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13. A ray of light is incidenting normally on a plane mirror. The 22. A man runs towards mirror at a speed of 15 m / s. What is
angle of reflection will be [MP PET 2000] the speed of his image [CBSE PMT 2000]

(a) 0  (b) 90  (a) 7.5 m/s (b) 15 m/s

(c) Will not be reflected (d) None of the above (c) 30 m/s (d) 45 m/s

14. When light wave suffers reflection at the interface from air 23. A small object is placed 10 cm infront of a plane mirror. If
to glass, the change in phase of the reflected wave is equal you stand behind the object 30 cm from the mirror and look
at its image, the distance focused for your eye will be
to
[KCET (Engg.) 2001]
[CPMT 1991; J & KCET 2004]
(a) 60 cm (b) 20 cm

(a) 0 (b) (c) 40 cm (d) 80 cm
2
24. An object is at a distance of 0.5 m in front of a plane mirror.
(c)  (d) 2 Distance between the object and image is [CPMT 2002]
15. A ray is reflected in turn by three plain mirrors mutually at (a) 0.5 m (b) 1 m
right angles to each other. The angle between the incident (c) 0.25 m (d) 1.5 m
and the reflected rays is [Roorkee 1995] 25. A man runs towards a mirror at a speed 15 m/s The speed
(a) 90  (b) 60  of the image relative to the man is [Kerala PET 2002]

(c) 180  (d) None of these (a) 15 ms 1 (b) 30 ms 1

16. Two plane mirrors are at right angles to each other. A man (c) 35 ms 1 (d) 20 ms 1
stands between them and combs his hair with his right 26. The light reflected by a plane mirror may form a real image
hand. In how many of the images will he be seen using his [KCET (Engg. & Med.) 2002]
right hand [MP PMT 1995; UPSEAT 2001] (a) If the rays incident on the mirror are diverging
(a) None (b) 1 (b) If the rays incident on the mirror are converging
(c) 2 (d) 3
(c) If the object is placed very close to the mirror
17. When a plane mirror is rotated through an angle  then the
(d) Under no circumstances
reflected ray turns through the angle 2 then the size of
the image 27. Two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle of 72 0 . The
(a) Is doubled (b) Is halved number of images of a point object placed between them
will be [KCET (Engg. & Med.)1999; BCECE 2003]
(c) Remains the same (d) Becomes infinite
18. A plane mirror produces a magnification of (a) 2 (b) 3

[MP PET/PMT 1997] (c) 4 (d) 5

(a) 1 (b) 1 28. To get three images of a single object, one should have two
(c) Zero (d) Between 0 and   plane mirrors at an angle of [AIEEE 2003]

(a) 30° (b) 60°

19. A plane mirror makes an angle of 30  with horizontal. If a
vertical ray strikes the mirror, find the angle between (c) 90° (d) 150°
mirror and reflected ray [RPET 1997]
29. A man of length h requires a mirror, to see his own
(a) 30  (b) 45  complete image of length at least equal to [
(c) 60  (d) 90  h h
(a) (b)
20. A watch shows time as 3 : 25 when seen through a mirror, 4 3
time appeared will be [RPMT 1997; JIPMER 2001, 02]
h
(c) (d) h
(a) 8 : 35 (b) 9 : 35 2
(c) 7 : 35 (d) 8 : 25 30. Two plane mirrors are at 45  to each other. If an object is
21. If an observer is walking away from the plane mirror with placed between them, then the number of images will be
6m / sec. Then the velocity of the image with respect to [MP PMT 2003]
observer will be [RPMT 1999]
(a) 5 (b) 9
(a) 6m / sec (b)  6m / sec (c) 7 (d) 8
(c) 12 m / sec (d) 3m / sec
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31. A man having height 6 m. He observes image of 2 m height 6. An object of size 7.5 cm is placed in front of a convex mirror
erect, then mirror used is [BCECE 2004] of radius of curvature 25 cm at a distance of 40 cm . The size
(a) Concave (b) Convex of the image should be
(c) Plane (d) None of these (a) 2 .3 cm (b) 1.78 cm
32. A light beam is being reflected by using two mirrors, as in a (c) 1cm (d) 0 .8 cm
periscope used in submarines. If one of the mirrors rotates 7. The field of view is maximum for
by an angle , the reflected light will deviate from its
(a) Plane mirror (b) Concave mirror
original path by the angle [UPSEAT 2004]
(c) Convex mirror (d) Cylindrical mirror
(a) 2 (b) 0 o
8. The focal length of a concave mirror is f and the distance
(c)  (d) 4 from the object to the principle focus is x. The ratio of the
33. Focal length of a plane mirror is [RPMT 2000] size of the image to the size of the object is
(a) Zero (b) Infinite [Kerala PET 2005]

