OPTICS

[Link] bubble in water behaves as:

 (a) Convex lens
 (b) Concave lens
 (c) Convex mirror
 (d) Plane mirror
 Answer: (b) Concave lens
2. 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:
 (a) Become zero
 (b) Become infinite
 (c) Reduce
 (d) Remain unchanged
 Answer: (b) Become infinite
3. For total internal reflection (TIR), light must travel from:
 (a) Rarer to denser medium
 (b) Denser to rarer medium
 (c) Air to water
 (d) Vacuum to glass
 Answer: (b) Denser to rarer medium
4. An object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m in front of a plane mirror. The
distance between the object and the image will be:
 (a) 0.25 m
 (b) 0.5 m
 (c) 1.0 m
 (d) 2.0 m
 Answer: (c) 1.0 m
[Link] Young’s double-slit experiment, the fringe width increases by:
 (a) Decreasing the width of the slit
 (b) Reducing the separation of slits
 (c) Increasing the wavelength of light
 (d) Both b and c
  Answer: (d) Both b and c
[Link] light sources are said to be coherent when they emit light of:
 (a) Same amplitude and phase
 (b) Same intensity and wavelength
 (c) Constant phase difference
 (d) Same speed
 Answer: (c) Constant phase difference
[Link] a light wave enters from air into a glass medium, which of the following
remains unchanged?
 (a) Velocity
 (b) Wavelength
 (c) Frequency
 (d) Amplitude
 Answer: (c) Frequency
[Link] Young’s double-slit experiment, the fringe width increases by:
 (a) Decreasing the width of the slit
 (b) Reducing the separation of slits
 (c) Increasing the wavelength of light
 (d) Both b and c
 Answer: (d) Both b and c
[Link] light sources are said to be coherent when they emit light of:
 (a) Same amplitude and phase
 (b) Same intensity and wavelength
 (c) Constant phase difference
 (d) Same speed
 Answer: (c) Constant phase difference
[Link] a light wave enters from air into a glass medium, which of the following
remains unchanged?
 (a) Velocity
 (b) Wavelength
 (c) Frequency
 (d) Amplitude
 Answer: (c) Frequency
12. A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When
an opaque screen covers the upper portion of the lens.
(a) Half of the image will vanish.
(b) A skewed image will be created.
(c) The image’s intensity will drop, but the image will be complete.
(d) The image’s intensity will grow, but the image will remain blurry.
Answer: (c) The image’s intensity will drop, but the image will be
complete. Because The focal length of the lens remains unchanged,
the amount of light travelling through it is cut in half.
13. In optical fibres, the refractive index of the core is
(a) greater than that of the cladding.
(b) equal to that of the cladding.
(c) smaller than that of the cladding.
(d) independent of that of cladding.
Answer:(a) greater than that of the cladding.
Because for entire internal reflection to occur, The core’s R.I. must
be greater than that of the cladding.
14. An object is placed in front of a plane mirror at a distance of 0.5
m. The distance between object and image will be equal to
(a) 0.25 m
(b) 0.5 m
(c) 1.0 m
(d) 2.0 m
Answer: (c) 1.0 m , because distance between the object and the
image will be = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1.0 m
15. Air bubble in water behaves as
(a) sometimes concave, sometimes convex lens
(b) concave lens
(c) convex lens
(d) always refracting surface
Answer: (b) concave lens.
In water, an air bubble acts as a concave lens.
16. We combine two lenses, one is convex and other is concave
having focal lengths f1 and f2 and their combined focal length is F.
When the lenses are combined, they act like a concave lens, if
(a) f1 > f2
(b) f1 = f2
(c) f1 < f2
(d) f1 ≤ f2
Answer: (a) f1 > f2
17. The focal length of a biconvex lens of radii of each surface 50
cm and refractive index 1.5, is
(a) 40.4 cm
(b) 75 cm
(c) 50 cm
(d) 80 cm
Answer: (c) 50 cm as,
1/f = (μ-1) (1/R1 – 1/R2)
= (1.5-1) (1/50 + 1/50)
f = 50cm.
18. A metal coin is at the bottom of a beaker filled with a liquid of
refractive index = 4/3 to height of 6 cm. A coin will seem at what
depth to an observer gazing from above the liquid’s surface?
(a) 1.5 cm
(b) 6.75 cm
(c) 4.5 cm
(d) 7.5 cm
Answer: (c) 4.5 cm as
Apparent Depth=Real Depth/μ
= 6/(4/3) = 4.5cm.
19. Tom’ lenses of focal lengths ± 15 cm and ± 150 cm are
available for making a telescope. What will be the focal length of
the eyepiece to produce the largest magnification?
(a) + 15 cm
(b) + 150 cm
(c) – 150 cm
(d) – 15 cm
Answer:(a) + 15 cm.
For telescope magnification,
m = fo/fe
fe < fo
to achieve a high magnification.
20. If a convex lens of focal length 80 cm and a concave lens of
focal length 50 cm are combined together, what will be their
resulting power?
(a) + 6.5 D
(b) – 6.5 D
(c) + 7.5 D
(d) – 0.75 D
Answer: (d) – 0.75 D.
Focal length of the combination
1/F = 1/F1 + 1/F2 = 1/80 + 1/(-50)
P = 1/F = -0.75 D.
21. A convex lens and a concave lens, each having the same focal
length of 25 cm, are put in contact to form a combination of lenses.
The combination’s power (in dioptres) is
(a) zero
(b) 25
(c) 50
(d) infinity
Answer: (a) zero because
P = 1/F = 1/F1 + 1/F2 = 1/25 – 1/25 =0.
22. The refractive index of the material of an equilateral prism is √3.
What is the angle of minimum deviation?
(a) 45°
(b) 60°
(c) 37°
(d) 30°
Answer:
(b) 60° Because at minimum deviation position,
r = A/2 = 30°
u = sini/sin r
sin i = μ×sin r = √3/2
i = 60°
Also, i+i =A + δ

