TEST ON OPTICS

CLASS X
FM-40 DUR-1HR
A. Choose the correct option: (10×1=10)
1. If a beam of red light and a beam of violet light are incident at the same angle on the inclined surface of a
prism from air medium and produce angles of refraction r and v respectively, which of the following is
correct?
A. r = v B. r >v C. r =1/v D. r <v
2. Consider these indices of refraction: glass: 1.52; air: 1.0003; water: 1.333. Based on the refractive indices of
three materials, arrange the speed of light through them in decreasing order.
A. The speed of light in water > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in glass.
B. The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in air.
C. The speed of light in air > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in glass.
D. The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in water.
3. If the power of a lens is- 4.0 D, then it means that the lens is a
A. concave lens of focal length-50 m B. convex lens of focal length +50 cm
C. concave lens of focal length-25 cm D. convex lens of focal length-25 m.
4. If the real image of a candle flame formed by a lens is three times the size of the flame and the distance
between lens and image is 80 cm, at what distance should the candle be placed from the lens?
A.-80cm B.-40 cm C.-40/3 cm D.-80/3 cm
5. The refractive index of flint glass is 1.65 and that for alcohol is 1.36 with respect to air. What is the refractive
index of the flint glass with respect to alcohol?
A. 0.82 B. 1.21 C. 1.11 D. 1.01
6. If a virtual, erect and enlarged image is formed by a lens, then which of the following options are correct?
A. It is a concave lens and the object is placed between pole and focus.
B. It is a convex lens and the object is placed between focus and centre of curvature.
C. It is a convex lens and the object is placed between pole and focus.
D. It is a concave lens and the object is placed between focus and centre of curvature.
7. Inside the prism, during the dispersion of white light, compared to blue, red light:
(A) slows down less and refracts more. (B) Slows down more and refracts less.
(C) Slows down more and refracts more. (D) Slows down less and refracts less.
8. A convex lens with a focal length of 12 cm has an object at a distance of 20 cm in front of the lens. A blurred
image is obtained on the screen placed at a distance of 23 cm in front of the lens. In order to obtain a clear
image, the screen has to be moved:
(A) towards the lens. (B) Away from the lens.
(C) to a position very far from the lens. (D) either towards or away from the lens.
9. Assertion (A): When light passes through a triangular prism, it is observed that for two angles of incidence,
the angle of deviation is the same.
Reason (R): According to the principle of reversibility, the light retraces the path in reversing the direction.
(A) A and R are true, and R is the reason for A. (B) A and R are true, and R is not the reason for
(C) A is true, but R is false. (D) A is false, but R is true.
10. Assertion: For a glass block, the i vs. r graph is a straight line.
Reason: When a ray of light undergoes refraction, it follows Snell's law.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, but the Reason is false. (D) Assertion is false, but the Reason is true.
B. Answer the following questions: (6×2=12)
1. (a) When does a ray of light falling on a lens pass through it undeviated? (b) Which lens can produce a
real and inverted image of an object?
2. (a) How is the refractive index of a medium related to its real depth and apparent depth? (b) Which
characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky?
 3. A ray of light is moving from a rarer medium to a denser medium and strikes a plane mirror placed at 90°

to the direction of the ray as shown in the diagram.

(a) Copy the diagram and mark arrows to show the path of the ray of light after it is reflected from the
mirror. (b) Name the principle you have used to mark the arrows to show the direction of the ray.
4. State the dependence of angle of deviation: (a) on the refractive index of the material of the prism. (b) On
the wavelength of light.
5. (a) If the lens is placed in water instead of air, how does its focal length change? (b) Which lens, thick or
thin has greater focal length?
6. (a) Name a prism required for obtaining a spectrum of Ultraviolet light. (b) Name the radiations which
can be detected by a thermopile.
C. Answer the following questions: (6×3=18)
1. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions:

(a) Name the lens LLl. (b) What are the points O and Ol
called? (c) Between which points will the image of the object (d) what is the nature of the image?
2. A person needs a lens of power –4.5 D for correction of her vision. (a) What kind of defect in
vision is she suffering from? (b) What is the focal length of the corrective lens? (c) What is the
nature of the corrective lens?
3. (a) What two conditions must be fulfilled for total internal reflection of light to occur? (b) A postage
stamp appears raised by 7.0 mm when placed under a rectangular glass block of refractive index 1.5.
Find the thickness of the glass block..
4. ABC is a glass block whose two sides, AB and BC, are at right angles to each other. A ray of light is
incident on the surface AB, as shown in the diagram, and suffers total internal reflection before falling on
the surface BC. Finally, the light ray emerges out along the surface BC.

(a) What is the angle of incidence at the surface AB? (b) What is the critical angle for the glass block
BC? (c) What would happen to the critical angle if the temperature of the glass block is increased?
5. You are doing an experiment on the refraction of light in your Physics laboratory. ABCD is a rectangular
block. A ray of light is incident obliquely on the surface AB. (a) Draw the path of the ray of light through
the glass block and also show how it emerges from the block. [The diagram should show the lateral
displacement suffered by the ray.] (b) Which two pairs of angles remain the same during the experiment?
(c) If the same experiment is performed first with red and then with blue light, which colour will suffer
greater lateral displacement?
6. A ray of light PQ is incident normally on the hypotenuse of a right angled prism ABC as shown in the

diagram given below: (1) Copy the diagram and complete the path of the
ray PQ till it emerges from the prism. (2) What is the value of the angle of deviation of the ray? (3) Name
an instrument where this action of the prism is used.