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Q.1
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The focal length of convex lens is 2.5 cm. Its magnifying power for minimum distance of
distinct vision will be
(1) 25 (2) 52 (3) 11 (4) 1.1

Q.2 An astronomical telescope of magnifying power 8 is made using two lenses spaced 45 cm
apart. The focal length of the lenses used are
(1) F = 40 cm, f = 5 cm (2) F = 8 cm, f = 5 cm
(3) F = 5 cm, f = 47 cm (4) F = 20 cm, f = 5 cm

Q.3 The magnification by objective of a compound microscope is 7 if magnifying power of the

microscope is 35, then the magnifying power of eyepiece will be
(1) 245 (2) 5 (3) 28 (4) 42

Q. 4 An astronomical telescope has focal lengths 100 and 10 cm of objective and eyepiece lens
respectively when final image is formed at least distance of distinct vision, magnification
power of telescope will be
(1) –10 (2) –11 (3) –14 (4) –15

Q.5 If tube length of astronomical telescope is 105 cm and magnifying power is 20 for normal
setting. Calculate the focal length of objective
(1) 100 cm (2) 10 cm (3) 20 cm (4) 25 cm

Q. 6 Least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm. What will be magnifying power of simple
microscope of focal length 5 cm, if final image is formed at minimum distance of distinct
vision
1 1
(1) (2) 5 (3) (4) 6
5 6
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Q.7 In a compound microscope, the intermediate image, in normal use is
(1) Virtual, erect and magnified (2) Real, erect and magnified
(3) Real, inverted and magnified (4) Virtual, inverted and magnified

Q. 8 The focal lengths of the objective and eye-piece of a telescope are respectively 100 cm and 2
cm. The moon subtends and angle of 0.5° at the eye. If it is looked through the telescope,
the angle subtended by the moon’s image will be
(1) 100° (2) 50° (3) 25° (4) 10°

Q.9 In a laboratory four convex lenses L1, L2, L3 and L4 of focal lengths 2, 4, 6 and 8 cm
respectively are available. Two of these lenses form a telescope of length 10 cm and
magnifying power 4. The objective and eye lenses are
(1) L2, L3 (2) L1, L4 (3) L3, L2 (4) L4, L1

Q.10 The maximum magnifying power of a simple microscope is 6.The focal length of its lens in
metres will be if least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm
(1) 0.05 (2) 0.06 (3) 0.25 (4) 0.12

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Q.11 An astronomical telescope has a magnifying power 10. The focal length of eyepiece is 20 cm.
The focal length of objective is
1 1
(1) 2 cm (2) 200 cm (3) cm (4) cm
2 200
Q.12 A telescope has an objective lens of focal length 200 cm and an eye piece with focal length 2
cm. If his telescope is used to see a 50 meter tall building at a distance of 2 km, what is the
height of the image of the building formed by the objective lens
(1) 5 cm (2) 10 cm (3) 1 cm (4) 2 cm

Q.13 The focal length of the objective of a microscope is -

(1) Greater than the focal length of eye piece
(2) Lesser than the focal length of the eye piece
(3) Equal to the focal length of the eye piece
(4) Any of (A) (B) and (C)
Q.14 When length of a microscope tube increases its magnifying power -
(1) Decreases
(2) Increase
(3) Does not change
(4) May increase or decrease
Q.15 In a simple microscope, if the final image is located at infinity then its magnifying power-
(1) 25/F (2) 25/D (3) F/25 (4) (1+ 25/F)
Q. 16 The magnifying power of compound microscope in terms of the magnification m0 due to
objective, and the magnification power mE by the eye-piece is given by -
m0
(1) (2) m0 × mE (3) m0 + mE (4) m0 – mE
mE

Q. 17 The final image produced by a compound microscope is -

(1) real and erect
(2) virtual and erect
(3) virtual and inverted
(4) real and inverted
Q.18 In which of the following the length of the tube is equal to the sum of the focal lengths of the
field and eye lenses -
(1) Astronomical telescope
(2) Galilean telescope
(3) Terrestrial telescope
(4) Microscope
Q.19 Two convex lenses of focal length 0.3 m and 0.05 m are used to make a telescope. The distance
kept between them in normal adjustment is equal to -
(1) 0.35 m (2) 0.25 m (3) 0.175 m (4) 0.15 m

Q.20 An astronomical telescope has a magnifying power 10. The focal length of the eye piece is 20 cm.
the focal length of the objective is -
(1) 2 cm (2) 200 cm (3) (1/2) cm (4) (1/200) cm

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Q.21 The magnifying power of an astronomical telescope can be increased, if we-
(1) Increase the focal length of the objective
(2) Increase of the focal length of the eye piece
(3) Decrease the focal length of the objective
(4) Decrease the focal length of the objective and at the same time increase the focal length of
the eye piece.