(c) Very less (d) Indefinite fx f

(a) (b)
34. A ray of light is incident at 50° on the middle of one of the f x
two mirrors arranged at an angle of 60° between them. The
f f2
ray then touches the second mirror, get reflected back to (c) (d)
x x2
the first mirror, making an angle of incidence of [MP PET 2005]
9. Image formed by a convex mirror is [MP PET 1993]
(a) 50° (b) 60°
(a) Virtual (b) Real
(c) 70° (d) 80°
(c) Enlarged (d) Inverted
Spherical Mirror
10. In a concave mirror experiment, an object is placed at a
1
1. A convex mirror of focal length f forms an image which is distance x 1 from the focus and the image is formed at a
n
distance x 2 from the focus. The focal length of the mirror
times the object. The distance of the object from the mirror is
would be [MP PET 1997]
 n 1 
(a) (n  1) f (b)  f
 n  (a) x 1 x 2 (b) x1 x 2

 n 1 x1  x 2 x1
(c)  f (d) (n  1) f (c) (d)
 n  2 x2
2. A diminished virtual image can be formed only in 11. A convex mirror is used to form the image of an object. Then
[MP PMT 2002] which of the following statements is wrong
(a) Plane mirror (b) A concave mirror [CPMT 1973]
(c) A convex mirror (d) Concave-parabolic (a) The image lies between the pole and the focus
mirror (b) The image is diminished in size
3. Which of the following could not produce a virtual image
(c) The image is erect
(a) Plane mirror
(d) The image is real
(b) Convex mirror
12. Given a point source of light, which of the following can
(c) Concave mirror produce a parallel beam of light [CPMT 1974; KCET 2005]
(d) All the above can produce a virtual image (a) Convex mirror
4. An object 5 cm tall is placed 1m from a concave spherical (b) Concave mirror
mirror which has a radius of curvature of 20 cm The size of
(c) Concave lens
the image is [MP PET 1993]
(d) Two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 90 
(a) 0 . 11 cm (b) 0 . 50 cm
13. The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm
(c) 0 . 55 cm (d) 0 . 60 cm
is a quarter of the size of the object. The distance of the
5. The focal length of a concave mirror is 50 cm . Where an object from the mirror is
object be placed so that its image is two times and inverted
(a) 30 cm (b) 90 cm
(a) 75 cm (b) 72 cm
(c) 120 cm (d) 60 cm
(c) 63 cm (d) 50 cm
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14. A boy stands straight infront of a mirror at a distance of 22. A virtual image three times the size of the object is obtained
30 cm away from it. He sees his erect image whose height is with a concave mirror of radius of curvature 36 cm . The
1 distance of the object from the mirror is [MP PET 1986]
th of his real height. The mirror he is using is
5
(a) 5 cm (b) 12 cm
[MP PMT 1993]
(c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
(a) Plane mirror (b) Convex mirror
(c) Concave mirror (d) Plano-convex mirror 23. Radius of curvature of concave mirror is 40 cm and the size
of image is twice as that of object, then the object distance is
15. A person sees his virtual image by holding a mirror very
close to the face. When he moves the mirror away from his [AFMC 1995]
face, the image becomes inverted. What type of mirror he is
(a) 60 cm (b) 20 cm
using
(a) Plane mirror (b) Convex mirror (c) 40 cm (d) 30 cm
(c) Concave mirror (d) None of these 24. All of the following statements are correct except
16. Which one of the following statements is true [Manipal MEE 1995]
(a) An object situated at the principle focus of a concave
(a) The magnification produced by a convex mirror is
lens will have its image formed at infinity
always less than one
(b) Concave mirror can give diminished virtual image
(b) A virtual, erect, same-sized image can be obtained
(c) Given a point source of light, a convex mirror can using a plane mirror
produce a parallel beam of light
(c) A virtual, erect, magnified image can be formed using a
(d) The virtual image formed in a plane mirror can be concave mirror
photographed
(d) A real, inverted, same-sized image can be formed using
17. The relation between the linear magnification m , the object
a convex mirror
distance u and the focal length f is
25. If an object is placed 10 cm infront of a concave mirror of
f u f focal length 20 cm , the image will be [MP PMT 1995]
(a) m  (b) m 
f f u
(a) Diminished, upright, virtual
f u f
(c) m  (d) m  (b) Enlarged, upright, virtual
f f u
18. While using an electric bulb, the reflection for street lighting (c) Diminished, inverted, real
should be from (d) Enlarged, upright, real
(a) Concave mirror (b) Convex mirror 26. Which of the following form(s) a virtual and erect image for
(c) Cylindrical mirror (d) Parabolic mirror all positions of the object [IIT-JEE 1996]
19. A concave mirror is used to focus the image of a flower on a
(a) Convex lens (b) Concave lens
nearby well 120 cm from the flower. If a lateral
magnification of 16 is desired, the distance of the flower (c) Convex mirror (d) Concave mirror
from the mirror should be [MP PET 1986]
27. A convex mirror has a focal length f . A real object is placed
(a) 8 cm (b) 12 cm
at a distance f in front of it from the pole produces an
(c) 80 cm (d) 120 cm
image at [AFMC 2005]
20. A virtual image larger than the object can be obtained by
[MP PMT 1986]
(a) Infinity (b) f

(a) Concave mirror (b) Convex mirror (c) f /2 (d) 2 f

(c) Plane mirror (d) Concave lens
28. An object 1cm tall is placed 4 cm infront of a mirror. In
21. An object is placed 40 cm from a concave mirror of focal order to produce an upright image of 3 cm height one needs
length 20 cm . The image formed is a [SCRA 1994]
[MP PET 1986; MP PMT/PET 1998]
(a) Convex mirror of radius of curvature 12 cm
(a) Real, inverted and same in size
(b) Concave mirror of radius of curvature 12 cm
(b) Real, inverted and smaller
(c) Virtual, erect and larger (c) Concave mirror of radius of curvature 4 cm
(d) Virtual, erect and smaller (d) Plane mirror of height 12 cm
 1660 Ray Optics

