ESTION Multiple Choice Questions

Choose and write the correct option(s) in the

L. For a concave mirror of focal following questions.
length f, the minimum distance between the object and
image is: its real
(a) zeO (b) f [CBSE 2023 (55/1 )
(c) 2f (d) 4f
2. The direction of ray of light
incident on a concave mirror is shown by
PO while directions in which the ray
would travel
shown by four rays marked l, 2, 3 and 4 (Fig. given after reflection is 2
of the four rays correctly shows the direction of alongside). Which
reflected ray?
ta) 1 [NCERT Exemplar]
(b) 2 C F
t) 3
(d) 4
3
3. A ray of monochromatic light propagating in air, is P
surface of water. Which of the following will be theincident on the
same for the
reflected and refracted rays? [CBSE 2023 (552 1))
(a) Energy carried (6) Speed () Frequency (d) Wavelength
1. A short pulse of white light is incident from air to a glass slab at normal
incidence. After
travelling through the slab, the first colour to emerge is [NCERT Exemplar]
s{a) blue (b) green () violet (d) red
heoptical density of turpentine is higher than that of water while its mass density is lower.
gure shows a layer of turpentine floating over water in acontainer. For which one of the four
ays incident on turpentine in the figure, the path shown is correct? [NCERT Exemplar)
1 2 3 4

Air

Turpentine

Water

(b)2
I.5beam
x 10"of light travels romrespectively.
air into amedium. lts speed and wavelength inbethe medium are
The wavelength of light in air will|CBSE 202 3(55 2 1))
ins and 230 nm
ta) 230 m (b) 345 nm (0 400 m (dy ti0nm

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7. Transmission of light in optical fibre is due to(b) diffraction
(a) scatteng
(0ieraction
(d) multiple total internal refletion
one providing a light of a single colour - red t
8. lou are given four sources of light each refraction
the angle of for a beam of yellow light
green and yellow. Suppose
corresponding
to a particular angle of incidence at the interface of two media is 90°. Which of the following
statements is correct if the source of yellow light is replaced with that of. other lights without
changing the angle of incidence? (NCERT Exemplar
(a) The beam of red light would undergo total internal reflection.
(b) Ihe beam of red light would bendtowards normal while itgets refracted through the second medum
() The beamof blue light would undergo total internal reflection.
the
(d) The beam of green light would bend away from the normal as it gets refracted through
second medium.
9) Which of the following is not due to total internal reflection ?
(a) Working of optical fibre
(6) Difference between apparent and real depth of apond
() Mirage on hot summer davs
(d) Brilliance of diamond
ms
10. An object approaches a convergent lens from the left of the lens with a uniform speed 5
and stops at the focus. The image [NCERT Exempiar)
ta) moves away from the lens with an uniform speed 5 m/s.
(b) moves awav from the lens with an uniformaccleration.
() moves awav from the lens with a non-uniform acceleration.
(d) moves towards the lens with a non-uniform acceleration.
I1. The radius of curvature of the curved surface of aplano-convex lens is 20 cm. If the refractive
index of the material of the lens be 1.5, it will [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) act asa convex lens only for the objects that lie on its curved side.
(b) act as a concave lens for the objects that lie on its curved side.
0 act as aconvex lens irrespective of the side on which the object lies.
(dy act as a concave lens irrespective of side on which the object lies.
at a distance 'u
12.) Astudent measures the focal length of a convex lens by putting an object pin 'u' and
from the lens and measuring the distance 'r' of the image pin. The graph between
plotted by the student should look like

v{cm) v(cm)

tu) (b)
u(cm) u(cm)-

v{cm) v(cm)

() (d)
u{cm) ulcm) Y

A3./An equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX' and (i) YOY' as
shown in the tigure. Let/,f andf be the of the focal lengths of complete X
lens of each half in case () and of each half in case (ii) respectively.
Choose the correct stalement from the following:
tb) f=fand f" =f Y

() '= 2/ and /" =2/ (d)f' =/ and f" = 2f

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14. Aray oflightincident at an angie on a refracting face of a prism emerges from the other face
normally. Ifthe angle of the prism is 5° and the prism is made of a material of refractive index
is
L.5. the angle of incidence |NCERTExemplar|
(b) 5 (d) 2.5
13. Abeam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is A
incident on a right angled prism. The refractive index of
the material of the prism for the above red, green and blue Blue
wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively. Green
The prism will Red

