PHYSICS(Light &

Human Eye)
MCQ
1. When a plane mirror is rotated through a certain angle, the reflected ray turns
through twice as much and the size of the image:
(a) is doubled
(b) is halved
(c) becomes infinite
(d) remains the same

2. Image formed by a convex spherical mirror is:

(a) virtual
(b) real
(c) enlarged
(d) inverted

3. 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

4. The swimming pool appears to be less deep than it is. Which of the following
phenomena is responsible for this?
(a)Reflection of light
(b)Refraction of light
(c)Dispersion of light
(d)Scattering of light

5. Power of the lens is -40, its focal length is

(a) 4m
(b) -40m
(c) -0.25m
(d) -25m

6. Name a mirror that can give an Erect and enlarged image of an object.
(a)Concave mirror
(b)Convex mirror
(c)plane mirror
(d)none of these line

7. Colour of sky appears blue, due to the

(a) atmospheric refraction
(b) presence of plants in water
(c) scattering of light
(d) none of these
8. Twinkling of stars is due to
(a) Reflection of light by clouds
(b) scattering of light by dust particles
(c) dispersion of light by water drops
(d) atmospheric refraction of starlight

9. Red colour is used as danger sign as

(a) red colour scattered least by smoke
(b) red colour scattered most by smoke
(c) red colour absorbs by the smoke
(d) red colour moves fast in air

10. The scattering of light by colloidal particles is called

(a) Tyndall effect
(b) dispersion
(c) atmospheric refraction
(d) internal reflection

11. Which of the following controls the amount of light entering the eye?
(a) pupil
(b) iris
(c) cornea
(d) lens

12. The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult with normal vision is about
(a) 25 m
(b) 2.5 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 2.5 m

ASSERTION AND REASON

Assertion: A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path.
Reason: In reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.

Assertion: Higher is the refractive index of the medium, lesser is the velocity of light
in that medium.
Reason: Refractive index of a medium is inversely proportional to the velocity of
light.

Assertion: A rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky after a

Rain Shower.
Reason- A rainbow is always formed in a direction opposite to that of theSun.

Assertion- Myopia is called far-slightness

Reason- Myopia is corrected by using a concave lens in front of eye lens

2 MARKS
1. A convex mirror used for rear-view on an automobile has a radius of
curvature of 3.00 m. If a bus is located at 5.00 m from this mirror,
find the position, nature, and size of the image.

2. Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.

(a) Headlights of a car.
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle.

3. Draw the ray diagram for a concave mirror when the object is placed
a) beyond C
b) between C and F

4. a) Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?

b) What is the far point and near point of the human eye with normal vision?

5. a) What is meant by power of accommodation of the eye?

b) The far point of a myopic person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is type of
defect person has?

3 MARKS

1. Define power of a lens. What is its unit? Line one student uses a lens of focal
length 50 cm and another of -50 cm. What is the nature of the lens and its power
used by each of them?

2. Write laws of refraction. Explain the same with the help of ray diagram, when a ray
of light passes through a rectangular glass slab.

3. (a) Water has refractive index 1.33 and alcohol has refractive index 1.36. Which of
the two medium is optically denser? Give reason for your answer.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing obliquely from
water to alcohol.

4. 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.

5. Draw the sketch diagram of the human eye. And explain about the any three parts
of the eye.

6. Give reason for the following:

(a) Twinkling of star
(b) The colour of clear sky is blue.

7. A person needs a lens of power –5.5 dioptres for correcting his distant vision. For
correcting his near vision, he needs a lens of power +1.5 dioptre. What is the focal
length of the lens required for correcting (i) distant vision, and (ii) near vision?

8. What is presbyopia? How it can be corrected?

5 MARK

1. A student focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex
lens. He noted down the position of the candle screen and the lens as under Position
of candle = 12.0 cm Position of convex lens = 50.0 cm Position of the screen = 88.0
cm
(a) What is the focal length of the convex lens?
(b) Where will the image be formed if he shifts the candle towards the
lens at a position of 31.0 cm?
(c) What will be the nature of the image formed if he further shifts the
candle towards the lens?

2. (a) A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power +1.5 D. Find the focal length
of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?
(b) A concave lens of focal length 15 cm forms an image 10 cm from the lens. How
far is the object placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.

3. Draw a well labelled diagram showing refraction through a glass prism. Also define
the following with reference to diagram:
a) Angle of emergence
b) Angle of Prism

4. a) Differentiate between myopia and hypermetropia.

b) Explain with the help of the diagram how these defects can be corrected.

CASE STUDY

1. Light is a form of energy which induces sensation of vision to our eyes. It becomes
visible when it bounces off on surfaces and hits our eyes. The phenomenon of
bouncing back of light rays in the same medium on striking a smooth surface is
called reflection of light. If parallel beam of incident rays remains parallel even after
reflection and goes only in one direction is known as regular reflection. It takes place
mostly in plane mirrors or highly polished metal surfaces. The mirror outside the
driver side of a vehicle is usually a spherical mirror and printed on such a mirror is
usually the warning "vehicles in this mirror are closer than they appear."

(i) Which type of mirror is used outside the driver's side of a vehicle?
(a) Plane mirror
(b) Concave mirror
(c) Convex mirror
(d) Magic mirror

(ii) No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror
can be
(a) Plane
(b) Concave
(c) convex
(d) Either plane or convex
(iii) If an object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of radius of curvature 60 cm,
then find the position of image.
(a) 4 cm
(b) 7.5 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 12.5 cm

(iv) The focal length of mirror is 12 cm. The radius of curvature is

(a) 12 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 36 cm

2. One of nature's most splendid masterpieces is the rainbow. A rainbow is an

excellent demonstration of the dispersion of light and one more piece of evidence
that visible light is composed of a spectrum of wavelengths, each associated with a
distinct colour. To view a rainbow, the sun must be at your back as you look at an
approximately 40-degree angle above the ground into a region of the atmosphere
with suspended droplets of water or even a light mist. Each individual droplet of
water acts as a tiny prism that both disperses the light and reflects it back to your
eye.

i) Formation of rainbow involves some natural phenomena which are in the correct
order respectively is
a) refraction, dispersion, internal reflection, and refraction
b) refraction, dispersion, internal reflection
c)reflection, refraction, dispersion, and refraction
d) dispersion, reflection, refraction, and internal reflection

ii) During the formation of a rainbow the position of observer and sun is
a) Observer behind sun
b) sun behind the observer
b) Observer facing sun
d) at any position

iii) During the formation of rainbow, dispersion of sunlight is done by

a) tiny air molecules
b) dust particles of atmosphere
c) tiny droplets of rain water suspended in air
d) air and water

iv)The dispersion of light into its components by prism is due to

a) each component gets deviated by the same angle by refraction
b) each component gets deviated by a different angle by refraction
c)reflection of each component light by different angle
d)reflection of each component light by same angle