Geometrical Optics

82 Questions Numerical
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

A convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and focal length $f=18 \mathrm{~cm}$ is immersed in water. The difference in focal lengths of the given lens when it is in water and in air is $\alpha \times \mathrm{f}$. The value of $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

(refractive index of water $=4 / 3$ )

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

The size of the images of an object, formed by a thin lens are equal when the object is placed at two different positions 8 cm and 24 cm from the lens. The focal length of the lens is $\_\_\_\_$ cm.

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

A parallel beam of light travelling in air (refractive index 1.0) is incident on a convex spherical glass surface of radius of curvature 50 cm . Refractive index of glass is 1.5 . The rays converge to a point at a distance $x \mathrm{~cm}$ from the centre of the curvature of the spherical surface. The value of $x$ is $\_\_\_\_$ cm .

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

In a microscope the objective is having focal length $f_o=2 \mathrm{~cm}$ and eye-piece is having focal length $f_e=4 \mathrm{~cm}$. The tube length is 32 cm . The magnification produced by this microscope for normal adjustment is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

A collimated beam of light of diameter 2 mm is propagating along $x$-axis. The beam is required to be expanded in a collimated beam of diameter 14 mm using a system of two convex lenses. If first lens has focal length 40 mm , then the focal length of second lens is $\_\_\_\_$ mm.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

A container contains a liquid with refractive index of 1.2 up to a height of 60 cm and another liquid having refractive index 1.6 is added to height H above first liquid. If viewed from above, the apparent shift in the position of bottom of container is 40 cm . The value of H is ________ cm . (Consider liquids are immisible)

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Distance between object and its image (magnified by $-\frac{1}{3}$ ) is 30 cm . The focal length of the mirror used is $\left(\frac{x}{4}\right) \mathrm{cm}$, where magnitude of value of $x$ is _________.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift

Light from a point source in air falls on a spherical glass surface (refractive index, $\mu=1.5$ and radius of curvature $=50 \mathrm{~cm}$ ). The image is formed at a distance of 200 cm from the glass surface inside the glass. The magnitude of distance of the light source from the glass surface is ___________m.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
A ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having angle of the prism equal to $60^{\circ}$. The refractive index of the prism material is $\sqrt{2}$. The angle of incidence (in degrees) is__________
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)