L.R.S. D.A.V. SEN. SEC.
MODEL SCHOOL
GRADE 10
ASSIGNMENT SHEET 1
CHAPTER –LIGHT
TOPIC- REFLECTION OF LIGHT
TICK THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image if the object is
placed
(a) At F
(b) At infinity
(c) At C
(d) Beyond C
2. Which position of the object will produce a magnified virtual image, if a
concave mirror of focal length 15 cm is being used?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 35 cm
3. Which of the given is NOT paired correctly?
(a) Solar furnace-concave mirror
(b) Rear -view mirror-convex mirror
(c) Magnifying glass -convex lens
(d) None of these
4. A concave mirror produces a magnification of +4. The object is placed:
(a) At the focus
(b) Between focus and centre of curvature
(c) Between focus and pole
(d) Beyond the centre of curvature
5. Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form an
image larger than the actual object?
(a) When the object is kept at a distance equal to its radius of curvature
(b) When object is kept at a distance less than its focal length
(c) When object is placed between the focus and centre of curvature
(d) When object is kept at a distance greater than its radius of curvature
6. An object is placed at 100 mm in front of a concave mirror which produces
an upright image (erect image). The radius of curvature of the mirror is:
(a) Less than 100 mm
(b) Between 100 mm and 200 mm
(c) Exactly 200 mm
(d) More than 200 mm
7. A man runs towards the plane mirror at 2 m/s. The relative speed of his
image with respect to him will be:
(a) 4 ms⁻¹
(b) 2 ms⁻¹
(c) 8 ms⁻¹
(d) 10 ms⁻¹
8.Image formed by plane mirror is
(a) Real and erect
(b) Real and inverted
(c) Virtual and erect
(d) Virtual and inverted
9. In order to obtain a magnification of -0.6 (minus 0.6) with a concave
mirror, the object must be placed:
(a) At the focus
(b) Between pole and focus
(c) Between focus and center of curvature
(d) Beyond the center of curvature
10..A ray of light that strikes a plane mirror PQ at an angle of incidence of
30o, is reflected from the plane mirror and then strikes a second plane mirror
QR placed at right angles to the first mirror. The angle of reflection at the
second mirror is:
(a) 30o
(b) 45o
(c) 60o
(d) 90o
11. Focal length of plane mirror is
(a) At infinity
(b) Zero
(c) Negative
(d) None of these
12. Two big mirrors A and B are fitted side by side on a wall. A man is
standing at such a distance from the wall that he can see the erect image of his
face in both the mirrors. When the man starts walking towards the mirrors,
he finds that the size of his face in mirror A goes on increasing but that in
mirror B remains the same:
(a) Mirror A is concave and mirror B is convex
(b) Mirror A is plane and mirror B is concave
(c) Mirror A is concave and mirror B is plane
(d) Mirror A is convex and mirror B is concave
13. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicles the bulb is placed
(a) between the pole and the focus of the reflector
(b) very near to the focus of the reflector
(c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of the reflector
14. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her
head bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the
legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror
from the top.
(a) Plane, convex and concave
(b) Convex, concave and plane
(c) Concave, plane and convex
(d) Convex, plane and concave
15. Magnification produced by a rearview mirror fitted in vehicles:
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one, depending upon the position of the
object in front of it
ASSERTIONS AND REASONS
Two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct
Answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
16. Assertion(A): The mirrors used in search lights are concave spherical.
Reason (R) : In concave spherical mirror the image formed is always virtual.
17. Assertion(A) : Mirror formula can be applied to a plane mirror.
Reason (R) : A plane mirror is a spherical mirror of infinite focal length.
18. Assertion: The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is twice its focal
length.
Reason: The radius of curvature is the distance between the pole and the
center of curvature, which is twice the focal length.
19. Assertion: Keeping a point object fixed, if a plane mirror is moved, the
image will also move.
Reason: In case of a plane mirror, distance of object and its image is equal
from any point on the mirror.
20. Assertion: A concave mirror can be used as a shaving mirror.
Reason: A concave mirror forms a magnified and erect image of an object
when it is placed close to the mirror.
