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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS (1 Mark)

(A) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's)
1. To obtain a magnification of + 2 with a concave mirror of radius of curvature
60 cm the object distance must be. [2023]
(a) - 90cm
(b) - 45cm
(c) -30cm
(d) - 15 cm 13dfdhdkfynvhfgn ggh

2. Which of the following mirror is used by a dentist to examine a small cavity

in a patient’s teeth ? [2021]
(a) Convex mirror
(b)Plane mirror
(c)Concave mirror
(d)Any spherical mirror

3. The angle of incidence from air glass at the point O on the hemispherical
glass slab is. [2021]

(a) 45°
(b) 0°
(c) 90°
(d) 180° JOSH METER?
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4. When light is incident on a glass slab , the incident ray , refracted ray
and the emergent ray are in three media A , B and C . if n₁ , n₂ and n₃ are
the refractive indices of A , B and C respectively and the emergent ray is parallel
to the incident ray , Which of the following is true ? [2021]
(a) n₁ < n₂ < n₃
(b) n₁ > n₂ > n₃
(c) n₁ < n₂ = n₃
(d) n₁ = n₃ < n₂

5. If the real image of a candle flame formed by a lens is three times the size of the
flame and the distance between lens and image is 80 cm , at what distance should
the candle be placed from the lens ? [2021]
(a) - 80 cm
(b) - 40 cm
(c) - 40/3 cm
(d) - 80/3 cm

6. An object of height 3.0 cm is placed vertically on the principal axis of a convex

lens. When the object distance is - 37.5 cm , an image of height - 2.0 cm is formed
at a distance of 25.0 cm from the lens. Next , the same object is placed vertically
at 25.0 cm from the lens. In this situation , the image distance v and height h of the
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image is (according to the new cartesian sign ggh
convention). [2021]
(a) v = + 37.5 cm ; h = + 4.5 cm
(b) v = - 37.5 cm ; h = + 4.5 cm
(c) v = + 37.5 cm ; h = - 4.5 cm
(d) v = - 37.5 cm ; h = - 4.5 cm

7. The refractive index of flint glass is 1.65 and that for alcohol is 1.36 with respect
to air. What is the refractive index of the flint glass with respect to alcohol ? [2022]
(a) 0.82
(b) 1.21
(c) 1.11
(d) 1.01

8.

While looking at the above diagram , Nalini concluded the following:

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(a) the image of the object will be a virtual one.

(b) the reflected ray will travel along the same path as the incident ray
but in opposite direction.
(c) the image of the object will be inverted.
(d) this is a concave mirror and hence the focal length will be negative.
Which one of the above statements are correct? [2022]
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 , 3 and 4
(d) 1 , 2 , 3 and 4

9. Three students A , B and C focused a distant building on a screen with the help of
a concave mirror. To determine focal length of the concave mirror they measured
the distance as give below: [Delhi 2017]
Student A : From mirror to the screen
Student B : From building to the screen
Student C : From building to the mirror
Who measured the focal length correctly ?
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) A and B
(d) B and C 13dfdhdkfynvhfgn ggh

10. Consider these indices of refraction: glass: 1.52; air: 1.0003; water: 1.333.
Based on the refractive indices of three materials , arrange the speed of light
through them in decreasing order. [2022]
(a) The speed of light in water > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in glass.
(b) The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in air.
(c) The speed of light in air > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in glass.
(d) The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in water.

11.[i] A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have a focal length of (-) 15 cm.
What type of mirror and lens are these? [SQP 2021]
[ii] The refractive index of flint glass is 1.65 and that for alcohol is 1.36 with respect
to air. In which medium speed of light will be more? [SQP 2022]

12. [i] Where is the image formed when an object is at large distance from a concave
mirror?
[ii] The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be real , inverted
and larger than the object. Where is the object placed? [2020-21]

13. Name the part of a lens through which a ray of light passes without suffering any
deviation. [ 2020-21]
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14. Both a spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have a focal length
of [-15] cm. What type of mirror and lens are these? [2020-21]
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Assertion and Reason type of Questions

In the following questions a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of

Reason.
Mark the correct choice as two statements are given one labeled Assertion (A) and
the other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): A real image can be obtained on a screen.

