Chapter 9 - Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Reflection at Plane Surface - 3 Two plane mirrors, A and B are aligned parallel to
each other, as shown in the figure. A light ray is incident at
Level I an angle of 30° at a point just inside one end of A. The
plane of incidence coincides with the plane of the figure.
1 A tall man, of height 6 feet, wants to see his full The maximum number of times the ray undergoes
image. The required minimum length of the mirror will be: reflections (excluding the first one) before it emerges out
1. 12 feet is:
2. 3 feet
3. 6 feet
4. Any length

2 Choose the correct mirror image of the figure:

1. 2.

1. 28
2. 30
3. 4. 3. 32
4. 34

4 Light of wavelength 5000 Å falls on a plane reflecting

surface. For what angle of incidence is the reflected ray
normal to the incident ray?
1. 37º
2. 45º
3. 90º
4. 0º

5 A plane mirror approaches a stationary person with

acceleration of 10 ms–2. The acceleration of his image as
seen by the person, will be:
1. 10 m/s2
2. 20 m/s2
3. 5 m/s2
4. can't be determined
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6 A point source of light B is placed at a distance L in Reflection at Spherical

front of the centre of a mirror of width d hung vertically
on a wall. A man walks in front of the mirror along a line S -L
urface I evel
parallel to the mirror at a distance 2L from it as shown.
The greatest distance over which he can see the image of 9 An object is placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror
the light source in the mirror is: of a radius of curvature 10 cm. The position of the image
from the pole of the mirror is:
1. 7.67 cm
2. 6.67 cm
3. 8.67 cm
4. 9.67 cm

10 An object is at a distance of 30 cm in front of a

concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. The image of the
object will be:
1. smaller in size.
2. inverted.
1. d/2 3. between the focus and centre of curvature.
2. d 4. All of the above.
3. 2d
4. 3d 11 Match the corresponding entries of Column 1 with
Column 2.
R P
eflection at lane urface S - [Where m is the magnification produced by the mirror]
Column 1 Column 2
L evel II A. m = -2 I. Convex mirror
B. m = -1/2 II. Concave mirror
7 A car is moving on a straight road at a speed of 50
C. m = +2 III. Real Image
km/h and a truck is ahead of the car and has a large plane
mirror fixed vertically on the back of the truck. The truck D. m = +1/2 IV. Virtual Image
is running at a speed of 70 km/h. For a stationary observer
standing between the car and the truck, what is the speed A B C D
of the image of the car in the mirror? 1. I & III I & IV I & II III & IV
1. 40 km/h 2. I & IV II & III II & IV II & III
2. 70 km/h 3. III & IV II & IV II & III I & IV
3. 20 km/h
4. II & III II & III II & IV I & IV
4. 90 km/h

8 Image formed by a plane mirror is: 12 When a concave mirror of focal length f is immersed
1. real in water, its focal length becomes f', then:
2. virtual 1. f'=f
3. depends on the nature of the object 2. f'<f
4. none of these 3. f'>f
4. The information is insufficient to predict
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13 A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex 18 The distance between the object and its real image
mirror of focal length 15 cm. What is the magnification? formed by a concave mirror is minimum when the distance
1. 0.5 of the object from the centre of curvature of the mirror is:
2. 0.56 [f → focal length of the mirror]
3. 0.45 1. Zero
4. 0.15 2.
f

3. f
14 A concave mirror gives an image three times as large 4. 2f
as the object placed at a distance of 20 cm from it. For the
image to be real, the focal length should be:
1. 10 cm
Reflection at Spherical
2. 15 cm Surface - Level II
3. 20 cm
4. 30 cm 19 A square of side 3 cm is placed at a distance of 25 cm
from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. The centre of
15 A convex mirror of focal length f forms an image the square is at the axis of the mirror and the plane is
which is times the length of the object. The distance of normal to the axis. The area enclosed by the image of the
1

the object from the mirror is: square is:

1. (n-1)f 1. 4 cm 2

2. (
n−1
)f 2. 6 cm 2

3. (
n+1
)f
3. 16 cm 2

n
4. 36 cm 2

4. (n+1)f
20 A point object is moving on the principal axis of a
16 A thin rod of length f/3 lies along the axis of a
concave mirror of focal length 24 cm towards the mirror.
concave mirror of focal length f. One end of its magnified,
When it is at a distance of 60 cm from the mirror, its
real image touches an end of the rod. The length of the
velocity is 9 cm/sec. What is the velocity of the image at
image is:
that instant?
1. f
1. 5 cm/sec towards the mirror
2. f
1

