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QUIZ
Subject: Physics Topic: Light
Time: M. Marks: 135

SECTION – A [+3, -1]

(Objective. Only one correct option)

1. To get three images of single objects one should have two plane mirrors at an angle of
(a) 450 (b) 600 (c) 900 (d) 1350

2. When an object is placed between C and F of a concave mirror, the image is formed
between
(a) F and 2F (b) within F
(c) between C and infinity (d) behind the mirror

3. For an object placed within pole and focus of a concave mirror, the image is
(a) virtual (b) erect
(c) enlarged (d) all of these

4. Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other such that ray of light incident on the first
mirror and parallel to the second mirror is reflected from the second mirror parallel to
the first mirror. The angle between the two mirrors is
0 0
(a) 30 (b) 60
0 0
(c) 45 (d) 90

5. The focal length of a plane mirror is

(a) positive (b) negative (c) zero (d) infinity

6. What is the angle  in the given figure?


450

(a) 350 (b) 400 (c) 450 (d) 500

7. The centre of curvature of a ___________ mirror is behind it.

(a) convex (b) concave (c) convex or concave (d) none

8. If a mirror has a focal length of – 20 cm, then it is a

(a) concave (b) convex mirror (c) plane mirror (d) none of these
0
9. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 30 . The deviation
produced by the mirror is
(a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 1200 (d) 1500

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 10. To form a virtual image, we may use
(a) only convex mirror (b) only concave mirror
(c) either convex or concave (d) only plane mirror

11. To get an image larger than the object we can use

(a) a convex mirror only (b) a concave mirror only
(c) either a convex or a concave mirror (d) convex or a plane mirror

12. (I) A real image is always inverted

(II) A virtual image is always erect
(a) only I is true (b) only II is true
(c) Both (I) and (II) are true (d) neither is true

13. Speed of light is maximum in

(a) air (b) water (c) vacuum (d) none of these

14. The deviation produced by a prism

(a) Same for all wavelengths (b) Greatest for red and least for violet
(c) Greatest for violet and least for red (d) not possible

15. Head light of vehicles are

(a) concave mirrors (b) convex mirrors
(c) plane mirrors (d) none of these

16. A ray of light falls on a mirror at 30° with the mirror surface. What is the angle of
incidence :
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 15° (d) 150°

17. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 60. The
deviation produced by the mirror is:
(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) 120

18. The image formed by a concave mirror is virtual, erect and magnified. The position of
the object is
(a) between pole and focus (b) at Centre of Curvature
(c) at infinity (d) any one of the above

19. An inverted image of a real object can be seen in a convex mirror

(a) under no circumstances
(b) when object is very far from mirror
(c) when object is at a distance equal to the radius of curvature of the mirror
(d) when object is at a distance equal to the focal length of the mirror

20. For a convex mirror when the object moves from infinity to the pole of the mirror, the
image moves from:
(a) pole to infinity (b) focus to pole
(c) focus to infinity (d) none of these

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 21. Rear view mirror is :
(a) Convex mirror (b) Concave mirror
(c) Plane mirror (d) can’t say

22. The mirror used by a dental surgeon is

(a) plane (b) convex
(c) concave (d) any one of the above

23. An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 25 cm.
Then the magnification is
(a) +1.1 (b) +2.2 (c) +0.55 (d) –1.1

24. A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a concave mirror. A real

image is formed at 40 cm from the mirror. Find the focal length of mirror.
40 40 20 20
(a) cm (b) − cm (c) cm (d) − cm
3 3 3 3

25. A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 32 cm from a concave mirror. The

image is real, inverted and 3 cm in size. Find the focal length of the mirror.
(a) –19.2 cm (b) –14.4 cm (c) –9.8 cm (d) –4.8 cm

26. The angle of reflection is the angle between

(a) The incident ray and the surface of the mirror
(b) The reflected ray and the surface of the mirror
(c) The normal to the surface and the incident ray
(d) The normal to the surface and the reflected ray

27. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. The distance
between its image and the pole is
(a) Equal to f (b) Between f and 2f
(c) Equal to 2f (d) Greater than 2f

28. The magnification m of an image formed by a spherical mirror is negative. It means,

the image is
(a) Smaller than the object (b) Larger than the object
(c) Erect (d) Inverted

29. A ray of light is incident on a concave mirror. If it is parallel to the principal axis, the
reflected ray will
(a) Pass through the focus (b) Pass through the centre of curvature
(c) Pass through the pole (d) Retrace its path

30. If an incident ray passes through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, the
reflected ray will
(a) Pass through the pole (b) Pass through the focus
(c) Retrace its path (d) Be parallel to the principal axis

31. To get an image larger than the object, one can use
(a) A convex mirror but not a concave mirror
(b) A concave mirror but not a convex mirror

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 (c) Either a convex mirror or a concave mirror
(d) A plane mirror

1
32. A man has five resistors each of value  . What is the maximum resistance he can
5
obtain by connecting them?
1 2
(a) 1  (b) 5  (c)  (d) 
2 5

33. The reciprocal of resistance is conductance. If the unit of resistance is ohm, the unit
of conductance will be
1
(a) Ohm (b) Volt (c) (d) Ohm metre–1
Ohm

34. In our houses all electrical devices operate on 220 V. It implies that
(a) They are connected in parallel (b) They are connected in series
(c) They all have currents of equal values (d) They all have the same resistance

35. The unit of electric current is

(a) Coulomb (b) Ampere (c) Volt (d) None of these

36. Find the minimum value of resistance by joining three equal resistances of resistance
R each.
2R R R
(a) R (b) (c) (d)
3 3 4

37. Two resistances of 2  and 4  are connected in series with 12 V battery. Find the
potential difference across 2  resistance.
(a) 2 V (b) 4 V (c) 6 V (d) 12 V

38. Three resistances of magnitude 2, 3 and 5  are connected in parallel to a battery of

10 volt. The potential difference across the 3  resistance is
(a) 2 volt (b) 3 volt (c) 5 volt (d) 10 volt

39. When two resistances are joined in series, the equivalent resistance is 18  and when
these resistances are joined in parallel, the resistance becomes 4  . Then find the
value of individual resistances.
(a) 6  , 12  (b) 10  , 8  (c) 14  , 4  (d) 15  , 3 

40. Two resistances of resistance 4  and 12  are connected in parallel with a battery of
6 volt. Then, find the current through 12  resistance.
(a) 2 A (b) 1 A (c) 0.5 A (d) 2.5 A

41. The focal length of a concave mirror is taken to be __________

(a) positive (b) Negative
(c) Both positive and negative (d) None

42. If object is placed infront of a concave mirror between centre of curvature and focus
then size of image will be __________
(a) Magnified (b) Diminished (c) Equal (d) None
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 43. A point object is placed at a distance 20 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 8
cm. The distance of image from mirror will be __________
(a) 15.33 cm (b) 10.67 cm (c) 13.33 cm (d) 20.33 cm

44. Focal length of a convex lens is 20 cm. Its radius of curvature is _________
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm

45. Rainbow is formed because of __________

(a) Reflection (b) Absorption (c) Dispersion (d) None

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 ANSWERS [Quiz: Light]
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B
5. D 6. C 7. A 8. A
9. C 10. C 11. B 12. C
13. C 14. C 15. A 16. B
17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. C 24. B
25. A 26. D 27. C 28. D
29. A 30. C 31. B 32. A
33. C 34. A 35. B 36. C
37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D
45. C

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