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Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

1. A glass lens is immersed in water. What will be the effect on the power of lens?
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) constant (D) not depends
2. How does the magnifying power of a telescope change on increasing the linear diameter of its
objective?
(A) Power increases on increases diameter
(B) Power decreases on decreases diameter
(C) Power remain constant on increases diameter
(D) Power doesn’t depends on diameter
3. An astronomical telescope has a large aperture to
(A) increase span of observation
(B) have low dispersion
(C) reduce spherical aberration
(D) have high resolution
4. Two lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and - 40cm are held in contact. If an object lies at infinity, image
formed by the lens combination will be a
(A) infinity
(B) 20cm
(C) 40cm
(D) 60cm
5. The characteristic feature of light which remains unaffected on refraction is
(A) speed
(B) frequency
(C) wavelength
(D) velocity of light
6. The air bubble inside water shine due to
(A) Reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) T.l.R
(D) None of these
7. How does the focal length of a convex lens changes if mono chromatic red light is used instead of
violet light?
(A) ) Focal length is increased when red light is used
(B) Focal length is decreased when red light is used
(C) Focal length is remain same when red light is used
(D) Not depends on color of light.
8. When a convex lens placed inside a transparent medium of refracting index greater than that of its
own material
(A) It behave as concave lens
(B) It behave as convex lens
(C) It behave as a glass slab
(D) It behave as a glass prism
9. The deviation of a ray on passing through a prism is (μ-1)A FOR
(A) All conditions
(B) small angle A
(C) ) Large angle A
(D) In minimum angle of deviation case.
10. A thin prism of 12° angle gives a deviation of 6°. The refracting index of a material of the prism
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(A) 3/2
(B) 4/3
(C) 8/9
(D)9/8
11. The radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano- convex lens ,whose focal length Is
0.3m & the refractive index of material is 1.5 is
(A) 1.5m
(B) 0.15m
(C)0.5m
(D)1 .25m
12. The magnifying power of an astronomical telescope in the normal adjustment position Is
100.The distance between objective & the eyepiece is 101cm.what is the focal length of
objective.
(A) 100cm
(B) 1cm
(C) 50 cm
(D) 11cm
13. A Tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5cm.The apparent depth of a needle lying at
Bottom of tank is measured by a microscope to be 9.4cm.What is the refractive of water ?
(A) 1.33
(B) 1.5
(C) 1.13
(D) 1.45
14. Two thin lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and 25 cm are placed in contact. The effective power of the
combination is:
(A) 45 D
(B) 9 D
(C) 19 D
(D)6 D
15. The angle of deviation for a prism is greatest for:
(A) violet
(B) red.
(C) orange
(D) yellow
16. An astronomical refractive telescope has an objective of focal length 20 m and an eyepiece of focal
length 2 cm. Then
(i) the magnification is 1000
(ii) the length of the telescope tube is 20.02 m
(iii) the image formed of inverted
(iv) all of these
17. An astronomical refractive telescope has an objective of focal length 20 m and an eyepiece of focal
length 2 cm. Which one of the following is not possible?
(i) The length of the telescope tube is 20.02 m.
(ii) The magnification is 1000.
(iii) The image formed is inverted.
(iv) An objective of a larger aperture will increase the brightness and reduce chromatic aberration of
the image.
18. A concave mirror is held in water. What should be the change in the focal length of the mirror?
(i) Halved

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(ii) Doubled
(iii) Remains the same
(iv) Increases exponentially
19. A convex lens is dipped in a liquid whose refractive index is equal to the refractive index of the lens.
Then its focal length will
(i) become zero
(ii) become infinite
(iii) become small, but non-zero
(iv) remain unchanged
20. Which of-the following is not a property of light?
(i) It can travel through vacuum
(ii) It has a finite speed
(iii) It requires a material medium for its propagation
(iv) It involve transportation energy
21. Two concave mirrors have the same focal length but the aperture of one is larger than that of the
other. Which mirror forms the sharper image ?
(i) Plane (ii) Concave (iii) Convex (iv) Prism
22. An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. If the object
is displaced through a distance of 20 cm towards the mirror, the displacement of the image will be:
(i) 30 cm away from the mirror
(ii) 36 cm away from the mirror
(iii) 30 cm towards the mirror
(iv) 36 cm towards the mirror
23. A man stands in front of a mirror of special shape. He finds that his image has a very small head, a
fat body, and legs of normal size. What can we say about the shapes of the three parts of the mirror?
(i) Convex, Concave, Plane
(ii) The plane, Concave, Convex
(iii) Concave, Convex, Plane
(iv) Convex, Plane, Concave
24. The refractive indices (R.I.) of glass and water with respect to air are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. The
R.I. of glass w.r. to w ater is:
(i) 8/9 (ii) 9/8 (iii) 7/6 (iv) 2
25. Which of the following colour of white light deviated most when passes through a prism?
(i) Red light (ii) Violet light
(iii) Yellow light (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

