NTSE / ASSIGNMENT 1 / LEVEL 1

1. A mirror forms a virtual Image of a real object.

(A) It must be a convex mirror.
(B) It must be a concave mirror
(C) It must be a plane mirror.
(D) It may be any of the mirrors mentioned above.
Answer. A convex mirror always forms a virtual image. A concave
mirror forms a real or virtual image depending on the position of
the object. A plane mirror always forms virtual image behind the
mirror

2. To get an image larger than the object, one can use

(A) a convex mirror but not a concave mirror
(B) a concave mirror but not a convex mirror
(C) either a convex mirror or a concave mirror
(D) a plane mirror
Answer. To get an image larger than the object one can use a
concave mirror because it forms magnified, real or virtual images.

3. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave

mirror. The distance between its image and the pole is
(A) equal to f
(B) between f and 2f
(C) equal to 2f
(D) greater than 20
Answer. When an object is placed at centre of curvature of
concave mirror than the real, inverted image of size same as that
of object is formed at the centre of curvature.
Therefore the image distance = Centre of curvature = 2f.
4. f = R/2 is valid
(A) for convex mirrors but not for concave mirrors
(B) for concave mirrors but not for convex mirrors.
(C) for both convex and concave mirrors.
(D) neither for convex mirrors nor for concave mirrors.
Answer . This is valid for concave and convex mirror because the
radius is 2 times the focal length..

5. Focal length of the eye lens can be adjusted by action of

(A) Ciliary muscles
(B) Choroid
(C) Optical nerves
(D) Retina
Answer. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is
called power of accommodation. This is done by the ciliary
muscles by changing the focal length of eye lens.

6. The splitting of white light into seven colour on passing

through a glass prism is due to.
(A) Refraction
(C) Interference
(B) Reflection
(D) Dispersion
The splitting of white light into several colours on passing through
a glass prism is due to the dispersion of light. The colours
produced are violet,indigo,blue,green,yellow,orange and red.
7. An object 20 cm high is placed at a distance of 90 cm from
a plane mirror, the size of the image will be
(A) 20 cm
(B) 90 cm
(C) 180 cm
(D) 40 cm

8. A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by

(A) Convex mirror
(B) Concave mirror
(C) Plane mirror
(D) None of these

9. The angle of Incidence is the angle between

(A) the incident ray and the surface of the mirror.
(B) the reflected ray and the surface of the mirror.
(C) the normal to the surface and the incident ray.
(D) the normal to the surface and the reflected ray.

10. A point object is placed on the principal axis of a

spherical mirror. The object - distance u is
(A) definitely negative
(B) definitely positive
(C) positive if the object is to the right of the centre of
curvature
(D) positive if the object is to the right of the centre of
curvature.
Answer. definitely negative as spherical mirrors have only one
reflecting surface
11. Two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle of 30, the
number of images formed will be
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 11
(D) infinity
Answer. by the formula :
n = ( 360° / θ ) - 1
where , n = no. of images formed
So , n = ( 360 / 30 ) - 1
=> n = 12 - 1
=> n = 11
∴ There will be 11 images formed when two mirrors are placed at
an angle of 30°.

12. If a person is standing in front of a plane mirror at a

distance of 1 m, what is the distance between the person and
his image ?
(A) 1 m
(B) 2 m
(C) 1.5 m
(D) 2.0 m
Answer. Plane mirror forms the image behind it, at the same
distance as that distance from the object placed in front of the
mirror.
Therefore, 1m + 1m
= 2m

13. Two mirrors are kept in such a way that infinite number of
images are formed. The mirrors are placed
(A) parallel
(B) perpendicular
(C) at an angle of 45°
(D) at an angle of 30°
14. If angle of incidence is 0°, the angle of refraction is
(A) 90°
(B) acute but not zero
(C) obtuse
(D) 0°
Answer. According to the first law of reflection
Angle of incidence = angle of reflection
Therefore, 0° = 0°

15. A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image

smaller than himself This implies the mirror is
(A) plane
(B) concave
(C) convex
(D) none of these
Answer. This implies a convex mirror because the image that is
formed is smaller than the object size in a convex mirror

16. The image which can only be seen by the eye but cannot
be taken on the screen is called
(A) Real
(B) Virtual
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) or (B)

17. If a mirror has a focal length of -20 cm, then it is a

(A) concave mirror
(B) convex mirror
(C) plane mirror
(D) none of these
Answer. If a mirror has a focal length of -15 cm , then it is a
concave mirror.

18. We can see an object from every direction due to

(A) regular refraction
(B) regular reflection
(C) irregular reflection
(D) none of these
Answer. Irregular reflection makes us see all the objects and
everything around us. If light gets regularly reflected then every
object would act like a mirror

19. A body which allows almost all the light to pass through
it and does not reflect any light is :
(A) Transparent body
(B) Opaque
(C) Translucent body
(D) polished surface.

20. The surface area of a mirror available for reflection is

called
(A) aperture
(B) pole
(C) focus
(D) centre of curvature

21.The ________ of a mirror is the centre of which the mirror

is a part.
(A) focus
(B) centre
(C) radius of curvature
(D) pole
22. Mirror used in head light of vehicles
(A) concave mirrors
(B) convex mirrors
(C) plane mirrors
(D) none of these
Answer. Concave mirror has converging power, it can concentrate
the light ray at a particular point. And in night we want highly
concentrated light beam for clear visibility. This is why concave
mirror is used.

23. The type of lens present in human eye is

(A) convex lens
(B) concave lens
(C) plano-convex lens
(D) plano - concave lens
Answer. The lens present in a human eye is a convex lens.

24. If an incident ray passes through the centre of curvature

of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray will
(A) pass through the pole
(B) pass through the focus
(C) retrace its path
(D) be parallel to the principal axis
Answer. An incident ray which passes through the centre of
curvature of the mirror is reflected back along its own path (since
it is normally incident on the mirror).

25. Light is a form of

(A) matter
(B) energy
(C) medium
(D) none of these
26. Shadows are formed because
(A) of curvilinear movement of light rays
(B) of rectilinear propagation of light rays.
(C) light cannot pass through opaque object
(D) Both (B) and (C)

27. The image formed by a plane mirror is:

(A) Real and inverted
(B) Virtual, erect and diminished
(C) Virtual, laterally inverted and of same size
(D) Real and laterally inverted
Answer. The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual, erect and
of the same size as that of the object, such that the object and its
image appear to be be from the same distance from the mirror.

28. For a concave mirror

Column-1 (Object placed at) Column-II (Image is formed

at)
(A) Infinity (P) Infinity
(B) C (Q) F
(C) Between F and C (R) Beyond C
(D) F (S) C

(A) A-P.B-Q, C-R, D-S

(B) A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-P
(C) A-R, B-S, C-P, D-R
(D) A-P. B-Q, C-S, D-R
29. A grounded glass behaves like
(A) a transparent object
(B) an opaque object
(C) a translucent object
(D) both (A) and (B)

30. Blind spot is the junction of the optic nerve and the
retina, where
(A) there no sensory cells are present
(B) sometimes vision is possible
(C) no vision is possible
(D) both (A) and (C)
Answer. At the junction of the optic nerve and the retina, there are
no sensory cells, so no vision is possible at that spot. This is
called the blind spot.