Geometrical Optics

324 Questions
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Two light beams fall on a transparent material block at point 1 and 2 with angle $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$, respectively, as shown in figure. After refraction, the beams intersect at point 3 which is exactly on the interface at other end of the block. Given : the distance between 1 and 2, $\mathrm{d}=4 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}$ and $\theta_1=\theta_2=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{n_2}{2 n_1}\right)$. where refractive index of the block $n_2>$ refractive index of the outside medium $\mathrm{n}_1$, then the thickness of the block is ______ cm .

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 57 English
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

The driver sitting inside a parked car is watching vehicles approaching from behind with the help of his side view mirror, which is a convex mirror with radius of curvature $\mathrm{R}=2 \mathrm{~m}$. Another car approaches him from behind with a uniform speed of $90 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$. When the car is at a distance of 24 m from him, the magnitude of the acceleration of the image of the car in the side view mirror is ' $a$ '. The value of $100 a$ is __________ $\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^2$.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

The refractive index of prism is $\mu=\sqrt{3}$ and the ratio of the angle of minimum deviation to the angle of prism is one. The value of angle of prism is _________$^\circ$.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

A light ray is incident on a glass slab of thickness $4 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}$ and refractive index $\sqrt{2}$ The angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle for the glass slab with air. The lateral displacement of ray after passing through glass slab is ______ $\mathrm{cm}$.

(Given $\sin 15^{\circ}=0.25$)

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
The distance between object and its 3 times magnified virtual image as produced by a convex lens is $20 \mathrm{~cm}$. The focal length of the lens used is __________ $\mathrm{cm}$.
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

Light from a point source in air falls on a convex curved surface of radius $20 \mathrm{~cm}$ and refractive index 1.5. If the source is located at $100 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the convex surface, the image will be formed at ________ $\mathrm{cm}$ from the object.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

In an experiment to measure the focal length $(f)$ of a convex lens, the magnitude of object distance $(x)$ and the image distance $(y)$ are measured with reference to the focal point of the lens. The $y$-$x$ plot is shown in figure.

The focal length of the lens is ________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 73 English

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

The distance between object and its two times magnified real image as produced by a convex lens is $45 \mathrm{~cm}$. The focal length of the lens used is _______ cm.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift

Two immiscible liquids of refractive indices $\frac{8}{5}$ and $\frac{3}{2}$ respectively are put in a beaker as shown in the figure. The height of each column is $6 \mathrm{~cm}$. A coin is placed at the bottom of the beaker. For near normal vision, the apparent depth of the coin is $\frac{\alpha}{4} \mathrm{~cm}$. The value of $\alpha$ is _________.

JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 78 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is $\sqrt{2}$. The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid will be ___________ $^\circ$.
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

A bi convex lens of focal length $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ is cut in two identical parts along a plane perpendicular to the principal axis. The power of each lens after cut is ____________ D.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift

A fish rising vertically upward with a uniform velocity of $8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, observes that a bird is diving vertically downward towards the fish with the velocity of $12 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. If the refractive index of water is $\frac{4}{3}$, then the actual velocity of the diving bird to pick the fish, will be __________ $\mathrm{ms}^{-1}$.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

Two convex lenses of focal length $20 \mathrm{~cm}$ each are placed coaxially with a separation of $60 \mathrm{~cm}$ between them. The image of the distant object formed by the combination is at _____________ $\mathrm{cm}$ from the first lens.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift

As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of $50 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the bottom of tank containing water $\left(\mu=\frac{4}{3}\right)$. The height of water in the tank is $8 \mathrm{~cm}$. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb formed by mirror from the bottom of the tank is ___________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 95 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Morning Shift

The radius of curvature of each surface of a convex lens having refractive index 1.8 is $20 \mathrm{~cm}$. The lens is now immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.5 . The ratio of power of lens in air to its power in the liquid will be $x: 1$. The value of $x$ is _________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

A point object, 'O' is placed in front of two thin symmetrical coaxial convex lenses $\mathrm{L}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{L}_{2}$ with focal length $24 \mathrm{~cm}$ and $9 \mathrm{~cm}$ respectively. The distance between two lenses is $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ and the object is placed $6 \mathrm{~cm}$ away from lens $\mathrm{L}_{1}$ as shown in the figure. The distance between the object and the image formed by the system of two lenses is __________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 91 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Two transparent media having refractive indices 1.0 and 1.5 are separated by a spherical refracting surface of radius of curvature $30 \mathrm{~cm}$. The centre of curvature of surface is towards denser medium and a point object is placed on the principle axis in rarer medium at a distance of $15 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the pole of the surface. The distance of image from the pole of the surface is ____________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

Two vertical parallel mirrors A and B are separated by $10 \mathrm{~cm}$. A point object $\mathrm{O}$ is placed at a distance of $2 \mathrm{~cm}$ from mirror $\mathrm{A}$. The distance of the second nearest image behind mirror A from the mirror $\mathrm{A}$ is _________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 87 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

