EXERCISE

1. A distant object is viewed with a relaxed eye with the help of a small Galilean telescope having an objective
of focal length 15 cm and an eye piece of focal length 3 cm
(A) The distance between the objective and the eyepiece lens is 12 cm.
(B) The angular magnification of telescope is 5
(C) Image of the object is erect
(D) The distance between objective and eye piece lens is 18 cm

2. A microscope consists of an objective with a focal length 2 mm and an eye piece with a focal length 40 mm.
The distance between the foci (which are between the lenses) of objective and eyepiece is18 cm. The total
magnification of the microscope is(Consider normal adjustment and take D = 25 cm)
(A) 562.5 (B) 625 (C) 265 (D) 62.5

3. A distant object is viewed with a relaxed eye with the help of a small Galilean telescope having an objective
of focal length 12 cm and an eyepiece of focal length -3 cm.
(A) The distance between objective and eyepiece lens is 9 cm.
(B) The distance between objective and eyepiece lens is 15 cm.
(C) The image of the object is inverted
(D) The angular magnification of the object is + 4.

4. A Galileo telescope has an objective of focal length 100 cm & magnifying power 50 . The distance
between the two lenses in normal adjustment will be
(A) 150 cm (B) 100 cm (C) 98 cm (D) 200 cm

5. Which of the following statement(s) about a simple telescope (astronomical) is/are true
(A) the objective lens forms a real image.
(B) The eyepiece acts as a magnifying glass
(C) the focal length of the objective lens is short
(D) the final image is inverted

6. The separation between the objective and the eye piece of a compound microscope can be adjusted
between 9.8 cm to 11.8 cm. Focal length of the objective and the eyepiece are 1.0cm and 6cm respectively.
Eyepiece is movable and image is always needed at 24 cm from the eye. D = 24cm. Find the minimum and
maximum magnification which can be produced by the microscope.
(A) the minimum magnification is 20 and corresponds to the separation 9.8cm between lenses.
(B) the minimum magnification is 20 and corresponds to the separation 11.8cm between lenses.
(C) the maximum magnification is 30 and corresponds to the separation 9.8cm between lenses.
(D) the maximum magnification is 30 and corresponds to the separation 11.8cm between lenses.

7. An astronomical telescope has an eyepiece of focal-length 5 cm. If the angular magnification in normal
adjustment is 10, the distance between the objective and eyepiece in cm is
(A) 110 (B) 55 (C) 50 (D) 45

8. The magnifying power of a telescope can be increased

(A) by increasing focal lengths of both lenses (B) by fitting eyepiece of high power
(C) by fitting eyepiece of low power (D) by increasing the distance of object

9. A person with a defective sight is using a lens having a power of +2D. The lens he is using is
(A) concave lens with f = 0.5 m (B) convex lens with f = 2.0 m
(C) concave lens with f = 0.2 m (D) convex lens with f = 0.5 m

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10. A simple telescope consisting of an objective of focal length 60 cm and a single eye lens of focal length 5 cm
is focussed on a distant object in such a way that parallel rays emerge from eye lens. If the object subtends
an angle of 20 at the objective, the angular width of the image is
(A) 100 (B) 240 (C) 500 (D) (1/6)0

11. In a compound microscope

(A) the object is held slightly beyond the focal point of the objective.
(B) the image formed by the objective is real.
(C) the image formed by the eye piece is virtual.
(D) all the above

12. An astronomical telescope has an angular magnification of magnitude 5 for distant objects. The separation
between the objective and the eyepiece is 36 cm. The Final image is formed at infinity. The focal length f o
of the objective and fe of the eyepiece are
(A) 45 cm and – 9 cm respectively (B) 50 cm and 10 cm respectively
(C) 7.2 cm and 5 cm respectively (D) 30 cm and 6 cm respectively

13. An astronomical telescope in normal adjustment receives light from a distant source S. The tube length is
now decreased slightly
(A) A virtual image of S will be formed at a finite distance.
(B) No image will be formed
(C) A small, real image of S will be formed behind the eyepiece, close to it.
(D) A large, real image of S will be formed behind the eyepiece, far away from it.

