1.

An object at a distance of 30 cm from a concave mirror gets its image

at the same point. The focal length of the mirror is ?

+15 cm
– 15 cm
30 cm
– 30 cm

2. If an incident ray passes through the focus, the reflected ray will ?

pass through the centre of curvature

retrace its path
be parallel to the principal axis
pass through the pole

3. The Angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence ?

Sometimes
Never
Under special conditions
Always

4. Magnification produced by a rear-view mirror fitted in vehicles ?

is equal to one
is more than one
is less than one
can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of
the object in front of it
5. When object moves closer to a concave lens the image by it shift ?

first towards and then away from the lens

away from the lens on the other side of lens
away from the lens on the same side of object
toward the lens

6. The image formed by concave mirror is real, inverted and of the same
size as that of the object. The position of object should be ?

between focus and centre of curvature

beyond centre of curvature
at the focus
at the centre of curvature

7. For a real object, which of the following can produce a real image ?

Convex mirror
Concave lens
Concave mirror
Plane mirror

8. The angle of incidence for a ray of light having 45° reflection angle is ?

90°
45°
0°
30°
9. In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will
be highly diminished and point sized ?

Convex lens only

Convex mirror only
Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens
Concave mirror only

10. The refractive index of a medium with respect to vacuum is ?

Equal to one
Always greater than one
Always less than one
none of the above

1. Focal length of a convex lens is 15 cm. For which distance an object

is placed so that the lens acts as a magnifying glass ?

Exactly at 30 cm
Greater than 30 cm
Less than 15 cm
Between 15 cm and 30 cm

2. A Full-Length Image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by

using ?

A convex mirror
A concave mirror
Both concave as well as plane mirror
A plane mirror
3. When the object is placed between f and 2f of a convex lens, the
image formed is ?

between O and f
beyond 2f
at 2f
at f

4. When light falls on a smooth polished surface, most of it ?

is refracted into the second medium

is reflected in the same direction
is scattered
is reflected in different directions

5. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by

using ?

a convex mirror
a plane mirror
both concave as well as plane mirror
a concave mirror

6. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in figure.

The refractive index of medium B relative to A will be ?

zero
equal to unity
 less than unity
greater than unity

7. A concave mirror of focal length 20 cm forms an image having twice

the size of object. For the virtual position of object, the position of object
will be at ?

At infinity
10 cm
40 cm
25 cm

8. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is

placed ?

at the centre of curvature of the reflector

between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
between the pole and the focus of the reflector
very near to the focus of the reflector

9. A Concave mirror produces magnification of +4. the object is placed ?

Between focus and pole

Beyond the centre of curvature
At the focus
Between focus and centre of curvature

10. A stick in water appears broken due to ?

 total internal reflection
reflection of light
both total internal reflection and reflection of light
refraction of light

1. In case of refraction, if the angle of incidence and the angle of

refraction are 45 degrees and 30 degrees respectively, then the angle of
deviation is ?

37.5
7.5
15
75

2. Between red and violet, which colour has more frequency ?

Red and violet has the same frequency

Red has more frequency than violet
Can not say
Violet has more frequency than red

3. Which of the following statement is or are correct ?

Light enables us to see objects from which it come or from which it

is reflected.
Those objects which do not emit light themselves but only reflect
the light which falls on them, are called non luminous objects.
Light travels in a straight line.
All the above
4. Which mirror can produce a virtual, erect and magnified image of an
object ?

Plane mirror
Both concave and convex mirrors
Concave mirror
Convex mirror

5. The laws of reflection hold good for ?

convex mirror only

concave mirror only
all mirrors irrespective of their shape
plane mirror only

6. The angle of incidence i and refraction r are equal in a transparent

slab when the value of i is ?

90°
45°
0°
depend on the material of the slab

7. Which of the following mirror is used by a dentist to examine a small

cavity ?

Combination of convex and concave mirror

Concave mirror
Plane mirror
Convex mirror
8. Image formed by reflection from a plane mirror is ?
virtual and inverted
real and erect
virtual and erect
real and inverted
9. Focal length of a concave mirror is ?

depends on the position of object

depends on the position of image
positive
negative

10. Sin C = ?

n/2
n2
1/n
n/1

Focal length of a plane mirror is ?

half of its aperture

double of its aperture
zero
infinity

2. A concave mirror is a part of a sphere of radius 30cm. It’s focal length

is ?

