Ray Optics
A straight metal rod of length 6 cm is placed along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 9 cm such that the end of the rod closer to the mirror is at a distance of 15 cm from the pole of the mirror. The length of the image of the rod is
6 cm
12 cm
8.75 cm
6.75 cm
A ray of light incidents at an angle of $9.3^{\circ}$ on one face of a small angle prism of refracting angle $6^{\circ}$. If the ray of light emerges normally from the second face, the refractive index of the material of the prism is
1.40
1.45
1.55
1.50
If the distances of the object and its real image from the principal focus of a concave mirror are 16 cm and 9 cm respectively, then the focal length of the mirror is
30 cm
12 cm
18 cm
24 cm
If the angle of minimum deviation produced by an equilateral prism is equal to the angle of the prism, then the refractive index of the material of the prism is nearly
1.515
1.414
1.732
1.625
A cassegrain telescope uses two mirrors of radii of curvature 25 cm and 16 cm separated by a distance of 2.5 cm . The position of the final image of an object at infinity is
40 cm from convex mirror
4.44 cm from concave mirror
4.44 cm from convex mirror
40 cm from concave mirror
A convex lens of radii of curvature 6 cm and 12 cm is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.3. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5 , then the focal length of the lens when immersed in the liquid is
39 cm
13 cm
26 cm
52 cm
When unpolarised light from air incidents on the surface of a medium of refractive index $\sqrt{3}$, then the reflected light is totally polarised. The angle of refraction is
$30^{\circ}$
$53^{\circ}$
$60^{\circ}$
$37^{\circ}$
An object of height 3.6 cm is placed normally on the principal axis of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm . If the object is at a distance of 10 cm from the principal focus of the mirror, then the height of the real image formed due to the mirror is
5.4 cm
3.6 cm
1.8 cm
2.7 cm
Monochromatic light of wavelength $6000 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}} $ incidents on a small angled prism. If the angle of the prism is $6^{\circ}$, the refractive indices of the material of the prism for violet and red lights are respectively 1.52 and 1.48 , then the angle of dispersion produced for this incident light is
$30^{\circ}$
$36^{\circ}$
$24^{\circ}$
$0^{\circ}$
A compound microscope has an objective of focal length 1.25 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5 cm separated by a distance of 7.5 cm . The total magnification produced by the microscope when the final image forms at infinity is
6.25
30
120
72.5
The property of light that explains the formation of coloured images due to thick lenses is
refraction
dispersion
reflection
total internal reflection
The angle of a prism made of a material of refractive index $\sqrt{2}$ is $90^{\circ}$. The angle of incidence for a light ray on the first face of the prism such that the light ray suffers total internal reflection at the second face is
$0^{\circ}$
$90^{\circ}$
$60^{\circ}$
$45^{\circ}$
The total magnification produced by a compound microscope is 24 when the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision. If the focal length of the eyepiece is 5 cm , the magnification produced by the objective is
4
4.8
120
6
A ray of light incidents at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ on the first face of a prism. The angle of the prism is $30^{\circ}$ and its second face is silvered. If the light ray inside the prism retraces its path after reflection from the second face, then the refractive index of the material of the prism is
$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{3}{2}$
$\sqrt{2}$
$\sqrt{3}$
When an object is placed infront of a convex mirror at a distance ' $u$ ' from the pole of the mirror such that the size of the image is ' $n$ ' times that of the object. Then, the object distance ' $u=$
$\frac{f}{n^2}-n f$
$n f-\frac{f}{n}$
$f-\frac{f}{n}$
$f+\frac{f}{n^2}$
The ratio of the focal lengths of a convex lens when kept in air and when it is immersed in a liquid is $1: 2$. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5 , then the refractive index of the liquid is
1.20
1.30
1.25
1.35
If the least distance of distinct vision for a boy is 35 cm , then the lens to be used by the boy for correcting the defect of his eye is
convex lens of focal length 35 cm
concave lens of focal length 35 cm
convex lens of focal length 87.5 cm
concave lens of focal length 87.5 cm
A light ray falls on a rectangular glass slab as shown in the figure. If total internal reflection occurs at the vertical face of the slab at point $B$, the refractive index of glass is
$\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}$
$\frac{(\sqrt{3+1})}{2}$
$\frac{(\sqrt{2+1})}{2}$
$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$
Images of same size are formed by a convex lens when an object is placed either at 20 cm or 10 cm distance from the lens. The focal length of the lens is
12 cm
40 cm
18 cm
15 cm
A light ray incidents on an equilateral prism made of material of refractive index $\sqrt{3}$. Inside the prism, if the light ray moves parallel to the base of the prism, then the angle of incidence of the light ray is
$30^{\circ}$
$45^{\circ}$
$75^{\circ}$
$60^{\circ}$
Two thin convex lenses are kept in contact coaxially. If the focal length of the combination of the lenses is 4 cm and sum of the focal lengths of the two lenses is 18 cm , then the focal length of the lens of low power is
8 cm
10 cm
6 cm
12 cm
If the far point of a short sighted person is 400 cm , then the power of the lens required to enable him to see very distant objects clearly is
-0.5 D
+0.5 D
+025 D
-025 D
When a convex lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive index equal to $80 \%$ of the refractive index of the material of the lens. The focal length of the lens increases by $100 \%$. The refractive index of the liquid is
The focal lengths of the objective and the eyepiece of a compound microscope are 2 cm and 3 cm respectively and the distance between them is 15 cm . The final image formed by the eyepiece is at infinity. The distances of the object and the image produced by the object from the objective lens are respectively.
$2.4 \mathrm{~cm}, 12 \mathrm{~cm}$
$2.4 \mathrm{~cm}, 15 \mathrm{~cm}$
$2.3 \mathrm{~cm}, 12 \mathrm{~cm}$
$2.3 \mathrm{~cm}, 3 \mathrm{~cm}$
Two convex lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and 30 cm are placed in contact with each other co-axially. The focal length of the combination is
60 cm
10 cm
12 cm
40 cm
A convex lens forms a real image of a point object placed on its principal axis. If the upper half of the lens is painted black, then
the image shifts upward
the image shifts downward
the intensity of the image decreases
the intensity of the image increases
Refractive index of a medium is $\mu$. If the angle of incidence is twice that of the angle of refracation, then the angle of incidence is
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$
$2 \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$
$\sin ^{-1}(\mu)$
The angles of incidence and emergence of a light ray passing through a prism of angle $A$ are $i$ and $e$ respectively. The total deviation produced by the prism is






