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horizon. If the refractive index of water is 4 / 3 and the fish is 12 cm below the surface,
1) A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular

the radius of this circle in cm is

( a ) 36 / 7 ( b ) 36 7 (c) 4 5 ( d ) 36 / 5 [ AIEEE 2005 ]

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2) A thin glass ( refractive index 1.5 ) lens has optical power - 5 D in air. It opti al power
in a liquid medium with refractive index 1.6 will be
(a) -1D (b) 1D ( c ) - 25 D ( d ) 25 D [ AIEEE 2005 ]

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3) A light ray is incident perpendicular to one face of a 90°
prism and is totally internally reflected at the glass-air
interface. If the angle of reflection is 45°, we conclude that

( a ) n < 1 / √2 ( b ) n > √2
the refractive index, n:

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( c ) n > 1 / √2 ( d ) n < √2 [ AIEEE 2004 ]

4) A plano-convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and radius of curvature 30 cm is silvered

( a ) 20 cm ( b ) 30 cm
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at the curved surface. Now this lens has b en used to form the image of an object.
At what distance from this lens, an obj ct be placed in order to have a real image of
the size of the object ?
( c ) 60 cm ( d ) 80 cm [ AIEEE 2004 ]
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5) To get three images of a single bject, one should have two plane mirrors at an angle
of
( a ) 30° ( b ) 60° ( c ) 90° ( d ) 120° [ AIEEE 2003 ]
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6) The image formed by n objective of a compound microscope is

( a ) real and enlarged ( b ) virtual and enlarged
( c ) real and diminished ( d ) virtual and diminished [ AIEEE 2003 ]
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7) A candle placed 23 cm from a lens, forms an image on a screen placed 75 cm on the

other end of the lens. The focal length and type of the lens should be
( a ) + 1 .75 m and convex lens ( b ) - 18.75 cm and concave lens
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(c) 20.25 cm and convex lens ( d ) - 20.25 cm and concave lens [ AIEEE 2003 ]

8) A person having the nearest distance of distinct vision of 32 cm uses a reading lens of
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8 cm focal length. The magnification of his reading lens is

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 [ AIEEE 2002]
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9) Consider telecommunication through optical fibres. Which of the following statements is

not true ?
( a ) Optical fibres can be of graded refractive index.
( b ) Optical fibres have extremely low transmission loss.
( c ) Optical fibres are subject to electromagnetic interference from outside.
( d ) Optical fibres may have homogeneous core with a suitable cladding.
[ AIEEE 2002 ]

10 ) A ray of light passing through a prism having µ = √2 suffers minimum deviation. If

angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction within prism, the angle of prism is
( a ) 30° ( b ) 45° ( c ) 60° ( d ) 90° [ AIEEE 2002 ]
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11 ) The combined power of two lenses in contact is + 10 D. When they are separated by 20
cm, their power becomes + 6.25 D. The powers of these lenses are
(a) - 3.5 D, + 6.5 D ( b ) - 7.5 D, + 2.5 D
(c) + 7.5 D, + 2.5 D ( d ) + 9.0 D, + 1.0 D [ AIEEE 2002 ]

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12 ) A ray of light is incident on the face AB of a prism of
refracting angle 60° as shown in the figure. The angle of

reflection on the face AC is ( µ = 1.5 )

incidence at which the ray of light just suffers total internal

( a ) 19.6° ( b ) 23.6° ( c ) 27.6° ( d ) 35.6°

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

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13 ) A double convex lens of refractive index µ 2 is immers d in a liquid of refractive index
µ 1. This lens will act as converging lens, if
(a) µ1 > µ2 (b) µ2 > µ1 (c) µ1 = µ2 (d) µ1 = µ2 = 0

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[ AIEEE 2002 ]

focal lengths is 2 / 3. Their equivalent oca ength is 30 cm. Their individual focal
14 ) A convex lens is in contact with concave ens The magnitude of the ratio of their

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lengths are
( a ) - 75, 50 ( b ) - 10, 15
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( c ) 75, 50 ( d ) - 15, 10 [ IIT 2005 ]

A container is filled with water ( m = 1.3 ) upto a height of 33.25 cm. A concave mirror
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is placed 15 cm above the water level and the image of an object placed at the
bottom is formed 25 cm below he water level. The focal length of the mirror is
( a ) 10 cm ( b ) 15 cm ( c ) 20 cm ( d ) 25 cm [ IIT 2005 ]
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16 ) White light is incident n the interface of glass and

air as shown in the figure. If green light is just
totally internally reflected, then the emerging ray in
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air contains
( a ) yellow, orange, red
( b ) violet indigo, blue
( c ) al ol urs
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( d ) all colours except green

[ IIT 2004 ]
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17 ) A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass

prism placed on a horizontal table. Which of the
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following is true for maximum deviation ?

