OPTICS PHYSICS

1. A ray of light travels from a medium of refractive index to air. Its angle of incidence in the
medium is , measured from the normal to the boundary, and its angle of deviation is . is plotted
against . Which of the following best represents the resulting curve ?

2 2 2 2

1 1 1
1

O /2 O /2 O /2 O /2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. In the ideal double slit experiment, when a glass plate of refractive index 1.5 and thickness t is
introduced in the path of one of the interfering beams of wavelength , the intensity at the position
of central maximum remains unchanged. Minimum thickness of glass plate is :
(A) 2 (B) 2 / 3 (C) /3 (D)

3. A small filament is at the centre of a hollow glass sphere of

inner and outer radii 8 cm and 9 cm respectively. The OA = 8 cm
OB = 9 cm
refractive index of glass is 1.50. Calculate the position of = 1.5
O
the image of the filament when viewed from outside the
A B
sphere. Air
Air
(A) 0.9 cm (B) 9 cm
(C) 9cm (D) 9.1 cm
Glass

4. A concavo-convex lens has = 1.5 and the radii on 10 cm and 20 cm. The concave surface is filled
with oil of = 1.6. The convex side is now silvered. To make a point object coincide with its image,
it must be placed at a distance:
200 200 200 200
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) cm
11 31 9 21
5. An observer can see through a pin-hole the top end of a thin rod of
height h, placed as shown in the figure. The thin rod of height h,
placed as shown in the figure. The beaker height is 3h and its
radius h. When the beaker is filled with liquid up to a height
2h, he can see the lower end of the rod. Then the refractive index 3h
of the liquid is :
5 5
(A) (B) h
2 2
3 3 2h
(C) (D)
2 2
6. A spherical surface of radius of curvature R, separates air (refractive index 1.0) from glass
(refractive index 1.5). The centre of curvature is in the glass. A point object P placed in air is found
to have a real image Q in the glass. The line PQ cuts the surface at a point O and PO = OQ. The
distance PO is equal to :
(A) 5R (B) 3R (C) 2R (D) 1.5 R
7. A planet is observed by an astronomical refractive telescope having an objective of focal length
16 m and eye piece of focal length 2 cm :
(A) the distance between the objective and the eye piece is 16.02 m
(B) the angular magnification of the planet is 800
(C) the image of the planet is inverted
(D) the objective is larger than the eye piece
8. Find the maximum intensity in case of interference of n identical waves each of intensity I0 if the
interference is coherent ?
(A) n2I0 (B) nI0 (C) 2n2I0 (D) None of these
9. A transparent sphere of radius R and refractive index is kept in air. At what distance from the
surface of the sphere should a point object be placed so as to form a real image at the same distance
from the sphere ?
R R R
(A) (B) R (C) (D)
1 1
10. A biconvex lens of focal length f is cut into four parts and these parts are arranged as shown.

1 2
1 2 3 4
3 4

The focal length of the arrangement in air is

(A) f/2 (B) 4f (C) f/4 (D) f
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