CLASS-XII

The Chintels School, Kalyanpur

PRACTICE SHEET
Subject – Physics(Reflection)

NCERT PROBLEMS the image size is double of the object-size

1. A small candle, 2.5 cm in size is placed at 27 cm 7. A 1 cm object is placed perpendicular to the prin-
in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature cipal axis of a convex mirror of focal length 7.5
36 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a cm. Find its distance from the mirror if the im-
screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? age formed is 0.6 cm is size.
Describe the nature and size of the image. If the
candle is moved closer to themirror, how would the 8. A candle flame 1.6 cm high is imaged in ball bear-
screen have to be moved? ing of diamete 0.4 cm. If the ball bearing is 20 cm
away from the flame, find the location and the
2. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex
height of the image.
mirror of focal length 15 cm. Give the location of
theimage and the magnification. Describe what 9. A 3 cm tall object is placed at a distance of 7.5 cm
happens asthe needle is moved farther from the from a convex mirror of focal length 6 cm. Find
mirror. the location size and nature of the image.
3. Light incident normally on a plane mirror attached 10. A U-shaped wire is placed before a concave mir-
to a galvanometer coil retraces backwards as ror having radius of curvature 20 cm as shown in
shown in Fig. 9.36. A current in the coil produces a figure. Fin the total length of the image
deflection of(3.5o) of the mirror. What is the
displacement of thereflected spot of light on a
screen placed 1.5 maway? 10 cm

10 cm 30 cm

11. A point source S is placed midway between two

convergign mirrors having equal focal length f
as shown in figure. Find the values of d for which
HCV only one image is formed.

4. A concave mirror having a radius of curvature 40 d

cm is placed in front of an illuminated point
source at a distance of 30 cm from it. Find the
location of the image.
S
5. A concave mirror forms an image of 20 cm high
object on a screen placed 5.0 m away from the
mirror. The height of the image is 50 cm. Find the
focal length of the mirror and the distance be-
tween the mirror and the object.
6. A concave mirror has a focal length of 20 cm. Find
the position or positions of an object for which
 5. Which of the following methods can be used to
12.A converging mirror M1, a point source S and a di-
measure the speed of light in water ?
verging mirror M2 are arranged as shown in fig-
(a) Roemer method (b) Fizeau method
ure. The source is placed at a distance of 30 cm
(c) Focault method (d)M i c h e l s o n
from M1. The focal length of each of the mirrors
method
is 20 cm. Consider only the images formed by a
6. The speed of light depends
maximum of two reflections. It is found that one
image is formed on the source itself. (a) Find the (a) On elasticity of the medium only
distance between the two mirrors. (b) Find the (b) On inertia of the medium only
location of the image formed by the single re- (c) On elasticity as well as inertia
flection from M2. (d) Neither on elasticity nor as inertia
7. The inverse square law of intensity (i.e., the
M1 M2
1
intensity  ) is valid for a
r2
S (a) Point source (b)Line source
(c) Plane source (d) Cylindrical source
8. Two sources are called coherent if they produce
waves
GENERAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHT (a) Of equal wavelength
1. Light passes through a closed cylindrical tube (b) Of equal velocity
containing a gas. If the gas is gradually pumped
out, the speed of light inside the tube will (c) Having same shape of wavefront
(a) Increase (b)Decrease (d) Having a constant phase difference
(c) Remains constant 9. When light propagates in vaccum there is an
(d) First increase and then decrease electric field and a magnetic field. These fields
2. The speeds of red light and yellow light are
exactly same (a) Are constant in time
(a) In vacuum but not in air (b) Have zero average value
(b) In air but not in vaccum (c) Are perpendicular to the direction of
(c) In vaccum as well as in air propagation of light
(d) Neither in vaccum nor in air (d) Are mutually perpendicular
3. The speed of light is 299, 792, 458 m/s 10. Ray optics is valid, when characteristic
dimensions are:
(a) With respect to the earth
(b) With respect to the sun (a) of the order of one millimeter

