Chapter 20

Ray Optics

Only One Option Correct Type Questions

1. In an experiment to determine the focal length (f) of a concave mirror by the u-v method, a student places
the object pin A on the principal axis at a distance x from the pole P. The student looks at the pin and its
inverted image from a distance keeping his/her eye in line with PA. When the student shifts his/her eye towards
left, the image appears to the right of the object pin. Then, [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-1)]
(A) x < f (B) f < x < 2f
(C) x = 2f (D) x > 2f
2. A ray of light traveling in water is incident on its surface open to air. The angle of incidence is , which is
less than the critical angle. Then there will be [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-1)]
(A) Only a reflected ray and no refracted ray
(B) Only a refracted ray and no reflected ray
(C) A reflected ray and a refracted ray and the angle between them would be less than 180° – 2
(D) A reflected ray and a refracted ray and the angle between them would be greater than 180° – 2
3. Two beams of red and violet colours are made to pass separately through a prism (angle of the prism is 60°).
In the position of minimum deviation, the angle of refraction will be [IIT-JEE-2008 (Paper-1)]
(A) 30° for both the colours (B) Greater for the violet colour
(C) Greater for the red colour (D) Equal but not 30° for both the colours
4. A light beam is traveling from Region I to Region IV (Refer Figure). The refractive index in Regions I, II, III and
n0 n0 n0
IV are n0, , and , respectively. The angle of incidence  for which the beam just misses entering
2 6 8
Region IV is [IIT-JEE-2008 (Paper-2)]

Region I Region II Region III Region IV

 n0 n0 n0
n0 2 6 8

0 0.2 m 0.6 m
1 3 1  1
(A) sin   (B) sin  
4 8

1  1 1  1
(C) sin   (D) sin  
4 3
5. A ball is dropped from a height of 20 m above the surface of water in a lake. The refractive index of water is 4/
3. A fish inside the lake, in the line of fall of the ball, is looking at the ball. At an instant, when the ball is 12.8
m above the water surface, the fish sees the speed of ball as [Take g = 10 m/s2] [IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-1)]
(A) 9 m/s (B) 12 m/s
(C) 16 m/s (D) 21.33 m/s
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6. A light ray travelling in glass medium is incident on glass-air interface at an angle of indcidence . The reflected
(R) and transmitted (T) intensities, both as function of , are plotted. The correct sketch is
[IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-2)]

100% 100%
T T

Intensity
Intensity

(A) (B)
R R
0  90° 0  90°

100% 100%
T T
Intensity

Intensity
(C) (D)
R R
0  90° 0  90°

7. A bi-convex lens is formed with two thin plano convex lenses as shown in the figure. Refractive index n of the
first lens is 1.5 and that of the second lens is 1.2. Both the curved surfaces are of the same radius of curvature
R = 14 cm. For this bi-convex lens, for an object distance of 40 cm, the image distance will be
[IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-1)]

n = 1.5
n = 1.2

R = 14 cm

(A) –280.0 cm (B) 40.0 cm

(C) 21.5 cm (D) 13.3 cm

8. The image of an object, formed by a plano-convex lens at a distance of 8 m behind the lens, is real and is
2
one-third the size of the object. The wavelength of light inside the lens is times
3
the wavelength in free space. The radius of the curved surface of the lens is [JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-1)]
(A) 1 m (B) 2 m
(C) 3 m (D) 6 m

1 ˆ
9. A ray of light travelling in the direction (i  3 jˆ) is incident on a plane mirror. After reflection, it travels along
2
1 ˆ
the direction (i – 3 ˆj ) . The angle of incidence is [JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-1)]
2
(A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) 60° (D) 75°

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10. A point source S is placed at the bottom of a transparent block of height 10 mm and refractive index 2.72.
It is immersed in a lower refractive index liquid as shown in the figure. It is found that the light emerging from
the block to the liquid forms a circular bright spot of diameter 11.54 mm on the top of the block. The refractive
index of the liquid is [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-2)]

