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SENIOR STAR - PHYSICS ASSIGNMENTS

CHAPTER NAME: RAY OPTICS
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. A lady dressed in a new sari stands in front of a plane mirror fixed on a (vertical) wall. Height of the lady is H
and that of her eyes from the ground ‘h’. What is the minimum length of the mirror so that the lady can have
her full view
h H hH H h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
2. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror at a distance of 50 cm. A plane mirror is introduced covering
the lower half of the convex mirror. If the distance between the object and the plane mirror is 30 cm, it is
found that there is no parallax between the images formed by the two mirrors. What is the radius of
curvature of the convex mirror.
(A) 25 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 15 cm
3. If an object moves towards a plane mirror with a speed V at an angle  with respect to the perpendicular to
the plane of the mirror. Find the relative velocity of the object with respect to image.
cos  cos 
(A) 2V cos  (B) V cos  (C) (D)
2V V
4. An observer can see through a pin hole, the top end of a thin rod of height h, placed as shown in figure. The
beakers height is 3h and its radius 2h, when the beaker is filled with a liquid upto a height 2h, he can see the
lower end of the rod, The refractive index of the liquid is:

a) 3 b) 5 c) 2 d) 2
2 2 5 3
5. An opaque disc of radius 10cm floats on the surface of a transparent homogeneous liquid. An isotropic light
source is lit at the bottom of the beaker containing the liquid vertically below the center of the disc. A
person views the source from a point vertically above the center of the disc. The liquid is slowly allowed to
drain out through a tap. When the height of the liquid becomes 13.75cm, the source disappears. The
refractive index of the liquid is (approximately)
a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 5
3 3 2 4
6. A point source ‘S’ is placed at a height h from the bottom of a vessel of height H (<h) . The vessel is polished
3
at the base. Water is gradually filled in the vessel at a constant rate  m . The distance d of the image of
sec
the source from the bottom of the vessel varies with time t as :

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7. A light beam is traveling from region(1) to region (4) as shown in figure. The refractive in dices of regions
0 0 0
(1),(2),(3) and (4) are 0 , , , respectively. The angle of incidence  for which the beam just
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misses entering region (4) is:

3 1 1

a) sin 1   b) sin 1   c) sin 1   d) None of these
4 8 4
8. A horizontal ray of light passes through a prism of   1.5 whose apex angle is 40 and then strikes a vertical
mirror M as shown in figure. For the ray after reflection to become horizontal, the mirror must be rotated
through an angle of

a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 10
9. A ray of light enters a diamond symmetrical shape (n = 2) from air and is being internally reflected near the
bottom as shown in the figure. Find maximum value of angle  possible?

 3 1  3 1   2 1   2 1 
(A) sin 1  (B) sin 1  (C) sin 1  (D) sin 1 
 2   3   2 
  3 

     
10. The curvature radii of a concavo-convex glass lens are 20 cm and 60 cm. The convex surface of the lens is
silvered. With the lens horizontal, the concave surface is filled with water. The focal length of the effective
mirror is (µ of glass = 1.5, µ of water = 4/3)

(A) 90/13 cm (B) 80/13 cm (C) 20/3 cm (D) 45/7 cm

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11. A ray of light moving along the unit vector 3 iˆ  4 ˆj undergoes refraction at an interface of two plane media.
The normal vector to the interface is 4 iˆ  3 ˆj . The ray gets refracted from denser medium to rarer medium;
their refractive indices being 25/9 and 72/9 respectively. A possible vector along which the refracted ray
moves is:
(A) 97 iˆ  79 ˆj (B) 79iˆ  97 ˆj (C) 79 iˆ  103 ˆj (D) 2iˆ  3 ˆj
12. A particle is moving with a constant velocity Vm/s along the straight line shown. An observer at the end of
the same line is viewing the particle. Which of the following graphs most appropriately represent the
velocity of the particle as seen by the observer? All the medium boundaries are in the state of rest

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13. Light rays from a very distance source travel along the  x direction and fall on two identical thin lenses with
focal length f  0 and their optical axis along x-axis, one at x = 0 and the other at x  d ( f ). The rays will
focus at x =
f ( f  d) f ( f  d) f ( f  d) f2
(a) d  (b) d  (c) d  (d) d 
2f d d 2( f  d ) 2( f  d )
14. The Figure shows a surface XY separating two transparent media, medium-1 nad medium-2. The lines ab and
cd represent wavefronts of a light wave traveling in medium-1 and incident on XY. The lines ef and gh
represent wavefronts of the light wave in medium-2 after refraction. Speed of light is

