WORKSHEET-20

PHYSICS Chapter # 9

FOR FUNGAT ONLY (Worksheet-20)

Topics:- Optical Instruments (Complete)
1. The infrared light used in an optical fibre system has a USE THIS SPACE FOR
wavelength equal to: SCRATCH WORK
A. 3 m B. 5 m
C. 1.3 m D. 6 m
2. The magnification produced by the objective lens and eye-
lens of a compound microscope is 25 and 6 respectively
the magnifying power of this microscope is:
A. 19 B. 150
C. 31 D. 150
3. A compound microscope has an eyepiece of focal length 10
cm and objective of focal length 4 cm. The magnification
of an object which is placed at a distance of 5 cm from the
objective so that the final image is formed at the least
distance of distinct vision (d = 20 cm) is:
A. 14 B. 12
C. 11 D. 13
4. Power of a lens in dioptre is equal to:
A. Focal length in meters
B. Reciprocal of focal length expressed in meters
C. Double of focal length
D. Half the focal length
5. What is the minimum distance between an object and its
real image in a convex lens?
A. 2f B. 4f
C. 3f D. 5f
6. Image formed by a convex lens:
A. Is always real and enlarged
B. Is always real and diminished
C. Is always virtual and enlarged
D. May be real or virtual
7. If a convex and concave lens of same focal length ‘f’ are
placed in contact then the focal length of the resultant
combination will be:
A. 0 B. 4f
f
C. D. Infinity
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8. In Michelson’s experiment the angle subtended by a side of
the eight sided mirror is:
 3
A. B.
4 4
2
C. 2 D.
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9. Due to dispersion effects, white light source is useful for USE THIS SPACE FOR
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____________ in multimode step index fibre:
A. Long distance B. Short distance
C. Very long distance D. None of these
10. A compound microscope has a magnification of 24. The
focal length of the eye-piece is 5 cm. If the final image is
formed at the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm), the
magnification produced by the objective is:
A. 5 B. 25
C. 4 D.10
11. A telescope can be brought in normal adjustment with
two lenses each of focal length “f” if the distance between
them is:
A. f B. 2f
C. 4f D. 6f
12. Total internal reflection can take place when light is
incident from:
A. Glass to air boundary
B. Glass to water boundary
C. Air to glass boundary
D. Both “A” and “B”
13. The refractive index of a material is 1.5. The speed of light
in this medium is
A. 1.5 × 108 ms-1 B. 2.5 × 108 ms-1
C. 2 × 108 ms-1 D. 3 × 107 ms-1
14. A well cut diamond appears bright
A. Because it emits bright light
B. Due to total internal reflection
C. Due to scattering of light
D. None of these
15. The image formed by the objective of a compound
microscope is:
A. Real and enlarged B. Virtual and diminished
C. Virtual and enlarged D. Real and diminished
16. A person using a lens as a simple microscope sees an:
A. Inverted virtual image
B. Upright virtual image
C. Inverted real magnified image
D. Upright real magnified image
17. A lens which converges a parallel beam of light to a single
point is called:
A. Convex lens B. Convexo-concave lens

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C. Concave lens D. Plano-concave lens

18. The centre of the lens (through which a ray of light does USE THIS SPACE FOR
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not change its direction) is known as:
A. Optical centre B. Centre of curvature
C. Focus D. Aperture
19. Colour of light having maximum speed in glass is:
A. Blue B. Yellow
C. Red D. All of these
20. Chromatic aberration can be removed by
A. A combination of two convex lenses
B. A combination of convex lens and concave lenses
C. A combination of two concave lenses
D. None of these
21. In mono-mode step index fibre which power loss is not
possible?
A. Dispersion B. Scattering
C. Multiple reflection D. All of these
22. A monochromatic light passes through a prism. Which of
the following process is not possible:
A. Total internal reflection B. Dispersion
C. Refraction D. None of these
23. With age the near point:
A. Increases B. Remains same
C. Decreases D. None of these
24. Which of the following is a relation for magnification
provided by a convex lens?
h 
A. i B.
ho 
q
C. D. All of these
p
25. A convex lens of focal length 25 cm can act as a magnifying
glass:
A. Of magnification 2
B. Of magnification 6
C. If object is placed at a distance less than 25 cm
D. Both “A” and “C”
26. The final image made by a compound microscope with
respect to primary object is:
A. Virtual, inverted, magnified
B. Virtual, erect, diminished
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D. None of these
27. The length of an astronomical telescope in normal USE THIS SPACE FOR
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adjustment is:
A. fo + fe B. qo + pe
C. Both “A” & “B” D. None of these
28. The far point for human beings is:
A. 25 cm B. 10 cm
C. 100 km D. Infinity
29. Which of the following is relation for refractive index?
c Real depth
A. n  B. n 
v Apparent depth

C. n  D. All of these

30. When light enters into a denser medium then?
A. Speed decreases
B. Frequency remains same
C. Wavelength decreases
D. All of these
31. In an optical fiber we can use __________ as a principle
for transmission:
A. Total internal reflection B. Continuous refraction
C. Both “A” & “B” D. Can’t be sure
32. In multimode graded index fiber the basic principle used
for transmission is:
A. Total internal reflection B. Scattering
C. Continuous refraction D. None of these
33. A convex lens of focal length 5 cm is used in such a way that
image is formed at infinity then the magnification will be
equal to:
A. 5 B. 10
C. 6 D. 15
34. When an object is placed exactly at focus of a convex lens
then final image is formed at:
f
A. 2f B.
2
C. f D. Infinity
35. A convex lens start acting as a magnifying glass (simple
microscope) if the object is placed:
A. At F B. Between “F” & “2F”
C. At 2F D. Between “F” and lens