Liquid

Block

(A) 1.21 (B) 1.30

(C) 1.36 (D) 1.42
11. A parallel beam of light is incident from air at an angle  on the side PQ of a right-angled triangular prism of
refractive index n  2 . Light undergoes total internal reflection in the prism at the face PR when  has a
minimum value of 45°. The angle  of the prism is [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]




n= 2
Q R

(A) 15° (B) 22.5°

(C) 30° (D) 45°
12. An extended object is placed at point O, 10 cm in front of a convex lens L1 and a concave lens L2 is placed
10 cm behind it, as shown in the figure. The radii of curvature of all the curved surfaces in both the lenses
are 20 cm. The refractive index of both the lenses is 1.5. The total magnification of this lens system is
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-1)]
L1 L2
(A) 0.4
(B) 0.8

(C) 1.3

(D) 1.6
O

10 cm 10 cm

One or More Option(s) Correct Type Questions

13. A ray OP of monochromatic light is incident on the face AB of prism ABCD near vertex B at an incident angle
of 60° (see figure). If the refractive index of the material of the prism is 3 , which of the following is/are
correct? [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-1)]
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B
O
60°
C
P
135°

90° 75°
A D

(A) The ray gets totally internally reflected at face CD

(B) The ray comes out through face AD
(C) The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is 90°
(D) The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is 120°
14. A transparent thin film of uniform thickness and refractive index n1 = 1.4 is coated on the convex spherical
surface of radius R at one end of a long solid glass cylinder of refractive index n2 = 1.5, as shown in the figure.
Rays of light parallel to the axis of the cylinder traversing through the film from air to glass get focused at
distance f1 from the film, while rays of light traversing from glass to air get focused at distance f2 from the
film. Then [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-1)]
n1

Air n2

(A) |f1| = 3R (B) |f1| = 2.8R

(C) |f2| = 2R (D) |f2| = 1.4R
15. Two identical glass rods S1 and S2 (refractive index = 1.5) have one convex end of radius of curvature 10 cm.
They are placed with the curved surfaces at a distance d as shown in the figure, with their axes (shown by
the dashed line) aligned. When a point source of light P is placed inside rod S1 on its axis at a distance of
50 cm from the curved face, the light rays emanating from it are found to be parallel to the axis inside S2.
The distance d is [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]

S1 S2
P
50 cm d

(A) 60 cm (B) 70 cm
(C) 80 cm (D) 90 cm
16. A plano-convex lens is made of a material of refractive index n. When a small object is placed 30 cm away
in front of the curved surface of the lens, an image of double the size of the object is produced. Due to reflection
from the convex surface of the lens, another faint image is observed at a distance of 10 cm away from the
lens. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true? [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]
(A) The refractive index of the lens is 2.5
(B) The radius of curvature of the convex surface is 45 cm
(C) The faint image is erect and real
(D) The focal length of the lens is 20 cm
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17. A transparent slab of thickness d has a refractive index n(z) that increases with z. Here z is the vertical distance
inside the slab, measured from the top. The slab is placed between two media with uniform refractive indices
n1 and n2 (> n1), as shown in the figure. A ray of light is incident with angle i from medium 1 and emerges
in medium 2 with refraction angle f with a lateral displacement l. [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]

n1 = constant i
1
z n(z)
d

2
n2 = constant l f

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?

(A) l is dependent on n(z) (B) n1 sini = (n2 – n1) sinf
(C) n1 sini = n2 sinf (D) l is independent of n2
18. For an isosceles prism of angle A and refractive index , it is found that the angle of minimum deviation
m = A. Which of the following options is/are correct? [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-1)]
(A) For the angle of incidence i1 = A, the ray inside the prism is parallel to the base of the prism
(B) At minimum deviation, the incident angle i1 and the refracting angle r1 at the first refracting surface are
related by r1 = (i1/2)
(C) For this prism, the emergent ray at the second surface will be tangential to the surface when the angle

 A 
of incidence at the first surface is i1  sin–1 sin A 4 cos2 – 1 – cos A 
 2 

1 
(D) For this prism, the refractive index  and the angle of prism A are related as A  cos –1  
2 2
19. A wire is bent in the shape of a right angled triangle and is placed in front of a concave mirror of focal length f, as
shown in the figure. Which of the figures shown in the four options qualitatively represent(s) the shape of the image
of the bent wire? (These figures are not to scale). [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-2)]

