GEOMETRICAL OPTICS

PHYSICS
CONTENTS
OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK.................................. Page 2
ANSWER KEY ............................................................... Page 28
By N.K.C. SIR
(QUESTION BANK)
Geometrical Optics [2]
OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK
ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT.
Take approx. 2 minutes for answering each question.
Q.1 Two plane mirrors are inclined at 70. A ray incident on one mirror at angleu after reflection falls on the
second mirror and is reflected from there parallel to the first mirror, u is :
(A) 50 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 55
Ans.
Q.2 There are two plane mirror with reflecting surfaces facing each other. Both the mirrors are moving with
speed v away from each other. A point object is placed between the mirrors. The velocity of the image
formed due to n-th reflection will be
(A) nv (B) 2nv (C) 3nv (D) 4nv
Ans.
Q.3 A man of height h is walking away from a street lamp with a constant speed v. The height of the street
lamp is 3h. The rate at which of the length of the mans shadow is increasing when he is at a distance 10h
from the base of the street lamp is :
(A) v/2 (B) v/3 (C) 2v (D) v/6
Ans.
Q.4 A boy of height 1.5 m with his eye level at 1.4 m stands before a plane mirror of length 0.75 m fixed on
the wall. The height of the lower edge of the mirror above the floor is 0.8 m. Then :
(A) the boy will see his full image (B) the boy cannot see his hair
(C) the boy cannot see his feet (D) the boy cannot see neither his hair nor his feet.
Ans.
Q.5 A point source of light S is placed in front of two large mirrors as shown. Which
of the following observers will see only one image of S?
(A) only A (B) only C
(C) Both A and C (D) Both B and C
Ans.
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Q.6 The reflecting surface of a plane mirror is vertical. A particle is projected in a vertical plane which is also
perpendicular to plane of the mirror. The initial velocity of the particle is 10 m/s and the angle of projection
is 60. The point of projection is at a distance 5 m from the mirror. The particle moves towards the
mirror. Just before the particle touches the mirror the velocity of approach of the particle and its image is:
(A) 10 m/s (B) 5 m/s (C) 3 10 m/s (D) 3 5 m/s
Ans.
Q.7 The circular boundary of the concave mirror subtends a cone of half angle u at
its centre of curvature. The minimum value of u for which ray incident on this
mirror parallel to the principle axis suffers more than one reflection is
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 75
Ans.
Q.8 The passenger side-view mirror on an automobile often has the notation. "Objects seen in mirror are
closer than they appear". Is the image really farther away than the object?
(A) Yes, the image is smaller and farther away than the object
(B) No, the image is smaller and closer than the object
(C) No, the image is larger and closer than the object
(D) Yes, the image is larger and farther away than the object
Ans.
Q.9 In the figure shown, the image of a real object is formed at point I.
AB is the principal axis of the mirror. The mirror must be :
(A) concave & placed towards right I
(B) concave & placed towards left of I
(C) convex and placed towards right of I
(D) convex & placed towards left of I.
Ans.
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Q.10 A straight line joining the object point and image point is always perpendicular to the mirror
(A) if mirror is plane only (B) if mirror is concave only
(C) if mirror is convex only (D) irrespective of the type of mirror.
Ans.
Q.11 An object is placed in front of a convex mirror at a distance of 50 cm. A plane mirror is introduced covering the
lower half of the convex mirror. If the distance between the object and the plane mirror is 30 cm, it is found that
there is no gap between the images formed by the two mirrors. The radius of the convex mirror is :
(A) 12.5 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 50 cm (D) 100 cm
Ans.
Q.12 An infinitely long rod lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f. The near end of the rod is
at a distance u > f from the mirror. Its image will have a length
(A) f
2
/(uf) (B) uf / (uf) (C) f
2
/(u + f) (D) uf /(u + f)
Ans.
Q.13 A luminous point object is moving along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm towards it.
When its distance from mirror is 20 cm its velocity is 4 cm/s. The velocity of the image in cm/s at that instant is :
(A) 6 towards the mirror (B) 6 away from the mirror
(C) 9 away from the mirror (D) 9 towards the mirror
Ans.
Q.14 In the figure shown if the object O moves towards the plane mirror, then the image
I (which is formed after successive reflections from M
1
& M
2
respectively)
will move:
(A) towards right (B) towards left
(C) with zero velocity (D) cannot be determined
Ans.
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Q.15 A point source of light is 60 cm from a screen and is kept at the focus of a concave mirror which reflects
light on the screen. The focal length of the mirror is 20 cm. The ratio of average intensities of the illumination
on the screen when the mirror is present and when the mirror is removed is :
(A) 36 : 1 (B) 37 : 1 (C) 49 : 1 (D) 10:1
Ans.
Q.16 A ray of sunlight enters a spherical water droplet (n = 4/3) at an angle of incidence 53 measured with
respect to the normal to the surface. It is reflected from the back surface of the droplet and re-enters into
air. The angle between the incoming and outgoing ray is [Take sin 53 = 0.8]
(A) 15 (B) 34 (C) 138 (D) 30
Ans.
Q.17 A ray of light moving along the unit vector ( i 2j) undergoes refraction at an interface of two media,
which is the x-z plane. The refractive index for y > 0 is 2 while for y < 0, it is
2 5
. The unit vector along
which the refracted ray moves is :
(A)
34
) j

