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CH - 9 Light Reflection and Refraction

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CH - 9 Light Reflection and Refraction

The document contains a series of questions related to the concepts of light reflection and refraction, primarily focusing on mirrors and lenses. It covers topics such as image formation, magnification, and the properties of different types of mirrors and lenses. Each question presents multiple-choice answers, testing the understanding of optical principles.

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CH - 9 LIGHT REFLECTION AND REFRACTION

Question 1:
An object is placed 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. The mirror is moved 2 cm towards the
object. The distance between the positions of the original and final images seen in the
mirror is:
(a) 2 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 22 cm
Question 2:
Focal length of plane mirror is
(a) At infinity
(b) Zero
(c) Negative
(d) None of these
Question 3:
Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point source is
incident on it?
(a) Concave mirror as well as convex lens
(b) Convex mirror as well as concave lens
(c) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to each other
(d) Concave mirror as well as concave lens
Question 4:
In order to obtain a magnification of, -0.6 (minus 0.6) with a concave mirror, the object
must be placed:
(a) At the focus
(b) Between pole and focus
(c) Between focus and center of curvature
(d) Beyond the center of curvature
Question 5:
A ray of light that strikes a plane mirror PQ at an angle of incidence of 30o, is reflected from
the plane mirror and then strikes a second plane mirror QR placed at right angles to the
first mirror. The angle of reflection at the second mirror is:
(a) 30o
(b) 45o
(c) 60o
(d) 90o

Question 6:
Image formed by plane mirror is
(a) Real and erect

(b) Real and inverted


(c) Virtual and erect
(d) Virtual and inverted
Question 7:
A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror. A 5 mm long image
of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the mirror. The focal length of this mirror is
(a) -30 cm
(b) -20 cm
(c) -40cm
(d) -60 cm
Question 8:
A man runs towards the plane mirror at 2 m/s. The relative speed of his image
with respect to him will be:
(a) 4 ms−1
(b) 2 ms−1
(c) 8 ms−1
(d) 10 ms−1
Question 9:
An object is placed at 100 mm in front of a concave mirror which produces an upright
image (erect image). The radius of curvature of the mirror is:
(a) Less than 100 mm
(b) Between 100 mm and 200 mm
(c) Exactly 200 mm
(d) More than 200 mm
Question 10:
A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image if the object is placed
(a) At F
(b) At infinity
(c) At C
(d) Beyond C
Question 11:
Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form an image larger than
the actual object?
(a) When the object is kept at a distance equal to its radius of curvature
(b) When object is kept at a distance less than its focal length
(c) When object is placed between the focus and centre of curvature
(d) When object is kept at a distance greater than its radius of curvature
Question 12:
A concave lens from the image of an object which is :
(a) Virtual inverted and diminished
(b) Virtual upright and diminished

(c) Virtual inverted and enlarged


(d) Virtual upright and enlarged
Question 13:
Which position of the object will produce a magnified virtual image, if a concave mirror of
focal length 15 cm is being used?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 35 cm
Question 14:
Power of the lens is -40, its focal length is
(a) 4m
(b) -40m
(c) -0.25m
(d) -25m
Question 15:
Which of the given is NOT paired correctly?
(a) Solar furnace-concave mirror

(b) Rear -view mirror-convex mirror


(c) Magnifying glass -convex lens
(d) None of these
Question 16:
A concave mirror produces a magnification of +4. The object is placed:
(a) At the focus
(b) Between focus and centre of curvature
(c) Between focus and pole
(d) Beyond the centre of curvature
Question 17:
A concave mirror gives virtual, refract and enlarged image of the object but image of
smaller size than the size of the object is
(a) At infinity
(b) Between F and C
(c) Between P and F
(d) At E
Question 18:
An object is approaching a plane mirror at 5 cm/s. A stationary observer sees the image. At
what speed will the image appear to approach the stationary observer?
(a) 20 cm/s
(b) 10 cm/s
(c) 15 cm/s
(d) 5 cm/s
Question 19:
Two big mirrors A and B are fitted side by side on a wall. A man is standing at such a
distance from the wall that he can see the erect image of his face in both the mirrors. When
the man starts walking towards the mirrors, he finds that the size of his face in mirror A
goes on increasing but that in mirror B remains the same:

(a) Mirror A is concave and mirror B is convex


(b) Mirror A is plane and mirror B is concave
(c) Mirror A is concave and mirror B is plane
(d) Mirror A is convex and mirror B is concave
Question 20:
In optics an object which has higher refractive index is called
(a) Optically rarer
(b) Optically denser
(c) Optical density
(d) Refractive index

Question 21:
Refractive index:
(a) Depends on the wavelength of light used to measure
(b) Is actual property of the substance
(c) Depends on the angle of incidence
(d) None of these
Question 22:
The optical phenomena, twinkling of stars, is due to
(a) Atmospheric reflection
(b) Total reflection

(c) Atmospheric refraction


(d) Total refraction
Question 23:
A hunter wants to shoot a fish whose image can be seen through clear water. It is to be
aimed:
(a) Below the image of fish
(b) Above the image of fish
(c) Directly towards the image
(d) In any direction
Question 24:
A ray of light passes from a medium X to another medium Y. No refraction of light occurs if
the ray of light hits the boundary of medium Y at an angle of:
(a) 120o
(b) 90o
(c) 45o
(d) 0o
Question 25:
A lens of focal length 12 cm forms an erect image, three times the size of the object. The
distance between the object and image is:
(a) 8 cm
(b) 16 cm
(c) 24 cm
(d) 36 cm

Question 26:
Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of the object in front of it.
Question 27:
Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an
object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object?
(a) 15 cm in front of the mirror
(b) 30 cm in front of the mirror
(c) between 15 cm and and 30 cm in front of the mirror
(d) more than 30 cm in front of the mirror
Question 28:
In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is placed
(a) between the pole and the focus of the reflector
(b) very near to the focus of the reflector
(c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of the reflector
Question 29:
A student does the experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a
rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence. He can get a correct measure of the
angle of incidence and the angle of emergence by following the labelling indicated in
Figure:
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Question 30:
Spherical air bubble in water will act as :
(a) A concave lens
(b) A convex lens
(c) Plane-concave lens
(d) Plane glass plate

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