1.

Two plane mirrors are arranged at right angles to each other as shown
in figure. A ray of light is incident on the horizontal mirror at an angle
. For what value of the ray emerges parallel to the incoming ray
after reflection from the vertical mirror?

(a) 60

(b) 30

(c)45

(d) all of these

2.

Two parallel rays are travelling in a medium of refractive index 1 =

4/3. One of the rays passes through a parallel glass slab of thickness
t and refractive index 2 = 3/2. The path difference between the two
rays due to the glass slab will be
(a) 4t/3
(b) 3t/2
(c) t/8
(d) t/6

3.

Critical angle of glass is 1 and that of water is 2. The critical angle for
water and glass surface would be :
(g = 3/2, w = 4/3)
(a) less than 2
(b) between 1 and 2
(c) greater than 2
(d) less than 1

4.

A hollow convex lens of glass will behave like a :

(a) convex lens
(b) concave lens (c) glass plate

5.

A plane mirror is a made of glass slab (g =1.5) 2.5 cm thick and

silvered on back. A point object is placed 5 cm in front of the
unsilvered face of the mirror. What will be the position of final image?
(a) 12 cm from unsilvered face
(b) 14.6 cm from unsilvered face
(c) 5.67 cm from unsilvered face
(d) 8.33 cm from unsilvered face

6.

The refractive index of a prism is 2. This prism can have a maximum

refracting angle of :
(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 45
(d) 30

(d) mirror

7.

A ray of light undergoes deviation of 30. when incident on an

equilateral prism of refractive index 2 . The angle made by the ray
inside the prism with the base of the prism is :
(a) 15
(b) 0
(c) 45
(d) 30

8.

One of the refracting surfaces of a prism an angle 30. is silvered. A

ray of light incident at an angle of 60. retraces its path. The refractive
index of the material of prism is:
3
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c)
(d) 2
2

9.

Angle of minimum deviation is a equal to the angle of prism A of an

equilateral glass prism. The angel of incidence at which minimum
deviation will be obtaind is :
2

(a) 60
(b) 30
(c) 45
(d) sin-1 3

10.

Two Identical glass (g = 3/2) equiconvex lenses of focal length f are

kept in contact. The space between the two lenses is filled with water
(w = 4/3). The focal length of the combination is:
f
4f
3f
(a) f
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
3
4

11.

The magnification of an object placed in front of a convex lens of focal

length 20 cm is +2. To obtain a magnification of - 2, the object will
have to be moved a distance equal to:
(a) 10cm
(b) 20cm
(c) 30cm
(d) 40cm

12.

A plane mirror is placed at origin parallel of y-axis, facing the positive

x-axis. An object starts from (2 m, 0, 0) with a velocity of (2i 2 j )
m\s. The relative velocity of image with respect to object is a long :
(a) positive x-axis
(b) negative x-axis
(c) positive x-axis
(d) negative x-axis

13.

As the position of an object (u) reflected from a concave mirror is

varied, the position of the image (v) also varies by letting the u
changes from 0 to +& the graph between v versus u will be:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

14.

A 2 diameter coin rests flat on the bottom of a bowl in which the water
is 20 cm deep (w = 4/3). If the coin is viewed directly from above is its
apparent diameter?
(a) 2cm
(b) 1.5cm
(c) 2.67cm
(d) 1.67cm

15.

Refraction takes place at a concave spherical boundary separating

glass air medium. For the image to be real, the object distance (g =
3/2)
(a) should be greater than three times the radius of curvature of the
refracting surface
(b) should be greater than two times the radius of curvature of the
refracting surface
(c) should be greater than the radius of curvature of the refracting
surface
(d) is independent of the radius of curvature of the refracting surface

16.

Light is incident normally on face AB of a prism as shown in figure. A

liquid of refractive index u is placed on face AC of the prism. The
prism is made of glass of refractive index 3\2. The limits of u for
which total internal reflection takes place on face AC is :

(a) >

3
2

(b) <

3 3
4

(c) >

(d) <

3
2

17.

A concave lens forms the image of an object such that the distance
between the object and image is 10 cm and the magnification
produced is 1\4. The focal length of the lens will be:
(a) 8.6 cm
(b) 6.2 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 4.4 cm

18.

Parallel beam of light is incident on the system of two convex lenses of

focal length f1 = 20 cm and f2 =10 cm. What should be the distance

between the two lenses so that rays after refraction from both the
lenses pass undeviateda;

(a) 60 cm

(b) 30 cm

(c) 90 cm

(d) 40 cm

19.

A point object is placed at a distance of 26 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 the object the is formed at
infinity. The thickness t is :
(a) 10 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 15 cm

20.

Light waves travel in vacuum along the y-axis. Which of the following
may represent the wave front ?
(a) x = constant
(b) y = constant
(c) z = constant
(d) x + y + z = constant

21.

A plate of thickness t made of a material of refractive index u is placed

in front of one of the slits in a double slit experiment. What should
be the minimum thickness t which will make the intensity at the
center of the fringe pattern zero ?

(a) ( 1)
(b) ( - 1)
(c)
(d)
2( 1)
( 1)
2

22.

In youngs double slit experiment how many maximas

can be
obtained on a screen (including the central maximum) on both sides
of the central fringe if = 2000 and d = 7000 :
(a) 12
(b) 7
(c) 18
(d) 4

23.

In youngs double slit experiment

24.

young s double slit experiment is made in a liquid. The 10 th bright

fringe in liquid lies where 6th dark fringe lies in vacuum. The
refractive index of the liquid is approximately:

d
= 10-4 (d = distance between
D
slits, D = distance of screen from the slits). At a point p on the screen
resulting intensity is equal to the intensity due to individual slit I
Then the distance of point p from the central maximum is: ( =6000A)
(a) 2mm
(b) 1mm
(c) 0.5mm
(d) 4mm

(a) 1.8

(b) 1.54

(c) 1.67

(d) 1.2

25.

An infinity 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:
uf
uf
f2
f2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
uf
uf
uf
uf

26.

Tow point sources S1 and S2 are 24 cm apart. Where should a convex

lens of focal length 9 cm be placed in between them so that the images
Of both sources are formed at the same place ?
(a) 6 cm from S1
(b) 15 cm from S1
(c) 10 cm from S1
(d) 12 cm from S1

27.

A ray incident at an angle of incidence 60 enters a glass sphere of

refractive index = 3 This ray is reflected and refracted at the
farther surface of the sphere. The angle between reflected and
refracted rays at this surface is :
(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 40

28.

A reflecting Surface is represented by the equation x2 + y2 = a2. A ray

traveling in negative x-direction is directed towards positive y-direction
after reflection from the surface at point p. Then co-ordinates of point
p are

(a) (0.8 a, 0.6 a)

(c) (a, 0)

(b) (0.6 a, 0.8 a)

(d) none of these

29.

An object is placed infront of a concave mirror of focal length f. A

virtual image is formed with a magnification of 2. To obtain a real
image of same magnification, the object has to moved by a distance:
f
3f
2f
(a) f
(b)
(b)
(d)
2
2
3

30.

The angle of incidence for an equilateral prism is 60 0. What should be

the refractive index of prism so that the ray is parallel to the base
inside the prism ?
4
9
(b) 2
(b) 3
(d)
(d)
3
8

31.

When an object is at distances x and y from a lens, real image and a

virtual image is formed respectively having same magnification. The
focal length of the lens is:
x y
(a)
(b) x y
(c) xy
(d) x + y
2

32.