A pole is vertically submerged in swimming pool, such that it gives a length of shadow $2.15 \mathrm{~m}$ within water when sunlight is incident at angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the surface of water. If swimming pool is filled to a height of $1.5 \mathrm{~m}$, then the height of the pole above the water surface in centimeters is $\left(n_{w}=4 / 3\right)$ ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift

A thin cylindrical rod of length $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ is placed horizontally on the principle axis of a concave mirror of focal length $20 \mathrm{~cm}$. The rod is placed in a such a way that mid point of the rod is at $40 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the pole of mirror. The length of the image formed by the mirror will be $\frac{x}{3} \mathrm{~cm}$. The value of $x$ is _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

In an experiment for estimating the value of focal length of converging mirror, image of an object placed at $40 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the pole of the mirror is formed at distance $120 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the pole of the mirror. These distances are measured with a modified scale in which there are 20 small divisions in $1 \mathrm{~cm}$. The value of error in measurement of focal length of the mirror is $\frac{1}{\mathrm{~K}} \mathrm{~cm}$. The value of $\mathrm{K}$ is __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

In an experiment of measuring the refractive index of a glass slab using travelling microscope in physics lab, a student measures real thickness of the glass slab as 5.25 mm and apparent thickness of the glass slab as 5.00 mm. Travelling microscope has 20 divisions in one cm on main scale and 20 divisions on vernier scale is equal to 49 divisions on main scale. The estimated uncertainty in the measurement of refractive index of the slab is $\frac{x}{10}\times10^{-3}$, where $x$ is ___________

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Evening Shift

An object is placed on the principal axis of convex lens of focal length 10cm as shown. A plane mirror is placed on the other side of lens at a distance of 20 cm. The image produced by the plane mirror is 5cm inside the mirror. The distance of the object from the lens is ___________ cm.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 106 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Morning Shift

A ray of light is incident from air on a glass plate having thickness $\sqrt3$ cm and refractive index $\sqrt2$. The angle of incidence of a ray is equal to the critical angle for glass-air interface. The lateral displacement of the ray when it passes through the plate is ____________ $\times$ 10$^{-2}$ cm. (given $\sin 15^\circ = 0.26$)

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

A convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and focal length 18cm in air is immersed in water. The change in focal length of the lens will be ___________ cm.

(Given refractive index of water $=\frac{4}{3}$)

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

As shown in the figure, a combination of a thin plano concave lens and a thin plano convex lens is used to image an object placed at infinity. The radius of curvature of both the lenses is 30 cm and refraction index of the material for both the lenses is 1.75. Both the lenses are placed at distance of 40 cm from each other. Due to the combination, the image of the object is formed at distance $x=$ _________ cm, from concave lens.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 102 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Morning Shift

The X-Y plane be taken as the boundary between two transparent media $\mathrm{M}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{M}_{2}$. $\mathrm{M}_{1}$ in $Z \geqslant 0$ has a refractive index of $\sqrt{2}$ and $M_{2}$ with $Z<0$ has a refractive index of $\sqrt{3}$. A ray of light travelling in $\mathrm{M}_{1}$ along the direction given by the vector $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{P}}=4 \sqrt{3} \hat{i}-3 \sqrt{3} \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$, is incident on the plane of separation. The value of difference between the angle of incident in $\mathrm{M}_{1}$ and the angle of refraction in $\mathrm{M}_{2}$ will be __________ degree.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

An object 'O' is placed at a distance of $100 \mathrm{~cm}$ in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature $200 \mathrm{~cm}$ as shown in the figure. The object starts moving towards the mirror at a speed $2 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}$. The position of the image from the mirror after $10 \mathrm{~s}$ will be at _________ $\mathrm{cm}$.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 118 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

In an experiment with a convex lens, The plot of the image distance $\left(v^{\prime}\right)$ against the object distance ($\left.\mu^{\prime}\right)$ measured from the focus gives a curve $v^{\prime} \mu^{\prime}=225$. If all the distances are measured in $\mathrm{cm}$. The magnitude of the focal length of the lens is ___________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

A thin prism of angle $6^{\circ}$ and refractive index for yellow light $\left(\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{Y}}\right) 1.5$ is combined with another prism of angle $5^{\circ}$ and $\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{Y}}=1.55$. The combination produces no dispersion. The net average deviation $(\delta)$ produced by the combination is $\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)^{\circ}$. The value of $x$ is ____________.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 123 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

In the given figure, the face $A C$ of the equilateral prism is immersed in a liquid of refractive index '$n$'. For incident angle $60^{\circ}$ at the side $A C$, the refractive light beam just grazes along face $A C$. The refractive index of the liquid $n=\frac{\sqrt{x}}{4}$. The value of $x$ is ____________.