(a) not separate the three colours at all 45/

(b) separate the red colour part trom the green and blue colours
) separate the blue colour part from the red and green coours
(d) separate allthe three olours trom one alother
16. Athin prism having refracting angle 10° is made of glass of refractive index 1.42. This prism is
combined with another thin prism of glass of refractive index 1.7. This combination produces
dispersion without deviation. This refracting angle of second prism should be
(a) 6° (b) 8

17. Abiconcavelens of power Pvertically splits into two identical plano concave parts. The power
of each part will be |CBSE 2020 (55 5 D)
(a) 2P (b) P2 d) P
I8. Abiconvex lens of glass having refractive index 1.47 is immersed in a liquid. It becomes
invisible and behaves as a plane glass plate. The refractive index of the liquid is
[CBSE 2020 (55/l/D]
(a) 1.47 (b) 1.62 (c)L33 d) L51
19. For a glass prism, the angle of minimum deviation will be smallest for the light of
(CBSE 2020 (35 1 D)
(a) red colour (b) blue colour t) vellow colour (d) green colour
20. Jf the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of
(a) microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease
t0) microscope and telescope both will increase
(0 microscope and telescope both willdecrease
(d) microscope will decrease but that of telescope will increase
21. Four lenses of focal length t15 cm and ± l50 cm are available for making a telescope. To
produce the largest magnification, the focal lengh of the evepiece should be
(a) +15 cm (b) +150 m (() -150 cm (d) -15 cm
22. The magnifying power of a telescope is . When it is adjusted for parallel ravs the distance
between the objective and eyepiece is 20 cm. The focal length of lenses are
(b) l0m, l0cnn
(a) | n. 9 c
23. The focal length of the objective of a compound microscope is (CBSE 2020 (55 13))
(a) greater than the toxal lengh of evepice
thy lesser than the foal legth of evepiec
() cquai to the fox al lengh of evepiee
tube
() cqualto the length ot its
)4 1araer aperture of objective lens in an astronomicat telescope
(a) inreaes the iesolmg power of telecope |CBSE 2020 (55 1 D|
bi decreases he brghthess ot the mae.
iDcases he size of the inare
deCs he lengh of the telescope.
horizontal table. For
25. Aray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism placed on a
mininum deviation which of the following is true?

P S

(a) PQis horizontal (b) QR is horizontal

() RS is horizontal (d) Either PQ or RS is horizontal
26. Athin glass (refractive index 1.5) lens has optical power of - 5 D in air. Its optical power in
liquid with refractive index 1.7 will be
(a) -ID (b) + I D (o) - 25 D (d) + 25 D
5
27. Refractive index of wate .A light source is placed in water at a depth of 4 m. Then whal
3
must be the minimum radius of disc placed at water surface so that the
stopped?
light of source can be
(HOTS
(a) 3 m (b) 4m () 5m
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Assertion-Reason Questions
NEP

folloued by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the

In the follouing questions,a statement of Assertion (A) is
correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both 4 and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both Aand R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) Ais true but R is false.
(d) 4is false andR is also false.
1. Assertion(4) : Diamond glitters brilliantl.
Reason R) : Diamond reflects sunlight strongl.
2. Assertion (4): Aconvex mirror cannot form real images.
Reason (R) : Convex mirror converges the parallel rays that are incident on it.
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(3. Assertion(4) : In a telescope., objective lens has greater focal length than eye piece but in a
microscope objective has smaller focal length than eye piece. By inverting a
telescope. a microscope cannot be formed.
Reason R) : The diference in focal lengths of objective and eve lens in telescope is much
larger than in micrOscope.
4. Assertion(4) : A convex lens of focal length 30 cm can't be used as a simple microscope
normal seting.
Reason (R) : Fornormal setting, the angular magnification of simple microscope is M= D:
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5 Assertion(4): For observing ratic at back, the dver mrot IsoHvex 0
Deason (R) : \onver miTTOT has much langer icld of vicw than plane nor
6 Assertion(4) : In asttonomtal teleope, the objetive lens is of lage apeture
Reason (R) :Langer is the apetute, smaller is the magniting powc.
7. Assertion(4) : The speed ol ight in glass tepends on coloutof light.
Reason (R) : The speed of light in glass the retrativeindeN (n,) of glass is c1tterent
tor dterent colours.
& Assertion(4) :Aav of light isinident fiom outside on a glass sphere surtounded by ai. This
rav mav sutter total internal retlecction at second intertace.
Reason
(R: lt a rav of light goes trom denser to rarer mediun, it hends away fhom the
normal. (AIIMS 2017|
9. Assertion(4) : in compound microscope, the objective lens is taken osmall tocallength.
Reason (R) : This increases the magnifving power of microscope.
10. Assertion(4) : Ita convex lens is kept in water, its convergene power decreases.
Reason (R) : The refractive index of convex lens relative to water is less than that relaive to air.
Answers
1. c 2. c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. () 7. (a)
8. a) 9. () 10. (a)

