REVISION QUESTIONS (OPTICS)

1. The focal length of a lens is

(a) Same for all wave lengths
(b) Maximum for red and minimum for violet
(c) Zero for red and infinite for violet
(d) Maximum for violet and minimum for red
2. The magnifying power of the objective of a compound microscope is 5. If the magnifying power of
microscope is 30 then magnifying power of eye piece will be
(a) 0.17 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d)25 (e)35
3. A concave lens of focal length 20cm produces an image half the size of the real object. The distance
of the real object is
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm (e) 60 cm
4. A microscope is focused on a mark on a piece of paper and then a slab of thickness 3cm and
refractive index 1.5 is placed over the mark. How should be the microscope be moved to get the
mark again in focus?
(a) 2cm upward (b) 1cm upward (c) 4,5 cm upward (d) 1cm downward
5. The focal lengths of objective and eyepiece of an astronomical telescope are 20 cm and 5 cm
respectively. If the final image is formed at a distance of 30cm from the eyepiece, the magnifying
power of telescope will be.
(a) 44.6 (b)4.66 (c) 64.4 (d) 6.44
8 -1 8 -1
6. If the velocity of light in air is 3x10 ms and that in water is 2x10 ms , then what should be the
critical angle?
(a) Sin-1(3/2) (b)tan-1(3/2) (c) Sin-1(2/3) (d)tan-1(2/3)
7. A plano-convex lens has focal length f=20cm. If its plane surface is silvered, now the focal length
will be
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 cm
8. An object is placed on the axis of a convex lens. Its image is formed 80 cm from the object. The
magnification is 3. The focal length of the lens is
(a) 15 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 45 cm
9. A convex lens of focal length 75 cm and a concave lens on focal length 50 cm are combined
together, what will be their resulting power?
(a) + 6.6D (b) + 0.66 D (c) - 6.6 D (d) - 0.66 D
10. A compound microscope has an eye piece of focal length 10cm and an objective of focal length 4cm.
Calculate the magnification, if an object is placed at a distance of 5 cm from the objective so that the
final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision.
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
11. A ray of light passes from vacuum into a medium of refractive index µ, the angle of incidence is
found to be twice the angle of refraction. Then the angle of incidence is
(a) Cos-1(µ/2) (b) sin-1(µ) (c) sin-1 (µ/2) (d) 2 cos-1(µ/2)
12. Monochromatic light of wave length 589 nm is incident from air to water. What are the values of
wavelength frequency and speed of (i) reflected light (ii) refracted light.
13. Apparent depth at the bottom of the tank filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.3 is 7.7 cm. What
is the actual depth of the liquid in the tank?
14. A tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5 cm. Apparent depth of the lying at the bottom of the
tank measured by a microscope to be 9.4 cm. What is the refractive index of water? If water is
replaced by a liquid of refractive index 1.63 up to the same height, by what distance would
microscope have to be moved to focus on the needle again?
15. Draw the path of parallel beam of light passing through a convex lens of refractive index n 2 kept in a
medium of refractive index n1 for
(i) n2=n1 (ii) n2>n1 (iii) n2 <n1
16. What happens to the focal length of the lens which is immersed in water? Justify.
17. A converging and a diverging lens of equal focal lengths are placed coaxially in contact. Find the
focal length and power of the combination.
18. A glass lens of refractive index 1.45 is placed in a liquid. What should be the refractive index of the
liquid in order to make the lens disappear?
19. A biconvex lens made up of transparent medium of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water of
refractive index of 1.33. Will the lens behave as a diverging lens or converging lens. Give reason.
20. If the wave length of incident light on convex lens is increased, how will the focal length change?
21. A thin converging lens has focal length f when illuminated by violet light. State with reason how the
focal length of lens will change if violet light is replaced with red light.
22. Draw a graph between magnification and image distance for thin convex lens.
23. Calculate the critical angle for glass air surface if the ray of light which is incident from air to glass
surface is deviated through 15o when the angle of incidence is 45 o.