(Given refractive index of glass $=1.5$ )

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 125 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift

The graph between $\frac{1}{u}$ and $\frac{1}{v}$ for a thin convex lens in order to determine its focal length is plotted as shown in the figure. The refractive index of lens is $1.5$ and its both the surfaces have same radius of curvature $R$. The value of $R$ will be ____________ $\mathrm{cm} .$ (where $u=$ object distance, $v=$ image distance)

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 127 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift

A convex lens of focal length 20 cm is placed in front of a convex mirror with principal axis coinciding each other. The distance between the lens and mirror is 10 cm. A point object is placed on principal axis at a distance of 60 cm from the convex lens. The image formed by combination coincides the object itself. The focal length of the convex mirror is ____________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

The refractive index of an equilateral prism is $\sqrt 2 $. The angle of emergence under minimum deviation position of prism, in degree, is ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

A parallel beam of light is allowed to fall on a transparent spherical globe of diameter 30 cm and refractive index 1.5. The distance from the centre of the globe at which the beam of light can converge is _____________ mm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Evening Shift

A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of $\sqrt7$ m. The refractive index of water is ${4 \over 3}$. The area of the surface of water through which light from the bulb can emerge out is x$\pi$ m2. The value of x is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Morning Shift

A light ray is incident, at an incident angle $\theta$1, on the system of tow plane mirrors M1 and M2 having an inclination angle 75$^\circ$ between them (as shown in figure). After reflecting from mirror M1 it gets reflected back by the mirror M2 with an angle of reflection 30$^\circ$. The total deviation of the ray will be _____________ degree.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 137 English

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

A ray of light is incident at an angle of incidence 60$^\circ$ on the glass slab of refractive index $\sqrt3$. After refraction, the light ray emerges out from other parallel faces and lateral shift between incident ray and emergent ray is 4$\sqrt3$ cm. The thickness of the glass slab is __________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

Two identical thin biconvex lens of focal length 15 cm and refractive index 1.5 are in contact with each other. The space between the lenses is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.25. The focal length of the combination is __________ cm.

2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
Cross-section view of a prism is the equilateral triangle ABC in the figure. The minimum deviation is observed using this prism when the angle of incidence is equal to the prism angle. The time taken by light to travel from P (midpoint of BC) to A is ______________ $\times$ 10$-$10 s. (Given, speed of light in vacuum = 3 $\times$ 108 m/s and cos30$^\circ$ = ${{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$)

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 146 English
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift
An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm from a convex lens. A convex mirror of focal length 15 cm is placed on other side of lens at 8 cm as shown in the figure. Image of object coincides with the object.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 152 English
When the convex mirror is removed, a real and inverted image is formed at a position. The distance of the image from the object will be .............. (cm)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
A prism of refractive index n1 and another prism of refractive index n2 are stuck together (as shown in the figure). n1 and n2 depend on $\lambda$, the wavelength of light, according to the relation

${n_1} = 1.2 + {{10.8 \times {{10}^{ - 14}}} \over {{\lambda ^2}}}$ and ${n_2} = 1.45 + {{1.8 \times {{10}^{ - 14}}} \over {{\lambda ^2}}}$

The wavelength for which rays incident at any angle on the interface BC pass through without bending at that interface will be _____________ nm.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 155 English
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
A ray of light passing through a prism ($\mu$ = $\sqrt 3 $) suffers minimum deviation. It is found that the angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction within the prism. Then, the angle of prism is _____________ (in degrees).
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
An object viewed from a near point distance of 25 cm, using a microscopic lens with magnification '6', gives an unresolved image. A resolved image is observed at infinite distance with a total magnification double the earlier using an eyepiece along with the given lens and a tube of length 0.6 m, if the focal length of the eyepiece is equal to __________ cm.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
The image of an object placed in air formed by a convex refracting surface is at a distance of 10 m behind the surface. The image is real and is at ${{{2^{rd}}} \over 3}$ of the distance of the object from the surface. The wavelength of light inside the surface is ${2 \over 3}$ times the wavelength in air. The radius of the curved surface is ${x \over {13}}$ m. The value of 'x' is ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
A deviation of 2$^\circ$ is produced in the yellow ray when prism of crown and flint glass are achromatically combined. Taking dispersive powers of crown and flint glass as 0.02 and 0.03 respectively and refractive index for yellow light for these glasses are 1.5 and 1.6 respectively. The refracting angles for crown glass prism will be ____________$^\circ$ (in degree). (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
A point source of light S, placed at a distance 60cm in front of the centre of a plane mirror of width 50 cm, hangs vertically on a wall. A man walks in front of the mirror along a line parallel to the mirror at a distance 1.2 m from it (see in the figure). The distance between the extreme points where he can see the image of the light source in the mirror is __________ cm.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 172 English
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
The same size images are formed by a convex lens when the object is placed at 20 cm or at 10 cm from the lens. The focal length of convex lens is __________ cm.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
A prism of angle A = 1o has a refractive index $\mu $ = 1.5. A good estimate for the minimum angle of deviation (in degrees) is close to ${N \over {10}}$.
Value of N is ____.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 1 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5 cm with a separation of 10 cm.
The distance between an object and the objective lens, at which the strain on the eye is minimum is ${n \over {40}}$ cm. The value of n is _____.