CLASS 10 PHYSICS QUESTION PAPER
TIME:1.30 HRS
1. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a
lens? (a) Water (b) Glass (c) Plastic (d) ClaY
2. The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be
virtual, erect and larger than the object. Where should be
the position of the object? (a) Between the principal focus
and the centre of curvature (b) At the centre of curvature
(c) Beyond the centre of curvature (d) Between the pole of
the mirror and its principal focus
3. Where should an object be placed in front of a
convex lens to get a real image of the size of the
object? (a) At the principal focus of the lens (b) At
twice the focal length (c) At infinity (d) Between the
optical centre of the lens and its principal focus.
4. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have
each a focal length of –15 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, but the lens is
concave.
5. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your
image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
(a)only plane. (b) only concave. (c) only convex.
(d)either plane or convex
6. Which of the following lenses would you prefer to
use while reading small letters found in a dictionary?
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm. (b) A concave
lens of focal length 50 cm. (c) A convex lens of focal
length 5 cm. (d) A concave lens of focal length 5 cm.
7. We wish to obtain an erect image of an object, using
a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. What should
be the range of distance of the object from the
mirror? What is the nature of the image? Is the
image larger or smaller than the object? Draw a ray
diagram to show the image formation in this case.
8. Name the type of mirror used in the following
situations. (a) Headlights of a car. (b) Side/rear-view
mirror of a vehicle. (c) Solar furnace. Support your
answer with reason.
9. One-half of a convex lens is covered with a black
paper. Will this lens produce a complete image of
the object? Verify your answer experimentally.
Explain your observations.
[Link] object 5 cm in length is held 25 cm away from a
converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Draw the ray
diagram and find the position, size and the nature of the
image formed.
11. A concave lens of focal length 15 cm forms an image
10 cm from the lens. How far is the object placed from
the lens? Draw the ray diagram.
12. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a
convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the position
and nature of the image.
13. The magnification produced by a plane mirror is +1.
What does this mean?
14. An object 5.0 cm in length is placed at a distance of
20 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature
30 cm. Find the position of the image, its nature and size.
15. 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 focussed image can be obtained? Find the size and
the nature of the image.
16. Find the focal length of a lens of power – 2.0 D. What
type of lens is this? 17. A doctor has prescribed a
corrective lens of power +1.5 D. Find the focal length of
the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?
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