1.Mirror is a glass slab coated with a _____ substance.
1. reflecting
2. refracting
3. dispersing
4. scattering
Correct answer is 1
This is how mirrors are constructed.
2.Which of these forms real images?
1. plane mirror
2. convex mirror
3. concave mirror
4. convex cylindrical mirror
Correct answer is 3
Concave mirrors are converging mirrors and converges light to a single point.
3.A slab made of which of these materials would block
the light completely?
1. glass
2. steel
3. ruby
4. frosted glass
Correct answer is 2
Steel is an opaque material.
4.In a plane mirror, where is the image formed?
1. In front of the mirror
2. Behind the mirror
3. Next to the object
4. Behind the object
Correct answer is 2
This can be observed from the ray diagram.
5.One difference between real and virtual images is
that _____.
1. light rays meet in a real image
2. light rays appear to meet in a real image
3. virtual images are always enlarged
4. real images are always enlarged
Correct answer is 1
This can be seen by drawing ray diagrams for given situations.
6.In which of these mirrors is the image size always
equal to the object size?
1. Concave mirror
2. Convex mirror
3. Elliptical mirror
4. Plane mirror
Correct answer is 4
This is by observation.
7.Which of these images was probably formed by a
concave mirror?
1. Real, inverted, and enlarged
2. Virtual, erect, and enlarged
3. Real, erect and enlarged
4. Virtual, inverted, and diminished
Correct answer is 1
Concave mirrors form real, inverted, and enlarged images when the object is not very near
to it.
8.Sudha is directing a movie and needs diffused, soft
illumination for a particular scene but the sunshine is
very bright on that particular day. Which of these
kinds of mirrors should she use to obtain a diffused
illumination?
1. plane mirror
2. convex mirror
3. concave mirror
4. elliptical mirror
Correct answer is 2
Convex mirrors reflect light in different directions that does not focus at a point thus
producing diffused, soft illumination.
9.Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding
the formation of real images?
1. Real images are formed by the actual intersection of light rays.
2. Real images can only be formed by convex lenses.
3. Real images can be projected onto a screen.
4. Real images are always located behind the mirror or lens.
Correct answer is 3
Real images are formed when actual light rays converge at a point. These rays physically
intersect at the image point, resulting in a real and inverted image.
10.In the movie Jurassic Park, the protagonist sees a
dinosaur chasing him in a mirror. On the mirror are
the words, "Objects in the mirror are closer than
they appear". What kind of an image was it and
which mirror was used?
1. Real, Concave
2. Real, Convex
3. Virtual, Concave
4. Virtual, Convex
Correct answer is 4
Images in convex mirrors are virtual, erect, and diminished.
11.Aadarsh discovered a pair of magical glasses that
allowed him to see individual light rays as they
underwent different phenomena. He saw that the
light rays actually converged at a point when they
were reflected off a mirror. Which kind of mirror was
he looking at and what is that point called?
1. Concave mirror, centre of curvature
2. Convex mirror, point of focus
3. Concave mirror, point of focus
4. Convex mirror, centre of curvature
Correct answer is 3
Concave mirrors are converging mirrors which converge the light to a point of focus.
12.In a house of mirrors, Kannan finds a kind of mirror
that covers an entire wall. He looks at his reflection
and notices that his reflection appears smaller and
wider than his actual size. Which of the following
best describes the nature of the reflection? Which
kind of mirror was he looking at?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct answer is 2
A convex mirror forms the kind of image described in the context.