2 2. 4 cm/sec towards the mirror

3. 2f 3. 4 cm/sec away from the mirror
4. f
1

4
4. 9 cm/sec away from the mirror

17 A rod of length 10 cm lies along the principal axis of 21 A concave mirror of focal length f produces an image
a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm in such a way that n times the size of the object. If the image is real, then the
its end closer to the pole is 20 cm away from the mirror. distance of the object from the mirror is:
The length of the image is: 1. (n − 1)f
1. 10 cm 2. {
(n−1)
}f
n
2. 15 cm (n+1)

3. 2.5 cm 3. { n
}f

4. 5 cm 4. (n + 1) f
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22 The graph between u and v for a convex mirror is: 25 In the figure shown the angle made by the light ray
with the normal in the medium of refractive index √2 is:

1. 2.

3. 4.

Refraction at Plane Surface -

1. 30°
Level I 2. 60°
3. 90°
23 When a ray of light falls on a given plate at an angle 4. None of these
of incidence 60°, the reflected and refracted rays are
found to be normal to each other. The refractive index of 26 An air bubble in a glass slab with refractive index 1.5
the material of the plate is: (near-normal incidence) is 5 cm deep when viewed from
1.
√3
one surface and 3 cm deep when viewed from the opposite
2
face. The thickness (in cm) of the slab is:
2. 1.5
1. 8
3. 1.732
2. 10
4. 2
3. 12
4. 16
24 A medium shows relation between i and r as shown.
If the speed of light in the medium is nc then the value of
n is:

1. 1.5
2. 2
3. 2–1
4. 3–1/2
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27 A plane mirror is placed at the bottom of a fish tank 29 A fish at a depth y inside the water is seeing a bird.
filled with water of refractive index . The fish is at a
4
The bird is at a height x above the water level. If the
3

height 10 cm above the plane mirror. An observer O is refractive index of water is μ, then the apparent distance
vertically above the fish outside water. The apparent of bird as seen by the fish is:
distance between the fish and its image is: 1. x + μy
2. y + μx
y
3. x + μ

4. y +
x

Refraction at Plane Surface -

Level II
30 For a light incident from air on a slab of refractive
index 2, the maximum possible angle of refraction is:
1. 30o
1. 15 cm 2. 45o
2. 30 cm
3. 60o
3. 35 cm
4. 45 cm 4. 90o

28 Two slabs P & Q of transparent materials have a 31 A beam of light composed of red and green rays is
thickness in the ratio 2 : 5. If a ray of light takes the same incident obliquely at a point on the face of a rectangular
amount of time to move from A to B and B to C, then the glass slab. When coming out on the opposite parallel face,
refractive index of Q w.r.t. P will be: the red and green rays emerge from:
Two points propagating in two different parallel
1.
directions
One point propagating in two different directions
2.
through the slab
One point propagating in the same direction through
3.
the slab
Two points propagating in two different non-parallel
4.
directions

1. 0.4
2. 2.5
3. 1.4
4. 1.85
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32 A diverging beam of light from a point source S 34 The ratio of the velocity of light in a medium to the
having divergence angle α, falls symmetrically on a glass velocity of light in a vacuum is . If the ray of light is
4

slab as shown. The angles of incidence of the two extreme

5

emerging from this medium into the air, then the critical
rays are equal. If the thickness of the glass slab is t and the angle for this interface of medium and air will be:
refractive index n, then the divergence angle of the 1. 30°
emergent beam is : 2. 37°
3. 53°
4. 45°

35 Rainbow is formed due to:

1. Scattering & refraction
2. Total internal reflection & dispersion
3. Reflection only
4. Diffraction and dispersion

36 Light enters at an angle of incidence in a transparent

rod of refractive index n. For what value of the refractive
index of the material of the rod, will the light, once entered
into it, not leave it through its lateral face whatsoever be
1. Zero the value of angle of incidence?
2. α
1. n > √2
3. sin (1/n)
−1

2. 1.0
4. 2 sin (1/n)
−1
3. 1.3
4. 1.4
Total Internal Reflection -
37 In total internal reflection when the angle of incidence
Level I is equal to the critical angle for the pair of media in
contact, what will be the angle of refraction?
33 The speed of light in media M and M is 1. 90°1 2

