CHAPTER WISE TEST
LIGHT
Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 70
1. The refractive indices of four materials A, B, C, and D are 1.33, 1.43, 1.71, and 1.52 respectively. When the light [1]
rays pass from air into these materials, they refract the maximum in:
a) material B b) material A
c) material D d) material C
2. The laws of reflection hold good for [1]
a) convex mirror only b) concave mirror only
c) plane mirror only d) all mirrors irrespective of their shape
3. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected, if the upper half of the lens is wrapped with a black [1]
paper?
a) The brightness of the image will reduce. b) The lower half of the inverted image will
not be formed.
c) The image of upper half of the object will d) The size of the image formed will be one-
not be formed. half of the size of the image due to complete
lens.
4. If the angle of incidence is increased for a pair of air - glass interface, then the angle of refraction will [1]
a) increase b) remains the same
c) decrease d) first increases and then decreases
5. The angle to which an incident ray at an angle θ deviates on getting reflected from a surface are [1]
a) 180 - θ b) 180 - 2θ
c) 2θ d) θ
6. Dispersion of light takes place due to: [1]
a) The difference in refracting surface b) The difference in the wavelength
c) The difference in colour of light d) The difference in the nature of light
7. An object is 100 mm in front of a concave mirror which produces an upright image (erect image). The radius of [1]
curvature of the mirror is:
a) less than 100 mm b) more than 200 mm
c) between 100 mm and 200 mm d) exactly 200 mm
8. Which of the following diagrams give a correct picture? [1]
a) b)
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c) d)
9. A man stands 10 m in front of a large plane mirror. How far must he walk before he is 5 m away from his [1]
image?
a) 8.5 m b) 8.0 m
c) 7.0 m d) 7.5 m
10. When a concave mirror from a real and enlarged image of an object? [1]
a) when the object is placed at F b) when the object places between F and P
c) when the object is placed at 2F d) when the object placed between F and C
11. A lens of focal length 'f ' is cut into two equal parts without affecting its curvature. The two pieces will have [1]
equal focal length of :
f
a) 2
b) f
f
c) d) 2f
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12. A man is standing at a position X in front of a plane mirror, a distance of y metre from the mirror as shown in [1]
figure. When the man moves 5 m away from the mirror, the new distance between the man and his image
becomes 20 metre. What is the value of y?
a) 5 m b) 40 m
c) 10 m d) 20 m
13. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a lens? [1]
a) Clay b) Plastic
c) Water d) Glass
14. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 4
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. The refractive index of air with respect to water will be: [1]
a) 0.50 b) 0.75
c) 0.25 d) 1.75
15. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 60 degree. If the angle of refraction be 32.7 [1]
degree. What will be refractive index of glass assuming sin 60 degree = 0.866 and sin 32.7 degree = 540?
a) 1.603 b) 1.240
c) 1.327 d) 1.540
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16. Which of the following can be used to find the focal length of a lens? [1]
a) object at a distance of 10 cm for a focal b) light from window of our lab
length of 30 cm
c) light from sun d) light from a distant tree
17. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point source is incident on it? [1]
a) Convex mirror as well as concave lens b) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to each
other
c) Concave mirror as well as convex lens d) Concave mirror as well as concave lens
18. A diverging mirror is: [1]
a) a convex mirror b) a shaving mirror
c) a plane mirror d) a concave mirror
19. The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108. If the speed of light in a medium is 2.25 × 108, the absolute refractive [1]
index of the medium is :
a) 5
4
b) 7
c) d)
3 4
2 3
20. In bifocal lenses used for the correction of presbyopia: [1]
a) the upper portion is of concave lens is for b) the upper portion is of convex lens for the
the near vision and lower part is of convex near vision and lower part is of concave lens
lens for the distant vision. for the distant vision.
c) the upper portion is of convex lens for the d) the upper portion is of concave lens for the
distant vision and lower part is of concave distant vision and lower part is of convex
lens for the near vision. lens for the near vision.
21. As the incident angle is increased for a given pair of the medium, the refraction angle will [1]
a) decrease b) remain the same
c) zero d) increase
22. Where should an object be placed in front of a convex lens to get a real image of the size of the object? [1]
a) At 2F b) At Infinity
c) At focus d) Between the optical centre and the focus
23. A ray of light travelling in waterfalls at right angles to the boundary of a parallel-sided glass block, the ray of [1]
light:
a) is refracted away from the normal b) is reflected along the same path
c) does not get refracted d) is refracted towards the normal
24. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media a ray of light incident [1]
obliquely at same angle would bend the most?
a) Glycerine b) Kerosene
c) Water d) Mustard oil
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25. When a ray of light travelling in glass enters into water obliquely: [1]
a) it is refracted towards the normal b) it goes along the normal
c) it is not refracted at all d) it is refracted away from the normal
26. An object is placed 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. The mirror is moved 2 cm towards the object. The distance [1]
between the positions of the original and final images seen in the mirror is:
a) 2 cm b) 10 cm
c) 4 cm d) 22 cm
27. Parallel rays from a distant tree incident on a convex lens from an image of the screen. The diagram correctly [1]
showing the image of the tree on the screen is:
a) b) None of these
c) d)
28. Power of a plane lens is ________. [1]
a) Negative b) Infinity
c) Zero d) Positive
29. A student obtains a blurred image of an object on a screen by using a concave mirror. In order to obtain a sharp [1]
image on the screen, he will have to shift the mirror.
a) towards the screen b) to a position very far away from the screen
c) depending upon the position of the object d) away from the screen
30. The image formed by a concave mirror is real, inverted, and of the same size as the object. The position of the [1]
object must then be:
a) beyond the centre of curvature b) at the centre of curvature
c) at the focus d) between the centre of curvature and focus
31. What should be the position of an object with respect to focus of a convex lens of focal length 20cm, so that its [3]
real and magnified image is obtained?
32. Differentiate between virtual image formed by a concave mirror and of a convex mirror. [3]
33. Observe the following incomplete ray diagram of an object where the image A'B' is formed after refraction from [3]
a convex lens.
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On the basic of above information fill in the blanks.
i. The position of object AB would have been...
ii. Size of the object would have been ... than the size of image.
34. An object is kept at a distance of 18 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm, from a lens of power+5D. (i) In which case or cases [3]
would you get a magnified image? (ii) Which of the magnified image can we get on a screen? (b) List two
widely used applications of a convex lens.
35. The refractive indices 1.0003, 1.31 1.5 respectively of Air, Ice and Benzine in which of these does the light [3]
travels fastest?
36. a. An object is placed in front of a convex lens of focal length f. If the distance of the object from the lens is 2f, [5]
draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image. State two characteristic of image formed.
b. A student has focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. The situation is as
given below:
Length of the flame = 1.5 cm
Focal length of the lens = 12 cm
Distance of the flame from the lens = 18 cm
If the flame is perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens, calculate the values of the following:
a. Distance of the image from the lens
b. Length of the image formed
37. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. The [5]
distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position, and size of the image. Also, find its
magnification.
38. An object 2 cm high is placed at a distance of 16 cm from a concave mirror which produces a real image 3 cm [5]
high.
(i)Find the position of the image.
(ii)What is the focal length of mirror?
39. Write laws of refraction. Explain the same with the help of ray diagram, when a ray of light passes through a [5]
rectangular glass slab.
40. An object 1 cm high is placed on the axis and 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. Find the [5]
position, nature, magnification and size of the image.
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