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26. Two lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and – 40 cm are held in contact. The image of an object at infinity
will be formed by the combination at
(i) 10 cm (ii) 20 cm (iii) 40 cm (iv) infinity
27. A convergent lens will become less convergent in :
(i) oil (ii) water (iii) both of (i) and (ii) (iv) none of these
28. Two beams of red and violet color are made to pass separately through a prism (angle of the prism is
60°). In the position of minimum deviation, the angle of refraction will be
(i) 30° for both the colors
(ii) greater for the violet color
(iii) greater for the red color
(iv) equal but not 30° for both the colors
29. When light is refracted into a medium,
(i) its wavelength and frequency both increase
(ii) its wavelength increases but frequency remains unchanged
(iii) its wavelength decreases but frequency remains unchanged
(iv) its wavelength and frequency both decrease
30. A ray of light incident at an angle θ on a refracting face of a prism emerges from the other face
normally. If the angle of the prism is 5° and the prism is made of a material of refractive index 1.5,
the angle of incidence is
(a) 7.5° (b) 5° (c) 15° (d) 2.5°
31. Digital movie projectors work on the principle of
(1) Reflection from micromirrors (2) Refraction from thin lenses
(3) Dispersion from thin prisms (4) Total internal reflection from optical fibres
32. Day and night settings for rearview mirrors uses
(1) Thin mirrors (2) Thick wedge-shaped mirrors
(3) Convex mirrors (4) Concave mirrors
33. When a beam of light is incident on a plane mirror, it is found that a real image is formed. The
incident beam must be
(1) Converging
(2) Diverging
(3) Parallel
(4) Formation of real image by a plane mirror is impossible
34. An object is placed symmetrically between two plane mirrors, inclined at an angle of 72°, then the
total number of images observed is
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) Infinite
35. A person 1.6 m tall is standing at the centre between two walls three metre high. What is the
minimum size of a plane mirror fixed on the wall in front of him, if he is to see the full height of the
wall behind him?
(1) 0.8 m (2) 1 m (3) 1.5 m (4) 2.3 m

36. While capturing solar energy for commercial purposes we use


(1) Parabolic mirrors (2) Plane mirrors (3) Convex mirrors (4) Concave mirrors
37. A convex mirror is used to form an image of a real object. Then mark the wrong statement
(1) The image lies between the pole and focus

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(2) The image is diminished in size
(3) The image is erect
(4) The image is real
38. A convex mirror has a focal length f. A real object is placed at a distance f in front of it, from the
pole. It produces an image at
(1) Infinity (2) f (3) f/2 (4) 2f

39. An object placed in front of a concave mirror of focal length 0.15 m produces a virtual image,
which is twice the size of the object. The position of the object with respect to the mirror is
(1) –5.5 cm (2) –6.5 cm (3) –7.5 cm (4) –8.5 cm

40. When a light ray from a rarer medium is refracted into a denser medium, its
(1) Speed increases, wavelength increases (2) Speed decreases, wavelength increases
(3) Speed increases, wavelength decreases (4) Speed decreases, wavelength decreases
41. An equiconvex lens of focal length 15 cm is cut into two halves as shown in figure. Find the
focal length of each part?

a) -30cm (b) -20cm (c) 30cm (d) -15cm


42. A glass lens is immersed in water. What will be the effect on the power of lens?
a)increase (b) decrease (c) constant (d) not depends
43. How does the magnifying power of a telescope change on increasing the linear diameter of its
objective?

a. Power increases on increases diameter


b. Power decreases on decreases diameter
c. Power remain constant on increases diameter
d. Power doesn’t depend on diameter
44. An astronomical telescope has a large aperture to:
(a) increase span of observation
(b) have low dispersion
(c) reduce spherical aberration
(d) have high resolution

45. Two lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and - 40cm are held in contact. If an object lies at infinity,
image formed by the lens combination will be at
a. infinity
b. 20cm
c. 40cm
d. 60cm
46. In the minimum deviation position, the refracted ray in the prism is
1. Parallel to the base of prism.
2. Perpendicular to the base of prism.
3. Parallel to the any side of prism
4. None of the above
47. Due to refraction, the depth of an optically denser medium appears to be

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a. less than its real depth.
b. more than its real depth.
c. Equal than its real depth.
d. Not related to its real depth.
48. A convergent lens made of crown glass (refractive index 1.5) has focal length 20cm in air. If
it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.60, its focal length will be
(a)160 cm
(b)80 cm
(c )-160 cm
(d)-80 cm
49. A man runs towards a mirror at a rate of 6 m/s if we assume the mirror to be at rest, the image
will have velocity -
a. +12 m/s
b. -12 m/s
c. +6 m/s
d. -6 m/s

