Work on these Examples

(1) The temperature setting for a bi-metallic strip can be change by:

A. Change the current

B. Moving it close and away from a heating element
C. Change I/p voltage
D. Changing the frequency
E. Change O/P voltage
(2) A mercury vapor lamp gives ……… light.

A. White
B. Pink
C. Yellow
D. Greenish blue
(3) Which one among the following bulbs consumes less power for light of same intensity?

A. Incandescent bulb
B. CFL tube bulb
C. Light emitting diode (LED) bulb.
D. Fluorescent tube bulb
(4) Which of the following lamp is not a discharge lamp?

A. Mercury vapor lamp

B. Sodium vapor lamp
C. Neon lamp
D. Incandescent lamp
(5) One candle power of source of light emits ……….

A. One lumen / steradian

B. One lumen / radian
C. One lumen / watt
D. One lumen / meter
(6) Which lamp has the best color rending index CRI)?

A. Fluorescent
B. Incandescent
C. LED
D. High-pressure sodium vapor
(6) Candela is the unit of …………….

A. Luminous flux
B. Luminous effect
C. Luminous pressure
D. Luminous intensity
(7) The unit of illumination is …………

A. Amperes
B. Lumens
C. Lux
D. Candela
(8) The ratio of luminous flus emitted by a lamp to the power consumed by the lamp is
……………….

A. Lux
B. Luminous Efficiency
C. Illuminance
D. CRI
(9) Tungsten is used to make filaments because:

A. It has a very high melting point

B. It is ductile in texture
C. It is a bad conductor of heat and electricity
D. It has a very melting point
(10) What is the efficiency of a gas-filled tungsten filament lamp?

A. 12 lumens/watt
B. 120 lumens/watt
 C. 200 lumens/watt
D. 9 lumens/watt
(11) which of the following can produce real image?
A. Plane mirror
B. Concave mirror
C. Concave lens
D. More than one of the above
E. None of the above
(12) When the sun is near the horizon during morning or evening, it appears reddish. The
phenomenon that is responsible for this observation is
A. Reflection of light
B. Scattering of light
C. Dispersion of light
D. More than one of the above
E. None of the above
(13) How will you measure the focal length of a spherical mirror?
A. It is the distance between the pole and the principle focus of the mirror.
B. It is the distance between the principle focus and center and of curvature of the mirror.
C. It is the distance between the pole and the center of curvature of the mirror.
D. More than the above
E. None of the above
(14). A periscope makes use of:…………….
A. Three spherical mirrors
B. Two spherical mirrors
C. Two plane mirrors
D. Three plane mirrors
(15). The rearview mirrors of the vehicle should produce
A. Inverted and diminished image
B. Enlarged and inverted image
C. Enlarged and erect image
D. Diminished, virtual and erect image
(16). What will be the power of a concave lens of focal length 5m?
A. 5D
B. -5D
C. 0.2D
D. -0.2D
(17). A bifocal lens is used as a remedy in which of the following defects in the eyes?
A. Hyperopia
B. Presbyopia
C. Astigmatism
D. Myopia
(18) Mirage is an example of?
A. Reflection of light
B. Refraction of light
C. Total internal reflection of light
D. Scattering of light
(19). Which of the following is incorrect about human eye?
A. The iris controls the amount of light entering into the eye
B. Cone cells are sensitive to bright light
C. Rod cells sense color
D. More than one of the above
E. None of the above

(20) A beam of light is shone through the new plastic (from the previous question) at a 30 degree
angle from the normal. Assume that we are testing this new plastic in a vacuum chamber. Using
your knowledge of the refractive index from the previous question, which diagram most
accurately represents how the light will be refracted in the new plastic?
Exp (1)

(i) A 250V lamp has a total flux of 3000 lumens and take s a current of 0.8 ampere from
250 V mains. What is luminous efficiency.
(ii) A luminaire producing a luminous intensity of 1500 candela in all directions below
the horizontal, is suspended 4m above a surface. Calculate the illuminance produced
on the surface immediately below the luminaire

(ii) If the luminaire in Example 1(ii) is raised by 1m, what would the new illuminance be at
the point immediately below the surface?

(iii) Define total internal reflection.

(iv). Explain the angle of deviation due to refraction?

Exp (2)

A new type of transparent plastic has been developed. When light travels through it, it only
travels at 2 × 107 m/s. What is the refractive index (n) of this new plastic?

Exp (3)

A small object is at a distance of 5 cm from a convex lens with a focal length of 6 cm. Calculate

a. The position of the image.

b. Linear magnification produced by the lens

Exp (4)

(i) A light source producing 1500 candela is suspended 2.2 m above a horizontal surface.
Calculate the illumination produced on the surface 2.5 m away
(ii) What is power of a lens?
(iii) What is relative refractive index?
(iv) What is critical angle and total internal reflection?
(v) What is principle of reversibility?
(vi) What are mirage and looming?

Exp (5)

(i) List five properties of light.

(ii) State three types of Reflection

(iii) state the Snell’s law
(iv) What are the three main general light sources?

(v) Define Light.

(vi) Mention the branches of optics and explain?
(vii) What is the wavelength of visible light?
(viii) What is a prism?

Exp (6)

A glass is filled with water up to 12.5 cm. The apparent depth of an

object lying at the bottom of a glass is measured by a microscope to
be 9.4 cm. Calculate the refractive index of water. If water is
replaced by a liquid of refractive index 1.63 up to the same height,
by what distance would the microscope have to move to focus the
object again?

Exp (7)
Two lamps are suspended 10m apart and at a height of 3.5 m above a surface (fig.below). Each
lamp emits 350cd. Calculate.

(a) the illuminance on the surface midway between the lamps,

(b) the illuminance on the surface immediately below each of the lamps.

(b) At PA below lamp A, the illuminance due to lamp A is