15cm
60cm
10cm
at infinity

3. An object at a distance of + 15 cm is slowly moved towards the pole

of a convex mirror. The image will get ?

enlarge and virtual

diminished and virtual
enlarged and real
shortened and real
4. A ray of light is travelling from a rarer medium to a denser medium.
While entering the denser medium at the point of incidence, it ?

does not enter at all

bends away from the normal
bends towards the normal
goes straight into the second medium

5. Light from the Sun falling on a convex lens will converge at a point
called ?

optical centre
radius of curvature
centre of curvature
focus

6. As light travels from a rarer to a denser medium it will have ?

increased velocity
decreased wavelength
decreased velocity
both (b) and (c)

7. An object is placed at a distance of 0.25 m in front of a plane mirror.

The distance between the object and image will be ?

0.5 m
0.125 m
1.0 m
0.25 m
8. An object is placed 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. the mirror is
moved 2 cm towards the object. the distance between the positions of
the original and final images seen in the mirror is ?

22 cm
10 cm
4 cm
2 cm

9. Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form an

image larger than the actual object ?

When object is placed between the focus and centre of

curvature
When object is kept at a distance greater than its radius of
curvature
When object is kept at a distance less than its focal length
When the object is kept at a distance equal to its radius of
curvature

10. To obtain parallel ray from a point light source we use ?

both concave lens and convex mirror

both concave lens and concave mirror
both convex lens and concave mirror
both convex lens and convex mirror

1. Magnification produced by a plane mirror is ?

infinity
+1
zero
 -1

2. An object 20cm high is placed at a distance of 100 cm from a plane

mirror. The size of the image will be ?

100cm
10cm
20 cm
40cm

3. If the image is formed in front of the mirror, then the image distance
will be ?

neither positive nor negative

positive
negative
positive or negative depending on the size of the object

4. If an incident ray passes through the focus, the reflected ray will ?

pass through the centre of curvature

retrace its path
be parallel to the principal axis
pass through the pole

5. The nature of image formed by a convex mirror when the object

distance from the mirror is less than the distance between pole and focal
point (F) of the mirror would be ?

virtual, upright and diminished in size

virtual, upright and enlarged in size
real, inverted and enlarged in size
real, inverted and diminished in size
6. A10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror.
A 5 mm long image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the
mirror. The focal length of this mirror is ?

– 60 cm
– 40 cm
– 20 cm
– 30 cm

7. When object moves closer to convex lens, the image formed by it shift
?

first away and then towards the lens

first towards and then away from the lens
away from the lens
towards the lens

8. The nature of the image formed by concave mirror when the object is
placed between the focus (F) and centre of curvature (C) of the mirror
observed by us is ?

virtual, upright and enlarged

virtual, erect and smaller in size
real, inverted and diminished
real, inverted and enlarged

9. In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will

be highly diminished and point sized ?

Convex lens only

Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens.
Convex mirror only
Concave mirror only
10. According to new cartesian sign convention ?

Focal length of both concave and convex mirrors is positive

Focal length of concave mirror is negative and that of convex
mirror is positive
Focal length of concave mirror is positive and that of convex
mirror is negative
Focal length of both concave and convex mirrors is negative

1. The refractive index of water is 1.33. The speed of light in water will
be ?

2.66 × 10^8 m/s

2.26 × 10^8 m/s
3 × 10^8 m/s
1.33 × 10^8 m/s

2. In case of refraction, when the light passes from rarer to a denser

medium, if the angle of incident is 65o and angle of refraction is 25o,
then the deviation of angle would be ?

40°
30°
25°
65°

3. In order to obtain a magnification of ?2 (minus 2) with a concave

mirror, the object should be placed ?

Beyond the centre of curvature

At the centre of curvature
Between pole and focus
Between focus and centre of curvature
4. A magnified real image is formed by a convex lens when the object is
at ?

between F and 2F
F
only (a) and (b) both
2F

5. A concave mirror of radius 30 cm is placed in water. It’s focal length in

air and water differ by ?

0
30
20
15

6. The refractive index of water is 1.33. The speed of light in water will
be ?

2.66 × 10^8 m/s

3 × 10^8 m/s
1.33 × 10^8 m/s
2.26 × 10^8 m/s

7. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles ?

can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of
the object in front of it.
is more than one
is less than one
is equal to one

8. Which of the following statements is/are true ?

 A concave lens has – 4 dioptre having a focal 0.25 m
A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
A convex lens has -4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m

9. The image formed by a convex lens can be ?

virtual image is not formed

virtual and of same size
virtual and diminished
virtual and magnified

10. A 10 Mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror.

a 5 mm long image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the
mirror. the focal length of this mirror is ?

– 60 cm
– 40 cm
– 20 cm
– 30 cm

1. What is the relation between focal length (f) and radius of curvature (r)
of a curve mirror ?

f = 3r/2
f = r/3
f = 2r
f = r/2

2. A concave mirror forms a real and enlarged image of an object if the

object is placed at/between ?
 F and P
F
2F
F and C

3. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is

placed ?

at the centre of curvature of the reflector

between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
between the pole and the focus of the reflector
very near to the focus of the reflector

4. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of

her head bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and
that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for
the magic mirror from the top ?