(a) The same in medium-1 and medium-2 (b) Larger in medium-1 than in medium-2
(c) Larger in medium-2 than in medium-1 (d) Different at b and d
15. A convex lens of focal length 15cm is placed in front of a convex mirror. Both are co-axial and the lens is 5cm
from the pole of the mirror. When an object is placed on the axis at a distance of 20cm from the lens. It is
found that the image coincides with the object. The radius of curvature of mirror is
a) 35cm b) 45cm c) 55cm d) 65cm
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
16. Two identical equilateral prisms ABC and DCE each of refractive index 3 are placed as shown in fig. A light
ray PQ is incident on face AB at an angle i. prism DCE is fixed at point C and can rotate about the axis passing
through C and perpendicular to the plane of the page. The value of i for which the deviation produced by the
prism ABC is minimum is i0 . The angle  through which the prism DCE should be rotated about C so that
the final emergent ray also has minimum deviation. Then

a) i0  450 b) i0  600 c)   45 0 d)   60 0

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17. A ray of light traveling in a transparent medium falls on a surface separating the medium from air at an angle
of incidence 45 0 . The ray undergoes total internal reflection. If n is the refractive index of the medium with
respect to air select the possible value (s) of n from the following
a) 1.3 b) 1.4 c) 1.5 d) 1.6
18. Optical axis of a thin equi-convex lens is the X-axis. The co-ordinate of a point object and is image are
(–20 cm, 1 cm) and (25 cm, -2 cm) respectively
(a) The lens is located at x = 5 cm (b) The lens is located at x = -5 cm
(c) The focal length of the lens is 10 cm (d) The focal length of the lens is 15 cm
19. An object and a screen are kept at a distance of 120 cm. A lens of focal length 22.5 cm is kept between them
so that a real image is formed on the screen. The possible location of the lens is:
(a) 90 cm from object (b) 30 cm from object
(c) 40 cm from object (d) 80 cm from object
20. The object distance u, the image distance v and the magnification m in a lens follow certain linear relations.
These are
(a) 1 versus 1 (b) m versus u (c) u versus v (d) m versus v
u v

PASSAGE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Preferential filtering of light consisting of different wavelengths can be done using total internal
reflection. The concept of filtering lies in the fact the different wavelengths are incident on an
isosceles right angled prism as shown in figure. The wavelengths which satisfy the condition of total
internal reflection (i.e.,   sin 1 1/   ), get reflected. Others get refracted, hence get separated.
Here,  is the angle of incidence and  is the refractive index of the particular wavelength in that
particular medium. Thus by changing the medium and by changing the angles of prism, we can
satisfy the condition of total internal reflection for a particular wavelength which gets separated
out. [Relevant Data : sin-1(0.71) = 460, sin-1(0.69) = 430, sin-1(0.68) = 420]

21. An experiment was performed based on the above theory with red, green and blue light. Refractive
indices of red, green and blue light in the material were 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively. Which
colour would get separated ?
(a) Red (b) Green (c) Blue (d) No colour will be separated.
22. 0
If the angle of the prism (  ) is changed to 30 , then which of the colour will get separated ?
(a) Red (b) Green (c) Blue (d) No colour will be separated.
23. Which of the following does not affect the filtering process ?
(a) Material of the prism (b) Geometry of the prism
(c) Intensity of the incident beam (d) Wavelengths of the colours constituting the light beam
MATRIX MATCHING ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
24. Column - I Column - II
A) Convex mirror, virtual object p) Real image
B) Concave mirror, virtual object q) Virtual image
C) Concave lens, real object r) Magnified image
D) Convex lens, real object s) Diminished image

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ASSERTION AND REASON ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true
25. Assertion : A red object appears dark in the yellow light
Reason : A red colour is scattered less
26. Assertion : The stars twinkle while the planets do not.
Reason : The stars are much bigger in size than the planets.
INTEGER & NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
27. A convex lens of focal length 15cm is placed in front of a convex mirror. Both are co-axial and the lens is 5cm
from the pole of the mirror. When an object is placed on the axis at a distance of 20cm from the lens. It is
found that the image coincides with the object. The radius of curvature of mirror is ____ cm.
28. Two plane mirrors. A and B are aligned parallel to each other, as shown in the figure. A light ray is incident at
an angle of 30  at a point just inside one end of A. The plane of incidence coincides with the plane of the
figure. The maximum number of times the ray undergoes reflections (including the first one) before it
emerges out is

29. A square of side 3 cm is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10cm. The centre
of the square is at the axis of the mirror and the plane is normal to the axis. The area enclosed by the image
of the square is __ cm2.
30. An air bubble in sphere having 4 cm diameter appears 1 cm from surface nearest to eye when looked along
diameter. If ag = 1.5, the distance of bubble from refracting surface is __ cm

KEY & SOULTIONS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D A A B B A B D A D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A A A B C BD CD BC AB AD
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A D C A-P,Q,R,S;B-P,S; C-Q,S; D-P,Q,R,S B D 55 30 4 1.2

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SOLUTIONS
1.
Sol:
Wall
A

O1 M

Mirror
(eye) E

O M1

B
Ground

AB = H
EB = h
AE = H – h
To see her full view
(1) The rays from B (foot) and from A (head) incident on M 1 (lower edge) and M (upper edge) of mirror
respectively and finally the reflected rays must enter into the eye (E) as shown in fig.
From BOM and EOM
1 1

1 h
OB  OE  EB 
2 2
And from AO M , EO1M
1

H h
EO1  OA1 
2
h H h H
MM 1  OE  EO1   
2 2 2
2.

