K C PUBLIC SCHOOL

Class X Worksheet Subject: Physics

Chapter: Light

1. If an object is placed at 41 cm from a convex lens, the image formed is slightly

smaller than the object. If the object is placed at a distance of 39 cm from the same
lens, the image formed is slightly larger than the object. The approximate focal length
of the lens is
a) 40 cm b)20 cm
c) 15 cm d) 30 cm
2. Rays from Sun converge at a point 30 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should
an object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object?
a) 15 cm in front of the mirror b)60 cm in front of the mirror
c)between 15 cm and 30 cm in front of the mirror d) more than 60 cm in front of
the mirror
3. When a ray of light goes from one medium to another, there is
a) Always a change in its speed as well as direction
b) No change in speed and direction
c) change in speed but no change in direction
d) change in direction but constant speed
4. Your school laboratory has one large window. To find the focal length of a concave
mirror using one of the walls as screen, the experiment may be performed:
a) on the same wall as the window. b) on the wall adjacent to the window.
c) on the wall opposite to the window. d) only on the table as per the
laboratory
5. An optical device was given to Lokesh and he determines its focal Length by
focusing the image of the sun on a screen placed 44 cm from the device on the same
side as the sun. Select the correct statement about the device.
a) Convex mirror of Focal Length 22 cm b) Convex Lens of focal Length 44 cm
c) Concave mirror of focal length 44 cm d) Convex tens of Focal Length 22 cm
In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the
statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:

• (a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.

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 • (b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
• (c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
• (d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

i) Assertion(A) : Mirror formula can be applied to a plane mirror.

Reason (R) : A plane mirror is a spherical mirror of infinite focal length.

ii) Assertion(A) : The centre of curvature is not a part of the mirror. It lies outside its
reflecting surface.
Reason (R) : The reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part of a sphere.
This sphere has a centre.
iii)Assertion (A): Refractive index of glass with respect to air is different for red light and
violet light.
Reason (R): Refractive index of a pair of media depends on the wavelength of light
used.
iv) Assertion (A): The focal length of a convex lens is always positive.
Reason (R): The focal length of a convex lens is the distance between the lens and
the principal focus, and it is always positive.
v) Assertion (A): The refractive index of a medium is inversely proportional to the
speed of light in that medium.
Reason (R): The refractive index is a measure of how much a medium slows down
the speed of light, so a higher refractive index corresponds to a slower speed of
light.

Short Answer Type Questions / Numericals

1. An object is placed at 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. List

four characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.
2. The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is
formed on a screen placed in front of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its
pole. What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length. If the height of the
flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image. State whether the image formed is
erect or inverted.
3. The image formed by a spherical mirror is real, inverted and its magnification is -
2. If the image is at a distance of 30 cm from the mirror, where is the object
placed? Find the focal length of the mirror. List two characteristics of the image
formed if the object is moved 10 cm towards the mirror.
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4. (a) A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm can produce a magnified real as well
as virtual image of an object placed in front of it. Draw ray diagrams to justify
this statement,
(b) An object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex mirror of
focal length 10 cm. The distance of the object from the pole of the mirror is 10
cm. Find the position of the image formed.
5. An object is placed 18cm front of a mirror. If the image is formed at 4cm to the
right of the mirror. Calculate its focal length. Is the mirror convex or concave?
What is the nature of the image? What is the radius of curvature of the mirror?
6 . A convex mirror used for rear view on an automobile has a radius of curvature of
3m. If a bus is located at 5m from this mirror, find the position, nature and
magnification of the image.
7. An object 3cm high is held at a distance of 50cm from a diverging mirror of focal
length 25cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image formed.
8. An converging mirror of focal length 20cm forms an image which is two times
the size of the object. Calculate two possible distances of the object from the
mirror.
9. The linear magnification of a convex mirror of focal length 15cm is 1/3. What is
the distance of the object from the focus of the mirror?
10. An object is held at 30cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 15cm. At
what distance from the convex mirror should a plane mirror be held so that
images in the two images coincide with each other?
11. The absolute refractive index of 2 media ‘A’ and ‘B’ are 2.0 and 1.5 respectively.
If the speed of light in medium ‘B’ is 2 × 108 m/s, calculate the speed of light
in: (i) vacuum(ii) medium ‘A’.
12. The absolute refractive index of glass and water are 4/3 and 3/2 respectively. If
the speed of light in glass is 2 × 10 8 m/s, calculate the speed of light in: (i)
vacuum (ii)water.
13. If the angle of incidence (i) for a light ray in air be 45 ͦ and the angle of
refraction (r) in glass be 30 ͦ , find the refractive index of glass w.r.t air.