50. Refractive index of water is 5/3. A light source is placed in water at a depth of 4 m. Then
what must be the maximum radius of disc placed on water surface so that the light of source
can be stopped ?
A. 3 m
B. 4m
C. 5m
D. Infinity
51. A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f at a
distance u from the pole of the mirror. The size of image is approximately equal to
A. b ((u-f)/f)1/2
B. b ((f)/u-f)1/2
C. b ((u-f)/f)
D. b ((f)/u-f)2

52. A ray of light travels from the point A to B with a uniform speed. On its way, it is reflected by the
surface XX’. The path followed by the ray to take least time is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

53. A Convex mirror of focal length f produces an image magnified m times. The distance of the
object from the mirror is
A. (m-1)f/m
B. (m+1)f/m
C. (m-1)f
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D. (m+1)f
54. A Thin lens of focal length f and its aperture has diameter d. it forms an image of intensity 3.
Now the central part of aperture upto diameter d/2 is blocked by an opaque paper. The focal
lenght and image intensity would change to
A. f/2, I/2
B. f, I/4
C. 3f/4, I/2
D. F, 3I/4
55. When a light ray from a rarer medium is refracted into a denser medium, its
(1) Speed increases, wavelength increases
(2) Speed decreases, wavelength increases
(3) Speed increases, wavelength decreases
(4) Speed decreases, wavelength decreases
56. Which of the following is possible application of fibre optics?
(1) Endoscopy
(2) High speed internet traffic
(3) Radio, TV & Telephone signals
(4) All of these

57. Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in medium A is
2.0 x 108 ms-1 and in medium B is 2.5 × 108 ms-1. The critical angle for which a ray of light going from A to
B suffers total internal reflection is
(1) sin-¹ 1/2
(3) sin-¹ 4/5
(2) sin-¹ 2/5
(4) sin-¹ ¾

58. An object is placed at a distance of f/2 from a convex lens. The image will be
(1) At one of the foci, virtual and double its size
(2) At 3f/2, real and inverted
(3) At 2f, virtual and erect
(4) At f, real and inverted

59. A glass concave lens is placed in a liquid in which it behaves like a convergent lens. The refractive index
of glass is
1. Greater than the refractive index of the liquid
2. Less than the refractive index of the liquid
3. Cannot be decided
4 None of the above.
60. The radii of curvatures of each of the surfaces of a convex lens (refractive index of the material is 1.5) is
20 cm. The focal length of the lens in air is
1. 20 cm
2. -20 cm
3. 40 cm
4. 10 cm
61. A glass lens is immersed in water. Its power will
1. Decrease
2. Increase
3. Remains same
4. None of the above

62. A thin equiconvex glass lens of refractive index 1.5 has power of 5D. When the lens is immersed in a
liquid of refractive index μ, it acts as a divergent lens of focal length 100 cm. The value of μ of liquid is

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(1) 4/3
(2) 3/4
(3) 5/3
(4) 8/3
63. At the minimum deviation of condition in a prism
1. The refracted ray is parallel to the base of the prism.
2. The incident angle is equal to the angle of emergence.
3. Angle of refraction is half of the angle of prism
4. All of the above
64. Focal length of the objective and eyepiece of a telescope are respectively 50 cm and 5 cm. The
magnifying power of the telescope in its normal adjustment is
1. 0.1
2. 10
3. 11
4. 1.1
65. The equivalent focal length of a combination of a convex and a concave length is
1. Positive
2. Negative
3. May be positive or negative
4. None of the above.
66. Two convex lenses are separated by a distance equal to the sum of their focal lengths. A beam of light
parallel to the principal axis incidence on one of the lenses. They will emerge from the second lens as
1. A beam of parallel rays
2. As a beam of diverging rays
3. As a beam of converging ray
4. None of the above
67. When a telescope is adjusted for normal vision, the distance of the objective from the eye-piece is found
to be 80 cm. The magnifying power of the telescope is 19. What are the focal lengths of the lenses?
(1) 61 cm, 19 cm
(2) 40 cm, 40 cm
(3) 76 cm, 4 cm
(4) 50 cm, 30 cm
68. While measuring refractive index of glass using a glass slab of thickness 3 cm and a travelling
microscope a student observes that he needed to shift the microscope by 1 cm to refocus the mark on the
base of the travelling microscope when the slab is kept on it. The refractive index of the material of the glass
slab is
1. 2/3
2. 1/3
3. 3/2
4. 1.8

69. Total internal reflection occurs when


1. Light travels from a denser to rarer medium
2. Light travels from a denser to rarer medium. and the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle
3. Light travels from a rarer to denser medium. and the angle of reflection is less than the critical angle
4. Light travels from a denser to rarer medium. and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical
angle
70. Objects are visible in light due to :
a. Scattering b) Refraction c) Absorption d) Fluorescence