For an equilateral prism, it is observed that when a ray strikes

grazingly at one face it emerges grazingly at the other. Its refractive
index will be :
2
3
(a)
(b)
(c) 2
(d) data not sufficient
3
2

33.

A convex lens forms a real image three times larger than the object on
the screen. Object and screen are moved until the image becomes
twice the size of the object if the shift of the object 6. cm. The shift of
screen is :
(a) 36 cm
(b) 72 cm
(c) 18cm
(d) 9 cm

34.

A real image is formed by a convex lens, then it is connected with a

concave lens and again a real image is formed. This image will:
(a) shift towards the lens system
(b) shift away from the lens system
(c) remain in its original position
(d) shift to infinity

35.

A horizontal ray of light passes through a prism of =1.5 whose apex

angel is 4 and then strikes a vertical mirror M as shown. The ray
after reflections to become horizontal the mirror must be rotated
through an angle of :

(a) 2
36.

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 1

What is the minimum value of the refractive index for a 90 45 45

prism which is used to deviate a beam through 90 by total internal
reflection ?
3
5
(a)
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d)
2
3

37.

If the distances of an object and its virtual image from the focus of a
convex lens of focal length f are 1 cm each, then f is:
(a) 4 cm
(b) ( 2 + 1) cm
(c) 2 2 cm
(d) (2 + 2 ) cm

38:

Consider a usual set-up of Youngs double slit experiment with slits of

equal intensity as shown in the figure. Take O as origin and the Y axis
D
D
as indicated. If average intensity between y1
and y2
4d
4d
equal n times the intensity of maxima, then n equals (take average
over phase difference)

(a)

1
2
1
2

(b) 2 1

(c) 1

(d)

1
2
1
2

39.

In a Youngs double slit experiment, the fringes are displaced by a

distance x when a glass plate of refractive index 1.5 is introduced in
the path of one of the beams. When this plate is replaced by another
plate of same thickness, the shift of fringes is (3/2)x. The refractive
index of second plate is:
(a) 1.75
(b) 1.50
(c) 1.25
(d) 1.00

40.

An object O is placed in front of as mall plane mirror M 1 and a large

convex mirror M2 of focal length f. The distance between O and M 1 is x
and the distance between M1 and M2 is y. The images of O formed by

(a) x y
41.

x 2 y2
(b)
2y

x 2 y2
(c)
2y

Focal length of a convex mirror is 10cm:

(a) image of an object placed at 20 cm is also at 20 cm
(b) image of an object placed at 10 cm is at infinity
(c) both (a) and (b) are wrong
(d) both (a) and (b) are correct

x 2 y2
(d)
x y

42.

An object is kept at a distance of 16cm from a thin lens and the image
Conned 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 images formed
are equal, the focal length of the lens will be:
(a) 8 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 11 cm
(d) 96 cm

43.

A plane mirror is placed at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid of

refractive index . P is a small object at a height h above the mirror.
An observer O, vertically above P, outside the liquid, observe P and its
image in the mirror. The apparent distance between these two will be:

(a) 2h
44.

(b)

2h

(c)

2h
1

(d) h 1

A real image of a point object O was formed by an equi-convex lens of

focal length f and the magnification was found to be unity. Now the
lens is cut into two symmetrical pieces as shown by the dotted line
and the right part is removed; The position of the image formed by the
remaining part is at:

(a) f

(b) 2f

(c) 2f

(d) infinity

45.

A concave mirror has a focal length 20 cm. The distance between the
two positions of the object for which the image size is double of the
object size is
(a) 20 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 60 cm

46.

One side of a glass slab is silvered as shown. Any of light is incident

on the other side at angle of incidence i = 45. Refractive Index of glass
is given as 1.5. The deviation of the ray of light from its initial path
when it comes out of the slab is:

(a) 90
47.

(b) 60

(c) 45

(d) 30

(b) 1.5 cm

(c) 3.75 cm

(d) 2.5 cm

A ray of light falls on a transparent sphere with centre at C as shown

in figure. The ray emerges from the sphere parallel to line AB. The
refractive index of the sphere is

(a)
50.

(d) 45

A plastic hemisphere has a radius of curvature of 8 cm and an index

of refraction of 1.6. On the axis halfway between the plane surface and
the spherical one (4 cm from each) is a small object O. The distance
between the two images when viewed along the axis from the two sides
of the hemisphere is approximately:

(a) 1.0 cm
49.

(c) 120

Two plane mirrors are Inclined at angle as shown in figure. If a ray

parallel to OB strikes the other mirror at P and finally emerges parallel
to OA after two reflections then is equal to:

(a) 90
48.

(b) 180

(b)

(c)

3
2

(d)

1
2

A circular beam of light of diameter d = 2cm falls on a plane surface of

glass. The angle of incidence is 60 and refractive index of glass is =
3/2. The diameter of the refracted beam is:
(a) 4.00 cm
(b) 3.0 cm
(c) 3.26 cm
(d) 2.52 cm

51.

Consider the situation shown in figure. Water w is filled in a

3

beaker upto a height of 10 cm. A plane mirror is fixed at a height of

5cm from the surface of water. Distance of Image from the mirror after
reflection from It of an object O at the bottom of the beaker is:

(a) 15 cm
52.

(b) 12.5 cm

(c) 7.5 cm

(d) 10 cm

The image of point P when viewed from top of the slabs will be:

(a) 2.0 cm above P

(c) 2.0 cm below P

(b) 1.5 cm above P

(d) 1 cm above P

53.

A ray of light is Incident on a glass sphere of refractive Index 3/2.

What should be the angle of Incidence so that the ray which enters
the sphere does not come out of the sphere?
(a) tan-1(2/3)
(b) sin-1(2/3)
(c) 90
(d) cos-1(1/3)

54.

A prism having an apex angle 4and refractive index 1.5 is located in

front of a vertical plane mirror as shown in figure. Through what total
angle is the ray deviated after reflection from the mirror ?

(a) 176
55.

(b) 4

(c) 178

(d) 2

A piano convex lens fits exactly into a piano concave lens. Their plane
surfaces are parallel to each other. If the lenses are made of different
materials of refractive indices 1 and 2 and R is the radius of
curvature of the curved surface of the lenses, then focal length of the
combination is:
R
R
R
2R
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2 1 2
2 1 2
1 2
2 1

56.

Optic axis of a thin equiconvex lens is the x-axis. The co-ordinates of a

point object and its image are (-40 cm, 1 cm) and (50 an, -2 cm)
respectively. Lens is located at:
(a) x = + 20 cm
(b) x = - 30 cm
(c) x = - 10 cm
(d) origin

57.

An equiconvex lens of glass (g = 1.5) of focal length 10 an is silvered

on one side. It will behave like a:
(a) concave mirror of focal length 10 an
(b) convex mirror of focal length 5.0 an
(c) concave mirror of focal length 2.5 cm
(d) convex mirror of focal length 20 cm

58.

A piano convex glass lens (g =3/2) of radius of curvature R = 10 cm is

placed at a distance of b from a concave lens of focal length 20 point
object O position of final an. What should be the distance a of a from
the plano convex lens so that the image is independent of b:

(a) 40 cm
59.

(b) 60 cm

(c) 30 cm

(d) 20 cm

Focal length of a thin convex lens is 30 an. At a distance of 10 cm

from the lens there is a plane refracting surface of refractive Index
3/2. Where will the parallel rays Incident on lens converge?

