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ASSIGNMENT (OPTICS)
OBJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT

1. A point source of light B is placed at a distance L in front of the centre of a mirror of

width d hung vertically on a wall. A man walks in front of the mirror along a line d B
parallel to the mirror at a distance 2L from it as shown. The greatest distance over
which he can see the image of the light source in the mirror is L
(a) d/2 (b) d 2L
(c) 2 d (d) 3d

2. A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens B of focal length 5 cm are kept along the same axis
with a distance d between them. If a parallel beam of light falling on A leaves B as a parallel beam, then the
distance d in cm will be:
(a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 40
3. A spherical convex surface separates object and image space of refractive index 1.0 and 1.33. If radius of
curvature of the surface is 0.1 m, its power is :
(a) 2.48 D (b) 2.48 D (c) 3.3 D (d) 3.3 D
4. A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When the upper half of the lens is covered by an
opaque screen :
(a) half of the image will disappear (b) complete image will be formed
(c) intensity of image will increase (d) intensity of image will decrease
5. A diverging beam of light from a point source S having divergence S
angle , falls symmetrically on a glass slab as shown. The angles of 
incidence of the two extreme rays are equal. If the thickness of the
glass slab is t and the refractive index n, then the divergence angle of i
i
the emergent beam is
(a) zero (b) n t
(c) sin-1(1/n) (d) 2 sin-1(1/n)
6. An equiconvex lens is made of material which has a refractive index of 1.6 for blue light and 1.5 for red light.
What is the ratio of focal length for red light to focal length for blue light?
(a) 5/6 (b) 15/16 (c) 16/15 (d) 6/5
7. The minimum distance between a real object and its virtual image formed by a convex lens is:
(a) f (b) 4 f (c) 0 (d) 2 f
8. When the distance between the object and the screen is more than 4f, we can obtain the image of the object on
the screen for the two positions of the lens. It is called displacement method. In one case the image is
magnified. If I1 and I2 be the sizes of the two images, then the size of the object is:
(a) (I1 + I2)/2 (b) I1  I2 (c) (I1 I2) (d) (I1/I2)
9. Two mirrors, one concave and the other convex, are placed 60 cm apart with their reflecting surfaces facing
each other. An object is placed 30 cm from the pole of either of them on their axis. If the focal lengths of both
the mirrors are 15cm, the position of the image formed by reflection , first at the convex and then at the
concave mirror, is
(a) 19.09 cm from the pole of the convex mirror (b) 19.09 cm from the pole of the concave mirror
(c) 11.09 cm from the pole of the concave mirror (d) 11.09 cm from the pole of the convex mirror
10. A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5, has both surfaces of same radius of curvature R. On immersion
in a medium of refractive index 1.75, it will behave as a
(a) convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R (b) convergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
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(c) divergent lens of focal length 3.5 R (d) divergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
11. A ray of light passes through an equilateral prism such that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of
emergence and later is equal to 3/4th the angle of prism. The angle of deviation is :
(a) 45o (b) 60o (c) 90o (d) 30o
12. A prism of refractive index  and angle A is placed in minimum deviation position. If the angle of minimum
deviation is equal to the angle A, then the value of A is
    1 2   4  2 
(a) sin 1   (b) 2sin 1  1
 (c) 2sin   (d ) 2sin 1  
2   
 2  2   2 
13. The height of the image formed by a convex lens on a screen is 8 cm. For the same position of the object and
screen a sharp image of height 12.5 cm is formed. The height of the object will be
(a) 4 cm (b)10 cm (c)20.5 cm (d) 6.25 cm
14. A liquid is placed in a hollow prism of angle 60 o. If angle of the minimum deviation is 30 o, what is the
refractive index of the liquid?
3 3
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) (d)
2 2
15. A thin convergent glass lens (g = 1.5) has a power of +5D. When this lens is immersed in a liquid of
refractive index l it acts as a divergence lens of focal length 100 cm. The value of l must be
(a) 4/3 (b) 5/3 (c) 5/4 (d) 6/5
16. A short linear object of length L lies on the axis of a spherical mirror of focal length f at a distance u from the
mirror. Its image has an axial length L equal to
u  f  u  f 
1/ 2 1/ 2 2 2
 f   f 
(a) L  (d) L  
 u  f 
(b) L 
 f 
(c) L 
 f  u  f 
17. A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is incident on a right-
angled prism. The refractive indices of the material of prism for the above red, green
and blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively. The prism will:
(a) separate part of the red colour from the green and blue colours
(b) separate part of the blue colour from the red and green colours 45
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(c) separate all the three colours from one another

