BRAHMA TUTORIAL

Std.: 10 (English) Science - I Marks: 86

Date: 26-Jul-2025 Brahma Academy Time: 3
Chapter: 6
Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions 19

1 The stars are ............... source of light as they are very far away.
a. point b. infinite c. important d. primary

2 If the angle of incidence ∠ i = 0° then angle of reflection ∠ r = ............... .

a. 0° b. 90° c. 45° d.180°

3 A ray of light makes an angle of 50o with the surface S1 of the glass slab. Its angle of incidence will be
............... .
a. 50° b. 40° c. 140° d. 0°

4 Out of following which has the highest refractive index:

a. Fused quartz b. Diamond c. Crown glass d. Ruby

5 The change in the direction of propagation of light when it passes obliquely from one transparent medium to
another is called ............... .
a. Dispersion b. Scattering c. Refraction d. Reflection

6 The refractive index of water is ............... .

a. 1.33 b. 1.36 c. 1.31 d. 1

7 When the ray of light is incident normally at the boundary between two media then it -
a. does not change its direction
b. does not get refracted
c. passes undeviated along the same path
d. All of the above

8 If the refractive index of glass with respect of air is

3
, what is the refractive index of air with respect to glass ?
2

a. b. 3 c. d.
1 1 2

2 3 3

9 If we gradually increase the angle of incidence of a ray of light passing through prism then …............

a.Angle of deviation goes on decreasing.

b.Angle of deviation decreases but after certain value of incident angle, deviation angle increases
c.Angle of deviation goes on increasing.
d.Angle of deviation increases but after certain value of incident angle deviation angle decreases.

10 We can see the sun even when it is little below the horizon because of ............... .
a. reflection of light
b. refraction of light
c. dispersion of light
d. absorption of light

11 In optics an object which has higher refractive index is called ............... .

a. Optically rarer
b. Optically denser
c. Optical density
d. Refractive index
 12 When a ray of light travels from an optically denser medium to an optically rarer medium, the ray bends
a. towards the normal
b. away from the normal
c. straight
d. backward​​

13 If a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium in a straight line, the angle of incident must
be ................
a. 0° b. 30° c. 60° d. 90°

14 Second Law of Refraction is also known as:

a. Dalton law
b. Snells law
c. Law of conservation of matter
d. None of the above

15 Twinkling star is due to change in ............... of atmosphere.

a.temperature b. refractive index c. pressure d. climate

16 The speed of light in vacuum is ............... .

a. 3 x 105 m/sec
b. 3 x 108 m/sec
c. 3 x 108 km/sec
d. 3 x 106 m/sec

17 Absolute refractive index of any medium is always ............... .

a. 1 b. > 1 c. < 1 d. 0

18 If the refractive index of glass with respect of air is

3
, what is the refractive index of air with respect to glass ?
2

a. b. 3 c. d.
1 1 2

2 3 3

19 When a ray of light passes from a rarer medium into a denser medium
a. it bends away from the normal
b. it bends towards the normal
c. goes undeviated
d. goes backward

Q.2 Find the odd one out 6

1 Dispersion , Mirage, Refraction, Induction

2 Twinkling of stars, Advanced sun rise, delayed sun set, Blue sky.

3 Water, Air, Glass, Diamond.

4 Reflection, Dispersion, Induction, Reflection.

5 Brown, Blue, Green , Red

6 Reflection , Dispersion, Refraction, Refractive index.

Q.3 Find co-related terms 9

1 Maximum wavelength of red light : 700 nm : : maximum wavelength of violet light : ...............

2 Reflection : Velocity remains same : Refraction : ...............

3 Air : lowest refractive index : : ............... : highest refractive index

4 Crown glass : 1.52 : : flint glass : ................ .

 5 Reflection of light : Mirror : : ............... : Prism

6 Red light : ............... : : violet light : minimum wave length.

7 Scattering of light : Blue sky : : Atmospheric refraction: ............... .

8 Minimum deviation : ............... : : maximum deviation : violet light.

9 A ray travels from basically rare to optically denser medium : i > r : : ray travels from optically denser to optically
rare medium : ...............