(a) At a distance of 27.5 cm from the lens

(b) At a distance of 25 cm from the lens
(c) At a distance of 45 cm from the lens
(d) Ax a distance o140 an from the lens
60.

Distance of an object from the first focus of an equiconvex lens is 10

an and the distance of its real image from second focus is 40 cm. The
focal length of the lens is:
(a) 25 cm
(b) 10 an
(c) 20 cm
(d) 40 cm

61.

A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is painted black at the middle

portion as shown in figure. An object is placed at a distance of 20cm
from the lens. Then:

(a) only one image will be formed by the lens

(b) the distance between the two images formed by such a lens is 6
mm
(c) the distance between the images is 4mm
(d) the distance between the images is 2 mm
62.

A point object is placed on the optic axis of a convex lens of focal

length f at a distance of 2f to the left of it. The diameter of the lens is
d. An eye is placed at a distance of 3f to the right of the lens and a
distance ii below the optic axis. The maximum value of h to see the
image is:
(a) d
(b) d./2
(c) d/3
(d) d/4

63.

A point object O is placed at a distance of 20 an from a convex lens of

focal length 10 cm as shown in figure. At what distance x from the
lens should a concave mirror of focal length 60 cm, be placed so that
final image coincides with the object ?

(a) 10 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) final image can never coincide with the object in the given
conditions
64.

In Youngs double slit experiment the y co-ordinates of central maxima

and 10th maxima are 2 cm and 5 cm respectively. When the YDSE
appratus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.5 the
corresponding y co-ordinates will be
(a) 2 cm, 7.5 cm
(b) 3 cm,6 cm
(c) 2 cm,4 cm
(d) 4/3 cm, 10/3 cm

63.

The maximum intensity in Youngs double slit experiment is I a

Distance between the slits is d = 5A, where k is the wavelength of
monochromatic light used in the experiment. What will be the
intensity of light in front of one of the slits on a screen at a distance D
= 10 d?
I
I
3
(a) o
(b) I o
(c) Io
(d) o
2
4
4

66.

A monochromatic beam of light falls on YDSE apparatus at some

angle (say ) as shown in figure. A thin sheet of glass is inserted in
front of the lower slit s2. The central bright fringe (path difference = 0)
will be obtained :

(a) at O
(b) above O
(c) below O
(d) anywhere depending on angle O, thickness of plate and refractive
index of glass t
6?.

Two coherent point sources s1 and s2 vibrating in phase emit light of

wavelength . The separation between the sources is 2. The smallest
distance from s2 on a line passing through s2 and perpendicular to s1s2
where a minimum of intensity occurs is:
7
15

3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
12
4
2
4

68.

Two identical coherent sources placed on a diameter of a circle of

radius R at separation x ( << R ) symmetrically about the centre of the
circle. The sources emit identical wavelength k each. The number of
points on the circle with maximum intensity is (x = 5)3:
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 24
(d) 26

69.

Two thin symmetrical lenses of different nature and of different

material have equal radii of curvature It =15cm. The lenses are put
4

close together and immersed in water w . The focal length of the

3

system in water is 30cm. The difference between refractive indices of

the two lenses is :

(a)
70.

71.

1
2

(b)

1
4

(c)

1
3

(d)

3
4

A cubic container is filled with a liquid whose refractive index

increases linearly from top to bottom. Which of the following
represents the path of a ray of light inside the liquid?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

An object is placed-at A (OA > f): Here, f is the focal length of the lens.
The image is formed at B. A perpendicular is erected at O and C is
chosen such that < BCA = 90. Let OA = a, OB = b and OC = c. Then
the value of f is :

(a)

(a b )3
c2

(b)

(a b )c
(a c )

(c)

c2
a b

(d)

a2
a b c

72.

The x-z plane separates two media A and B of refractive indices 1 =

1.5 and 2 = 2. A ray of light travels from A to B. Its directions in the
r
two media are given by unit vectors a1 ai bj and u2 ci dj . Then :
a 4
a 3
b 4
b 3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
c 3
c 4
d 3
d 4

73.

An object is placed in front of a concave minor of focal length f as

shown in figure. Choose the correct shape of the image:

74.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

The sides of an isosceles right prism are coated with a reflecting

coating. A ray of light falls on the hypotenuse at an arbitrary angle i.
For what value of i the ray leaving the prism is parallel to the incident
ray?

(a) 30
(c) tan-1(2)
75.

A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a glass slab, half

immersed in water as shown in figure. The distance between two
images when seen from the other side of the slab is :
3
4

g and w is
2
3

(a) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm
76.

(b) 60
(d) any arbitrary angle

(b) 2 cm
(d) only one image is formed

A point source S is placed at a height h from the bottom of a vessel of

height H(< h). The vessel is polished at the base. Water is gradually
filled in the vessel at a constant rate m3/s.

The distance d of image of the source from the bottom of the vessel
varies with time t as:

77.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

In the Youngs double slit experiment apparatus shown in figure, the

ratio of maximum to minimum intensity on the screen is 9. The
wavelength of light used is , then the value of y is:

(a)

D
d

(b)

D
2d

(c)

D
3d

(d)

D
4d

78.

When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air:

(a) its wavelength decreases
(b) its wavelength increases
(c) its frequency increases
(d) neither its wavelength nor its frequency changes

79.

In Youngs double silt experiment, the separation between the slits is

halved and the distance between the slits and the screen is doubled.
The fringe width is:
(a) unchanged
(b) halved
(c) doubled
(d) four times

80.

A glass prism of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water (refractive

index 4/3). A light beam incident normally on the face AB is totally
reflected to reach the face BC if:

(a) sin > 8/9

(c) sin < 2/3

(b) 2/3 < sin < 8/9

(d) none of the above

81.

A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is in contact with a concave lens of

focal length 25 cm. The power of the combination is:
(a) 1.5 D
(b) 6.5 D
(c) + 6.5 0
(d) + 6.67 D

82.

A ray of light from a denser medium strikes a rarer medium at an

angle of Incidence i (see figure). The reflected and refracted rays make
an angle of 900 wIth each other. The angles of reflection and refraction
are r and r. The critical angle is

(a) sin-1 (tan r)

(b) tan-1 (cot i)

(c) sin-1 (tan r)

(d) tan-1(sin i)

83.

Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 41 are

superposed. The maximum and minimum possible Intensities In the
resulting beam are:
(a) 5I and I
(b) 5I and 3I
(c) 9I and I
(d) 9I and 3I

84.

A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mirror
of focal length fat a distance ii from the pole of the mirror. The size of
the image Is approximately equal to:
u f
(a) b

85.

1/2

f
(b) b
u

1/2

u f

(c) b

f
(d) b
u

A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is incident on

a right-angled prism. The refractive indices of the material of the
prism for the red, green and blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47
respectively. The prism will:

(a) separate the red colour from the green and blue colours
(b) separate the blue colour from the red and green colours
(c) separate all the three colours from one another
(d) not separate even partially any colour from the other two colours

86.