(c) With respect to a train moving on the earth (b) simply larger than the wavelength of light

(d) With respect to a spaceship going in outer (c) much larger than the wavelength of light
space. (d) of the same order as the wavelength of light
4. Which of the following methods can be used to 11. Which of the following phenomenon exhibits
measure the speed of light in laboratory ? particle’s nature of light:
(a) Roemer method (b) Fizeau method (a) interference (b) diffraction
(c) Focault method (d) M i c h e l s o n (c) polarization (d) photoelectric effect
method
12. The Hyugen’s theory of light fails to explain :
(a) photoelectric effect (b) interference
(c) diffraction (d) reflection and
refraction.
13. The velocity of electromagnetic waves in
vacuum will be : 24. Colour of light is known by its :
(a) infinite (b) 3×108 m/s (a) Velocity (b) Amplitude
(c) zero (d) none of the these. (c) Frequency (d) Polarisation
14. The frequency of yellow light is about :
PLANE MIRROR
(a) 3.8×1013 sec–1 (b) 5×1014 sec–1
25. A point object is moving with a speed () before
(c) 8×1014 sec–1 (d) 6.0×1012 sec–1. an arrangement of two mirrors as shown in
15. Which of the following has the lowest figure. Find the velocity of image in mirror (M1)
wavelength: with respect to image in mirror (M2) :
M2
(a) visible light (b) Gamma rays

(c) X-rays (d) ultraviolet Lights
16. Objects are visible in light due to :(a) scattering 
(b) refraction M1
(c) absorption of light (d) florescence. (a) 2sin (b)cos
17. Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Noble Prize (c) sin (d)tan
for his work on : 26. Figure shows two rays A and B being reflected
(a) scattering of light (b) polarization of light by a mirror and going as A’ and B’. The mirror
(a) Is plane (b) Is convex
(c) diffraction of light (d) interferences of light
(c) Is concave (d) May be any spherical
18. Light appear to travel in straight line because
mirror
:
A
(a) it is not absorbed by surrounding
(b) it is reflected by surrounding B

(c) its wavelength is very small

(d) its velocity is very low
19. When light travels from one medium to another
A’

19. When light travels from one medium to another B’

which one fo the quanties not change:
27. When a plane mirror is placed horizontally on
(a) velocity (b) wavelength level ground at a distance of 60 metres from
(c) frequency (d) refractive index the foot of a tower. The top of the lower and its
20. The wavelength of microwaves is: image subtended an angle of 90o at the eye.
The height of the tower is :
(a) larger than the wavelength of radio
(b) larger than the wavelength of red light (a) 30 metres (b) 60 metres
(c) smaller than the wavelength of violet light (c) 90 metres (d) 120 metres
(d) smaller than the wavelength of yellow light 28. Two plane mirrors are parallel to each other
21. Which one of the following colour has the least and spaced 20 cm apart . An object is kept
speed in light : between them at 15 cm from A . Out of the
following at which point an image is not formed
(a) White (b) violet (c) Black (d) Red.
in mirror A (distance measured from mirror A
22. Light from the sun reaches the earth in about: ):
(a) 0.5 s (b) 5 s (c) 50 s (d) 500 s (a) 15 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 45 cm (d) 55 cm.
23. Velocity of light is maximum in : 29. Two mirrors are inclined at an angle of 72o.
(a) diamond (b) water (c) vacuum (d) glass The number of images of an object placed
 between them will be : 40. A point object O is placed between two plane
mirrors as shown in fig . The distance of the
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 first three images formed by mirror M 2 from it
30. An object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m in are :
front of a plano mirror . The distance between
object and image will be :
(a) 0.25 m (b) 0.5 m (c) 1.0 m (d) 2.0 m
31. If two plane mirrors are kept at 45o to each
other and a body is placed in the middle then
total number of images formed:
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) 4
(a) 2 mm , 8 mm , 18 mm (b) 2 mm , 18 mm , 28
32. How many images will be formed, if two plane
mirros are fitted an adjacent walls and one mm
mirrors on ceiling : (c) 2 mm , 18 mm , 22 mm (d) 2 mm , 18 mm , 58
(a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 2. mm