29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using 34. Under which of the following conditions will a convex
the codes given below the lists : [SCRA 1998] mirror of focal length f produce an image that is erect,
diminished and virtual [AMU (Engg.) 2001]
List I List II
(a) Only when 2f > u > f (b) Only when u = f
(Position of the object) (Magnification) (c) Only when u < f (d) Always
(I) An object is placed at (A) Magnification is   35. The focal length of a convex mirror is 20 cm its radius of
focus before a convex mirror curvature will be [MP PMT 2001]
(II) An object is placed at (B) Magnification is 0 .5 (a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm
centre of curvature before
a concave mirror (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm
(III) An object is placed at (C) Magnification is 1 36. A concave mirror of focal length 15 cm forms an image
focus before a concave having twice the linear dimensions of the object. The
mirror position of the object when the image is virtual will be
(IV) An object is placed at (D) Magnification is – 1 (a) 22.5 cm (b) 7.5 cm
centre of curvature before
a convex mirror (c) 30 cm (d) 45 cm

(E) Magnification is 0 .33 37. A point object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a convex
mirror of focal length 30cm. The image will form at
Codes :
[JIPMER 2002]
(a) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-E (b) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B (a) Infinity
(c) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-E (d) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C (b) Focus
30. A concave mirror gives an image three times as large as the (c) Pole
object placed at a distance of 20 cm from it. For the image (d) 15 cm behind the mirror
to be real, the focal length should be 38. An object 2.5 cm high is placed at a distance of 10 cm from
a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm The size of
[SCRA 1998; JIPMER 2000]
the image is [BVP 2003]
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (a) 9.2 cm (b) 10.5 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm (c) 5.6 cm (d) 7.5 cm
39. For a real object, which of the following can produced a real
31. The minimum distance between the object and its real
image for concave mirror is [RPMT 1999] image [Orissa JEE 2003]

(a) f (b) 2f (a) Plane mirror (b) Concave lens

(c) 4f (d) Zero (c) Convex mirror (d) Concave mirror
32. An object is placed at 20 cm from a convex mirror of focal 40. An object of length 6 cm is placed on the principle axis of a
length 10 cm. The image formed by the mirror is concave mirror of focal length f at a distance of 4f. The
length of the image will be [MP PET 2003]
[JIPMER 1999]
(a) 2 cm (b) 12 cm
(a) Real and at 20 cm from the mirror
(c) 4 cm (d) 1.2 cm
(b) Virtual and at 20 cm from the mirror
41. Convergence of concave mirror can be decreased by dipping
(c) Virtual and at 20 / 3 cm from the mirror in [AFMC 2003]
(a) Water (b) Oil
(d) Real and at 20 / 3 cm from the mirror
(c) Both (d) None of these
33. A point object is placed at a distance of 10 cm and its real 42. What will be the height of image when an object of 2 mm is
image is formed at a distance of 20 cm from a concave placed on the axis of a convex mirror at a distance 20 cm of
radius of curvature 40 cm [Orissa PMT 2004]
mirror. If the object is moved by 0.1 cm towards the
(a) 20 mm (b) 10 mm
mirror, the image will shift by about [MP PMT 2000]
(c) 6 mm (d) 1 mm
(a) 0 .4 cm away from the mirror 43. Image formed by a concave mirror of focal length 6 cm, is 3
times of the object, then the distance of object from mirror
(b) 0 .4 cm towards the mirror
is
(c) 0 .8 cm away from the mirror [RPMT 2000]
(a) – 4 cm (b) 8 cm
(d) 0 .8 cm towards the mirror
(c) 6 cm (d) 12 cm
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44. A concave mirror of focal length f (in air) is immersed in (c) 1.0 (d) 0.66
water (   4 / 3 ). The focal length of the mirror in water
7. How much water should be filled in a container 21 cm in
will be [MNR 1998]so that it appears half filled when viewed from the
height,
4 top of the container (given that a   4 / 3 )
(a) f (b) f
3
[MP PMT 1989]
3 7 (a) 8.0 cm (b) 10.5 cm
(c) f (d) f
4 3
(c) 12.0 cm (d) None of the above
8. Light of different colours propagates through air
Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces
(a) With the velocity of air
1. To an observer on the earth the stars appear to twinkle.
This can be ascribed to (b) With different velocities
[CPMT 1972, 74; AFMC 1995] (c) With the velocity of sound
(a) The fact that stars do not emit light continuously
(d) Having the equal velocities
(b) Frequent absorption of star light by their own
atmosphere 9. Monochromatic light is refracted from air into the glass of
refractive index  . The ratio of the wavelength of incident
(c) Frequent absorption of star light by the earth's
atmosphere and refracted waves is

(d) The refractive index fluctuations in the earth's atmosphere [JIPMER 2000; MP PMT 1996, 2003]

