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Tbpicwise Physics

RAY OPTICS AND

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
shortest distance between the images thus formed is

Topic 1 Reflection of Light (Take, /5 =2.3) (2021, 31 Aug Shif-1]

a

01 An placed at a distance of 12 cm infront of

object is
a

plane mirror. A virtual and erect image is formed by

the mirror. Now, the mirror is moved by 4 cm M.
towards the stationary object. The distance by which 2a
be
the position of image would be shifted, will

(2023, 10 April Shift-I]

(a) 4 cm towards mirror (b) 8 cm away from mirror

(c) 2 cm towards mirror (d) 8 cm towards mirror
M2
02 When one light ray is reflected from a plane mirror
of (a) 3a (b) 4.6 a (c) 2.3 4 ()2/10 4
with 30° angle of reflection, the angle of deviation
the ray afr reflection is 2023, 11 April Shift-I]
06 An object is placed beyond the centre of curvature C
(b) 110° of the
(a) 140°
of the given concave mirror. If the distance
120° (d) 130°
(c)
object is d, from C
and the distance of the image
03 The light from an object have been reflected
rays formed is d, from C, the radius of curvature of this
towards an observer from a standard flat mirror, the mirror is 2021,27Aug Shif-I]
image observed by the observer are 2d,d2
(a) (b) 24,d,
A. real B. erect

smaller in size then object D. laterally inverted

C.
(c) (d)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
d, + d,
options given below. (2023, 25 Jan Shifi-lI]

(a) B and COnly (b) B and D Only 07 Car B overtakes another car A at a relative speed of

(c) A, C and D Only (d) A and D Only 40 ms-'. How fast will che image of car B appear to

move in the mirror of focal length 10 cm fited

in car
04 Two objects A and B are placed at 15 cm and 25 cm
A, when the car B is 1.9 m away from the car A?
from the pole in front of a concave mirror having
radius of curvature 40 cm. The distance between 2021, 26Ang Ship-J
-1

40 ms ms
(a)4 ms-l (b) 0.2 ms (c) (d) 0.1
images formed by the mirror is

(2023, I Feb Shif-II] 08 The incident ray, reflected ray and che outward
(a) 60cm (b) 40cm drawn normal are denoted by the unit vectors a, b
160cm (d) 100cm the corect relation
(c)
and c, respectively. Then, choose
05 Two plane mirrors M,and M, are at right angle to for these vectors. 2021,26Feb Shit-I]

cach other shown.A point source P is placed at a and (a) b=a+ 2c (b) b=2a +c
The b=a-2(a-c)e (d) b=a-c
2a meter awayfrom M, and M2, respectively. (c)
0he
A short straight object of height 100
central axis of a spherical mirror,
cm lies before 15 If two mirrors are kept at 60° to cach other, then the
(AIEEE 2002/
whose focal number of images formed by them is
length has absolute value f=40cm. The image of (a) 5 (b) 6
obiect produced by the mirror 7 (d) 8
is 25 cm and
of height (c)

has thesame orientation of the object. One may

conclude from the information.
Numerical Value Type Questions A
26 Feb Shift-IJ
16 Two vertical parallel mirrors Aand B are
(2021,

()Image is real, sameside of concave mirror

(6)Image is virtual, opposite side of concave mirror separatedby 10cm. A point object O is
mirror A.
placed ata distance of 2cm from
2cm
(c) Image is real, same side of convex mirror
The distance of the second nearest image
(d) Image is virtual, opposite side of convex mirror
behind mirror A from the mirror A is
10.
cm. [2023, 8April Shif-I
+10cm
Object 17 As shown in the figure,a plane mirror is
fixed at a height of 50
cm from the bottom of tank
4
The height of water in the
(cm) containing water =3
tank is 8 cm.A smallbulb bottom of
is placed at the

the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb

formed by mirror at the bottom of the tank is

Aspherical mirror is obtained as shown in the above
Cm. 2023, 11 April Shift-I)
figure from a hollow glass sphere. If an object is in
front of the mirror, what will be the nature and
magnification of the image of the object? (Figure
drawn as schematic and not to scale) 2020, 2Sep Shif-l) 50cm
(a) Erect, virtual and unmagnified
(6) Inverted, real and magnified
(c) Erect, virtual and magnified
(d) Inverted, real and unmagnified 18 A thin cylindrical rod oflength 10 cm is placed

To solve these types of questions, you can use horizontally on

the principle axis of a concave mirror
key 1. 1 -V
m= of focal length 20 cm. The rod is placed in such a
1
idea the two (0;+;= way that mid-point of the rod is at 40cm from the
following formulae

Where, symbols have their usual meanings. pole of mirror. The length ofthe image formed by
the mirror will be x |3
cm. The value of x is ....
11 mirror for face viewing has focal length of
Aconcave (2023, 1 Feb Shif-I

