1.

Mirror formula is given by :

(a) -1/u +1/v =1/f (b ) 1/u -1/v =1/f (c ) 1/u +1/v =1/f (d ) -1/u ÷ 1/v =1/f

2. Magnification of a concave mirror :

(a) is always positive (b) is always negative

(c) may be positive or negative (d) is always equal to +1

3. Which of the following mirrors, a dental surgeon uses to examine the teeth of a patient ?

(a) plane (b) convex (c) concave (d ) both concave and convex

4, Which of the following quantities remains the same when light goes from one medium to another medium ?

(a ) speed (b) frequency (c) wavelength (d) intensity

5. Lens formula is given by :

(a) 1/u +1/v =1/f (b ) 1/u -1/v =1/f (c ) 1/u +1/v = - 1/f (d ) -1/u ÷ 1/v =1/f

6. A student determines the focal length of a device ‘A’ by focussing the image of a far off object on a

screen placed on the opposite side of the object. The device ‘A’ is

(a) Concave lens (b) Concave mirror (c) Convex lens (d) Convex mirror

7. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each a focal length of - 15 cm. The mirror and the
lens are likely to be

(a ) both are concave (b) both are convex

(c ) the mirror is concave and the lens is convex (d) the mirror is convex but the lens is concave.

8. An optical device forms an erect image of an object placed in front of it. If the size of the image is one-
half that of the object, the optical device is
(a ) Concave mirror (b) Convex mirror (c) Plane mirror (d) Convex lens

9. Linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror is given by :

(a ) m= v /u (b) m= -v /u (c) m= u /v (d) m= u v

10. 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 ?
 (a) n1 < n2 < n3 (b) n1 > n2 > n3 (c) n1 < n2 = n3 (d) n1 = n3 < n2

11. The speed of light in air is 3×108ms−1. Calculate the speed of light in glass. The refractive index of
glass is 1.5.
(a) 4.5 X 10 8 m s-1 (b) 0.2 X 10 8 m s-1 (c) 2 X 10 8 m s-1 (d) 3 X 10 8 m s-1

12. Light travels from air into glass of refractive index 1.5. The time taken by the light to travel through a
piece of glass of 50 cm thickness is
(a ) 2.25 s (b) 2.25×10−7 s (c ) 2.25×10−8 s (d ) 2.50 ×10−9 s
13. The power of a combination of two lenses in contact is + 1.0 D. If the focal length of one of the
lenses of the combination is + 20.0 cm, the focal length of the other lens would be :
(a) -120.0 cm (b) +80.0 cm (c) -25.0 cm (d) -20.0 cm

14. Kassia wants to have an erect image of an object, using a converging mirror of focal length
20cm. What is the range of distance where the object can be placed in front of mirror?

(a)greater than 40 cm (b) between 20 cm to 30 cm

(c) between 0-20 cm (d) between 0-40 cm

15. An object 4.0 cm in height is placed at the center of curvature C in front of a concave mirror.. The
image of the object is

(a) real and half the size of the object

(b) real, inverted and double th size of the object
(c) real, inverted and same size as that of the object
(d)  virtual erect and half the size of the object

16. The laws of reflection hold true for

(a) plane mirrors only (b) concave mirrors only
(c) convex mirrors only (d) all reflecting surfaces

17, When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed behind the
mirror. This image is

(a) real (b) inverted (c) virtual and inverted (d) virtual and erect

18. The focal length of a convex mirror of radius of curvature of 32 cm is

(a) +16cm (b) -16 cm (c) +64 cm (d) -64 cm