5 i

3 (
(B)
5
) j

3 i

4 (
(C)
5
) j

4 i

3 (
(D) None of these
Ans.
Q.18 A bird is flying 3 m above the surface of water. If the bird is diving vertically down with speed = 6 m/s,
his apparent velocity as seen by a stationary fish underwater is :
(A) 8 m/s (B) 6 m/s (C) 12 m/s (D) 4 m/s
Ans.
Q.19 A parallel sided block of glass of refractive index 1.5 which is 36 mm thick rests on the
floor of a tank which is filled with water (refractive index = 4/3). The difference between
apparent depth of floor at A & B when seen from vertically above is equal to
(A) 2 mm (B) 3 mm (C) 4 mm (D) none of these
Ans.
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Q.20 A beam of light is converging towards a point I. A plane
parallel plate of glass of thickness t , refractive index
is introduced in the path of the beam. The convergent
point is shifted by (assume near normal incidence) :
(A)
|
|

1
1 t
away (B)
|
|

+
1
1 t
away
(C)
|
|

1
1 t
nearer (D)
|
|

+
1
1 t
nearer
Ans.
Q.21 A concave mirror is placed on a horizontal table, with its axis directed vertically upwards. Let O be the
pole of the mirror and C its centre of curvature. A point object is placed at C. It has a real image, also
located at C (a condition called auto-collimation). If the mirror is now filled with water, the image will be:
(A) real, and will remain at C (B) real, and located at a point between C and
(C) virtual, and located at a point between C and O (D) real, and located at a point between C and O
Ans.
Q.22 In the diagram shown below, a point source O is placed vertically below the center of a circular plane
mirror. The light rays starting from the source are reflected from the mirror such that a circular area A on
the ground receives light. Now, a glass slab is placed between the mirror and the source O. What will the
magnitude of the new area on the ground receiving light?
(A) A
(B) Greater than A
(C) Less than A
(D) Cannot tell, as the information given is insufficient
Ans.
Q.23 In the figure ABC is the cross section of a right angled prism and BCDE is the
cross section of a glass slab. The value of u so that light incident normally on the
face AB does not cross the face BC is (given sin
1
(3/5) = 37)
(A) u s 37 (B) u > 37 (C) u s 53 (D) u < 53
Ans.
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Q.24 A small source of light is 4m below the surface of a liquid of refractive index 5/3. In order to cut off all the
light coming out of liquid surface, minimum diameter of the disc placed on the surface of liquid is :
(A) 3m (B) 4m (C) 6m (D)
Ans.
Q.25 A point source of light is placed at a distance h below the surface of a large deep lake. What is the
percentage of light energy that escapes directly from the water surface? of the water = 4/3? (neglect
partial reflection)
(A) 50% (B) 25% (C) 20% (D) 17%
Ans.
Q.26 A vertical pencil of rays comes from bottom of a tank filled with a liquid. When it is accelerated horizontally
with an acceleration of 7.5 m/s
2
, the ray is seen to be totally reflected by liquid surface. What is minimum
possible refractive index of liquid?
(A) slightly greater than 4/3 (B) slightly greater than 5/3
(C) slightly greater than 1.5 (D) slightly greater than 1.75
Ans.
Q.27 Two glass blocks of triangular cross section (n = 1.5) are used to make a periscope. Which of the
following is the correct arrangement?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans.
Q.28 A ray of light from a denser medium strike a rarer medium. The angle of reflection is r and that of refraction
is r'. The reflected and refracted rays make an angle of 90 with each other. The critical angle will be :
(A) sin
1
(tan r) (B) tan
1
(sin r) (C) sin
1
(tan r') (D) tan
1
(sin r')
Ans.
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Q.29 Consider a common mirage formed by super-heated air just above a roadway. A truck driver is in a
medium of = 1.000 3 looks forward. He perceives the illusion of a patch of water ahead on the road,
where his line of sight makes an angle of 1.20 below the horizontal. Find the index of refraction of the air
just above the road surface. (Hint: Treat this as a problem in total internal reflection.)
(A) 1.00006 (B) 1.0001 (C) 1.00008 (D) None of these
Ans.
Q.30 A concave spherical surface of radius of curvature 10cm separates two medium
X & Y of refractive index 4/3 & 3/2 respectively. If the object is placed along