21.Assertion: The focal length of a convex mirror is negative.
Reason: A convex mirror diverges light rays, which appears to come from a
point behind the mirror.
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
22. A security mirror used in a big showroom has radius of curvature 5 m. If a
customer is standing at a distance of 20 m from the cash counter, find the
position, nature and size of the image formed in the security mirror.
23. Neha visited a dentist in his clinic. She observed that the dentist was
holding an instrument fitted with a mirror. State the nature of this mirror and
reason for its use in the instrument used by dentist.
24. An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm in front of a concave mirror of
radius of curvature 30 cm. List four characteristics of the image formed by
the mirror. Also draw the ray diagram
25. A concave mirror produces three times magnified (enlarged) real image of
an object placed at 10 cm in front of it. Where is the image located?
26. A convex mirror is used for mirror view on an automobile has a radius of
curvature 3m, if a bus is located 5m from the mirror, find the position, nature
and magnification?
27. How far should an object be held from a concave mirror of focal length 40
cm so as to get an image magnified three times?
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
28. A group of students are conducting an experiment to study the reflection
of light. They place a concave mirror in front of a candle flame and observe
the image formed on a screen.
(i) What type of image is formed by the concave mirror?
(ii) How does the distance between the candle flame and the mirror affect
the image formed?
(iii) What happens to the image when the screen is moved closer to or
farther from the mirror?
29. It is desired to obtain an erect image of an object, using concave mirror of
focal length of 12 cm.
(i) What should be the range of distance of an object placed in front of the
mirror?
(ii) Will the image be smaller or larger than the object? Draw ray diagram
to show the formation of image in this case.
(iii) Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 24 cm in front
of the mirror? Draw ray diagram for this situation also to justify your
answer.
(iv) Show the positions of pole, principal focus and the center of
curvature in the above ray diagrams
30. A Student has focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen using
a concave mirror. The situation is a given below:
Length of the flame = 1.5 cm
Focal length of the mirror = 12 cm
Distance of flame from the mirror = 18 cm
If the flame is perpendicular to the principal axis of the mirror, then calculate
the following:
(i) Distance of the image from the mirror
(ii) Length of the image
(iii) If the distance between the mirror and the flame is reduced to 10
cm, then what would be observed on the screen? Draw ray diagram to
justify your answer from this situation
31. A student has three concave mirrors A, B and C of focal lengths 20 cm, 15
cm and 10 cm respectively. For each concave mirror he performs the
experiment of image formation for three values of object distance of 30 cm, 10
cm and 20 cm
Giving reason answer the following:
(i)For the three object distances, identify the mirror which will form an image
equal in size to that of object. Find at least one value of object distance.
(ii)Out of the three mirrors, identify the mirror which would be preferred to
be used for shaving purpose.
(iii)For the mirror B, draw ray diagram for image formation for any two
given values of object distance.
32. An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of
focal length 18 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be
placed so that a sharply focused image can be obtained? Find the size and
nature of the image.
33. A student took three concave mirrors of different focal lengths and
performed the experiment to see the image formation by placing an object at
different distances with these mirrors as shown in the following table.
Now answer the following questions:
(i) List two properties of the image formed in Case I.
(ii) In which one of the cases given in the table, the mirror will form real
image of same size and why?
(iii) Calculate image distances in all cases.
(iv) Which among three mirrors has high magnification?
CASE BASED QUESTIONS
34. A scientist is using a spherical mirror to focus sunlight onto a small area.
The mirror has a focal length of 20 cm.
(i) What type of mirror is being used by the scientist?
(ii) How does the angle of incidence affect the reflection of light?
(iii) What is the purpose of using a spherical mirror in this
experiment?
35. A student is using a plane mirror to reflect light onto a wall. The mirror is
placed at an angle of 30 degrees to the incident light.
(i) What type of image is formed by the plane mirror?
(ii) How does the angle of incidence affect the reflection of light?
(iii) What happens to the image when the mirror is rotated by 10
degrees?