71. Even in absolutely clear water ,


a diver cannot see very clearly :
a. Because rays of light get diffused
b. Because velocity of light is reduced in water
c. Because a ray of light passing through the water makes it turbid

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d. Because the focal length of the eye lens in water gets changed and the imge is no longer focused
sharply on the retina

72. A lens behaves as a converging lens in air and as a diverging lens in water. The refractive index of the
material is :
a. Equal to unity
b. Equal to 1.33
c. Between unity and 1.33
d. Greater than 1.33
73. When a thin convex lens is put in contact with a thin concave lens of the same focal length , the
resultant combination had focal length equal to :
a. f/2
b. 2f
c. Zero
d. Infinity
74. A concave lens of focal length f produces an image 1/µ times the size of the object. The distance of the
object from the lens is :
a. (µ - 1)f
b. (µ - 1 )f/ µ
c. ( µ + 1 )f/ µ
d. ( µ + 1 )f
75. When length of a microscope tube increases, its magnifying power :
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Does not change
d. May increase or decrease
76. A microscope has an objective of 5mm focal length and eye piece of 30 mm focal length and the
distance between them is 150 mm . The magnification is :
a. 50
b. 100
c. 200
d. 250
77. The magnifying power of an astronomical telescope can be increased if we :
a. Increase the focal length of the objective
b. Increase the focal length of the eye piece
c. decrease the focal length of the objective
d. decrease the focal length of the objective and at the same time increase the focal length of the eye
piece
78. Two convex lenses of focal lengths 0.3 m and 0.05 m are used to make a telescope. The distance kept
between them is equal to :
a. 0.35 m
b. 0.25 m
c. 0.175 m
d. 0.15 m
79. When a ray of light goes from a rarer medium into a denser medium , then :
a. Speed of light is reduced
b. Frequency of light is increased
c. Wavelength of light is increased
d. None of the above effects will be observed.
80. A ray of light can suffer total internal reflection when it goes from :
a. Air to water
b. Water to glass
c. Glass to air
d. Air to glass

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81. If refractive indices for water and glass are 4/3 and 5/3 respectively and light is tending to go from glass
to water, the critical angle is :
a. Sin-1 (4/3 )
b. Sin-1 (5/3 )
c. Sin-1 (4/5 )
d. Sin-1 (5/4 )
82. Optical fibres use the phenomenon of :
a. Refraction
b. Total internal reflection
c. Polarisation
d. Interference
83. In a glass prism :
a. Blue light is dispersed more than red light
b. Red light is dispersed more than blue light
c. Both red light and blue light are equally dispersed
84. The angle of minimum deviation for a hollow prism filled with a liquid is 30 degree . A ray of light
falling on the prism is refracted at 30 degree. The refractive index of the liquid is :
a) 1.414
b) 1.732
c ) 0.866
d ) 1.500
85. In an experiment for determination of refractive index of glass of a prism by i-δ,plot,it was found that a
ray incident at angle 35°,suffers deviation of 40° and that it emerges an angle 79°.In that case which of the
following is closest to the maximum possible value of refractive index?
(A)1.5
(B)1.6
(C)1.7
(D)1.8
86. An object 2.4m Infront of a lens form a sharp image on a film 12 cm behind the lens. A glass plate 1 cm
thick, of refractive index 1.50 is interposed between lens and film with its plane faces parallel to film. At
what distance (from lens) should object shifted to be in sharp focus on film?
(A)7.2m
(B)2.4m
(C)3.2m
(D)5.6m
87. A green light is incident from the water to the air-water interface at the critical angle (θ). Select the
correct statement
(A) The spectrum of visible light whose frequency is more than that of green light will come out to the air
medium
(B) The entire spectrum of visible light will come out of the water at various angles to the normal
(C) The entire spectrum of visible light will come out of the water at an angle of 90° to the normal
(D) The spectrum of visible light whose frequency is less than that of green light will come out to the air
medium
88. The focal length of plano-convex lens, the convex surface of which is slivered is .3m, if µ of the lens is
7/4, the radius of curvature of the convex surface is
(A)0.45m
(B)1.05m
(C)3m
(D)0.9m
89. The magnification of a compound microscope is 30 and the focal length of its eye piece is 5m. Calculate
the magnification produce by the objective , when the image is to be formed at least distance of distinct
vision (25 cm).
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8