Reason (R): A convex lens always forms real images. [2021]

16. Assertion (A): The refractive index of water is greater than that of glass.
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Reason (R): Light travels faster in water than in glass. [2022]

17. Assertion (A): A concave mirror is used by ENT specialists.

Reason (R): Concave mirrors form diminished and virtual images. [2023]

18. Assertion (A): The image formed by a convex lens is always real and inverted.

Reason (R): A convex lens converges light rays to a point. [2019]

19. Assertion (A): A ray of light passing through the optical centre of a lens emerges
undeviated.

Reason (R): At the optical centre, the angle of incidence is 90°. [2022]
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SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

(2 and 3 Marks)
20. Draw a ray diagram in each of the following cases to show what happens
after reflection to the incident ray when.
(i) It is parallel to the principal axis and falling on a convex mirror.
(ii) It is falling on a concave mirror while passing through its principal focus. (iii)
It is coming oblique to the principal axis and falling on the pole of a convex
mirror. [2020]

21. Rohit wants to have an erect image of an object using a converging mirror of
focal length 40 cm.
(i) Specify the range of distance where the object can be placed in front of the
mirror. Give reason for you answer.
(ii) Will the image be bigger or smaller than the object?
(iii) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case. [2022]

22. [i] Water has refractive 13dfdhdkfynvhfgn ggh has refractive index 1.36.
index 1.33 and alcohol
Which of the two medium is optically denser? give reason for your answer.
[ii] Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing obliquely from
water to alcohol.
[iii] State the relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction in
the above case. [CBSE 2020]

23. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in the figure. [2023]

[i] Which one of the two medium is denser w.r.t. other medium? Justify your
answer.
[ii] A ray of light starting from diamond is incident on the interface separating
diamond and water. Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the refraction of light in
this case.
[iii] Absolute refractive indices of diamond and water are 2.42 and 1.33 ,
respectively. Find the value of refractive index of water w.r.t. diamond.
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24. [i] An object is kept at a distance of 1m from a lens of power + 2 D.

[a] Identify the type of lens.
[b] Calculate its focal length and distance of the image formed.

25. It is desired to obtain an erect image of an object , using concave mirror of

focal length of 12 cm.
[i] What should be the range of the object distance in the above case?
[ii] Will the image be smaller or larger than the object? Draw a ray diagram to
show the formation of image in this case.
[iii] Where will the image of this object be , if it is placed 24 cm in front of the
mirror? [2020]

26. An object of height 1.2 cm is placed before a concave mirror of focal length
20 cm so that a real image is formed at a distance of 60 cm from it. Find the
position of the object. What will be the height of the image formed? [2018]

27. Rohit wants to have an erect image of an object using a converging mirror of
focal length 40 cm.
[i] Specify the range of distance where the object can be placed in front of the
mirror. Justify.
[ii] Draw a ray diagram to show13dfdhdkfynvhfgn
image formation ggh
in this case.
[iii] State one use of the mirror based on the above kind of image formation
[2023]

28. [i] A ray of light enters into benzene from air. If the refractive index of
benzene is 1.50, by what percentage does the speed of light reduce when
entering benzene?
[ii] For the same angle of incidence in media A , B and C , the angle of refraction
are 20 degree , 30 degree and 40 degree respectively. In which medium will
the velocity of light be maximum? Give reason in support of your answer.
[iii] The image of an object formed by a mirror is real , inverted and is of
magnification -1. If the image is at the distance of 30 cm from the mirror ,
where is the object placed ? Find the position of the image if the object is now
moved 20 cm towards the mirror. what is the nature of the image obtained?
[iv] What is meant by power of lens? You have three lenses L₁, L₂ and L₃ of
powers +10 D , +5 D and -10 D respectively. State the nature and focal length
of each lens. Explain which of the three lenses will from a virtual and
magnified image of an object placed at 15 cm from the lens. Draw the ray
diagram in support of your answer. [2019]
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29. Rohit focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen using
a convex lens. He noted down the position of the candle , screen and
lens as under :
Position of candle = 26.0 cm
Position of convex lens = 50.0 cm
[i] What is the focal length of the convex lens?
[ii] Where will the image be formed if he shifts the candle towards the lens at a
position of 38 cm?
[iii] Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in case [ii] as said
above? [2018]

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LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

(5 Marks)
30. [i] A lens produce a magnification of -0.5. Is ggh
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lens? If the focal length of the lens is 6 cm, draw a ray diagram showing the
image formation in this case.
[ii] A girl was playing with a thin beam of light from a laser torch by directing it
form different directions on a convex lens held vertically. She was surprised to
see that in a particular direction, the beam of light continues to move along the
same direction after passing through the lens. State the reason for her
observation. Draw a ray diagram to support your answer. [2020]