principal axis in medium X then
(A) image is always real
(B) image is real if the object distance is greater than 90cm
(C) image is always virtual
(D) image is virtual if the object distance is less than 90cm
Ans.
Q.31 A fish is near the centre of a spherical water filled ( = 4/3) fish bowl. A child stands in air at a distance
2R (R is the radius of curvature of the sphere) from the centre of the bowl. At what distance from the
centre would the child nose appear to the fish situated at the centre :
(A) 4R (B) 2R (C) 3R (D) 4R
Ans.
Q.32 A beam of diameter d is incident on a glass hemisphere as shown. If the radius
of curvature of the hemisphere is very large in comparison to d, then the diameter
of the beam at the base of the hemisphere will be:
(A)
4
3
d (B) d (C)
3
d
(D)
3
2
d
Ans.
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Question No. 33 to 35 (3 questions)
The figure, shows a transparent sphere of radius R and refractive index . An
object O is placed at a distance x from the pole of the first surface so
that a real image is formed at the pole of the exactly opposite surface.
Q.33 If x = 2R, then the value of is
(A) 1.5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these
Ans.
Q.34 If x =, then the value of is
(A) 1.5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these
Ans.
Q.35 If an object is placed at a distance R from the pole of first surface, then the real image is formed at a
distance R from the pole of the second surface. The refractive index of the sphere is given by
(A) 1.5 (B) 2 (C)
2
(D) none of these
Ans.
Q.36 When the object is at distances u
1
and u
2
the images formed by the same lens are real and virtual
respectively and of the same size. Then focal length of the lens is :
(A)
2 1
u u
2
1
(B)
) u u (
2
1
2 1
+
(C)
2 1
u u (D) 2 (u
1
+ u
2
)
Ans.
Q.37 Parallel beam of light is incident on a system of two convex lenses of focal
lengths f
1
= 20 cm and f
2
= 10 cm. What should be the distance between the
two lenses so that rays after refraction from both the lenses pass undeviated :
(A) 60 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) 90 cm (D) 40 cm
Ans.
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Q.38 An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a convex lens of focal
length 10 cm. On the other side of the lens, a convex mirror is placed at
its focus such that the image formed by the combination coincides with
the object itself. The focal length of the convex mirror is
(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 30 cm
Ans.
Q.39 A thin lens of focal length f and its aperture has a diameter d. It forms an image of intensity I. Now the
central part of the aperture upto diameter (d/2) is blocked by an opaque paper. The focal length and
image intensity would change to
(A) f/2, I/2 (B) f, I/4 (C) 3f/4, I/2 (D) f, 3I/4
Ans.
Q.40 An object is placed in front of a thin convex lens of focal length 30 cm and a plane mirror is placed 15 cm
behind the lens. If the final image of the object coincides with the object, the distance of the object from
the lens is
(A) 60 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 25 cm
Ans.
Question No. 41 to 43 (3 questions)
A turnip sits before a thin converging lens, outside the focal point of the
lens. The lens is filled with a transparent gel so that it is flexible; by squeezing
its ends toward its center [as indicated in figure(a)], you can change the
curvature of its front and rear sides.
Ans.
Q.41 When you squeeze the lens, the image.
(A) moves towards the lens (B) moves away from the lens
(C) shifts up (D) remains as it is
Ans.
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Q.42 When you squeeze the lens, the lateral height of image.
(A) increases (B) decreases (C) remains same (D) data insufficient
Ans.
Q.43 Suppose that a sharp image must be formed on a card which is at a certain
distance behind the lens [figure(b)], while you move the turnip away from
the lens, then you should
(A) decrease the squeeze of the lens
(B) increase the squeeze of the lens
(C) keep the card and lens as it is.
(D) move the card away from the lens
Ans.
Q.44 If an object is placed at A (OA>f); Where f is the focal length of
the lens the image is found to be formed at B. A perpendicular is
erected at O and C is chosen on it such that the angle ZBCA is
