MCQ Chapter 1 Light Reflection and Refraction

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CHAPTER 1

LIGHT – REFLECTION AND REFRACTION


MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. focal length of plane mirror is
a. At infinity
b. Zero
c. Negative
d. None of the above
2. The angle between an incident ray and the plane mirror is 35𝑜 . The
total angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray will be
a. 35𝑜
b. 105𝑜
c. 70𝑜
d. 110𝑜
3. The laws of reflection are true for
a. The plane mirror only
b. The concave mirror only
c. The convex mirror only
d. All the reflecting surfaces.
4. A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image if the
object is placed
a. At F
b. At infinity
c. At C
d. Beyond C
5. Power of lens is -40, it’s focal length is
a. 4m
b. -40m
c. -0.25m
d. -25m
6. A ray of light passes from a medium A to another medium B. no
bending of light occurs if the ray of light hits the boundary of
medium B at an angle of
a. 0𝑜
b. 90𝑜
c. 45𝑜
d. 60𝑜
7. 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 maximum
in the substance
a. P
b. Q
c. R
d. S
8. The optical phenomena , twinkling of stars is due to
a. Atmospheric reflection
b. Total reflection
c. Atmospheric refraction
d. Total refraction
9. Convex lens makes a real , point sized image at focus, the object is
placed
a. At focus
b. Between F and 2F
c. At infinity
d. At 2F
10. To obtain a magnification of +2 with a concave mirror of
radius of curvature 60 cm the object distance must be
a. -90 cm
b. -45 cm
c. -30 cm
d. -15 cm
11. Refractive indices of water, sulphuric acid, glass and carbon
disulphide are 1.33,1.43,1.53 and 1.63 respectively. the light travels
slowest in
a. Sulphuric acid
b. glass
c. water
d. carbon disulphide
12. An object is placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal
length 15 cm. the image formed will be:
a. Real, inverted and diminished
b. Real, inverted and magnified
c. Virtual, erect and magnified.
d. Virtual, erect and diminished
13. Which of the following statement is true regarding the focal
length of a convex lens?
a. It is always positive.
b. It is always negative
c. It can be either positive or negative
d. It is always zero
14. Which of the following statement is true regarding the speed
of light in vacuum?
a. It is constant and independent of the wavelength.
b. It varies with the wavelength of light
c. It varies with the intensity of light
d. It varies with the direction of light
15. The unit of power of lens is:
a. Dioptre
b. Metre
c. Watt
d. Joule
16. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image
appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
a. Plane
b. Concave
c. Convex
d. Either plane or convex.
17. 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.
18. The radius of curvature of a mirror is 20 cm the focal length is
a. 20 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 40 cm
d. 5 cm
19. In optics an object which has higher refractive index is called
a. Optically rarer
b. Optically denser
c. Optical density
d. Refractive index
20. The magnification m of and image formed by a spherical
mirror is negative. It means the image is
a. Smaller than the object
b. Larger than the object
c. Erect
d. Inverted

ANSWERS
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. D

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