Two thin convex lenses of focal lengths f 1 and f2 are separated by a

horizontal distance d (where d.< f1, d < f2) and their centres are
displaced by a vertical separation as shown in the figure.
Taking the origin of co-ordinates, O, at the centre of the first lens, the
x and y-coordinates of the focal point of this lens system, for a parallel
beam of rays coming from the left, are given by:

f1 2
,y
f1 2
f1 2 d( f1 d )
( f1 d )
,y
(c) x
f1 2 d
f1 2 d
(a) x

87.

f1( 2 d )

,y
f1 2 d
f1 2
f1 2 d( f1 d )
,y 0
(d) x
f1 2 d
(b) x

An Isosceles prism of angle 120 has a refractive index 1.44. Two

parallel rays of monochromatic light enter the prism parallel to each
other in air as shown. The rays which emerge from the opposite face:

(a) are parallel to each other

(b) are diverging
(c) make an angle 2 [sin-1(0.72) 30] with each other
(d) make an angle 2 sin-1(0.72) with each other
88.

A diminished image of an object is to be obtained on a screen 1.0 m

from it. This can be achieved by appropriate placing:
(a) a concave mirror of suitable focal length
(b) a convex mirror of suitable focal length
(c) a convex lens of focal length less than 0.25 m
(d) a convex lens of suitable focal length

89.

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. 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

90.

A spherical surface of radius of curvature it 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 in the glass. The line PQ cuts the surface at a point O and PO
OQ. The distance PO is equal to:
(a) 5 R
(b) 3 R
(c) 2 R
(d) 1.5 R

91.

A thin slice is cut out of a glass cylinder along a plane parallel to its
axis. The slice is placed on a flat plate as shown. The observed
interference fringes from this combination shall be:

(a) straight
(b) circular
(c) equally spaced
(d) having fringe spacing which increases as we go outwards
92.

A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5 has both surfaces of same
radius of curvature R. On Immersion in a medium of refractive index
1.75, it will behave as a:
(a) convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
(b) convergent lens of focal length 3.0 Il
(c) divergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
(d) divergent lens of focal length 3.0 R

93.

A hollow double concave lens is made of very thin transparent

material. It can be filled with air or either of two liquids L 1 or L2 having
retracting indices h1 and h2 respectively (h2 > h1 > 1). The lens will
diverge a parallel beam of light if it is filled with :
(a) air and placed in air
(b) air and immersed in L1
(c) L1 and immersed in L2
(d) L2 and immersed in L1

94.

A diverging beam of light from a point source S having divergence

angle a falls symmetrically on a glass slab as shown. The angles of
Incidence of the two extreme rays are equal. If the thickness of the

glass slab is r and its refractive Index is it, then the divergence angle
of the emergent beam is :

(a) zero

(b)

(c) sin-1(1/n)(d) 2 sin-1(1/n)

95.

In a double slit experiment instead of taking silts of equal widths, one

slit is made twice as wide as the other, then in the interference
pattern:
(a) the intensities of both the maxima and the minima increases
(b) the intensity of the maxima increases and the minima has zero
intensity
(c) the intensity of maxima decreases and that of minima increases
(d) the intensity of maxima decreases and the minima has zero
intensity

96.

A point source of light B, placed at a distance L in front of the centre

of a plane minor of width d, hangs vertically on a wall. A man walks in
front of the mirror along a line parallel to the mirror at a distance 2L
from it as shown. The greatest distance over which he can see the
image of the light source in the mirror is

(a) d/2
97.

(b) d

(c) 2d

(d) 3d

A rectangular glass slab A.BCD of refractive index n1 is immersed in

water of refractive index n2(n1 > n2). Any of light is incident at the
surface AS of the slab as shown. The maximum value of the angle of
incidence such that the ray comes out only from the other surface CD,
is given by:

 n1

n
cos sin1 2
n1

n2
1 n1
(c) sin
n 2
1
(a) sin

1
1 1
(b) sin n1 cos sin

n 2

1 n 2
(d) sin
n1

98.

Two beams of light having intensities 1 and 41 interfere to produce a

fringe pattern on a screen. The phase difference between the beams is
/2 at point A and at point B. Then the difference between resultant
intensities at A and B is :
(a) 2 I
(b) 4 I
(c) 5 I
(d) 7 I

99.

In a Youngs double slit experiment, 12 fringes are observed to be

formed in a certain segment of the screen when light of wavelength
600 urn is used. If the wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm,
number of fringes observed in the same segment of the screen is given
by:
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 30

100. A ray of light passes through four transparent media with refractive
indices 1, 2, 3 and 4 as shown in the figure. The surfaces of all
media are parallel. If the emergent ray CD is parallel to the incident
ray AB, we must have.

(a) 1 = 2

(b) 2 = 3

(c) 3 = 4

(d) 4 = 1

101. A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an equilateral prism

P. Additional prism Q and R of identical shape and of the same
material as P are now added as shown in the figure. The ray will
suffer:

(a) greater deviation

(c) same deviation as before

(b) no deviation
(d) total internal reflection

102. 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 beaker height is 3h and
its radius it. When the beaker is filled with a liquid up to a height 2h,
he can see the lower end of the rod. Then the refractive index of the
liquid is:

(a)

5
2

(b)

5
2

(c)

3
2

(d)

3
2

103. In the ideal double-slit experiment, when a glass-plate (refractive

index 1.5) of thickness t is introduced in the path of one of the
interfering beams (wavelength A), the intensity at the position where
the central maximum occurred previously remains unchanged. The
minimum thickness of the glass-plate is:
2

(a) 2
(b)
(c)
(d)
3
3
104. Two plane mirrors A and B are aligned parallel to each other, as shown
in the figure. A light ray is incident at an angle 30 at a point just
inside one end of A. The plane of incidence coincides with the plane of
the figure. The maximum number of times the ray undergoes
reflections (including the first one) before it emerges out is:

(a) 28

(b) 30

(c) 32

(d) 34

105. In the adjacent diagram, CP represent a wavefront and AO and HP, the
corresponding two rays. Find the condition on O for constructive
interference at P between the ray HP and reflected ray OP:

(a) cos =

3
2d

(c) sec - cos =

(b) cos =

4d

(d) sec - cos =

4
d

106. The size of the image of an object, which is at infinity, as formed by a

convex lens of focal length 30 cm is 2 cm. If a concave lens of focal
length 20 cm is placed between the convex lens and the image at a
distance of 26 cm from the convex lens, calculate the new size of the
image:
(a) 1.25 cm
(b) 2.5 cm
(c) 1.05 cm
(d) 2 cm
107. A ray of light is incident at the glass-water interface at an angle i, it
emerges finally parallel to the surface of water, then the value of s
would be:

(a) (4/3) sin i

(b) 1/sin i

(c) 4/3

(d) i

108. 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

(c) all colours

(b) violet, indigo, blue

(d) all colours except green

109. A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism placed on a

horizontal table. For minimum deviation which of the following is
true?

(a) PQ is horizontal
(c) RS is horizontal

(b) QR is horizontal
(d) Either PQ or RS is horizontal

110. A point object is placed at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 6 an

and refractive index 1.5. The distance of the virtual image from the
surface of the sphere is:
(a) 2 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 12 cm
111. In YDSE bi-chromatic light of wavelengths 400 nm and 560 nm are
used. The distance between the slits is 0.1 mm and the distance
between the plane of the slits and the screen is I m. The minimum
distance between two successive regions of complete darkness is:
(a) 4 mm
(b) 5.6 mm
(c) 14 mm
(d) 28 mm
112. In Youngs double slit experiment intensity at a point is (1/4) of the
maximum intensity. Angular position of this point is

1
1
1
1
(a) sin
(b) sin
(c) sin
(d) sin

d
2d
3d
4d
113. A convex lens is in contact with concave lens. The magnitude of the
ratio of their focal length is 2/3. Their equivalent focal length is 30
cm. What are their individual focal lengths?
(a) 75, 50
(b) 10, 15
(c) 75, 25
(d) 15, 10

1.