50 cm

20 cm
O
M P I

30 cm

Sol: 30 cm

The plane mirror will form erect and virtual image of same size at a distance of 30 cm behind it.
 The distance of image formed by plane mirror from convex mirror will be
PI  MI  MP  PI  MO  MP  30  20  10cm
Now as this image coinsides with the image formed by convex mirror, therefore for convex mirror
1 1 1
u  50 cm, v  10 cm ; So    f  12.5 cm ; R  2 f  25 cm
10 50 f
3.

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 y

O I
O
 

V0 Vi

Sol:

 
Velocity of the object relative to the image is V  V0  (Vi )  V cos  i  V sin  j  (V cos  i  V sin  j )
 
V  2V cos  i  V  2V cos 
4.
Sol:

5.
Sol:
1
sin   where  is the critical angle


6.

Sol:
d  y   h  y
d   h  y    1
t
d  h     1 (where is A is the area of the base)
A
d-t graph is a straight line with –ve slope & + intercept But d becomes constant after y=H
7. Total internal reflection occurs at the interface of region (3) and (4) since mediums are parallel

0 sin  
0
8
 2
sin 

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 sin   1
8
8. deviation from prism =    1 A  20
i  r  20
Mirror is rotated by 10
9. i  ic - (1)
2sin ic  
ic  30 0 - (2)
sin    sin r - (3)
900  1350  900  r  900  i  3600  450  r  i - (4)
sin r  sin(450  i )
sin  1 1  3 1 3 1
 (cos i  sin i )     sin  
2 2 2  2 2  2
1 4  1 1
10.    1 
f w  3  60 180
1  1 1  2 1 1  1 1  2 45
 (1.5  1)     0.5   cm   2    F cm
fl  20 60  60 60 F  60 180  20 7
11. Rotate the axis to solve the question
vO
12. vI 

13. Induct rays on first lease are parallel to axis and conveying at foans of first lense
14. Rays are bendy forward normal in medium-2
 g  1 w  g
15. Optical power of first convex surface p optical power of second convex surface  
R R
Optical power of two thin lens separated by a distance d = 21 with water is given by

p  p ' p ' 
 2l  p ' p '
w
16. At minimum deviation i1  i2 , r1  r2  i0  600
The emergent ray falls at 90 0 on the 2nd prism. So the prism should be rotated by 60
1
17. sin 45º 

18. Line joining object and image cuts the optical axis at optical axis i.e., at the point where lease in present.
19. It is displacement method
1 1 1 1 1 1
20. (a, d) For a lens      .....(i)
f v u v u f
f v v  1
Also m   1   m     v  1 ....(ii)
f f  f
On comparing equations (i) and (ii) with y  mx  c.
It is clear that relationship between 1 vs 1 and m vs v is linear
v u
21. a
Sol: Critical angles,  red  sin 1 1/1.39  = 460.
Similarly, green  430

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 blue  420
r e d is more than 450 , the angle of the prism.
Hence, red ray will be refracted into air. But other two rays will be totally internally reflected.
22. d
Sol. This time angle of incidence i = 600 is greater than critical angles of all three types of wavelengths.
Hence, no ray will be totally internally reflected. All the rays will be refracted. Hence no ray will be
separated.
23. C
Sol. Intensity has nothing to do with Total Internal Reflection
24. Conceptual
25. Conceptual
26. The stars twinkle while the planets do not. It is due to variation in density of atmospheric layer. As the stars
are very far and giving light continuously to us. So, the light coming from stars is found to change their
intensity continuously. Hence they are seen twinkling. Also stars are much bigger in size than planets but it
has nothing to deal with twinkling phenomenon.
g  1 w   g
27. Optical power of first convex surface p optical power of second convex surface  
R R
 2l  p ' p '
Optical power of two thin lens separated by a distance d = 21 with water is given by p  p ' p ' 
w
28. (b) From the following ray diagram

0 .2 l 2 3
d  0 . 2 tan 30      30
3 d 0 .2 / 3

Therefore maximum number of reflections are 30.

2
I f 10 10 2 Ai 2
29. m      m2   Ai  m 2  Ao     (3)2  4 cm 2
O u  f 25  10 15 3 Ao 3
30. v = 1 cm, R = 2 cm
2 1  2  1 1 1.5 1  1.5
By using   ;    u  1.2 cm
v u R 1 u 2

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