus (b) between the centre of curvature and focus
(c) at the centre of curvature (d) beyond the centre of curvature
15. The image formed by a concave mirror is real, inverted and highly diminished)much smaller
than the object). The object must be:
(a) between pole and focus (b) at focus
(c) at the centre of curvature (d) at infinity
16. The angle of incidence for a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave
mirror is:
(a) 450 (b) 900 (c) 00 (d) 1800
17. In a concave reflector of a torch, the bulb isplaced:
(a) between the pole and focus of reflector
(b) at the focus of reflector
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(c) between focus and centre of curvature of reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of reflector
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18. The focal length of a small concave mirror is 2.5 cm . In order to use this concave mirror as a
dentist’s mirror, the distance of tooth from the mirror should be:
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 1.5 cm (c) 4.5 cm (d) 3.5 cm
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19. According to new Cartesian sign convention:

(a) focal length of concave mirror is positive and that of convex mirror is negative
(b) focal length of both concave and convex mirrors is positive
(c) focal length of both concave and convex mirrors is negative
(d) focal length of concave mirror is negative and that of convex mirror is positive
20. One of the following does not apply to a concave mirror. This is:
(a) focal length is negative
(b) image distance can be positive or negative
(c) image distance is always positive
(d) height of image can be positive or negative
21. Linear magnification produced by a concave mirror may be:
(a) less than 1 or equal to 1
(b) more than 1 or equal to 1
(c) less than 1, more than 1 or equal to 1
(d) less than 1 or more than 1
22. Magnification produced by a convex mirror is always:
(a) more than 1 (b) less than 1 (c) equal to 1 (d) more or less than 1
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 (a) less than one (b) greater than one (c) zero (d) equal to one
24. In order to obtain a magnification of , -2 ( minus 2) with a concave mirror, the object should be
placed:
(a) between pole and focus
(b) between focus and centre of curvature
(c) at the centre of curvature
(D) beyond the centre of curvature
25. A concave mirror produces a magnification of + 4. The object is placed:
(a) at the focus (b) between focus and centre of curvature
(c) between focus and pole (d) beyond the centre of curvature
26. If a magnification of, -1 ( minus one ) is to be obtained by using a converging mirror, then the
object has to be placed:
(a) between pole and focus (b) at the centre
(C) beyond the centre of curvature (d) at infinity
27. In order to obtain a magnification of , -0.6 (minus 0.6 ) with a concave mirror, the object must
be placed :
(a) at the focus (b) between pole and focus
(c) between focus and centre of curvature (d) beyond the centre of curvature
28. An object is placed at a large distance in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 40
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cm. The image will be formed in front of the mirror at a distance of:
(a) 20cm (b) 30cm (c) 40cm (d) 50cm
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29. In order to obtain a magnification of, -1.5 with a concave mirror of focal length 16 cm, the
object will have to be placed at a distance:
(a) between 6 cm and 16cm (b) between 32 cm and 16cm
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(c) between 48 cm and 32 cm (d) beyond 64 cm

30. Linear magnification (m) produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles:
(a) is equal to one
(b) is less than one
(c) is more than one
(d) can be more or less than one depending on the position of object
31. The image formed by a spherical mirror is virtual .The mirror will be:
(a) concave (b) convex (c) either concave or convex (d) metallic
32. Whatever be the position of the object, the image formed by a mirror is virtual, erect and
smaller than the object. The mirror then must be:
(a) plane (b) concave (c) convex (d) either concave or convex
33. The mirror used by a dentist to examine the teeth of a person is:
(a) convex (b) concave (c) plane (d) any one of the above
34. If the image formed is always virtual, the mirror can be:
(a) concave or convex (b) concave or plane
(c) convex or plane (d) only convex
35. A concave mirror cannot be used as:
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 (c)a dentist’s mirror (d) a rear view mirror
36. A boy is standing in front of and close to a special mirror .He finds the image of his head
bigger than normal, the middle part of his body of the same size, and his legs smaller than
normal. The special mirror is made up of three types of mirrors in the following order from top
downwards:
(a) convex, plane , concave (b) plane, convex, concave
(c) concave, plane, convex (d) convex, concave, plane
37. The mirror which can form a magnified image of an object is:
(A) convex mirror (b) plane mirror
(c) concave mirror (d) both convex and concave mirrors
38. A real image of an object is to be obtained. The mirrors required for this purpose is:
(a) convex (b) concave (c) plane (d) either convex or concave
39. Consider two statements A and B given below:
A. real image is always inverted
B. virtual image is always erect
Out of these two statement:
(a) only A is true (b) only B is true (c) both A and b are true (d) none is true
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 MCQ’S of Refraction of light