(d) not separate even partially any colour from the other two colours
18. What is the relation between refractive indices , 1 and 2 if the
behaviour of light rays is as shown in the figure.
(a)  > 2 > 1 1  2
(b)  < 2 < 1
(c)  < 2 ;  = 1
(d) 2 < 1 ;  = 2

19. A plane mirror is made of glass slab (g = 1.5), 2.5 cm. thick and silvered on the back. A point object is placed
5 cm in front of the unsilvered face of the mirror. What will be the position of final image.
(a) 12 cm from front face (b) 14.6 cm from front face
(c) 5.67 cm from front face (d) 8.33 cm from front face
20. An equilateral triangular prism is made of glass ( = 1.5). A ray of light is incident normally on one of the
faces. The angle between the incident and emergent ray is :
(a) 60o (b) 90o (c) 120o (d) 180o
21. A thin prism of glass is placed in air and water successively. If ag=3/2 and aw=4/3, then the deviation produced
by the prism for a small angle of incidence when placed in air and water is in the ratio :
(a) 9 : 8 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
22. The angle of a prism is 30o. The rays incident at 60o on one refracting face suffer a deviation of 30o. Then the
angle of emergence is :
(a) 0o (b) 30o (c) 60o (d) 90o
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23. The face PR of a prism PQR of angle 30 o is silvered. A ray is incident on face P

PQ at an angle of 45 o as shown in figure. The refracted ray undergoes

o
reflection on face PR and retraces its path. The refractive index of the prism 30

is : o
45
3
(a) 2 (b)
2
Q R
4
(c) 1.5 (d)
3
24. In Young’s double-slit experiment, the separation between the slits is halved and the distance between the slits
and screen is doubled: The fringe-width will
(a) remain unchanged (b) be halved
(c) be doubled (d) become four times.
25. In Young’s double slit experiment interference is produced due to slits distance d meter apart. The fringe
pattern is observed on a screen distant D meter from the slits. If  in meter, denotes, the wavelengths of light,
the number of fringes per meter of the screen is :
(a) D/d (b) d/D (c) d/D (d) D/d
26. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed. The maximum and minimum
possible intensities in the resulting beam are:
(a) 5 I and I (b) 9 I and I (c) 5 I and 3 I (d) 9 I and 3 I
27. In Young’s double slit experiment the 7th maximum with wavelength 1 is at a distance d1 and that with
wavelength 2 is at distance d2. Then d1/d2 is
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/1 (c) 21 / 22 (d) 22 / 21
1
28. A convex mirror of focal length f forms an image which is times the object. The distance of the object from
n
the mirror is :
 n  1  n  1
(a)  n  1 f (b)   f (c)  f (d)  n  1 f
 n   n 
29. The focal length of a concave mirror is 50 cm. Where an object be placed, so that its image is two times and
inverted :
(a) 75 cm (b) 60 cm (c) 125 cm (d) 50 cm
30. An object of size 7.5 cm is placed in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 25 cm at a distance of 40
cm. The size of the image should be :
(a) 2.3 cm (b) 1.78 cm (c) 1 cm (d) 0.8 cm
31. A concave mirror of focal length f (in air) is immersed in water   4 / 3 . The focal length of the mirror in
water will be :
4 3 7
(a) f (b) f (c) f (d) f
3 4 3
32. If i  j represents refractive index when a light ray goes from medium i to medium j, then the product
2 1 3 2 4 3 is equal to :
1
(a) 3 1 (b) 32 (c) (d) 4 2
1 4

33. Electromagnetic radiation of frequency n, wavelength  , travelling with velocity v in air, enters a glass slab of
refractive index  . The frequency, wavelength and velocity of light in the glass slab will be respectively :
n  v  v v n 
(a) , , (b) n, , (c) n, , (d) , , v
       
