Ray Optics & Optical Instruments (SPQ)

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PHYSICS - RAY OPTICS

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

A) 1.33 B) 1.6 C) 1.25 D) 1.45

E) 1.4

3. The angle of minimum deviation for a prism of apex angle 60o and refractive index of 2 is

A) 45o B) 90o C) 30o D) 60o

E) 15o

4. The incorrect statement is

A) Optical density is the ratio of speed of light in two media

B) Hotter air is less dense than the cooler air

C) Cooler air has higher refractive index than the hotter air

D) The refractive index of air decreases with its density

E) Optical density of air increases with height of air layer

5. The power of a corrective lens is –4.0 D. The lens is

A) convex lens of focal length + 25 cm

B) convex lens of focal length –25 cm

C) convex lens of focal length + 4 cm

D) convex lens of focal length –4 cm

E) convex lens of focal length +20 cm


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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

8. Choose the wrong statement

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

A) 60o B) 30o C) 49o D) 51o

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.

A) The image is formed 36 cm behind the mirror

B) The image is 36 cm in front of the mirror

C) The image is magnified, virtual and erect

D) The image is magnified real and erect

E) The image is magnified real and inverted.

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)

A) 40 cm B) 2660/7 cm C) 17/2660 cm D) 3000/17 cm

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?

A) 37.7 B) 60.3 C) 68.7 D) 75.4

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

A) 30o B) 45o C) 60o D) 75o

E) 90o

14. Secondary rainbow in the atmosphere is

A) the result of polarizatin and dispersion of light

B) brighter than the primary rainbow

C) due to the phenomenon of double refraction

D) formed with red colour on the top

E) formed due to two reflections in the rain drop

15. If the radius of curvature of the curved surface of a plano-convex lens is 50 cm, its focal length is    1.5 

A) 0.5 m B) 0.75 m C) 1.25 m D) 0.25 m

E) 1 m

16. The magnification of an image by a convex lens is positive only when the object is placed

A) at its focus F B) between F and 2F C) at 2F

D) between F and optical centre E) beyond 2F

17. Identify the wrong sign convention

A) The magnification for virtual image formed by a convex lens is positive

B) The magnification for real image formed by a convex lens is negative

C) The height measured normal to the principal axis upwards is positive

D) The distances measured in the direction of incident light is positive

E) The magnification for virtual image formed by a concave lens is negative

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

A) the emergent ray is deviated by 30o

B) the emergent ray is deviated by 60o


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C) the emergent ray just graces the second reflecting surface

D) the ray undergoes total internal reflection at second refracting surface

E) the ray emerges normally from the second refracting surface

19. The apparent flattening of the sun at sunset and sunrise is due to

A) refraction B) diffraction C) total internal reflection

D) interference E) polarisation

20. Identify the mismatch in the following

A) Myopia - Concave lens

B) For rear view - Concave mirror

C) Hypermetropia - Convex lens

D) Astigmatism - Cylindrical lens

E) Reflecting telescope - Convex mirror


Name ................................................
STUDY CENTRE
Batch.................... Roll No. ............... PALA
00- 05- 2024 UNIT EXAM
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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

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