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Case-based/Passage-based Questions

kead the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Sparking Brilliance of Diamond: The total internal reflection
of the light is used in polishing diamonds to create a sparking Critical angle
brilliance. Bv polishing the diamond with specific cuts, it is
adjusted so that the mostof the lightravs approaching the surface
are incident with an angle of incidence more than critical angle.
Hence, they sufter multiple reflections and ultimately come out
of diamond from the top. This gives the diamond .a sparking Totat Air Diamond
brilliance. [CBSE Sample Paper-2021| reflection
) Light cannot easily escape a diamond without multiple
internal reflections. This is because
ta) its critical angle with reference to air is too large.
() its Critical angle with reference to air is too small.
othe diamond is transparent.
id) rays alwavs enter at angle greater than ritial angle.
() The critical angle for a diamond is 24.4°. Then its refractive index is
(a) 2.42 (b) 0.43

) The basic reason for the extraordinary sparkle of suitably cut diamond is that
ln) t has tow refractive index
(h) it has high transpareny
iri t has high retaive index
id) it is ver, hard
(ir) The following diagram shows same diamond cut in two different shapes.

The brilliance of diamond in the second diamond will be:

(a) less than the first (b) greater thanfirst
(c) same as first (d) will depend on the intensity of light
OR
A diamond is immersed in a liquid with a refractive index
greater than water. Then the
eritical angle for total internal reflection will
(a) depend on the nature of the liquid (b) decrease
(c) remain the same (d) increase
2. Mirage in Deserts:
To a distant observer, the light appears to be
coming from somewhere below the ground. The
observer naturally assumes that light is being
reflected from the ground, say, by a pool of water
near the tall object.
Such inverted images of distant tall objects cause an MIRAGE
optical illusion to the observer. This phenomenon AN 9PTICAL ILLUSION
is called mirage. This tvpe of mirage is
especially common in hot deserts.
[CBSE Sample Paper-2022, Term-2]
(i) Which of the following phenomena is prominently
deserts? involved in the formation of mirage u
(a) Refraction, Total internal Reflection
(b) Dispersion and Retraction
(o Dispersion and scattering of light
(d) Total internal Refletion and
diffaction
(ü) Adiver at a depth 12 m inside water"n =
sees the sky in a cone of semi- vertical angle
(b) tan
3

(d) 90
(iii) In an optical fibre, if n, and n, are the refractive indices of the core and cladding, then
which amongthe following, would be a correct
equation?
(iw) A diamond is immersed in such a liquid which has its refractive(d) n, >with
index n respecttoair
as greater thanthe refractive index of water with angleof
critical
respect to air. Thenthe interface will
diamond-liquid interface as compared to ceritical angle of diamond -water
(a)cdepend n the nature ol the lquicd ony (o) dlecteN
() reman thesallie (d) nCrease
OR
of a glass fiber of
The following figure shows a cross-section of a light pipe' madematerial
refractive index 1.68. The outer covering of the pipe is made of a of refractive
index I.44. What is the range of the angles of the incident rays with the axis of the pipe
for the following phenomena to occur.

(a) 0Ki< 90° (b) 0<i< 60°

) 0 <i< 45° (d) 0 <I< 30°
$. Compound Microscope:
l compoundmicroscope consistsof two converging lenses. One of them, of snaller aperture
andsnaller focal length is called objective and the other of slightly larger aperture and slightly
larger focal length is called eye-piece. Both the lenses are fitted in a tube with an arrangement
tovar the distance between them. Atiny object is placed in front of the objective at adistance
sthightls greater than its focal length. The objective produces the image of the object which acts
as an object for the eve-piece. The eye piece, in turn produces the final magnified image.
[CBSE Sample Paper 2022, Term-2]
Eyepiece

Objective L.