( a ) PQ is horizontal
( b ) QR is horizontal
( c ) RS is horizontal
( d ) either PQ or RS is horizontal
[ IIT 2004 ]

18 ) A point object is placed at the centre of a glass sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive
index 1.5. The distance of the virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
( a ) 2 cm ( b ) 4 cm ( c ) 6 cm ( d ) 12 cm [ IIT 2004 ]
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19 ) The size of the image of an object, which is at infinity, as formed by a convex lens of
focal length 30 cm is 2 cm. If a concave length of focal length 20 cm is placed
between the convex lens and the image at a distance of 26 cm from the convex lens,
the size of the new image will be
( a ) 1.25 cm ( b ) 2.5 cm ( c ) 1.05 cm ( d ) 2 cm [ IIT 2003 ]

parallel to the surface of water, then the value of µg would be

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20 ) A ray of light is incident at the glass-water interface at an angle i. If it emerges finally

( a ) ( 4 / 3 ) sin i ( b ) 1 / sin i (c) 4/3 (d) 1 [ IIT 2003 ]

21 ) An observer can see through a pin-hole the top end of a thin

rod of height h, placed as shown in the figure. The bea er

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height is 3h and its radius is h. When the beaker is filled
with a liquid upto a height 2h, he can see the lower end of
the rod. Then the refractive index of the liquid is

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5 5 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2

[ IIT 2002 ]

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Which one of the following spherical lenses does not exhibit dispersion ? The radii of
curvature of the surfaces of the lenses ar given in the diagrams. [ IIT 2002 ]
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23 ) Two plan mirrors A and B are aligned parallel to

each other as sown in the figure. A light ray is
incident at an angle of 30° at a point just inside
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one end of A. The plane of incidence coincides

with the plane of the figure. The maximum number
of times the ray undergoes reflections ( including
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the first one ) before it emerges out is

( a ) 28 ( b ) 30 ( c ) 32 ( d ) 34 [ IIT 2002 ]
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refractive indices µ1, µ2, µ3 and µ4 as shown in the

2 ) A ray of light passes through four transparent media with

figure. The surfaces of all media are parallel. If the

emergent ray CD is parallel to the incident ray AB, we
must have

( a ) µ1 = µ2 ( b ) µ2 = µ3
( c ) µ3 = µ4 ( d ) µ4 = µ1
[ IIT 2001 ]
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25 ) A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an

equilateral prism P. Additional prisms Q and R of
identical shape and of the same material as P are now
added as shown in the figure. The ray will suffer
( a ) greater deviation ( b ) same deviation as before
( c ) no deviation ( d ) total internal reflection

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[ IIT 2001 ]

26 ) A point source of light B, placed at a distance L in front of

the centre of a mirror of width d, hangs vertically on a wall.
A man walks in front of the mirror along a line parallel to
the mirror at a distance 2L from it as shown. The greatest

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distance over which he can see the image of the light

(a) d/2
source in the mirror is
(b) d ( c ) 2d ( d ) 3d

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27 ) In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is

( a ) virtual, erect and magnified ( b ) eal erect and magnified
( c ) real, inverted and magnified ( d ) vir ual erect and reduced [ IIT 2000 ]

28 )
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having divergence angle α is in ident symmetrically
A diverging beam of light from a point source S
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on a glass slab as shown. Th angles of incidence of
the two extreme rays are equal If the thickness of
the glass slab is t and ts ef active index is n, then
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(b) α
the divergent angle of the eme gent beam is
( a ) zero
( d ) 2 sin - ( 1 / n )
1 1
( c ) sin - (1/n)
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29 ) A rectangular glass slab ABCD of refractive index

n1 is immersed in water of refractive index n2
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( n1 > n2 ) A ray of light is incident at the

value of the angle of incidence αmax, such that

su face AB of the slab as shown. The maximum
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he ay comes out only from the other surface