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(D) 10
90. A convergent double of separated lens, corrected for spherical aberration ,are separated by 2 m and has
an equivalent focal length of 10 cm. Calculate the focal length of its component lenses.
(A) f1=18 cm,f2=10 cm.
(B) f1=20 cm,f2=28 cm.
(C) f1=20 cm,f2=18 cm.
(D) f1=24 cm,f2=18cm.
91. Calculate the time taken by the light to travel a distance of 500 m in water of reflective index of4/3.
(Given the velocity of light in vacuum =3 X 1010cm/s)
(A) 3X10-10s
(B) 2.22 X 10-6s
(C) 4.3 X 10-5s
(D) 3 X 10-6s
92. A telescope consist of two lenses of focal lengths 10 cm and 1 cm. Calculate the length of telescope,
when an object is kept at distance of 60 cm from the objective, and the final image is formed is at least
distance of distinct vision.
(A) 15.05 cm
(B) 12.96 cm
(C) 13.63 cm
(D) 14.44 cm
93. An equilateral prism deviates a ray through 45º for the two angle of incidence differing by 20º. The
angle of incidence is
(A)60º
(B)40º
(C)120º
(D)None of these
94. A compound microscope has an eyepiece of focal length 10m and an objective of focal length 4cm.
Calculate the magnification if an object is kept at a distance of 5cm from the objective, then the final image
is formed at the least distance of distinct vision.
(A)10
(B)11
(C)12
(D)13
95. An object approaches a convergent lens from the left of the lens with uniform speed 5m/s and stops at
the focus. The image
(A)moves away from the lens with a uniform speed 5m/s
(B)moves away from the lens with uniform acceleration
(C) moves away from the lens with non-uniform acceleration
(D)moves towards the lens with non-uniform acceleration
96. Find the change in the focal length of the lens, if a convex lens of focal length 20cm and refractive index
1.5, is emerged in water having refractive index 1.33.
(A)62.2cm
(B)5.82cm
(C)58.2cm
(D)6.22cm
97. Find the position of 1cm tall object which is placed 8cm in front of convex mirror of radius of curvature
24cm.
(A)24cm
(B)25cm
(C)26cm
(D)27cm
98. If two mirrors are inclined at some angle an object is placed between the mirrors and there are seven
images formed for an object. Then, what is an angle between the mirrors?
(A)54º
(B)50º

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(C)60º
(D)64º
99. The shortest height of a vertical mirror required to see the entire image of a man will be
A) One third of the man’s height
(B)Half the man’s height
(C)Two third of the man’s height
(D)Data insufficient
100. A beam of monochromatic blue light of wavelength 4200 Å in air travels in water (4 / 3) . Its
wavelength in water will be
(a) 2800 Å (b) 5600 Å (c) 3150 Å (d) 4000 Å
101. The ratio of thickness of plates of two transparent mediums A and B is 6 : 4. If light takes equal time in
passing through them, then refractive index of B with respect to A will be
(a) 1.4 (b) 1.5 (c) 1.75 (d) 1.33
102. The wavelength of light in two liquids 'x' and 'y' is 3500 Å and 7000 Å, then the critical angle of x
relative to y will be
(a) 60o (b) 45o(c) 30o (d) 15o
103. A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is an contact with a concave lens of focal length 25 cm.
The power of combination is
(a) – 1.5 D (b) – 6.5 D (c) + 6.5 D (d) + 6.67 D
104. If the refractive indices of crown glass for red, yellow and violet colours are 1.5140, 1.5170 and 1.5318
respectively and for flint glass these are 1.6434, 1.6499 and 1.6852 respectively, then the dispersive powers
for crown and flint glass are respectively
(a) 0.034 and 0.064 (b) 0.064 and 0.034 (c) 1.00 and 0.064 (d) 0.034 and 1.0
105. The focal length of objective and eye-piece of a microscope are 1 cm and 5 cm respectively. If the
magnifying power for relaxed eye is 45, then length of the tube is
(a)6 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 15 cm
106. A fish is a little away below the surface of a lake. If the critical angle is 49°, the fish could see things
above the water surface within an angular range of θ°, where

(a)49°
(b)θ–98°
(c)90°
(b)24.5°
107. A double convex thin lens, made of glass (µ = 1.5) has both radii of curvature of magnitude 20 cm.
Incident light rays parallel to principal axis of the lens will converge at a distance L such that:
(a)20cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 19 cm
108. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separated air (RI 1.0) from glass ( RI 1.5). The center of
curvature in the glass a point object P in air found to have a real image Q in the glass. The line PQ cuts the
surface at a point O, and PO=OQ. The distance is equal to
a.5R b. 3R c. 2R d. 1.5 R
109. The focal length of an object of a telescope is 3 m and diameter 15 cm. Assuming for a normal eye, the
diameter of pupil 3mm for its complete use the focal eye piece must be
(a) 6 cm (b) 6.3 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 60 cm
110. Three right angled prisms of refractive indices n1, n2 and n3 are fixed together using an optical glue as
shown in figure. If a ray passes through the prisms without suffering any deviation, then

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111. Which of the following graphs shows appropriate variation of refractive index µ with wavelength λ

