Ray Optics

68 Questions MCQ (Single Correct)
2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

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

A.

6 cm

B.

12 cm

C.

8.75 cm

D.

6.75 cm

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

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

A.

1.40

B.

1.45

C.

1.55

D.

1.50

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

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

A.

30 cm

B.

12 cm

C.

18 cm

D.

24 cm

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

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

A.

1.515

B.

1.414

C.

1.732

D.

1.625

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

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

A.

40 cm from convex mirror

B.

4.44 cm from concave mirror

C.

4.44 cm from convex mirror

D.

40 cm from concave mirror

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

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

A.

39 cm

B.

13 cm

C.

26 cm

D.

52 cm

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

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

A.

$30^{\circ}$

B.

$53^{\circ}$

C.

$60^{\circ}$

D.

$37^{\circ}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

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

A.

5.4 cm

B.

3.6 cm

C.

1.8 cm

D.

2.7 cm

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$30^{\circ}$

B.

$36^{\circ}$

C.

$24^{\circ}$

D.

$0^{\circ}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

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

A.

6.25

B.

30

C.

120

D.

72.5

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The property of light that explains the formation of coloured images due to thick lenses is

A.

refraction

B.

dispersion

C.

reflection

D.

total internal reflection

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$0^{\circ}$

B.

$90^{\circ}$

C.

$60^{\circ}$

D.

$45^{\circ}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

4

B.

4.8

C.

120

D.

6

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

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

A.

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

B.

$\frac{3}{2}$

C.

$\sqrt{2}$

D.

$\sqrt{3}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

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 ' $u=$

A.

$\frac{f}{n^2}-n f$

B.

$n f-\frac{f}{n}$

C.

$f-\frac{f}{n}$

D.

$f+\frac{f}{n^2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

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

A.

1.20

B.

1.30

C.

1.25

D.

1.35

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

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

A.

convex lens of focal length 35 cm

B.

concave lens of focal length 35 cm

C.

convex lens of focal length 87.5 cm

D.

concave lens of focal length 87.5 cm

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

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

AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift Physics - Ray Optics Question 3 English
A.

$\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}$

B.

$\frac{(\sqrt{3+1})}{2}$

C.

$\frac{(\sqrt{2+1})}{2}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

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

A.

12 cm

B.

40 cm

C.

18 cm

D.

15 cm

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$30^{\circ}$

B.

$45^{\circ}$

C.

$75^{\circ}$

D.

$60^{\circ}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

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

A.

8 cm

B.

10 cm

C.

6 cm

D.

12 cm

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

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

A.

-0.5 D

B.

+0.5 D

C.

+025 D

D.

-025 D

2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 11th May Morning Shift
An object placed at a distance of 24 cm from a concave mirror forms an image at a distance of 12 cm from the mirror. If the object is moved with a speed of $12 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, then the speed of the image is
A.
$24 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
B.
$3 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
C.
$6 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
D.
$12 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 11th May Morning Shift
When the object and the screen are 90 cm apart, it is observed that a clear image is formed on the screen when a convex lens is placed at two positions separated by 30 cm between the object and the screen. The focal length of the lens is
A.
21.4 cm
B.
20 cm
C.
30 cm
D.
30.8 cm
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 11th May Morning Shift
When a monochromatic light is incident on a surface separating two media, both the reflected and refracted lights have the same
A.
frequency
B.
wavelength
C.
velocity
D.
amplitude
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Evening Shift
The power of a thin convex lens placed in air is +4 D . The refractive index of the material of the convex lens is $\frac{3}{2}$. If this convex lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive index $\frac{5}{3}$, then
A.
it behaves like a convex lens of focal length 75 cm .
B.
it behaves like a convex lens of focal length 125 cm .
C.
it behaves like a concave lens of focal length 125 cm .
D.
it behaves like a concave lens of focal length 75 cm .
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Evening Shift
The refractive index of the material of a small angled prism is 1.6. If the angle of minimum deviation is $4.2^{\circ}$, the angle of the prism is
A.
$4.2^{\circ}$
B.
$7^{\circ}$
C.
$4.8^{\circ}$
D.
$9^{\circ}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Evening Shift
The Brewster angle for air to glass transition of light is (Refractive index of glass $=15$ )
A.
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$
B.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$
C.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$
D.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Morning Shift
When an object of height 12 cm is placed at a distance from a convex lens, an image of height 18 cm is formed on a screen. Without changing the positions of the object and the screen. If the lens is moved towards the screen, another clear image is formed on the screen. The height of this image is
A.
4 cm
B.
6 cm
C.
8 cm
D.
10 cm
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Morning Shift
A thin plano-convex lens of focal length 73.5 cm has a circular aperture of diameter 8.4 cm . If the refractive index of the material of the lens is $\frac{5}{3}$, then the thickness of the lens is nearly
A.
2.4 cm
B.
2.4 mm
C.
1.8 mm
D.
1.8 cm
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Evening Shift
A small angled prism is made of a material of refractive index $\frac{3}{2}$. The ratio of the angles of minimum deviations when the prism is placed in air and in water of refractive index $\frac{4}{3}$ is
A.
$4: 1$
B.
$3: 4$
C.
$2: 3$
D.
$1: 3$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Evening Shift
If you are using eye glasses of power 2 D, your near point is
A.
25 cm
B.
50 cm
C.
43 cm
D.
32 cm
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Morning Shift
For a combination of two convex lenses of focal lengths $f_1$ and $f_2$ to act as a glass slab, the distance of separation between them is
A.
$t_1+t_2$
B.
$f_1 \sim f_2$
C.
$\frac{t_1+t_2}{2}$
D.
$\frac{f_1 \sim f_2}{2}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Morning Shift
If a ray of light passes through an equilateral prism such that the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence are both equal to $70 \%$ of the angle of the prism, then the angle of minimum deviation is
A.
$36^{\circ}$
B.
$18^{\circ}$
C.
$42^{\circ}$
D.
$24^{\circ}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
When a convex lens is immersed in two different liquids of refractive indices 1.25 and 1.5 , the ratio of the focal lengths of the lens is $5: 16$. The refractive index of the material of the lens is
A.
1.55
B.
1.5
C.
1.65
D.
1.6
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift

