Class X
“Next Year Questions”
Light
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Q1. Which statement is true for the reflection of light?
(a) The angle of incidence and reflection are equal.
(b) The reflected light is less bright than the incident light.
(c) The sum of the angle of incidence and reflection is always greater than
900.
(d) The beams of the incident light, after reflection, diverge at unequal angles.
Q2. The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror.
Where would the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place?
(a) Behind the mirror
(b) Between F and O
(c) Between C and F
(d) Beyond C
Q3. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles:
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one, depending upon the position of the
object in front of it
Q4. A student conducts an experiment using a convex lens. He places the
object at a distance of 60 cm in front of the lens and observes that the image
is formed at a distance of 30 cm behind the lens. What is the power of the
lens?
(a) 0.005 dioptre
(b) 0.05 dioptre
(c) 5 dioptre
(d) 50 dioptre
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Q5. In optics an object which has higher refractive index is called
(a) Optically rarer
(b) Optically denser
(c) Optical density
(d) Refractive index
Q6. If the image formed by a spherical mirror for all positions of the object
placed in front of it is always erect and diminished , what type of mirror is it?
Draw a labelled ray diagram to support your answer.
Q7.Name the type of mirrors used in the design of solar furnaces. Explain
how high temperature is achieved by this device.
Q8. Draw ray diagrams for the following cases when a ray of light:
(i) passing through centre of curvature of a concave mirror is incident on it.
(ii) parallel to principal axis is incident on convex mirror.
(iii) is passing through focus of a concave mirror incident on it.
Q9. An object 4 cm in height, is placed at 15 cm in front of a concave mirror
of focal length 10 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be
placed to obtain a sharp image of the object. Calculate the height of the
image.
Q10. A spherical mirror produces an image of magnification -1 on a screen
placed at a distance of 40 cm from the mirror.
(i) Write type of mirror.
(ii) What is the nature of the image formed?
(iii) How far is the object located from the mirror?
(iv) Draw the ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.
Q11. (a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors:
(i) Pole
(ii) Centre of curvature
(iii) Principal axis
(iv) Principal focus
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Q12. What is meant by power of a lens?
Q13. “A ray of light incident on a rectangular glass slab immersed in any medium
emerges parallel to itself.” Draw labelled ray diagram to justify the statement”
Q14. The image of an object formed by a lens is of magnification -1. If the
distance between the object and its image is 60 cm, what is the focal length
of the lens? If the object is moved 20 cm towards the lens, where would the
image be formed? State reason and also draw a ray diagram in support of your
answer.
Q15. What are the laws of reflection of light?
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SOLUTION
Ans1.a
Ans 2. c
Ans 3. A
Ans 4. C
Ans 5.B
Ans6.If the image formed by a spherical mirror is always erect and
diminished then it is convex mirror.
Ans7. Concave mirrors are used in the designing of solar furnaces.
When a solar furnace is placed at the focus of a large concave mirror, it
focuses a parallel beam of light on the furnace. Therefore, a high temperature
is attained at the point after some time.
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Ans8 (i)
(ii) (iii)
Q9. Given : object distance, u = -15 cm,
object height, h = 4 cm, focal length f = -10 cm;
Image distance, v = ?
Using mirror formula,
1/v+1u=1/f⇒1/v+1/(−15)=1/−10⇒1/v=1/15−1/10
or 1/v=10−15/150=−5/150=−1/30 or v = -30
In order to obtain a sharp image of the object on the screen, screen should be
placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of the mirror.
m=h/h′=−v/u
Substitute values:
m= −(−30)/−15=2
h′=m×h=2×4= +8cm
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Ans10. (i) This is a concave mirror.
(ii) The image is real and inverted and of same size.
(iii) As m = – 1
∴ m = –v/u ⇒ -1 = −v/u ⇒ u = v
Hence, object is located at centre of curvature i.e., at distance of 40 cm from the
pole of the mirror,
Ans11. (a) (i) Pole : The centre of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror is
a point called the pole. It lies in the surface of the mirror and its represented
by the letter P.
(ii) Centre of curvature: The reflecting surface of a spherical mirror is a part
of a sphere which has a centre. This point is called the centre of curvature of
spherical mirror and is represented by (the letter C.
(iii) Principal axis : An imaginary line passing through the pole and the centre
of curvature of a spherical mirror and normal to the mirror at its pole is called
principal axis.
(iv) Principal focus : Incident rays parallel to principal axis, after reflection
either converge to as appear to diverge from a fixed point on the principal
axis known as principal focus of the spherical mirror.
Ans12. Power is the degree of convergence or divergence of light rays
achieved by a lens.
It is defined as the reciprocal of its focal length.
i.e., P = 1/f
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Ans13.
Ans14. Magnification of -1 indicates that the image is real and inverted and is
of the same size as of the object. The object must be at 2f and image also at
2f on the other side.
Total distance between image and object
Also 4f = 60 cm ⇒ f = 15 cm
If object is moved 20 cm towards the lens, then the object will be between
focus and optical centre of the lens and image formed will be virtual and erect
and on the same side of the lens. (
Ans15. The law of reflection states that:
1.The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
2.The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal all lie in the same plane
