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Class : 10th Subiect:PHYSICS Marks : 90
Chapter: Light (Pre finals —2023) Time: 2.5hrs

1) A mixtureof red and green light is passed through a triangular prism such that they
disperse. Dispersion takes place because in glass
a) Green light travels faster than red light
b) Green and red light travel at same speed
v_cFRed light travels faster than green light
d) Green light and red light combine together.

2) Diamonds sparkle more than glass because they ave

a) Larger criticalangle than glass Smaller critical angle than glass
b) Critical angle plays no role d) Low refractive index

3) The wavelength range of visible light is

a) 4000 nm to 800 nm c) 400 nm to 8000 nm
nm to 800 nm d) 4000 nm to 880 nm

4) A ray of light on entering from medium 'a' to medium 'b' does not suffer refraction.
The angle of incidence in medium 'a' is
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b) 45 d) 60 0

5) The velocity of light in air is m/s. The velocity of light travelling in a medium of
refractive index 2.5 is
a) 0.133 x 108 m/s c) 3 x 108 m/s
b) 7.5 x 10 8 m/s x 10 8 m/s

6) Reason for no deviation on refraction in the diagram shown is

a) Angle of incidence is 00
b) Angle of incidence is 30 0 Slcd.um
—- Refractive index of medium 2 is
same as that of medium 1
d) The light ray falls normally on the Mcdjum 2
surface separating the two media.

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 He sees an inverted image,
7) Rahul views an aeroplane in the sky througha lens.
which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) the lens is a convex lens (ii) the image is diminished
(iii) the image is real
a) Only (i) c) Only (ii) and (iii)
b) Only (i) and (iii) J)-AII (i) , (ii) and (iii) are correct

8) A virtual image is formed by a convex lens of an object of thrice the size of the object.
The magnification produced is

9) In an optical device the lenses of power+3.5 D, +2.5 D and -1 D are placed in

contact with each other. The effective power of the combination of these lenses is

10) The refractive index of medium 2 wrt medium 1 in the given figure is

2
c)43/2
b) 43 / 42 / 42

I I) The diagram shows a ray of light travellingfrom air into glass

material as shown
below
The angle of incidence at the
surface AB is -
a) 430
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0
c) 0

d) 90 0

c
12) The diagram below shows the path of light passing through a right angled prism
of
critical angle 42 0
The angle C of the prism is -
a) 45 0
b) 90 0
c) 60 0
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 13) An object is
placed in frontof a convex lens. The lens has a focal length, f. The lens
produces a real, enlarged image of the
object. In which labellod position is the object
placed?

a) P sitionC
Position B O c LENS
c) Position A
d) Position D

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d) Gn-€e.x C-cy,ve.x

15) The refractiveindex of water is 4/3 and of glass is 3/2, what will be the refractive
index of glass with respect to water

b) 8/9

16) When a light enters from glass to water which of the following remains unchanged?
a) Wavelength —-c)frequency
b) Speed d) All of the above

17) The deviation produced by equilateral prism doesn't depend on

a) The angle of incidence c) The colour of the light
b) The material of the prism c-d-fihe size of the prism

18) The colour of light which is least deviated by the prism is

a) Blue Red
b) Yellow d) Violet

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 19) Which of the following is not a consequence of refraction?
a) Twinkling of stars •ID se
e—b) A crack in a glass piece shines like a mirror
c) Early sunrise and late sunset cUu-v
d) To have rise in the writingon a paper when viewed through a gla s block

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 SECTION B n/f)
Question 2

1) Why is the
refractive index of a medium always greater than 1? (2)
2) Explain how angle
of deviation or a prism depends on the angle of incidence with the
help of a graph.
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3) Light of a single colour is passed througha liquidhaving a piece of glass suspended
in it. On changing the temperature of liquid, at a particular temperature the glass
piece is not seen.
a) When is the glass piece not seen? 1)
b) Why is the light of single colour used? ZL
a O.
4) "The refractive index of water is 3/2",what do you mean by the tatement? [2]
5) Suggest one way by which we can detect the presence of
(a) Infrared Radiations
(b) UltravioletRadiations

Question 3

) A glass slab is placed over a piece of paper on which VIBGYOR is printedwith each
letter into its corresponding colour.
a) Will the image of all the letters be in the same place? ND
b) The letter of which colour will appear to be raised maximum and minimum? Give
reason to support your answer.

2) Two light rays A nd B o red nd blue respectivelyare incidentparallel on air-glass

boundary from the rarer medium.
a) Are the two refracte rays in lass parallel? Give a reason to support your
answer. No.
b) Which ray deviate the most? g)
3) A beam consisting of red, blue and yellow colours is incident normally on an
isosceles right angled prism as shown. Complete the diagram to show the refracted
and the emergent rays. Given that the critical angle of glass-air interface for yellow
colour is 45*. [2]

RED + BLUE + YELLOW

4) How will you distinguish betweenconcave and conv x lens b looking at [2]
a) Distant Object
b) Printed Page

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 Question 4
1) Define Power of Lens. Calculate the power of the lens having a focal length of 25cm,
(21

2) State the condition for each of the following: [2]

a) A lens has both its focal lengths equal.
b) A ray passes un-deviated through the lens.
3) Why does the sun appear red at sunrise and sunset? [2]
4) Study the given diagram and answer: [4]
a) Complete the ray diagram to show the formation of the image
b) Name the type of the lens Cc-ove-b<
c) Write the characteristics of the image formed. V'

Object LENS

Question 5
I) Distinguish between UV rays, Infra-redrays and X-rays with respect to
a) Heating effect No
b) Photographic plate Yes
c) Fluorescence
2) Mentionan industrial use for the following
[3]
a) X-rays Aetec& s-ndeJs Pr-fth-rac
b) Micro waves
c) UV rays ddea¯
3) The smoke from a fire appears white.Why? [2]

4) What are the conditions for total internal reflection? [2]

Question 6
1) A lens forms the image of an object placed at a distance of 45cm from it on a screen
placed at a distance 90cm on other side of it.
[3]
(a) Find the focal length of lens + 30 c,-m
(b) Find the magnificationof image
(c) Nature of image

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 2)
a) Name the radiations which
can be detected by a thermopile.
b) Name the electromagnetic
waves which help in the study of the structure of
crystals. Y• (21
3) A candle of size 2.0 cm is placed at
0.25 m from the eye lens. Its image is formedon
the retina which is 25 mm behind the eye lens. Find the size or the image and
comment on the nature of the image formed. (31
4) State two advantages of using a right angled prism as a reflectorrather than a plane
mirror. [2]

Question 7
1) Distinguish betweensecond focal length wrt concave and convex lens. [2]

2) A lens forms an erect image of one-third the size of the object which is placed at
a distance of 30 cm in front of the lens. Find
a) position of the image
b) focal length of the lens --

3) Choose the correct option [2]

i. The lens is surrounded by air on the left side and water on the the right side,
then —
a) first focal length is less than the second focal length
b) first focal length is equal to the second focal length
A first focal length is greater than the second focal length
-y d) None of the above

ii. When the object size and the image size is same for a given lens, then the
linear magnification is

v-d)-m = -1

4) Which device other than a plane mirror can be used to turn a ray of light through
1800 ? Draw a diagram in support of your answer. Name an instrument in which this
device is used. k Camne--sz..• [3]

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