0.4 m.The distance at which you hold the mirror

19 An object O is placed at a distance
from your face in order to see your image upright of 100 cm infront ofa concave
with a magnification of 5 is
(2019, 9April Shift-I]

m mirror of radius of curvature

(a) 0.16 m (b) 1.60 m (c) 0.32 m (d) 0.24
200 cm as shown in the figure. The
other such
12 Two plane mirrors are inclined to each object starts moving towards the
that a ray of light incident on the first
mirror and M, mirror at a speed 2 cm/s. The position ofthe image
parallel to the second mirror M, is finally reflected
from the mirror afer 10s will be at .. ...Cm.
from the second mirror M, parallel to the first mirror
(2022, 28 July Shit-II
the two mirrors will be
(M).The angle between
(2019, 9Jan Shit-II] 20 A light ray is incident at an incident angleO,,on the

(a) 75° (b) 90° (c) 60° (d)45° system of two plane mirrors M, and having an M,
inclination angle 75°berweenthem (as shown in
with a convexside-view mirror of
focal
13 Acar is fitted

2.8 behind the m

first car figure). Afer reflecting from mirror M,, it gets
20 cm. A second car
length
IS overtaking the first car at a relative speed of 15m/s. reflected back by the mirror M,
with an angle of
car as seen in reflection 30°. The total deviation of the ray will be
The speed ofthe image ofthe second 2022, 26June Shit-I)
[AIEEE 2011] degree.
the mirror of the first one is
1 7M
(d) m/s
m/s (b) 10 m/s (c) 15 m/s
10
15
Incident ray
one should
-
To get three images of a single object,
(AIEEE 2003]
have two plane mirrors at an angle ot
120° (d) 30° 750
(a) 60° (b) 90° (c)
 TEE Main Chápterwiso lopioise Physics

21 A point source of light S,placed at a distance 60 cm 27 A microscope is focussed on an object at the bottom
in front of the centre ofa plane mirror of width 50 of abucket. If liquid with refractive index 5 /3 is

cm. hangs vertically on a wall. A man walks in front poured inside the bucket, chen microscope have to be
of the mirror along a line parallel to the mirror at a raised by 30 cm focus the object again. The height
to
distance 1.2 m from it (see in the figure). The of the liquid in the bucket is (2023, 31 Jan Shif-ll]

distance between the extreme (a) 75 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 18cm

points,where he can
see the imageof the light source in the mirror is 28 A P, with an angle 6° and made ofglass of
thin prism
•..... Cm. [2021, 26Feb Shift-II)
refractive index 1.54 is combined with another prism
P, made from glass of refractive index 1,72 to
produce dispersion without average deviation. The
50cm
60 cm angle of prism P,is 2023, 30Jan Shift-I)
(a) 4.5° (b) 1.3º (c) 7.8° (d) 6°

29 The difference ofspeed oflight in the two media A

1.2 m and B, (v -vg) is 2.6 x 10' m/s. Ifthe refractive
22 When an object is kept at a distance of 30cm from a index of mediumB is 1.47, then the ratio of
concave mirror, the imageis formed at a distance of refractive of medium B to medium A is
index

10cm from the mirror. the object moved with If is a

(Given :speed of light in vacuum c =3x 10 ms)
speed 9 cms,the speed (in cms-) with which
of (2022, 25 June Shift-I)
image moves at that instant is (a) 1.303 (b) 1.318 (c) 1.13 (d)0.12
[2020, 3Sep Shifi-Il] 30 Ifawave gets

,
refracted into a denser medium, then
which ofthe following 27June Shift-I)
(2022,
Topic 2 Refraction, TIR and Prism is true?

(a) Wavelength, speed and frequency decreases.

23 A monochromaticlight wave with wavclength and

(b)Wavelength increases, speed decreases and frequency
remains constant.
frequency v, in air enters another medium. If the
(c) Wavelength and speed decrease but frequency remains
angle of incidence and angle ofrefraction at the constant.

interfaceare 45° and 30° respectively, then the ()Wavelength, speed and frequency increases.
wavelength
are
,
and frequency v, of the refracted wave
31 Consider a light travelling in air is incident into a
[2023, 6April Shift-l]

a, = y,v, =\2v, (b) a, =2h,, V, =V, medium ofrefractive index 2n.The incident angle
(a)
1 1
istwice that of refracting angle. Then, the angle of
(c) az= incidence will be [2022, 27June Shi-]

(a) sin (vn) (b) cos!

24 The critical angle for a denser-rarer interface is 45°.
The speed of light in rarer medium is 3 x 10 m/s.
The speed oflight in the denser medium is
(c) sin -'(V2n) (d) 2cos
[2023, 11 April Shift-)

