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1. The point on the principal axis at which rays parallel to the principal axis converge after reflection
from a concave mirror is called:
A) Pole B) Centre of Curvature C) Principal Focus D) Radius of Curvature
2. The focal length of a spherical mirror is equal to:
A) R B) R/4 C) R/2 D) 2R
3. The mirror used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles is:
A) Concave mirror B) Convex mirror C) Plane mirror D) Cylindrical mirror
4. A concave mirror produces a real image when the object is placed:
A) Between pole and focus B) At focus only
C) Beyond focus D) At pole
5. The radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 40 cm. Its focal length is:
A) 10 cm B) 20 cm C) 40 cm D) 80 cm
6. When an object is placed at the principal focus of a concave mirror, the image formed is:
A) At centre of curvature B) Between focus and pole
C) At infinity D) At focus
7. The image formed by a convex mirror is always:
A) Real and inverted B) Virtual and erect
C) Real and erect D) Magnified and real
8. The centre of curvature of a convex mirror lies:
A) In front of the mirror B) Behind the mirror
C) At the pole D) At infinity
9. A concave mirror can form a virtual image when the object is placed:
A) Beyond C B) At C C) Between F and P D) At F
10. The SI unit of power of a mirror is:
A) Dioptre B) Metre C) Joule D) Watt
11. A mirror has focal length +20 cm. It is:
A) Concave mirror B) Convex mirror C) Plane mirror D) Cannot be determined
12. The magnification produced by a mirror is given by:
A) Image distance/Object distance B) Object distance/Image distance
C) Radius/Focal length D) Focal length/Radius
13. A dentist uses a:
A) Convex mirror B) Plane mirror C) Concave mirror D) Cylindrical mirror
14. The image formed by a concave mirror for an object beyond the centre of curvature is:
A) Real, inverted and diminished B) Virtual and erect
C) Real and magnified D) Virtual and magnified
15. Which mirror can never form a real image?
A) Concave mirror B) Convex mirror C) Plane mirror D) Both B and C
16. The mirror formula is:
A) 1/f = 1/u + 1/v B) 1/f = 1/u − 1/v C) f = uv D) f = u + v
17. An object is placed at infinity before a concave mirror. The image is formed at:
A) Pole B) Focus C) Centre of Curvature D) Infinity
18. A concave mirror of focal length 15 cm forms a real image at 30 cm. The object is placed at:
A) 10 cm B) 15 cm C) 30 cm D) 45 cm
19. Spherical aberration occurs because:
A) Reflection law fails B) Marginal and paraxial rays do not meet at one point
C) Light changes speed after reflection D) Mirrors absorb light
20. The defect due to which image formed by a spherical mirror is not perfectly sharp is:
A) Dispersion B) Diffraction C) Spherical Aberration D) Polarization
21. Spherical aberration can be reduced by:
A) Increasing aperture B) Using paraxial rays only
C) Using coloured light D) Increasing object size
22. Searchlights and automobile headlights use a concave mirror because:
A) It produces diverging rays B) It can produce a parallel beam when source is at focus
C) It always forms virtual images D) It reduces reflection losses
23. A ray parallel to the principal axis falls on a concave mirror. After reflection, the ray passes through:
A) Pole B) Centre of curvature C) Principal focus D) Optical centre