2. The ratio of the refractive index of red light to blue light in (a) 1 :  (b) 1 :  2
air is [CPMT 1978]
(c)  : 1 (d) 1 : 1
(a) Less than unity
(b) Equal to unity 10. A monochromatic beam of light passes from a denser
medium into a rarer medium. As a result [CPMT 1972]
(c) Greater than unity
(a) Its velocity increases (b) Its velocity decreases
(d) Less as well as greater than unity depending upon the
experimental arrangement (c) Its frequency decreases (d) Its wavelength decreases
3. The refractive index of a piece of transparent quartz is the 11. Refractive index for a material for infrared light is
greatest for [MP PET 1985, 94]
[CPMT 1984]
(a) Red light (b) Violet light
(a) Equal to that of ultraviolet light
(c) Green light (d) Yellow light
(b) Less than for ultraviolet light
4. The refractive index of a certain glass is 1.5 for light whose
(c) Equal to that for red colour of light
wavelength in vacuum is 6000 Å. The wavelength of this
light when it passes through glass is (d) Greater than that for ultraviolet light
[NCERT 1979; CBSE PMT 1993; 12. The index of refraction of diamond is 2.0, velocity of light in
MP PET 1985, 89] diamond in cm/second is approximately
(a) 4000 Å (b) 6000 Å [CPMT 1975; MNR 1987; UPSEAT 2000]

(c) 9000 Å (d) 15000 Å (a) 6  10 10 (b) 3 .0  10 10

5. When light travels from one medium to the other of which
(c) 2  10 10 (d) 1 . 5  10 10
the refractive index is different, then which of the following
will change 13. A beam of light propagating in medium A with index of
[MP PMT 1986; AMU 2001; BVP 2003] refraction n (A) passes across an interface into medium B
(a) Frequency, wavelength and velocity with index of refraction n(B). The angle of incidence is
(b) Frequency and wavelength greater than the angle of refraction; v(A) and v(B) denotes
the speed of light in A and B. Then which of the following is
(c) Frequency and velocity
true
(d) Wavelength and velocity
(a) v(A) > v(B) and n(A) > n(B)
6. A light wave has a frequency of 4  10 14 Hz and a
(b) v(A) > v(B) and n(A) < n(B)
wavelength of 5  10 7 meters in a medium. The refractive
index of the medium is [MP PMT 1989] (c) v(A) < v(B) and n(A) > n(B)
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.33 (d) v(A) < v(B) and n(A) < n(B)
 1662 Ray Optics

14. A rectangular tank of depth 8 meter is full of water 21. Immiscible transparent liquids A, B, C, D and E are placed in
(   4 / 3 ), the bottom is seen at the depth [MP PMT 1987] a rectangular container of glass with the liquids making
(a) 6 m (b) 8/3 m layers according to their densities. The refractive index of
the liquids are shown in the adjoining diagram. The
(c) 8 cm (d) 10 cm
container is illuminated from the side and a small piece of
15. A vessel of depth 2d cm is half filled with a liquid of glass having refractive index 1.61 is gently dropped into the
refractive index 1 and the upper half with a liquid of liquid layer. The glass piece as it descends downwards will
refractive index 2 . The apparent depth of the vessel seen not be visible in [CPMT 1986]
perpendicularly is [SCRA 1994] (a) Liquid A and B only A 1.51
    1 1  (b) Liquid C only B 1.53
(a) d  1 2 
 (b) d   
 C 1.61
 1   2   1  2  (c) Liquid D and E only
D 1.52
 1 1   1  (d) Liquid A, B, D and E E 1.65
(c) 2d   
 (d) 2d  

 1  2   1  2  22. The refractive indices of glass and water w.r.t. air are 3/2
16. A beam of light is converging towards a point I on a screen. and 4/3 respectively. The refractive index of glass w.r.t.
A plane glass plate whose thickness in the direction of the water will be
beam = t , refractive index =  , is introduced in the path of [MNR 1990; JIPMER 1997, 2000; MP PET 2000]
the beam. The convergence point is shifted by
(a) 8/9 (b) 9/8
[MNR 1987]
 (c) 7/6 (d) None of these
1  1
(a) t  1   away (b) t  1   away
    23. If i  j represents refractive index when a light ray goes

 from medium i to medium j, then the product

1  1
(c) t  1   nearer (d) t  1   nearer 2 1  3 2  4 3 is equal to [CBSE PMT 1990]
     
17. Light travels through a glass plate of thickness t and (a) 3 1 (b) 3 2
having refractive index n. If c is the velocity of light in
1
vacuum, the time taken by the light to travel this thickness (c) (d) 4 2
of glass is 1 4