A point object is placed at 30 cm from a convex glass lens s of

2

focal length 20 cm. The final image of object will be formed at infinity
if:
(a) another concave lens of focal length 60 cm is placed in contact with
the previous lens
(b) another convex lens of focal length 60 cm is placed at a distance of
30 cm from the first lens
(c) the whole system is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 4/3

(d) the whole system is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 9/8

2.

For a concave mirror:

(a) virtual image is always larger in size
(b) real image is always smaller in size
(c) real image is always larger in size
(d) real image may be smaller or larger in size

3.

From a concave mirror of focal length f, image is 2 times larger. Then

the object distance from the mirror is:
f
3f
f
4f
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
2
4
3

4.

Focal length of a lens in air is f. Refractive index of the lens is . Focal

length changes to f1 if lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive index

and it becomes f2 if the lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive

2
index 2. Then:
f
(a) f1
(b) f2 2f
2
3f
(c) f 2
(d) data is insufficient
2

5.

For which of the pairs of u and f for a mirror image is smaller in size
(a) u = - 10 cm, f = 20 cm
(b) u = - 20 cm, f = - 30cm
(c) u = - 45 cm, f = - 10 cm
(d) u = - 60 cm, f = 30cm

6.

Refractive index of an equilateral prism is J:

(a) minimum deviation from this prism can be 30
(b) minimum deviation from this prism can be 45
(c) at angle of incidence = 45, deviation is minimum
(d) at angle of incidence = 60, deviation is minimum

7.

In refraction, ray of light passes undeviated, when:

(a) medium on both sides is same
(b) angle of incidence is 90
(c) angle of incidence is 0
(d) medium on other side is rarer

8.

A ray of light has speed v0 frequency f0 and wavelength 0 in vacuum.

When this ray of light enters in a medium of refractive index ,
corresponding values are v, f and ?.
Then :
f0
0
v0
(a) f
(b)
(c) v
(d) f = f0

9.

There are three optical media 1, 2, and 3 with their refractive indices
1 > 2 > 3. (TIR total internal reflection)
(a) when a ray of light travels from 3 to 1 no TIR will take place
(b) critical angle between 1 and 2 is less than the critical angle
between 1 and 3
(c) critical angle between 1 and 2 is more than the critical angle
between 1 and 3
(d) chances of TIR are more when ray of light travels from 1 to 3 as
compare to the case when it travel from 1 to 2

10.

Parallel rays of light are falling on convex spherical surface of radius of

curvature R = 20 cm as shown. Refractive index of the medium is =
1.5. After refraction from the spherical surface parallel rays:

(a) actually meet at some point

(b) appears to meet after extending the refracted rays backwards
(c) meet (or appears to meet) at a distance of 30 cm from the spherical
surface
(d) meet (or appears to meet) at a distance of 60 cm from the spherical
surface
11.

For a mirror linear magnification in come out to be + 2. What

conclusions can be drawn from this?
(a) mirror is concave
(b) mirror can be convex or concave but it can not be plane
(c) object lies between pole and focus
(d) object lies beyond focus

12.

A convex lens made of glass (g = 3/2) has focal length f in air. The
image of an object placed in front of it is inverted real and magnified.
Now the whole arrangement is immersed in water (w = 4/3) without
changing the distance between object and lens. Then:
(a) the new focal length will become 4f
f
(b) the new focal length will become
4
(c) new image will be virtual and magnified
(d) new image will be real inverted and smaller in size

13.

In Youngs double slit experiment, the interference pattern is found to

have an intensity ratio between the bright and dark fringes as 9. This
implies that
(a) the intensities at the screen due to the two slits are 5 units and 4
units respectively
(b) the intensities at the screen due to the two slits are 4 units and 1
unit respectively
(c) the amplitude ratio is 3
(d) the amplitude ratio is 2

14.

White light is used to illuminate the two slits in Youngs double slit
experiment. The separation between the slits is band the screen is at a
distanced (>> b) from the slits. At a point on the screen directly in
front of one of the slits, certain wavelengths are missing. Some of
these missing wavelengths are:
(a) X = b2/d (b) = 2b2/d
(c) = b2/3d
(d) = 2b2/3d

15.

A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When the

upper half of the lens is covered by an opaque screen
(a) half of the image will disappear
(b) complete image will be formed
(c) intensity of the image will increase
(d) intensity of the image will decrease

15.

In an interference arrangement similar to Youngs double-slit

experiment, the slits S1 and S2 are illuminated with coherent
microwave sources, each of frequency 10 Hz. The sources are
synchronized to have zero phase difference. The slits are separated by
a distance d = 150.0 m. The intensity I() is measured as a function of
, where is defined as shown. If I0 is the maximum intensity, then I()
for 0 90 is given by:
(a) I() = I0/ 2 for = 30
(b) I() = I0/4 for = 90
(c) I() = I0 for = 0
(d) I() is constant for all values of

17.

Which of the following form(s) a virtual and erect image for all
positions of the object?
(a) Convex lens
(b) Concave lens
(c) Convex mirror
(d) Concave mirror

18.

A ray of light travelling in a transparent medium falls on a surface

separating the medium from air at an angle of incidence 45. The ray

undergoes total internal reflection. If n is the refractive index of the

medium with respect to air, select the possible value (s) of n from the
following:
(a) 1.3
(b) 1.4
(c) 1.5
(d) 1.6

1.

2.

Match the following:

Table-1
(A) convex mirror, virtual
object
(B) concave
mirror,
virtual object
(C) concave lens, real
object
(D) convex
lens,
real
object
Match the followings for real
Table-1
(A) Magnification m = +
2
(B)
Magnification m=+
3
3
(C)
Magnification m=+
2

(P)

Table-2
Real Image

(Q Virtual Image
)
(R) Magnified Image
(S)

Diminished Image

object:
Table-2
Convex mirror
Plane mirror

(P)
(Q
)
(R) Concave mirror

3.

For a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm, match the following:

Table-1
Table-2
(A) 10cm
(P) Magnified,
inverted
and real
(B) 30 cm
(Q Equal size, inverted
)
and real
(C) 40 cm
(R) Smaller, inverted and
real
(D) 50 cm
(S) Magnified, erect and
virtual

4.

A ray of light falls normally on an equilateral prism of refractive index

= 3 . Match the following table
Table-1
(A) Angle i1
(B) Angle r1

(P)
(Q

0
90

Table-2

(C) Angle i2
(D) Angle r2
5.

For the figure shown match the following:

Table-1
(A) 1/3
(B) 2/1
(C) 2/1
6.

7.

8.

)
(R) 60
(S) None

An object is placed at the

following:
Table-1
(A) If refractive Index of
lens
is
slightly
increased
(B) If radius of curvature
of the lens is slightly
increased

Match the following:

Table-1
(A) Power
of
convex
mirror
(B) Power
of
concave
mirror
(C) Power of plane mirror
(D) Power of convex lens

(P)
(Q
)
(R)

Table-2
2
1.5
3

focus of an equiconvex lens. Match the

(P)

(Q
)

Table-2
Image is magnified

Image is diminished

(R) Image becomes virtual

(S) Image becomes real

(P)

Table-2
Positive power

(Q Negative power
)
(R) Zero power
(S) Infinite power

AB is the optic axis of a lens. Lens is not shown in the figure. O and l
are the positions of object and image. Then match the following:

Table-1

Table-2

(A) Lens is
(B) Image is
(C) Object lies between

9.