31. An object 6 cm in size is placed at 50 cm in front of a convex lens of focal

length 30 cm. At what distance from the lens should a screen be placed in
order to obtain a sharp image of the object? Find the nature and size of the
image. Also, draw labelled ray diagram to show the image formation in this
case. [Set-III, 2019, Outside Delhi]

32. A 6 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a concave

mirror of focal length 30 cm. The distance of the object from the mirror is 45
cm. Use mirror formula to determine the position, nature and size of the image
formed. Also, draw labelled ray diagram to show the image formation in this
case. [Outside Delhi, Set-III, 2019]
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33. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of

focal length 30 cm.
(i) Use lens formula to determine the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) List four characteristics of the image (nature, position, size, erect/inverted)
in this case.
(iii) Draw a labelled diagram to justify your answer of part (ii). [Delhi, Set-II,
2019]

34. An object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal

length 30 cm.
(i) Use lens formula to find the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) List four characteristics of the image (nature, position, size, erect/inverted)
formed by the lens in this case.
(iii) Draw ray diagram to justify your answer of part (ii). [Outside Delhi, Set-III,
2019]

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Case Study/Source Based Question

35. Ananya was performing an experiment in her school lab using a rectangular
glass slab. She allowed a ray of light to fall on the slab at an angle. She
observed that the ray bent towards the normal as it entered the glass and then
bent away from the normal as it emerged back into air. She marked the
incident ray, refracted ray, emergent ray, and the normals. Interestingly, she
noticed that the emergent ray was parallel to the incident ray, but slightly
displaced sideways. This sideways shift increased when the angle of incidence
increased. She also repeated the activity using liquids like water and glycerin,
and observed different degrees of bending.

[i] What phenomenon is observed when the ray bends while entering the glass
slab?
(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) Dispersion
(d) Diffraction
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[ii] The ray bends towards the normal inside the glass slab because:
(a) Light speeds up
(b) Light slows down
(c) Light gets absorbed
(d) Light reflects back

[iii] The parallel but shifted ray after emerging from the slab is due to:
(a) Diffusion
(b) Lateral Displacement
(c) Total Internal Reflection
(d) Optical Rotation
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PK Special [KBC]
36. A convex lens forms a real, three times magnified image on a screen.
If the focal length of the lens is 30 cm, calculate:
(a) the object distance
(b) image distance
(c) draw the ray diagram.

37. An object is placed 20 cm from a concave mirror. The image formed is twice
the size of the object and real. Find:
(a) the focal length of the mirror
(b) position of the image
(c) draw the ray diagram.

38. The image of a candle formed by a convex lens is inverted and on a screen.
(a) What is the nature of the image?
(b) What would happen if the object is moved closer to the lens?

39. One half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. (2016)
(a) Show the formation of image of an object placed at 2F in front of such a
covered lens using a ray diagram. Mention the position and nature of image.
(b) Draw the ray diagram for the same object at the same position in front of
the same lens, but now uncovered. Will there be any difference in the image
obtained in the two cases? Give reason.

40. An object is placed between F and 2F in front of a convex lens. Draw a ray
diagram and describe the nature, size, and position of the image formed.

41. Why does a convex mirror always form a virtual and diminished image, no
matter where the object is placed? Explain with a ray diagram.

42. An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of

focal length 18 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be
placed, so that a sharp focussed image can be obtained? Find the size and the
nature of the image.

43. Many optical instruments consist of a number of lenses. They are combined
to increase the magnification and sharpness of the image. The net power (P) of
the lenses placed in contact is given by the algebraic sum of the powers of the
individual lenses:
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P₁, P₂, P₃,... as
P = P₁ + P₂ + P₃ + ...
This is also termed as the simple additive property of the power of lens, widely
used to design lens systems of cameras, microscopes, and telescopes. These
lens systems can have a combination of convex lenses and also concave
lenses. (2023)
(a) What is the nature (convergent/divergent) of the combination of a convex
lens of power +4 D and a concave lens of power -2 D?
(b) Calculate the focal length of a lens of power -2.5 D.

44. Find out from the following table the medium having the highest optical
density. Also find the medium with the lowest optical density.

45. Study the data given below showing the focal length of three concave
mirrors A, B, and C and the respective distances of objects placed in front of
the mirrors:
(i) In which one of the above cases the mirror will form a diminished image of
the object? Justify your answer.
(ii) List two properties of the image formed in case 2.
(iii) (A) What is the nature and size of the image formed by mirror C?
Draw ray diagram to justify your answer.

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