24. Draw a graph to show the angle of deviation δwith the variation of angle of incidence i for monochromatic
𝐴+𝛿𝑚
𝑠𝑖𝑛( )
2
ray of light passing a prism of refracting angle ‘A’· Deduce the relation 𝑛 = 𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛( )
2
25. A ray of light incident on an equilateral glass prism (µg=√3) moves parallel to the base of the prism in side
it.Find the angle of incidence for this ray.
26. A ray PQ incident normally on the refracting face BA is refracted in the prism BAC made of material of
refractive index 15. Complete the path of ray through the prism. From which face will the ray emerge. Justify
your answer.
A

60°
B C
27. A ray PQ incident on the refracting faceBA is refracted on the prism BAC as shown in figure and emerges
from the other refracting face AC as RS such that AQ = AR. If the angle of the prism A = 60° and refractive
index of the material of the prism is √3 Calculate angle θ?
A

Q θ
R

P S
B C

28. A ray of light incident on one of the faces of glass prism of angle A has an angle of incidence 2A. The
refracted ray in the prism strikes the opposite phase which is silvered, the reflected ray from it retracing its
path. Trace the ray diagram and find the relation between refractive index of the material of the prism and
angle of the prism.
29. Trace the path of a ray of light passing through glass prism as shown in figure. If the refractive index of glass
is √3. find out the angleof emergence from theprism.
A

60°
C B
30. For a glass prism (M = √3), the angle of, minimum deviation is equal to angle of the prism. find the angle of
the prism.
31. Aray of light incident on one of faces of an equilateral prism shows minimum deviation 30°. Calculate the
speed of the light through the prism.
32. You are given following three lenses. Which two lenses. will you use as eyepiece and objective to construct
an astronomical telescope.

Lenses Power Aperture

L1 3D 8cm
L2 6D 1cm
L3 10D 1cm
33. Define magnifying power (or angular magnifications) of a telescope. Write it's expression
34. Write the limitations of a refracting telescope over reflecting telescope?
(or)
Explain the advantages of reflecting telescope refracting telescopes over
35. why should the objective of a telescope have large focal length? Justify.
36. which two main considerations are kept in mind while designing the objective of a telescope.
37. An astronomical telescopeuses two lenses of power 10D and ID, what is its magnifying power in normal
adjustment?
38. Draw a labelled ray diagram of refractingtelescope in normal adjustment. Derive an expression for its
magnifying power?
39. Daw a labelled diagram of refracting telescope in distinct vision adjustment(final image is formed at near
point or least distance of distinct vision).
40. Draw schematic diagram of a reflecting telescope (Cassegrain)Write its magnifying power.
41. A giant refracting telescope of an observatory has an objective lens of focal length 15m.If an eye pièce of
focal length 1 cm is used. What is the angular magnification of the telescope?

42. A compound microscope consists of an objective lensof focal length 8cm and an eyepiece of focal length
6.25 separated by a distance of 15 cm. How far from the objective should be an object be placed in order to
obtain the final image at (i) the least distance of distinct vision D=25mm and (ii) at infinity

43. A compound microscope uses an objective lens of focal length 4 cm and eyepiece lens of focal length 10 cm.
An object is placed at 6 cm from the objective lens. Calculate the magnifying power of the compound
microscope. Also calculate the length of the microscope.

44. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram of a compound microscope and write its magnifying power.
45. Why both objective and eyepiece of a compound microscope must have short focal lengths?

46. What is he principle behind optical fibre?

47. State true or false
a) Critical angle of diamond is very small.
b) A fish at a depth of 12cm in water is viewed by an observer on the bank of a lake. Height of the
image of fish raised by 12cm (µ=4/3)
48. When light travels from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, why does the critical angle of
incidence depend on colour of light?
49. For the same angle of incidence, the angles of refraction in three different media A, B, and C are 15o, 25o and
35o respectively. In which medium the speed of light is minimum?
50. a) State the conditions for total internal reflection to occur.
b)What is the relation between critical angle and refractive index of a material?
c) Does critical angle depend on the colour of light? Explain.
51. With the help of a diagram explain how video signals are transmitted using optical fibre?
52. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of 80 cm. What is the area of the
surface of water through which light from the bulb can emerge out? Refractive index of water is
1.33(Consider the bulb to be a point source.)
53. A right-angled prism made from a material of refractive index 𝜇 is kept in air. A
ray PQ is incident normally on the side AB of the prism. Find (in terms of 𝜇)
the maximum value of 𝜃upto which this incident ray necessarily undergoes total
internal reflection at the face AC of the prism.

54. A ray PQ is incident normally on the face AB of a triangular prism of refracting angle of 60∘, made
of a transparent material of refractive index 2/√3, as shown in the
figure. Trace the path of the ray as it passes through the prism. Also
calculate the angle of emergence and angle of deviation.