1. 5 × 10 m/s and 2. 0 × 10 m/s respectively. A ray of

8 8
2. 180°
light enters from medium M to M at an incidence angle 3. 0°
1 2

i. If the ray suffers total internal reflection, the value of i 4. equal to the angle of incidence
is:
1. equal to sin ( )
−1 2 38 If C , C and C are the critical angle of glass-air
1 2 3

3
interface for red, violet and yellow color, then:
2. equal to or less than sin ( )
−1 3

5
1. C > C > C
3 2 1

2. C > C > C
1 2 3

3. equal to or greater than sin ( )

−1 3

4
3. C = C = C
1 2 3

4. C > C > C
4. less than sin ( )
−1 2 1 3 2

3
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39 A fish is a little away below the surface of a lake. If 41 A rod of glass (μ = 1.5) and of the square cross-
the critical angle is 49°, then the fish could see things section is bent into the shape as shown. A parallel beam of
above the water surface within an angular range of θ° light falls on the plane flat surface A as shown in the
where: figure. If d is the width of a side and R is the radius of a
1. θ = 49° circular arc then for what maximum value of d
light
2. θ = 90°
R,

entering the glass slab through surface A will emerge from

3. θ = 98°
the glass through B?
4. θ = 24 °
1

40 A small coin is resting on the bottom of a beaker

filled with a liquid. A ray of light from the coin travels
upto the surface of the liquid and moves along its surface
(see figure).

1. 1.5
2. 0.5
How fast is the light traveling in the liquid? 3. 1.3
4. None of these
1. 1. 8 × 10 m/s
8

2. 2. 4 × 10 m/s
8

42 For the given incident ray as shown in the figure, in

3. 3. 0 × 10 m/s
8

the condition of total internal reflection of this ray, the

4. 1. 2 × 10 m/s
8

minimum refractive index of the prism will be:

√3+1
1. 2

√2+1
2. 2

3. √ 3

4. √ 7

6
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43 A light ray from the air is incident (as shown in the 46 A plane mirror is placed horizontally inside water
figure) at one end of glass fibre (refractive index µ = 1.5) (μ = 4/3). A ray falls normally on it. Then the mirror is
making an incidence angle of 60° on the lateral surface so rotated through an angle θ. The minimum value of θ for
that it undergoes a total internal reflection. How much which the ray does not come out of the water surface is:
time would it take to traverse the straight fibre of a length
of 1 km?

1. 3.33 μs 1. π

2. 6.67 μs 4

3. 5.77 μs 2. sin −1
(
3

4
)

4. 3.85 μs
3. 1

2
sin
−1
(
3

4
)

Total Internal Reflection - 4. 2sin −1

(
3

4
)

Level II
47 A glass slab is placed with the right-angled prism as
44 To a diver inside water, the setting sun will appear at shown in the figure. The possible value of θ such that light
an angle (with the horizontal) of: incident normally on the prism does not pass through the
5 glass slab is:
[μw = ]
4

1. 53°

2. 37°

3. 45°

4. 60°

45 A light ray is incident at an angle of 30o on a

transparent surface separating two media. If the angle of
refraction is 60o, then the critical angle is:
1. sin −1
(
1
)
√3

2. sin −1
(√3)

3. sin −1
(
2

3
)

4. 45° 1. 30°
2. 37°
3. 45°
4. Both (1) & (2)
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Refraction at Curved Surface - 50 The slab of a refractive index material equal to 2

shown in the figure has a curved surface APB of a radius
Level I of curvature of 10 cm and a plane surface CD. On the left
of APB is air and on the right of CD is water with
48 In the following diagram, what is the distance x if the refractive indices as given in the figure. An object O is
radius of curvature is R = 15 cm? placed at a distance of 15 cm from pole P as shown. The
distance of the final image of O from P as viewed from the
left is:

1. 30 cm
2. 20 cm
3. 15 cm
4. 10 cm 1. 20 cm
2. 30 cm
49 The following diagram shows a glass sphere of radius 3. 40 cm
4. 50 cm
10 cm with a paraxial incident ray. The refractive index of
the material of the glass is:
51 A glass sphere (μ = 3