⇒ 60 + 60 = 60 + δ

⇒δ=60°.
24. A convex lens of refractive index 1.5 has a power of 2.5 D in air.
If it is placed in a liquid of refractive index 2 then what will be the
power of the lens?
(a) – 1.25 D
(b) – 1.5 D
(c) 1.25 D
(d) 1.5 D
Answer: (a) – 1.25 D as

P ∝ (μ-1)
 25. A double convex lens of refractive index µ1 is immersed in a
liquid of refractive index µ2. The condition when lens will act as
transparent plane sheet is
(a) µ 1 = µ2
(b) µ 1 > µ2
(c) µ 1 < µ2
(d) µ 1 = 1/µ2
Answer: (a) µ 1 = µ2 as because
1/f = (μ-1) (1/R1 – 1/R2) and μ = 1

∵F=∞.
26. When a ray of light enters from one medium to another, then
which of the following does not change?
(a) Frequency
(b) Wavelength
(c) Speed
(d) Amplitude
Answer: (a) Frequency Because When a ray of light travels from one
medium to another, only its frequency changes.
27. A diver at a depth of 12 metres (pi = 4/3) observes the sky
through a semi-vertical angle equal to
1. sin-14/3
2. tan-14/3
3. sin-13/4
4. 90°
Answer: (c) sin-13/4
as the required angle can be given by
sin-11/μ = sin-13/4.
28. The objective and eyepiece make up an astronomical telescope.
The focal length of the objective can be
(a) equal to that of the eyepiece.
(b) shorter than that of eyepiece.
(c) greater than that of eyepiece.
(d) The length of the eyepiece is five times shorter.
Answer: (c) greater than that of eyepiece. Because The objective’s
focal length is higher than the eyepiece for achieving high
magnification.
29. A 10 cm rod is positioned along the major axis of a concave
mirror with a focal length of 10 cm, with its end closest to the pole
20 cm from the mirror. The length of the image is
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 2.5 cm
(d) 5 cm
Answer: (d) 5 cm.