33. The light reflected by a plane mirror may form 41. Two plane mirrors M 1 and M2 have a lengths
a real image : of 2 m each and are 10 mm aparts. A ray of
(a) if the rays incident on the mirror are covnerging light is incident at 30º. The number of
reflections light undergoes before reaching
(b) if the rays incident on the mirror are diverging
the other end is:
(c) under no circumstances.
(a) 170 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 2003
(d) if the object is placed very close to the mirror.
42. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at
34. A ray is reflected in turn by three plane mirrors
an angle of incidence of 30º. The deviation
placed mutually at right angles to each other .
produce by the mirror is :
The angle between the incident and reflected
rays is : (a) 30º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 120º
(a) 90º (b) 60º (c) 180º (d) None of the above 43. A boy of height 1.5 m with his eye level at 1.4
35. Two plane mirrors are inclined at 120º to each stands before a plane mirror of length 0.75 m
other. A ray of light incident on either mirror fixed on the well. The height of the lower edge
at an angle of 50º is double reflected . The of the mirror above the floor is 0.8 m. Then:
mirror deviates the incident ray through an (a) the boy will see his full image
angle of : (b) the boy cant see his hair
(a)120º (b) 100º (c) 80º (d) 60º
(c) the boy can’t see his feet
36. A man is 180 cm tall and his eyes are 10 cm below the
(d) the boy can’t see neither his hair nor his feet
top of his head. In order to see his entire height right
44. Which of the following letters do not surface
from the head, he uses a plane mirror kept at a distance
lateral inversion:
of 1 m from him. The minimum length of the plane
(a) HGA (b) HOX (c) VET (d) YUL.
mirror required is :
45. Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another
(a) 180cm (b) 90cm (c) 85cm (d) 170 cm
at an angle  the incident ray on mirror (M 1) is
37. A plane mirror produces a magnification of: parallel to mirror (M2) the reflected ray from
(a) –1 (b) +1 (c) Zero (d) Between 0 and +  M1 undergoes reflection at mirror M 2. The final
reflected ray is parallel to mirror M 1, angle 
38. A plane mirror makes an angle of 30O with horizontal.
is :
If a vertical ray strikes the mirror, find the angle
(a) 30º (b) 45º (c) 60º (d) 90º.
between mirror and reflected ray:
46. A ray reflected successively from two plane
(a) 30O (b) 45O (c) 60O (d) 90O
mirrors inclined at a certain angle undergoes
39. A watch shows time as 3:25 when see through a mirror, a deviation of 300º, then the number of images
time appeared will be: observe is :
(a) 8: 35 (b) 9 : 35 (c) 7: 35 (d) 8 : 25
 (a) 60 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 5 54. A 20cm B
47. Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another O
at an angle of 50º . A ray is incident on 15cm
5cm
mirror (M1) at an angle i as shown in the figure
, the refracted ray from mirror (M 2) is parallel
to mirror (M 1). The angle of incidence (i) is :
For given figure, find distance of first 5 images from
mirror (A) :
(a) 15 cm, 25 cm, 55 cm, 65 cm, 95 cm
(b) 5 cm, 35 cm, 45 cm, 75 cm, 8 cm
(c) 7 cm, 10 cm, 2 cm, 6 cm, 12 cm
(d) 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm
55. In problem 54, find distance of first five images from
(a) 20º (b) 10º (c) 30º (d) 40º. mirror (B) :
48. A man is running away from a plane mirror , (a) 15 cm, 25 cm, 55 cm, 65 cm, 95 cm
with a velocity 7 cm/sec what velocity is he (b) 5 cm, 35 cm, 45 cm, 75 cm, 85 cm
running away from his image :
(c) 7 cm, 10 cm, 2 cm, 6 cm, 12 cm
(a) 7 cm/s(b) 14 cm/s(c) 4.5 cm/sec(d) 28 cm/sec.
(d) 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm
