S.R.
CENTURY PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLASS X PHYSICS : HOLIDAYS ASSIGNMENT
TOPICS: LIGHT & THE HUMAN EYE (BOARD PYQs)
PART A: LIGHT – REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
Section I: Short Questions
1. What is the power of a plane glass mirror? [2025]
2. Why does light bend when traveling obliquely from a rarer to a denser medium? [2024]
3. If magnification is -1, what is the nature and size of the image? [2023]
4. The refractive index of diamond is 2.42. Explain this in terms of velocity. [2022]
5. Define the principal focus of a concave mirror. [2021]
Section II: Numeric & Conceptual
6. Draw a ray diagram for an object between the pole and focus of a concave mirror. How does
the image change if it were a converging lens? [2025]
7. Find the refractive index of a medium where light speed is 1.4 x 10^8 m/s. [2025]
8. A concave lens (f = 15 cm) forms an image at 10 cm. Find the object distance and
magnification. [2024]
9. An object 4 cm high is at 15 cm from a concave mirror (f = 10 cm). Find image distance and
size. [2023]
10. State the laws of refraction. Define absolute refractive index. [2023]
11. A convex lens forms a real image at 50 cm. If the image size equals the object size, find the
lens power. [2022]
12. An object is at 12 cm from a convex mirror (f = 15 cm). Find the image nature and
magnification. [2022]
13. Distinguish between real and virtual images. Can virtual images be projected? [2021]
14. If the lower half of a convex lens is covered with black paper, how does it affect the image?
[2021]
Section III: Long Answer Analysis
15. A convex lens (f = 20 cm) is cut into two equal halves. Find the new focal length. Solve for a
5 cm object at 20 cm from a concave mirror (f = 10 cm). [2026]
16. Explain with a ray diagram why a pencil appears bent in water. Calculate the speed of light
in water if its index is 4/3. [2025]
17. Define lens power. A doctor prescribes +1.5 D. Find focal length and lens type. [2024]
18. State Snell's law. Trace the path of a light ray through a rectangular glass slab. [2024]
19. When is an image virtual and highly magnified in a concave mirror? Solve a lens problem
where f = 15 cm and u = 20 cm. [2023]
20. What is lateral displacement? Explain the factors affecting it. [2022]
PART B: THE HUMAN EYE – STRUCTURE & DEFECTS
Section I: Short Questions
21. Name the fluid present between the lens and retina. [2025]
22. What is the role of the iris? [2024]
23. Define 'power of accommodation'. [2023]
Section II: Conceptual Questions
24. How do ciliary muscles adjust the eye lens for near vs. distant objects? [2026]
25. Why can't we see objects closer than 25 cm? What is this distance called? [2025]
26. A student sees the blackboard clearly but not his book. Identify the defect, causes, and
corrective lens. [2024]
27. Why does the near point shift in old age? Name the defect and distinguish it from
Hypermetropia. [2021]
Section III: Correction & Analysis
28. Draw ray diagrams for a Myopic eye and its correction. Find the focal length for a lens of
power -4.5 D. [2025]
29. What is Hypermetropia? Solve for the power of a lens required if the near point is 1 m.
[2023]
30. What is Presbyopia and why does it occur? Explain the design of bifocal lenses and mention
what a cataract is. [2022]