(P)
(Q
)
(R)
(S)
(T)
(U)

Convex
Concave
Real
Virtual
f and 2f
cannot say anything

In the YDSE appratus shown in figure x is the path difference

between S2P and S1P. Now a glass slab is introduced in front of S 2,
then match the following:

Table-1
(A) x at P will
(B) Fringe width will

Table-2
increase
decrease

(P)
(Q
)
(C) Fringe pattern will
(R) remain same
(D) Number of fringes (S) shift upward
between 0 and P will
(T) shift downward
10.

Four rays of light parallel to optic axis and their path after passing
through an optical system are shown in table-1. Match the
corresponding optical instrument from table 2:
Table-1
Table-2
(A)
(P) Convex lens
(B)

11.

(C)

(Q Concave lens
)
(R) Convex mirror

(D)

(S)

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

Concave mirror

: Radius of curvature of a convex mirror is 20 cm. If a

real object is placed at 10 an from pole of the mirror,
image is formed at infinity.
: When object is placed at focus, its image is formed at
infinity.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

12.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

13.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

14.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

15.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

16.

Assertio
n
Reason

(a) A
17.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

18.

Assertio
n
Reason

: For a prism of refracting angle 60 and refractive index

2 minimum deviation is 30.
A
:
At minimum deviation, r1 = r2 =
= 30.
2
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: Image formed by concave lens is not always virtual.
: Image formed by a lens is real if the image is formed in
the direction of ray of light with respect to the lens.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: Minimum deviation for a given prism does not depend
on the refractive index t of the prism.
: Deviation by a prism is given by = (i1 + i2 A) and
does not have the term .
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: Critical angle of the light passing from glass to air is
minimum for violet colour.
: The wavelength of violet light is greater than the light
of other colours.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: Different colours of light have same velocity in
vacuum, but they have different velocities in any other
transparent medium.
: v = c/, where symbols have standard meaning. For
different colours, refractive index, of transparent
medium has different values. Therefore, v is different.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: The minimum distance between an object and its real
image formed by a convex lens is 2f.
: The distance between an object and its real image is
minimum when its magnification is one.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: A lens has two principal focal lengths which may
differ.
: Light can fall on either surface of the lens. The two
principal focal lengths differ when medium on the two
sides have different refractive indices.

(a) A
19.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

20.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

21.

Assertio
n
Reason

(a) A
22.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

23.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

24.

Assertio
n

Reason

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

: The twinkling of star is due to reflection of light.

: The velocity of light changes while going from one
medium to the other.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: In Youngts double slit experiment interference pattern
disappears when one of the slits is closed.
: Interference occurs due to superimposition of light
wave from two coherent sources.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: If the phase difference between the light waves
emerging from the slits of the Youngs experiment is radian, the central fringe will be dark.
2
:
Phase difference is equal to
times the path

difference.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: No interference pattern is detected when two coherent
sources are infinitely close to each other.
: The fringe width is inversely proportional to the
distance between the two slits.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: The maximum intensity in YDSE is four times the
intensity due to each slit.
: Intensity is directly proportional to square of
amplitude.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
: Interference pattern is obtained on a screen due to two
identical coherent sources of monochromatic light.
The intensity at the central part of the screen becomes
one half if one of the sources is blocked.
: The resultant intensity is the sum of the intensities
due to two sources; if one is blocked the intensity
obviously reduces to one-half.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

25.

Assertio
n
Reason

(a) A

: In an electromagnetic wave, the electric field E is

much larger than magnetic field B.
: The
electromagnetic
waves
get
deflected
in
perpendicular electric field but not in a perpendicular
magnetic field.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

26.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

: If a convex lens of glass is immersed in water its power

decreases.
: In water it behaves as a concave lens.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

27.

Assertio
n
Reason

: For observing traffic at our back, we prefer to use a

convex mirror.
: A convex mirror has a much larger field of view than a
plane mirror or a concave mirror.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

(a) A
28.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

29.

Assertio
n

: A concave mirror of focal length f in air is used in a

medium of refractive index 2. Then the focal length of
mirror in medium becomes double.
: The radius of curvature of a mirror is double of the
focal length.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

(a) A

: When monochromatic light is incident on a surface

separating two media, the reflected and refracted light
both have the same frequency as the incident
frequency.
: The frequency of monochromatic light depends on
media.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

30.

Assertio
n
Reason
(a) A

: The images formed by total internal reflections are

much brighter than those formed by mirrors or lenses.
: There is no loss of intensity in total internal reflection.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

31.

Assertio
n
Reason

: The blue colour of sky is on account of scattering of

sun light.
: The intensity of scattered light varies inversely as the
fourth power of wavelength of the light.
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Reason

(a) A

Statement : (i) In refraction, if ray of light falls nonnally at the boundary it

passes undeviated in the second medium.
(ii) If ray is not normal and it travels from a denser medium to a rarer
medium it moves away from the normal.
(iii) For refraction through spherical surface we can also apply.

2 1 2 1

v
u
R
1.

A point object O is placed slightly above the centre C of a glass sphere

as shown in figure. If it is viewed almost normally from above the
sphere, its image is seen :

(a) at C
(c) below C

(b) above C
(d) may be above of below C

Statement : If a ray of light travels from a denser to a rarer medium with

angle of incidence> critical angle O, then it does not refract in second
R
medium but get 100% reflected in the first medium. sin C =
.
D
Here R. = refractive index of rarer medium and
D = refractive index of denser medium
2.

In the figure shown, 1 > 2 > 2. What are the limits of angle i so that
it is neither get total internal reflection at AB nor at CD?

(a) sin i <

2
1

(b) sin i <

3
1

(c) sin i <

3
2

(d) None

Question [3-4] : A ray of light falls on an equilateral prism ABC as shpwn.

Face AC of the prism is polished.

3.

What is the refractive index of the material of the prism so that

when the ray falls on face BC (after reflecting from AC) it makes an
angle 60 with it:
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 1.5

4.

With the value of calculated above find total deviation, when the ray
of light finally emerges from BC:
(a) 120
(b) 180
(c) 150
(d) 90

Statement : If a lens of refractive index 2 is placed in a medium of

refractive index its focal length is given by:
1 2 1
1
1

f 1 R1 R2
If lens is placed in air then, 1 = 1 and 2 =
1
1
1
( 1)

f
R1 R 2
5.

A bi-convex lens is cut from the middle as shown in figure. Refractive

3
index of material of lens is
. Now lens-i (as shown in figure) is
2
immersed in a liquid of refractive index 0 By doing so it is observed
that its focal length becomes equal to lens-2. What is the value of 0?

(a) 1.3

(b) 1.1

(c) 1.4

(d) 1.2

Concept: For a wave 1 A2. In case of multiple slits in YDSE, to find

resultant intensity at some point we can start by finding resultant amplitude
at that point.

6.

. Intensity at O due to
4
any one of the slits is I0. What is the intensity due to all the three
coherent sources S1, S2 and S3:
In the figure shown S1O S2O = S3O S2O =

(a) 3I0

(b) I0

(c) 5I0

(d) 9I0

Concept If a ray of light fans normally on a mirror it retraces its path.

