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1 A beam of light from a source L is incident 6 A rod of length 10 cm lies along the principal axis
normally on a plane mirror fixed at a certain distance x of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm in such a way
from the source. The beam is reflected back as a spot on that its end closer to the pole is 20 cm away from the
a scale placed just above the source L. When the mirror mirror. The length of the image is:
is rotated through a small angle θ, the spot of the light is 1. 15 cm
found to move through a distance y on the scale. The 2. 2.5 cm
angle θ is given by: 3. 5 cm
y x
4. 10 cm
1. 2.
x 2y

3.
x
4.
y
7 A beam of light is incident vertically on a glass slab
y 2x
of thickness 1 cm, and refractive index 1.5. A fraction A
is reflected from the front surface while another fraction
2 Two plane mirrors are inclined at 70 . A ray B enters the slab and emerges after reflection from the
∘

incident on one mirror at an angle θ after reflection falls back surface. The time delay between them is:
on the second mirror and is reflected from there parallel 1. 10 s 2. 5 × 10
−10
s −10

to the first mirror. The value of θ is: 3. 10 4. −11 −11

s 5 × 10 s
1. 45∘

2. 30∘

3. 55∘ 8 Light travels a distance x in time t in air and 10x 1

4. 50∘ in time t in another denser medium. What is the critical

2

angle for this medium?

3 An object is placed on the principal axis of a 1. sin ( )
−1
10t1

t2

concave mirror at a distance of 1.5f (f is the focal t2

length). The image will be at: 2. sin −1

(
t1
)

1. −3f 2. 1.5f
3. sin −1
(
10t2
)
t1
3. −1.5f 4. 3f
t1
4. sin −1
(
10t2
)

4 Match the corresponding entries of Column 1 with

Column 2. 9 Which set of colours would be observed in the air
(Where m is the magnification produced by the mirror) under the conditions depicted in the figure?
Column 1 Column 2
A. m = −2 I. convex mirror
1
B. m = −
2
II. concave mirror
C. m = +2 III. real Image
1
D. m = +
2
IV. virtual Image
A B C D
1. I & III I & IV I & II III & IV
2. I & IV II & III II & IV II & III
1. yellow, orange, and red
3. III & IV II & IV II & III I & IV
2. blue, green, and yellow
4. II & III II & III II & IV I & IV
3. orange, red, and violet
4. all of the above
5 A light ray falls on a glass surface of refractive
∘
index √3, at an angle of 60 . The angle between the
refracted and reflected rays would be:
1. 120
∘
2. 30
∘

3. 60
∘
4. 90
∘

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10 Two transparent media A and B are separated by a 15 The reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and
plane boundary. The speed of light in those media are sunset is due to:
8 8
1.5 × 10 m/s and 2.0 × 10 m/s, respectively. The 1. the scattering of light.
critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is: 2. the polarisation of light.
1. tan (0.750)
−1
2. sin (0.500)
−1
3. the colour of the sun.
3. sin (0.750)
−1
4. tan (0.500)
−1
4. the colour of the sky.

11 During a cloudy day, a primary and a secondary 16 An object is mounted on a wall. Its image of equal
rainbow may be created. Which of the following size is to be obtained on a parallel wall with the help of a
statement is correct? convex lens placed between these walls. The lens is kept
primary rainbow is due to double internal at distance x in front of the second wall. The required
1.
reflection and is formed above the secondary one. focal length of the lens will be:
x
primary rainbow is due to double internal 1. less than
2.
reflection and is formed below the secondary one. 4
x x
secondary rainbow is due to double internal 2. more than but less than
3. 4 2
reflection and is formed above the primary one.
x
secondary rainbow is due to a single 3.
2
4. internal reflection and is formed above the primary x
one. 4.
4

12 If the critical angle for total internal reflection from 17 Two thin lenses are of the same focal lengths (f ),
a medium to vacuum is , the velocity of light in the but one is convex and the other one is concave. When
45
∘

medium is: they are placed in contact with each other, the equivalent
3
× 10 m/s
8 focal length of the combination will be:
1. 1.5 × 10 m/s
8
2.
√2 1. infinite
3. √2 × 10 m/s
8
4. 3 × 10 m/s 8 2. zero
3. f /4
4. f /2
13 A biconvex lens has radii of curvature, 20 cm each.
If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5,
18 A lens is made up of 3 different transparent media
the power of the lens is:
as shown in the figure. A point object O is placed on its
1. infinity 2. +2 D
axis beyond 2f . How many real images will be obtained
3. +20 D 4. +5 D
on the other side?

14 Pick the wrong statement in the context with a

rainbow.
Rainbow is a combined effect of dispersion,
1.
refraction, and reflection of sunlight.
When the light rays undergo two internal reflections
2.
in a water drop, a secondary rainbow is formed.
The order of colors is reversed in the secondary
3.
rainbow.
An observer can see a rainbow when his front is
4.
towards the sun.
1. 2
2. 1
3. No image will be formed
4. 3

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19 A concave lens with a focal length of −25 cm is 22 A plane-convex lens of unknown material and
sandwiched between two convex lenses, each with a unknown focal length is given. With the help of a
focal length of 40 cm. The power (in diopters) of the spherometer, we can measure the
combined lens system would be: 1. focal length of the lens.
2. radius of curvature of the curved surface.
3. aperture of the lens.
4. refractive index of the material.