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

A.
1.27
B.
1.2
C.
1.33
D.
1.4
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
A person can see objects clearly when they lie between 40 cm and 400 cm from his eye. In order to increase the maximum distance of distant vision to infinity the type of lens and power of correction lens required respectively, are
A.
convex, 0.25 D
B.
concave, -0.25 D
C.
concave, -0.5 D
D.
concave, 0.5 D
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
The focal length of the objective lens of a telescope is 30 cm and that of its eye lens is 3 cm . It is focussed on a scale at a distance 2 m from it. The distance of objective lens from eye lens to see the clear image is
A.
38.3 cm
B.
48.3 cm
C.
58.3 cm
D.
22.5 cm
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
A ray of light travels from an optically denser to rare medium. The critical angle for the media is $C$. The maximum possible deviation of the ray will be
A.
$\frac{\pi}{2}-C$
B.
2 C
C.
$\pi-2 C$
D.
$\pi^{\circ}-C$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
The angle of polarisation for a medium with respect to air is $60^{\circ}$. The critical angle of this medium with respect to air is
A.
$\sin ^{-1} \sqrt{3}$
B.
$\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{3}$
C.
$\cos ^{-1} \sqrt{3}$
D.
$\sin ^{-1} \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
An object is placed at a distance of 18 cm in front of a mirror. If the image is formed at a distance of 4 cm on the other side, then focal length, nature of the mirror and nature of image are respectively
A.
3.14 cm , concave mirror and real image
B.
3.14 cm , convex mirror and real image
C.
5.14 cm , convex mirror and virtual image
D.
5.14 cm , concave mirror and virtual image
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
An object lying 100 cm inside water is viewed normally from air. If the refractive index of water is $\frac{4}{3}$, then the apparent depth of the object is
A.
100 cm
B.
50 cm
C.
25 cm
D.
75 cm
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
The minimum deviation produced by a hollow prism filled with a certain liquid is found to be $30^{\circ}$. The light ray is also, found to be refracted at an angle of $30^{\circ}$. Then, the refractive index of the liquid is
A.
$\sqrt{2}$
B.
$\sqrt{3}$
C.
$\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}$
D.
$\frac{3}{2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
The focal length of a thin converging lens in air is 20 cm . When thefens is immersed in a liquid, it behaves like a concave lens of power 1 D . If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5 . The refractive index of the liquid is
A.
$5 / 3$
B.
$4 / 3$
C.
$5 / 4$
D.
$7 / 4$
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

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.

A.

$2.4 \mathrm{~cm}, 12 \mathrm{~cm}$

B.

$2.4 \mathrm{~cm}, 15 \mathrm{~cm}$

C.

$2.3 \mathrm{~cm}, 12 \mathrm{~cm}$

D.

$2.3 \mathrm{~cm}, 3 \mathrm{~cm}$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

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

A.

60 cm

B.

10 cm

C.

12 cm

D.

40 cm

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

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

A.

the image shifts upward

B.

the image shifts downward

C.

the intensity of the image decreases

D.

the intensity of the image increases

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Morning Shift

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

A.

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$

B.

$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$

C.

$2 \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\mu}{2}\right)$

D.

$\sin ^{-1}(\mu)$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Evening Shift

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

A.
$i+e+A$
B.
$i+e-A$
C.
$i+e-2 A$
D.
$i+e+2 A$
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Morning Shift
An empty tank has concave murror as its bottom. When sunlight falls normally on the mirror, it is focussed $\mathrm{a}_2$ height of 32 cm from the mirror. If the tank is filled with water upto a height of 20 cm , then the sunlight focusses at (refractive index of water $=\frac{4}{3}$ )
A.
16 cm above water level
B.
9 cm above water level
C.
16 cm below water level
D.
9 cm below water level