a right angle. Then the value of f will be
(A) AB/OC
2
(B) (AC)(BC)/OC (C) (OC)(AB)/AC+BC (D) OC
2
/AB
Ans.
Q.45 The height of the image formed by a converging lens on a screen is 8cm. For the same position of the
object and screen again an image of size 12.5cm is formed on the screen by shifting the lens. The height
of the object :
(A) 625/32cm (B) 64/12.5cm (C) 10cm (D) none
Ans.
Q.46 A converging lens of focal length 20 cm and diameter 5 cm is cut along the
line AB. The part of the lens shown shaded in the diagram is now used to
form an image of a point P placed 30 cm away from it on the line XY. Which
is perpendicular to the plane of the lens. The image of P will be formed.
(A) 0.5 cm above XY (B) 1 cm below XY
(C) on XY (D) 1.5 cm below XY
Ans.
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Q.47 A screen is placed 90 cm from an object. The image of an object on the screen is formed by a convex
lens at two different locations separated by 20 cm. The focal length of the lens is
(A) 18 cm (B) 21.4 cm (C) 60 cm (D) 85.6 cm
Ans.
Q.48 In the above problem, if the sizes of the images formed on the screen are 6 cm and 3 cm, then the height
of the object is nearly :
(A) 4.2 cm (B) 4.5 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 9 cm
Ans.
Q.49 Look at the ray diagram shown, what will be the focal
length of the 1
st
and the 2
nd
lens, if the incident light ray
is parallel to emergent ray.
(A) 5cm and 10cm
(B) +5cm and +10cm
(C) 5cm and +5cm
(D) +5cm and +5cm
Ans.
Q.50 A point object is kept at the first focus of a convex lens. If the lens starts moving towards right with a
constant velocity, the image will
(A) always move towards right
(B) always move towards left
(C) first move towards right & then towards left.
(D) first move towards left & then towards right.
Ans.
Q.51 Two planoconvex lenses each of focal length 10 cm & refractive index 3/2 are
placed as shown. In the space left, water (R.I = 4/3) is filled. The whole
arrangement is in air. The optical power of the system is (in diopters) :
(A) 6.67 (B) 6.67 (C) 33.3 (D) 20
Ans.
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Q.52 The curvature radii of a concavo-convex glass lens are 20 cm and 60 cm. The convex surface of the lens
is silvered. With the lens horizontal, the concave surface is filled with water. The focal length of the
effective mirror is ( of glass = 1.5, of water = 4/3)
(A) 90/13 cm (B) 80/13 cm (C) 20/3 cm (D) 45/8 cm
Ans.
Q.53 An object is placed in front of a symmetrical convex lens with refractive index 1.5 and radius of curvature
40 cm. The surface of the lens further away from the object is silvered. Under auto-collimation condition,
the object distance is
(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 5 cm
Ans.
Q.54 A planoconvex lens, when silvered at its plane surface is equivalent to a concave mirror of focal length
28cm. When its curved surface is silvered and the plane surface not silvered, it is equivalent to a concave
mirror of focal length 10cm, then the refractive index of the material of the lens is :
(A) 9/14 (B) 14/9 (C) 17/9 (D) none
Ans.
Q.55 A beam of monochromatic light is incident at i =50 on one face of an equilateral prism, the angle of
emergence is 40, then the angle of minimum deviation is :
(A) 30 (B) < 30 (C) s 30 (D) > 30
Ans.
Q.56 A ray incident at an angle 53 on a prism emerges at an angle at 37 as shown. If the
angle of incidence is made 50, which of the following is a possible value of the angle
of emergence.
(A) 35 (B) 42 (C) 40 (D) 38
Ans.
Q.57 A prism has a refractive index
2
3
and refracting angle 90. Find the minimum deviation produced by prism.
(A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 49
Ans.
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Q.58 A certain prism is found to produce a minimum deviation of 38. It produces a deviation of 44 when the angle
of incidence is either 42 or 62. What is the angle of incidencewhen it is undergoing minimum deviation?
(A) 45 (B) 49 (C) 40 (D) 55
Ans.
Q.59 A thin prism of angle 5 is placed at a distance of 10 cm from object. What is the distance of the image
from object? (Given of prism = 1.5)
(A)
8
t
cm (B)
12
t
cm (C)
36
5t
cm (D)
7
t
cm
Ans.
Q.60 Light ray is incident on a prism of angle A = 60 and refractive index = 2 . The angle of incidence at
which the emergent ray grazes the surface is given by
(A)
|
|