49. Rays of light strikes a horizontal plane mirror
56. During reflection by plane mirror, vector along incident
at angle 45o. A second plane mirror is arranged
at an angle  with it . If the ray after reflection light is 3iˆ  4ˆj and along the reflected light, it is
from the second mirror runs horizontally (3iˆ  4ˆj). Calculate deviation produced by mirror :
parallel to the first mirror , then  is :
1  7  1  25 
(a) 45o (b) 60o (c) 67o 30´ (d) 240o (a) cos    (b) cos  
 25   7 
50. A small plane mirror is placed at the centre of
a spherical screen of radius r . A beam of light 1  7  1  3 
(c) cos   (d) cos  
is incident on the mirror .If the mirror makes n  25  4
revolution per second , what will be the speed 57. Very-2 large size plane mirror having two surfaces
of the reflected light spot on the screen: one is reflecting and remaing is opaguq. Light energy
(a) nr (b) 2nr (c) 3 nr (d) 4 nr first incident at reflecting surface and then at opaque
51. A person standing in the centre of a room 12 surface then we have :
m high looks into plane mirror on the wall . (a) Reflection, scattering respectively
Then the minimum length of the plane mirror (b) Only scattering
for him to see the full length of the wall behind
(c) Scattering, reflection respectively
him is equal to :
(d) Refraction, scattering respectively
(a) 12 m (b) 8 m (c) 4 m (d) 6 m.
58. Which of the following is law of reflection
52. Normal
Incident Reflected
light ray i r light ray (a) i = r (b) eˆ r  eˆ 1  2n(e
ˆ ˆ i  n)
ˆ
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None
Plane mirror
In above figure, there is reflection from plane mirror 59. Vector (3iˆ  2jˆ  4k)
ˆ represent direction of
and i = 50° then value of (r) will be : incident light ray at plane mirror, whose normal
(a) 50° (b) <80° (c) >80° (d) 60° is along z-axis. Find unit vector along relfected
53. A plane mirror is rotating with angular speed 4 radian/ light ray :
sec. By keeping fixed incident ray, calculate angular (3iˆ  2ˆj  2k)
ˆ 3iˆ  2ˆj  8kˆ
speed of reflected light ray : (a) (b)
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(a) 4 rad/sec (b) 2 rad/sec
3iˆ  2ˆj  4kˆ
(c) 8 rad/sec (d) 6 rad/sec (c) 3iˆ  2jˆ  4kˆ (d)
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60. In given ray diagram value of (x) and (y) will cm s–1
be :
SPHERICAL MIRROR
66. In image formation from shpherical mirrors,
only paraxial rays are considered because they
60°
y° x° (a) Are easy to handle geometrically
(a) y = x = 60° (b) y = 30°, x = 60° (b) Contain most of the intensity of the incident
(c) y = 40°, x = 50° (d) y = 10°, x = 80° light
61. During regular reflection, incident light energy (c) Form nearly a point image of a point source
sent back from mirror into : (d) Show minimum dispersion effect
(a) All possible direction (b)Specific direction 67. A point object is placed at a distance of 30 cm
(c) Vertical direction (d)Horizontal direction from a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm. The
62. A plane mirror is placed along the X-axis facing image will from at
negative Y-axis. The mirror is fixed. A point (a) Infinity (b) Pole
object is moving with 3iˆ  4ˆj infront of the plane
(c) Focus (d) 15 cm behind the
mirror. The relative velocity of image with
mirror
respect to its object is :
Y 68. Which of the following (referred to a spherical
mirror) do (does) not depend on whether the
X rays are paraxial or not?
(a) Pole (b) Focus
(a) 8ˆj (b) 8jˆ (c) 3iˆ  4ˆj (d) 6ˆj (c) Radius of curvature (d) Principal axi
63. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror along 69.
the direction given by vector, A  2iˆ  3ˆj  4k.
ˆ 9°
Find the unit vector along the reflected ray.
(Take, normal to the mirror along the direction C F P
of vector, B  3iˆ  6ˆj  2k)
ˆ :

