CBSE Class 10 Science – Chapter: Light – Reflection & Refraction
Max Marks: 40 Time: 90 minutes
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Draw neat, labelled ray diagrams wherever necessary.
3. Use the lens/mirror formula and sign conventions wherever applicable.
4. The use of a simple calculator is allowed.
Section A – Objective Type Questions (1 × 6 = 6 Marks)
5. Magnification produced by a rear-view mirror fitted in vehicles:
(a) less than 1 (b) more than 1 (c) equal to 1 (d) depends on the position of the object
6. The laws of reflection are valid for:
(a) plane mirror only (b) concave mirror only (c) convex mirror only (d) all mirrors
7. The magnification of a plane mirror is:
(i) -1 (ii) 1 (iii) ∞ (iv) 0
8. A man runs towards a plane mirror at 3 m/s. The relative speed of his image with respect to him will be:
(a) 3 m/s (b) 6 m/s (c) 9 m/s (d) 12 m/s
9. The unit of power of a lens is:
(a) metre (b) dioptre (c) newton (d) candela
10. Which mirror is used by dentists to see enlarged images of teeth? State the reason.
Section B – Short Answer Type-I (2 × 6 = 12 Marks)
11. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.5 and that of water with respect to air is 1.33. Find the
refractive index of glass with respect to water.
12. How are the power and focal length of a lens related? Which of the two lenses – one with focal length 20 cm and
another with focal length 50 cm – is more converging?
13. An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 10 cm. Write four characteristics
of the image formed.
14. Draw ray diagrams to show the image formation by a convex mirror when the object is:
(a) at infinity (b) at a finite distance
15. Define absolute refractive index. Write the mathematical expression for it.
16. A concave mirror forms a real, inverted image three times the size of the object at a distance of 48 cm from the
mirror. Find:
(i) the focal length of the mirror
(ii) the position of the object
Section C – Short Answer Type-II (3 × 4 = 12 Marks)
17. A student focuses the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. The distances recorded
are:
Position of candle = 18 cm Position of lens = 50 cm Position of screen = 86 cm
(i) Find the focal length of the lens.
(ii) If the candle is moved to 30 cm from the lens, where will the image be formed?
(iii) State the nature of the image in part (ii).
18. Identify the mirror/lens used in the following and state the reason:
(i) Searchlights
(ii) Rear-view mirrors in vehicles
(iii) Magnifying glass
(iv) Headlights of vehicles
19. A diverging lens has a focal length of 25 cm. At what distance should an object be placed so that its image is
formed at a distance of 50 cm from the lens? What will be the nature of the image?
20. An object is placed 24 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm.
(i) Find the position, nature, and size of the image.
(ii) If the object is moved 6 cm towards the mirror, how will the image characteristics change?
Section D – Long Answer Type (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)
21. The absolute refractive index of diamond is 2.42 and that of glass is 1.5. A ray of light travels from diamond to
glass. Calculate the refractive index of glass with respect to diamond. State the two laws of refraction.
22. An object is placed 24 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm.
(i) Find the position, nature, and size of the image.
(ii) If the object is moved 6 cm towards the mirror, how will the image characteristics change?