2
) of radius 12 cm has a small
mark at a distance of 3 cm from its centre. Where will this
mark appear when it is viewed from the side nearest to the
mark along the line joining the centre and the mark?
1. 8 cm inside the sphere
2. 12 cm inside the sphere
3. 4 cm inside the sphere
1. 2 4. 3 cm inside the sphere
2. 1.5
3. 1.75 52 A spherical fishbowl of radius 15 cm is filled with
4. 1.3 water of refractive index . A cat standing outside in the
4

air at a distance of 30 cm from the centre of the fishbowl is

looking at the fish. At what distance from the centre would
the cat appear to the fish situated at the centre?
1. 45 cm
2. 30 cm
3. 15 cm
4. 25 cm
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53 In a glass (μ = 1.5) sphere with a radius of 10 cm, Refraction at Curved Surface -

there is an air bubble B at a distance of 5 cm from C. The
distance of the bubble from the surface of the sphere Level II
(i.e. point A) as observed from point P in the air will be:
55 A ray of light falls on a transparent sphere as shown
in the figure. If the final ray emerges from the sphere
parallel to the horizontal diameter, then calculate the
refractive index of the sphere. Consider that the sphere is
kept in the air.

1 4.5 cm
2 20.0cm
3 9.37 cm
4 6.67 cm
1. √2

54 A mark on the surface of sphere (µ = 3/2) is viewed 2. √3

from a diametrically opposite position. It appears to be at a 3. √3/2

distance 15 cm from its actual position. The radius of 4. √4/3

sphere is:
1. 15 cm 56 A concave mirror of the focal length f is placed at a
1

2. 5 cm distance of d from a convex lens of focal lengthf . A beam

2
3. 7.5 cm of light coming from infinity and falling on this convex
4. 2.5 cm lens-concave mirror combination returns to infinity. The
distance d must be equal to:
1. f + f
1 2

2. −f + f1 2

3. 2f + f1 2

4. −2f + f 1 2

Lens Makers' Formula - Level I

57 A convex lens is dipped in a liquid whose refractive
index is equal to the refractive index of the lens. Then its
focal length will:
1. become zero.
2. become infinite.
3. become small, but non-zero.
4. remain unchanged.
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58 The focal length of a glass (μ = 1. 5) lens in air is 20 Lens Makers' Formula - Level
cm. If it is dipped in water , its focal length in II
4
(μ = )
3

water will be:

1. 80 cm 61 Two identical equiconvex thin lenses each of focal
2. 40 cm lengths 20 cm, made of material of refractive index 1.5 are
3. 60 cm placed coaxially in contact as shown. Now, the space
4. 20 cm between them is filled with a liquid with a refractive index
of 1.5. The equivalent power of this arrangement will be:
59 A plane-convex lens fits exactly into a plano-concave
lens. Their plane surfaces are parallel to each other. If
lenses are made of different materials of refractive indices
μ1 and μ2 and R is the radius of curvature of the curved
surface of the lenses, then the focal length of the
combination is:
1. R/2(μ1 + μ2)
2. R/2(μ1 - μ2)
3. R/(μ1 - μ2)
1. +5 D
4. 2R/(μ2 - μ1)
2. zero
3. +2.5 D
60 A plane convex lens (µ = 1.5) has a radius of 4. +0.5 D
curvature 10 cm. It is silvered on its plane surface. The
focal length of the lens after silvering is:
1. 10 cm
ensesL evel -L I
2. 20 cm
3. 15 cm 62 A concave lens of focal length 25 cm produces an
4. 25 cm image th the size of the object. The distance of the
1

10

object from the lens is:

1 225 cm
2 250 cm
3 150 cm
4 175 cm

63 Two convex lenses of focal lengths 10 cm and 30 cm

are kept at a separation of 20 cm. Then the correct
statement is:
1. the effective focal length is 15 cm
2. chromatic aberration is minimized
3. combination behaves like a convergent lens
4. All of these

64 The focal length of a convex lens is 40 cm and the

size of the inverted image formed is half of the object. The
distance of the object is:
1. 60 cm
2. 120 cm
3. 30 cm
4. 180 cm
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65 A biconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX' 67 In the diagram shown below, the image of the point
and (ii) YOY' as shown in the figure. Let f, f' f" be the object O is formed at l by the convex lens of focal length
focal lengths of the complete lens, of each half in case (i), 20 cm, where F1 and F2 are foci of the lens. The value of
and of each half in case (ii), respectively. x' is:

