Optical Instruments Additional Problems for Practice
1. An observer looks at a distant tree of height 10m with a telescope of magnifying power of
20. To the observer, the tree appears
a) 10 times taller
b) 10 times nearer
c) 20 times taller
d) 20 times nearer
2. The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is
a) virtual and diminished
b) real and diminished
c) real and enlarged
d) virtual and enlarged
3. Your friend is having eye sight problem. She is not able to see clearly a distant uniform
window mesh and it appears to her as non-uniform and distorted. The doctor diagnosed the
problem as
a) Myopia with Astigmatism
b) Astigmatism
c) Myopia and hypermetropia
d) Presbyopia and Astigmatism
4. Which optical instrument works on the principle of Total Internal Reflection?
a) Simple Microscope
b) Prism Periscope
c) Astronomical Telescope
d) Camera
5. To use a convex lens as a simple magnifying glass, the object must be placed
a) At the focus (F)
b) Between the optical centre (O) and focus (F)
c) Between F and 2F
d) Beyond 2F
6. The nature of the final image formed by a simple microscope is always:
a) Real, inverted, and diminished
b) Real, inverted, and magnified
c) Virtual, erect, and magnified
d) Virtual, inverted, and magnified
7. When a ray of light enters a right-angled isosceles prism normally through one of its
perpendicular sides, the angle of incidence at the hypotenuse face is:
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
8. Total internal reflection occurs inside a glass prism ( μ = 1.5 ) only when the angle of
incidence inside the glass is:
a) Equal to 42°
b) Less than 42°
c) Greater than 42°
d) Equal to 0°
9. Which prism is used in binoculars to invert an image without changing its size?
a) Equilateral prism
b) Right-angled isosceles prism used to turn light through 180°
c) Right-angled isosceles prism used to turn light through 90°
d) Thin prism
10. If the focal length of a magnifying glass is decreased, its magnifying power will:
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Remain the same
d) Become zero
Answer the following questions (2 Marks)
1. An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex lens used as a magnifying glass.
If it forms a virtual image at a distance of 60 cm from the lens, calculate the integer value of
its magnification.
2. A myopic person's far point is 80 cm in front of the eye. Find the nature and power of the
lens required to see distant objects clearly.
3. The near point of a hypermetropic eye is 1 m (100 cm). What is the power of the lens
required to read a book held at the normal near point (25 cm)?
4. A student uses a convex lens of focal length 5 cm as a simple magnifying glass. If the
virtual image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm), calculate the distance
of the object from the lens.
5. The near point of a hypermetropic person is 75 cm. Calculate the focal length and power of
the lens required to read a book held comfortably at a distance of 25 cm.
6. A person uses spectacles of power +2.5 D for reading. Find the focal length of the lenses
used and calculate the near point of this person's defective eye.
7. A magnifying glass (convex lens) has a focal length of +12.5 cm. If a person wants to see a
virtual image magnified 5 times (m = +5), how far away from the lens should they hold the
object?
8. A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly. What should be the
type and power of the corrective lens used to restore proper distant vision?
9. A myopic student sitting on the last bench cannot see the blackboard clearly. A doctor
prescribes a corrective lens of power -0.5 D. Find the focal length of this lens and determine
the student's defective far point
10. A hypermetropic person has a near point of 50 cm. Calculate the focal length and the
power of the lens required to read a book held at the standard near point of 25 cm
Answer the following (5 Marks)
A person is wearing spectacles with a power of -2.0 D for distant vision. Over time, they also
develop difficulty reading close-up text. A doctor adds a second lens in contact with the first
one so that the net power of the combination becomes +1.5 D for reading purposes.
(a) Calculate the focal length of the individual reading lens added.
(b) Identify the nature of this added lens.
(c) Name the eye defect the person is suffering from when they need different powers for
distant and near vision.