2
1 3
sin
1
(B)
|
|

2
3 1
sin
1
(C) sin
1
|
|

2
3
(D) sin
1
|

3
2
Ans.
Q.61 When a monochromatic light ray is incident on a medium of refractive index with angle of incidence
u
i
, the angle of refraction is u
r
. If u
i
is changed slightly byAu
i
, then the corresponding change inu
r
will be
(A) Au
i
(B) Au
i
(C) i
r
i

cos
cos

1
u A
u
u

(D)
i
r
i

sin
sin
u A
u
u
Ans.
Q.62 Two lenses in contact made of materials with dispersive powers in the ratio 2 : 1, behaves as an achromatic
lens of focal length 10 cm. The individual focal lengths of the lenses are:
(A) 5 cm, 10 cm (B) 5 cm, 10 cm (C) 10 cm, 20 cm (D) 20 cm, 10 cm
Ans.
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Q.63 A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue is incident on a right angled prism. The refractive index
of the material of the prism for the above red, green and blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47
respectively. The prism will :
(A) separate part of the red color from the green and blue colors.
(B) separate part of the blue color from the red and green colours.
(C) separate all the three colors from the other two colors.
(D) not separate even partially any color from the other two colors.
Ans.
Q.64 It is desired to make an achromatic combination of two lenses (L
1
& L
2
) made of materials having
dispersive powers e
1
and e
2
(<e
1
). If the combination of lenses is converging then
(A) L
1
is converging (B) L
2
is converging
(C) Power of L
1
is greater than the power of L
2
(D) None of these
Ans.
ASSERTION AND REASON
Q.1 Statement 1 : If a source of light is placed in front of rough wall its image is not seen.
Statement 2 : The wall does not reflect light.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans.
Q.2 Statement 1 : As the distance x of a parallel ray from axis increases,
focal length decreases
Statement 2 : As x increases, the distance from pole to the point of
intersection of reflected ray with principal axis decreases
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans.
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Q.3 Statement-1 : When an object dipped in a liquid is viewed normally, the distance between the image
and the object is independent of the height of the liquid above the object.
Statement-2 : The normal shift is independent of the location of the slab between the object and the
observer.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans.
Q.4 Statement-1 : When two plane mirrors are kept perpendicular to each other as shown (O is the point
object), 3 images will be formed.
O
Statement-2 : In case of multiple reflection, image of one surface can act as an object for the next
surface.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans.
Q.5 Statement-1 : Keeping a point object fixed, if a plane mirror is moved, the image will definitely move.
Statement-2 : In case of a plane mirror, distance of a point object and its image from a given point on
mirror is equal.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans.
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ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT
Take approx. 3 minutes for answering each question.
Q.1 A man of height 170 cm wants to see his complete image in a plane mirror (while standing). His eyes are
at a height of 160 cm from the ground.
(A) Minimum length of the mirror = 80 cm
(B) Minimum length of the mirror = 85 cm.
(C) Bottom of the mirror should be at a height 80 cm or less
(D) Bottom of the mirror should be at a height 85 cm.
Ans.
Q.2 A flat mirror M is arranged parallel to a wall W at a distance l from it. The light
produced by a point source S kept on the wall is reflected by the mirror and produces
a light spot on the wall. The mirror moves with velocity v towards the wall.
(A) The spot of light will move with the speed v on the wall.
(B) The spot of light will not move on the wall.
(C) As the mirror comes closer the spot of light will become larger and shift away from the wall with
speed larger then v.
(D) The size of the light spot on the wall remains the same.
Ans.
Q.3 A reflecting surface is represented by the equation Y =
|

\
t
t L
x
sin
L 2
, 0 s x s L. A ray travelling
horizontally becomes vertical after reflection. The coordinates of the point (s) where this ray is incident is
(A)
|
|

t
L 2
,
4
L
(B)
|
|

t
L 3
,
3
L
(C)
|
|

t
L 2
,
4
L 3
(D)
|
|

t
L 3
,
3
L 2
Ans.
Q.4 A concave mirror cannot form
(A) virtual image of virtual object (B) virtual image of a real object
(C) real image of a real object (D) real image of a virtual object.
Ans.
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Q.5 In the figure shown consider the first reflection at the plane mirror
and second at the convex mirror. AB is object.
(A) the second image is real , inverted of 1/5
th
magnification w.r.t AB
(B) the second image is virtual and erect with magnification1/5 w.r.t AB
(C) the second image moves towards the convex mirror
(D) the second image moves away from the convex mirror.
Ans.
Q.6 A ray of light is incident normally on one face of 30 60 90 prism
of refractive index 5/3 immersed in water of refractive index 4/3 as
shown in figure.
30
u
1
u
2
P
(A) The exit angle u
2
of the ray is sin
1
(5/8)
(B) The exit angle u
2
of the ray is sin
1
(
3 4 5
)
(C) Total internal reflection at point P ceases if the refractive index of water is increased to 3 2 5 by
dissolving some substance.
(D) Total internal reflection at point P ceases if the refractive index of water is increased to 5/6 by
dissolving some substance.
Ans.
Q.7 Point A(0, 1) and B (12, 5) are object image pair (one of the point acts as object and the other point
as image) x-axis is the principal axis of the mirror. Then this object image pair is:
(A) due to a convex mirror of focal length 2.5 cm
(B) due to a concave mirror having its pole at (2, 0)
(C) real virtual pair
(D) data is insufficient for options (A) and (B)
Ans.
Q.8 A ray of light in a liquid of refractive index 1.4, approaches the boundary surface between the liquid and
air at an angle of incidence whose sine is 0.8. Which of the following statements is correct about the
behaviour of the light
(A) It is impossible to predict the behavior of the light ray on the basis of the information supplied.
(B) The sine of the angle of refraction of the emergent ray will less than 0.8.
(C) The ray will be internally reflected
(D) The sine of the angle of refraction of the emergent ray will be greater than 0.8.
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Ans.
Q.9 The figure shows a ray incident at an angle i =t/3. If the plot drawn shown the variation of | r i | versus
2
1

