Q1: The magnification produced when an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a spherical mirror

is +1/2 Where should the object be placed to reduce the magnification to +1/3? [All India 2023]

Q2: An object of height 5 cm is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a concave lens of focal
length 10 cm. If the distance of the object from the optical centre of the lens is 20 cm, determine the
position, nature and size of the image. [All India 2015]

Q3: Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray in each of the following cases. A ray of light
incident on a convex mirror.

(a) strikes at its pole making an angle 0 from the principal axis.

(b) is directed towards its principal focus.

(c) is parallel to its principal axis. [International 2015]

Q4: What is the magnification of the images formed by plane mirrors and why?

Q5: A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 80 cm in front of a mirror by
keeping the candle flame at a distance of 20 cm from its pole.

(i) Which type of mirror should the student use?

(ii) Find the magnification of the image produced.

(iii) Find the distance between the object and its image.

(iv) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case and mark the distance between the
object and its image. [International 2015]

Q6: (a) Define optical centre of a lens.What happens when a ray of light passes through the optical
centre of lens?

(b) Define principal focus and focal length of a lens. Draw ray diagram to show the position of principal
focus of a lens. [CBSE2015]

Q7: The power of a lens is + 5 D. Find its focal length in metres. [CBSE 2015]

Q8: To construct a ray diagram we use two rays of light which are so chosen that it is easy to determine
their directions after reflection from the mirror. Choose these two rays and state the path of these rays
after reflection from a concave mirror. Use these two rays to find the nature and position of the image of
an object placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. [CBSE 2012, 2015]

Q8: Which type of lens has a negative power? [CBSE 2015]

Q9: What is the difference between virtual image of an object formed by a convex lens and that formed
by a concave lens? [CBSE 2011,2015]

Q10: During its passage from one medium to another, where does a light ray change its path? [CBSE
2006,2011,2015]

Q11: The power of a lens is + 5 D. Find its focal length in metres. [CBSE 2015]
Q12: Name the mirror that is used by a dentist in examining teeth. [CBSE 2012,2015]

Q13: What is lateral displacement of a light ray passing through a glass slab? [CBSE 2014,2011]

Q14: Define power of a lens and write its SI unit. [CBSE 2011,2012,2015]

Q15: Name the lens which can be used as a magnifying glass. [CBSE 2015]

Q16: What is the magnification of the images formed by plane mirrors and why? (Delhi 2015)

Q17: What is meant by power of a lens? (Delhi 2015)

Q18: What is meant by power of a lens? Write its Sl unit. A student uses a lens of focal length 40 cm and
another of – 20 cm. Write the nature and power of each lens. [CBSE 2018]

Q19: What is meant by power of a lens?Write its SI unit. A student uses a lens of focal length 40 cm and
another of -20 cm. Write the nature and

Q20: What is mean by power of lens? You have three lenses L1 , L2 and L3 of power +10 D, +5 D and - 10
D respectively.State the nature and focal length of each lens. Explain which of the three lenss will from a
virtual and magnified image of an object placed at 15 cm from the lens. Draw the ray diagram in support
of your answer. [CBSE Sample Paper 2018]

Q21: We wish to obtain an equal sized inverted image of a candle flame on a screen kept at distance of 4
m from the candle flame.

(a) Name the type of lens that should be used.

(b) What should be the focal length of the lens and at what distance from the candle flame te lens be
placed.