7.

A hemispherical surface of radius R and refractive index = 1.5 is

polished its plane surface. At what distance x from point P a point
object 0 be placed so that its image coincides with the object itself.

(a) R

(b) 1.5 R

(c) 2R

(d) 3R

Question (8-9] Magnification by a lens of an object at distance 10 cm from it

is 2. Now a second lens is placed exactly at the same position where first
was kept, without changing the distance between object and lens. The
magnification by this second lens is 3.
8.

Now both the lenses are kept in contact at the same place. What will
be the new magnification?
13
12
6
5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
5
7
11
7

9.

What is the focal length of the combination when both lenses are in
contact?
60
5
12
13
(a)
cm
(b)
cm
(c)
cm
(d)
cm
17
17
7
9

Question [10-11] In YDSE apparatus shown in figure wavelenh of light used

is . The screen is moved away from the source with a constant speed v.
Initial distance between screen and plane of slits was D.

10.

At a point P on the screen the order of fringe will:

(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remain constant
(d) first increase then decrease

11.

Suppose P is the point where 5th order maxima was lying at t = 0.

Then after how much time third order minima will lie at this point?
2D
D
3D
3D
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
v
v
2v
v

Question A ray is travelling along x-axis in negative x-direction. A plane

mirror is placed at origin facing the ray.
12.

What should be the angle of plane mirror with the x-axis so that the
my of light after reflecting from the plane minor passes through point
(1 m, 3 m)?
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 45
(d) 90

Question [13-14] In case of convex lens, when object is moved from f to 2f,
its image is real, Inverted and magnified. It moves from f to infinity on other
side.
13.

Focal length of a convex lens is 10 cm. When the object is moved from
15 cm to 25 cm, the magnitude of linear magnification.
(a) will increase
(b) will decrease
(c) will first increase then decrease
(d) will first decrease than increase

14.

Image of object AB shown in figure will be like:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Question [15-16] A convex lens of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens of

focal length 10 cm are placed 20 cm apart. In between them an object Is
placed at distance x from the convex lens.
15.

What is the value of x (in cm) so that images formed by both the
lenses coincide?
20
20 3 1
(a) 20 ( 3 -1)
(b)
(c)
(d) 10( 3 - 1)
3
3

16.

What will be the linear magnification produced by convex lens and

concave lens individually.
1
1
(a) ( 3 + 1) and
(b) 3 and
3
3
(c) ( 3 + 1) and ( 3 - 1)
(d) 3 and (2 3 - 3 )

17.

Liquid is filled in a vessel of height

2H
. At the bottom of the vessel
3
there is a spot P and a hole from which liquid is coming out. Let d be
the distance of image of P from an eye at height H from bottom at an
instant when level of liquid in the vessel is x. If we plot a graph
between d and x it will be like:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Statement : Displacement method If distance between object and screen is

d > 4f and a convex lens of focal length f is placed between them, then for
two positions of the lens image is formed on the screen. If m 1 and m2 be the
magnification in these two position, then m1 m2 = 1.
18.

In displacement method distance of object from a convex lens of

length 20 cm in one position is 60 cm. Then:
(a) in the other position distance of object from the convex lens will be
30 cm
(b) distance between object and screen is 90 cm
(c) both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) both (a) and (b) are wrong
PASSAGE-I [QUESTION 19-23)

Figure shows a simplified model of the eye that is based. on the

assumption that all of the refraction of entering light occurs at the
cornea. The cornea is a converging lens located at the outer surface of

the eye with fixed focal length approximately equal to 2 an. Parallel
light rays coming from a very distant object are refracted by the
cornea to produce a focused image on the retina. The retina then
transmits electrical impulse along the optic nerve to the brain.

Two common defects of vision are myopia and hyperopia. Myopia,

sometimes referred, to as nearsightedness, occurs when the cornea
focuses the image of a distant object in front of the retina. Hyperopia,
referred to s farsightedness, occurs when the cornea focuses the
image of a nearby object behind the retina. Both of these problems
can be corrected by introducing another lens in front of the eye so that
the two lens system produces a focused image on the retina. If an
object is so far away from the lens system that its distance may be
1
1
1

,
taken as infinite, then the following relationship holds :
fc
v
1 x

where fc is the focal length of the cornea, 1, is the focal length of the
correcting lens, x is the distance from the correcting lens to the
cornea, and v is the image distance measured from the cornea. (Note
The index of refraction is 1.0 for air and 1.5 for glass.)
19.

How far away should the retina be from the cornea for normal vision?
(a) 0.5 cm
(b) 1.0cm
(c) 2.0 cm
(d) 4.0 cm

20.

For a distant object, the image produced by the cornea is:

(a) real and inverted
(b) real and upright
(c) virtual and inverted
(d) virtual and upright

21.

What kind of lens would be suitable to correct myopia and hyperopia

respectively ? (Note : Assume that the correcting lens is at the focal
point of the cornea so that x = fc.)
(a) Converging, converging
(b) Converging, diverging
(c) Diverging, diverging
(d) Diverging, converging

22.

The focal length of a womans cornea is 1.8 cm, arid she wears a
correcting lens with a focal length of 16.5 cm at a distance x = 1.5
cm from her cornea. What is the image distance v measured from the
cornea for a distant object?
(a) 1.0 cm
(b) 1.5 cm
(c) 2.0 cm
(d) 2.5 cm

23.

In the case of contact lens, the cornea and the correcting lens are
actually touching and act together as a single lens. If the focal length
of both the cornea and the contact lens are doubled, then the image
distance v for a distant object would:
(a) be 1/4 the old value
(b) be 1/2 the old value
(c) be the same as the old value
(d) be twice the old value
PASSAGE-II [QUESTIONS 24-29]

Thin films, including soap bubbles and oil slicks, show patterns of
alternating dark and bright regions resulting from interference among
the reflected light waves. If two waves are in phase their crest and
troughs will coincide. The interference will be constructive and the
amplitude of the resultant wave will be greater than the amplitude of
either constituent wave. If the two waves are out of phase, the crests of
one wave will coincide with the troughs of the other wave. The
interference will be destructive and the amplitude of the resultant
wave will be less than that of either constituent wave.

At the interface between two transparent media, some light is reflected

and some light is refracted.

1. When incident light, I, reaches the surface at point a, some of the

light is reflected as ray Ra and some is refracted following the path ab
to the back of the film.

2. At point b some of the light is refracted out of the film and part is
reflected back through the film along path bc. At point c some of the
light is reflected back into the film and part is refracted out of the film
as ray R.

Ra, and Rc are parallel. However, R has travelled the extra distance
within the film of abc. If the angle of incidence is small, then abc is
approximately twice the films thickness.

If R, and R are in phase, they will undergo cobnstructive interference

and the region ac will be bright. If Ra and R are out of phase, they will
undergo destructive interference.

I. Refraction at an interface never changes the phase of the wave.

II. For reflection at the interface between two media 1 and 2, if n 1 < n2
the reflected wave will change phase by it. If n1 > n2 the reflected wave
will not undergo a phase change.
For reference nair = 1.00.

III. If the waves are in phase after reflection at all interfaces, then the
effects of path length in the film are Constructive interference occur
when : (n = refractive index)
2t = m/n
m = 0, 1, 2, 3,
Destructive interference occurs when:
2t = (m + 1/2)/n
m = 0, 1, 2, 3,

If the waves are 180 out of phase after reflection at all interfaces then
the effects of path length on the film are Constructive interence
occurs when:
2t = (m + 1/2)/n
m = 0, 1, 2, 3,
Destructive interference occurs when:
2t = m/n
m = 0, 1, 2, 3,
24.

