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CBSE Class 10 Light Study Guide

This document is a question paper for CBSE Class 10 on the topic of Light, consisting of three sections with a total of 50 marks. Section A includes multiple-choice questions, Section B contains short answer questions, and Section C consists of descriptive questions related to light phenomena such as reflection, refraction, and lens properties. The questions cover fundamental concepts, definitions, and practical applications of light in various contexts.

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CBSE Class 10 Light Study Guide

This document is a question paper for CBSE Class 10 on the topic of Light, consisting of three sections with a total of 50 marks. Section A includes multiple-choice questions, Section B contains short answer questions, and Section C consists of descriptive questions related to light phenomena such as reflection, refraction, and lens properties. The questions cover fundamental concepts, definitions, and practical applications of light in various contexts.

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CBSE Class 10 – Light

Marks : 50mark. Time : 2hrs

Section A – 10 marks

A real image formed by a lens is always:

a) Erect b) Virtual c) Inverted d) Same size as object

2. The refractive index of a medium depends on:

a) Angle of incidence

b) Speed of light in the medium

c) Distance travelled by light

d) Nature of lens

3. A concave mirror is used as a shaving mirror because it forms an image that is:

a) Real, diminished b) Virtual, erect, magnified

c) Real, inverted d) Virtual, inverted

4. Light bends towards the normal when it travels from:

a) Air to glass b) Glass to air

c) Water to air d) Air to vacuum

5. Focal length of a concave mirror is:

a) Positive b) Negative c) Zero d) Infinity

6. When an object is placed at infinity in front of a convex lens, the image is formed at:

a) 2F b) F c) Between F and O d) At infinity

7. Power of a lens is the reciprocal of:

a) Focal length in meters

b) Radius of curvature

c) Magnification
d) Object distance

8. A convex mirror always forms images that are:

a) Real and inverted

b) Virtual and erect

c) Real and erect

d) Virtual and inverted

9. Lateral inversion is shown by:

a) Plane mirror b) Concave mirror

c) Convex mirror d) Concave lens

10. A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror:

a) Gets deviated

b) Retraces its path

c) Becomes parallel

d) Forms no image

SECTION B – 20 marks

11. State the laws of reflection of light.

12. Why does a pencil appear bent when dipped in water?

13. Define refractive index. Write its formula.

14. Distinguish between real and virtual images

15. What is meant by dispersion of light?

16. Why is a convex mirror used in vehicles as a rear-view mirror?

17. Draw a labelled ray diagram for image formation by a concave mirror when the object is
placed between F and P.

18. Define the principal axis and principal focus of a spherical mirror.

19. Explain why a convex lens is called a converging lens.


20. What is total internal reflection? State its conditions.

SECTION C – 20 marks

21. Explain the image formation by a concave lens with a ray diagram. What are the
characteristics of the image?

22. State the mirror formula and derive the sign convention used for spherical mirrors.

23. Explain, with ray diagrams, the refraction of light through a rectangular glass slab. Why
is lateral displacement produced?

24. Describe the formation of an image by a convex mirror with a ray diagram. Mention its
nature, position, and size.

25. Define the power of a lens. How is it related to focal length? Write the rules of signs for
power of lenses with examples.

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