CD, is given by
n   n    
( a ) sin - 1  1  cos  sin - 1 2  ( b ) sin - 1  n1 cos  sin - 1  
1
 n2   n1    
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n2
n  n 
sin - 1  1  sin - 1  2 
 n2   n1 
(c) (d) [ IIT 2000 ]

30 ) A hollow double concave lens is made of very thin transparent material. It can be
filled with air or either of two liquids L1 or L2 having refractive indices n1 and n2
respectively ( n2 > n1 > 1 ). The lens will diverge a parallel beam of light if its is
filled with
( a ) air and placed in air ( b ) air and immersed in L1
( c ) L1 and immersed in L2 ( d ) L2 and immersed in L1 [ IIT 2000 ]
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31 ) A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5 has both surfaces of same radius of
curvature R. On immersion in a medium of refractive index 1.75, it will behave as a
( a ) convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
( b ) convergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
( c ) divergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
( d ) divergent lens of focal length 3.0 R [ IIT 1999 ]

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32 ) A real image of a distant object is formed by a planoconvex lens on its principal axis.
Spherical aberration
( a ) is absent
( b ) is smaller if the curved surface of the lens faces the object
( c ) is smaller if the plane surface of the lens faces the obj ct

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( d ) is the same whichever side of the lens faces the object [ IIT 1998 ]

33 ) A ray of light traveling in a transparent medium is incident on a surface separating the

medium from air at an angle of incidence 45°. The ay undergoes total internal

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reflection. If n is the refractive index f the medium with respect to air, select the
possible value ( s ) of n from the following.
( a ) 1.3 ( b ) 1.4 ( c ) 1.5 (d) 16 [ IIT 1998 ]

34 )

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A concave mirror is placed on a h rizontal table with its axis directed vertically
upwards. Let O be the pole of the mi or and C its centre of curvature. A point object
is placed at C. It has a real imag , als located at C. If the mirror is now filled with
water, the image will be
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( b ) real and located at a point between C and ∞
( a ) real and will remain at C

( c ) virtual and located at a point between C and O

( d ) real and located at a point between C and O [ IIT 1998 ]
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35 ) A spherical surface of radius of curvature R, separates air ( refractive index 1.0 ) from
glass ( refractive index 1.5 ). The centre of curvature is in the glass. A point object P
placed in air is found to have a real image Q in the glass. The line PQ cuts the
surface at a p int O and PO = OQ. The distance PO is equal to
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( a ) 5R ( b ) 3R ( c ) 2R ( d ) 1.5R [ IIT 1998 ]

36 ) Which of he following form ( s ) a virtual and erect image for all positions of the
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object ?
( a ) convex lens ( b ) concave lens
( c convex mirror ( d ) concave mirror [ IIT 1996 ]
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37 ) Spherical aberration in a thin lens can be reduced by

( a ) using a monochromatic light ( b ) using a doublet combination
( c ) using a circular annular mask over the lens
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( d ) increasing the size of the lens [ IIT 1994 ]

38 ) A planet is observed by an astronomical refracting telescope having an objective of

focal length 16 m and an eyepiece of focal length 2 cm. Which of the following
statements are true ?
( a ) The distance between the objective and the eyepiece is 16.02 m.
( b ) The angular magnification of the planet is - 800.
( c ) The image of the planet is inverted.
( d ) The objective is larger than the eyepiece. [ IIT 1992 ]
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39 ) A thin prism P1 with angle 4° and made of glass having refractive index 1.54 is
combined with another thin prism P2 made of glass having refractive index 1.72 to
produce dispersion without deviation. The angle of the prism P2 is
( a ) 5.33° ( b ) 4° ( c ) 3° ( d ) 2.6° [ IIT 1990 ]

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40 ) Two thin convex lenses of focal
lengths f1 and f2 are separated
by a horizontal distance d ( where
d < f1 and d < f2 ), and their

∆ as shown in the
centres are displaced by a vertical

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separation
figure. Taking the origin of
coordinates, O, at the centre of
the first lens, the x and y

