1. Which of the following materials cannot be used to make lenses?
A) Water B) Glass C) Plastic D) Soil
2. If the power of a convex lens is 1 diopter, then the focal length of that lens is :
A) + 10 cm B) – 10 cm C) + 100 cm D) – 100 cm
3. How many laws of refraction of light are there:
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
4. How many laws of reflection of light are there:
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
5. The value of refractive index of a medium is:
A) sini/sinr B) sinr/sini C) sini x sinr D) sini+sinr
6. A convex lens is:
A) Of equal thickness everywhere B) Thicker at the edges than in the middle
C) Thicker in the middle than at the edges D) none of these
7. Used in solar cooker:
A) Concave mirror B) Convex mirror C) Plane mirror D) Convex and concave mirror
8. The focal length of a convex lens immersed in water is greater than its focal length in air:
A) increases B) decreases C) remains unchanged D) none of these
9. Which of the following lenses would you prefer when reading small print found in a dictionary?
A) Convex lens of focal length 50 cm B) Concave lens of focal length 50 cm
C) Convex lens of 5 cm focal length D) Concave lens of 5 cm focal length
10. Example of light wave
A) Sound wave B) Electromagnetic wave C) Ultraviolet wave D) None of these
11. Which mirror does a dentist use to see a larger image of patients' teeth?
A) Plane mirror B) Concave mirror C) Convex mirror D) All of these
12. Which lens is also called diverging lens?
A) Concave lens B) Convex lens C) Both concave and convex lens D) None of these
13. In an experiment, the image of an object is obtained on a screen by a concave mirror. To
determine the focal length of the mirror the user needs to measure:
A) The distance between the mirror and the screen B) The distance between the mirror and
the image C) Both (A) and (B) D) None of these
14. The diameter of the circular boundary line of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror is
called:
A) Principal focus B) Radius of curvature C) Principal axis D) Aperture of spherical
mirror
15. Which of the following is the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32
cm?
A) +8 cm B) -8 cm C) +16 cm D) -16 cm
16. What is the SI unit of magnification produced by a lens?
A) m B) cm C) mm D) unitless
17. Which mirror is used in torches and headlights of vehicles?
A) Concave mirror B) Convex mirror C) Plane mirror D) All of these
18. Which mirror is used in the side mirrors (rear view mirrors) of vehicles?
A) Concave mirror B) Plane mirror C) Convex mirror D) None of these
19. How many focuses are there in the lens?
A) Two B) Three C) One D) Two or three
20. The SI unit of power of a lens is
A) Diopter B) Angstrom C) Lumen D) Lux
21. Light travels:
A) In a straight line B) In an oblique line C) In a zigzag line D) None of these
22. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror, what will be the nature of its image?
A) Imaginary B) Real C) Real or imaginary D) None of these
23. Which of the following is the formula of mirror?
A) 1/v + 1/u = 1/f B) 1/u + 1/v = 1/f C) 1/v + u/1 = 1/f D) v/1 + 1/u = 1 /f
24. Which of the following lenses is called converging lens?
A) Convex lens B) Concave lens C) Both convex and concave lens D) Bifocal lens
25. If the image of an object placed at any distance in front of the mirror appears erect, then it is a
mirror -
A) Only plane B) Only concave C) Only convex D) Either plane or convex
26. In which of the following mediums the speed of light is highest?
A) Glass B) Water C) Iron D) Vacuum
27. Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror so that the image becomes
inverted, real and of equal size?
A) At the pole B) At the vertex C) At the centre of curvature D) At the focus
28. The imaginary image formed by a convex mirror is:
A) Erect and magnified B) Inverted and magnified C) Erect and reduced D) None of these
29. If the focal length of a spherical mirror is +20 cm then what kind of spherical mirror is it?
A) Convex B) Concave C) Concave D) None of these
30. The reason why pond water appears less deep is
A) Reflection B) Diffraction C) Refraction D) Polarisation
