VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA POONAMALLEE

HIGH SCHOOL COMPARTMENT

REVISION TEST
X STD
SUBJECT : PHYSICS (SET A) DATE:
MARKS : 50 TIME :
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence :
(a) always (b) sometimes (c) under special conditions (d) never
2. The angle between an incident ray and the plane mirror is 30°. The total angle between
the incident ray and Reflected ray will be :
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
3. 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.
(c) real, at the surface of the mirror and enlarged.
(d) real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object.
4. The focal length of a spherical mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm is :
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm
5. 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
6. The real image formed by a concave mirror is larger than the object when the object is :
(a) at a distance equal to radius of curvature (b) at a distance less than the focal length
(c) between focus and centre of curvature (d) at a distance greater than radius
of curvature
7. The image formed by a concave mirror is virtual, erect and magnified. The position of
object is :
(a) at focus (b) between focus and centre of curvature
(c) at pole (d) between pole and focus
8. The angle of incidence for a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a
concave mirror is :
(a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 0° (d) 180°
9. 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
10. An object is 100 mm in front of a concave mirror which produces an upright image (erect
image). The radius of curvature of the mirror is :
(a) less than 100 mm (b) between 100 mm and 200 mm
(c) greater than 200 mm (d) equal to 200mm
11. 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
12. In order to obtain a magnification of, –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
13. If a magnification of, –1 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 of curvature
(c) beyond the centre of curvature (d) at infinity
14. A concave mirror cannot be used as :
(a) a magnifying mirror (b) a torch reflector
(c) a dentist’s mirror (d) a rear view mirror
15. A real image of an object is to be obtained. The mirror required for this purpose is :
(a) convex (b) concave (c) plane
(d) either convex or concave
16. Consider two statements A and B given below :
A : real image is always inverted
B : virtual image is always erect
Out of these two statements :
(a) only A is true (b) only B is true (c) both A and B are true (d) none is true
17. 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 (d) is reflected along the same path.
18. 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) 0° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 120°
19. 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
20. A ray of light travelling in air goes into water. The angle of refraction will be :
(a) 90° (b) smaller than the angle of incidence
(c) equal to the angle of incidence (d) greater than the angle of incidence
21. 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
22. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 4/3 . The refractive index of air with
respect to water will be :
(a) 1.75 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.25
23. The refractive indices of kerosene, turpentine and water are 1.44, 1.47 and 1.33,
respectively. In which of these materials does light travel fastest?
(a) Kerosine (b) turpentine (c) water (d) same in all
24. 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 a&c
25. An object at a distance of 30 cm from a concave mirror gets its image at the same point.
The focal length of the mirror is
(a) – 30 cm (b) 30 cm (c) – 15 cm (d) +15 cm
26. Which of the following mirror is used by a dentist to examine a small cavity?
(a) Convex mirror (b) Plane mirror (c) Concave mirror
(d) Combination of convex and concave mirror
27. If a man’s face is 25 cm in front of concave shaving mirror producing erect image 1.5
times the size of face, focal length of the mirror would be
(a) 75 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 60 cm
28. Focal length of a convex mirror is 12 cm. The radius of convex surface will be:
(a) 6 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 24 cm
29. Which of the following lens would you prefer to use while reading small letters
found in a dictionary ?
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm.
(b) A concave lens of focal length 50 cm.
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm.
(d) A concave lens of focal length 5 cm.
30.Where would the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place?