94iˆ  237ˆj  68kˆ 94iˆ  68ˆj  273kˆ

(a) (b) In given ray diagram, incident light is parallel to
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principal axis with incident angle 9°. Length of concave
3iˆ  6ˆj  2kˆ mirror is 4 cm. Value of radius of curvature will be :
(c) (d) None of these
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(a) 20 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 60 cm
64. A ray of light travelling in the direction
70. v (image distance from
1 ˆ spherical mirror)
(i  3 ˆj) is incident on a plane mirror. After
2
(v = u)
reflection, it travels along the direction
1 ˆ
(i  3 ˆj). The angle of incidence is : 30cm
2
45°
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75° u (object distance from
30cm spherical mirror)
65. Rear view mirror of a car is of radius of curvature
In given graph focal length of using spherical mirror
R = 2 m. A jogger approaches car (from behind)
at a speed of 5 ms–1. The speed of image, when will be :
jogger is 39 m from the mirror, is : (a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 15 cm
(a) 0.3 cm s–1 (b)0.1 cm s–1(c)0.5 cm s–1(d)0 . 5 71. First light ray incident on concave mirror and then in
convex mirror, find size, position of image :
 it is at a distance of 60 cm from the mirror, its velocity
70 cm
A is 9 cm/sec. What is the velocity of the image at that
instant.
2cm
(a) 5 cm/sec towards(b) 4 cm/sec towards the mirror
30cm (c) 4 cm/sec away (d) 9 cm/sec away from the mirror
f = 10cm f = 15cm 81. The sun (diameter =D) subtends at an angle 
radians at the pole at a concave mirror of focal
165 105
(a) 0.2 cm, cm (b) 0.5 cm, cm length f . The diameter of the image of the sun
14 14 formed by the mirror is :
165 163 (a) f (b) 2f (c) f2/D (d) D
(c) 0.1 cm, cm (d) 0.2 cm, cm
14 14 82. A concave mirror of focal length f ( in air ) is
72. A beam of light converges towards at point O, behind a immersed in water (= 1.3). The focal length
convex mirror of focal length 20 cm. Find the position of mirror in water will be :
of image if (O) is 10 cm behind the mirror : (a) f (b) 4/3 f (c) 3/4 f (d) 7/3 f.
(a) 60 cm (b) – 20 cm (c) + 20 cm (d) – 40 cm 83. A concave mirror gives an image three times
73. For real object, spherical mirror form real image with as large as the object placed at a distance of
20 cm from it. For the image to be real, the
(m) > 1 then object position is :
focal length should be :
(a) Beyond (C) (b) B/w (P) and (F)
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm
(c) Between (C) and (F) (d) At (C) 84. An object is placed at the focal length of
74. In Q. No. 73, if forming image is virtual then object convex mirror . If the focal length of the mirror
position is : be f, then the distance of the image from the
(a) Beyond (C) (b) Between (P) and (F) pole of the mirror is :
(a) less than f (b) equal to f
(c) Between (C) and (F) (d) At (C)
(c) more than f (d) infinity
75. During reflection from spherical mirror,
85. A light spot situated at 60 cm in front of a
calculated focal length for marginal and
convex mirror forms a virtual image 20 cm
paraxial light rays are (fm) and (fp) respectively, behind the mirror. The focal length of the mirror
then : is :
(a) fm = fp (b) fm > fp (c) fp > fm (d) fp  fm (a) 30 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 75 cm
76. The distance of object from a convex mirror is 86. The images formed by a convex mirror of focal
equal to the focal length of the mirror. Then length 10 cm is half the size of the object .
the image : Then the distance of the object from the mirror
(a) must be at infinity (b) may be at infinity is :
(a) 10 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 30 cm
