PHYSICS- test

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL, CURRENT ELECTRICITY-A, RAY OPTICS-A

1mark questions: (ANSWER ALL)

1. Define Electrostatic Potential.

2. Draw the Equipotential surfaces for a point charge.
3. Define the term current density (j)
4. Mention the SI unit of mobility.
5. What is meant by linear magnification in mirrors?

2 marks questions (ANSWER ANY TWO)

6. Explain why the equipotential surface is normal to the direction of the electric
field at that point.
7. Distinguish between terminal potential difference and emf of a cell (any two)
8. Mention the laws of Reflection.

3marks questions (ANSWER ANY TWO)

9. Obtain the relation between the electric field and potential.

10. Obtain the expression for equivalent resistance when two resistors are
connected in parallel.
11. Show that the focal length of a mirror is half of its radius of curvature.

5 Marks questions (ANSWER ANY ONE)

12. Derive the expression for electric potential at a point due to a point charge.
13. State and hence derive Ohm’s law.
14. Deduce the relation between f, u and v of a concave mirror.

5 Marks Problems (ANSWER ANY ONE)

15. Three charges 2mC, 2mC and 4mC are placed at the corners of a square ABCD
of side 20cm. what is the work done to bring 1 micro coulomb of charge from D
to the centre of the square?
16. An object 2.5 cm high is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a concave mirror of radius of
curvature 30 cm. Find the size of the image.

Ray optics MCQ (10 bits) –NEET

1. A plane mirror reflecting a ray of incident light is rotated through an angle  about an axis through
the point of incidence in the plane of the mirror perpendicular to the plane of incidence, then
(a) The reflected ray does not rotate
(b) The reflected ray rotates through an angle 
 (c) The reflected ray rotates through an angle 2
(d) The incident ray rotates.
2. A light bulb is placed between two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 60. The number of images
formed are
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c)5 (d)4
3. Focal length of a plane mirror is
(a) Zero (b) Infinite
(c) Very less (d) Indefinite
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4. A convex mirror of focal length f forms an image which is times the object. The distance of the
n
object from the mirror is
 n 1 
(a) (n  1) f (b)  f
 n 

n 1
(c)  f (d) (n  1) f
 n 
5. A diminished virtual image can be formed only in
(a) Plane mirror (b) A concave mirror
(c) A convex mirror (d) Concave-parabolic mirror
6. An object is placed 40 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 20cm. The image formed is
(a) Real, inverted and same in size
(b) Real, inverted and smaller
(c) Virtual, erect and larger
(d) Virtual, erect and smaller
7. A virtual image three times the size of the object is obtained with a concave mirror of radius of
curvature 36cm. The distance of the object from the mirror is
(a) 5 cm (b) 12 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
8. 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
9. A convex mirror has a focal length f . A real object is placed at a distance f in front of it from the
pole produces an image at
(a) Infinity (b) f
(c) f / 2 (d) 2 f
10. A concave mirror gives an image three times as large as the object placed at a distance of 20 cm from
it. For the image to be real, the focal length should be
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm
Answer Key
1. 3
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
5. 3
6. 1
7. 2
8. 2
9. 3
10. 2