45°
f f
2

(A)  > 45° (B)




(C) 0 <  < 45° (D)


20. A thin convex lens is made of two materials with refractive indices n1 and n2, as shown in figure. The radius
of curvature of the left and right spherical surfaces are equal. f is the focal length of the lens when n1 = n2 =
n. The focal length is f + f when n1 = n and n2 = n + n. Assuming n << (n – 1) and 1 < n < 2, the correct
statement(s) is/are, [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-1)]

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n1 n2

f n
(A) 
f n
f n
(B) The relation between and remains unchanged if both the convex surfaces are replaced by concave
f n
surfaces of the same radius of curvature.

n f
(C) If < 0 then >0
n f

(D) For n = 1.5, n = 10–3 and f = 20 cm, the value of f will be 0.02 cm (round off to 2nd decimal place).

21. Three glass cylinders of equal height H = 30 cm and same refractive index n = 1.5 are placed on a horizontal
surface as shown in figure. Cylinder I has a flat top, cylinder II has a convex top and cylinder III has a concave
top. The radii of curvature of the two curved tops are same (R = 3 m). If H1, H2, and H3 are the apparent depths
of a point X on the bottom of the three cylinders, respectively, the correct statement(s) is/are:
[JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]

I II III

H H H

X X X

(A) 0.8 cm < (H2 – H1) < 0.9 cm (B) H2 > H3

(C) H3 > H1 (D) H2 > H1
22. A wide slab consisting of two media of refractive indices n1 and n2 is placed in air as shown in the figure.
1
A ray of light is incident from medium n1 to n2 at an angle , where sin  is slightly larger than n . Take
1
refractive index of air as 1. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-1)]
air
n2

n1

(A) The light ray enters air if n2 = n1

(B) The light ray is finally reflected back into the medium of refractive index n1 if n2 < n1
(C) The light ray is finally reflected back into the medium of refractive index n1 if n2 > n1
(D) The light ray is reflected back into the medium of refractive index n1 if n2 = 1
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23. For a prism of prism angle  = 60º, the refractive indices of the left half and the right half are, respectively,
n1 and n2 (n2  n1) as shown in the figure. The angle of incidence i is chosen such that the incident light
rays will have minimum deviation if n1 = n2 = n = 1.5. For the case of unequal refractive indices, n1 = n and
n2 = n + n (where n << n), the angle of emergence e = i + e. Which of the following statement(s) is(are)
correct? [JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-2)]

n1 n2

(A) The value of e (in radians) is greater than that of n

(B) e is proportional to n

(C) e lies between 2.0 and 3.0 milliradians, if n = 2.8 × 10–3

(D) e lies between 1.0 and 1.6 milliradians, if n = 2.8 × 10–3

24 Three plane mirrors form an equilateral triangle with each side of length L. There is a small hole at a distance
l > 0 from one of the corners as shown in the figure. A ray of light is passed through the hole at an angle
 and can only come out through the same hole. The cross section of the mirror configuration and the ray
of light lie on the same plane.

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct? [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-1)]

(A) The ray of light will come out for  = 30°, for 0 < l < L.

L
(B) There is an angle for l  at which the ray of light will come out after two reflections.
2

L
(C) The ray of light will NEVER come out for = 60°, and l  .
3

L
(D) The ray of light will come out for = 60°, and 0 < l < after six reflections.
2

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Linked Comprehension Type Questions