112. For a convex lens, if real image is formed the graph between (u + v) and u or v is as follows a

113. A fish rising vertically up towards the surface of water with speed 3 ms–1 observes a bird diving
vertically down towards it with speed 9 ms–1. The actual velocity of bird is

(a) 4.5 ms–1 (b) 5. ms–1 (c) 3.0 ms–1 (d) 3.4 ms–1

114. Two-point light sources are 24 cm apart. Where should a convex lens of focal length 9 cm be put in
between them from one source so that the images of both the sources are formed at the same place
(a) 6 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 15 cm
115. If m1 and m2 be the linear magnifications of the objective and eyepiece of a compound microscope,
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(A) m1 + m2 (B) m1 – m2
(C) m1 × m2 (D) (m1+m2)/2
116. The magnifying power of a telescope is M. If the focal length of the eyepiece is halved, the
magnifying power will become
(A) M/2 (B) 4M
(C) M/4 (D) 2M
117. Light cannot easily escape a diamond without multiple internal reflections. This is because:
A. its critical angle with reference to air is too large.
B. its critical angle with reference to air is too small.
C. the diamond is transparent.
D. rays always enter at angle greater than critical angle.
118. If the focal length of objective lens is increased, then the magnifying power of
a. Microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease
b. Microscope will decrease but that of telescope increase
c. Microscope and Telescope, both will increase
d. Microscope and Telescope, both will increase
119. An Astronomical telescope has Objective and eyepiece of focal lengths 40cm and 4cm respectively. To
view an object 200cm from the objective, the lenses must be separated by a distance of
a. 46.0cm b. 50cm c. 54.0 cm d. 37.3cm
120. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separates air (refractive index 1.0) from glass (refractive
index 1.5). The center of curvature is in glass. A point object P placed
When a glass lens is immersed in water, then the power of the lens will
a. Increase b. decrease c. constant d. not depends
121. The deviation of a ray on passing through a prism of small angle A is
a. µ-1A b. Aµ-1 c. (µ-1)A d. none
122. An object approaches a convergent lens from the left of the lens with a uniform speed 5m/s and stops
at the focus. The image
a. Moves away from the lens with uniform speed 5m/s
b. Moves away from the lens with uniform acceleration
c. Moves away from the lens with non-uniform acceleration
d. Moves towards the lens with non-uniform acceleration
123. A converging lens of focal length 50cm is placed co-axially in contact with another lens of unknown
focal length. If the combination behaves like a diverging lens of focal length 50cm. The power of lens is
a. 4D b. 2D c. -4D D. -2D

124. A ray of light passes through an equilateral glass prism such that angle of incidence is equal to angle of
emergence. If the angle of emergence is ¾ times the angle of prism, the angle of deviation is
a. 300 b. 450 c. 600 d. 400

125. A small object is place at a distance of 15cm from two coaxial thin lenses in contact. The focal length
of each lens is 25cm. the distance between object and image when both the lenses are concave is
a. 6.8cm b. 75cm c. 8.2cm d. 90cm

126. The radius of curvature of convex surface of a Plano convex lens, whose focal length is 0.3m and
µ=1.5 is
a. 5cm b. 10 m c. 12cm d. 15cm

127. One diopter is the power of lens of focal length


1cm b. 1m c. -1cm d. -1m

128. An object is seen through a simple microscope of focal length 10cm. The angular magnification
produced if the image is formed at the near point of the eye which is 20cm away from it is
a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 4

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129. A biconvex lens has a focal length 2/3 times the radius of curvature of either surface. The refractive
index of the lens material is
a. 1.25 b. 1.30 c. 1.5 d.1.75

130. When light is passed through a prism, the colour which deviates least is:
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Violet
131. The principal behind optical fibre communication is:
A. Total internal reflection
B. Both Total external reflection and Total internal reflection
C. Refraction
D. Total internal Reflection and Refraction

132. How does the power of a convex lens vary, if the incident red light is replaced by violet light?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. No effect
D. First increases and then decreases
133. Two lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and - 40cm are held in contact. If an object lies at infinity, image
formed by the lens combination will be at
A. infinity
B. 20cm
C. 40cm
D. 60cm
134. A short pulse of white light incident from air to glass slab at normal incidence. After travelling through
the slab the first colour to emerge is
A. violet
B. blue
C. green
D. red
135. A glass lens is immersed in water. What will be the effect on the power of lens?
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) constant
(d) not depends
136. An equiconvex lens of focal length 15 cm is cut into two halves along principal axis. Find the focal
length of each part?
A. -30cm
B. -20cm
C. 30cm
D. 15cm
137. Name the device used to observe magnified image of microscopic objects.
A. Telescope
B. microscope
C. Periscope
D. Kaleidoscope
138. Name the device used to observe distinct image of long distance objects.
A. Telescope
B. microscope
C. Periscope
(D) Kaleidoscope
139. An equiconvex lens of focal length 15 cm is cut into two halves along aperture. What is the focal
length of each part?