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ANSWER KEY (Worksheet-20)

1 C 11 B 21 A 31 C
2 B 12 D 22 B 32 C
3 B 13 C 23 A 33 A
4 B 14 B 24 D 34 D This “4f” is the minimum distance
5 B 15 A 25 D 35 D between an object and it’s real image
6 D 16 B 26 A using a convex lens.
7 D 17 A 27 C 6. Answer is “D”
8 A 18 A 28 D
Solution:- A convex lens can act as
9 B 19 C 29 D
concave lens as well by producing a
10 C 20 D 30 D virtual image with a condition that object
is placed within the focal length
SOLUTIONS (magnifying glass or simple microscope)
and for all other locations for which p>f
1. Answer is “C” we always have a real image. Which
Solution:-The wavelength of infrared concludes that image formed by convex
light used in optical fibre system is lens can be real as well as virtual both.
“1.3m”. 7. Answer is “D”
Answer is “B” f1f 2
2. Solution:- f eq   f1  f 2 so
f1  f 2
Solution:- Use relation;
f1  f 2  0 and f eq  
M compound  M objective  M eye piece
8. Answer is “A”
3. Answer is “B” Solution:-

Solution:- Use Relation: Angle subtended by 8-sides = 360 = 2 rad

360 2
q  d  Angle subtended by 1-sides = = rad
M   1   first find “ q ” using 8 8
p  fe 

convex lens formula. Angle subtended by 1-side = 45= rad
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4. Answer is “B” 9. Answer is “B”
1 Solution:-Because of dispersion of white
Solution:- P  light, all the seven components are unable
f
to reach at the receiving end of
5. Answer is “B” multimode step index fibre at same time,
so signal gets distorted. This is the reason
Solution:- Whenever we place object at this fibre is used for shorter distances to
“2F” then image is formed at “2F” and at avoid the above mentioned power loses
this the distance between the object and due to dispersion.
real image is 4f as shown in figure below;
10. Answer is “C”
Solution:- M compound  M   M e

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11. Answer is “B” Solution:- Basic property of convex lens

Solution:- At normal adjustment; which is why convex lens is also known
as a converging lens.
L  f  f
18. Answer is “A”
 f  f e  f so L  2 f
Solution:- Whenever a ray passes
12. Answer is “D” through the optical centre it remains
Solution:- For total internal reflection ray undeviated is an intrinsic property of the
must be in a denser medium and must be convex lens.
about to enter in a rare medium such that 19. Answer is “C”
it must reflect back into same denser
medium which is possible in both the Solution:- v  
cases (i) Glass (denser) to air (less denser)
20. Answer is “D”
boundary (ii) Glass (denser) to water (less
denser boundary) Solution:- Chromatic Aberration is the
13. Answer is “C” effect produced by the referaction of
different wavelengths of light through
Solution:- Use relation:
different angles, resulting in a failure to
c speed of light in vacuum focus.
n 
v speed of light in medium
21. Answer is “A”
14. Answer is “B”
Solution:- In mono-mode fibre we use
Solution:- Because of the total internal mono-chromatic light which cannot be
reflection of light rays inside diamond
dispersed
several times, it appears bright.
15. Answer is “A” 22. Answer is “B”
Solution:- In compound microscope, the Solution:- As it is a mono-chromatic light
object is placed between “F” and “2F” of so it has only one colour which cannot be
objective lens, so the image formed by dispersed further into other colours.
objective is:
23. Answer is “A”
i. Real
ii. Inverted Solution:- With age eye ball gets hard so
“d” increases.
iii. Enlarged
24. Answer is “D”
iv. Away from 2F
16. Answer is “B” Solution:- All are relation of “M”.
Solution:- The basic condition for simple 25. Answer is “D”
microscope or magnifying glass is that the Solution:- When convex lens is used as a
object must be placed within the focal magnifying glass, object is placed within
length i.e,   f ; as a result image will focal length of lens and the magnification
be virtual and erect; is given as:
17. Answer is “A” d 25
M  1  1 2
f 25

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26. Answer is “A” 35. Answer is “D”

Solution:- It must be virtual, magnified Solution:- Basic property convex lens
but will be inverted as object is along +Y-
axis, whereas image is along Y-axis.
27. Answer is “C”
Solution:- Length of telescope in normal
adjustment is:
L  f  f e  q  pe
28. Answer is “D”
Solution:- A human can see upto infinity.
29. Answer is “D”
c
Solution:- n 
v
f
n (when medium changes
f 
f=constant but v  λ)so

n ; where  is wavelength in vacuum

and  is wavelength in medium.
30. Answer is “D”
Solution:- As f = constant, so v  λ, in
denser medium v decreases so λ will also
decrease.
31. Answer is “C”
Solution:- Both can be used for
communication through optical fiber.
32. Answer is “C”
Solution:- As it is graded index fiber so
it’s basic principle is continuous
refraction.
33. Answer is “A”
Solution:- Whenever final image is at
d
infinity use relation: M 
f
34. Answer is “D”
Solution:- Basic property of convex lens

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