(a) 5x 10' m/s (b)2.12x 108 m/s 32 Light enters from air into a given medium at an angle
(c) V2 x 10 m/s (d) 3.12 x 10 m/s of45° with interfaceof the air-medium surface. Afer
refraction, the light ray deviated through an angle
25 An ice cube has a bubble inside. When viewed from is

of 15° from its original direction. The refractive index

one side the apparent distance ofthe bubble is 12 cm. ofthe medium is (2022, 29July Shift-II
When viewed from the opposite side, the apparent 1.732 (b)1.333 1.414
(a) (c) (d)2.732
distance ofthe bubble is observed as 4 cm. If the side
of the ice cube is 24 cm, the refractive index of the ice
33 Light travels in two media M, and M, with speeds
cube is (2023, 12 April Shifi-l] 15 x 10 ms and 2.0 ×10 ms,respectively.The
2
(6) critical angle between them is 2022, 26JulyShif-II
3 5 (a)
3
(a) tan (b)ran (c)cos (d) sin
26 A vessel of depth d' is half filled with oil of refractive

index n, and the other half is filled with water of

refractive index n,. The apparent depth ofthis vessel When a ray of light incident from denser
key madium to rarer medium at angle of incidence.
when viewed from above will be [2023, 13 April Shif-I] idea
2d(n, +n) (b) dn,n2 dn, + n, ) 2ic, then
i refractive index (u) of denser
(a) (c) (d).
medium and are related =-.
nn, 2(n, +n2 ) (n, +n,)
i, as, sin i,
 eyOptic8 and Optical Instrument

of the following
Which statement is correct? 40 The expected graphical representation of the variation

2022, 25July Shif-I]

of angle of deviation 8 with angle of incidencei in a
a) In primary rainbow, [2021, 27Juy Shi-I1]
observer sees red colour on the top prism is

and violet on the bottom. Y

(6)In primary rainbow, observer sees violet colour on the
top and red on the bottom.
(b) d
(c) In primary rainbow, light wave suffers total internal
reflection twice before coming out ofwater drops. X
X
(a) Primary rainbow is less bright than secondary rainbow.

35 The speed of light in media A and B are 2.0 x 1010

cm/s and 1.5x 10" cm/s, respectively. A ray of light
(d)
enters from the medium to B A
at an incident angle d d

))
0. If the ray suffers total internal reflection,then
X
X
(2022, 29 June Shift-II]

A ray of light from air into a denser medium

(a) =sin (b) 0 > sin 41 entering
of refractive index 4 /3, as shown in figure. The light
ray suffers total internal reflection at the adjacent

(c) <sin (d) > sin surface as shown. The maximum value of angle

should be equal to (2021, 25July Shif-II

36 The of a prism is A and refractive

refracting angle
index of the material of the prism is cot A/2. Then
be:
the angle of minimum deviation will
2022, 28June Shift-]

(a) 180 -2A (b) 90-A

(c) 180 +2A (d) 180 -3A

37 A light wave travelling linearly in a medium of u=4/3

dielectric 4, incident on the horizontal

constant
with air. The angle of
interface separating medium

incidence for which the total

wave
intensity of incident

be reflected back into the same medium

will
(a)sin
-!
3
(b) sin
-1 54 (c)sin
-!
4
(d)sin
-! Vs
3
of medium,
will be (Given,relative permeability 42 A ray of ofa wavelength 630 nm is incident at
laser
June Shift-I) (2022, 25
H, =) (c) 30° (d) 60° an angle of 30° at the diamond-air
interface. It is

10° (b) 20° index of

going from diamond toair. The
(a) refractive

inner depth of 17.5 cm is kept diamond is 2.42and that of air is 1. Choose the
38 A glass tumblerhaving
water (u =4/3) Shif-l
on a table. A studentstarts pouring
(2021, 25.July
correct option.
at the surface ofwater from is24.41°
into it while looking (a) Angle of refraction
is half filled,
that the tumbler (b)Angle of refraction is 30°
above. When he
feels
the
water. to what height,
Up (c) Refraction is not possible

ne stops pouring (2021, 1 Sep Shift-IU

(d) Angle of refraction is 53.4°
tumbler is actually filled?
(c) 7.5 cm (d) 8.75 cm namely red (R),green (G) and
(a) 11.7 cm (b)10 cm 43 Three rays of light,

to a rarer on the face PQ of a right angled

from a denser medium blue (B) are incident
eA ray of light passes
of incidence i. The reflected and prism PQR as shown in figure
medium at an angle each other.
an angle of 90° with
eracted rays make r
of reflection and refaction are respectively
angle
2021, 22July Shi-]
T'he B
angle is given by
and r'. The critical G

oh
prismn for
The refractive indices of the material ofthe
1.42 and
red, green and blue wavelength are 1.27,
of the ray(s) emerging
1.49, respectively. The colour
2021, 18 March Shif-I)
tan(sin ) out of the face PR is

blue and green (d) blue

(a)sin-(tanr' ) (b)
(d) sin (cot r)
(a) green
(b) red (c)

(c) sin- (tanr)

44 The angle of deviation through a prism is minimum case,which of the following is closest to the maximum
when possible value of the refractive index? (JEEMan 2016|
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.6 (c) 1.7 (d) 1.8

A. incident ray and emergent ray are symmetric to the

angle A.

prism is ,
50 Monochromatic light is

would get transmitted

prism provided
If the refractive index
a ray incident at
incident

through
an angle
the face
,
on a glass prism of
of the material of the
on the face AB
ACof the
JEE Main 2015)
prism
B. the refracted ray inside the prism becomesparallel to
its base

C. angle of incidence is equal to that of the angle of

emergence
D.angle of emergence is double the angle of incidence
Choose the correct answer from the options given - 1

below.
(a) 0>sin sin 4-sin -!
(2021, 16 March Shift-I]
(a)Statements (A), (B) and (C) are true.