A
Fo E
A A

(i) In acompound microscope the images formed by the objective and the eye-piece are
respectively.
(a) virtual, real (by real, vitul
)virtual, virtual (d) red, Ieal
(ii) The magnification dueto a compound microscope does not depend
upon
(a) the aperture of the objetive and the eyepiee
th) the focal length of the objetive and the evepiee
to he length of he ube
t the colou of the
ight used
(iii) Which of the following is not correct in the context of a compound microscope?
(a) Both the lenses are of short focal lengths.
two lenses
(6) The magnilyingpower increases by decreasing the focal lengths of the
() The distance between the two lenses is more than /, + ).
(d) The microscope can be used as a telescope by interchanging the two lenses.
(iv) A compound microscope consists of an objective of 10X and an eye-piece of 20X. The
magnification due to the microscope would be
(a) 2 (b) 10
(c) 30 (d) 200
OR
The focal lengths ofobjective and eye-piece of acompound microscope are 1.2 cm and 3.0 cm
respectively. The object is placed at a distance of 1.25 cm from the objective. If the final
image is formed at infinity, the magnifying power of the microscope would be
(a) 100 (b) 150
(c) 200 (d) 250
r4. Refraction through Prism: Strontium titanate is a rare oxide a A

naturalmineral found in Siberia. It is used as asubstitute for diamond

60°
because its refractive index and critical angle are 2.41 and 24.5°.
respectively, which are approximately equal to the refractive index
and critical angle of diamond. It has all the properties of diamond.
Even an expert jeweller is unable to difterentiate between diamond B
and strontium titanate. A ray of light is incident normally on one face
of an equilateral triangular prism ABC made of strontium titanate.
[CBSE 2023 (55/1/1), Modified]
(i) The necessary conditions for total internal reflection is
(a) the angle of incidence in denser medium must be smaller than the criical angle for two
media
(b) the angle of refraction in denser medium must be greater than the critical angle for two
media

() the angle of incidence in denser mediumn must be greater than the critical angle for two
media
(d) none of these
(ii) The speed of light in a medium whose critical angle is 30° is
(a) 3 x 10 m/s (b) 2 x 10 m/s
() L5 |0" m/s (d) 2.5 x 10 m/s
(iii) Dispersion power depends upon
(a) height of the p iSIn (b) angle of prism
() mateial of prism d) the shape of prism
(iw) Aray of light incident at an angle on refracting face of a prism
other normally. Ifthe angle of the prism is 30° and the prism is made emerges tro" of
up of a material
refractive index 1.5, the angle of incidence is
(a) 30° (b) 45°

OR
When light rays are incident on a prism at an angle of 45°, the minimum deviationis
obtained. If refractive index of prism is 2, then the angle of prismwill be
(a) 60 (b) 40"
() 50 (d) 30
5. Lens Maker's Formula: The lens maker's formula is useful to design lenses of desired focal
lengths using surfaces of suitable radii of curvature. The focal length also depends on the
refractive index of the material of the lens and the surrounding medium. The refractive index
depends on the wavelength of the light used. The power ofa lens is related to its focal length.
(CBSE 2023 (55/4/1), Modified]
(i) How willthe power of lens affected with an increase of wave length of light?
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) first increases then decreases (d) first decreases then increases
value of of its
(ii) The radius of curvatures of two surface of a convex lens is R. For what
material will its focal length become equal to R?
(a) I (b) 1.5
(c) 2 (d) infinite
becomes invisible, it should
(iii) An object is immersed in a fluid. In order that the object
(a) behave as perfect reflector
(b) absorb all the light falling on it
(c) have refractive index I
surrounding fluid
(d) have refractive index exactly matching with that of the
erect image of magnification 3. The
(iv) An object is placed in front of a Lens Which forms itsimage from the lens.
Power of the lens is 5D. Calculate the distance of the
(b) 40cm
(a) - 40cm
(d) 80cm
(c) - 80cm
OR
completely immersed in
The focal length of aconcave lens ofu = 1.5 is 20 cm is air. It is
Its focal length in water willbe
4
water u= 3
(b) 40cm (c) 60 cm (d) 80cm
(a) 20 cm