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A. -30cm
B. -20cm
C. 30cm
D. -15cm
140. In construction how compound microscope differs from simple microscope?
A. Compound microscope has two convex lenses where simple microscope has three convex lens,
B. Objective has smaller focal length & smaller aperture compared to eyepiece.
C. Objective has greater focal length & greater aperture compared to eyepiece,
D. None of these.
141. How does objective differ from eyepiece in case of telescope?
A. Objective has greater focal length & greater aperture compared to eyepiece,
B. Objective has smaller focal length & smaller aperture compared to eyepiece
C. Objective and eyepiece have same focal length and aperture
D. None of these
142. Why is the focal length of objective greater than focal length of eyepiece telescope?
A. To increase magnification
B. To decrease magnification
C. To form image at D
D. To form image at ∞
143. Why in microscope we prefer to form image at least distance of distinct vision compare to image at
infinity.
A. For Higher magnification
B. To decrease magnification
C. To reduce aberration
D. None of these
144. With increase in angle of incidence, What happens to angle of deviation?
A. Angle of deviation first decreases, then increases
B. Angle of deviation first increases, then decreases
C. Angle of deviation first decreases, then becomes constant.
D. Angle of deviation first remains constant, then increases

145. Human eye is most sensitive to visible light of wavelength


a)6050Å
b)5500 Å
c)4500 Å
d)7500 Å
146. Distance of distinct vision is 25cm. Focal length of convex lens is 5cm,it can act as a magnifier of
magnifying power
a) <5 D
b) 5 D
c)6 D
d) Not more than 7 D.
147. Consider the following statement, a compound microscope is better than a single lens microscope
because,
i ) it can produce larger magnification.

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ii) it has better resolution
iii) it produces an image free from all defects.
Of the above statements
a) 1,2&3 are correct.
b) 1 & 2 are correct.
c) 2 &3 are correct.
d)1 &3 are correct.
148. A microscope has an objective of 3mm focal length and eyepiece of 30mm focal length and distance
between them is 152 mm. the magnification is

a) 90 x
b) 150 x
c) 180 x
d)35 x
149. A ray of light passes through a prism of angle 600 and refractive index 1.414. the angle of minimum
deviation will be

a) 15o
b) 300
c) 450
d) 600
150. Radii of curvature of both the surfaces of a lens are equal(R) and it is made of material of refractive
index 1.5. Its focal length will be
a)±R
b)±2R
c)± R/2
d) Zero
151. When a light wave get refracted into a denser medium the speed of propagation
a) Increases but the wavelength decreases.
b) Decreases but the wavelength increases
c) as well as wavelength increases
d) as well as wavelength decreases.
152. A concave lens of focal length 20cm is kept in contact with a convex lens of focal length 10cm .the
combination will have a focal length of

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a)10cm
b) -10cm
c) 20 cm
d) -20cm
153. A concave mirror is held in water .what would be the change in the focal length of the mirror?
a) Halved
b) Doubled
c) Remain the same
d) Increase exponentially
154. A man stand in front of a mirror of special shape .he finds that his image has a very small head , a fat
body and legs of normal size . What can we say about the shape of three parts of the mirror
a) Convex, concave ,plane
b) Plane, concave, convex
c) Concave, convex, plane
d)convex, plane ,concave
155. Two beams of red and violet are made to pass separately through a prism (angle of prism 60 ). In the
position of minimum deviation, the angle of refraction will be.
a) 30 for both colors
b) Greater for violet color
c) Greater for red color
d) Equal but not 30 for both color.
156. What are the factors affecting the power of a lens?
(i) Refractive index of lens material.
(ii) Refractive index of the surrounding.
(iii) Radii of curvature.
(iv). Wavelength of light
(a) (iii) & (iv)
(b) (i) ,(iii) &(iv)
(c) (iii) & (i)
(d) (i),(ii),(iii) &(iv)
157.A converging and a diverging lens of equal focal length f are placed coaxially in contact. What will be
the power of this combination?
(a) 2f
(b) 0
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(c) Infinity
(d) < f

158 . A ray of light strikes a transparent rectangular slab of refractive index √2 at an angle of incidence 45°.
The angle between reflected and refracted ray is
(a) 75
(b) 90
(c)105
(d)120

159. Two identical glass (μ = 3/2) equiconvex lenses of focal length f are kept in contact. The space between
two lenses is filled with water (μ = 4/3) the focal length o the combination is
(a) f
(b) f/2
(c) 4f/3
(d) 3f/4
160. A given convex lens of glass having refractive index μ = 32 can behave as concave when it is held in a
medium of μ equal to
A. 1
B. 32
C. 23
D. 74

