JAI GURU DEV

MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR, MANGADU

SUMMER HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENTS (2025 – 26)

Grade: X PHYSICS – WORKSHEET Marks: 50

LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT REFRACTION

S.No. Questions
Section – A 10 × 1 =10
1 In which of the following is a concave mirror used?
(a) A solar cooker (b) A rear-view mirror in the vehicles.
(c) A safety mirror in shopping malls
(d) In viewing full size image of distant tall buildings.
2 A student wants to obtain magnified image of an object AB as on a Screen.
Which one of the following arrangements shows the correct position of AB for
him/her to be successful?

3 Which of the following lenses would you prefer to use while reading small letters
found in a dictionary
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm. (b) A concave lens of focal length 50 cm.
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm. (d) A concave lens of focal length 5 cm
4 Rahul conducts an experiment using an object of height of 10 cm and a
concave lens with a focal length of 20 cm. The object is placed at a distance of 25
cm from the lens. Can the image be formed on a screen?
(a) Yes, as the image formed will be real (b) Yes, as the image formed will be erect
(c) No, as the image formed will be virtual (d) No, as the image formed will be
inverted
5 When light enters from air to glass, which of the following changes:
(A). Wavelength (B). Velocity (C). Frequency (D.) Amplitude
(a) A and D (b) B and C (b) A and C (d)A,B and D

6 The unit of Power of lens is (a) Metre (b) Centimetre (c) Dioptre (d) m-1
7 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
8 Which statement is true for the reflection of light?
(a) The angle of incidence and reflection are equal.
(b) The reflected light is less bright than the incident light.
(c) The sum of the angle of incidence and reflection is always greater than 900.
(d) The beams of the incident light, after reflection, diverge at unequal angles.
9 The image of an object placed in front of a convex mirror is formed at
(a) the object itself (b) twice the distance of the object in front of the mirror
(c) half the distance of the object in front of the mirror (d) behind the mirror
10 The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror.

(a) Behind the mirror (b) Between F and O (c) Between C and F (d) Beyond C
Section – B 5 × 2 = 10
11 3 cm high object is placed at a distance of 80cm from a concave lens of focal
length 20cm. Find the size of the image formed
12 A concave mirror produces three times magnified (enlarged) real image of an
object placed at 10cm in front of it. Where is the image located?
13 Find the focal length of a lens-2.0D. What type of lens is this?
14 (i)State the two laws of reflection of light.
(ii) Magnification of a plane mirror is m=+1.What does m=1 and positive sign
signify?
15 Define S.I. Unit of power of a lens.

Section – C 4 × 3 = 12
16 How do we distinguish a medium to be a rarer or denser? Give two
reasons. Explain with a diagram how does the speed of light varies when light
passes from (a) Denser to Rarer (b) Rarer to Denser
17 The pencil dipped in water appears to be bent at the air and water interface when
dipped in water in a glass tumbler. Will the pencil bend if a liquid like kerosene or
turpentine is used instead of water? Give a reason for your answer.
18 We use two light rays to construct a ray diagram, so it is easy to know their
directions after refraction from the lens. List the two rays and state the ray’s path
after refraction. Use them to locate the image of an object
(i) between f and 2f of a convex lens.
(ii) between pole & focus of a concave mirror
(iii) between infinity & optic centre of a concave mirror
19 An object 4.0cm in size, is placed 25.0cm in front of a concave mirror of focal
length 15.0cm.
(a) At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain
a screen in order to obtain a sharp image?
(b) Find the size of the image
(c) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case.
Section – D 2 ×4 = 8
20 (a)An object 5 cm in length is held 25 25 cm away from a converging lens of focal
length 10 cm. Draw the ray diagram and find the position, size, and nature of the
image formed.
(b) One-half of a convex lens is covered with black paper. Will this lens produce a
complete image of the object? Verify your answers experimentally. Explain your
observations.
21 Write laws of refraction. Explain the same with the help of ray diagram, when a ray
of light passes through a rectangular glass slab.
 Section – E 2 × 5 = 10
22 The spherical mirror forms different types of images when the object is placed at
different locations. When the image is formed on screen, the image is real and when
the image does not form on screen, the image is virtual. When the two reflected rays
meet actually, the image is real and when they appear to meet, the image is virtual. A
concave mirror always forms a real and inverted image for different positions of the
object. But if the object is placed between the focus and pole. the image formed is
virtual and erect. A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image.
A concave mirror is used as doctor’s head mirror to focus light on body parts like
eyes, ears, nose etc., to be examined because it can form erect and magnified image
of the object. The convex mirror is used as a rear-view mirror in automobiles because
it can form a small and erect image of an object.

(a) When an object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror where does,
the image
(b) No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. Name the
mirror.
c) To get an image larger than the object in a mirror, which mirror you will use. Justify
with diagram
23

The above image is that of a reflecting telescope. Reflecting telescopes

revolutionised our ways of looking into the sky. They employ mirrors to gather
and focus light, rather than relying solely on lenses as in their refracting
counterparts. These telescopes utilise precisely shaped and polished mirrors
to capture incoming light and reflect it to a focal point, where it forms an image
for observation.
A. What kind of image of the star is seen by the observer at the eyepiece?
B. What kind of mirror is used in this reflecting telescope?
Attempt either subpart C or D.
C. Explain with reason what kind of optical device (type of lens or mirror)
that is used at the eyepiece
OR
D. What is the role of the plane mirror in the telescope?