55. A ray of light incident normally on the face AB of the right-angled prism of refractive index of 1.5. The
prism is partially immersed in a liquid of unknown refractive index. Find the value of refractive index of
liquid so that the ray grazes along the side BC.

56. The figure shows a ray of light falling normally on the face AB of an
equilateral glass prism having refractive? index 3/2, placed in water of
refractive index 4/3. Will this ray suffer total internal reflection on striking
the face AC? Justify your answer.

57. Three light rays red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are incident on the right angled
prism abc at face ab. The refractive indices of material of prism for red, green and
blue wavelengths are respectively 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47. Trace the path of these rays
reasoning out of the difference in their behaviour.
58. One face of a glass prism is silvered polished and Ray of light falls on the
other face at an angle 45O. After refraction, it subsequently reflected from the
Silvered face and then it retraces its path the refracting angle of prism is 30 O.
What is the refractive index of material?

59. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R, separates a rarer and a denser medium as shown in the figure.

Complete the path of the incident ray of light, showing the formation of a real image. Hence derive the
relation connecting object distance 'u', image distance 'v' radius of curvature R and the refractive indices n;
and no of two media.
60. Draw a ray diagram for formation of image of a point object by a thin double convex lens having radii of
curvature R1, and R2 Hence derive lens maker's formula for a double convex lens. State the assumptions
made and sign convention used.
1 1 1
61. Derive the expression = −
f v u
62. Two thin convex lenses of focal lengths fi and fi are placed in contact coaxially. Derive the expression for the
effective focal length of the combination.
63. Define power of a lens. Write its S.I unit.
64. Light from a point source in air falls on a spherical glass surface (n=1.3 and radius of curvature= 20cm). The
distance of light source from the glass surface is 100cm. At what position the image is formed?
65. A concave lens is dipped in a liquid where refractive index is equal to the refractive index of the lens. Then
what will be the focal length of the lens?
66. Under what condition does a biconvex lens of glass having certain refractive index act as a plane glass sheet
when immersed in a liquid?
67. A concave lens made of a material of refractive index n is kept in a medium of refractive index n. A parallel
beam of light is incident on the lens. Complete the path of rays of light emerging from the concave lens
when (i)n1>n2 (ii)n1=n2 (iii)n1<n2
68. The line AB in the ray diagram of Fig. represents a lens. State whether the lens represented by AB is convex
or concave?

69. A beam of light converges at a point P. Now a lens is placed in the path of the convergent beam 12 cm from
P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is (a) a convex lens of focal length 20 cm, and (b) a
concave lens of focal length 16 cm?
70. The radii of curvature of both the surfaces of a lens are equal. If one of the surfaces is made plane by
grinding, how will the focal length and power of the lens change?

71. A biconvex lens has a focal length 2/3 times the radius of curvature of either surface. Calculate the refractive
index of the material of the lens?
72. A screen is placed 90 cm away from an object. The image of the object on the screen is formed by a convex
lens at two different locations separated by 20 cm. Find the focal length of lens. 15. A convex lens of focal
 length 25cm is placed coaxially in contact with a concave lens of focal length 20cm. Determine the power of
the combination. Will the system be converging or diverging in nature?
73. Find the position of the image formed of the object 'O' by the lens combination given in the figure.

74. You are given three lenses L1, L2 and L3each of focal length 20cm. An object is kept at 40cm ont of L1, as
shown. The final real image ’I’ is formed at the focus of L3. Find the separations between L1, L2 and L3.

75. (a) An equiconvex lens with radii of curvature of magnitude ‘r’ each, is put over a liquid layer poured on top
of a plane mirror. A small needle, with its tip on the principal axis of the lens, is moved along the axis until its
inverted real image coincides with the needle itself. The distance of
the needle from the lens is measured to be 'a'. On removing the liquid
layer and repeating the experiment the distance is found to be 'b'.
Given that two values of distances measured represent the focal
length values in the two cases, obtain a formula for the refractive index
of the liquid.
(b) If r=10 cm, a=15 cm, b=10 cm, find the refractive index of the liquid.
.
76. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed coaxially 5 cm away from a concave lens of focal length 10 cm.
If an object is placed 30 cm in front of the convex lens, find the position of the final image formed by the
combined system.