(c) Draw a labelled diagram to show the image formation in this case. [CBSC 2018 C]

Q22: If the image formed by a 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 ray diagram to justify your answer. Where and why do
we generally use this type of mirror? [CBSE 2017]

Q23: 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. [CBSE 2017]

Q24: An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four
characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens. [CBSE 2017]

Q25: Define power of a lens. [Al 2017 C]

Q26: The magnification of an image formed by a lens is -1. If the distance of the image from the optical
centre of the lens is 25 cm, where is the object placed? Find the nature and focal length of the lens. If
the object is displaced 15 cm towards the optical centre of the lens, where would the image be formed?
Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. [Foreign 2017]

Q27: An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four
characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens. [CBSE 2017]

Q28: The magnification of an image formed by a lens is -1. If the distance of the image from the optical
centre of the lens is 25 cm, where is the object placed? Find the nature and focal length of the lens. If
the object is displaced 15 cm towards the optical centre of the lens, where would the image be formed?
Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. [Foreign 2017]

Q29: Draw a ray diagram to show refraction through a rectangular glass slab. How is the emergent ray
related to incident ray? What is its lateral displacement? [CBSE 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019]

Q30: An object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm.

(i) Use lens formula to find the distance of the image from the lens.

(ii) List four characteristics of the image (nature, position, size, erect/inverted) formed by the lens in this
case.

(iii) Draw ray diagram to justify your answer of part . [Delhi 2019]

Q31: The refractive index of a medium ‘x’ with respect to a medium ‘y’ is 2/3 and the refractive index of
medium ‘y’ with respect to medium ‘z’ is 4/3. Find the refractive index of medium ‘z’ with respect to
medium ‘x’. If the speed of light in medium ‘x’ is 3\times10^{8}ms^{-1} calculate the speed of light in
medium ‘y. (2020)

Q32: How far should an object be placed from a convex lens of focal length 20 cm to obtain its real image
at a distance of 30 cm from the lens? Determine the height of the image if the object is 4 cm tall. (2019
C)

Q33: The ability of a medium to refract light is expressed in terms of its optical density. Optical density
has a definite connotation. It is not the same as mass density. On comparing two media, the one with
the large refractive index is optically denser medium than the other. The other medium with a lower
refractive index is optically rarer. Also the speed of light through a given medium is inversely proportional
to its optical density.

(i) Determine the speed of light in diamond if the refractive index of diamond with respect to vacuum is
2.42. Speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 m/s
(ii) Refractive indices of glass, water and carbon disulphide are 1.5, 1.33 and 1.62respectively. If a ray of
light is incident in these media at the same angle (say 0), then write the increasing order of the angle of
refraction in these media.

(iii) The speed of light in glass is 2\times10^{8} m/s and in water is 2.25\times10^{8}m/s

(a) Which one of the two is optically denser and why?

(b) A ray of light is incident normally at the water- glass interface when it enters a thick glass container
filled with water. What will happen to the path of the ray after entering the glass? Give reason.(2023)

Q34: A student has focused the image of an object of height 3 cm on a white screen using a concave
mirror of focal length 12 cm. If the distance of the object from the mirror is 18 cm, find the values of the
following:

(i) distance of the image from the mirror.

(ii) height of the image. (2023)

Q35: The power of a lens is +4D Find the focal length of this lens. An object is placed at a distance of 50
cm from the optical centre of this lens. State the nature and magnification of the image formed by the
lens and also draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. (2023)

Q36: An object of height 10 cm is placed 25 cm away from the optical centre of a converging lens of focal
length 15 cm.Calculate the image-distance and height of the image formed. (2023)

Q37: Define power of a lens. The focal length of a lens is -10 cm. Write the nature of the lens and find its
power. If an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from the optical centre of this lens, according to the
New Cartesian Sign Convention, what will be the sign of magnification in this case? (2023)

Q38: Case Based : The below images are that of a specialized slide projector. Slides are small
transparencies mounted in sturdy frames ideally suited to magnification and projection, since they have
a very high resolution and a high image quality.There is a tray where the slides are to be put into a
particular orientation so that the viewers can see the enlarged erect images of the transparent slides.This
means that the slides will have to be inserted upside down in the projector tray.To show her students the
images of inserts that she investigated in the lab. Mrs. Iyer brought a slide projector. Her slide projector
produced a 500 times enlarged and inverted image of a slide on a screen 10 m away

(a) Based on the text and data given in the above paragraph, what kind of lensthe above paragraph, what
kind of lens must the slide projector have?