[NCERT 1976; MP PET 1994; CBSE PMT 1996; 24. The wavelength of light diminishes  times (   1.33 for
KCET 1994; MP PMT 1999, 2001]
water) in a medium. A diver from inside water looks at an
(a)
t
(b) tnc object whose natural colour is green. He sees the object as
nc
[CPMT 1990; MNR 1998]
nt tc
(c) (d) (a) Green (b) Blue
c n
18. When a light wave goes from air into water, the quality that (c) Yellow (d) Red
remains unchanged is its 25. Ray optics fails when
[AMU 1995; MNR 1985, 95; KCET 1993; CPMT 1990, 97; MP
(a) The size of the obstacle is 5 cm
PET 1991, 2000, 02; UPSEAT 1999, 2000;
AFMC 1993, 98, 2003; RPET 1996, 2000, 03; (b) The size of the obstacle is 3 cm
RPMT 1999, 2000; DCE 2001; BHU 2001] (c) The size of the obstacle is less than the wavelength of
(a) Speed (b) Amplitude light
(c) Frequency (d) Wavelength
(d) (a) and (b) both
19. Light takes 8 min 20 sec to reach from sun on the earth. If
the whole atmosphere is filled with water, the light will take 26. When light travels from air to water and from water to
the time ( a w  4 / 3 ) glass, again from glass to CO2 gas and finally through air.
The relation between their refractive indices will be given
(a) 8 min 20 sec (b) 8 min
by
(c) 6 min 11 sec (d) 11 min 6 sec
20. The length of the optical path of two media in contact of (a) a nw  wngl  glngas  gas na  1
length d1 and d 2 of refractive indices 1 and 2
(b) a nw  wngl  gas ngl  glna  1
respectively, is
(a) 1d1  2d2 (b) 1d2  2d1 (c) a nw  wngl  glngas  1

d1 d 2 d1  d 2 (d) There is no such relation

(c) (d)
1  2 1  2
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27. For a colour of light the wavelength for air is 6000 Å and in 33. In the adjoining diagram, a wavefront AB, moving in air is
water the wavelength is 4500 Å. Then the speed of light in incident on a plane glass surface XY. Its position CD after
water will be refraction through a glass slab is shown also along with the
normals drawn at A and D. The refractive index of glass with
(a) 5 .  10 14 m / s (b) 2 . 25  10 8 m/s
respect to air (   1 ) will be equal to
(c) 4 . 0  10 8 m/s (d) Zero [CPMT 1988; DPMT 1999]

28. A ray of light travelling inside a rectangular glass block of sin 

(a)
refractive index 2 is incident on the glass–air surface at sin  '
B
an angle of incidence of 45°. The refractive index of air is 1. sin 
(b)
Under these conditions the ray [CPMT 1972] sin  '   D
X Y
A  
(a) Will emerge into the air without any deviation sin  '
(c)
sin  C
(b) Will be reflected back into the glass
AB
(c) Will be absorbed (d)
CD
(d) Will emerge into the air with an angle of refraction
34. When light enters from air to water, then its
equal to 90°
[MP PMT 1994; MP PET 1996]
29. If  0 and 0 are respectively, the electric permittivity and
(a) Frequency increases and speed decreases
the magnetic permeability of free space,  and  the
(b) Frequency is same but the wavelength is smaller in
corresponding quantities in a medium, the refractive index water than in air
of the medium is
(c) Frequency is same but the wavelength in water is
[IIT-JEE 1982; MP PET 1995; CBSE PMT 1997] greater than in air
(d) Frequency decreases and wavelength is smaller in
 
(a) (b) water than in air
0 0 0 0
35. On a glass plate a light wave is incident at an angle of 60°. If
the reflected and the refracted waves are mutually
0 0  0
(c) (d) perpendicular, the refractive index of material is
  0
[MP PMT 1994; Haryana CEE 1996;
30. A beam of monochromatic blue light of wavelength 4200Å KCET 1994; 2000]
in air travels in water (   4 / 3 ). Its wavelength in water
3
will be [MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000] (a) (b) 3
2
(a) 2800 Å (b) 5600 Å
3 1
(c) 3150 Å (d) 4000 Å (c) (d)
2 3
31. If  0 be the relative permeability and K 0 the dielectric
3
36. Refractive index of glass is and refractive index of water
constant of a medium, its refractive index is given by 2
[MNR 1995] 4
is . If the speed of light in glass is 2 . 00  10 8 m/s, the
3
1 1
(a) (b) speed in water will be [MP PMT 1994; RPMT 1997]
0 K0 0 K 0
(a) 2.67  10 8 m/s (b) 2 . 25  10 8 m/s
(c) 0 K0 (d) 0 K0
(c) 1.78  10 8 m/s (d) 1.50  10 8 m/s
32. If the speed of light in vacuum is C m / sec, then the
37. Monochromatic light of frequency 5  10 14 Hz travelling in
velocity of light in a medium of refractive index 1.5 vacuum enters a medium of refractive index 1.5. Its
[NCERT 1977; MP PMT 1984; CPMT 2002] wavelength in the medium is

(a) Is 1.5  C (b) Is C [MP PET/ PMT 1995; Pb. PET 2003]
(a) 4000 Å (b) 5000 Å
C
(c) Is (d) Can have any velocity (c) 6000 Å (d) 5500 Å
1 .5
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38. Light of wavelength is 7200 Å in air. It has a wavelength in [KCET 1994]