Q.4 Match the pair 10

1
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Scattering a. Change in the direction of ray of light due to change in medium

ii. Refraction b. Splitting of while light into component colours

c. Deflection of light by small particles

2
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Stars a. Collection of point source

ii. Planets b. Point source

3
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Dispersion a. Blue colour of sky

ii. Scattering b. Twinkling of star

c. Spectrum of seven colours

4
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Alcohol a. 2.42

ii. Diamond b. 1.66

c. 1.0003

d. 1.36

6
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Air a. 2.42

ii. Alcohol b. 1.66

c. 1.0003
 d. 1.36

7
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Refraction a.
Sin i

Sin r

ii. Refractive index b. With respect to vacuum

c. Change in direction of light

d. Mirage

8
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Refractive index a.
Sin i

Sin r

ii. Absolute refractive Index b. With respect to vacuum

c. Change in direction of light

d. Mirage

9
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Dispersion a. Change in the direction of ray of light due to medium

ii. Scattering b. Splitting of while light into component colours

c. Deflection of light by small particles

10
Column "A" Column "B"

i. Scattering a. Blue colour of sky

ii. Refraction b. Twinkling of star

c. Spectrum of seven colours

Q.5 State True or False 14

1 Spectrum of light was first observed by Albert Einstein.

2 All artificial satellites revolve in similar orbits around earth.

3 Refractive index of blue colour is less than the orange colour.

4 The colours of the spectrum of white light combine to reproduce white light.

5 Speed of light is different in different medium.

6 Red colour is scattered in a greater amount than the blue and violet colour.

7 Velocity of light is same in all media.

8 The greater is the value of refractive index, The lesser is the bending of refracted ray towards the normal.

9 The hotter air is rarer than the cooler air.

10 "Wavelength of red light is close to 700 nm".

11 Velocity of light is greater in rarer medium then the denser medium.

 12 During dispersion red colour deviates the most.

13 In the visible range of light maximum scattering of blue light takes place.

14 No medium can have refractive index less than 1.

Q.6 Name the following 8

1 Name the colour which has maximum refractive index.

Recognize and name the rays.

MD = ............... .

3 Name the colour which has minimum refractive index.

4 Name source of white light.

Recognize the rays

AN = ............... .

6 Name any two phenomenon based on scattering of light.

7 Name the extreme colours in pure spectrum of light.

Recognize and name the rays .

NM = ............... .

Q.7 Complete the given flow chart / table / diagram 2

 1 Label the given diagram.

Q.8 Complete the table / chart. 6

1 Label the diagram:

2 Complete the table.

(a) (b) (c)

Name the AN = ............... . NM = ............... . MD = ............... .
Ray
Effects on ............... ............... ...............
Ray

Q.9 Complete the paragraph. 12

1 Complete the paragragh:

(reflective index, Christiaan Huyghens , violet , Sir Issac Newton, dispersion, spectrum, red , refractive index)

The prism itself does not give any colour. It simply splits white light into seven colours. This seven colour band
in called ................ . This phenomenon is called ............... .The reason of dispersion of light is different
............... of a medium for different colours. ............... was the first person to use a glass prism to obtain sun’s
spectrum when white light is incident on the prism , different colours bend through different angles. Among the
seven colours, ............... bends the least, while ............... bends the most.

2 Complete the paragraph:

(refractive index, direction, velocity, relative index, different, absolute refractive index, mass, same)

The change in the ...............​ of a light ray while entering different media is different. It is related to
the ............... of the medium. The value of the refractive index is ...............​for different media and also for light
of different colours for the ...............​medium. The refractive index of a medium with respect to vacuum is called
its ............... . Refractive index depends on the ...............​of light in the medium.​
3 Complete the paragraph:
(refractive, total internal relfection of light, rainfall, prisms, dispersed, refracted)
Rainbow is a combined effect of dispersion, ............... and ................ It can be seen mainly after a ...............
small droplets of water act as small ................ When light rays from the Sun enter these droplets, it gets
refracted and ................ Then internal reflection takes place and after that once again the light gets ...............
while coming out of the droplet.​

4 Complete the diagram and fill in the blanks.

(atmospheric air, Refractive index, brightness, twinkling, changing air density, apparent position, position)

The ............... of star keeps changing a bit because of the motion of ............... temperature. The ............... of air
keeps changing continuously. Because of this change the ............... and ............... of the star keep changing and
star appears to be ...............