2016
Q1 A ray of light falls normally on a rectangular glass slab. Draw a ray
diagram showing the path of the ray till it emerges out of the slab.
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Q2 Complete the path of the monochromatic light ray AB incident on the
surface PQ of the equilateral glass prism PQR till it emerges out of the prism
clue to refraction.
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Q3 A diver in water looks obliquely at an object AB in air.
(i) Does the object appear taller, shorter or of the same size to the diver?
(ii) Show the path of two rays AC & AD starting from the tip of the object as
it travels towards the diver in water and hence obtain the image of the
object.
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2017
Q4 A pond appears to be 2.7 m deep. If the refractive index of water is 4/3.
Find the actual depth of the pond.
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Q5 The wave lengths for the light of red and blue colours are nearly 7.8 x 10 -
7
m and 4.8 x 10-7 m respectively.
(i) Which colour has the greater speed in a vacuum?
(ii) Which colour has a greater speed in glass?
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2018
Q6 Complete the path of the ray AB through the glass prism in PQR till it
emerges out of the prism. Given the critical angle of the glass as 42°.
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Q7 (i) What is the relation between the refractive index of water with
respect to air (aμw) and the refractive index of air with respect to water (wμa).
(ii) If the refractive index of water with respect to air (aμw) is 5/3. Calculate
the refractive index of air with respect to water (wμa).
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Q8 The diagram below shows a light source P embedded in a rectangular
glass block ABCD of critical angle 42°. Complete the path of the ray PQ till it
emerges out of the block. [Write necessary angles.]
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2019
Q9 How does the angle of deviation formed by a prism change with the
increase in the angle of incidence? Draw a graph showing the variation in
the angle of deviation with the angle of incidence at a prism surface.
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Q10 (i) State relation between the critical angle and the absolute refractive
index of a medium
(ii) Which colour of light has higher critical angle ? red light or green light
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Q11 The following diagram shows a 60o, 30o, 90 glass prism of critical angle 42o copy the
o
diagram and complete the path of incident ray emerging out of the prism making the angle of
incidence on each surface
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Q12 A ray of light XY passes through a right angled isosceles prism as
shown below
(i) What is the angle through which the incident ray deviates and emerges
out of the prism ?
(ii) Name the instrument where this action of prism is put into use
(iii) Which Prince surface will behave as a mirror
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Q13 How is the refractive index of a material related to
(i) Real and apparent depth
(ii) Velocity of light in vacuum or air and velocity of light in a given
medium ?
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Q14 State the condition required for total internal reflection of light to take
place
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Q15 Draw diagram to show the refraction of a monochromatic ray through
prism when it suffers minimum deviation
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Q16 A ray of light travels from water to air shown in the diagram given
below
(i) Copy the diagram and complete the path of the ray given the critical
angle for water is 48o
(ii) State the condition so that total internal reflection occurs in the above
diagram
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Q17 The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container.
Four rays A, B, C, D starting from the source P are shown upto the water
surface
(i) Show in the diagram the path of these rays after shrinking the water
surface. The critical angle for water air surface is 48o
(ii) Name the phenomena which the ray B and D and exhibit.
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Q18 Copy the diagram given below and complete the path of the light ray till
it emerges out of the prison the critical angle of glass is 42o in your diagram
mark the angles wherever necessary
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Q19 State the dependence of angle of deviation
(i) On the refractive index of the material of the prism
(ii) On the wavelength of light
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Q20 (i) Write a relationship between angle of incidence and angle of
reflection for a given pair of media
(ii) When a ray of light enters from one medium to another having different
optical densities it bends. Why does this phenomena occur ?
(iii) Write one condition where it does not bend when entering a medium of
different optical density.
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