1. 10 cm
2. 20 cm
Choose the correct statement from the following: 3. 30 cm
1. f' = f, f" = 2f 4. 40 cm
2. f' = 2f, f" = f
3. f' = f, f" = f 68 A thin equiconvex lens of power P is cut into three
4. f' = 2f, f" = 2f parts A, B, and C as shown in the figure. If P1, P2, and
P3 are powers of the three parts respectively, then:
66 A lens forms an image of a point object placed at
distance 20 cm from it. The image is formed just in front
of the object at a distance 4 cm from the object (and
towards the lens). The power of the lens is:
1. −2.25 D
2. 1.75 D
3. −1.25 D
4. 1.4 D

1. P1 = P2 = P3
2. P1 > P2 = P3
3. P1 < P2 = P3
4. P2 = P3 = 2P1
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69 Two similar plano-convex lenses are combined 72 A converging beam of rays is incident on a diverging
together in three different ways as shown in the adjoining lens. Having passed through the lens the rays intersect at a
figure. The ratio of the focal lengths in three cases will be: point 15 cm from the lens on the opposite side. If the lens
is removed the point where the rays meet will move 5cm
closer to the lens. The focal length of the lens is:
1. -10 cm
2. 20 cm
3. -30 cm
4. 5 cm

73 A concave lens forms the image of an object such that

the distance between the object and image is 10 cm. If
1. 2 : 2 : 1 magnification of the image is , the focal length of the
1

2. 1 : 1 : 1 4

lens is:
3. 1 : 2 : 2
1. − cm
20

4. 2 : 1 : 1 3

2. 20
cm
70 Two convex lenses of focal length X and Y are placed 3.
3
40
cm
parallel to each other. An object at infinity from the first 9

4.
40

lens forms its image at infinity from the second lens. The −
9
cm
separation between the two lenses should be:
1. X + Y 74 A boy is trying to start a fire by focusing sunlight on a
2. X + Y

2
piece of paper using an equiconvex lens of focal length
3. X - Y 10 cm. The diameter of the sun is 1.39 ×10 m and its
9

4. X − Y mean distance from the earth is 1. 5 × 10 m. What is the

11

2
diameter of the sun's image on the paper?
71 If the space between two convex lenses of glass in the 1. 9. 2 × 10 m
−4

2. 6. 5 × 10 m −4

combination shown in the figure below is filled with

3. 6. 5 × 10 m −5

water, then:
4. 12. 4 × 10 m −4

1. the focal length of the system will decrease.

2. the focal length of the system will increase.
3. the power of the system will increase.
4. the power of the system will become infinite.
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75 The distance between a convex lens and a plane 78 When an object is placed at 10 cm and 30 cm from a
mirror is 10 cm. The parallel rays incident on the convex convex lens, images obtained are of the same magnitude
lens, after reflection from the mirror form image at the of magnification. The focal length of the lens may be:
optical centre of the lens. Focal length of the lens will be: 1. 10 cm
2. 15 cm
3. 20 cm
4. 25 cm

Lenses - Level II
79 Three identical thin convex lenses are kept as shown
in the figure. A ray passing through the lens is shown. The
focal length of each lens is:

1. 10 cm
2. 20 cm
3. 30 cm
4. Cannot be determined

76 A lens having focal length f and aperture of diameter 1. 5 cm

d forms an image of intensity I . An aperture of diameter 2. 10 cm
d
in central region of lens is covered by a black paper. 3. 15 cm
The focal length of lens and intensity of the image now 4. 20 cm
2

will be respectively:
1. f and I 80 On an optical bench a point object is placed at the
3f
4
mark of 10 cm, a convex lens of focal length 15 cm at the
2. 4
and
I

2
mark of 40 cm and a concave lens of focal length 15 cm
3. f and 3I
placed at the mark of 60 cm. The final image is formed at
4
the mark of: (point object and two lenses are coaxial)
4. and
f I

2 2 1. 30 cm
2. 80 cm
77 A liquid of refractive index is
4

3
placed between two 3. 90 cm
identical planoconvex-lenses touching each other at their 4. infinity
spherical surfaces of radius R. If the refractive index of the
lens is 1.50, then the lens behaves as: 81 A luminous object is placed at a distance of 30 cm
1. a convergent with power P= 1
from the convex lens with a focal length of 20 cm. On the
3R
other side of the lens, at what distance from the lens, a
2. a convergent with power P= 1

