VELAMMAL IIT & NEET ACADEMY
Velammal Vidhyashram & Velammal new gen schools
Light - Refraction of light (MCQ)
1. Figure 10.1 shows a ray of light as it travels from medium A to
medium B. Refractive index of the medium B relative to medium A
is
(a) 3 / 2 (b) ) 2/ 3
(c) 1/ 2 (d) 2
2. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in Figure.
The refractive index of medium B relative to A will be
(a) greater than unity
(b) less than unity
(c) equal to unity
(d) zero
3. Beams of light are incident through the holes A and B and
emerge out of box through the holes C and D respectively as
shown in the Figure10.3. Which of the following could be
inside the box?
(a) A rectangular glass slab
(b) A convex lens
(c) A concave lens
(d) A prism
4. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the holes on the
other face of the box as shown in the Figure . Which of the
following could be inside the box?
(a) Concave lens
(b) Rectangular glass slab
(c) Prism
(d) Convex lens
5. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(b) A convex lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(c) A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(d) A concave lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
6. The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular
glass slab traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in Figure. Which
one of them is correct?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
7. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media a ray of
light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?
(a) Kerosene (b) Water
(c) Mustard oil (d) Glycerine
8. 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 the maximum in the substance :
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
9. The refractive indices of four materials A, B, C and D are 1.33, 1.43, 1.71 and 1.52
respectively. When the light rays pass from air into these materials, they refract the maximum in:
(a) material A (b) material B (c) material C (d) material D
10. The refractive index of glass for light going from air to glass is 3/2 . The refractive index for
light going from glass to air will be :
1 4 4 5
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 2
11. The refractive indices of four media A, B, C and D are 1.44, 1.52, 1.65 and 1.36 respectively.
When light travelling in air is incident in these media at equal angles, the angle of refraction will
be the minimum :
(a) in medium A (b) in medium B (c) in medium C (d) in medium D
12. The speed of light in substance X is 1.25 × 108 m/s and that in air is 3 × 108 m/s. The
refractive index of this substance will be :
(a) 2.4 (b) 0.4 (c) 4.2 (d) 3.75
12. The refractive indexes of four substances P, Q, R and S are 1.77, 1.50, 2.42 and 1.31
respectively. When light travelling in air is incident on these substances at equal angles, the
angle of refraction will be the maximum in :
(a) substance P (b) substance Q (c) substance R (d) substance S
13. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 3 . The refractive index of air with respect
to water will be :
(a) 1.75 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.25
14. 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
15. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2 and the refractive index of water with
respect to air is 4/3. The refractive index of glass with respect to water will be :
(a) 1.525 (b) 1.225 (c) 1.425 (d) 1.125
16. A convex lens has a focal length of 10 cm. At which of the following position should an
object be placed so that this convex lens may act as a magnifying glass ?
(a) 15 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 cm
17. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a lens ?
(a) Water (b) Glass (c) Plastic (d) Clay
18. A small bulb is placed at the focal point of a converging lens. When the bulb is switched on,
the lens produces :
(a) a convergent beam of light (b) a divergent beam of light
(c) a parallel beam of light (d) a patch of coloured light
19. An illuminated object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a converging lens of focal length
15 cm. The image obtained on the screen is :
(a) upright and magnified (b) inverted and magnified
(c) inverted and diminished (d) upright and diminished
20. An object is placed between f and 2f of a convex lens. Which of the following statements
correctly describes
its image ?
(a) real, larger than the object (b) erect, smaller than the object
(c) inverted, same size as object (d) virtual, larger than the object
21. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a bulb falls on it ?
(a) concave mirror as well as concave lens (b) convex mirror as well as convex lens
(c) concave mirror as well as convex lens (d) convex mirror as well as concave lens
22. In order to obtain a real image twice the size of the object with a convex lens of focal length
15 cm, the object
distance should be :
(a) more than 5 cm but less than 10 cm (b) more than 10 cm but less than 15 cm
(c) more than 15 cm but less than 30 cm (d) more than 30 cm but less than 60 cm
23. A converging lens is used to produce an image of an object on a screen. What change is
needed for the
image to be formed nearer to the lens ?
(a) increase the focal length of the lens
(b) insert a diverging lens between the lens and the screen
(c) increase the distance of the object from the lens
(d) move the object closer to the lens
24. A convex lens of focal length 8 cm forms a real image of the same size as the object. The
distance between object and its image will be :
(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 32 cm
25. A virtual, erect and magnified image of an object is to be obtained with a convex lens. For
this purpose, the object should be placed :
(a) between 2F and infinity (b) between F and optical centre
(c) between F and 2F (d) at F
26. A burning candle whose flame is 1.5 cm tall is placed at a certain distance in front of a
convex lens. An image of candle flame is received on a white screen kept behind the lens. The
image of flame also measures 1.5 cm. If f is the focal length of convex lens, the candle is placed
(a) at f (b) between f and 2f (c) at 2f (d) beyond 2f
27. A lens of focal length 12 cm forms an erect image three times the size of the object. The
distance between the object and image is :
(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 36 cm
28. If an object is placed 21 cm from a converging lens, the image formed is slightly smaller
than the object. If the object is placed 19 cm from the lens, the image formed is slightly larger
than the object. The approximate focal length of the lens is :
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 20 cm
29. An object is placed at the following distances from a convex lens of focal length 15 cm :
(a) 35 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 10 cm
Which position of the object will produce :
(i) a magnified real image ?
