BASIC QUESTION - RAY OPTICS
1. One face of a rectangular glass plate 6 cm thick is 7. In normal adjustment, for a refracting telescope, the
silvered. An object held 8 cm in front of the first distance between objective and eye piece is 30 cm.
face, forms an image 12 cm behind the silvered face. The focal length of the objective, when the angular
The refractive index of the glass is magnification of the telescope is 2, will be
(1) 0.4 (2) 0.8 (1) 20 cm (2) 30 cm
(3) 1.2 (4) 1.6 (3) 15 cm (4) 10 cm
2. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass 8. A student look at distant tree of height 15m with a
sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5. The telescope of magnifying power 25. To the student,
distance of the virtual image from the surface of the the tree appears.
sphere is
(1) 15 times nearer (2) 25 times nearer
(1) 2 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 15 times taller (4) 20 times taller
(3) 6 cm (4) 12 cm
9. The magnifying power of a telescope is 9. When it is
3. The power of a lens (biconvex) is 1.25 m⁻¹ in adjusted for parallel rays, the distance between the
particular medium. Refractive index of the lens is 1.5 objective and the eye piece is found to be 20 cm. The
and radii of curvature are 20 cm and 40 cm focal length of lenses are
respectively. The refractive index of surrounding
medium
(1) 18 cm, 2 cm (2) 11 cm, 9 cm
(3) 10 cm, 10 cm (4) 15 cm, 5 cm
(1) 1.0 (2) 9/7
(3) 3/2 (4) 4/3 10. The focal lengths of objective and eye lens of an
astronomical telelscope are respectively 2 meter and
4. A plano-convex lens is made of material of refractive 5 cm. Final image is formed at (i) least distance of
index 1.6. The radius of curvature of the curved distinct vision (ii) infinity Magnifying power in two
surface is 60 cm. The focal length of the lens is cases will be
(1) 50 cm (2) 200 cm (1) -48, -40 (2) -40,-48
(3) 100 cm (4) 400 cm (3) -40, +48 (4) -48,+40
5. A bi-convex lens made of glass (refractive index 1.5) 11. The focal length of the objective of a telescope is 60
is put in a liquid of refractive index 1.7. Its focal cm. To obtain a magnification of 20, the focal length
length will of the eye piece should be
(1) Decrease and change (2) Increase and change (1) 2 cm (2) 3 cm
sign sign (3) 4 cm (4) 5 cm
(3) Decrease and remain (4) Increase and remain
of the same sign of the same sign 12. A normal eye has retina 2cm behind the eye lens.
What is the power of the eye-lens when the eye is
6. The refracting angle of a prism is A and refractive fully relaxed?
index of the material of the prism is cot (A/2). Then
the angle of minimum deviation will be
(1) 50 D (2) 40 D
(3) 54 D (4) 45 D
(1) 180-2A (2) 180+2A
(3) 90-A (4) 180-3A
13. A microscope is focused on a mark, then a glass slab 19. Light in two media M₁ and M₂ with speeds 1.5 × 10⁻⁸
of refractive index 1.5 and thickness of 6 cm is m s⁻¹ and 2 × 10⁸ ms⁻¹ respectively. The critical angle
placed on the mark to get the mark again in focus, between them is
the microscope should be moved
(1) 3
(2) 2
(1) (2)
−1 −1
tan ( ) tan ( )
4 cm 2 cm √7
3
(3) 6 cm (4) 8 cm (3) cos
−1
(
3
)
(4) sin
−1
(
2
)
4 3
14. Velocity of light in glass, whose refractive index
20. Consider a light ray travelling in air is incident into a
w.r.t. air is 1.5, is 2 × 10⁸ m /sec. In a certain liquid
medium of refractive index √2n. The incident angle is
the velocity of light is found to be 2.5 × 10⁸m /sec.