Paragraph for Q. Nos. 25 to 27
The figure shows a surface XY separating two transparent media, medium-1 and medium-2. The lines ab and cd
represent wavefronts of a light wave travelling in medium-1 and incident on XY. The lines ef and gh represent
wavefronts of the light wave in medium-2 after refraction. [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-2)]
b d

medium-1

a c
X Y
f h

medium-2
e g
Choose the correct answer :
25. Light travels as a
(A) Parallel beam in each medium
(B) Convergent beam in each medium
(C) Divergent beam in each medium
(D) Divergent beam in one medium and convergent beam in the other medium
26. The phases of the light wave of c, d, e and f are c, d, e and f respectively. It is given that c f
(A) c cannot be equal to d (B) d can be equal to e
(C) (d – f) is equal to (c – e) (D) (d – c) is not equal to (f – e)
27. 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
Paragraph for Q. Nos. 28 and 29
Most materials have the refractive index, n > 1. So, when a light ray from air enters a naturally occurring material,

sin 1 n2
then by Snell’s law,  , it is understood that the refracted ray bends towards the normal. But it never
sin 2 n1

emerges on the same side of the normal as the incident ray. According to electromagnetism, the refractive index

c 
of the medium is given by the relation, n      r r , where c is the speed of electromagnetic waves in
v
vacuum, v its speed in the medium,  r and r are the relative permittivity and permeability of the medium
respectively.
In normal materials, both r and r are positive, implying positive n for the medium. When both r and r are
negative, one must choose the negative root of n. Such negative refractive index materials can now be artificially
prepared and are called meta-materials. They exhibit significantly different optical behavior, without violating any
physical laws. Since n is negative, it results in a change in the direction of propagation of the refracted light.
However, similar to normal materials, the frequency of light remains unchanged upon refraction even in meta-
materials. [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-2)]

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Choose the correct answer :

28. Choose the correct statement.
(A) The speed of light in the meta-material is v = c|n|
c
(B) The speed of light in the meta-material is v 
n
(C) The speed of light in the meta-material is v = c
(D) The wavelength of the light in the meta-material (m) is given by m = air|n|, where air is the wavelength of the
light in air
29. For light incident from air on a meta-material, the appropriate ray diagram is

Air 1 Air 1

(A) (B)
2
Meta-material Meta-material
2

Air Air 1

(C) (D)
Meta-material
Meta-material 2
2

Paragraph for Q. Nos. 30 and 31

Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder
of refractive index n1 surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index n2. The light guidance in the structure takes
place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media n1 and n2 as shown in the figure. All
rays with the angle of incidence i less than a particular value im are confined in the medium of refractive index n1.
The numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as sin im. [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-2)]
n 1 < n2

Air Cladding n2

 Core
i n1

Choose the correct answer :

30. For two structure namely S1 with n1  45 / 4 and n2 = 3/2, and S2 with n1 = 8/5 and n2 = 7/5 and taking the
refractive index of water to be 4/3 and that of air to be 1, the correct option(s) is(are)
16
(A) NA of S1 immersed in water is the same as that of S2 immersed in a liquid of refractive index
3 15
6
(B) NA of S1 immersed in liquid of refractive index is the same as that of S2 immersed in water
15
4
(C) NA of S1 placed in air is the same as that of S2 immersed in liquid of refractive index
15
(D) NA of S1 placed in air is the same as that of S2 placed in water

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31. If two structure of same cross-sectional area, but different numerical apertures NA1 and NA2(NA2 < NA1) are joined
longitudinally, the numerical aperture of the combined structure is
NA1 NA2
(A) (B) NA1 + NA2
NA1  NA2
(C) NA1 (D) NA2
Matrix-Match / Matrix Based Type Questions
32. An optical component and an object S placed along its optic axis are given in Column I. The distance between
the object and the component can be varied. The properties of images are given in Column II. Match all the
properties of images from Column II with the appropriate components given in Column I. Indicate your answer
by darkening the appropriate bubbles of the 4 × 4 matrix given in the ORS. [IIT-JEE-2008 (Paper-2)]
Column I Column II

S
(A) (p) Real Image

S
(B) (q) Virtual image

S
(C) (r) Magnified image

(D) S (s) Image at infinity

33. Two transparent media of refractive indices 1 and 3 have a solid lens shaped transparent material of refractive
index 2 between them as shown in figures in Column II. A ray traversing these media is also shown in figures.
In Column I different relationships between 1, 2 and 3 are given. Match them to the ray diagrams shown
in Column II. [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-2)]
Column I Column II

(A) 1 < 2 (p) 2 1

3

(B) 1 > 2 (q) 3 2 1

(C) 2 = 3 (r) 3  1
2

(D) 2 > 3 (s)

