GEOMETRICAL OPTICS

PHY 121 Tutorial Questions

1. Carbon Disulphide (n = 1 .63) is poured into a container made of crown glass (n = 1.52). What is
the critical angle for internal reflection of a ray in the liquid when it is incident on the liquid to glass
surface?
a) 4.00 b) 68.80 c) 89.00 d) 21.20

2. What is the relation between critical angle and refractive index?

a) μ = cos C b) μ = 1/cos C c) μ = 1/sin C d) µ = Sin C

3. Which of the following phenomena takes place inside an optical fibre?

a) Reflection b) Dispersion c) Total Internal reflection d) Scattering

4. The critical angle for the material of a prism is 450 and its refractive angle is 300. A monochromatic
ray goes out perpendicular to the surface of the emergence from the prism. What is the angle of
incidence of the prism?
a) 60 b) 75 c) 30 d) 45

5. Calculate the velocity of light ray in the medium, if the critical angle from TIR from medium to the
vacuum is 300.
a) 2 × 108 m/s b) 1.5 × 108 m/s c) 0.75 × 108 m/s d) 3 × 108 m/s

6. The radius of curvature of a convex mirror of focal length -8cm is?

a) - 4cm b) 16cm c) 4cm d) -16cm

7. What is the magnification produced by the Plane mirror

a) 0
b) +1
c) -1
d) Between 0 and 10?

8. What happens to the refractive index on heating the liquid?

a) Increases b) Decreases c) remains unchanged d) increases or decreases depending on the rate
of heating

9. Calculate the speed of light in water if the refractive index of water is 1.33
a) 4 × 108 m/s b) 2.25 × 108 m/s c) 1.33 × 108 m/s d) 3 × 108 m/s

10. What is hypermetropia?

a) Bad vision due to age b) short sightedness c) long sightedness d) friction of a layer of the eye

11. Rainbow is an example of which phenomenon?

a) Refraction and Scattering b) Refraction and Total Internal Reflection c) Dispersion and
Reflection d) Dispersion and Total Internal Reflection

12. The refractive indices of a prism for red, yellow and violet colours are 1.52, 1.57 and 1.62
respectively, then the dispersive power of the material prism will be
a) 1 b) 1.57 c) 1/5.7 d) 5.7

13. The light wave and the incident light wave differ each other by a phase angle of 180 0 when
a) Light enters into the glass from air
b) Light enters into air from glass c) light enters into glass from diamond d) light enters into water
from glass

14. Converging rays are incident on a convex lens, the image formed
a) May be the liquid is virtual b) must be virtual c) may be real d) must be real

15. A small source of light is 2m below the surface of a liquid of refractive index 5/3. In order to
block all the light coming out of the liquid surface, the minimum diameter of the displaced on the
surface of the liquid is
a) 3m b) 4m c) 6m d) 1.5m

16. A Concave lens forms the image of an object such that the distance between the object and the
image is 10m. If the magnification of the image is ¼ the focal length of the lens is
a) 6m b) 20/3m c) 10/7m d) 40/9m

17. A normal eye is not able to see objects closer than 25m because
a) The focal length of the eye is 25m
b) The distance of retina from the eye lens is 25m
c) The eye is not able to decrease the distance between the eyes and the retina beyond limit.
d) The eye is not able to decrease the foal length beyond a limit.

18) Colour vision in human eye is the function of photo receptor cells named
a) Rod
b) Cones
c) Blind spot
d) cilliary muscle

19. For a normal eye the far point and near point are which and which?
a) Infinite 25cm
b) Infinite zero
c) 45cm 25cm
d) 25cm 10cm

20) Human eye can see object at different distances with contrasting illuminations. This is due to
a) Far sightedness
b) Near sightedness
c) Accommodation of the eye
d) cilliary muscle

21. Which of the following is not correct of myopia

a) The vision may be corrected with the help of a concave lens
b) It is also known as near sightedness
c) In the affected eye the image of a distant object is formed beyond the retina
d) The person affected by it cannot see beyond few metres

22. What is the nature of the image that is formed on the retina of human eye?
a) Virtual and inverted
b) Real and inverted
c) Virtual and upright
d) Virtual and magnified
23. The change in focal length of the eye lens is caused by the action of the
a) pupil
b) Retinas
c) Iris
d) cilliary muscle

24. Near sightedness is termed as

a) hypermetropia
b) Myopia
c) Presbyopia
d) Astigmatism

25. In which if the following light produces image focused in front of the retina?
a) Hyperopia
b) Myopia
c) Presbyopia
d) Astigmatism

25. Which of the following cannot be corrected with spectacle?

a) hypermetropia
b) Myopia
c) Presbyopia
d) Cataract

26. What causes haloes (rings) around the sun or moon?

a) Total internal reflection
b) Refraction of light
c) Reflection of light
d) Dispersion

27. Ray from the sun converge at a point 20cm in front of a concave mirror. To obtain an image of
magnification +2 the object should be placed in front of the mirror at a distance of what?
a) 10 cm
b) 15cm
c) 20 cm
d) 30 cm

28. Two spherical mirrors, mirror A concave and mirror B convex, are made out of the same spherical
ball of glass of radius 20cm. following new Cartesian sign convention the focal lengths of A and B
are respectively what?
a) -10cm, -10cm
b) 10cm, 10cm
c) 10cm, -10cm
d) -10cm, 10cm

