Chapter - 9

Light - Reflection and Refraction

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Rays from the sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror.
Where should an object be placed so that the size of its image is equal to the
size of the object?
(a) 15 cm in front of the mirror
(b) 30 cm in front of the mirror
(c) between 15 cm and 30 cm in front of the mirror
(d) more than 30 cm in front of the mirror
Ans. (b) 30 cm in front of the mirror
2. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The
mirror is likely to be
(a) Plane
(b) Concave
(c) Convex
(d) Either plane or convex
Ans. (d) Either plane or convex
3. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these
media, a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Mustard oil
(d) Glycerine
Ans. (d) Glycerine
4. As light travels from a rarer to a denser medium it will have
(a) Increased velocity
(b) Decreased velocity
(c) Decreased wavelength
(d) both (b) and (c)
Ans. (b) Decreased velocity
5. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the upper half of
the lens is wrapped with a black paper?
(a) The size of the image is reduced to one-half.
(b) The upper half of the image will be absent.
(c) The brightness of the image is reduced.
(d) There will be no effect
Ans. (c) The brightness of the image is reduced.
6. The velocity of light is maximum in a medium of
(a) glass
(b) water
(c) vacuum
(d) diamond
Ans. (c) vacuum
7. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by using:
(a) a concave mirror
(b) a convex mirror
(c) a plane mirror
(d) both concave as well as plane mirror
Ans. (b) a convex mirror
8. A student conducts an activity using a flask of height 15 cm and a concave
mirror. He finds that the image formed is 45 cm in height. What is the
magnification of the image?
(a) 45 times
(b) 1/ 45 times
(c) 1/ 3 times
(d) 3 times
Ans. (d) 3 times
9. A student determines the focal length of a device 'X' by focusing the image
of a distant object on a screen placed 20 cm from the device on the same side
as the object. The device 'X' is
(a) Concave lens of focal length 10 cm
(b) Convex lens of focal length 20 cm
(c) Concave mirror of focal length 10 cm
(d) Concave mirror of focal length 20 cm
Ans. (d) Concave mirror of focal length 20 cm
10. A student conducts an experiment using a convex lens of focal length 20
cm and an object of height 15 cm. He placed the object at 25 cm from the
lens. Can the image be formed on a screen?
(a) yes, because a real image will be formed
(b) no, because a virtual image will be formed
(c) yes, because an erect image will be formed
(d)No because the image is Inverted
Ans. (a) yes, because a real image will be formed
ASSERTION AND REASON
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed
by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
of assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
Q.1. Assertion: A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path.
Reason: In reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.
Answer- (a)
2. Assertion: A convex lens is made of two different materials. A point object is
placed on the principal axis. The number of images formed by the lens will be
two.
Reason : The image formed by convex lens is always virtual.
Answer- (c)
Q.3. Assertion: When a concave mirror is held in water, its focal length will
decrease.
Reason: The focal length of a concave mirror depends on the density the
medium in Which it is placed.
Answer- (d)
Q.4. Assertion: Full length image of a distant object, such as a tall building, can
be seen in a convex mirror.
Reason: A convex mirror has a greater focal length than a concave mirror of the
same aperture.
Answer- (c)
Q.5. Assertion: Higher is the refractive index of the medium, lesser is the
velocity of light in that medium.
Reason: Refractive index of a medium is inversely proportional to the velocity
of light.
Answer- (a)
Case Study Based Questions:
Q.1. Light is a form of energy which induces sensation of vision to our eyes. It
becomes visible when it bounces off on surfaces and hits our eyes. The
phenomenon of bouncing back of light rays in the same medium on striking a
smooth surface is called reflection of light. If parallel beam of incident rays
remains parallel even after reflection and goes only in one direction is known
as regular reflection. It takes place mostly in plane mirrors or highly polished
metal surfaces. The mirror outside the driver side of a vehicle is usually a
spherical mirror and printed on such a mirror is usually the warning "vehicles in
this mirror are closer than they appear."
(i) Which type of mirror is used outside the driver's side of a vehicle?
a) Plane mirror
(b) Concave mirror
(c) Convex mirror
(d) Magic mirror
Answer: C
(ii) No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The
mirror can be
(a) Plane
(b) Concave
(c) convex
(d) Either plane or convex
Answer: D
(iii) If an object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of radius of curvature
60 cm, then find the position of image.
(a) 4 cm
(b) 7.5 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 12.5 cm
Answer: B
(iv) The focal length of the mirror is 12 cm. The radius of curvature is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 36 cm
Answer: B
Q.2. We know that lenses form different types of images when objects are kept
at varying positions. When a ray is incident parallel to the principal axis, then
after refraction, it passes through the focus or appears to come from the
focus.When a ray goes through the optical centre of the lens, it passes without
any deviation. If the object is placed between the focus and optical center of
the convex lens, erect and magnified image is formed. As the object is brought
closer to the convex lens from infinity to focus, the image moves away from the
convex lens from focus to infinity. Also the sizeof the image goes on increasing
and the image is always real and inverted. A concave lens always gives a virtual,
erect and diminished image irrespective of the position of the object.
i. The location of image formed by a convex lens when the object is placed at
infinity is
(a) at focus
(b) at 2F
(c) at optical center
(d) between Fand 2F
Answer: A
ii. When the object is placed at the focus of concave lens, the image formed is
(a)real and smaller
(b) virtual and smaller
(c) virtual and inverted
(d) real and erect
Answer: B
iii. The size of image formed by a convex lens when the object is placed at the
focus of convex lens is
(a) highly magnified
(b) point in size
(c) small
(d) same as that of object
Answer: A
iv. When the object is placed at 2F in front of convex lens, the location of
image is
(a) at F
(b) between F and optical center
(c) at infinity
(d) none of the above
Answer: D
Q.3. The refractive index of a medium with respect to vacuum is called the
absolute refractive index of the medium. It is given by, μ = sin i/sinr
Absolute refractive indices of some of the materials A, B, C and D are given in
the following table:

Medium Refractive Index

A 1.54
B 1.33
C 2.42
D 1.65

i) How is absolute refractive index related to speed of light?

(a)μ = C/vm
(b)μ=cvm
(c)μ=Vm
(d)vμ=c
Answer: D
(ii) In which of the materials given in the above table, light travels fastest?
(a) A
b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Answer: B
(iii) The speed of light in air is 3x108 ms-1 and that in medium A is 2.5 x 10
ms-1. The refractive index of A will be
(a) 1.2
(b) 0.5
(c)4.5
(d)1.5
Answer: A
(iv) When light travels from air to glass,
(a) angle of incidence > angle of refraction
(b) angle of incidence < angle of refraction
(c) angle of incidence = angle of refraction
(d) Can't say
Answer: A
(v) The refractive index of P with respect to Qis 2. Find the refractive index of
Q with respect to P.
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.2
(c) 2
(d) 2.5
Answer: A