3 2 1

(t) 3 2 1

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34. A right angled prism of refractive index 1 is placed in a rectangular block of refractive index 2, which is
surrounded by a medium of refractive index 3, as shown in the figure. A ray of light e enters the rectangular
block at normal incidence. Depending upon the relationships between 1, 2 and 3, it takes one of the four
possible paths 'ef ', 'eg', 'eh' or 'ei'. [JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-2)]

45°
e g

1 h
i

2 3

Match the paths in List I with conditions of refractive indices in List II and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
P. e  f 1. 1  2 2
Q. e  g 2. 2  1 and 2  3
R. e  h 3. 1  2

S. e  i 4. 2  1  2 2 and 2  3
Codes :
P Q R S
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 4 1
35. Four combinations of two thin lenses are given in List I. The radius of curvature of all curved surfaces is r
and the refractive index of all the lenses is 1.5. Match lens combinations in List I with their focal length in
List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-2)]
List-I List-II

P. 1. 2r

r
Q. 2.
2

R. 3. –r

S. 4. r

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Code :
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
(B) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
(D) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
36. List I contains four combinations of two lenses (1 and 2) whose focal lengths (in cm) are indicated in the
figures. In all cases, the object is placed 20 cm from the first lens on the left, and the distance between the
two lenses is 5 cm. List II contains the positions of the final images.
[JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-1)]
List I List II
f = +10 +15

(I). P. Final image is formed at 7.5 cm on the right side of

O
1 2
lens 2.
20 cm 5 cm

f = +10 –10
(II). Q. Final image is formed at 60.0 cm on the right side of
O lens 2.
1 2
20 cm 5 cm

f = +10 –20

(III). O R. Final image is formed at 30.0 cm on the left side of

1 2
lens 2.

20 cm 5 cm

f = –20 +10

(IV). O S. Final image is formed at 6.0 cm on the right side of

1 2
lens 2.

20 cm 5 cm (T) Final image is formed at 30.0 cm on the right side of

lens 2.
Which one of the following options is correct?
(A) (I)  P; (II)  R; (III)  Q; (IV)  T
(B) (I)  Q; (II)  P; (III)  T; (IV)  S
(C) (I)  P; (II)  T; (III)  R; (IV)  Q
(D) (I)  T; (II)  S; (III)  Q; (IV)  R

Integer / Numerical Value Type Questions

37. The focal length of a thin biconvex lens is 20 cm. When an object is moved from a distance of 25 cm in front of

m25
it to 50 cm, the magnification of its image changes from m25 to m50. The ratio is [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-1)]
m50

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38. Image of an object approaching a convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 m along its optical axis is observed
25 50
to move from m to m in 30 seconds. What is the speed of the object in km per hour?
3 7
[IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-2)]
39. A large glass slab ( = 5/3) of thickness 8 cm is placed over a point source of light on a plane surface. It is
seen that light emerges out of the top surface of the slab from a circular area of radius R cm. What is the
value of R? [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-2)]

4 7
40. Water (with refractive index = ) in a tank is 18 cm deep. Oil of refractive index lies on water making a
3 4
convex surface of radius of curvature 'R = 6 cm' as shown. Consider oil to act as a thin lens. An object 'S' is
placed 24 cm above water surface. The location of its image is at 'x' cm above the bottom of the tank. Then
'x' is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-2)]
S

 = 1.0
R = 6 cm
 = 7/4

 = 4/3

41. Consider a concave mirror and a convex lens (refractive index = 1.5) of focal length 10 cm each, separated
by a distance of 50 cm in air (refractive index = 1) as shown in the figure. An object is placed at a distance
of 15 cm from the mirror. Its erect image formed by this combination has magnification M1. When the set-up

7 M2
is kept in a medium of refractive index , the magnification becomes M2. The magnitude is
6 M1

[JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]

15 cm

50 cm

42. The monochromatic beam of light is incident at 60° on one face of an equilateral prism of refractive index n

and emerges from the opposite face making an angle (n) with the normal (see the figure). For n = 3 the
d
value of  is 60° and = m. The value of m is [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-2)]
dn

