SUBJECT : PHYSICS

Topic : RAY OPTICS & OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS - Complete

SECTION-A 6. Find out the velocity of image with respect to

Attempt All 35 questions mirror
1. Light rays falls on a plane mirror and forms a
real image, so the incident rays are :-
(1) parallel
(2) diverging
(1) −i + 5√3 ^j (2) −3 i + 5√3 ^j
(3) Converging
(3) −^i + 5 ^j (4) −3 i + 5 ^j
(4) Statement is false
7. Two plane mirror inclined to each other produce
2. Find the angle between two mirror (given
five images of an object placed between them at
diagram) if light retraces their path :-
a symmetrical position. If the angle between
(1) 20° (2) 30° (3) 60° (4) 90° them is reduced by 30°, then find the number of
3. A watch shows time as 3:25 what will be the images formed in the two mirror.
time that appears when seen through a plane (1) 6 (2) 11 (3) 8 (4) 9
mirror :-
8. A thick plane mirror shows a number of images
(1) 9 : 35 (2) 8 : 35 of the filament of an electric bulb. Of these, the
(3) 7 : 35 (4) 8 : 25 brightest image is the :-
4. In front of a concave mirror an object is placed (1) 1st (2) 2nd (3) 3rd (4) 4th
at a distance x from the focus, and the real 9. A concave mirror of focal length f (in air) is
image is formed at a distance y from the immersed in water (μ = 4/3). The focal length of
focus. The focal length of the mirror is :- mirror in water will be :-
(4) x (1) f (2) (4/3)f
(1) xy (2) √ xy (3) x+y √
y
5. Two plane mirrors are at 45° to each other. If an (3) (3/4)f (4) (7/3)f
object is placed between them then the number
of images will be :-
(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 7 (4) 8

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10. A concave mirror is used to focus the image of a 14. A point object is moving towards a concave
flower on a nearby wall 120 cm from the flower. mirror of focal length 25cm. When it is at a
If a lateral magnification of 16 is desired, the distance of 20cm from the mirror, its velocity is
distance of the flower from the mirror should be 5cm/sec. Find velocity of image at that instant :-
(1) 8 cm (2) 12 cm (1) 10 cm/sec (2) 125 cm/sec
(3) 80 cm (4) 120 cm (3) 25 cm/sec (4) 5 cm/sec
11. An object moving at a speed of 5m/s towards a 15. An object 3 cm tall is placed on the principal
concave mirror of focal length f = 1 m is at a axis of a concave mirror of focal length 9 cm at a
distance of 9m. The average speed of the image distance of 12 cm from it. What is the nature and
is size of the image ?
(1) 1 (2) 1 (1) real, 9 cm (2) virtual, 9 cm
m/s m/s
5 10
5 2
(3) real, 1 cm (4) virtual, 1 cm
(3) m/s (4) m/s
9 5 16. In the shown figure what is the value of
12. A diminished virtual image can be formed only deviation?
in
(1) Plane mirror
(2) A concave mirror
(3) A convex mirror
(4) Concave- parabolic mirror
13. The maximum and minimum distances between (1) 40° (2) 140°
a concave mirror and an object, for the
(3) 80° (4) None of these
magnification of a real image to be less than one
are :- 17. When a ray is refracted from one medium into
another medium, the wavelength changes from
(1) 2f and f (2) f and zero
6000 Å to 4000 Å. The critical angle for a ray
(3) ∞ and 2f (4) 4f and 2f from second medium will be
(1) 2 (2) 2
cos−1 ( ) sin−1 ( )
3 3

(3) 3 (4) 2
tan−1 ( ) sin−1 ( )
2 √ 13

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18. A ray of light incident normally on glass slab of 23. 'Mirage' is a phenomenon due to:-
3
R. I. = and width 10 mm. Find the time taken (1) Reflection of light
2
by the light to cross the glass slab :- (2) Refraction of light
(1) 0.05 n sec (2) 0.50 n sec (3) Total internal reflection of light
(3) 5 n sec (4) 50 n sec (4) Diffraction of light
19. For any spherical mirror focal length will be :- 24. Find the radius of the circle which the fish sees
(1) maximum for red light present 24 7 cm below the water surface, (nwater
√

(2) maximum for blue light = 4)

3
(3) maximum for white light (1) 24 cm (2) √ 7 cm
(4) Same for light of all colours (3) 72 cm (4) 3 cm
20. A convex mirror of focal length f produces an 25. A microscope is focussed on a mark on a piece
image (1/p)th of the size of the object. The of paper and then a slab of glass of thickness 3
distance of the object from the mirror is :- cm and refractive index 1.5 is placed over the
(1) f(1 – p) (2) (p + 1)f mark. How should the microscope be moved to
get the mark in focus again :-
(3) f (4) f
p p+1 (1) 1 cm upward (2) 4.5 cm downward
21. To a fish in a medium a bird appears to be at a (3) 1 cm downward (4) 2 cm upward
height 30 cm but it is at a height of 22.5cm,
26. Light travels in two media A and B with speeds
from the water surface then find the refractive
1.8×108 ms–1 and 2.4 × 108 ms–1 respectively.
index of the medium. Then the critical angle between them is :
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 5
(1) 2 (2) 3
2 3 3 2 sin−1 ( ) tan−1 ( )
3 4
22. If light travels a distance x in t1 sec in air and
(3) 2 (4) 3
10x distance in t2 sec in a medium, the critical tan−1 ( ) sin−1 ( )
3 4
angle of the medium will be:
(1) tan−1 (
t1
)
(2) sin−1 (
t1
)
t2 t2
(3) 10 t1 (4) 10 t1
sin−1 ( ) tan−1 ( )
t2 t2

