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Class 8 Olympiad: Light - Challenging Questions

1. A ray of light strikes a plane mirror at an c) 60°


angle of 30° with the surface. What is the d) 90°
angle of reflection?
5. The power of a lens ( P) is given by:
Angle of reflection=Angle of incidence (90° - angle with the surface)
100
P= ( in cm )
a) 30° f
b) 60°
c) 90° If the focal length ( f ) is 50 cm, what is the
d) 45° power of the lens?
a) 1 D
2. The formula for calculating the angle of b) 2 D
deviation ( D ) in reflection is: c) 0.5 D
∘
d) 5 D
D=180 −2× ( Angle of incidence )
6. Calculate the total angle of deviation
If the angle of incidence is 40°, what is the when a ray of light undergoes reflection
angle of deviation? twice, first with an angle of incidence of 40°
a) 80° and then with an angle of 50°.
b) 100° a) 180°
c) 140° b) 90°
d) 60° c) 70°
3. Which of the following formulas d) 140°
represents the relationship between the 7. A plane mirror produces a virtual image
glancing angle (G ) and the angle of at a distance of 10 cm behind the mirror.
incidence (i)? What is the distance of the object in front of
a) G=i+90 ∘ the mirror?
b) G=90∘−i a) 10 cm
c) G=180 ∘−2i b) 20 cm
d) G=i c) 5 cm
d) 0 cm
4. If the angle between the incident ray and
the reflected ray is 90°, find the angle of 8. Using Huygens' principle, the speed of
incidence. light in a medium ( v ) is related to the
refractive index (n ) as:
Hint: Angle between incident ray and reflected ray=2 × ( Angle of incidence )
c
a) 30° v=
n
b) 45°
If c=3 × 108 m/s and n=1.5, find v . c) 2
a) 2 ×108 m/s d) 10
b) 3 ×10 8 m/s 13. Which equation represents the
c) 1.5 ×108 m/s relationship between the wavelength of light
d) 4.5 × 108 m/s ( λ ) and the refractive index (n)?
λ
9. Which of the following equations relates a) n=
energy ( E ) and the frequency ( ν ) of light v
according to Planck’s quantum theory? v
b) n=
a) E=h ν λ
b) E=cν c
c) n=
c v
c) E= cλ
ν d) n=
d) E=h+ ν v

10. The wavelength ( λ ) of a light wave is 14. Assertion (A): Light has a dual nature.
related to its speed ( v ) and frequency ( ν ) as: Reason (R): Light behaves as a wave in
interference and as a particle in the
v photoelectric effect.
λ=
ν a) Both A and R are true, and R is the
correct explanation of A.
If v=3 ×108 m/s and ν=6 ×1014 Hz , find λ . b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
a) 500 nm correct explanation of A.
b) 600 nm c) A is true, but R is false.
c) 400 nm d) A is false, but R is true.
d) 700 nm
15. Match the following:
11. Calculate the total deviation for a ray of
light that strikes a plane mirror at an angle Column A Column B
of 30° with the surface and is reflected twice (i) Newton's (a) Photons
in two mirrors inclined at 90° to each other. theory
a) 120°
b) 60° (ii) Huygens' (b) Wave nature
c) 90° principle
d) 180° (iii) Planck's (c) Dual nature
theory
12. If the object height is 5 cm and the
image height in a plane mirror is also 5 cm, (iv) Maxwell's (d) Electromagnetic
what is the magnification? theory waves

Image height Options:


M= a) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
Object height
b) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
a) 1 c) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
b) 0.5 d) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)

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