60°


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43. A monochromatic light is travelling in a medium of refractive index n = 1.6. It enters a stack of glass layers from the
bottom side at an angle  = 30º. The interfaces of the glass layers are parallel to each other. The refractive indices
of different glass layers are monotonically decreasing as nm = n – mn, where nm is the refractive index of the mth
slab and n = 0.1 (see the figure). The ray is refracted out parallel to the interface between the
(m – 1)th and mth slabs from the right side of the stack. What is the value of m? [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-1)]
m n – mn
m–1 n – (m – 1)n

3 n – 3n
2 n – 2n
1 n – n
n


44. Sunlight of intensity 1.3 kW m–2 is incident normally on a thin convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Ignore the
energy loss of light due to the lens and assume that the lens aperture size is much smaller than its focal
length. The average intensity of light, kW m –2, at a distance 22 cm from the lens on the other side is
_________. [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-1)]
45. A planar structure of length L and width W is made of two different optical media of refractive indices n1 =
1.5 and n2 = 1.44 as shown in figure. If L >> W, a ray entering from end AB will emerge from end CD only if
the total internal reflection condition is met inside the structure, For L = 9.6 m, if the incident angle  is varied,
the maximum time taken by a ray to exit the plane CD is t × 10–9 s, where t is_____.
[Speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s] [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-1)]

n2 C
A
Air n1 W

B n2 D
L

46. A monochromatic light is incident from air on a refracting surface of a prism of angle 75° and refractive index

n0  3 . The other refracting surface of the prism is coated by a thin film of material of refractive index n as
shown in figure. The light suffers total internal reflection at the coated prism surface for an incidence angle of
  60°. The value of n2 is _______. [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]

Air
75°

n

n0  3

47. An optical bench has 1.5 m long scale having four equal divisions in each cm. While measuring the focal length
of a convex lens, the lens is kept at 75 cm mark of the scale and the object pin is kept at 45 cm mark. The
image of the object pin on the other side of the lens overlaps with image pin that is kept at 135 cm mark.
In this experiment, the percentage error in the measurement of the focal length of the lens is _______.
[JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]

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48. A large square container with thin transparent vertical walls and filled with water  refractive index  is kept
 3
on a horizontal table. A student holds a thin straight wire vertically inside the water 12 cm from one of its
corners, as shown schematically in the figure. Looking at the wire from this corner, another student sees two
images of the wire, located symmetrically on each side of the line of sight as shown. The separation (in cm)
between these images is ____________. [JEE (Adv)-2020 (Paper-2)]

O Line of sight

12 cm

2
49. A rod of length 2 cm makes an angle rad with the principal axis of a thin convex lens. The lens has a
3

40
focal length of 10 cm and is placed at a distance of cm from the object as shown in the figure. The height
3

30 3
of the image is cm and the angle made by it with respect to the principal axis is  rad. The value of
13


 is rad, where n is _______. [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-1)]
n

50. Consider a configuration of n identical units, each consisting of three layers. The first layer is a column of

1 3 1
air of height h  cm, and the second and third layers are of equal thickness d  cm, and refractive
3 2

3
indices 1  and 2  3, respectively. A light source O is placed on the top of the first unit, as shown
2
in the figure. A ray of light from O is incident on the second layer of the first unit at an angle of  = 60° to
the normal. For a specific value of n, the ray of light emerges from the bottom of the configuration at a

8
distance I  cm, as shown in the figure. The value of n is _______. [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-2)]
3

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h 
Air
d 1
2
n units
h Air

51. An object and a concave mirror of focal length f = 10 cm both move along the principal axis of the mirror
with constant speeds. The object moves with speed V0 = 15 cm s–1 towards the mirror with respect to a
laboratory frame. The distance between the object and the mirror at a given moment is denoted by u. When
u = 30 cm, the speed of the mirror Vm is such that the image is instantaneously at rest with respect to the
laboratory frame, and the object forms a real image. The magnitude of Vm is _____ cm s–1.

[JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-2)]

vm
v0

  

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