twice that of refracting angle. Then, the angle of
The refractive index of liquid w.r.t air is
incidence will be
(1) 0.64 (2) 0.80
(3) 1.20 (4) 1.44
(1) sin
−1
(√n) (2) cos
−1
(√
n
)
2
15. The angle of a glass prism is 4.50⁰ and its refractive (3) sin
−1
(√2n) (4) 2 cos
−1
(
√
n
)
2
index is 1.52. The angle of minimum deviation will
be 21. The speed of light in media 'A' and 'B' are 2 ×10¹⁰cm /
(1) 1.5 (2) 2.3
s and 1.5 × 10¹⁰ cm/s respectively. A ray of light
enters from the medium B to A at an incident angle '
(3) 4.5 (4) 2 θ. If the ray suffers total internal reflection, then
16. A ray of light passes through equilateral Prism (µ =
(1) −1 3
(2) −1 2
θ = sin ( ) θ > sin ( )
1.5) ; such that angle of incidence is equal to angle of 4 3
emergence and the latter is equal to 3/4th of Prism (3) θ < sin
−1
(
3
)
(4) θ > sin
−1
(
3
)
angle. The angle of deviation is 4 4
(1) 60⁰ (2) 30⁰ 22. Light travels in two media A and B with speeds 1.8 ×
(3) 45⁰ (4) 120⁰ 10⁸ ms⁻¹ and 2.4 × 10⁸ ms⁻¹ respectively. Then the
critical angle between them is
17. The angle of minimum deviation measured with a
prism is 30⁰ and the angle of prism is 60⁰. The (1) sin
−1
(
2
)
(2) tan
−1
(
3
)
3 4
refractive index of prism material is
(3) tan
−1
(
2
)
(4) sin
−1
(
3
)
(1) √2 (2) 2
3 4
(3) 3/2 (4) 4/3 23. A planoconvex lens of focal length 16 cm, is to be
made of glass of refractive index 1.5. The radius of
18. As shown in the figure, after passing through the curvature of the curved surface should be of
medium 1. The speed of light v₂ in medium 2 will be
(Given c = 3 × 10⁻⁸ ms⁻¹) (1) 8 cm (2) 16 cm
(3) 12 cm (4) 24 cm
24. The critical angle between glass (n = 1.5) and air (n
= 1) is approximately
(1) 30⁰ (2) 41.8⁰
(3) 23⁰ (4) 60⁰
25. A lens has a focal length of –20 cm. It is a
(1) Convex lens (2) Concave lens
(1) 1 × 10⁻⁸ ms⁻¹ (2) 0.5 × 10⁻⁸ ms⁻¹
(3) Plane mirror (4) None
(3) 1.5 × 10⁻⁸ ms⁻¹ (4) 3.0 × 10⁻⁸ ms⁻¹
26. For an object placed 10 cm from a concave lens of 36. What is the refractive index of a medium if the
focal length –20 cm, the image distance is critical angle with air is 30⁰?
(1) –6.7 cm (2) 6.7 cm (1) 1.33 (2) 1.5
(3) –13.3 cm (4) 13.3 cm (3) 2 (4) 1.73
27. A convex lens forms an image 40 cm from the lens 37. For a ray of light going from glass (n = 1.5) to water
when the object is 20 cm away. The focal length is (n = 1.33), the critical angle is
(1) 10 cm (2) 13.3 cm (1) 48⁰ (2) 21⁰
(3) 20 cm (4) 30 cm (3) 61.0⁰ (4) 32⁰
28. If the power of a lens is +5 D, its focal length is 38. A ray travels from a medium with n = 1.65 into air.
What is the critical angle?
(1) 20 cm (2) 25 cm
(3) 5 cm (4) 10 cm (1) 36.8⁰ (2) 48.8⁰
(3) 28.4⁰ (4) 50.2⁰
29. An object is placed at 2F in a convex lens of focal
length 10 cm. Image distance is 39. If the critical angle between medium X and air is 45⁰,
what is the refractive index of X?