6R convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 10 cm be

3. a divergent with power P= 1

3R
placed in order to have an upright image of the object
4. a divergent with power P=
1
coincident with it?
6R
1. 12 cm
2. 30 cm
3. 50 cm
4. 60 cm
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82 A point object O is placed at a distance 20 cm from a 84 An object is placed at a point distance x from the
biconvex lens of the radius of curvature 20 cm and focus of a convex lens and its image is formed at I as
μ = 1.5. The final image produced by lens and mirror shown in the figure. The distances x and x' satisfy the
combination will be at: relation:

1.
x+x'
= f
2

1. 10 cm from the mirror 2. f = xx'

2. 20 cm from the lens 3. x + x' ≤ 2f
3. −20 cm from the lens 4. x + x' ≥ 2f
4. −15 cm from the mirror
85 Two point light sources are 24 cm apart. Where
83 A liquid of refractive index 1.33 is placed between should a convex lens of focal length 9 cm be put in
two identical plano-convex lenses, with refractive index between them from one source so that the images of both
1.50. Two possible arrangements, P and Q, are shown. The the sources are formed at the same place?
system is: 1. 6 cm
2. 9 cm
3. 12 cm
4. 15 cm

86 A bulb is located on a wall. Its image is to be obtained

on a parallel wall with the help of a convex lens. If the
distance between parallel walls is 'd' then the required
focal length of the lens placed in between the walls is:
1. Only
d

2. Only
d

1. divergent in P, convergent in Q 3. More than d

4
but less than d

2. convergent in P, divergent in Q 4. Less than or equal to d

4
3. convergent in both
4. divergent in both
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Prisms - Level I 90 The refractive index of the material of a prism is √2

and its refracting angle is 30º. One of the refracting
87 The angle of a prism is A and one of its refracting surfaces of the prism is made a mirror inwards. A beam of
monochromatic light entering the prism from the other
surfaces is silvered. Light rays falling at an angle of
face will retrace its path after reflection from the mirrored
incidence 2A on the first surface return through the same
surface if its angle of incidence on the prism is:
path after suffering reflection at the second (silvered)
1. 60º
surface. The refractive index of the material is:
2. 0º
1. 2sinA
3. 30º
2. 2cosA
4. 45º
3. cosA
1

4. tanA 91 A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism

placed on a horizontal table as shown. For minimum
88 The condition of minimum deviation is achieved in an deviation, a true statement is:
equilateral prism kept on the prism table of a spectrometer.
If the angle of incidence is 50°, the angle of deviation is:
1. 25°
2. 40°
3. 50°
4. 60°

89 A ray of light falls on a prism ABC (AB=BC) and 1. PQ is horizontal

travels as shown in figure. The refractive index of the 2. QR is horizontal
prism material should be greater than: 3. RS is horizontal
4. Either PQ or RS is horizontal

92 The angle of minimum deviation for a glass prism of

refractive index μ = √3 equals the refracting angle of
the prism. The angle of the prism is:
1. 30°
2. 60°
3. 90°
4. 45°

93 The refracting angle of a prism is A, and refractive

1. 4/3 index of the material of the prism is cot(A/2). The angle of
2. √2 minimum deviation is:
3. 1.5 1. 180°-3A
4. √3 2. 180°-2A
3. 90°-A
4. 180°+2A
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94 The angle of incidence for a ray of light at a refracting 96 If a light ray is incident normally on face AB of a
surface of a prism is 45o. The angle of the prism is 60o. If prism, then for no emergent ray from second face AC:
the ray suffers minimum deviation through the prism, the [μ→refractive index of glass of prism]
angle of minimum deviation and refractive index of the
material of the prism respectively, are:
1. 45 , √2
0

2. 30 , √2
0

3. 30 , 0 1

√2

4. 45 0
,
1

√2

1. μ = 2

95 A graph is plotted between the angle of deviation δ in √3

2. μ > 2

a triangular prism and the angle of incidence as shown in √3

the figure. Refracting angle of the prism is: 3. μ < 2

√3

4. μ can have any value.