A thin film with index of refraction 1.50 coats a glass lens with index
of refraction 1.80. What is the minimum thickness of the thin film
that will strongly reflect light with wavelength 600 nm?
(a) 150 nm
(b) 200 nm
(c) 300 nm
(d) 450 nm

25.

A thin film with index of refraction 1.33 coats a glass lens with index
of refraction 1.50. Which of the following choices is the smallest film
thicknesses that will not reflect light with wavelength 640 nm?
(a) 160 nm
(b) 240 nm
(c) 360 nm
(d) 480 nm

26.

A soap film of thickness t is surrounded by air and is illuminated at

near normal incidence by monochromatic light with wavelength in
the film. With respect to the wavelength of the monochromatic light in
the film, what film thickness will produce maximum constructive
interference ?

(a)
(b)
(c) 1
(d) 2
4
2

27.

The average human eye sees colors with wavelengths between 430 nm
to 680 nm. For what visible wavelength will a 350 nm thick n = 1.35
soap film produce maximum destructive interference?
(a) 560 nm
(b) 473 nm
(c) 610 nm
(d) none of these

28.

A 600 nm light is perpendicularly incident on a soap film suspended

in air. The film is 1.00 m thick with n = 1.35. Which statement most
accurately describes the interference of the light reflected by the two
surfaces of the film?
(a) The waves are close to destructive interference
(b) The waves are close to constructive interference
(c) The waves show complete destructive interference
(d) The waves show complete constructive interference

29.

A thin film of liquid polymer n 1.25 coats a slab of Pyrex, n 1.50.

White light is incident perpendicularly to the film. In the reflections,
full destructive interference occurs for = 600 nm and full

constructive interference occurs for = 700 nm. What is the thickness

of the polymer film?
(a) 120 nm
(b) 280 nm
(c) 460 nm
(d) 840 nm
PASSAGE [30-34]

In the normal human eye, light from an object is refracted by the

cornea-lens system at the front of the eye and produces a real image
on the retina at the rear of the eye. For a given eye, its lens-to-retina
distance is fixed at about 2.5 cm. Most of the focusing of an image is
done by the cornea, which has a fixed curvature that is convex with
respect to incoming light. The importance of the lens is that its radius
of curvature can be changed, allowing the lens to fine-tune the focus.

The lens is surrounded by the ciliary muscle. Contraction of the

muscle decreases tension on the lens. This allows the natural
elasticity of the lens to produce an increase in the radius of curvature.
When the muscle relaxes, the lens flattens out, decreasing its radius
of curvature. Unfortunately, the lens loses elasticity with age and the
ability to alter curvature decreases.

The range over which clear vision is possible is bounded by the far
point and the near point. In normal vision the far point is infinity and
the near point depends on the radius of curvature of the lens. For
normal eyes the average near point for reading is 25 m.
AGE, years
10
20
30
40
50
60

Near Point, cm
7
10
14
22
40
55

In the myopic (nearsighted) eye, the lens-to-retina length is too long

and/or the radius of curvature of the cornea is too great. This causes
rays from an object at infinity to focus at a point in front of the retina.
The far point is closer than normal. A corrective lens will put a virtual
image of a distant object at the position of the actual far point of the
eye.

In the hyperopic (farsighted) eye, the lens-to-retina length is too short

and/or the radius of curvature of the cornea is not great enough. This
causes rays from an object at infinity to focus at a point behind the
retina. The near point is farther away than normal. A corrective lens
will put a virtual image of the close object at the position of the actual
near point.

The relation among the object (u) and image (v) distances from the eye
and the focal length (f) of the lens is given by the lens-distance rule :
1 1 1

v u f

When power of corrective lenses is usually given in units called

diopters. Power, in diopters, is the reciprocal of the focal length in
metres Pdiopter = 1/fmeter.
By convention:
I. Converging lenses have positive focal lengths, and diverging lenses
have negative focal lengths.
II. Real images have positive distances from the lens, and virtual
images have negative distances from the lens.

30.

The lens system of the myopic eye is best described as

(a) producing too much convergence
(b) producing too little convergence
(c) producing too much divergence
(d) producing too little divergence

31.

An optometrist examined Johns eyes. The farthest object he can

clearly focus on with his tight eye is 50 cm away. What is the power of
the contact lens required to correct the vision in his right eye:
(a) 0.50 dopters (b) 2.0 diopters (c) +2.0 diopters (d) + 5.0 diopters

32.

In a mildly hyperopic eye, the focal length of the eyes natural lens can
be corrected by:
(a) contracting the muscle and increasing the radius of curvature
(b) contracting the ciliary muscle and decreasing the radius of
curvature
(c) relaxing the ciliary muscle and increasing the radius of curvature
(d) re1axin the ciliary muscles and decreasing the radius of curvature

33.

Dharam must wear a contact lens with a power of + 3.00 diopters in

one eye to be able to clearly focus on an object 25 cm in front of the

eye. Based on the vision in this eye, which of the following is the most
likely age range for Dharam?
(a) Less than 40 years old
(b) From 40 to 49 years old
(c) From 50 to 59 years old
(d) 6oyearsorolder
34.

In a surgical procedure called radial keratotomy (RK), a laser is used

to flatten the cornea by placing a series of hairline cuts around the
perimeter of the cornea. Which statement is most accurate?
(a) RK corrects myopia by decreasing the focal length of the eye
(b) RK corrects myopia by increasing the focal length of the eye
(c) RK corrects hyperopia by decreasing the focal length of the eye
(d) RK corrects hyperopia by incrasing the focal length of the eye

35.

Maximum power of eye lens is about:

(a) 4D
(b) 20 D
(c) 44 D

(d) 25 D

36.

A normal eye is not able to see objects closer than 25 cm because

(a) the focal length of the eye is 25 cm
(b) the distance of retina from the eye-lens is 25 cm
(c) the eye is not able to decrease the distance between the eye-lens
and the retina beyound a limit
(d) the eye is not able to decrease the focal length byound a limit

37.

When objects at different distances are seen by the eye, which of the
following remain constant?
(a) The focal length of the eye-lens
(b) The object-distance from the eye-lens
(c) The radii of curvature of the eye-lens
(d) The image-distance from the eye-lens
PASSAGE [38-40]

The calorimeter is a device for measuring the amount of light that

passes through a solution. When the color (wavelength) of light is
selected properly, the calorimeter is a useful tool for determining the
amount of a particular light-absorbing material in solution.

A calorimeter is equipped with a meter that responds in linear fashion

to the amount of light reaching it. The meter is set to zero with no
light and it is found that a cuvtte containing pure water gives a
reading of 81 for light of a particular wavelength. When the same
cuvette with an aqueous solution is placed in the light path, a reading
of 72 is obtained.

38.

The transmittance of the solution is:

(a) 0.189
(b) 0.111
(c) 0.889

(d) 0.278

39.

The absorbance of the solution is:

(a) 0.189
(b) 0.111

(d) 0.889

40.

If the wavelength of the light in this previous question is doubled, the

reading will:
(a) be doubled
(b) be halved
(c) show no change
(d) change by an amount that cannot be predicted

(c) 0.278