CLASS X - A |21.12.

2016
PHYSICS TEST

PHYSICS TEST I
[LIGHT]
Max. Marks: 30
Multiple Choice Questions:

(20 x 1 =20 M)

1. Choose the wrong statement.

(A) A concave mirror can form a magnified real image.
(B) A convex mirror can form a magnified virtual image.
(C) A convex mirror can form a diminished virtual image.
(D) A convex mirror can form a diminished real image.
2. For a real object, a convex mirror always forms an image which is
(A) Virtual and erect

(B) Real and magnified

(C) Real and inverted

(D) Virtual and inverted

3. An object 20cm from a spherical mirror give rise to a virtual image 15cm behind the mirror. The
type of the mirror and its focal length is
(A) concave,8.5cm

(B) convex, 30cm

(C) concave,60cm

(D) convex, 60cm

4. An object 4cm high is placed at a distance of 15cm in front of a convex mirror having a radius of
curvature of 10cm. Then the image formed is at a distance of
(A) 7.5cm behind the mirror

(B) 3.75cm in front of the mirror

(C) 7.5 cm in front of mirror

(D) 3.75 cm behind the mirror

5. A real image of half the size is obtained in a concave spherical mirror with a radius of curvature
of 40 cm. The distance of the object and that of its image will be
(A) 15 cm, 30 cm

(B) 30 cm, 15 cm

(C) 30 cm, 60 cm

(D) 60 cm, 30 cm

6. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. The distance between its
image and the pole is
(A) Equal to f

(B) Between f and 2f

(C) Equal to 2f

(D) Greater than 2f

7. In an incident ray passes through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray
will
(A) Pass through the pole

(B) Pass through the centre of curvature

(C) Retrace its path

(D) Be parallel to the principal axis

8. To form an image twice the size of the object, using a convex lens of focal length 20 cm, the
object distance must be
(A)< 20 cm

(B) > 20 cm

(C)< 20 cm and between 20 cm and 40 cm

(D) Cannot say

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9. Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is 1.6 and the absolute refractive index of glass
is 1.5, then the absolute refractive index of diamond is
(A) 1.4

(B) 2.4

(C) 3.4

(D) 4.4

10. Power of a convex lens of focal length 50 cm is

(A) 2 D

(B) 0.5 D

(C)+2 D

(D) +0.5 D

11. In the case of refraction of light from a rectangular glass slab, if I be the angle of incidence and e
be the angle of emergence, then
(A) e = i

(B) e < i

(C) e > i

(D) i e

12. If f is focal length of the lens, then the power of a lens is equal to
(A)

100
f (cm )

(B)

10
f (cm )

(C)

100
f ( m)

(D)

1
100 f (cm)

13. A ray of light travelling in air is incident on the plane of a transparent medium. The angle of
incident is 45o and that of refraction is 30o. Find the refractive index of the medium.
(A) 2

(B)

1
2

(C) 1

(D)

14. How many images of himself does an observer see if two adjacent walls and the ceiling of a
rectangular room are mirror surfaced?
(A)6

(B) 7

(C)3

(D) 5

15. A candle flame 3cm high is placed at a distance of 3m from a wall. How far from the wall must a
concave mirror be placed in order that it may form an image of the flame 9cm high on the wall?
(A) 450cm

(B) 150cm

(C) 225cm

(D) 300cm

16. At what distance from a concave mirror of focal length 10cm must an object be placed in order
that an image double its size may be obtained?
(A) Either 5cm or 15cm

(B) At 10cm

(C) 5cm

(D) 15cm only

17. Light travels from air into glass o refractive index 1.5. The time taken by the light to travel
through a piece of glass of 50 cm thickness is
(A) 2.25 s

(B) 2.25 x 10-7 s

(C) 2.5 x 10-8 s

(D) 2.5 x 10-9 s

18. Two thin lenses of power +3.5 D and 2.5 D are placed in contact, then the power and focal
length of the lens combination is
(A) +1 D, +100 cm

(B) +2 D, +150 cm

(C)+1 D, +200 cm

(D)+2 D, +100 cm

19. A ray of light travelling from air enters a liquid at an angle of 450 with the normal. If the
corresponding angle of refraction is 300, then the refractive index of the liquid with respect to air
is
(A) 1.44

(B) 1.41

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(D) 1.45

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20. White light is incident on the interface of glass and air as shown in the figure. If green light is just
totally internally reflected then the emerging ray in air contains

(A) Yellow, orange, red

(B) Violet, indigo, blue

(C) All colours

(D) All colours except green

Match the following:

(4 x 1 =5 M)

21.
List I

List II

(P)

Negative magnification

1.

Diminished image

(Q)

Magnification less than 1

2.

Inverted image

(R)

Positive magnification

3.

Size of image is same

(S)

Magnification equal to 1

4.

Erect image

Code:
P

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 2

(D) 4

Comprehension Type:

(5 x 1 =5 M)

Type 1: The radius of curvature of a convex mirror used on a moving automobile is 2.0 m. A
truck is coming behind it at a constant distance of 3.5 m.
22. The image is at a distance of behind the mirror.
(A)0.58 m

(B) 0.68 m

(C) 0.78 m

(D)0.88 m

23. The nature of the image is

(A) Diminished and inverted

(B) Virtual and erect

(C) Virtual and inverted

(D)Real and erect

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24. The size of the image relative to the size of the truck is
(A) 22%

(B)24%

(C) 26%

(D) 28%

Type 2: A converging mirror forms a real image of height 4cm, of an object of height 1 cm
placed 20 cm away from the mirror.
25. The image distance is .
(A) 80 cm

(B) 90 cm

(C) 100 cm

(D) 110 cm

(C) 17 cm

(D) 18 cm

26. The focal length of mirror is

(A) 15 cm

(B) 16 cm

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