(b) Only statement (D)is true. in -

(b) <sin A-sin

1
sin
(c) Only statements (A) and (B) are true.
(d) Statements (B) and (C) are true.

45 Red light differs from blue light as they have (c) 0> cos-1 sin A +sin
(2021, 16 March Shift-]
(a) different frequencies and different wavelengths
(b) different frequencies and same wavelengths (d) < cosu sin A+sin
(c) same frequencies and same wavelengths
(d) same frequencies and different wavelengths
46 The critical angle of a medium for a specific
key The ray will get transmitted through face
idea AC, if iAc < ic
wavelength, if the medium has relative permittivity 3
and relative permeability 4 /3 for this wavelength,will
be (2020, 8Jan Shift-I
51A green light is incident from the water to the
(a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 15° (d) 30° air-water interface at the critical angle (0).Select the
Correct statement.
47 In figure, the optical fibre is =2m long and has a
(JEE Main 2014]

(a) The entire spectrum of visible light will come out ofthe

diameter of d =20 um. If a of light is incident on

ray water at an angle of 90° to the normal
one end of the fibre at angle 0, =40, the number of (b) The spectrum of visible light whose frequency is less
reflections it makes before emerging from the other
than that of green light will come out of the air medium
end is close to (refractive index of fibre is 1.31 and
(c) The spectrum of visible light whose frequency is more
sin 40°=0.64) (2019, 8April Shif-l] than that of green light will come out to the air medium
(d) The entire spectrum of visible light willcome out of the
water at various angles to the normal

For total internal reflection following conditions

40° key must be obeyed.

idea () The ray must travel from denser to rarer
medium.
(a) 55000 (b) 66000 (c) 45000 (d) 57000 (0) Angle of incidence (0) must be greater than or equal to

48 A monochromaticlight is incident at a certain angle critical angle (C)i.e., C = sin- rarer

LHdenser
onan equilateraltriangular prism and suffers
minimum deviation. If the refractive index of the 52 Let the xy-plane be the boundarybetween two
material of the prism is V3, then the angle of transparent media. Medium l in z 0 has a refractive
incidence is (2019, 11 Jan Shifi-II index of V2 and medium 2 wich z<O has a refractive
(a) 450 (b) 900 (c) 600 (d) 300
index of 3.A ray oflight in medium l given by the
49 In an experiment for determination of refractive
vector A =6/3 i+8/3j-10 k is incident on the
index of glass ofa prism by i6,plo, it wasfound
that a ray incident at an angle 35° suffers a deviation plane of separation. The angle of refraction in
medium 2is AIEEE 2011)
of40° and that it emerges at an angle 79°. In that
45°
(a) (b) 60° (c) 75° (d) 30°
 As the beam enters the medium, it will
LAIEEE 2010] Numerical Value Type Questions
(a) diverge
59 A pole is submerged in a swimming pool,
vertically
(b) converge
such that it gives a length of shadow 2.15
m within
i) diverge ncar the axs and converge ncar the periphery at an angle of 30°
(d) travel as a cylindrical beam water when sunlight is incident
with the surface of water. If swimming
pool is filled

transparent solid cylinder rod has a the pole

to a height of 1.5 m,then the height
A
refractive index of

of2/N3.It is surrounded by air. A light ray is above the water surface in centimeters is

incident at the mid-pointof one end (My =4|3) ... (2023, 6April Shift-IJ
of the rod as
shown in the figure. 60 A fish rising vertically upward with a uniform

velocity of8 ms,observes that a bird is diving

downward towards the fish with the

vertically

velocity of 12ms. If therefractive index of water is

The incident angle for which the light ray grazes 4/3,then the actual velocity of the diving bird to pick
-1
along the wall of the rod is [AIEEE2009] the fish, will be ms [2023, 13 April Shift-I]

61The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in

(a) sin (b) sin-1

an equilateral hollow prism is 2.The angle of

minimum deviation for the liquid will be
2
(d) sin-l
[2023, 15 April Shift-I
(c) sin

62 A ray of light is from air on a

incident glass plate

55 The refractive index of glass is 1.520 for red light and having thickness /3 cm and refractive index v2. The
1.525 for blue light. Let D, andD, be angles of angle of incidence of a ray is equal to the critical

minimum deviations for red and blue light angle for glass-air interface. The lateral displacement

respectively in a prism of this glass. Then, AIEEE 2006) of the ray when it passes through the plate is
2
(a) D, <D, x 10 cm, (Given, sin 15°=0.26) 2022, 25 Jan Shift-IJ

(6) D, =D2 63 A thin prism of angle 6° and refractive index for

(c) can be less than or greater than D, depending upon the
yellow light (ay) 15is combined with anotherprism
angle of prism
of angle 5° and ny =155. The combination produces
(d) D, > D,
no dispersion. The net average deviation (8) produced
56 A fish looking up through the water sees the outside
by the combination is (1/x)".The value of x is
world, contained in acircular horizon. If the
12 cm 2022, 27July Shift-l1]
refractive index ofwater is 4I3 and the fish is

of this
below the water surface, the radius
circle
P2
(AIEEE 2005]
(in cm) is
(a) 36/7 (b) 36/N7 (c) 36/5 (d) 4/5
incident perpendicular to one face of
a
57 A light ray is

reflected at the
90° prism and is totally internally P,
If che angle of reflection is 45°, we
glass-air interface.

