REFLECTION & REFRACTION OF LIGHT
Full Marks 40
1. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE (1 MARK) [Any 10]
A. Define refractive index of a medium.
B. A convex lens has focal length of 20cm. Find its power.
C. What is the point inside the lens through which light passes undeviated?
D. If aµw = 4/3 find wµa
E. Write the two laws of reflection of light?
F. Which law is known as Snell's law?
G. In what direction does a ray of light bend while traveling in a denser medium falls on
the surface of a rarer medium
H. What happens to the velocity of light, its wavelength and frequency, when it passes
from one medium into another?
I. How is the focal length related to the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror?
J. Mention 2 important applications or use of a concave mirror.
K. What do you understand by lateral shift in the case of refraction of light through a
rectangular slab?
2. SHORT ANSWER TYPE (2 MARKS) [Any 5]
A. What is the apparent depth of water in a pool if the real depth is 5m? The
refractive index of water is 1.33.
B. A man stands in front of a plane mirror. What is the distance moved by the image
of the man if i. ii. The mirror is moved 75cm away from the man?
C. An object is placed at a distance of 4 cm from a concave lens of focal length 12cm.
Find the position and the nature of the image.
D. What are the 4 characteristics of image formed by plane mirror.
E. Why does the bottom of a swimming pool or tank of water appear to be raised?
F. Differentiate between real and virtual image.
3. SHORT ANSWER TYPE (3 MARKS) [Any 5]
A. Where an object 2 cm tall must be placed in front of a concave mirror of radius of
curvature 20cm, if an erect image 4cm tall is to be obtained?
B. An object 6cm high is held 30cm away from a converging lens of focal length
f=10cm. Find the position and size of the image formed. Is the image real or
virtual?
C. A concave lens has focal length of 15cm. At what distance should the object from
the lens be placed so that it forms an image at 10cm from the lens? Also find the
magnification of the image.
D. An object 4 cm high is placed 40 cm in from of a concave mirror of focal length 20
cm. find the distance from the mirror, at which a screen be placed to obtain a
sharp image.
E. What is the position of the object when a concave mirror.
a) Forms an image which is of the same size as the object?
b) Forms a magnified real image?
c) Forms a magnified virtual image?
F. A dentist uses a concave mirror of focal length 3 cm and holds it at a distance of 2
cm. from the teeth. What is the magnification of the image formed ?
4. LONG ANSWER TYPE (5 MARKS)
A. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formed when an object is placed
between pole of a concave mirror and its focus. Describe the characteristics of
the image formed. (3+2)
B. Draw a ray diagram to show the image form when an object is placed at the
centre of curvature in front of a convex lens. Describe the characteristics of the
image formed (3+2)