29. Concave lenses can suffer from

a) Chromatic aberration but not spherical aberration
b) Spherical aberration but not chromatic aberration
c) Neither spherical nor chromatic aberration
d) Both spherical and chromatic aberration
30. What happens to the refractive index on heating the liquid?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remain unhanged
d) It depends on the rate of heating

31. Chromatic aberration of lens can be corrected by

a) Reducing its aperture
b) Proper polishing of its surface
c) Suitable mixing it with another lens
d) Providing different suitable curvature to its surfaces

32. A small air bubble is at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 5cm. when it is viewed from outside,
what would be the position of the image?
a) At the same place as that of the object
b) 10/3 cm from the surface near the eye
c) 7.5cm from the surface of the sphere near the eye
d) At infinity

33. The refractive Indies of a prism for red, yellow, and violet colours are 1.52, 1.57, and 1.62
respectively then the dispersive power of the material of prism will be
a) 1.57
b) 1/5.7
c) 5.7
d) 1

34. Converging rays are incident on a one lens the image formed
a) Must be magnified
b) Must be virtual
c) Must be inverted
d) Must be real

35. A small source of light is 2m below the surface of a liquid of refractive index 5/3. In order to
block all light coming out of the liquid surface the minimum diameter of the displaced on the surface
of the liquid is
a) 3m
b) 4m
c) 6m
d) 1.5m

36. A concave lens formed the image of an object such that the distance between the object and image
is 10cm. if magnification of the image is 1/4. The foal length of the lens is
a) 6 cm
b) 20/3 cm
c) 10/7 cm
d) 40/9 cm

37. The correct expression which indicates the relation tween focal length, image distance and object
distance for spherical mirrors is
1 1 1
a) = +
f u v
 1 1 1
b) = +
u f v
1 1 1
c) = +
v u f
1 1 1
d) = −
f u v

38. If the distance of object from concave mirror is - 4 times the focal length where will the position
of the image be?
f
a) v=
5
5f
b) v=
4
−4 f
c) v=
3
2f
d) v=
5

39. At what distance should an object be kept to obtain image distance of thrice the focal length of a
diverging mirror?
a) U = - 1.5f
b) U = - 2f
c) U = +1.5f
d) U = + 2f

40. Concave mirror produces an image which is three times as large as the object placed at a distance
of 20cm from it. For the image to be real, the focal length should be?
a) 10 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 40 cm

41. Focal length of a convex mirror is 20 cm produces image at a distance of 10 cm from the pole
behind the mirror, object distance should be?
a) 20 cm
b) 10 cm
c) 15 cm
d) 25 cm

42. An object is placed at a distance of 2f from the pole of a convex mirror of foal length f. the linear
magnification is
a) 3/2
b) 1/2
c) 1/3
d) 3

43. The image of an object placed in front of a concave mirror of foal length 12 cm is formed at a
point which is 10 cm more distant from the mirror than the object. The magnification of the image is
a) 1.0
b) 1.5
c) 2.0
d) 4.0

44. Using a concave mirror of focal length 25cm size of object is doubled that it’s original, then which
of the following is correct?
a) V = 3u
b) V = 4u
c) V = 2u
d) V = u

45. Which among the following is correct for magnification?

f
a) M =
u+ f
u−f
b) M =
u+ f
u
c) M =
u+ f
f
d) M =
u−f

46. Calculate the height of the image of an object 5 cm in height paled 1 cm from a concave mirror
which has a radius of curvature of 20 cm
5
a) m
9
9
b) m
5
9
c) m
4
9
d) m
2

47. Concave mirror of focal length 40 cm forms an image of object two times its size, object should
be placed at
a) 20 cm
b) 40 cm
c) - 60 cm
d) 80 cm

48. Object is placed at distance of ‘X’m from the principal focus of foal length ‘f‘m, the ratio of
height of image to height of object is…
x
a)
f
f
b)
x
3f
c)
x
f
d)
3x
49. A point object is placed at a distance of 3f from the pole of a concave mirror, then moved away
by a distance of 2f. What would be the ratio of the image formed?
10
a)
9
11
b)
9
9
c)
10
9
d)
11

50. To get erected and 16 times magnified image of object, object is need to be placed at a distance of
what in front of the concave mirror
16 f
a)
15
15 f
b)
6
16 f
c)
17
7f
d)
16

51. how many times greater will the image of a point object placed at a distance of 4f from the pole of
a convex mirror whose image is formed at a distance of ‘f’ behind the mirror be?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

52. What is the position, nature, and size of image of an object of size 9 cm placed in front of a
diverging mirror of focal length f at a distance of 3f/2?
a) At focus, virtual, and same size
b) At focus, real, and same size
c) Beyond 2f, virtual, and magnified
d) Beyond 2f, real, magnified

53. An object placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex mirror of foal length 8cm, the nature and
position of image will be?
a) Real at 5.7 cm from mirror
b) Virtual at 5.7 cm from mirror
c) Real at 5.7 cm from mirror
d) Virtual at 5.7 cm from mirror

54. The refractive index of glass (dense flint) and benzene are 1.65 and 1.50 respectively. A ray of
light travels from benzene to glass. The refractive index of glass with respect to benzene is ____ and
the light ray ends ___ the normal in glass.
Note; the above questions are strictly meant to guide you for better understanding and not in any
way a replica of the exams.