1. Light travelling from a denser medium to a rarer medium along a normal to the boundary:
(a) is refraction towards the normal
(b) is refraction away from the normal
(c) goes along the boundary
(d) is not refracted
2. A ray of light passes from glass into air. The angle of refraction will be:
(a) equal to the angle of incidence
(b)greater than the angle of incidence
(c) smaller than the angle of incidence
(d) 450
3. A ray of light travelling in air goes into water. The angle of refraction will be:
(a) 900
(b) smaller than the angle of incidence
(c) equal to the angle of incidence
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(d) greater than the angle of incidence
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4. The speed of light in air is:
(a) 3 × 108 cm/ s (b) 3 × 108 mm /s
(c) 3 × 108 km /s (d) 3 × 108 m /s
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5. When a ray of light travelling in glass enters into water obliquenly:

(a) it is refracted towards the normal
(b) it is not refracted at all
(c) it goes along the normal
(d) it is refracted away from the normal
6. A ray of light travelling in water falls at right angles to the boundary of a parallel- sided glass
block. The ray of light:
(a) is refracted towards the normal
(b) is refracted away from the normal
(c) does not get refracted
Is reflection along the same path
7. A ray of light passes from a medium X to another medium Y. No refraction of light occurs if the
ray of light hits the boundary of medium Y at an angle of:
(a) 00 (b) 450 (c) 900 (d) 1200
8. The refractive indices of four substances P, Q, R and S are 1.50, 1.36 , 1.77 and 1.31
respectively. The speed of light is the maximum in the substance:
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9. The refractive indices of four materials A, B, C and D are 1.33, 1.43, 1.71 and 1.52 respectively.
When the light rays pass from air into these materials, they refract the maximum in:
(a) material A (b) material B (c) material C (d) material D
10. The refractive index of glass for light going from air to glass is .The refractive index for light
going from glass to air will be:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11. The refraction indices of four media. A, B, C and D are 1.44, 1.52, 1.65 and 1.36 respectively.
When light travelling in air is incident in these media at equal angles of refraction will be the
minimum:
(a) in medium A (b) in medium B (c) in medium C (d) in medium D
12. The speed of light in substances X is 1.25 x 108 m/s and that in air is 3 x 108 m/s. The refraction
index of this substances will be:
(a) 2.4 (b) 0.4 (c) 4.2 (d) 3.75
13. The refractive indexes of four substances P, Q, R and S are1.77, 1.50, 2.42 and 1.31
respectively. When light travelling in sir is incident on these substances at equal angles, the
angle of refraction will be the maximum in:
(a) substances P (b) substance Q (c) substance R (d) substances S
14. The refractive index of water is:
(a) 1.33 (b) 1.50
S (c) 2.42 (d) 1.63
15. The refractive index of water with respect to air is .The refractive index of air with respect to
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water will be:
(a) 1.75 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.25
16. Refractive indices of water, sulphuric acid, glass and carbon disulphide are 1.33, 1.43 , 1.53
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and 1.63 respectively. The light travels slowest in:

(a) sulphuric acid (b) glass (c) water (d) carbon disulphide
17. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is and the refractive index of water with

respect to air is .The refractive index of glass with respect to water will be:
(a) 1.525 (b) 1.225 (c) 1.425 (d) 1.125
18. A convex lens has a focal length of 10 cm .At which of the following position should an object
be placed so that this convex lens may act as a magnifying glass ?
(a) 15 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 cm
19. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a lens?
(a) water (b) glass (c) plastic (d) clay
20. A small bulb is placed at the focal point of a converging lens. When the bulb is switched on,
the lens produces:
(a) a convergent beam of light (b) a divergent beam of light
(c) a parallel beam of light (d) a patch of coloured light
21. An illuminated object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a converging lens of focal length 15
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 (a) upright and magnified (b) inverted and magnified
(c) inverted and diminished (d) upright and diminished
22. An object is placed between ƒ and 2ƒ of a convex lens. Which of the following statements
correctly describes its image?
(a) real , larger than the object (b) erect, smaller than the object
(c) inverted , same size as object (d) virtual, larger than the object
23. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a bulb falls on it?
(a) concave mirror as well as concave lens (b) convex mirror as well as convex lens
(c) concave mirror as well as convex lens (d) convex mirror as well as concave lens
24. In order to obtain a real image twice the size of the object with a convex lens of focal length
15 cm, the object distance should be:
(a) more than 5 cm but less than 10 cm (b) more than 10 cm but less than 15 cm
(c) more than 15 cm but less than 30 cm (d) more than 30 cm but less than 60 cm
25. A converging lens is used to produce an image of an object on a screen. What change is
needed for the image to be formed nearer to the lens?
(a) increase the focal length of the lens
(b) insert a diverging lens between the lens and the screen
(c) increase the distance of the object from the lens
(d) move the object closer to the lens
26.
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A convex lens of focal length 8 cm forms a real image of the same size as the object. The
distance between object and its image will be:
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(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 32cm
27. A virtual , erect and magnified image of an object is to be obtained with a convex lens. For this
purpose, the object should be placed:
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(a) between 2F and infinity (b) between F and optical centre

