Topic 1

Reflection of Light at Plane and Spherical Mirrors

1.Light travels in two media A and B with speeds 1.8 108 ms 1 and 2.4 108 ms 1 respectively. Then the critical angle
between them is[Kerala CEE]
2
3
2
3
1
( a ) sin 1
( b ) tan 1
( c ) tan 1 ( d ) sin 1
( e ) sin 1
3
4
3
4
4
0

2.Wavelength of given light waves in air and in a medium are 6000 A and 4000 A respectively. The critical angle
3
2
3
2
is[KCET] ( a ) tan 1
( b ) tan 1
( c ) sin 1
( d ) sin 1
2
2
3
3
3. Object is placed 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm, then the nature of image formed will
be[OJEE](a)magnified and inverted
(b)magnified and erect
(c)small in size and inverted
(d)small in size and erect
4.An object is placed 21 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 10cm. A glass slab of thickness 3 cm
and = 1.5 is then placed close to the mirror in the space between the object and the mirror. The position of
final image formed is [BHU](a)-3.94cm
(b)4.3 cm
(c)-4.93 cm
(d)3.94 cm
5.Two mirrors are placed at right angle to each other. A man is standing between them combing his hair. How
many images will he see?[Manipal](a) 2
(b) 3
(c)1
(d) zero
6.A plane mirror produces a magnification of [JIPMER]
(a) zero
(b) -1
(c) +1
(d) between 0 and +1
7.An object 5 cm tall is placed 1 m from a concave spherical mirror which has a radius of curvature of 20 cm. The
size of the image is
[UP CPMT](a) 0.11 cm
(b) 0.5 cm
(c) 0.55 cm
(d) 0.60 cm
8. To get three images of a single object, one should have two plane mirrors at an angle of [MGIMS]
(a)600
(b)900
(c)1200
(d)300
9.A square of side 3 cm is located at a distance 25 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. The centre of
square is at the axis of the mirror and the plane is normal to axis of mirror. The area enclosed by the image of the
(b) 6 cm2
(c) 16 cm2
(d) 36 cm2
square is[BCECE] (a) 4 cm2
10. Two mirrors at an angle 0 produces 5 images of a point. The number of images produced when is
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
decreased to 300 is[WBJEE](a) 9
12.A red flower kept in green light will appear [AFMC]
(a) red
(b) yellow
(c) black
(d) white
13Ray otpics is valid, when characteristic dimensions are [UP CMPT]
(a)of the same order as the wavelength of light
(b)much smaller than the wavelength of light
(c)of the order of one millimetre
(d)much larger than the wavelength of light
14.For what distance is ray optics a good approximation when the aperture is 4 mm wide and the wavelength is
500 nm?[DUMET] (a) 32 m
(b) 64 m (c) 16m
(d) 8 m
15.An object is placed at the focus of a convex mirror. If its focal length is 20 cm, the distance of mirror is [BCECE]
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 40 cm
(d) None of these
16.When light wave suffers reflection at the interface between air and glass, the change of phase of reflected

wave is equal to[AFMC](a)Zero

(c)
(d) 2
(b)
2
17. A ray of light is incident of a plane mirror at an angle of 60. The angle of deviation produced by the mirror is
[AFMC](a) 120
(b) 30
(c) 60
(d) 90
18.An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. The nature of
image is[OJEE](a)real and inverted and of same size
(b)virtual and erect and of same size
(c)real and erect and of same size
(d)virtual and inverted and of same size
19.Two plane mirrors inclined to each other at an angle 72, what is the number of images formed? [OJEE]
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 7
20. A clock hung on a wall has marks instead of numerals on its dial. On the adjoining wall, there is a plane mirror
and the image of the clock in the mirror indicates the time 7:10. Then the time on the clock is [Manipal]
(a)7 : 10
(b)4 : 50
(c)5 : 40
(d)10:7

21. If in the following figure, height of object is H1 = +2.5cm , then height of image

H 2 formed is[UP CPMT](a)-5 cm

(b)+5cm
(c)+7.5cm
(d)-7.5 cm
22.A boy stands straight in front of a mirror at a distance of 30 cm from it. He sees his erect image whose height is
1
of his real height. The mirror he is using, is 5
[AMU]
5
(a) plane
(b) convex
(c) concave (d) plano-concave
23.A bulb is placed between two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 60. The number of images formed is[AMU]
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 3
24.Two plane mirrors are perpendicular to each other. A ray after suffering reflection from the two mirrors will
be[MHT CET](a)perpendicular to the original ray
(b)parallel to the original ray
(c)parallel to the first mirror
(d)at 45 to the original ray
25.A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image larger than himself. This implies that the mirror is[EPMT]
(a) convex
(b) parabolic
(c) plane
(d) concave
26.An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. The image
produced is[Guj CET](a)real, inverted and smaller in size
(b)real, inverted and of same size
(c)real and erect
(d)virtual and inverted
27. A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f at a distance u from
the pole of the mirror, what is the size of image? [Manipal]
2

f
f
f
f 2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d )
b
b

b
u f
u f
u f
u f
28.An object is placed at a distance equal to focal length of convex mirror. If the focal length of the mirror be f ,
then the distance of the image from the pole of the mirror is
[Manipal]
(b) equal to f
(c) more than f
(d) infinity
(a) less than f
29.Which of the following is not a property of light?[AFMC]
(a)It requires a material medium for propagation
(b)It can travel through vacuum
(c)It involves transportation of energy
(d)It has finite speed
30.A man having height 6 m, observes image of 2 m height erect, then mirror used is
[Punjab PMET]
(a) concave
(b) convex
(c) plane
(d) None of these
31.A flat mirror revolves at a constant angular velocity making 2 rev s-1. With what velocity will a light spot move
along a spherical screen with a radius of 10 m, if the mirror is at a centre of curvature of the screen ? [DUMETI
(a) 251.2 ms-1
(b) 261.2 ms-1
(c) 271.2 ms-1
(d) 241.2 ms-1
32.A vessel consists of two plane mirrors at right angle (as shown in figure). The vessel
is filled with water. The total deviation in incident ray is [DUMET]
(a) 0
(b) 90
(c) 180
(d) None of these
33.Which mirror is to be used to obtain a parallel beam of light from a small
lamp?[KCET](a)Plane mirror
(b)Convex mirror
(c)Concave mirror
(d)Any one of the above
34.A concave mirror of focal length 15 cm forms an image having twice the linear dimension of the object. The
position of the object when the image is virtual will beIRPMT]
(a) 45 cm
(b) 30 cm
(c) 7.5 cm
(d) 22.5 cm
35.An object is placed at a distance 2f from the pole of a curved mirror (concave or convex) of focal length f.
Then[Haryana PMT](a)the linear magnification is 1 for both types of curved mirrors
(b)the linear magnification is 1 for a convex mirror
1
(c)the linear magnification is for a convex mirror
(d)None of the above
3
36.A square wire of side 3.0 cm is placed 25 cm away from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. What is the
area enclosed by the image of the wire ? (The square wire is placed such that the centre of the wire lies on the
axis of the mirror with its two sides normals to the axis)[AFMC]
(a)4.0 cm2
(b)4.5 cm2
(c)9.0 cm2
(d)20.25 cm2