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Part-A

Q-17. Which of the following is not correct?

(a) Light is an electromagnetic wave.

(b) Light travels in a straight line.
(c) Light is a transverse wave.
(d) Light is a longitudinal wave.

Q-18. 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

(a) Greater then unity

(b) Less than unity
(c) Equal to unity
(d) Zero

Q-19. The radius of curvature of concave mirror is 12 cm. Then the focal length will be

(a) 12 cm
(b) 6 cm
(c) -24 cm
(d) -6 cm

Q-20. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be sent by using

(a) A concave mirror

(b) A convex mirror
(c) A plane mirror
(d) Both concave as well as plane mirror

Q-21. A real image is formed by the light rays after reflection or refraction when they

I. Actually meet or intersect with each other.

 II. Actually converge at a point.
III. Appear to meet when they are produced in the backward direction.
IV. Appear to diverge from a point.

Which of the above statement are correct?

(a) (I) and (IV)

(b) (II) and (IV)
(c) (I) and (II)
(d) (II) and (III)

Q-22. Rays from sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an object
be placed so that 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

Q-23. 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

(a) -30 cm
(b) -20 cm
(c) -40 cm
(d) -60 cm

Q-24. To make an image real, inverted and larger than the object with a convex lens of focal length f,
the object should be placed

(a) On the focus of lens

(b) On the distance 2f of lens
(c) Between f and 2f of lens
(d) Between 2f and infinity

Q-34. Assertion Keeping a point object fixed, if a plane mirror is moved the image will also move

Reason In case of a plane mirror, distance of object and its image is equal from any point.

Q-39. Two thin lenses of power 3D and -2D are placed in contact then power and focal length of the
lens combination is

(a) + 2D, + 100 cm

(b) +1D, + 100 cm
(c) +5D, + 20 cm
(d) +1D, - 100 cm
Q-40. Match Column I with Column II and choose the most appropriate option from the codes given
below.

Q-43. Match Column I with Column II and choose the most appropriate option from the codes given
below.

Q-44. In given figure a light ray AB is incident normally on one face PQ of an equilateral glass prism.
Find out the angle at face PR.
 (a) 60˚
(b) 30˚
(c) 45˚
(d) 90˚

Q-45. A ray diagram of refraction through prism is shown. Locate the angle of prism and angle of
deviation, respectively.

(a) 9, 1
(b) 5, 8
(c) 1, 9
(d) 9, 8

Q-46. The orange-reddish appearance of the sun during sunrise and sunset is because of

(a) Dispersion of light

(b) Scattering of light
 (c) Total internal reflection of light
(d) Reflection of light from the earth

Q-47. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a lens shown in
figure?
Case study

Read the following and answer question from (i) to (v).The refraction index of a medium with
respect to vacuum is called absolute refraction index of the medium. It is

Q-57. How is absolute refractive index related to speed of light?

(a) µ = c/vm
(b) µ = cvm
(c) µc = vm
(d) vµ = c
Q-58. In which of the materials given in the above table, light travels fastest?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Q-59. The speed of light in air is 3 x 108 ms-1 and that in medium A is 2.5 x 10 8 ms-1. The refraction
index of A will be

(a) 1.2
(b) 0.5
(c) 4.5
 (d) 1.5

Q-60. 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

Q-61. The refractive index of P with respect to Q is 2. Find the refractive index of Q with respect to P.

(a) 0.5
(b) 0.2
(c) 2
(d) 2.5