14. In the previous question, if the tube length is increased slightly from its position of normal adjustment
(A) a virtual image of S will be formed at a finite distance
(B) no image will be formed
(C) a small, real image of S will be formed behind the eyepiece, close to it
(D) a large, real image of S will be formed behind the eyepiece, far away from it.

15. In an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment, a straight black line of length L is drawn on the objective
lens. The eyepiece forms a real image of this line. The length of this image is l. The magnification of the
telescope is

L L L L 1
(A) (B) +1 (C) –1 (D)
l l l L 1

16. An astronomical telescope and a Galilean telescope use identical objective lenses. They have the same
magnification, when both are in normal adjustment. The eyepiece of the astronomical telescope has a
focal length f.
(A) The tube lengths of the two telescope differ by f.
(B) The tube lengths of the two telescopes differ by 2f.
(C) The Galilean telescope has shorter tube length.
(D) the Galilean telescope has longer tube length.

17. A single converging lens used as a simple microscope. In the position of maximum magnification,
(A) the object is placed at the focus of the lens
(B) the object is placed between the lens and its focus
(C) the image is formed at infinity
(D) the object and the image subtend the same angle at the eye.

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18. When an astronomical telescope is in normal adjustment, the magnification produced by it M. If this is now
turned around with the eyepiece facing a distant object and the eye placed close to the objective, the
magnification produced will be

1 1 1 M1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
M M1 M 1 M1

19. In a simple microscope, if the final image is located at infinity then its magnifying power is
(A) 25/F (B) 25/D (C) F/25 (D) (1 + 25/F)
20. When length of a microscope tube in normal adjustment increases, its magnifying power
(A) decreases (B) increases
(C) does not change (D) may increases or decreases
21. In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is
(A) virtual, erect and magnified (B) real, erect and magnified
(C) real, inverted and magnified (D) virtual, erect and reduced
22. In a reflecting astronomical telescope, if the objective (a spherical mirror) is replaced by a parabolic mirror of
the same focal length and aperture, then
(A) The final image will be erect (B) The larger image will be obtained
(C) The telescope will gather more light (D) Spherical aberration will be absent
23. An astronomical telescope has an angular magnification of magnitude 5 for distant objects. The separation
between the objective and the eyepiece is 36 cm and the final image is formed at infinity. The focal length
f o of the objective and fe of the eyepiece are
(A) f o = 45 cm and fe = – 9 cm (B) f o = 50 cm and fe = 10 cm
(C) f o = 7.2 cm and fe = 5 cm (D) f o = 30 cm and fe = 6 cm
24. A simple telescope, consisting of an objective of focal length 60 cm and a single eye lens of focal length 5
cm, is focused on a distant object in such a way that parallel rays emerge from the eye lens. If the object
subtends an angle of 2° at the objective, the angular width of the image is
(A) 10° (B) 24° (C) 50° (D) 1/6°
25. A man wearing glasses of focal length + 1 m cannot clearly see beyond 1 m :
(A) if he is farsighted (B) if he is nearsighted
(C) if his vision is normal (D) in each of these cases.
26. A man is looking at a small object placed at near point. Without altering the position of his eye or the object,
he puts a simple microscope of magnifying power 5X before his eyes. the angular magnification achieved
is :
(A) 5 (B) 2.5 (C) 1 (D) 0.2

27. An observer looks at a distance tree of height 10 m with a telescope of magnifying power of 20. To the
observer the tree appears : [IIT JEE Main - 2016]
(A) 10 times taller (B) 10 times nearer (C) 20 times taller (D) 20 times nearer

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE
1. A, B, C 2. A 3. A, D 4. C 5. A, B, D
6. A, D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. A
16. B, C 17. B, D 18. A 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. D
26. C 27. C
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