(C) between F and 2F (d) at F
28. A burning candle whose flame is 1.5 cm tall is placed at a certain distance in front of a convex
lens. A n image of candle flame is received on a white screen kept behind the lens. The image
of flame also measures 1.5 cm. If ƒ is the focal length of convex lens, the candle is placed:
(a) at ƒ (b) between ƒ and 2ƒ (c) at 2ƒ (d) beyond 2ƒ
29. A spherical mirror and a spherical lens each have a focal length of, - 15 cm. The mirror and the
lens are likely to be:
(a) both concave
(b) both convex
(c) the mirror is concave but the lens is convex
(d) the mirror is convex but the lens is concave
30. Linear magnification produced by a convex lens can be:
(a) less than 1 or more than 1
(b) less than 1 or equal to 1
(c) more than 1 or equal to 1
(d) less than 1, equal to 1 or more than 1
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 (a) more than 1 (b) equal to 1
(c) less than 1 (d) more than 1 or less than 1
32. In order to obtain a magnification of , -3 ( minus 3) with a convex lens, the object should be
placed:
(a) between optical centre and F (b) between F and 2F
(c) at 2F (d) beyond 2F
33. A convex lens produces a magnification of + 5. The object is placed :
(a) at focus (b) between ƒ and 2ƒ
(c) at less than ƒ (d) beyond 2ƒ
34. To obtain a magnification of, -0.5 with a convex lens, the object should be placed:
(a) at F (b) between optical centre and F
(c) between F and 2F (d) beyond 2F
35. An object is 0.09 m from a magnifying lens and the image is formed 36 cm from the lens. The
magnification produced is:
(a) 0.4 (b) 1.4 (c) 4.0 (d) 4.5
36. To obtain a magnification of, -2 with a convex lens of focal length 10 cm, the object should be
placed:
(a) between 5 cm and 10 cm (b) between 10 cm and 20 cm
(c) at 20 cm (d) beyond 20 cm
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A convex lens of focal length 15 cm produces a magnification of +4. The object is placed:
(a) at a distance of 15 cm (b) between 15 cm and 30 cm
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(c) at less than 15 cm (d) beyond 30 cm
38. If a magnification of, -1 is to be obtained by using a converging lens of focal length 12 cm, then
the object must be placed:
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(a) within 12 cm (b) at 24 cm (c) at 6 cm (d) beyond 24 cm

39. In order to obtain a magnification of, -0.75 with a convex lens of focal length 8 cm, the object
should be placed:
(a) at less than 8 cm (b) between 8 cm and 16 cm
(c) beyond 16 cm (d) at 16 cm
40. The focal lengths of four convex lenses P, Q, R and S are 20 cm, 15cm, 5cm and 10 cm,
respectively. The lens having greater power is:
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
41. A converging lens has a focal length of 50 cm. The power of this lens is:
(a) + 0.2 D (b) – 2.0 D (c) + 2.0 D (d) -0.2 D
42. A diverging lens has a focal length of 0.10 m. The power of this lens will be:
(a) + 10.0 D (b) + 1.0 D (c) -1.0 D (d) -10.0 D
43. The power of a lens is + 2.0 D . Its focal length should be:
(a) 100 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 25 cm (d) 40 cm
44. If a spherical lens has a power of, -0.25 D, the focal length of this lens will be:
(a) – 4cm (b) – 400 mm (c) – 4m (d) – 40 m
45. The power of a concave lens is 10 D and that of a convex lens is 6 D .When these two lenses
are placed in contract with each other, the power of their combination will be:

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 (a) + 16 D (b) + 4 D (c) -16 D (d) -4 D
46. The power of a converging lens is 4.5 D and that of diverging lens is 3 D. The power of this
combination of lenses placed close together is:
(a) + 1.5 D (b) +7.5 D (c) -7.5 D (d) -1.5 D
47. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed in contract with a concave lens of focal length 20
cm. the focal length of this combination of lenses will be :
(a) + 10 cm (b) + 20 cm (c) – 10cm (d) – 20 cm

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