conclude that for the refractive index n as AIEEE 2004]

64 A ray oflight is incident at an angle of incidence of
60° on a glass slab of refractive index y3.After
refraction, the light ray emerges out from other
parallel faces and lateral shift betweenincident ray
and emergent ray is 4\3 cm. The thickness of the
h 45 cm.
glass slab is (2022, 24June Shift-II

45° 65 Cross-section view of a prism is

the equilateral triangle in the ABC

figure. The minimum deviation is
observed using this prism when
the angle of incidence is equal to

58 Which is used in optical fibres ? the prism angle. The time taken by
of the following [AIEEE 2002]
light to travel from (mid-point P
(b) Scattering of BC) to A is ...,x 10-10 S. B
(a) Total internal reflection
(c)
Diffraction
(d) Refraction
546
JEE Main Ghapterwige Topicwise Physics

(Given. speed of light in vacuum =3x 10 m/s and

Topio 8.Lenses
cos 30°= (2021, 31 Aug Shift-II]
71A person has been using spectacles of power -1.0
66 A prism of
refractive

figure).

light,
refractive

n, and n, depend on
according to the relation

10.8 x 10-14
the wavelength of ,
index n, and another prism of
index n, are stuck together (as shown in the
dioptre for
of power 2.0dioptres.
distinct

(a) 50 cm

72 A
vision
distant

(b) 30 cm

convex lens has power P.

and a separate reading glass

(c) 10 cm
vision

What is the least distance of

for this person (2023, 30 Jan Shift-i]
(d)40 cm
It is cut into two halves

n =12 + and n, =145 + L8 x 10-14 along its principal axis. Further one piece (out of the
two halves) is cut into two halves perpendicular to the
The wavelength for which rays incident at any angle principal axis (as shown in figure). Choose the
on the interface BC pass through without bending at incorrect option for the reported pieces.
that interface will be .. nm. (2021, 27 July Shift-I] (2022, 27 June Shift-I)
D
90

60° (a) Power of = (b) Power of L, =2

L,
B 2

67 A
(c) Power of L =P2 (d) Power of L =P
ray of light pasing through a prism (u=43) suffers
minimum deviation.It is found that the angle of 73 The power of a lens (biconvex) is 1.25 m in
incidence is double the angle of refraction within the particular medium. Refractive index of the lens is 1.5
prism. Then,the angle of prism is (in and radii of curvature are 20 cm and 40 cm,
degrees). (2021, 22 July Shift-II| respectively. The refractive index of surrounding
medium (2022, 28 July Shift-II]
kev lfu is refractive index of material of prism, then (a) 1.0 (b) 9/7 (c) 3/2 (d) 4/3
from Snell's law
idea 74 An object is placed at the focus of concave
sini sin(A + Sm y2 lens

sinr sin A/2

...0) having length f. What is the magnification and
focal

where, A is angle of prism and m is minimum deviation

distance of the image from the optical centre of the
lens?
through prism. Shif-l]
2021,31 A
(a) 1, o (b) Very o 1 f
68 The imageof an object placed in air formed by a high, (c)
4 4
convex refracting surface is at a distance of 10 m 75Curved surfaces of a plano-convex lens of
behind the surface. The image is real and is at 2/3 of
refractive index u, and a plano-concave lens
the distance of the object from the surface The
of refractive index u, have equal radius of
wavelength of light inside the surface is 2/3 times the
curvature as shown in figure. Find the ratio
wavelength in air. The radius of the curved surface is
of radius of curvature to the ocal length of
m. The value of x is the combined lenses.
(2021, 27Aug Shift-l]
13 [2021, 17March Shift-l1) 1
1
(a)
69 A deviation of 2° is produced in the yellow ray when
(b) - () (d) -|
prism of crown and flint glass are achromatically 76 Find the distance of the image from object O,
combined. Taking dispersive powers of crown and formed
flint by the combination of lenses
in the figure.
glass are 0.02 and 0.03 respectively and refractive index
(2021, 27Aug Shi-lI|
for yellow light for these glasses are 1.5 and l.6, f=+10cm f=-10cm f=+30cm
respectively. The refracting angles for crown glass
prism will be ...... (in degree).