161. Refractive index of a medium depends upon


A. Nature of the medium
B. Wavelength of the medium
C. Temperature
D. All of these
162. A convex lens of focal length 25 cm is placed coaxially in contact with a concave lens of focal length
20 cm. The system will be
A. Converging in nature
B. Diverging in nature
C. Can be converging or diverging
D. None of the above

163. Which of the following is not due to total internal reflection ?


A. Working of optical fibre
B. Difference between apparent and real depth
C. Mirage on hot summer days
D. Brilliance of diamond

164. An air bubble is formed inside water. What change will be observed?
A. It acts as converging lens
B. It acts as diverging lens
C. It acts as a plain glass sheet
D. Cannot say with certainty

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165. A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism μ = 3 moves parallel to the base of the prism
inside it. What is the angle of incidence of this ray ?
A. 300
B. 450
C. 600
D. 900

166. Two lenses of power +15D and -5D are kept in contact with each other forming a combination lens.
The effective power and focal length of the combination is
A. 10D, 10 cm
B. 5D, 5cm
C. -10D, 20cm
D. -5D, -10 cm

167. A convex 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 formed with same intensity
C. Complete image will formed with increase intensity
D. Complete image will formed with decrease intensity

168. The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is


A. Virtual and diminished
B. Real and enlarged
C. Real and diminished
D. Virtual and enlarged

169. A short pulse of white light is incident from air to glass slab at normal incidence. After travelling
through the slab, the first colour to emerge is
A. Violet
B. Blue
C. Red
D. Green

170. The focal length of convex lens when incident by violet rays of light is f cm. When the incident violet
light is replaced by red light, the new focal length will be
A. Less than f cm
B. Greater than f cm
C. Equal to f cm
D. Equal to zero

171. If the value of critical angle is 300 for total internal reflection from given optical fibre, then the speed of
light in that fibre is
A. 3x108m/s
B. 1.5x108m/s
C. 6x108m/s
D. 4.5x108m/s

172. The magnifying power of a compound microscope increases with


A. The focal length of objective lens is increased and that of eye lens is decreased
B. The focal length of objective lens is decreased and that of eye lens is increased
C. Focal length of both object and eye piece are increased
D. Focal length of both object and eye piece are decreased

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173. An equi -convex lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut into two identical plano convex lenses. The new focal
length and power of the plano-convex lens are
(A) focal length = 2f, power = half of original power
(B) focal length = f, power = double of original power
(C) focal length = 2f, power = original power
(D) focal length = f, power = triple of original power

174. An object approaches a convergent lens from the left of the lens with a uniform speed 5m/s and stops
at focus. The image
A. Moves away from the lens with a uniform speed 5m/s
B. Moves away from the lens with a uniform acceleration
C. Moves away from the lens with non-uniform acceleration
D. Moves towards the lens with non-uniform acceleration

ANSWER

1. B 21. (ii) 41. c 61. 1


2. D 22. (ii) 42. b 62. 3
3. D 23. (i) 43. d 63. 4
4. C 24. (ii) 44. d 64. 2
5. B 25. (ii) 45. c 65. 3
6. C 26. (iii) 46. 1 66. 1
7. A 27. (ii) 47. a 67. 4
8. A 28. (i) 48. c 68. 3
9. B 29. (ii) 49. d 69. 4
10. A 30. (a) 50. a 70. a
11. B 31. 1 51. d 71. d
12. A 32. 2 52. d 72. c
13. A 33. 1 53. 3 73. d
14. B 34. 2 54. a 74. a
15. A 35. 2 55. 4 75. c
16. (iv) 36. 1 56. 4 76. d
17. (iv) 37. 4 57. 4 77. a
18. (iii) 38. 3 58. 1 78. c
19. ii) 39. 3 59. 2 79. a
20. (iii) 40. 4 60. 1 80. c

81. c 101. b 121. c 141. A 161. D


82. B 102. c 122. c 142. A 162. B
83. A 103. a 123. c 143. A 163. B
84. A 104. a 124. a 144. A 164. B
85. A 105. c 125. c 145. B 165. C
86. D 106. b 126. d 146. C 166. A
87. D 107. a 127. b 147. B 167. D
88. B 108. a 128. b 148. B 168. B
89. A 109. a 129. d 149. B 169. C
90. A 110. d 130. A 150. A 170. B
91. B 111. a 131. A 151. D 171. B
92. B 112. a 132. A 152. C 172. D
93. A 113. a 133. C 153. C 173. A
94. C 114. a 134. D 154. A 174. C
95. C 115. c 135. B 155. A

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96. C 116. d 136. D 156. D
97. A 117. b 137. B 157. C
98. B 118. b 138. A 158. C
99. B 119. c 139. C 159. D
100. b 120. b 140. B 160. D

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