glass (   1 .5 ) equal to [DCE 1999] (a) Decreases
(a) 7200 Å (b) 4800 Å (b) Increases or decreases depending on the rate of heating
(c) 10800 Å (d) 7201.5 Å (c) Does not change
39. Which of the following is not a correct statement
(d) Increases
[MP PET 1997]
(a) The wavelength of red light is greater than the 47. If î denotes a unit vector along incident light ray, r̂ a unit
wavelength of green light vector along refracted ray into a medium of refractive index
(b) The wavelength of blue light is smaller than the  and n̂ unit vector normal to boundary of medium
wavelength of orange light directed towards incident medium, then law of refraction is
(c) The frequency of green light is greater than the
[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995]
frequency of blue light
(d) The frequency of violet light is greater than the (a) ˆi . nˆ  (rˆ . nˆ ) (b) ˆi  nˆ  (nˆ  rˆ )
frequency of blue light
40. Which of the following is a correct relation [MP PET 1997] (c) ˆi  nˆ  (rˆ  nˆ ) (d) (ˆi  nˆ )  rˆ  nˆ
(a) a r  a w  r  (b) a r  r w  w a 48. The bottom of a container filled with liquid appear slightly
raised because of [RPMT 1997]
(c) a r  r a  0 (d) a r / w r  a w
(a) Refraction (b) Interference
41. The time taken by sunlight to cross a 5 mm thick glass plate
(  3 / 2 ) is [MP PMT/PET 1998; BHU 2005] (c) Diffraction (d) Reflection

(a) 0.25  10–10 s (b) 0.167  10 7 s 49. The speed of light in air is 3  10 8 m / s . What will be its
speed in diamond whose refractive index is 2.4
(c) 2 . 5  10 10 s (d) 1 .0  10 10 s
[KCET 1993]
42. The distance travelled by light in glass (refractive index
=1.5) in a nanosecond will be [MP PET 1999] (a) 3  10 8
m/s (b) 332 m / s
(a) 45 cm (b) 40 cm
(c) 1.25  10 8 m/s (d) 7.2  10 8 m / s
(c) 30 cm (d) 20 cm
50. Time taken by the sunlight to pass through a window of
43. When light is refracted from air into glass thickness 4 mm whose refractive index is 1.5 is
[IIT 1980; CBSE PMT 1992; MP PET 1999;
[CBSE PMT 1993]
MP PMT 1999; RPMT 1997, 2000, 03; MH CET 2004]
8 8
(a) Its wavelength and frequency both increase (a) 2  10 sec (b) 2  10 sec
(b) Its wavelength increases but frequency remains
unchanged (c) 2  10 11 sec (d) 2  10 11 sec
(c) Its wavelength decreases but frequency remains 51. Ray optics is valid, when characteristic dimensions are
unchanged [CBSE PMT 1994; CPMT 2001]
(d) Its wavelength and frequency both decrease
(a) Of the same order as the wavelength of light
44. A mark at the bottom of a liquid appears to rise by 0.1 m.
(b) Much smaller than the wavelength of light
The depth of the liquid is 1 m. The refractive index of the
liquid is [CPMT 1999]
(c) Of the order of one millimetre
(d) Much larger than the wavelength of light
9
(a) 1.33 (b) 52. The refractive index of water is 1.33. What will be the speed
10
of light in water [CBSE PMT 1996; KCET 1998]
10
(c) (b) 1.5 (a) 3  10 8 m / s (b) 2 . 25  10 8 m / s
9
45. A man standing in a swimming pool looks at a stone lying at (c) 4  10 8 m / s (d) 1.33  10 8 m/s
the bottom. The depth of the swimming pool is h. At what
53. The time required to pass the light through a glass slab of 2
distance from the surface of water is the image of the stone
mm thick is (  glass  1.5 ) [AFMC 1997; MH CET 2002, 04]
formed (Line of vision is normal; Refractive index of water
is n) [KCET 1994] (a) 10 5 s (b) 10 11 s
(a) h / n (b) n / h
(c) 10 9 s (d) 10 13 s
(c) h (d) hn
46. On heating a liquid, the refractive index generally
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54. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 4 / 3 and 61. The refractive index of water and glass with respect to air is
the refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2. The 1.3 and 1.5 respectively. Then the refractive index of glass
refractive index of water with respect to glass is with respect to water is [MH CET (Med.) 1999]
[BHU 1997; JIPMER 2000] 2 .6 1 .5
(a) (b)
9 8 1 .5 2 .6
(a) (b)
8 9
1 .3 1 .5
(c) (d)
1 1 .5 1 .3
(c) (d) 2
2
62. A tank is filled with benzene to a height of 120 mm. The
55. Electromagnetic radiation of frequency n, wavelength  , apparent depth of a needle lying at a bottom of the tank is
travelling with velocity v in air, enters a glass slab of measured by a microscope to be 80 mm. The refractive
refractive index  . The frequency, wavelength and velocity index of benzene is [Pb. PMT 1999]
of light in the glass slab will be respectively
(a) 1.5 (b) 2.5
[CBSE PMT 1997]
(c) 3.5 (d) 4.5
n  v  v
(a) , , (b) n, ,
     63. Each quarter of a vessel of depth H is filled with liquids of
the refractive indices n1, n2, n3 and n4 from the bottom
v n  respectively. The apparent depth of the vessel when looked
(c) n ,  , (d) , ,v
   normally is [AMU (Engg.) 2000]
56. What is the time taken (in seconds) to cross a glass of 1 
1 1 1
thickness 4 mm and  = 3 by light [BHU 1998; H     

H (n1  n2  n3  n4 )  n1 n2 n3 n4 
Pb. PMT 1999, 2001; MH CET 2000; MP PET 2001]
(a) (b)
4 4
(a) 4  10 11 (b) 2  10 11
1 1 1 1 
11 10
H     