(Round off to the nearest integer) (2021, 16 March Shift-lI]

70 A prism of angle A = 1° has a refractive index u=15.

A good estimate for the minimum angle of deviation
(in degree) is close to N/10. Value of N is 30cm 5cm 10cm
[2020, 5Sep Shit-I] (a)75cm (b) 10 cm (c) 20cm (a) infinity
 Ray.Optios and Opical Instrüments 547
1The thickness at the centre ofa plano
convex lens is distance of 60cm on the other side of the lens. The
3 mm and the diameter is 6 cm. If the speed image will be
of light position and size of the final
inthe material of the lens is 2x10 ms (2019, 8April Shift-I]
then the
focal length of the lens is 20cm from the convergentmirror, same size as the object
[2021, 17 March Shift-I] (a)
0.30 cm 15 cm same size as the
(a) (b) (c) 1.5 cm (d) 30cm (b) 40cm from the convergent mirror,
78The refractive index of a converging lens is 1.4. What object

will be the (c) 40 cm from the convergent lens, twice the size of the
length of this lens if it is placed in a
focal

medium of same refractive index ? (Assumethe radii object

20cm from the convergent mirror, twice size ofthe object

of curvature of the faces of lens are R, and R, (d)

respectively) (2021, 16 March Shift-II] 84 The graph showshow the magnification produced m
R,R, by a thin lens with image distance v. What is
varies
(a) 1 (b) Infinite (c) (d) Zero
the focal length of the lens used? 2019, 10April Shift-l]
R - R,
79 For a concave lens of focal length f, the relation
between object and image distances w and v,

respectively, from its pole can best be represented by

(u=v is the reference line) [2020, 5Sep Shift-I]

t-a-b
U
(a) (b) (c)
(a) (b)
C

85A plano-convex lens ofrefractive index u, and focal

length f is kept in contact with another
plano-concave lens of refractive index u, and focal
length f,. If the radius of curvature of their spherical
(c) (d)
faces
related
is

as
R each and f =2f,, then and
(2019,
are
10 Jan Shift-I]
(a) 34 -2u, =1 (b) 2 42 -)=1
(c) 2 -H2 =1 (d) H, +, =3
80A thin lens made of glass (refractive index =1.5)of 86An object is at a distance of 20 m from a convex lens

focal length f=16 cm is immersed in a liquid of of focal length 0.3 m. The lens forms an imageof the
refractive index 1.42. If its focal length in liquid is fi object. If the object moves away from the lens at a
then the ratio f / fis closest to the integer speed of 5 m/s, the speed and direction of the image
[2020, 7Jan Shif-Il| willbe [2019, 11 Jan Shift-I

(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 17 (a) 3.22 x 10- m/s towards the lens
81 A convex lens(of focal length 20 cm) and a concave (b) 0.92 x 10 m/s away from the lens

mirror, having their principal axes along the same (c) 2.26 x 10 m/s away from the lens
are kept 80 cm apart from each other. The
lines, (d) 116 x 10- m/s towards the lens
concave mirror to the right of the convex lens.
87 What
an object is kept at a distance of 30 cm to
the is the position and nature ofimageformed by
When
left of the convex lens, its image remains at the same lens combination shown in figure? (where,
even if the concave mirror is removed.
The fandf,re focal lengths) 2019, 12 Jan Shift-]
position

maximum distance of the object for which this 2cm

concave mirror, by itself would produce a virtual

(2019, 8April Shift-II]

image would be
10 cm (d) 30 cm A
(a) 25 cm (b) 20 cm (c)

2A convex lens of focal length 20 cm produces images -20cm-

of the same magnification 2 when an object is kept at f=+5 cm f=-5 cm
from the lens. The
two distances x, and x, (x, >x,)
(2019, 9April Shift-II
ratio of x, and x, is (a) cm from point Bat right,
(a) 5:3 (b) 2:1 (c) 4:3 (d) 3: 1
3 real

of 40 cm in (b)70cm from point Bat

An upright object is placed at a distance right, real

front of a convergent lens of focal length

20 cm. A (c) 40 cm from point Bat
right, real
(d) 70 cm from point B at
Convergent mirror of focal length 10 cm is placed at a left, virtual
 EEMeln Chapterwiseopiöwise Physics:

88Formation of real imageusing a biconvex lens is 93 Anobject 2.4 m in front of a lens formsa sharp

shown below. If the wholc sct up is immerscd in image on a film 12 cm behind the lens. A glass plate

water without disturbing thc object and the screen cm

l thick, of refractive index 1.50 is interposed

positions, what will one observe on the screcn? between lens and film with its plane faces parallel to
(2019, 12 Jan Shift-1I) the film. At what distance (from lens) should object
shifted to be in sharp focus on film? (AIEEE 20121
(a) 7.2 m (b) 2.4 m (c) 3.2 m (d) 5.6 m
94When monochromaticred light is used instead of blue

Screen
2f light in aconvex lens, its focal length will (AIEEE 2011|

(a) not depend on colour of light

(b) increase
(c) decrease
(d) remain same

95 In an optics experiment, with the position of the

(a) No change
object fixed, a student varies the position of a
(b) Magnified image
convex lens and for each position, the screen is
(c) Image disappears

89 A
(d) Erect

plano-convex

H, radius
plano-concave
real

of
image

lens (focal

curvature R)
lens (focal
length

fits exactly

length f,
f, refractive

into a
refractive
index

index
,
adjusted to get a clear imageof the object. A graph
between theobject distance u and the imagedistance
from the lens, is plotted using the same scale for
the two axes. A straight line passing through the
origin and making an angle of 45° with the x-axis
H, radius curvature R). Their plane surfaces are
of
meets the experimental curve at P. The coordinates
of
parallel to each other. Then, the focal length of the Pwill be [AIEEE 2009)
combination will be (2019, 12 Jan Shifi-II)
R (a) (2f, 2f) ()(4f,4f)
(a) f-f (b)

2f 96 A student measures the focal length of a convex lens

(c) f +f: (d)
f2
by putting an object pin at a distance u from the lens
and measuring the distance v of the imagepin. The
90 A diverging lens with magnitude of focal length graph between u and v plotted by the student should
25 cm is placed at a cm from a
distance of 15 look like [AIEEE 2008]

converging lens of magnitude of focal length 20 cm. (cm)

v (cm) v

Abeam of parallel light falls on the diverging lens.