34. A ray of light is incident on the surface of separation of a medium at an angle 45 and is refracted in the
medium at an angle 30. What will be the velocity of light in the medium ?
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(a) 1.96  108 m/s (b) 2.12  108 m/s (c) 2.65  108 m/s (d) 1.24  108 m/s
35. An under water swimmer is at a depth of 12 m below the surface of water. A bird is at height of 18 m from the
surface of water, directly above his eyes. For the swimmer the bird appears to be at a distance from the surface
of water equal to (Refractive index of water is 4/3) :
(a) 24 m (b) 12 m (c) 18 m (d) 9 m
36. In the figure shown, for an angle of incidence 45, at the top surface, what is the A Air 45
B
minimum refractive index needed for total internal reflection at vertical face AD :
2 1 3
(a) (b)
2 2
D C
1
(c) (d) 2
2
37. Two lenses are placed in contact with each other and the focal length of combination is 80 cm. If the focal
length of one is 20 cm, then the power of the other will be :
(a) 1.66 D (b) 4.00 D (c) 1.00 D (d) 3.75 D
38. Two similar plano-convex lenses are combined together in three different ways as
shown in the adjoining figure. The ratio of the focal lengths in three cases will be :
(a) 2 : 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 : 1
(c) 1 : 2 : 2 (d) 2 : 1 : 1

39. In the figure, an air lens of radii of curvature 10 cm  R1  R2  10 cm is cut in a

 3 Air Glass
cylinder of glass     . The focal length and the nature of the lens is :
 2
(a) 15 cm, concave (b) 15 cm, convex
(c)  , neither concave nor convex (d) 0, concave
40. A plano convex lens is made of glass of refractive index 1.5. The radius of curvature of its convex surface is R.
Its focal length is :
(a) R 2 (b) R (c) 2R (d) 1.5R
1
41. A concave lens of focal length f produces an image times, than that of the size of the object. The distance of
n
the object from the lens is :
f
(a) nf (b) (c)  n  1 f (d)  n  1 f
n
42. In a plano-convex lens of the radius of curvature of the convex lens is 10cm. If the plane side is polished, then
the focal length will be (Refractive index = 1.5) :
(a) 20.5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15.5 cm (d) 5 cm
43. If the amplitude ratio of two sources producing interference is 3 : 5, the ratio of intensities at maxima and
minima is :
(a) 25 : 16 (b) 5 : 3 (c) 16 : 1 (d) 25 : 9
 
44. If two waves represented by y1  4sin t and y2  3sin  t   interfere at a point, the amplitude of the
 3
resulting wave will be about :
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3.5
45. A thin mica sheet of thickness 2  106 m and refractive index   1.5 is introduced in the path of the light
o
from upper slit. The wavelength of the wave used is 5000 A . The central bright maximum will shift :
(a) 2 fringes upward (b) 2 fringes downward
(c) 10 fringes upward (d) none of these
46. Intensity at centre in YDSE is I 0 . If one slit is covered then intensity at centre will be :
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(a) I 0 (b) 2I 0 (c) I 0 4 (d) I 0 2

47. In Young’s double slit experiment, when two light waves form third minimum intensity, they have :
5
(a) phase difference of 3 (b) phase difference of
2
5
(c) path difference of 3 (d) path difference of
2
48. The face PR of a prism PQR of angle 30 is silvered. A ray is incident on face PQ P

at an angle of 45 as shown in figure. The refracted ray undergoes reflection on

B
face PR and retraces its path. The refractive index of the prism is : 45
A

(a) 2 (b) 3 2
(c) 1.5 (d) 1.33 Q
R
49. A plane mirror is placed horizontally inside water   4 3 . A ray falls
normally on it. Then mirror is rotated through an angle . The minimum value of
 for which ray does not come out of the water surface is :  = 4/3

 3
(a)  4 (b) sin 1  
4
1  3  3
(c) sin 1   (d) 2 sin 1  
2  
4 4
50. A thin rod of length f/3 lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f. One end of its magnified image
touches an end of the rod. The length of the image is :
1 1
(a) f (b) f (c) 2f (d) f
2 4
51. A rectangular glass slab ABCD, of refractive index n1 , is immersed in water of D
A
refractive index n2  n1  n2  . A ray of light in incident at the surface AB of the n1 n2
max
slab as shown. The maximum value of the angle of incidence max , such that B C
the ray comes out only from the other surface CD is given by :
n  n    1 
(a) sin 1  1 cos  sin 1 2   (b) sin 1  n1 cos  sin 1  
 n2  n1     n2  
n  n 
(c) sin 1  1  (d) sin 1  2 
 n2   n1 
52. A concave mirror is placed at the bottom of an empty tank with face upwards and axis vertical. When sunlight
falls normally on the mirror, it is focused at distance of 32 cm from the mirror. If the tank filled with water
 4
   3  upto a height of 20 cm, then the sunlight will now get focused at :
 