Q. 22 The resolving power of a telescope depends upon-

(1) length of telescope
(2) focal length of objective
(3) diameter of objective
(4) focal length of the eye piece

Q. 23 If an astronomical telescope has objective and eye-pieces of focal lengths 200 cm and 4cm
respectively, then the magnifying power of the telescope for the normal vision is -
(1) 42 (2) 50 (3) 58 (4) 204

Q.24 In question no. 48, the length of the telescope for normal vision, is -
(1) 204 cm (2) 200 cm (3) 196 cm (4) 203.45 cm

Q.25 In question no.48, the magnifying power of the telescope for least distance of distinct vision is-
(1) 42 (2) 50 (3) 58 (4) 204

Q.26 In question no.48, the length of the telescope for least distance of distinct vision is
(1) 204 cm (2) 200 cm (3) 196 cm (4) 203.45 cm

Q.27 The objective of a small telescope has focal length 120 cm and diameter 5 cm. The focal length of
the eye piece is 2 cm. The magnifying power of the telescope for distant object is -
(1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 60 (4) 300

Q.28 To remove myopia (short sightedness) a lens of power 0.66 D is required. The distant point
of the eye is approximately
(1) 100 cm (2) 151.5 cm (3) 50 cm (4) 25 cm

Q.29 The distance between the objective lens and the eye lens of an astronomical telescope when
adjusted for parallel light is 100 cm. The measured value of the magnification is 19. The focal
lengths of the lenses are -
(1) 85 and 15 cm (2) 82 and 18 cm (3) 95 and 5 cm (4) 50 and 50 cm

Q.30 A Galilean telescope measures 9 cm from the objective to the eye-piece. The focal length of the
objective is 15 cm. Its magnifying power is -
(1) 2.5 (2) 2/5 (3) 5/3 (D) 0.4

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An astronomical telescope has an angular magnification of magnitude 5 for distant objects. The
separation between the objective and the eye- piece is 36 cm and the final image is formed at
infinity. The focal length f0 of the objective and fe of the eye-piece are -
(1) f0 = 45 cm and fe = – 9 cm
(2) f0 = 50 cm and fe = 10 cm
(3) f0 = 7.2 cm and fe = 5 cm
(4) f0 = 30 cm and fe = 6 cm

Q.32 Minimum and maximum distance should be for clear vision of healthy eye
(1) 100 cm and 500 cm (2) Infinite and 25 cm
(3) 25 cm and 100 cm (4) 25 cm and infinite

Q.33 A person can see clearly only upto a distance of 25 cm. He wants to read a book placed at a
distance of 50 cm. What kind of lens does he require for his spectacles and what must be its
power?
(1) Concave, –1.0 D (2) Convex, +1.5 D (3) Concave, –2.0 D (4) Convex + 2.0 D

Q.34 A person cannot see the objects beyond 50 cm. The power of a lens to correct this vision will
be
(1) +2D (2) – 2D (3) +5D (4) 0.5 D

Q.35 A myopic person cannot see objects lying beyond 2 m. The focal length and power of the
lens required to remove this defect will be
(1) 1 m and 0.5 D (2) – 2 m and – 0.5 D
(3) 0.5 m and 0.5 D (4) –0.5 and 0.5 D

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Answer Key

Q.1) 3 Q.2) 1 Q.3) 2 Q.4) 3 Q.5) 1

Q.6) 4 Q.7) 3 Q.8) 3 Q.9) 4 Q.10) 1
Q.11) 2 Q.12) 1 Q.13) Q.14) 1 Q.15) 1
Q.16) 2 Q.17) 3 Q.18) 1 Q.19) 1 Q.20) 2
Q.21) 1 Q.22) 3 Q.23) 2 Q.24) 1 Q.25) 3
Q.26) 4 Q.27) 3 Q.28) 2 Q.29) 3 Q.30) 1
Q.31) 4 Q.32) 4 Q.33) 3 Q.34) 2 Q.35) 2

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