CLASS 10 SCIENCE – LIGHT: REFLECTION & REFRACTION (40 Marks)
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SECTION A – MCQs (6 Marks)
1. A real image formed by a concave mirror is always: (a) Inverted (b) Erect (c) Virtual (d) Same
size
2. Focal length of plane mirror: (a) Infinite (b) Zero (c) = Radius (d) None
3. Ray from rarer to denser bends: (a) Away (b) Towards (c) No bending (d) 90°
4. Mirror used in vehicles: (a) Concave (b) Convex (c) Plane (d) Cylindrical
5. Refractive index tells: (a) Density (b) Speed factor (c) Colour (d) Thickness
6. Always virtual and diminished: (a) Concave mirror (b) Convex mirror (c) Plane (d) Convex lens
SECTION B – Very Short (8 Marks)
7. State laws of reflection.
8. Define refractive index.
9. Why pencil appears bent in water?
10. Magnification of plane mirror.
11. Uses of concave & convex mirrors.
SECTION C – Short (12 Marks)
12. Ray diagram: Object beyond 2F of convex lens → Image nature.
13. Find focal length: u = –60 cm, v = +30 cm.
14. Absolute & relative refractive index; derive n = c/v.
15. Ray from air to glass: i = 30°; write Snell's law.
SECTION D – Long (14 Marks)
16. Ray diagram for concave lens; Find f when object at 20 cm, image at –30 cm.