Geometrical Optics
272 Questions
2013
JEE Mains
MCQ
JEE Main 2013 (Offline)
The graph between angle of deviation $\left( \delta \right)$ and angle of incidence $(i)$ for a triangular prism is represented by
A.
B.
C.
D.
2013
JEE Mains
MCQ
JEE Main 2013 (Offline)
Diameter of a plano-convex lens is $6$ $cm$ and thickness at the center is $3mm$. If speed of light in material of lens is $2 \times {10^8}\,m/s,$ the focal length of the lens is
A.
$15$ $cm$
B.
$20$ $cm$
C.
$30$ $cm$
D.
$10$ $cm$
2012
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MCQ
AIEEE 2012
An object $2.4$ $m$ in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a film $12$ $cm$ behind the lens. A glass plate $1$ $cm$ thick, of refractive index $1.50$ is interposed between lens and film with its plane faces parallel to film. At what distance (from lens) should object shifted to be in sharp focus of film?
A.
$7.2$ $m$
B.
$24$ $m$
C.
$3.2$ $m$
D.
$5.6$ $m$
2011
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MCQ
AIEEE 2011
A car is fitted with a convex side-view mirror of focal length $20$ $cm$. A second car $2.8m$ behind the first car is overtaking the first car at a relative speed of $15$ $m/s$. The speed of the image of the second car as seen in the mirror of the first one is :
A.
${1 \over {15}}\,m/s$
B.
$10\,m/s$
C.
$15\,m/s$
D.
${1 \over {10}}\,m/s$
2011
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MCQ
AIEEE 2011
Let $x$-$z$ plane be the boundary between two transparent media. Medium $1$ in $z \ge 0$ has a refractive index of $\sqrt 2 $ and medium $2$ with $z < 0$ has a refractive index of $\sqrt 3 .$ A ray of light in medium $1$ given by the vector $\overrightarrow A = 6\sqrt 3 \widehat i + 8\sqrt 3 \widehat j - 10\widehat k$ is incident on the plane of separation. The angle of refraction in medium $2$ is:
A.
${45^ \circ }$
B.
${60^ \circ }$
C.
${75^ \circ }$
D.
${30^ \circ }$
2010
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MCQ
AIEEE 2010
An initially parallel cylindrical beam travels in a medium of refractive index $\mu \left( I \right) = {\mu _0} + {\mu _2}\,I,$ where ${\mu _0}$ and ${\mu _2}$ are positive constants and $I$ is the intensity of the light beam. The intensity of the beam is decreasing with increasing radius.
As the beam enters the medium, it will
A.
diverge
B.
converge
C.
diverge near the axis and converge near the periphery
D.
travel as a cylindrical beam
2010
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MCQ
AIEEE 2010
An initially parallel cylindrical beam travels in a medium of refractive index $\mu \left( I \right) = {\mu _0} + {\mu _2}\,I,$ where ${\mu _0}$ and ${\mu _2}$ are positive constants and $I$ is the intensity of the light beam. The intensity of the beam is decreasing with increasing radius.
The speed of light in the medium is
A.
minimum on the axis of the beam
B.
the same everywhere in the beam
C.
directly proportional to the intensity $I$
D.
maximum on the axis of the beam
2009
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MCQ
AIEEE 2009
In an optics experiment, with the position of the object fixed, a student varies the position of a convex lens and for each position, the screen is adjusted to get a clear image of the object. A graph between the object distance $u$ and the image distance $v,$ 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 ${45^ \circ }$ with the $x$-axis meets the experimental curve at $P.$ The coordinates of $P$ will be :
A.
$\left( {{f \over 2},{f \over 2}} \right)$
B.
$\left( {f,f} \right)$
C.
$\left( {4f,4f} \right)$
D.
$\left( {2f,2f} \right)$
2009
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MCQ
AIEEE 2009
A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive index of ${2 \over {\sqrt 3 }}.$ It is surrounded by air. A light ray is incident at the mid-point of one end of the rod as shown in the figure.
The incident angle $\theta $ for which the light ray grazes along the wall of the rod is :
A.