97 One of the refracting surfaces of a prism is silvered. A

ray is incident at an angle 60°, such that it retraces its
path. The angle of the prism is:
(μ = √3)
1. 30°
2. 45°
3. 60°
4. 75°

98 The Refractive index of material of an equilateral

1. 28° prism is √2 . Angle of incidence for minimum deviation
2. 48° is:
3. 36° 1. 60 ∘

4. 46° 2. 45°
3. 30°
4. 15°

99 A ray of light is incident at an angle of incidence, i,

on one face of a prism of angle A (assumed to be small)
and emerges normally from the opposite face. If the
refractive index of the prism is μ, the angle of incidence i
is nearly equal to:
1. μA
μA
2. 2

3. A/μ
4. A/2μ
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Prisms - Level II Human Eye - Level I

100 For the angle of minimum deviation of a prism to be 105 A person can see clearly objects only when they lie
equal to its refracting angle, the prism must be made of a between 50 cm and 400 cm from his eyes. In order to
material whose refractive index: increase the maximum distance of distinct vision to
1. lies between √2 and 1. infinity, the type and power of the correcting lens, the
2. lies between 2 and √2. person has to use will be:
3. is less than 1. 1. convex, +2.25 D
4. is greater than 2. 2. concave, - 0.25 D
3. concave, - 0.2 D
101 A ray of light is incident on an equilateral prism at 4. convex, + 0.15 D
an angle of incidence i such that it is incident normally on
other refracting faces. Find 'i'. [Take μglass =2]
106 A man with hypermetropia cannot see objects closer
than a distance of 40 cm from the eye. The power of the
1. 30°
lens required so that he can see objects at 25 cm from the
2. 45°
eye is:
3. 60°
1. +4.5 D
4. Not possible
2. +4.0 D
3. 1.5 D
102 A ray of light incident on a prism of angle A and 4. +3.0 D
refractive index μ will not emerge out of the prism for any
angle of incidence, if: 107 The near point of a person is 50 cm and the far point
1. μ > sin A

2 is 1.5 m. The spectacles required for reading purposes and

2. μ > cosA for seeing distant objects are respectively:
3. μ < 1

sin A
1. + 2D, − D 2

4. μ > 1

A
2. +
2

3
,-2D
D
sin
2
3. - 2 D, + 2

3
D

103 If there is no emergent light through a prism of 4. − ,+2D

2
D
3

refracting angle 60°, whatever may be the angle of

incidence, then the minimum value of the refractive index 108 A boy with defective eye-sight cannot see things
of the material of the prism is: beyond 50 cm. The corrective lens required has the power:
1. 2 1. +1 D
2. √2 2. +2 D
3. 1.5 3. -1 D
4. √3 4. -2 D

A person can see objects clearly between 1 m and 3

104 A ray of light incident on an equilateral prism at 109
grazing incidence emerges from the prism at grazing m. The power of lens required to correct near point will
emergence. The Refractive index of the prism is: be:
1. 1.5 1. −2.5 D
2. 1.8 2. + 3 D
3. 1.33 3. + 1.5 D
4. 2 4. −1.75 D
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Human Eye - Level II 113 The correct statement is:

The intermediate image in a compound microscope is
1.
110 If there had been one eye of a man, then: real, erect and magnified
1. image of the object would have been inverted Intermediate image in a compound microscope is real,
2.
2. visible region would have decreased inverted, but diminished
3. image would have not been seen in three dimensional Intermediate image in a compound microscope is
3.
4. Both (2) and (3) virtual, erect and magnified
Intermediate image in a compound microscope is real,
111 The diameter of the eye-ball of a normal eye is about 4.
inverted and magnified
2.5 cm. The power of the eye lens varies from:
1. 2 D to 10 D 114 In case of a compound microscope the image formed
2. 40 D to 32 D by the objective lens is:
3. 9 D to 8 D 1. Virtual, erect and diminished
4. 44 D to 40 D 2. Real, erect and magnified
3. Virtual, inverted and enlarged
Simple & Compound Microscope 4. Real, inverted and enlarged
- Level I 115 The magnification of a compound microscope for the
final image at the least distance of distinct vision is 90.
112 Focal lengths of objective and eyepiece of a The magnification of the objective lens is 15. The value of
compound microscope are 2 cm and 6.25 cm respectively. the focal length of the eyepiece will be:
An object AB is placed at a distance of 2.5 cm from the 1. 5 cm
objective which forms the image A'B' as shown in the 2. 6 cm
figure. Maximum magnifying power in this case, will be: 3. cm1