(a) behind the mirror (b) between F and O (c) between C and F (d) beyond C
31. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a lens ?
(a) Water (b) Glass (c) Plastic (d) Clay
32. An illuminated object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a converging lens of focal
length 15 cm. The image obtained on the screen is :
(a) upright and magnified (b) inverted and magnified
(c) inverted and diminished (d) upright and diminished
33. When light falls on a smooth polished surface, most of it
(a) is reflected in the same direction (b) is reflected in different directions
(c) is scattered (d) is refracted into the second medium
34. If the image is formed in front of the mirror, then the image distance will be
(a) positive or negative depending on the size of the object
(b) neither positive nor negative (c) positive (d) negative
35. If an incident ray passes through the focus, the reflected ray will
(a) pass through the pole (b) be parallel to the principal axis
(c) retrace its path (d) pass through the centre of curvature
36. A student conducts an activity using a concave mirror with focal length of 10 cm. He
placed the object 15 cm from the mirror. Where is the image likely to form?
(a) at 6 cm behind the mirror (b) at 30 cm behind the mirror
(c) at 6 cm in front of the mirror (d) at 30 cm in front of the mirror
37. An object is placed at a distance of 40cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length
20cm. The image produced is:
(a) virtual and inverted (b) real and erect
(c) real, inverted and of the opposite size as that of the object
(d) real, inverted and of the same size as that of the object
38. 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 :
(a) between 2F and infinity (b) between F and optical centre
(c) between F and 2F (d) at F
39. 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 :
(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 32 cm
40. If an object is placed 21 cm from a converging lens, the image formed is slightly smaller
than the object. If the object is placed 19 cm from the lens, the image formed is slightly
larger than the object. The approximate focal length of the lens is:
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 20 cm
41. Bottom of a tank containing water appears to be raised due to
(a) reflection (b) refraction (c) dispersion (d) scattering

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is True.
42. Assertion (A): Plane mirror may form real image.
Reason (R): Plane mirror forms virtual image, if object is real.
43. Assertion (A): An object is placed at a distance of f from a convex mirror of focal length
f, its image will form at infinity.
Reason (R): The distance of image in convex mirror can never be infinity.

Direction: Following figure illustrates the ray diagram for the formation of image by a
concave mirror. The position of the object is beyond the centre of curvature of the concave
mirror. On the basis of given diagram answer any four questions from Q.44 to Q. 48

44. If the focal length of the concave mirror is 10 cm, the image formed will be at a distance
(A) Between 10cm and 15cm (B) Between 10cm and 20cm
(C) Beyond 20cm (D) At 20 cm
45. If the size of the object in the given figure is 5 cm and the magnification produced is –0.5.
The size of the image is (in cm)
(A) –2.5 (B) –0.1 (C) 2.5 (D) 0.1
46. An image formed by concave mirror is virtual, when the object is placed:
(A) at infinity (B) at C (C) Between C and F (D) Between P and F
47. A negative sign in the magnification value indicate that the image is
(A) Real and inverted (B) Real and erect
(C) Virtual and erect (D) Virtual and inverted
48. In case of concave mirror, the image distance is _________ when image is formed in
front of the mirror and _________________ when the image is formed behind the mirror.
(A)positive, negative (B) negative, negative
(C) negative, positive (D) positive , positive
49. 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
50. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each 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 and the lens is convex.
(d) the mirror is convex, but the lens is concave
 ANSWER KEY
1. (a) always
2. (d) 120°
3. (b) virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object.
4. (b) 15 cm
5. (c) a bulging-out surface
6. (c) between focus and centre of curvature
7. (d) between pole and focus
8. (c) 0°
9. (b) 1.5 cm
10. (c) greater than 200 mm
11. (c) less than 1, more than 1 or equal to 1
12. (b) between focus and centre of curvature
13. (b) at the centre of curvature
14. (d) a rear view mirror
15. (b) concave
16. (c) both A and B are true
17. (c) does not get refracted
18. (c) 90°
19. (d) 3 × 108 m/s
20. (b) smaller than the angle of incidence
21. (c) material C
22. (c) 0.75
23. (c) water
24. (b) a convex mirror
25. (c) – 15 cm
26. (c) Concave mirror
27. (a) 75 cm
28. (d) 24 cm
29. (c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm
30. (c) between C and F
31. (d) Clay
32. (b) inverted and magnified
33. (a) is reflected in the same direction
34. (d) negative
35. (b) be parallel to the principal axis
36. (d) at 30 cm in front of the mirror
37. (d) real, inverted and of the same size as that of the object
38. (b) between F and optical centre
39. (d) 32 cm
40. (d) 20 cm
41. (b) refraction
42. (D) A is false and R is True.
43. (D) A is false and R is True.
44. (B) Between 10cm and 20cm
45. (A) –2.5
46. (D) Between P and F
47. (A) Real and inverted
48. (C) negative, positive
49. A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
50. both concave