Ray Optics & Optical Instruments (SPQ)
Ray Optics & Optical Instruments (SPQ)
Ray Optics & Optical Instruments (SPQ)
1. Two thin lenses L1 and L2 have focal lengths 4 cm and 10 cm, respectively. They are separated by a
distance of x cm as shown in the figure A point source S is placed on the principal axis at a distance 12 cm
to the left of L1. If the image of S is formed at infinity, the value of x is
A) 6 B) 16 C) 14 D) 24
E) 10
2. A thin convex lens of refractive index 1.5 has a focal length of 10 cm in air. What lens is immersed in a
fluid,its focal length becomes 70 cm. The refractive index of fluid is
E) 1.4
3. The angle of minimum deviation for a prism of apex angle 60o and refractive index of 2 is
E) 15o
C) Cooler air has higher refractive index than the hotter air
6. An object is placed at 10 cm in front of a concave mirror. If the image is at 20 cm from the mirror on the
same side of the object, then the magnification produced by the mirror is
A) 3 B) –0.5 C) –2 D) 0.33
E) –1
7. The apparent depth of a needle lying in a water beaker a found to be 9 cm. If water is replaced by a liquid
of refractive index 1.5, then the apparent depth of needle will be of water is4 / 3
A) 10 cm B) 9 cm C) 12 cm D) 7 cm
E) 8 cm
A) A ray entering a material of larger index of refraction bends toward the normal
B) A ray entering a material of smaller index of refraction bends away from the normal
C) A ray oriented along the normal does not bend, regardless of the materials
D) Light rays from any submerged object bend away from the normal when they emerge into the air
E) When a wave passes from one material into a second material with larger index of refraction, the wave
speed increases.
9. A certain prism produces a minimum deviation of 42o. It produces a deviation of 45o when the angle of
incidence is either 43o adn 62o. The angle of incidence when the prism undergoes minimum deviation is
E) 40o
10. An object is placed at 9 cm infront of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 12 cm. The following
statement is true.
11. An optician prescribes a lens of power –2.5 D. The focal length of the lens in water is (Refractive indices
of the lens and water are respectively 1.5 and 1.33)
E) 17/3000 cm
12. A flat mirror revolves at a constant angular velocity making n = 0.4 revolutions per second. With what
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velocity (in m s–1) will a light spot move along a spherical screen with a radius of 15 metres. If the mirror
is at the centre of curvature of the screen?
E) 90.4
13. A prism is made up of matrial of refractive index 2 . The angle of the prism is A. If the angle of minimum
deviation is equal to the angle of the prism, the value of A is
E) 90o
15. If the radius of curvature of the curved surface of a plano-convex lens is 50 cm, its focal length is 1.5
E) 1 m
16. The magnification of an image by a convex lens is positive only when the object is placed
18. A ray of light is incident normally on one refracting surface of an equilateral prism. If the refractive index of
the material of the prism is 1.5, then
19. The apparent flattening of the sun at sunset and sunrise is due to
D) interference E) polarisation
1. B
2. E
3. C
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4. D
5. B
6. C
7. E
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8. E
9. D
10. E
11. B
12. D
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13. E
14. E
15. E
16. D
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17. E
18. D
19. A
20. B