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Standard 10
Chapter 10 : Light Reflection and Refraction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An object is placed at a distance of 0.25 m
in front of a plane mirror. The distance between the object and image will be
(a) 0.25 m
(b) 1.0 m
(c) 0.5 m
(d) 0.125 m
2. The angle of incidence for a ray of light having zero reflection angle is
(a) 0
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 90°
3. For a real object, which of the following can produce a real image?
(a) Plane mirror
(b) Concave mirror
(c) Concave lens
(d) Convex mirror
4. Which of the following mirror is used by a dentist to examine a small cavity?
(a) Convex mirror
(b) Plane mirror
(c) Concave mirror
(d) Combination of convex and concave mirror
5. An object at a distance of 30 cm from a
concave mirror gets its image at the same point. The focal length of the mirror is
(a) – 30 cm
(b) 30 cm
(c) – 15 cm
(d) +15 cm
6. An object at a distance of + 15 cm is slowly moved towards the pole of a convex
mirror. The image will get
(a) shortened and real
(b) enlarged and real
(c) enlarge and virtual
(d) diminished and virtual
7. A concave mirror of radius 30 cm is placed in water. It’s focal length in air and water
differ by
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 0
8. A concave mirror of focal length 20 cm forms an image having twice the size of
object. For the virtual position of object, the position of object will be at
(a) 25 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) At infinity
9. The image formed by concave mirror is real, inverted and of the same size as that of
the object. The position of object should be
(a) at the focus
(b) at the centre of curvature
(c) between focus and centre of curvature
(d) beyond centre of curvature
10. The nature of the image formed by concave mirror when the object is placed
between the focus (F) and centre of curvature (C) of the mirror observed by us is
(a) real, inverted and diminished
(b) virtual, erect and smaller in size
(c) real, inverted and enlarged
(d) virtual, upright and enlarged
11. The nature of image formed by a convex mirror when the object distance from the
mirror is less than the distance between pole and focal point (F) of the mirror would be
(a) real, inverted and diminished in size
(b) real, inverted and enlarged in size
(c) virtual, upright and diminished in size
(d) virtual, upright and enlarged in size
12. If a man’s face is 25 cm in front of concave shaving mirror producing erect image
1.5 times the size of face, focal length of the mirror would be
(a) 75 cm
(b) 25 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 60 cm
13. As light travels from a rarer to a denser medium it will have
(a) increased velocity
(b) decreased velocity
(c) decreased wavelength
(d) both (b) and (c)
14. The angle of incidence i and refraction r are equal in a transparent slab when the
value of i is
(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 90°
(d) depend on the material of the slab
15. The refractive index of transparent medium is greater than one because
(a) Speed of light in vacuum < speed of light in tansparent medium
(b) Speed of light in vacuum > speed of light in tansparent medium
(c) Speed flight in vacuum = speed of light in tansparent medium
(d) Frequency of light wave changes when it moves from rarer to denser medium
16. The refractive index of water is 1.33. The speed of light in water will be
(a) 1.33 × 108 m/s
(b) 3 × 108 m/s
(c) 2.26 × 108 m/s
(d) 2.66 × 108 m/s
17. You are given three media A, B and C of refractive index 1.33, 1.65 and 1.46. The
medium in which the light will travel fastest is
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) equal in all three media
18. Light from the Sun falling on a convex lens will converge at a point called
(a) centre of curvature
(b) focus
(c) radius of curvature
(d) optical centre
19. Large number of thin stripes of black paint are made on the surface of a convex lens
of focal length 20 cm to catch the image of a white horse. The image will be
(a) a zebra of black stripes
(b) a horse of black stripes
(c) a horse of less brightness
(d) a zebra of less brightness
20. A divergent lens will produce
(a) always real image
(b) always virtual image
(c) both real and virtual image
(d) none of these
21. When object moves closer to convex lens, the image formed by it shift
(a) away from the lens
(b) towards the lens
(c) first towards and then away from the lens
(d) first away and then towards the lens
22. When object moves closer to a concave lens the image by it shift
(a) away from the lens on the same side of object
(b) toward the lens
(c) away from the lens on the other side of lens
(d) first towards and then away from the lens
23. A magnified real image is formed by a convex lens when the object is at
(a) F
(b) between F and 2F
(c) 2F
(d) only (a) and (b) both
24. The distance between the optical centre and point of convergence is called focal
length in which of the following cases?