Convex, plane and concave

Convex, concave and plane
Plane, convex and concave
Concave, plane and convex

5. A ray of light strikes the surface of mirror at an angle of 300 with the
mirror. The angle of reflection is ?

450
700
600
300
6. A point source of light is placed at the centre of curvature of a
concave mirror. The angle of deviation of the rays incident on the mirror
from this source and reflected from it is ?

360 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
0

7. A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a convex mirror of

focal length 20 cm. The image will form at ?

behind the mirror

at the pole
at focus
at infinity

8. A divergent lens will produce ?

always real image

both real and virtual image
none of these
always virtual image

9. The refractive index of transparent medium is greater than one

because ?

Frequency of light wave changes when it moves from rarer to

denser medium
Speed flight in vacuum = speed of light in transparent medium
Speed of light in vacuum > speed of light in transparent medium
 Speed of light in vacuum < speed of light in transparent medium

10. You are given three medium A, B and C of refractive index 1.33,
1.65 and 1.46. The medium in which the light will travel fastest is ?

equal in all three medium

C
B
A

1. If the magnification produced by a lens has a negative value, the

image will be ?

virtual and erect

real and inverted
real and erect
virtual and inverted

2. Consider the following statements and choose the correct one ?

In the plane mirror, the right side of our body becomes left side in
the image, whereas the left side of our body becomes right side in the
image.
The nature of image formed by a plane mirror is virtual and erect
and the size of image formed by a plane mirror is equal to that of the
object.
The phenomenon of lateral inversion is due to the reflection of
light.
All the above.
3. What will be the angle of refraction for a ray of light fall perpendicular
to the interface of two mediums ?

45 degree
180 degree
90 degree
0 degree

4. A spherical mirror and a spherical lens each have a focal length of -10
cm. The mirror and the lens are likely to be ?

the mirror is concave and the lens is convex

both convex
both concave
the mirror is convex and the lens is concave

5. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges

out of the hole on the other face of the box as shown in the figure.
Which of the following could be inside the box ?

Prism
Convex lens
Rectangular glass slab
Concave lens

6. If the power of a lens is – 2 D, what is its focal length ?

+100 cm
-100 cm
-50 cm
+50 cm
7. Mirror used for focusing light is ?

plane
Convex
Concave
none

8. Consider the following statements and choose the correct one ?

In the plane mirror, the right side of our body becomes left side in
the image, whereas the left side of our body becomes right side in the
image.
The nature of image formed by a plane mirror is virtual and erect
and the size of image formed by a plane mirror is equal to that of the
object.
The phenomenon of lateral inversion is due to the reflection of
light.
All the above.

9. Large number of thin stripes of black paint are made on the surface
of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm to catch the image of a white
horse. The image will be ?

a zebra of less brightness

a horse of less brightness
a horse of black stripes
a zebra of black stripes

10. Large number of thin stripes of black paint are made on the surface
of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm to catch the image of a white
horse. The image will be ?

a zebra of less brightness

a horse of less brightness
a horse of black stripes
 a zebra of black stripes

1. An object at a distance of + 15 cm is slowly moved towards the pole

of a convex mirror. The image will get ?

enlarge and virtual

diminished and virtual
enlarged and real
shortened and real

2. A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror.

A 5 mm long image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the
mirror. The focal length of this mirror is ?

– 60 cm
– 40 cm
– 20 cm
– 30 cm

3. When a ray of light is incident normally, the angle of incidence is ?

90
45
0
none

4. choose the statement which is/ are incorrect ?

Greater the difference in the speed of light in the two media,

greater will be the amount of refraction or bending of light.
The refraction of light take place at the boundary between the two
media.
The bending of light when it goes from one medium to another
obliquely is called refraction of light.
The speed of light in air is 3 x 10 to power 18 m/s whereas that in
glass is 2 x 10 to power 8 m/s.
 5. A Concave Mirror Produces Magnification Of +4. The Object Is
Place(d) ?

Beyond the centre of curvature

Between focus and pole
Between focus and centre of curvature
At the focus

6. If a man’s face is 25 cm in front of concave shaving mirror producing

erect image 1.5 times the size of face, focal length of the mirror would
be ?

60 cm
15 cm
75 cm
25 cm

7. An object at a distance of 30 cm from a concave mirror gets its image

at the same point. The focal length of the mirror is ?

+15 cm
– 15 cm
– 30 cm
30 cm

8. Refraction of light by the earth’s atmosphere due to variation in air

density is called

atmospheric scattering
atmospheric refraction
atmospheric dispersion
atmospheric reflection