${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle {\sqrt 3 }$}
\kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em
\lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$}}} \right)$
B.
${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$}
\kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em
\lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle {\sqrt 3 }$}}} \right)$
C.
${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}} \right)$
D.
${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 1$}
\kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em
\lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$}}} \right)$
2008
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MCQ
AIEEE 2008
A student measures the focal length of a convex lens by putting an object pin at a distance $'u'$ from the lens and measuring the distance $'v'$ of the image pin. The graph between $'u'$ and $'v'$ plotted by the student should look like
A.
B.
C.
D.
2007
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MCQ
AIEEE 2007
Two lenses of power $-15$ $D$ and $+5$ $D$ are in contact with each other. The focal length of the combination is
A.
$ + 10\,cm$
B.
$ - 20\,cm$
C.
$ - 10\,cm$
D.
$ + 20\,cm$
2006
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MCQ
AIEEE 2006
The refractive index of a glass is $1.520$ for red light and $1.525$ for blue light. Let ${D_1}$ and ${D_2}$ be angles of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass. Then,
A.
${D_1} < {D_2}$
B.
${D_1} = {D_2}$
C.
${D_1}$ can be less than or greater than ${D_2}$ depending upon the angle of prism
D.
${D_1} > {D_2}$
2005
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MCQ
AIEEE 2005
A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of water is ${4 \over 3}$ and the fish is $12$ $cm$ below the surface, the radius of this circle in $cm$ is
A.
${{36} \over {\sqrt 7 }}$
B.
${36\sqrt 7 }$
C.
${4\sqrt 5 }$
D.
${36\sqrt 5 }$
2005
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MCQ
AIEEE 2005
A thin glass (refractive index $1.5$) lens has optical power of $-5$ $D$ in air. Its optical power in a liquid medium with refractive index $1.6$ will be
A.
$-1$ $D$
B.
$1$ $D$
C.
$-25$ $D$
D.
$25$ $D$
2004
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MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A light ray is incident perpendicularly to one face of a ${90^ \circ }$ prism and is totally internally reflected at the glass-air interface. If the angle of reflection is ${45^ \circ }$, we conclude that the refractive index $n$
A.
$n > {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
B.
$n > \sqrt 2 $
C.
$n < {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
D.
$n < \sqrt 2 $
2004
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MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A plano convex lens of refractive index $1.5$ and radius of curvature $30$ $cm$. Is silvered at the curved surface. Now this lens has been used to form the image of an object. At what distance from this lens an object be placed in order to have a real image of size of the object
A.
$60$ $cm$
B.
$30$ $cm$
C.
$20$ $cm$
D.
$80$ $cm$
2003
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MCQ
AIEEE 2003
The image formed by an objective of a compound microscope is
A.
virtual and diminished
B.
real an diminished
C.
real and enlarged
D.
virtual and enlarged
2003
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MCQ
AIEEE 2003
To get three images of a single object, one should have two plane mirrors at an angle of
A.
${60^ \circ }$
B.
${90^ \circ }$
C.
${120^ \circ }$
D.
${30^ \circ }$
2002
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MCQ
AIEEE 2002
If two mirrors are kept at ${60^ \circ }$ to each other, then the number of images formed by them is
A.
$5$
B.
$6$
C.
$7$
D.
$8$
2002
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MCQ
AIEEE 2002
Wavelength of light used in an optical instrument are ${\lambda _1} = 4000\mathop A\limits^ \circ $ and ${\lambda _2} = 5000\mathop A\limits^ \circ ,$ then ratio of their respective resolving powers (corresponding to ${\lambda _1}$ and ${\lambda _2}$ ) is :
A.
$16:25$
B.
$9:1$
C.
$4:5$
D.
$5:4$
2002
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MCQ
AIEEE 2002
An astronomical telescope has a large aperture to
A.
reduce spherical aberration
B.
have high resolution
C.
increase span of observation
D.
have low dispersion
2002
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MCQ
AIEEE 2002
Which of the following is used in optical fibres?
A.
total internal reflection
B.
scattering
C.
diffracttion
D.
refraction