25. A10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror. A 5 mm long
image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the mirror. The focal length of this
mirror is [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) – 30 cm
(b) – 20 cm
(c) – 40 cm
(d) – 60 cm
26. Figure shows a ray of light as it travels from medium A to medium B. Refractive
index of the medium B relative to medium A is [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
27. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in figure. The refractive
index of medium B relative to A will be
(a) greater than unity
(b) less than unity
(c) equal to unity
(d) zero
28. Beams of light are incident through the holes A and B and emerge out of box
through the holes C and D respectively as shown in the figure. Which of the following
could be inside the box?
(a) A rectangular glass slab
(b) A convex lens .
(c) A concave lens
(d) A prism
29. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the hole
on the other face of the box as shown in the figure. Which of the following could be
inside the box?
(a) Concave lens
(b) Rectangular glass slab
(c) Prism
(d) Convex lens
30. Which of the following statements is/are true? [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(b) A convex lens has -4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(c) A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(d) A concave lens has – 4 dioptre having a focal 0.25 m
31. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles [NCERT Exemplar
Problems]
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of the object in front
of it.
32. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by using [NCERT
Exemplar Problems]
(a) a concave mirror
(b) a convex mirror
(c) a plane mirror
(d) both concave as well as plane mirror
33. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is placed [NCERT
Exemplar Problems]
(a) between the pole and the focus of the reflector
(b) very near to the focus of the reflector
(c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of the reflector
34. The laws of reflection hold good for [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) plane mirror only
(b) concave mirror only
(c) convex mirror only
(d) all mirrors irrespective of their shape
35. The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab
traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in figure. Which one of them is
correct?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
36. In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will be highly
diminished and point sized? [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) Concave mirror only
(b) Convex mirror only
(c) Convex lens only
(d) Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens.
37. When light falls on a smooth polished surface, most of it
(a) is reflected in the same direction
(b) is reflected in different directions
(c) is scattered
(d) is refracted into the second medium
38. Image formed by reflection from a plane mirror is
(a) real and inverted
(b) virtual and erect
(c) real and erect
(d) virtual and inverted
39. If an incident ray passes through the focus, the reflected ray will
(a) pass through the pole
(b) be parallel to the principal axis
(c) retrace its path
(d) pass through the centre of curvature
40. Magnifying power of a concave lens is
(a) always > 1
(b) always < 1
(c) always = 1
(d) can have any value
41. The image formed by a convex lens can be
(a) virtual and magnified
(b) virtual and diminished
(c) virtual and of same size
(d) virtual image is not formed
42. A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex mirror of focal length
20 cm. The image will form at:
(a) at infinity
(b) at focus
(c) at the pole
(d) behind the mirror
43. Focal length of a concave mirror is
(a) negative
(b) positive
(c) depends on the position of object
(d) depends on the position of image
44. If the power of a lens is – 2 D, what is its focal length?
(a) +50 cm
(b) -100 cm
(c) -50 cm
(d) +100 cm
45. A spherical mirror and a spherical lens each have a focal length of -10 cm. The
mirror and the lens are likely to be
(a) both concave
(b) both convex
(c) the mirror is concave and the lens is convex
(d) the mirror is convex and the lens is concave
46. If the magnification produced by a lens has a negative value, the image will be
(a) virtual and inverted
(b) virtual and erect
(c) real and erect
(d) real and inverted
47. When the object is placed between f and 2f of a convex lens, the image formed is
(a) at f
(b) at 2f
(c) beyond 2f
(d) between O and f
48. Which mirroji can produce a virtual, erect and magnified ifhage of an object?
(a) Concave mirror
(b) Convex mirror
(c) Plane mirror
(d) Both concave and convex mirrors
49. If the image is formed in front of the mirror, then the image distance will be
(a) positive or negative depending on the size of the object
(b) neither positive nor negative
(c) positive
(d) negative
50. A ray of light is travelling from a rarer medium to a denser medium. While entering
the denser medium at the point of incidence, it
(a) goes straight into the second medium
(b) bends towards the normal
(c) bends away from the normal
(d) does not enter at all
51. A student does the experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a
rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence. He can get a correct measure of
the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence by following the labeling indicated in
figure:
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV