DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL - BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT (MCQ based)

CH 9 LIGHT: REFLECTION AND REFRACTION CLASS X

Topic: Reflection and Spherical Mirror

1 The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror.

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
2 An object is placed at a distance of 40cm in front of a concave mirror of a focal length of 20 cm.
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

3 Image formed by a convex mirror is:

(a) virtual
(b) real
(c) enlarged
(d) inverted
4 Magnification produced by a rear-view mirror fitted in vehicles:
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one, depending upon the position of the object in front of it
5 Assertion(A) : The centre of curvature is not a part of the mirror. It lies outside its reflecting surface.
Reason (R) : The reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part of a sphere. This sphere has a
centre.
6 Assertion(A): The mirrors used in search lights are concave spherical.
Reason (R) : In concave spherical mirror the image formed is always virtual.
Topic Refraction and refractive index
7 If the refractive indices for water and diamond with respect to air are 1.33 and 2.4 respectively, then
the refractive index of diamond with respect to water is-
(a) .55
(b) 1.80
(c) 3.19
(d) None of these
8 The speed of light in a transparent medium is 0.6 times that of its speed in vacuum
The refractive index of the medium is:
(a) 1.96
(b) 1.66
(c) 1.26
(d) 1.29
9 The refractive index of glass is 3/2. The velocity of light in glass is
(a) 3 x108 m/ s
(b) 2 x108 m/ s
(c) 108 m /s
(d) 1.33 x108 m/ s
10 A convex lens forms a real and inverted image of a needle at a distance of 50 cm from it. Where is
the needle placed in front of the convex lens if the image is equal to the size of the object?
(a) 0.25 m
(b) 0.50 m
(c) 0.35 m
(d) 0.40 m
11 Assertion (A): For the glass slab, the emergent ray is parallel to the direction of the incident ray.
Reason (R): The extent of bending of the ray of light at the opposite parallel faces (air-glass
interface and glass-air interface) of the rectangular glass slab is equal and opposite.
12 Assertion(A): A ray of light travelling from a rarer medium to a denser medium slows down and
bends towards the normal. When it travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it speeds up
and bends away from the normal.
Reason (R) : The speed of the light do not change as the light gets refracted.
13 Assertion(A): Higher is the refractive index of a medium or denser the medium, lesser if the velocity
of light in that medium.
Reason(R) : Refractive index is inversely proportional to velocity.
14 Assertion(A) : Refractive index has no units.
Reason (R) : The refractive index is a ratio of two similar quantities.
Topic: Lens and Power of lens
15 An image of an object produced on a screen which is about 36 cm using a convex lens. The image
produced is about 3 times the size of the object. What is the size of the object?
(a) 12 cm
(b) 33 cm
(c) 39 cm
(d) 108 cm
16 A student conducts an experiment using a convex lens. He places the object at a distance of 60 cm in
front of the lens and observes that the image is formed at a distance of 30 cm behind the lens. What
is the power of the lens?
(a) 0.005 dioptre
(b) 0.05 dioptre
(c) 5 dioptre
(d) 50 dioptre
17 The focal length of a lens of power -2 D is-
(a) -50 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 50 cm
(d) -40 cm
18 Assertion(A): Power of the lens is larger if its focal length is smaller.
Reason(R): Power of the lens measures the ability to converge or diverge the refracted rays.
19 A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens of focal
length 20 cm. The focal length of this combination of lenses will be
(a)+10 cm (b) +20 cm (c) -10 cm (d) -20 cm
Topic: Case study
20 Question numbers 20(a) to 20(d) are based on the table related to the values of
absolute refractive index of different material mediums. Study the table and answer
the questions that follow.

20(a) Name the medium having highest optical density.

20(b) Find the medium with lowest optical density.
20(c) Refractive index of glass with respect to water is 5/4 and the refractive index of water with
respect to air is 4/3, what is the refractive index of glass with respect to air?
OR
20(d) What is the velocity of light in alcohol when velocity of light in air is 3 x 10 8 m/s.
(Ans : 2.2 x 10 8 m/s.)
21 When the rays of light travels from one transparent medium to another, the path of light is deviated.
This phenomenon is called refraction of light. The bending of light depends on the optical density of
medium through which the light pass.

The speed of light varies from medium to medium. A medium in which the speed of light is more is
optically rarer medium whereas in which the speed of light is less is optically denser medium.
Whenever light goes from one medium to another, the frequency of light does not change however,
speed and wavelength change. It concluded that change in speed of light is the basic cause of
refraction.
 21(i) When light travels from air to glass, how the ray of light bends?
21(ii) When the ray of light passes the medium without refraction?
21(iii) When light passes from glass to water, what will be the relation between angle of incidence
(<i) and angle of refraction(<r)?
OR
21 (iv) when the light travels from air to water angle of incidence(<i) =45ᴏ and angle of refraction is
30 ᴏ. Find the refractive index of water with respect to air.( check for the values of sin i and sin r)

Answers
1c 5a 9b 13a 17a
2d 6c 10b 14a 18a
3a 7b 11a 15a 19b
4a 8b 12c 16c 20(c)5/3