STD-X
Light Reflection and Refraction
SECTION - A
Multiple Choice Questions Each Question carries 1 Marks
1. An Object is placed at a distance of 40 cm Infront of a Concave mirror at a focal length of 20 cm, The
image produced is
(a) Virtual image & inverted.
(b) Real & Erect.
(c) Real, inverted and the opposite size as that of the object.
(d) Real, inverted and of the same size as that of the object.
2. Image formed by a convex spherical mirror is
(a) Virtual
(b) Real
(c) Enlarged
(d) Inverted.
3. A full length of the image of a distance fall building can definitely be seen using
(a) A concave mirror
(b) A convex mirror
(c) A plane mirror
(d) Both concave & convex mirror
4. The radius of curvature of a mirror is 20 cm the focal length is
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 5 cm
5. A convex lens focuses a real point sized image at focus, the object is placed
(a) At focus
(b) Between F and 2F
(c) At infinity
(d) AF 2F
6. In optics an object which has higher refractive index is called
(a) Optically rarer
(b) Optically denser
(c) Optically density
(d) Refractive index
7. The optical phenomena, twinkling of stars, is due to
(a) Atmospheric reflection
(b) Total refraction
(c) Atmospheric refraction
(d) Total refraction
8. Magnification produced by a convex lens is always
(a) More than 1 (c) Less than 1
(b) Equal to 1 (d) More or less than 1
9. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2 and refractive index of water with respect to air
is 4/3 the refractive index of glass with respect to water will be
(a) 1.525 (b) 1.225 (c) 1.425 (d) 1.125
10. An object is 0.09m from a magnifying lens and the image is formed 36cm from the lens, the
magnification produced is
(a) 0.4 (b) 1.4 (c) 4.0 (d) 4.5
SECTION – B
Each Question carries 2 Marks
1. Difference between concave & concave mirror.
2. List 4 characteristics of the image produced by the plane mirror.
3. State two laws of refractions.
4. The magnification produced by a spherical mirror is -3. list four information’s you obtain from this
statement about the mirror.
5. State the laws of refraction of light. if the speed of light in vacuum is 3x10 8 m/s find the speed of
light in a medium of absolute refractive index 1.5.
SECTION – C
Each question carries 3 Marks
1. An object of 2cm in size is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror of a focal length 15 cm. At what
distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? what will be
the nature and size of the image formed? Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in
this
case.
2. Define
(a) Centre of Curvature.
(b) Principal Axis.
(c) Pole.
(d) Radius of Curvature of a spherical mirror with the help of a labelled diagram.
3. You have 2 lenses A and B of focal length +10m and -10m state the nature and power of the lens.
Find the power of the lenses. Which of the two lenses will from a virtual image and magnified image
of an object placed 8 cm from the lens.
4. Draw a ray diagram showing the path of rays of light when it enters with oblique incidence
(a) From air into water.
(b) From water into air.
5. Explain sign convention for spherical mirror.
SECTION – D
Each Question carries 5 Marks
1. Why does a light ray incident on a rectangular glass slab immerged in any medium emerges parallel
to Itself? Explain using a diagram?
2. Draw the ray diagrams showing the image formation by a concave lens when on object is placed
(a) At the focus of the lens.
(b) Between focus and twice the focal length of the lens.
(c) Beyond twice the focal length of the lens.
3. An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 18 cm. At what
distance from the mirror should a screen be placed, so that a sharp focused image can be obtained?
Find the size and the nature of the image.
4. What is meant by power of a lens? An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm forma convex lens of
focal length 20 cm list four characteristics of the image formed by the lens.
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