= k, (r = angle of refraction)
(A) the value of k
1
is
3
2
(B) the value of u
1
= t/6
(C) the value of u
2
= t/3 (D) the value of k
2
is 1
Ans.
Q.10 In the figure shown a point object O is placed in air on the principal axis. The
radius of curvature of the spherical surface is 60 cm. I
f
is the final image formed
after all the refractions and reflections.
(A) If d
1
= 120 cm, then the I
f
is formed on O for any value of d
2
.
(B) If d
1
= 240 cm, then the I
f
is formed on O only if d
2
= 360 cm.
(C) If d
1
= 240 cm, then the I
f
is formed on O for all values of d
2
.
(D) If d
1
= 240 cm, then the I
f
cannot be formed on O.
Ans.
Q.11 In the diagram shown, a ray of light is incident on the interface between 1 and 2 at
angle slightly greater than critical angle. The light suffers total internal reflection at
this interface. After that the light ray falls at the interface of 1 and 3, and again it
suffers total internal reflection. Which of the following relations should hold true?
(A)
1
<
2
<
3
(B)
2
2
2
1

>
2
3

(C)
2
3
2
1

>
2
2

(D)
2
2
2
1
+
>
2
3

Ans.
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Q.12 Two refracting media are separated by a spherical interface as shown in the figure. PP is the principal
axis,
1
and
2
are the refractive indices of medium of incidence and medium of refraction respectively.
Then :
(A) if
2
>
1
, then there cannot be a real image of real object.
(B) if
2
>
1
, then there cannot be a real image of virtual object.
(C) if
1
>
2
, then there cannot be a virtual image of virtual object.
(D) if
1
>
2
, then there cannot be a real image of real object.
Ans.
Q.13 A luminous point object is placed at O, whose image is formed at I as shown in the figure. AB is the
optical axis. Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) If a lens is used to obtain image, the lens must be converging
(B) If a mirror is used to obtain image, the mirror must be a convex mirror
having pole at the point of intersection of lines OI and AB
(C) Position of principal focus of mirror cannot be found
(D) I is real image
Ans.
Q.14 A lens is placed in the XYZ coordinate system such that its optical center is at the origin and principal
axis is along the X axis. The focal length of the lens is 20 cm. A point object has been placed at the point
( 40 cm, + 1cm, 1 cm). Which of the following are correct about coordinates of the image?
(A) x = 40 cm (B) y = + 1 cm (C) z = + 1 cm (D) z = 1 cm
Ans.
Q.15 Which of the following can form diminished, virtual and erect image of your face.
(A) Converging mirror (B) Diverging mirror (C) Converging lens (D) Diverging lens
Ans.
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Q.16 A convex lens forms an image of an object on a screen. The height of the image is 9 cm. The lens is now
displaced until an image is again obtained on the screen. The height of this image is 4 cm. The distance
between the object and the screen is 90cm.
(A) The distance between the two positions of the lens is 30cm.
(B) The distance of the object from the lens in its first position is 36cm.
(C) The height of the object is 6cm.
(D) The focal length of the lens is 21.6 cm.
Ans.
Q.17 A thin lens with focal length f is to be used as a magnifying glass. Which of the following statements
regarding the situation is true?
(A) A converging lens may be used, and the object be placed at a distance greater than 2f from the lens.
(B) A diverging lens may be used, and the object be placed between f and 2f from the lens.
(C) A converging lens may be used, and the object be placed at a distance less than f from the lens.
(D) A diverging lens may be used, and the object be placed at any point other than the focal point.
Ans.
Q.18 A man wanted to get a picture of a Zebra. He photographed a white donkey after fitting a glass with
black streaks onto the objective of his camera.
(A) the image will look like a white donkey on the photograph.
(B) the image will look like a Zebra on the photograph.
(C) the image will be more intense compared to the case in which no such glass is used.
(D) the image will be less intense compared to the case in which no such glass is used.
Ans.
Q.19 For refraction through a small angle prism, the angle of deviation :
(A) increases with the increase in R.I. of prism.
(B) will decrease with the increase in R.I. of prism.
(C) is directly proportional to the angle of prism.
(D) will be 2D for a ray of R.I.=2.4 if it is D for a ray of R.I.=1.2
Ans.
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Q.20 For the refraction of light through a prism
(A) For every angle of deviation there are two angles of incidence.
(B) The light travelling inside an equilateral prism is necessarily parallel to the base when prism is set for
minimum deviation.
(C) There are two angles of incidence for maximum deviation.
(D) Angle of minimum deviation will increase if refractive index of prism is increased keeping the outside
medium unchanged if
P
>
S
.
Ans.
SUBJECTIVE
Q.1 Two flat mirrors have their reflecting surfaces facing each other, with an edge of one mirror in contact
with an edge of the other, so that the angle between the mirrors is 60 . Find all the angular positions of
the image with respect to x-axis. Take the case when a point object is between the mirrors at (1, 1).
Point of intersection is (0, 0) and 1
st
mirror is along x axis.
Ans.
Q.2 In figure shown AB is a plane mirror of length 40cm placed at a height 40cm
from ground. There is a light source S at a point on the ground. Find the minimum
and maximum height of a man (eye height) required to see the
image of the source if he is standing at a point P on ground shown in figure.
A
B
4
0
c
m
4
0
c
m
20cm 40cm
S
P
Ans.
Q.3 A plane mirror of circular shape with radius r = 20 cm is fixed to the ceiling. A bulb is to be placed on the
axis of the mirror. A circular area of radius R = 1 m on the floor is to be illuminated after reflection of light
from the mirror. The height of the room is 3m. What is maximum distance from the center of the mirror
and the bulb so that the required area is illuminated?
Ans.
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Q.4 A concave mirror of focal length 20 cm is cut into two parts from the
middle and the two parts are moved perpendicularly by a distance 1 cm
from the previous principal axis AB. Find the distance between the