(c) 16  10 (d) 8  10 (n1  n 2  n 3  n 4 )  n1 n2 n3 n4 
(c) (d)
57. A plane glass slab is kept over various coloured letters, the 4H 2
letter which appears least raised is 64. A ray of light passes through four transparent media with
[J & K CET 2004; BHU 1998, 05] refractive indices 1 . 2  3 , and  4 as shown in the figure.
(a) Blue (b) Violet The surfaces of all media are parallel. If the emergent ray
CD is parallel to the incident ray AB, we must have
(c) Green (d) Red
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
58. A ray of light is incident on the surface of separation of a
medium at an angle 45° and is refracted in the medium at (a) 1  2
an angle 30°. What will be the velocity of light in the D
medium [AFMC 1998; MH CET (Med.) 1999] (b) 2  3 1 2 3 4

(a) 1.96  10 8 m/s (b) 2 . 12  10 8 m / s (c) 3  4 B C

8 8
(c) 3 .18  10 m / s (d) 3 .33  18 m / s (d) 4  1 A
3
59. Absolute refractive indices of glass and water are and 65. The reason of seeing the Sun a little before the sunrise is
2
4 [MP PMT 2001; Orissa JEE 2003]
. The ratio of velocity of light in glass and water will be
3 (a) Reflection of the light (b) Refraction of the light
[UPSEAT 1999] (c) Scattering of the light (d) Dispersion of the light
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 8 : 7
66. An under water swimmer is at a depth of 12 m below the
(c) 8 : 9 (d) 3 : 4 surface of water. A bird is at a height of 18 m from the
60. The ratio of thickness of plates of two transparent mediums surface of water, directly above his eyes. For the swimmer
A and B is 6 : 4. If light takes equal time in passing through the bird appears to be at a distance from the surface of
them, then refractive index of B with respect to A will be water equal to (Refractive Index of water is 4/3)
[KCET (Engg.) 2001]
[UPSEAT 1999]

(a) 1.4 (b) 1.5 (a) 24 m (b) 12 m

(c) 1.75 (d) 1.33 (c) 18 m (d) 9 m

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67. The optical path of a monochromatic light is same if it goes 75. When light travels from glass to air, the incident angle is  1
through 4.0 cm of glass or 4.5 cm of water. If the refractive and the refracted angle is  2 . The true relation is
index of glass is 1.53, the refractive index of the water is
[Orissa PMT 2004]
[UPSEAT 2002]
(a)  1   2 (b)  1   2
(a) 1.30 (b) 1.36
(c)  1   2 (d) Not predictable
(c) 1.42 (d) 1.46
68. Which of the following statement is true [Orissa JEE 2002] 76. Velocity of light in a medium is 1.5  10 8 m / s. Its refractive
index will be [Pb. PET 2000]
(a) Velocity of light is constant in all media
(a) 8 (b) 6
(b) Velocity of light in vacuum is maximum
(c) 4 (d) 2
(c) Velocity of light is same in all reference frames
77. The frequency of a light ray is 6  10 14 Hz . Its frequency
(d) Laws of nature have identical form in all reference
when it propagates in a medium of refractive index 1.5, will
frames
be
69. A ray of light is incident on a transparent glass slab of
[MP PMT 2000; DPMT 2003; Pb PMT 2003; MH CET 2004]
refractive index 1.62. The reflected and the refracted rays
are mutually perpendicular. The angle of incidence is (a) 1.67  10 14 Hz (b) 9 .10  10 14 Hz
[MP PET 2002]
(c) 6  10 14 Hz (d) 4  10 14 Hz
(a) 58.3o (b) 50o
78. The refractive indices of water and glass with respect to air
(c) 35o (d) 30o are 1.2 and 1.5 respectively. The refractive index of glass
70. A microscope is focussed on a coin lying at the bottom of a with respect to water is [Pb. PET 2002]
beaker. The microscope is now raised up by 1 cm. To what
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.8
depth should the water be poured into the beaker so that
4 (c) 1.25 (d) 1.75
coin is again in focus ? (Refractive index of water is )
3 79. The wavelength of sodium light in air is 5890 Å. The velocity
[BHU 2003] of light in air is 3  10 8 ms 1 . The wavelength of light in a
4 glass of refractive index 1.6 would be close to
(a) 1 cm (b) cm
3 [DCE 2003]