(c) may be at focus (d) must be betwen pole
and focus 87. An object is placed at a distance x from the
principal focus of a concave mirror of focal
77. A rod of length 30 cm lies along the principal length f. What will be the magnification of
axis of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm the image :
in such a way that its end closer to the pole is (a) x/f (b) f/x (c) 1+f/x (d) 1-f/x.
20 cm away from the mirror. The length of the 88. A candle is placed 20 cm from the surface of a
image is : convex mirror and a plane mirror is also placed
(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 2.5 cm (d) 5 cm so that the virtual images in the two mirrors
78. In a concave mirror experiment, an object is placed at a coincide. If the plane mirror is 12 cm away
distance x1 from the focus and the image is formed at a from the object, what is the focal length of the
distance x2 from the focus. The focal length of the convex mirror:
mirror would be – (a) 20 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 5 cm
(a) x1x2 (b) x1x2 (c) x1+x2/2 (d) x1/x2 89. A short linear object of length b lies along the
79. A thin rod of length f/3 lies along the axis of a concave axis of a concave mirror of focal length f at a
mirror of focal length f. One end of its image touches distance u from the pole of the mirror , the size
an end of the rod. The length of the image is – of the image is approximately equal to :
(a) f (b) ½ f (c) 2f (d) ¼ f
L
ufO
1/ 2
L
ufO
M
80. A point object is moving on the principal axis of a concave
mirror of focal length 24 cm towards the mirror. When
(a) b M
Nf P
Q (b)
Nf P
Q
 L
M f O
1/ 2
L f O
2 1
Nu  f P M
Nu  f P
(c) b (d) b D. m = + 4. Virtual image
Q Q 2
(a) A  3 and 4, B  2 and 4, C  2 and 3,
90. The image formed by a concave mirror of focal
D  1 and 4
length 20 cm is half the size of the object. The
distance of the object from the mirror is: (b) A  2 and 3, B  2 and 3, C  2 and 4,
(a) 10 cm (b) 20cm (c) 30 cm (d) 60 cm D  1 and 4
91. An object is placed infront of a convex mirror (c) A  1 and 3, B  1 and 4, C  1 and 2,
at a distance of 50 cm . A plane mirror is D  3 and 4
introduced covering the lower half of the
(d) A  1 and 4, B  2 and 3, C  2 and 4,
convex mirror. If the distance between the
D  2 and 3
object and plane mirror is 30 cm, it is found
that their is no parallax between the images 96. In given diagrams, point F is :
formed by the two mirrors. What is the radius
of curvature of convex mirror:
(a) 25 cm (b) 12.5 cm (c) 22 cm (d) 10 cm
I. P
92. For a spherical mirrors correct graph between C F
v, u, f is:

(a) (b)
II.
P F C

(c) (d)

93. If a luminious point is moving at a speed Vo

towards a spherical mirror along its axis and C
III. F P
Vi is the speed of the image then correct
relation is :

L
M f O
2
L f O
2
Focal plane
N fP
(a) Vi  
u  QV o (b) Vi  M
N fP
u  QV o
(a) focal in I, centre of curvature in II and focus in III
Lu  f O
(c) V   M PV
2
Lu  f O
(d) V   M PV
2
(b) focal in I and II and centre of curvature in III
i
Nf Q o i
Nf Q o
(c) focal in I and centre of curvature in II and III
Where u , v , f are parameters for mirror. (d) focal in all I, II and III
94. A concave mirror having the focal length 15
cm, forms an image having twice of the linear
dimensions of the object. If the image is virtual,
then the position of the object will be :
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 22.5 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 30 cm
95. Match the corresponding entries of Column I
with Column II. [Where m is the magnification
produced by the mirror]
Column – I Column – II
A. m = –2 1. Convex mirror
1
B. m = - 2. Concave mirror
2
C. m = +2 3. Real image