images formed by the two parts?
Ans.
Q.5 A balloon is rising up along the axis of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 20 m. A ball is dropped
from the balloon at a height 15 m from the mirror when the balloon has velocity 20 m/s. Find the speed
of the image of the ball formed by concave mirror after 4 seconds? [Take : g=10 m/s
2
]
Ans.
Q.6 A thin rod of length d/3 is placed along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length = d such that
its image, which is real and elongated, just touches the rod. Find the length of the image?
Ans.
Q.7 A point object is placed 33 cm from a convex mirror of curvature radius = 40 cm. A glass plate of
thickness 6 cm and index 2.0 is placed between the object and mirror, close to the mirror. Find the
distance of final image from the object?
Ans.
Q.8 A large temple has a depression in one wall. On the floor plan it appears as a indentation having spherical
shape of radius 2.50 m. A worshiper stands on the center line of the depression, 2.00 m out from its
deepest point, and whispers a prayer. Where is the sound concentrated after reflection from the back
wall of the depression?
Ans.
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Q.9 An opaque cylindrical tank with an open top has a diameter of 3.00 m and is completely filled with water.
When the setting Sun reaches an angle of 37 above the horizon, sunlight ceases to illuminate any part of
the bottom of the tank. How deep is the tank?
Ans.
Q.10 A beam of parallel rays of width b propagates in glass at an angleu to its
plane face . The beam width after it goes over to air through this face is
_______ if the refractive index of glass is
Ans.
Q.11 A room contains air in which the speed of sound is 340 m/s. The walls of the room are made of concrete,
in which the speed of sound is 1 700 m/s. (a) Find the critical angle for total internal reflection of sound
at the concreteair boundary. (b) In which medium must the sound be traveling to undergo total internal
reflection?
Ans.
Q.12 A rod made of glass ( = 1.5) and of square cross-section is bent into the shape
shown in figure. A parallel beam of light falls perpendicularly on the plane flat surface
A. Referring to the diagram, d is the width of a side & R is the radius of inner
semicircle. Find the maximum value of ratio
R
d
so that all light entering the glass
through surface A emerge from the glass through surface B.
Ans.
Q.13 A prism of refractive index 2 has a refracting angle of 30. One of the refracting surfaces of the prism
is polished. For the beam of monochromatic light to retrace its path, find the angle of incidence on the
refracting surface.
Ans.
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Q.14 An equilateral prism deviates a ray through 23 for two angles of incidence differing by 23. Find of the prism?
Ans.
Q.15 A ray is incident on a glass sphere as shown. The opposite surface of the
sphere is partially silvered. If the net deviation of the ray transmitted at the
partially silvered surface is 1/3
rd
of the net deviation suffered by the ray
reflected at the partially silvered surface (after emerging out of
the sphere). Find the refractive index of the sphere.
Ans.
Q.16 Anarrowparallel beam of light is incident on a transparent sphere of refractive index 'n'. If the beam finally gets
focussed at a point situated at a distance = 2(radius of sphere) from the centre of the sphere, then find n?
Ans.
Q.17 A point object is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. If a glass slab
of thickness t and refractive index 1.5 is inserted between the lens and object. The image is formed at
infinity. Find the thickness t ?
Ans.
Q.18 An object is kept at a distance of 16 cm from a thin lens and the image formed is real. If the object is kept
at a distance of 6 cm from the same lens the image formed is virtual. If the size of the image formed are
equal, then find the focal length of the lens?
Ans.
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Q.19 A thin convex lens forms a real image of a certain object p times its size. The size of real image becomes
q times that of object when the lens is moved nearer to the object by a distance a find focal length of
the lens?
Ans.
Q.20 In the figure shown, the focal length of the two thin convex lenses is
the same = f. They are separated by a horizontal distance 3f and
their optical axes are displaced by a vertical separation 'd' (d << f),
as shown. Taking the origin of coordinates O at the centre of the first
lens, find the x and y coordinates of the point where a parallel beam
of rays coming from the left finally get focussed?
Ans.
Q.21 A point source of light is kept at a distance of 15 cm from a converging lens, on its optical axis. The focal
length of the lens is 10 cm and its diameter is 3 cm. A screen is placed on the other side of the lens,
perpendicular to the axis of lens, at a distance 20 cm from it. Then find the area of the illuminated part of
the screen?
Ans.
Q.22 A double convex lens has focal length 25.0 cm in air. The radius of one of the surfaces is double of the
other. Find the radii of curvature if the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
Ans.
Q.23 A plano convex lens (=1.5) has a maximum thickness of 1 mm. If diameter of its aperture is
4 cm. Find (i) Radius of curvature of curved surface; (ii) its focal length in air.
Ans.
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Q.24 The refractive indices of the crown glass for violet and red lights are
1.51 and 1.49 respectively and those of the flint glass are 1.77 and 1.73
respectively. A prism of angle 6 is made of crown glass. A beam of
white light is incident at a small angle on this prism. The other thin flint
glass prism is combined with the crown glass prism such that the net
mean deviation is 1.5 anticlockwise.
(i) Determine the angle of the flint glass prism.
(ii) A screen is placed normal to the emerging beam at a distance of 2m from the prism combination. Find
the distance between red and violet spot on the screen. Which is the topmost colour on screen.
Ans.
Q.25 A prism of refractive index n
1
& another prism of refractive index n
2
are stuck together without a gap as shown in the figure. The angles
of the prisms are as shown . n
1
& n
2
depend on , the wavelength of
light according to n
1
= 1.20 +
2
4
10 8 . 10