(b) If v is the symbol used for image distance and u for object distance then with one reason state what
will be the sign for v/u in the given case?
(c) A slide projector has a convex lens with a focal length of 20 citil The slide is placed upside down 21 cm
from the lens. How far away should the screen be placed from the slide projector's lens so that the slide
is in focus?

OR

When a slide is placed 15 cm behind the lens in the projector, an image is formed 3 m in front of the
lens. If the focal length of the lens is 14 cm, draw a ray diagram to show image formation, (not to scale)
(20221

Q39: Define pole of a spherical mirror. (2020 C)

Q40: (a) Water has refractive index 1.33 and alcohol has refractive index 1.36. Which of the two medium
is optically denser? Give reason for your answer.

(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing obliquely from water to alcohol.

(c) State the relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction in the above case. (2020)

Q41: Study the ray diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:

(a) Is the type of lens used converging or diverging?

(b) List three characteristics of the image formed.

(c) In which position of the object will the magnification be - 1? (2020 C)

Q42: Rishi went to a palmist to show his palm. The palmist used a special lens for this purpose.
 (i) State the nature of the lens and reason for its use.
(ii) Where should the palmist place/hold the lens so as to have a real and magnified image of an
object?
(iii) If the focal length of this lens is 10 cm, the lens is held at a distance of 5 cm from the palm,
use lens formula to find the position and size of the image.(2020)

Q43:If the image formed by a lens for all positions of an object placed in front of it is always erect and
diminished, what is the nature of this lens? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. If the numerical
value of the power of this lens is 10 D, what is its focal length in the Cartesian system? [AI 2017]

Q44: Complete the following diagram [Fig. 10.12]: [CBSE 2011,2013,2016]

Q45: Define optical centre of a spherical lens. [CBSE 2016]

Q46: Draw the following diagram [Fig. 10.22], in which a ray of light is incident on a concave/convex
mirror, on your answer sheet. Show the path of this ray, after reflection, in each case. [CBSE 2011, 2012,
2014,2016]

Q47: Find the power of a convex lens which forms a real, and inverted image of magnification -1 of an
object placed at a distance of 20 cm from its optical centre. [CBSE 2016]

Q48: A divergent lens has a focal length of 20 cm. At what distance should an object of height 4 cm from
the optical centre of the lens be placed so that its image is formed 10 cm away from the lens. Find the
size of the image also. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in above situation.[CBSE
2016]

Q49: If the image formed by a lens for all positions of the object placed in front of it is always virtual,
erect and diminished, state the type of the lens. Draw a ray diagram in support of your answer. If the
numerical value of focal length of such a lens is 20 cm, find its power in new cartesian sign conventions.
[Foreign 2016]

Q50: To construct a ray diagram we use two rays of light which are so chosen that it is easy to determine
their directions after reflection from the mirror. Choose these two rays and state the path of these rays
after reflection from a concave mirror. Use these two rays to find the nature and position of the image of
an object placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. [CBSE 2012, 2015]
Q51: A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 80 cm in front of a mirror by
keeping the candle flame at a distance of 20 cm from its pole.

(i) Which type of mirror should the student use?

(ii) Find the magnification of the image produced.
(iii) Find the distance between the object and its image.
(iv) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case and mark the distance between
the object and its image. [Foreign 2015]

Q52: Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray in each of the following cases. A ray of
light incident on a convex mirror.

(a) Strikes at its pole making an angle 0 from the principal axis.
(b) Is directed towards its principal focus.
(c) is parallel to its principal axis. [Foreign 2015]

Q53: State the laws that are followed when light is reflected by spherical mirrors. Daw a ray diagram
to show the formation of image of an object placed infront of a convex mirror. List two characteristics
of the image formed.Briefly explain one use of convex mirror.[AI 2017C]