LIGHT REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. At what distance from a convex lens should an object be placed to get an image of the
same size as that of the object on a screen?
(a) Beyond twice the focal length of the lens.
(b) At the principal focus of the lens.
(c) At twice the focal length of the lens.
(d) Between the optical centre of the lens and its principal focus.
2. The Phenomena of light involved in the formation of a rainbow in the sky are (2024)
(a) Refraction, dispersion and reflection
(b) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
(c) Dispersion, scattering and reflection
(d) Dispersion, refraction and internal reflection
3. Absolute refractive index of glass and water is 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. If the speed of
light in glass is 2 x 10 m/s, the speed of light in water is: (2024)
(a) 2.25 x 108 m/s
(b) 52 x 108 m/s
(c) 73 x 108 m/s
(d) 169 x 108 m/s
4. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected, if the upper half of the lens is
wrapped with black paper? (2024)
(a) The size of the image formed will be one-half of the size of the image due to the
complete lens.
(b) The image of the upper half of the object will not be formed.
(c) The brightness of the image will reduce.
(d) The lower half of the inverted image will not be formed
5. The color of light for which the refractive index of glass is minimum, is: (CBSE 2024)
(a) Red (b) Yellow (c) Green (d) Violet
6. The lens system of human eye forms an image on a light sensitive screen, which is
called as:
(a) Cornea
(b) Ciliary muscles
(c) Optic nerves
(d) Retina
II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
7. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm.
Find the position of the image formed by the mirror.
8. State two laws of refraction of light.
9. Define the term absolute refractive index of a medium. A ray of light enters from
vacuum to glass of absolute refractive index 1.5. Find the speed of light in glass. The
speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 108 m/s.
10. The variation of image distance (v) with object distance (u) for a convex lens is given
in the following observation table. Analyse it and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Without calculation, find the focal length of the convex lens. Justify your answer.
(ii) Which observation is not correct? Why? Draw ray diagram to find the position of the
image formed for this position of the object.
(iii) Find the approximate value of magnification for u = - 30 cm.
11. (i) Define principal axis of a lens. Draw a ray diagram to show what happens when a
ray of light parallel to the principal axis of a concave lens passes through it.
(ii) The focal length of a concave lens is 20 cm. At what distance from the lens should a 5
cm tall object be placed so that its image is formed at a distance of 15 cm from the lens?
Also calculate the size of the image formed.
12. i) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the refracted ray in each of the following
cases:
A ray of light incident on a concave lens
(1) parallel to its principal axis, and
(2) is directed towards its principal focus.
(ii) A 4 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of convex lens of focal
length 24 cm. The distance of object from the lens is 16 cm. Find the position and size of
image formed.
13. i) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray in each of the following
cases: A ray of light Incident on a convex mirror
(1) parallel to its principal axis, and
(2) is directed towards its principal focus
(ii) A 1.5 cm tall candle flame is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a concave
mirror of focal length 12 cm. If the distance of the flame from the pole of the mirror is 18
cm, use mirror formula to determine the position and size of the image formed.