(1) 10 cm (2) 20 cm
(3) 15 cm (4) 5 cm (1) 1.41 (2) 1.5
(3) 2 (4) 1.25
30. A lens produces an image twice the size of the object.
The object distance is 10 cm. Find image distance 40. A prism with angle 60⁰ produces a minimum
deviation of 40⁰. What is the refractive index of the
(1) 20 cm (2) 10 cm
material of the prism?
(3) 30 cm (4) 15 cm
(1) 1.33 (2) 1.50
31. If magnification (m) is –1 and object distance is 10
(3) 1.67 (4) 1.73
cm, then image distance is
(1) 5 cm (2) 10 cm 41. A light ray is incident at an angle of 50⁰ on one face
of an equilateral prism (A = 60⁰). If the refractive
(3) –10 cm (4) –5 cm
index is 1.5, what is the angle of emergence if the ray
32. Power of a concave lens of focal length 50 cm is undergoes minimum deviation?
(1) –2 D (2) +2 D (1) 40⁰ (2) 50⁰
(3) –4 D (4) +4 D (3) 60⁰ (4) 70⁰
33. A lens forms a real image 3 times the object size. 42. For a prism, angle A = 30⁰ and refractive index n =
What is the magnification? 1.5. What is the minimum angle of deviation?
(1) +3 (2) –3 (1) 5⁰ (2) 10⁰
(3) +1/3 (4) –1/3 (3) 15⁰ (4) 20⁰
34. An object is placed 30 cm in front of a convex lens of 43. A plano-convex lens is made of material of refractive
focal length 15 cm. The image distance is index 1.6. The radius of curvature of the curved
surface is 60 cm. The focal length of the lens is
(1) 30 cm (2) 15 cm
(3) 60 cm (4) 10 cm (1) 50 cm (2) 100 cm
(3) 200 cm (4) 400 cm
35. The critical angle for a medium with refractive index
1.33 is
(1) 30⁰ (2) 48.8⁰
(3) 60⁰ (4) 75⁰
44. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass 48. A glass slab of thickness 4 cm contains the same
sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5. The number of waves as 5 cm of water when both are
distance of the virtual image from the surface of the traversed by the same monochromatic light. If the
sphere is refractive index of water is 4/3, what is that of glass?
(1) 2 cm (2) 4 cm (1) 5/3 (2) 5/4
(3) 6 cm (4) 12 cm (3) 16/15 (4) 1.5
45. Two thin lenses are in contact and the focal length of 49. Find the refractive index of the material of the
the combination is 80 cm. If the focal length of one prism, if the angle of minimum deviation from the
lens is 20 cm, then the power of the other lens will be prism is 37⁰ and angle of prism is 53⁰ [take sin 26.5⁰ =
1/2.234]
(1) 1.66 D (2) 4.00 D
(3) -100 D (4) -3.75 D (1) 1.58 (2) 1.99
46. A ray of light is travelling from glass to air.
(3) 2.88 (4) 3.1
(Refractive index of glass = 1.5). The angle of 50. A ray of light is incident normally on one refracting
incidence is 50⁰. The deviation of the ray is surface of an equilateral prism. If the refractive
index of the material of the prism is 1.5, then
(1) 0⁰ (2) 80⁰
(3) 50
∘
− sin
∘
−1
(4) sin
−1
[
sin 50
∘
]
(1) The emergent ray is (2) The emergent ray is
1.5
[
sin 50
] ∘
deviated by 30⁰ deviated by 60⁰
− 50
(3)
1.5
The emergent ray just graces the second
47. A ray of light passes from vacuum into a medium of reflecting surface
refractive index μ, the angle of incidence is found to (4) The ray undergoes total internal reflection at
be twice the angle of refraction. Then the angle of second refracting surface
incidence is
(1) 2 cos
−1
(
μ
)
(2) sin⁻¹(µ)
2
(3) sin
−1
(
μ
)
(4) cos
−1
(
μ
)
2 2