4. 12 cm

116 If the focal length of the objective lens is increased,

then magnifying power of:
1. microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease
2. microscope and telescope both will increase
3. microscope and telescope both will decrease
microscope will decrease but that of the telescope will
4.
increase

1. 10 117 A microscope has an objective of focal length 1.5 cm

2. 20 and an eye–piece of focal length 2.5 cm. If the distance
3. 5 between objective and eye-piece is 25 cm, what is the
4. 25 approximate value of magnification produced for relaxed
eye?
1. 75
2. 110
3. 140
4. 25
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Simple & Compound Microscope 122 To increase the magnifying power of a telescope:
1. the focal length of the eyepiece should be increased.
- Level II 2. the focal length of the objective should be increased.
3. the wavelength of light should be increased.
118 The focal length of the objective lens and the eye 4. the aperture of the eyepiece should be increased.
lens is 4 mm and 25 mm respectively in a compound
microscope. The distance between objective and eyepiece 123 An astronomical telescope has angular magnification
lens is 16 cm. Find its magnifying power for relaxed eye of 40 in its normal adjustment. If focal length of eyepiece
position: is 5 cm, the length of the telescope is:
1. 32.75 1. 190 cm
2. 327.5 2. 200 cm
3. 0.3275 3. 205 cm
4. None of the above 4. 210 cm

119 In a compound microscope, the magnification is 95, 124 An astronomical telescope has angular magnification
the distance of the object from the objective lens is of 20 in its normal adjustment. Focal length of eyepiece is
1/3.8 cm and the focal length of the objective is 1/4 cm. 4 cm. Distance between objective and eyepiece is:
What is the magnification of the eyepiece when the final 1. 80 cm
image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision? 2. 84 cm
1. 5 3. 76 cm
2. 10 4. 90 cm
3. 100
4. None 125 In normal adjustment, the angular magnification of
an astronomical telescope is 39. If length of the tube is 2
Telescope - Level I m, then focal length of the objective and eyepiece are
respectively:
120 In an astronomical telescope, the focal length of the 1. 195 cm, 5 cm
objective lens is 100 cm and of the eyepiece is 2 cm. The 2. 190 cm, 10 cm
magnifying power of the telescope for the normal eye is: 3. 20 cm, 180 cm
1. 50 4. 10 cm, 190 cm
2. 10
3. 100 126 The minimum magnifying power of an astronomical
4. 1
telescope is 40. If the length of the telescope is 205 cm,
50
then the focal length of its field lens is:
1. 5 cm
121 The magnifying power of a telescope is 9. When it is 2. 200 cm
adjusted for parallel rays the distance between the 3. 40 cm
objective and eyepiece is 20 cm. The focal lengths of 4. 140 cm
lenses are:
1. 10 cm, 10 cm 127 An astronomical telescope has an objective and
2. 15 cm, 5 cm
eyepiece of focal lengths 40 cm and 4 cm respectively. To
3. 18 cm, 2 cm
view an object 200 cm away from the objective, the lenses
4. 11 cm, 9 cm
must be separated by a distance:
1. 46.0 cm
2. 50.0 cm
3. 54.0 cm
4. 37.3 cm
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128 In an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment a

straight black line of length L is drawn on inside part of
the objective lens. The eye-piece forms a real image of this
line. The length of this image is l. The magnification of the
telescope is:
1. L/l+1
2. L/l-1
3. L+1/L-1
4. L/l

Telescope - Level II
129 The length of an astronomical telescope adjusted for
parallel light is 90 cm. If the magnifying power of the
telescope is 17, then the focal length of eyepiece and
objective are respectively:
1. 10 cm and 80 cm
2. 85 cm and 5 cm
3. 70 cm and 20 cm
4. 5 cm and 85 cm

130 An astronomical refracting telescope will have large

angular magnification and high angular resolution when it
has an objective lens of:
1. small focal length and large diameter
2. large focal length and small diameter
3. large focal length and large diameter
4. small focal length and small diameter

131 Focal length of objective lens and eyepiece of an

astronomical telescope are 200 cm and 10 cm respectively.
The length of telescope for maximum magnification is
nearly:
1. 207 cm
2. 210 cm
3. 204 cm
4. 220 cm