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coordinates of the focal point of the lens system, for a parallel beam of rays coming
from the left, are given by
f1 ( f 2 + d )
y = ∆
f1 f 2 ∆2
f1 + f 2 f1 + f 2 - d f1 + f 2
(a) x = , (b) x = , y =

f1 f 2 + d ( f1 - d )
(c) x =
f1 + f 2 - d
f1 f 2 + d ( f1 - d )
f1 + f 2 - d
, y =
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f1 f2 - d
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(d) x = , y 0 [ IIT 1993 ]

41 ) A beam of light consisting of ed green and blue colours

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is incident on a right-angled prism as shown in the

figure. The refractive indices of the material of the prism
for the red, green and blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44
and 1.47 respective y. The prism will
( a ) separate pa t o the red colour from the green and
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blue colour
( b ) separate part of the blue colour from the red and
g een colours
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( c ) separate all the three colours from one another

( d ) not separate even partially any colour from the other two colours [ IIT 1989 ]
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42 ) An astronomical telescope has an angular magnification of magnitude 5 for distant

objects. The separation between the objective and the eye-piece is 36 cm and the final
image is formed at infinity. The focal length f0 of the objective and fe of the eye-
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piece are
( a ) 45 cm and - 9 cm ( b ) 50 cm and 10 cm
( c ) 7.2 cm and 5 cm ( d ) 30 cm and 6 cm [ IIT 1989 ]

43 ) A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal
length f at a distance u from the pole of the mirror. The size of the image is
approximately equal to

 u - f 2  2  u - f   
1 1

( a ) b  ( b ) b  ( c ) b  ( d ) b 
2
f f
   u - f     u - f 
[ IIT 1988 ]
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44 ) A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When the upper half of the
lens is covered by an opaque screen
( a ) half the image will disappear ( b ) complete image will be formed
( c ) intensity of the image will increase ( d ) intensity of the image will dec ase
[ IIT 1986 ]

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45 ) A ray of light from a denser medium strikes a rarer
medium at an angle of incidence i ( see figure ). The
reflected and refracted rays make an angle of 90° with
each other. The angles of reflection and refraction are r

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and r’. The critical angle is
1 1
( a ) sin - ( tan r ) ( b ) sin - ( tan r’ )
1 1
( c ) sin - ( tan i ) ( d ) tan - ( sin i ) [ IIT 1983 ]

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46 ) A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is in con act with a concave lens of focal length
25 cm. The power of the combination in diopters is
( a ) - 1.5 ( b ) - 6.5 (c) + 6
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( d ) + 6.67 [ IIT 1982 ]
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( refractive index 4 / 3 ). A light b am incident normally on
47 ) A glass prism of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water

the face AB ( see figure ) is to ally reflected to reach the

face BC, if
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( a ) sin θ ≥ sin θ < ( c ) sin θ ≤

8 2 8 2
(b)
9 3 9 3
[ IIT 1981 ]
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48 ) When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air

( a ) its wavel ngth increases ( b ) neither its wavelength nor its frequency changes
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( c ) i s frequency increases ( d ) its wavelength decreases [ IIT 1980 ]

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49 ) An el tric bulb illuminates a plane surface. The intensity of illumination on the surface
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at point 2 m away from the bulb is 5 x 10 - phot ( lumens per sq. cm. ). The line
joining the bulb to the point makes an angle of 60° with the normal to the surface. The
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intensity of the bulb in candela (candle power ) is

( a ) 40√3 ( b ) 40 ( c ) 20 ( d ) 40 x 10 - 4 [ IIT 1980 ]

50 ) Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other at an angle θ. If a ray of light incident on

is parallel to the second mirror, then the angle θ is

the first mirror is parallel to the second mirror and that reflected from the second mirror

( a ) 30° ( b ) 45° ( c ) 60° ( d ) 75°

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51 ) A lens made of a material of refractive index µ2 is immersed in a medium of refractive

index µ1. If the radii of curvature of the lens surfaces are R1 and R2, then the focal
length f of the lens is given by
 1 1   µ  1 1 
= ( µ2 - 1)  =  2 - 1
 R R 2   µ1   R 1 R 2 
1 1
- -
 1
(a) (b)

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f f

 µ  1 1   µ  1 1 
=  2 - 1   + =  1 - 1   +
 µ1   R 1 R 2   µ2   R 1 R 2 
1 1
(c) (d)
f f

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