(a) 16 cm above water level (b) 9 cm above water level
(c) 24 cm below water level (d) 9 cm below water level
53. A hollow double concave lens is made of very thin transparent material. It can be filled with air or either of
two liquids L1 and L2 having refractive indices n1 and n2 respectively  n2  n1  1 . The lens will diverge a
parallel beam of light, if it is filled with :
(a) air and placed in air (b) air and immersed in L1
(c) L1 and immersed in L2 (d) L2 and immersed in L1
54. A concave mirror is placed on a horizontal table with its axis directed vertically upwards. Let O be the pole of
the mirror and C its centre of curvature. A point object is placed at C. It has a real image, also located at C. If
the mirror is now filled with water, the image will be :
(a) real, and will remain at C (b) real, and located at a point between C and 
(c) virtual and located at point between C and O (d) real, and located at a point between C and O
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55. The graph shows part of variation of v with change in u for a concave mirror. Points v
plotted above the point P on the curve are for values of v :
(a) smaller than f P
(b) smaller than 2f
(c) larger than 2f 45 u
(d) larger than f but less than 2f
1 1
56. The graph shows how the inverse of magnification produced by a m
m
convex thin lens varies with object distance u. What was the focal length b
of the lens used ?
b b bc c a c
(a) (b) (c) (d) u
c ca a b

57. The graph between u and v for a convex mirror is :

v v v v
f f f f f f f f

u u u u

(a) (b) (c) (d)

58. A concave lens of focal length 20 cm placed in contact with a plane mirror acts as a :
(a) convex mirror of focal length 10 cm (b) concave mirror of focal length 40 cm
(c) concave mirror of focal length 60 cm (d) concave mirror of focal length 10 cm
1
59. A convex lens produces an image of a real object on a screen with a magnification of . When the lens is
2
moved 30 cm away from the object, the magnification of the image on the screen is 2. The focal length of the
lens is :
(a) 30 cm (b) 60 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 15 cm
60. An infinitely long rod lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f. The near end of the rod is at a
distance u  f from the mirror. Its image will have a length :
f2 uf f2 uf
(a) (b) (c) (d
u f u f u f u f
61. What is the angle of incidence for an equilateral prism of refractive index 3 , so that the ray is parallel to the
base inside the prism ?
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) Any angle
62. In a concave mirror, an object is placed at a distance d1 from the focus and the real image is formed at a
distance d 2 from the focus. Then the focal length of the mirror is :
(a) d1 d 2 (b) d1d 2 (c)  d1  d2  / 2 (d) d1 d 2

63. In Young’s double slit experiment, white light is used. The separation between the slits is b. The screen is at a
distance d  d  b  from the slits. Some wavelengths are missing exactly in front of one slit. These
wavelengths are : (more than one is correct)
b2 2b 2 b2 2b 2
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)  
d d 3d 3d
64. In Young’s double slit experiment the y-coordinates of central maxima and 10th maxima are 2 cm and 5 cm
respectively. When the YDSE apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.5 the corresponding y-
coordinates will be :
(a) 2 cm, 7.5 cm (b) 3 cm, 6 cm (c) 2 cm, 4 cm (d) 4/3 cm, 10/3 cm
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65. In Young’s double slit experiment how many maximas can be obtained on a screen (including the central
o o
maximum) on both sides of the central fringes if   2000A and d  7000A :
(a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 4
66. Two ideal slits S1 and S2 are at a distance d apart, and illuminated by light of
S1
wavelength  passing through an ideal source slit S placed on the line through
S 2 as shown. The distance between the planes of slits and the source slit is D. A S
S2
O

screen is held at a distance D from the plane of the slits. The minimum value of
d for which there is darkness at O is :
3 D D D D
(a) (b) D (c) (d) 3D
2 2
67. Two wavelengths of light 1 and  2 are sent through Young’s double slit apparatus simultaneously. What
must be true about 1 and  2 if the third order bright fringe of 1 coincides with fifth order dark fringe of  2
?
(a) 31  2 2 (b) 21  3 2 (c) 31  5 2 (d) 51  3 2