Light Olympiad 2

16. Two point light sources are 24cm apart.
At what distance from one source, a

convex lens of focal length 9cm be kept in between them, so that the images
of both the sources are formed at the same place.
(A) 6cm (B) 9cm (C) 12cm (D) 15cm
17. Angle of a prism is 30° and its refractive index is 2 and one of the surfaces is
silvered. At what angle of incidence, a ray should be incident on one surface
so that after reflection from the silvered surface, it retraces its path
(A) 30o (B) 60o (C) 45o (D) sin−1 1.5
18. PQR is a right angled prism with other

angles as 60o and 30o. Refractive index
of prism is 1.5. PQ has a thin layer of
liquid. Light falls normally on the face
PR. For total internal reflection,
maximum refractive index of liquid is
(A) 1.4 (B) 1.3
(C) 1.2 (D) 1.6
19. A crow is sitting on a branch of a tree

and on ground surface wheat grains are
spread. The crow flies towards the
ground and picks up a grain and sit on
the front wall. The possible path are
shown in diagram. Choose the correct
path so that path length becomes
minimum.
Given that BD = DE, AFB = EFC.
(A) ABC (B) ADC (C) AFC (D) AEC
20. When a light wave refracts from air into glass:

(A) the frequency increases and the wavelength decreases.
(B) the frequency decreases and the wavelength increases.
(C) the frequency does not change, but the wavelength decreases.
(D) the frequency does not change, but the wavelength increases.
21. In the figure shown a convex mirror of radius of
curvature 20 cm is shown. An object O is placed
in front of this mirror. Its ray diagram is shown.
How many mistakes are there in the ray
diagram (AB is its principal axis):
(A) 3 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 0
22. Select the correct characteristics of the image of a real object formed by a lens
of focal length f from the choices given below:
Nature of lens and Position Characteristics of the image observed :

Lens is converging and 2f away from the
(i) (A) virtual, erect, diminished
object
Lens is converging and between f and 2f
(ii) (B) virtual, erect, magnified.
from the object
Lens is diverging and distant f from the
(iii) (C) real, inverted, diminished
object.
Lens is converging and less than f from
(iv) (D) real, inverted, magnified
the object.
(E) real, inverted, same size.
(A) (ii) – C (B) (iii) – B (C) (i) – E (D) (iv) – A
23. The mirror of length L moves horizontally as shown in the

figure with a velocity v. The mirror is illuminated by a point
source of light 'P' placed on the ground. The rate at which
the length of the light spot on the ground increases is:
(A) v (B) zero
(C) 2v (D) 3v
24. Two thin slabs of refractive indices 1 and 2 are placed parallel to
each other in the x-z plane. If the direction of propagation of a ray in
the two media are along the vectors r1 = aiˆ + bjˆ and r2 = ciˆ + djˆ then
we have:
1a  2c
(A) 1a = 2b (B) =
a2 + b2 c 2 + d2
© 1(a2 + b2 ) = 2 (c2 + d2 ) (D) none of these
25. An observer can see through a pin-hole the top end of a thin rod of height h,
placed as shown in the figure. The beaker height is 3h and its radius h. When
the beaker is filled with a liquid up to a height 2h, he can see the lower end of
the rod. Then the refractive index of the liquid is
5 5 3 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 2 2
26. One of the refracting surfaces of a prism of angle 30º is silvered. A ray of light
incident at an angle of 60º retraces its path. The refractive index of the material
of the prism is.
3
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4) 2
2
27. The speed of light in media M 1 and M 2 are 1.5  10 8 m / s and 2.0  10 8 m / s
respectively. A ray of light enters from medium M 1 to M 2 at an incidence angle
i. If the ray suffers total internal reflection, the value of i is
1) Equal to sin −1   2) Equal to or less than sin −1  

2 3
3 5
3) Equal to or greater than sin −1   4) Less than sin −1  

3 2
4 3
28. A nearsighted person cannot clearly see beyond 250 cm. Find the power of
the lens needed to see objects at large distances.
(A) − 0.4 D (B) 2.5/11 D
(C) 2.5/9 D (D) − 0.4 D
29. A pin 10 mm tall is used as an object in front of a mirror and the image formed
is erect and 2mm tall.
(A) Moving the pin closer to the mirror will make the image larger
(B) The image must be real
(C) The mirror must be converging
(D) Both (B) and (C) are correct
30. An object of length 2.5 cm is placed at a 1.5 f from a concave mirror where f is
the magnitude of the focal length of the mirror. The length of the object is
perpendicular to the principal axis. Find the length of the image. Is the image
erect or inverted?
(A) − 8 cm (B) − 10 cm (C) − 5 cm (D) − 12 cm

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16. Two point light sources are 24cm apart.

At what distance from one source, a

18. PQR is a right angled prism with other

(A) 1.4 (B) 1.3

(C) 1.2 (D) 1.6

19. A crow is sitting on a branch of a tree

Given that BD = DE, AFB = EFC.

(A) ABC (B) ADC (C) AFC (D) AEC

20. When a light wave refracts from air into glass:

Nature of lens and Position Characteristics of the image observed :

(E) real, inverted, same size.

(A) (ii) – C (B) (iii) – B (C) (i) – E (D) (iv) – A

23. The mirror of length L moves horizontally as shown in the

(A) v (B) zero

respectively. A ray of light enters from medium M 1 to M 2 at an incidence angle

i. If the ray suffers total internal reflection, the value of i is

1) Equal to sin −1   2) Equal to or less than sin −1  

3) Equal to or greater than sin −1   4) Less than sin −1  

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