23 A biconvex lens has power P. It is cut into two

symmetrical halves by a plane containing the principal
axis. The power of one part will be:
P
1. 55 1. 0 2.
2
2. 9
P
3. 1 3. 4. P
4. 0.01 4

20 A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a 24 Two identical glass (μ 3

) equiconvex lenses of
g =
2

concave lens of focal length

B 5cm are kept along the focal length f each are kept in contact. The space
same axis with a distance d between them. If a parallel 4
between the two lenses is filled with water (μ = ). w
beam of light falls on A leaves B as a parallel beam, 3

then the distance d in (cm) will be: The focal length of the combination is:
1. 50 f
1. 2. f
2. 30 3

3. 25 4f 3f

4. 15 3. 4.
3 4

21 A point object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a 25 A horizontal ray of light is incident on the right-
convex lens of focal length 30 cm. If a plane mirror were angled prism with prism angle 6 . If the refractive index
∘

put perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens and at a of the material of the prism is 1.5, then the angle of
distance of 40 cm from it, the final image would be formed
emergence will be:
at a distance of:

cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual

30
1.
image.
20 cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual
2.
image.
3. 20 cm from the lens, it would be a real image.
4. 30 cm from the lens, it would be a real image.
1. 9 ∘

2. 10 ∘

3. 4 ∘

4. 6 ∘

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26 Find the value of the angle of emergence from the 30 A beam of light consisting of red, green, and blue
prism given below for the incidence ray shown. The colours is incident on a right-angled prism. The
refractive index of the glass is √3. refractive index of the material of the prism for the red,
green, and blue wavelengths is 1.39, 1.44, and 1.47
respectively.

∘
1. 45
∘
2. 90
∘
3. 60
∘
4. 30
The prism will:
27 A ray is incident at an angle of incidence i on one 1.
separate the blue colour part from the red and green
surface of a small angle prism (with the angle of the colour.
prism A) and emerges normally from the opposite 2. separate all three colours from one another.
surface. If the refractive index of the material of the 3. not separate the three colours at all.
prism is μ, then the angle of incidence is nearly equal to: separate the red colour part from the green and blue
2A
4.
1. 2. μA
colours.
μ

3.
μA
4.
A 31 The angle of a prism is A . One of its refracting
2 2μ surfaces is silvered. Light rays falling at an angle of
incidence 2A on the first surface return back through the
28 The refractive index of the material of a prism is same path after suffering reflection at the silvered
√2 and the angle of the prism is 30 . One of the two
∘ surface. The refractive index μ, of the prism, is:
refracting surfaces of the prism is made a mirror inwards 1. 2sinA
with a silver coating. A beam of monochromatic light 2. 2cosA
entering the prism from the other face will retrace its 3. 1 cosA
2
path (after reflection from the silvered surface) if the
angle of incidence on the prism is: 4. tanA

1. 60
∘
2. 45
∘

3. 30
∘
4. zero
32 For the angle of minimum deviation of a prism to
be equal to its refracting angle, the prism must be made
of a material whose refractive index:
29 A thin prism having refracting angle 10 is made of
∘

1. lies between 2 and √2

glass of a refractive index 1.42. This prism is combined
with another thin prism of glass with a refractive index 2. is less than 1
1.7. This combination produces dispersion without 3. is greater than 2
deviation. The refracting angle of the second prism 4. lies between √2 and 1
should be:
1. 6 ∘

2. 8 ∘

3. 10 ∘

4. 4 ∘

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33 A person can see objects clearly only when they lie 37 A lens of large focal length and large aperture is
between 50 cm and 400 cm from his eyes. In order to best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope
increase the maximum distance of distinct vision to since:
infinity, the type and power of the correcting lens, the a large aperture contributes to the quality and
person has to use, will be: 1.
visibility of the images.
1. convex, +2.25 D 2. concave, −0.25 D a large area of the objective ensures better light-
2.
3. concave, −0.2 D 4. convex, +0.5 D gathering power.
3. a large aperture provides a better resolution.
34 For a normal eye, the cornea of the eye provides a 4. all of the above.
converging power of 40 D and the least converging
power of the eye lens behind the cornea is 20 D. Using 38 An astronomical refracting telescope will have large
this information, the distance between the retina and the angular magnification and high angular resolution when
cornea-eye lens can be estimated to be: it has an objective lens of:
1. 2.5 cm 1. small focal length and large diameter.
2. 1.67 cm
2. large focal length and small diameter.
3. 1.5 cm
4. 5 cm 3. large focal length and large diameter.
4. small focal length and small diameter.
35 If the focal length of the objective lens is increased
then the magnifying power of: 39 An astronomical telescope has an objective and an
microscope will increase but that of the telescope eyepiece of focal lengths 40 cm and 4 cm respectively.
1. To view an object 200 cm away from the objective, the
decrease.
2. microscope and telescope both will increase. lenses must be separated by a distance:
1. 46.0 cm 2. 50.0 cm
3. microscope and telescope both will decrease.
microscope will decrease but that of the telescope 3. 54.0 cm 4. 37.3 cm

4.
will increase.
40 In an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment,
36 An observer is using an astronomical refracting a straight line of length L is drawn on the inside part of
telescope to observe planets in normal adjustment. The the objective lens. The eye-piece forms a real image of
focal lengths of the objective and eyepiece used in the this line. The length of this image is l. The magnification
telescope construction are 20 m and 2 cm respectively. of the telescope is:
L
Consider the following statements about the telescope: 1. + 1
l

the distance between the objective and the eyepiece 2. L

− 1
(a) l
is 20.02 m. L+1
3. l−1
(b) the magnification of the telescope is −1000. L
4.
(c) the image of the planet is erect and diminished. l

the aperture of the eyepiece is smaller than that of

(d)
the objective.

The correct statements are:

1. (a), (b), and (c) 2. (b), (c), and (d)
3. (c), (d), and (a) 4. (a), (b), and (d)

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