(ii) a magnified virtual image ?
(iii) a diminished real image ?
(iv) an image of the same size as the object ?
30. A spherical mirror and a spherical lens each have a focal length of, –15 cm. The mirror and
the lens are likely to be :
(a) both concave.
(b) both convex.
(c) the mirror is concave but the lens is convex.
(d) the mirror is convex but the lens is concave.
31. Linear magnification produced by a convex lens can be :
(a) less than 1 or more than 1
(b) less than 1 or equal to 1
(c) more than 1 or equal to 1
(d) less than 1, equal to 1 or more than 1
32. Magnification produced by a concave lens is always :
(a) more than 1 (b) equal to 1
(c) less than 1 (d) more than 1 or less than 1
33. In order to obtain a magnification of, – 3 (minus 3) with a convex lens, the object should be
placed :
(a) between optical centre and F (b) between F and 2F
(c) at 2F (d) beyond 2F
34. A convex lens produces a magnification of +5. The object is placed :
(a) at focus (b) between f and 2f
(c) at less than f (d) beyond 2f
35. If a magnification of, –1 (minus 1) is obtained by using a converging lens, then the object
has to be placed :
(a) within f (b) at 2f
(c) beyond 2f (d) at infinity
36. To obtain a magnification of, – 0.5 with a convex lens, the object should be placed :
(a) at F (b) between optical centre and F
(c) between F and 2F (d) beyond 2F
37. An object is 0.09 m from a magnifying lens and the image is formed 36 cm from the lens.
The magnification produced is :
(a) 0.4 (b) 1.4 (c) 4.0 (d) 4.5
38. To obtain a magnification of, –2 with a convex lens of focal length 10 cm, the object should
be placed :
(a) between 5 cm and 10 cm (b) between 10 cm and 20 cm
(c) at 20 cm (d) beyond 20 cm
39. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm produces a magnification of + 4. The object is placed :
(a) at a distance of 15 cm (b) between 15 cm and 30 cm
(c) at less than 15 cm (d) beyond 30 cm
40. If a magnification of, –1 is to be obtained by using a converging lens of focal length 12 cm,
then the object must be placed :
(a) within 12 cm (b) at 24 cm (c) at 6 cm (d) beyond 24 cm
41. In order to obtain a magnification of, – 0.75 with a convex lens of focal length 8 cm, the
object should be placed :
(a) at less than 8 cm (b) between 8 cm and 16 cm
(c) beyond 16 cm (d) at 16 cm
42. A student did an experiment with a convex lens. He put an object at different distances 25
cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm and 120 cm from the lens. In each case he measured the distance of
the image from the lens. His results were 100 cm, 24 cm, 60 cm, 30 cm and 40 cm, respectively.
Unfortunately his results are written in the wrong order.
(a) Rewrite the image distances in the correct order.
(b) What would be the image distance if the object distance was 90 cm ?
(c) Which of the object distances gives the biggest image ?
(d) What is the focal length of this lens ?
43. The focal lengths of four convex lenses P, Q, R and S are 20 cm, 15 cm, 5 cm and 10 cm,
respectively. The lens having greatest power is :
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
44. A converging lens has a focal length of 50 cm. The power of this lens is :
(a) + 0.2 D (b) – 2.0 D (c) + 2.0 D (d) – 0.2 D
45. A diverging lens has a focal length of 0.10 m. The power of this lens will be :
(a) + 10.0 D (b) + 1.0 D (c) – 1.0 D (d) – 10.0 D
.
46. The power of a lens is + 2.0 D. Its focal length should be :
(a) 100 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 25 cm (d) 40 cm
47. If a spherical lens has a power of, – 0.25 D, the focal length of this lens will be :
(a) – 4 cm (b) – 400 mm (c) – 4 m (d) – 40 m
48. The power of a concave lens is 10 D and that of a convex lens is 6 D. When these two
lenses are placed in contact with each other, the power of their combination will be :
(a) + 16 D (b) + 4 D (c) –16 D (d) – 4 D
49. The power of a converging lens is 4.5 D and that of a diverging lens is 3 D. The power of
this combination of lenses placed close together is :
(a) + 1.5 D (b) + 7.5 D (c) – 7.5 D (d) – 1.5 D
50. 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
