Multiple Choice Questions
Class10 Physics Question Bank
Lesson 3
Machines:
1. When we want to use a machine as a force multiplier then,
a. Effort > Load
b. Effort = Load
c. Effort < Load
d. None of the above
2. When we want to use a machine as a speed multiplier then,
a. Effort > Load
b. Effort = Load
(c) Effort < Load
(d) None of the above
3. For an ideal machine
a. Output energy=Input energy
b. Output energy<Input energy
c. Output energy>Input energy
d. None of these
4. A single fixed pulley is used because it:
a. Mechanical advantage>1
b. Velocity ratio <1
c. Gives 100% efficiency
d. Help to apply effort in a convenient direction.
5. The correct relationship between Mechanical advantage(M.A), Velocity ratio(V.R) and
a. M.A= 𝜼 x V.R
efficiency(𝜼) is
b. V.R= 𝜼 x M.A
c. 𝜼=M.A x V.R
d. None of these.
6. The mechanical advantage of a machine is 5. Find the effort necessary to lift 100N.
a. 0.05N
b. 20N
c. 50N
d. 100N
7. A system of pulleys with a velocity ratio 32 overcomes a resistance of 3300N when an
effort of 165N is applied. Find the mechanical advantage
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. None of these
8. A pulley system has 5 pulleys. If an effort of 50 kgf is required to raise a load of 150 kgf,
then find the efficiency of the system.
a. 60%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 10%
9. A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4 and efficiency of 90%. Find the mechanical
advantage.
a. 2.6
b. 3.6
c. 4
d. 4.6
10. A single fixed pulley and a single movable pulley both are separately used to lift a load
of 50 kgf to the same height. Compare the efforts applied.
a. 1:2
b. 2:1
c. 1:5
d. 5:1
11. A block and tackle system consists of 5 pulleys and its efficiency is 0.9. Find the
mechanical advantage.
a. 5
b. 4.5
c. 4
d. 3.5
12. A man can exert a pull of 1500N in a block and tackle system of velocity ratio 3. What
maximum load can be lifted if efficiency is 0.6?
a. 2500N
b. 2600N
c. 2700N
d. 2800N
13. A pulley system has 3 pulleys. A load of 120N is overcome by applying an effort of 50N.
Find the efficiency of this system.
a. 0.6
b. 0.4
c. 0.8
d. 0.75
Lesson 4 Refraction of light through plane surfaces
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A ray of light passes from medium 1 to medium 2. Which of the following quantities
related to refracted ray will not differ from that of the incident ray:
a. Speed
b. Frequency
(c) Intensity
(d) Both 1 and 2
2. The refractive index of a medium is 1.5. It means
a. Light travels in that medium 1.5 times faster than in air.
b. Light travels in air 1.5 times faster than in that medium.
(c) Light travels in the air 3 times faster than in that medium.
(d) None of these.
3. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 4/3. What is the refractive index of air
with respect to water?
a. 0.75
b. 1
(c)1.33
(d) 1.5
4. Refraction of light is caused by
a. Change in the frequency of light
b. Change in the optical medium
c. Change in the wavelength of light
d. Change in the speed of light
5. Refractive index of a water is 1.33 means
a. The speed of light in vacuum is 1.33 times the speed of light in water
b. The speed of light in water is 1.33 times the speed of light in vacuum.
c. The angle of refraction is greater than the angle of incidence.
d. The angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction.
6. When the light passes from rarer optical medium to denser optical medium, the light ray
a. Bends towards the normal
b. Bends away from the normal
c. Does not bend and passes without deviation
d. All the above
8. The refractive index of a medium will be
a. Equal to 1
b. Less than 1
c. More than 1
d. zero
9. The refractive index of water with respect to air is
a. μ
A w
b. μ
W a
c. μ a
d. 1 / μ A w
10. In the diagram ,A O is a ray of light incident on a rectangular glass slab
The rays that are parallel after light emerges out of slab are
a. Incident and refracted
b. Incident and emergent
c. Refracted and emergent
d. Normal and emergent
11. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2 . The refractive index of air with
respect to glass will be
a. 2/3
b. 3/2
c. 1/2
d. 1/3
12. The angle of deviation is the angle between
a. Incident ray and the emergent ray
b. Incident ray and refracted ray
c. Refracted ray and emergent ray
d. Normal and emergent ray
13. At minimum deviation position of prism the following is the correct statement
a. Angle of incidence is equal to angle of emergence
b. Angle of incidence is equal to angle of refraction
c. Angle of refraction is equal to angle of emergence
d. None of the above
14. The following relation is true related to refraction of light through prism
a. i + e = A + δ
b. i + r = A + δ
c. i + i = A + δ
d. i + e ≠ A + δ
15. One of the consequence of refraction of light is
a. Eclipses
b. Everything around us can be observed
c. Echo
d. Twinkling of stars
The value of critical angle for glass -air interface is
a. 42 0
b. 45 0
c. 90 0
d. 49 0
14. The critical angle is highest among the given colours of light is for
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Green
d. violet
15. One of the essential conditions for the Total Internal Reflection of light to take place is
a. The light must travel from rarer medium to denser medium
b. The light must travel from denser medium to rarer medium.
c. The light must be incident normally on the interface of two different mediums
d. The angle of incidence must be lesser than the critical angle for the pair of media.
17. As compared to reflection from plane mirror , total internal reflection of light in prism is
advantageous in periscopes as
a. There is no loss of energy
b. There is loss of energy
c. There is loss in intensity of light
d. Only a part of light is reflected
18. The critical angle for glass is 42 means that
0
a. For maximum angle of refraction 90 in rarer medium , the angle of incidence is 42 in
0 0
denser medium
b. For angle of incidence 90 in denser medium , the angle of refraction is 42 in rarer
0 0
medium.
c. For maximum angle of refraction 90 in denser medium , the angle of incidence is 42 in
0 0
rarer medium
d. For angle of incidence 90 in the rarer medium , the angle of refraction is 42 in the
0 0
denser medium.
19. The prism deviating the light ray through 90 is used in
0
a. Binocular
b. Periscope
c. Slide projector
d. Camera
20. If the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle , light is not refracted at [Link]
whether it is
a. True
b. False
c. Partly True
d. Partly False