(c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm (a) 5890 Å (b) 3681 Å

71. Velocity of light in glass whose refractive index with respect (c) 9424 Å (d) 15078 Å
to air is 1.5 is 2  108 m/s and in certain liquid the velocity
80. The mean distance of sun from the earth is 1 .5  10 8 Km
of light found to be 2.5  108 m/s. The refractive index of the (nearly). The time taken by the light to reach earth from the
liquid with respect to air is [CPMT 1978; MP PET/PMT 1988] sun is [Pb. PET 2003]
(a) 0.64 (b) 0.80 (a) 0.12 min (b) 8.33 min
(c) 1.20 (d) 1.44 (c) 12.5 min (d) 6.25 min
72. Stars are twinkling due to [CPMT 1997] 81. Refractive index of air is 1.0003. The correct thickness of air
(a) Diffraction (b) Reflection column which will have one more wavelength of yellow
light (6000 Å) than in the same thickness in vacuum is
(c) Refraction (d) Scattering
[RPMT 1995]
73. A thin oil layer floats on water. A ray of light making an (a) 2 mm (b) 2 cm
angle of incidence of 40° shines on oil layer. The angle of
(c) 2 m (d) 2 km
refraction of light ray in water is ( oil  1.45 , water  1.33 )
82. The wavelength of light in air and some other medium are
[MP PMT 1993] respectively  a and m . The refractive index of medium is
(a) 36 .1° (b) 44.5° [RPMT 2003]
(c) 26. 8° (d) 28.9° (a) a / m (b) m / a
74. An object is immersed in a fluid. In order that the object
(c) a  m (d) None of these
becomes invisible, it should [AIIMS 2004]
(a) Behave as a perfect reflector 83. An astronaut in a spaceship see the outer space as
(b) Absorb all light falling on it [CPMT 1990, MP PMT 1991; JIPMER 1997]

(c) Have refractive index one (a) White (b) Black

(d) Have refractive index exactly matching with that of the (c) Blue (d) Red
surrounding fluid 84. Speed of light is maximum in
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[CPMT 1990; MP PMT 1994; AFMC 1996] 2. A diver in a swimming pool wants to signal his distress to a
(a) Water (b) Air person lying on the edge of the pool by flashing his water
(c) Glass (d) Diamond proof flash light [NCERT 1972]

85. Which one of the following statements is correct (a) He must direct the beam vertically upwards
[KCET 1994] (b) He has to direct the beam horizontally
(a) In vacuum, the speed of light depends upon frequency (c) He has to direct the beam at an angle to the vertical
(b) In vacuum, the speed of light does not depend upon which is slightly less than the critical angle of incidence
frequency for total internal reflection
(c) In vacuum, the speed of light is independent of (d) He has to direct the beam at an angle to the vertical
frequency and wavelength which is slightly more than the critical angle of
(d) In vacuum, the speed of light depends upon wavelength incidence for the total internal reflection
86. If the wavelength of light in vacuum be  , the wavelength 3. Finger prints on a piece of paper may be detected by
in a medium of refractive index n will be sprinkling fluorescent powder on the paper and then
[UPSEAT 2001; MP PET 2001] looking it into [MP PET/PMT 1988]
 (a) Mercury light (b) Sunlight
(a) n (b)
n (c) Infrared light (d) Ultraviolet light
 4. Critical angle of light passing from glass to air is minimum
(c) 2
(d) n2 for [NCERT 1975; RPMT 1999; MP PMT 2002]
n
87. In vacuum the speed of light depends upon [MP PMT 2001] (a) Red (b) Green
(a) Frequency (c) Yellow (d) Violet
(b) Wave length 5. The wavelength of light in two liquids ‘x' and ‘y' is 3500 Å
and 7000 Å, then the critical angle of x relative to y will be
(c) Velocity of the source of light
(a) 60° (b) 45°
(d) None of these
(c) 30° (d) 15°
88. A transparent cube of 15 cm edge contains a small air
bubble. Its apparent depth when viewed through one face is 6. A fish is a little away below the surface of a lake. If the
6 cm and when viewed through the opposite face is 4 cm. critical angle is 49°, then the fish could see things above the
Then the refractive index of the material of the cube is water surface within an angular range of  o where
[CPMT 2004; MP PMT 2005] [MP PMT 1986]
(a) 2.0 (b) 2.5 (a)   49 o Air
(c) 1.6 (d) 1.5
(b)   90 o
89. A glass slab of thickness 3 cm and refractive index 3/2 is Water
(c)   98 o 
placed on ink mark on a piece of paper. For a person
looking at the mark at a distance 5.0 cm above it, the
1o
distance of the mark will appear to be [Kerala PMT 2005] (d)   24
2
(a) 3.0 cm (b) 4.0 cm
7. If the critical angle for total internal reflection from a
(c) 4.5 cm (d) 5.0 cm medium to vacuum is 30°, the velocity of light in the
90. A fish at a depth of 12 cm in water is viewed by an observer medium is [CPMT 1972; MH CET 2000;
on the bank of a lake. To what height the image of the fish is KCET 2000; BCECE 2003; RPMT 2003]
raised. [MP PET 2005] 8
(a) 3  10 m/s (b) 1.5  10 8 m/s
(a) 9 cm (b) 12 cm
(c) 6  10 8 m/s (d) 3  10 8 m/s
(c) 3.8 cm (d) 3 cm
8. A ray of light is incident at an angle i from denser to rare
medium. The reflected and the refracted rays are mutually
Total Internal Reflection perpendicular. The angle of reflection and the angle of
refraction are respectively r and r’, then the critical angle
1. A cut diamond sparkles because of its
will be
[NCERT 1974; RPET 1996; AFMC 2005] CBSE PMT 1996; MP PMT 1985, 99; Pb. PET 2002]
(a) Hardness 1
(a) sin (sin r)
(b) High refractive index i r
(b) sin 1 (tan r' )
(c) Emission of light by the diamond
(c) sin 1 (tan i)
(d) Absorption of light by the diamond
r1
(d) tan 1 (sin i)