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27. An air bubble in a glass slab (µ = 1.5) is 6 cm 30. If a prism having refractive index 3 has angle
√

deep as viewed from one face and 4 cm deep as of minimum deviation equal to the refracting
viewed from the other face. The thickness of the angle of the prism, then the refracting angle of
glass slab is the prism is :-
(1) 6.67 cm (1) 30° (2) 45° (3) 60° (4) 90°
(2) 10 cm 31. A prism has a refracting angle 60°. A ray of
(3) 15 cm given monochromatic light suffers minimum
deviation of 38° in passing through the prism.
(4) Data is incomplete The refractive index of the material of the prism
28. In the given figure an observer in air (n = 1) sees is : (sin 49° = 0.7547)
the bottom of a breaker filled with water (n = (1) 2.425 (2) 0.7849
4/3) upto a height of 40 cm. What will be the
depth felt by this observer. (3) 1.300 (4) 1.5094
32. Two thin prisms of flint glass, with refracting
angles of 6° and 8° respectively, possess
dispersive powers in the ratio :-
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 3 : 4
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 9 : 16
(1) 10 cm (2) 20 cm
33. The refractive index of a prism for a
(3) 30 cm (4) 40 cm monochromatic wave is 2 and its refracting
√

29. Light passes from vacuum into glass at incident angle is 60°. For minimum deviation, the angle
angle 45º Which property of the light wave of incidence will be :-
remains unchanged - (1) 30° (2) 45° (3) 60° (4) 75°
(1) Direction of motion 34. A thin prism P1 with angle 4° made of glass of
(2) Speed refractive index 1.24 is combined with another
thin prism P2 made of glass of refractive index
(3) Wavelength 1.32 to rpduce dispersion without deviation, then
(4) Frequency angle of prism P2 is
(1) 3° (2) 2.6°
(3) 4° (4) 5.33°

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35. An equilaterial prism is kept on a 38. A convex lens has a focal length f. It is cut into
horizontal surface. A typical ray of light PQRS two parts along the dotted line as shown in the
is shown in the figure. For minimum deviation figure. The focal length of each part will be :-
: ––

(1) the ray PQ must be horizontal

(2) the ray RS must be horizontal
(3) the ray QR must be horizontal
(4) any one of them can be horizontal (1) f (2) f (3) 3 (4) 2f
f
2 2
SECTION-B 39. The radius of curvature of the convex surface of
This section will have 15 questions. Candidate a thin plano-convex lens is 15 cm and the
can choose to attempt any 10 questions out of refractive index of its material is 1.6. The power
these 15 questions. In case if candidate attempts of the lens is :-
more than 10 questions, first 10 attempted (1) +1D (2) –2D
questions will be considered for marking.
(3) +3D (4) +4D
36. If one face of a prism of prism angle 30° and
μ = 2 is silvered, the incident ray retraces its
√
40. Two similar plano-convex lenses are combined
together in three different ways as shown in the
initial path. The angle of incidence is :-
adjoining figure. The ratio of the focal lengths in
(1) 60° (2) 30° (3) 45° (4) 90° three cases will be :-
37. A plano-convex lens of focal length 20 cm
silvered at the plane surface will behave as a
convergent mirror of focal length :-
(1) 20 cm (2) 30 cm
(3) 40 cm (4) 10 cm (1) 2 : 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 1 : 1
(3) 1 : 2 : 2 (4) 2 : 1 : 1

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41. A thin lens is made with a material having 44. A thin, symmetric double convex lens of power
refractive index μ = 1.5 . Both the sides are P is cut into three parts A, B and C as shown.
convex. It is dipped in water (μ = 1.33) . It will The power of -
behave like
(1) a convergent lens
(2) a divergent lens

(3) a rectangular slab

(4) a prism

42. From the figure shown establish a relation

(1) C is P (2) A is 2P
between μ1, μ2 and μ3
(3) B is P (4) B is 3
P
2 2
45. A convex lens is made up of three different
materials as shown in the figure. For a point
object placed on its axis, the number of images
formed are.
(1) μ1 < μ2 < μ3 (2) μ3 < μ2 ; μ3 = μ1
(3) μ3 > μ2 ; μ3 = μ1 (4) None
43. Two thin lenses of powers 2D and 3D are placed
in contact. An object is placed at a distance of
30 cm from the combination. The distance in cm
of the image from the combination is :-
(1) 30 (2) 40 (3) 50 (4) 60
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
46. A lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 has a
focal length of 10 cm in air and 50 cm when
completely immersed in a liquid. Then the
refractive index of the liquid is :
(1) 1.36 (2) 1.33
(3) 1.30 (4) 1.38

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47. A convex lens and a concave lens each having 49. Column-I contains a list of mirrors along with
same focal length of 25 cm are put in contact to the position of object. Match this with Column-II
form a combination. The power in diopters of describing the nature of the image
the combination is - Column - I Column - II
(1) zero (2) + 4 (3) – 4 (4) ∞ (A)
48. Two convex lenses of powers 4 D and 6 D are (P) real, inverted,
1
separated by a distance of m. The power of enlarged
6
the optical system so formed is
(1) –6 D (2) +6 D (3) 10 D (4) 2 D (B)

(Q) virtual, erect,

enlarged

(C)
(R) virtual, erect,
diminished

(D)

(S) virtual, erect

(1) (A)P ; (B) R,S ; (C) S ; (D) Q,S

(2) (A)Q ; (B) P ; (C) R,S ; (D) P
(3) (A)R,S ; (B) P ; (C) Q ; (D) Q
(4) (A)S ; (B) Q ; (C) P ; (D) Q
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50. Assertion : When an object is placed between
two plane parallel mirrors, then all the images
found are of equal intensity.
Reason : In case of plane parallel mirrors, only
two images are possible.
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
the Reason is a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but
Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion
(3) Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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