& n
2
= 1.45 +
2
4
10 80 . 1

where is in nm.
(i) Calculate the wavelength
0
for which rays incident at any angle on the interface BC pass through
without bending at that interface .
(ii) For light of wavelength
0
, find the angle of incidence i on the face AC such that the deviation produced
by the combination of prisms is minimum .
Ans.
Geometrical Optics [28]
OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK
ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT.
Q.1 A Q.2 B Q.3 A Q.4 C Q.5 B
Q.6 A Q.7 B Q.8 B Q.9 B Q.10 D
Q.11 B Q.12 A Q.13 C Q.14 A Q.15 D
Q.16 C Q.17 B Q.18 A Q.19 B Q.20 A
Q.21 D Q.22 A Q.23 A Q.24 C Q.25 D
Q.26 B Q.27 D Q.28 A Q.29 C Q.30 C
Q.31 C Q.32 D Q.33 C Q.34 B Q.35 B
Q.36 B Q.37 B Q.38 B Q.39 D Q.40 B
Q.41 A Q.42 B Q.43 A Q.44 D Q.45 C
Q.46 D Q.47 B Q.48 A Q.49 C Q.50 D
Q.51 A Q.52 A Q.53 A Q.54 B Q.55 B
Q.56 D Q.57 C Q.58 B Q.59 C Q.60 A
Q.61 C Q.62 A Q.63 A Q.64 B
ASSERTION AND REASON
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 D Q.4 D Q.5 D
ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT
Q.1 B, C Q.2 B, D Q.3 B, D Q.4 A Q.5 B, C
Q.6 A, C Q.7 B, C, D Q.8 C Q.9 B, C, D Q.10 A, B
Q.11 B, C, D Q.12 A, C Q.13 A, D Q.14 A, C Q.15 B, D
Q.16 B, C, D Q.17 C Q.18 A, D Q.19 A, C Q.20 B,C,D
SUBJECTIVE
Q.1 (i) 75 (ii) 165 (iii) 195 (iv) 285 (v) 315 Q.2 160cm; 320cm
Q.3 75 cm Q.4 2 cm Q.5 80 m/s Q.6 d/2
Q.7 42 cm Q.8
|

m
3
10
Q.9 4m Q.10
u
u
sin
) cos 1 ( b
2 / 1 2 2
Q.11 (a) sin
1
|

5
1
(b) air Q.12
max
R
d
|

=
1
2
Q.13 45 Q.14
5
43
Q.15
3
Q.16 4/3 Q.17 15 cm Q.18 11 cm
Q.19
) p q (
apq

Q.20 (5f, 2d) Q.21 (t/4) cm

2
Q.22 75/4 cm, 75/2 cm
Q.23 (i) 0.2 m ,(ii) 0.4 m Q.24 (i) 2 ,(ii)
mm
9
4t
Q.25 (i)
0
= 600 nm, n = 1.5 (ii) i = sin
1
(0.75) = 48.59