The final imageformed is [JEE Main 2017]

(a) virtual and at a distance of 40 cm from convergent lens
(b)
(a)
(b) real and at a distance of 40 cm from the divergent lens
(c) real andat a distance of 6 cm from the convergent lens
(d) real and at a distance of 40 cm from convergent lens Ol u(cm) Ol u(cm)

91 A thin convex lens made from crown v (cm) v (cm)

glas

has focal length fWhen it is measured in two

(d)
(c)
different liquids having refractive indices 4/3 and 5/3.
It has the focal lengths f; and f, respectively. The
correct relation berween the focal lengths is u (cm) u (cm)
JEE Main 2014)
(a) f =f<f 97 Two lenses ofpower -15D and +5D are in contact
(b) f,>f and f, becomes negative with each other. The focal length of the combination
(c) f2 >f and f,becomes negative is JAIEEE 2007]
(d) and f, borh become negative
(a) -20cm (b) -10cm (c) +20cm (d) +10cm
92 Diameter ofa plano-convex lens is 6 cm and
thickness at the centre is 3 mm. Ifspeed of light in 98 A thin glass (refractive index 1.5) lens has optical

material of lens is 2x 10* m/s, the focal length of the power of -5Din air. Its optical power in a liquid

lens is medium with refractive index 1.6 will be (AIBEE 2005]

(JEE Maln 2013)
(a) 15 cm (b)20cm (b) -I D
(c) 30cm (d) 10cm (c) 25 D (d) -25 D
 g9A plano-convex lens refractive index 1,5 and radius
of 40cm
curvature 30 cm
of
silvered at the curved surface.
is

Now,this lens has been used to

form the imageof an
obiect. At what distance
from this lens may an object
beplaced in order to have a real
image ofthe size of
the object.
[AIEEE 2004]
(a) 20 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 80 cm

Numerical Value Type Questions 106An object is placed on the principal axis of convex
100Two transparent media having refractive indices 1.0 lens of focal length 10cm
as shown.
and 1.5 are separated by a spherical refracting surface A plane mirror on the other side oflens at a
is placed
of radius of curvature 30 cm., The distance of 20 cm,The image producedby the plane
centre of curvature
of surface is towards denser medium and a point mirror is 5 cm inside the mirror. The distance of the
object is on the principle axis in rarer medium
placed object from the lens is .....cm. (2023, 25Jan Shif-II]

at a distance of 15 cm from the pole of the surface.

The distance of image from the pole of the surface is

cm. (2023, 8April Shift-IU

101 A point object, O'

is placed infront of rwo thin
20cm
symmetrical coaxial convex lenses L, and L, with M
focallength 24 cm and cm respectively.9The 107 A convex lens ofrefractive index 1.5 and focal length
distance betweentwo lenses is 10cm and the object is
18 cm in air is immersed in water. The change in
placed 6 cm away from lens L as shown in the
of the lens will be cm.
focal length
The berweenthe object and the
distance
figure.
(Given, refractivè index index of water 4/3)
image formed by the system of two lenses is .... (2023, 24Jan Shift-I
Cm. [2023, 10 April Shift-II]
108The graph between 1/u and 1 /v for a thin convex
L L2
lens in order to determine its focal length is plotted as
shown in the figure. The refractive index of lens is 1.5
and its both the surfaces have same radius of
curvature R. The value of R will be cm.
10 cm

102 The radius of curvature of each surface ofa convex

(where, u =object distance and
v=image distance) 2022, 26July Shift-I
lens having refractive index 20 cm. The lens is
1.8 is

now immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.5. The tomr')

ratio of power of lens in air to its power in the liquid 0.10

will be x:L The value of x is +0.08

(2023, 11 April Shift-)
t0.06

103 Two convex lenses offocal length 20 cm cach are t0.04

placed coaxially with a separation of 60cm between to.02

B
them. The image ofdistant object formedby the -0.10-0.08-0.06 -0.04-0.02 0
combination is at cm from the first lens.
tem')
(2023, 12 April Shifr-i]

104 A biconvex lens of focal length 10 cm is cut in two 109An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm from a
parts along a plane perpendicular to the
convex lens. A convex mirror of focal length 15 cm is
identical
placed on other side of lens at 8 cm as shown in the
principal axis. The power of each lens after cut is
D. [2023, 13 April Shift-II) figure. Image of object coincides with the object.

105 As shown in the figure, a combination of a thin plano

concave lens a thin plano convex lens is used to

and Image

Image an object placed at infinity. The radius of Image in

Object
curvature of both the lenses is 30 cm and the absence
refractive
of mirror
the material for both the lenses is 1.75. Both
index of 12 cm 8 cm
the lenses are placed at distance of 40 cm
from each
the image of the When the convex mirror is removed,a real and
other. Due to the combination,
object is formed at distance
inverted image is formed at a position. The distance
2023, 24 Jan Shift-I of the image from theobject will be
x=..... cm, from concave lens. ......cm.
(2021, 26 Aug Shif-I]
 110 The same size images are formed by a convex lens Numerical Value Type Questions
when the object is placed at 20 cm or at l0 cm from 117 An object viewed from a near point distance of
the lens. The focal length of convex lens is 25 cm, using a microscopic lens with magnificaion
cm. 2021, 25Feb Shift-l]
6,gives an unresolved image. A resolved image is

111 The distance between on object and a scren is100 observed at infinite distance with a total

cm. A lens can produce real imageof the object on magnification double the carlier using an eyepiece
the screen for two different positions between the along with the given lens and a tube of length 0.6 m,
screen and the object. The distance between these if the focal length of the eyepiece is equal to
two positions is 40 cm. If the power of the lens is cm. (2021, 20July Shift-J

N 118 In a compound
D, where N
close to microscope, the magnified virtual
is an integer. Then, the
100 image is formed at a distance of 25 cm from the
value of N is ... ...... (2020, 4 Sep Shift-II) eye-piece. The focal length of its objective lens is 1
cm. If the magnification is 100 and the tube length of

the microscope is 20 cm, then the focal length of the

Topic Optical Instruments artso eye-piece lens (in cm) is (2020, 4 Sep Shifr-i]

119 A compound microscope consists of anobjective lens

112 In a reflecting telescope, a secondary mirror is used to
offocal length 1 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5
(a)remove spherical aberration (2023, 8April Shifi-l]
cm witha separation of 10 cm. The distancebetween
(b) reduce the problem of mechanical support
an object and the objective lens, at which the strain
(c) make chromatic aberration zero

(d) move the eyepiece outside the telescopic tube

on the eye is minimum is n /40 cm. The value of n is
(2020, 5Sep Shift-I]
113 Your friend is having eye sight problem. She is not
able to see clearly a distant uniform window mesh and
and distorted. The
it appears to her as non-uniform
Key Index
doctor diagnosed the problem as 2021, 18March Shift-l)

(a)astigmatism 1 (d) (c) 3 (b) 4 (C) 5 (b)

(b) myopia with astigmatism 6 (a) (d) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (d)
(c)presbyopia with astigmatism 11 (c) 12 (c) 13 (a) 14 (b) 15 (a)
(d) myopia and hypermetropia
16 (18) 17 (48) 18 (32) 19 (400) 20 (210)
114 Given below are two statements: one is labelled as
21 (150) 22 (1) 23 (c) 24 (b) 25 (c)
Assertion (A)and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
26 (d) 27 (a) 28 (a) 29 (c) 30 (c)
Assertion (A) For a simple microscope, the angular
31 (d) 32 (c) 33 (a) 34 (a) 35 (d)
size ofthe object equals the angular size of the image.
36 (a) 37 (d) 38 (b) 39 (c) 40 (b)
Reason (R) Magnification is achieved as the small
41 (a) 42 (c) 43 (b) 44 45 (a)
object can be kept much closer to the eye than 25 cm (a)

and hence, it subtends a large angle. In the light of the 46 (d) 47 (d) 48 (c) 49 (a) 50 (a)

abovestatements, choose the most appropriate answer 51 (b) 52 (a) 53 (b) 54 (d) (a)

from the options given below. (2021, 26 Feb Shift-II] 56 (b) 57 (b) 58 (a) 59 (50) 60 (3)

(a) A is true but R is false.

65
61 (30) 62 (52) 63 (4) 64 (12) (5)
(b) BothAand Rare true but R is not the correct
66 (600) 67 (60) 68 (30) 69 (12) 70 (5)
explanation of
A.
71 (b) 72 (a) 73 (b) 74 75 (b)
(c) Both A and are true and R R is the correct explanation
(c)

of A. 76 (a) 77 (d) 78 (b) 79 (b) 80 (c)

(d) A is false but R is true. 81 (c) 82 (d) 83 (*) 84 (d) 85 (c)

115 The magnifying power of a telescope with tube 86 (d) 87 (b) 88 (c) 89 (b) 90 (d)

length 60 cm is 5. What the focal length of its is 91 (b) 92 (c) 93 (d) 94 (b) 95 (a)

(2020, 8Jan Shift-i) 97

cyepiece? 96 (c) (b) 98 (a) 99 (a) 100 (30)
(a) 10cm (b) 20 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm
101 (34) 102 (4) 103 (100) 104 (5) 105 (120)
116 The image formed by an objective of a compound 106 (30) 107 (54) 108 (10) 109 110 (15)
(50)
microscope is [AIEEE 2003)
111 (476) 112 (d) 113 (b) 114 (c) 115 (a)
(a) virtual and diminished (b) real and diminished
(c) real and enlarged (d) virtual and enlarged 116 (c) 117 (25) 118 (6) 119 (50)