Refraction of Light


Question (1): The bending of a beam of light when it passes obliquely from one medium to another is known as _______.
1. reflection
2. refraction
3. dispersion
4. deviation
Ans:  2
Question (2): The part of the lens through which the ray of light passes without suffering deviation is called ________.
1. optical centre
2. focus
3. centre of curvature
4. pole
Ans:  1
Question (3): Convex lens always gives a real image if the object is situated beyond _______.
1. optical centre
2. centre of curvature
3. focus
4. radius of curvature
Ans: 3
Question (4): Parallel rays of light entering a convex lens always converge at _______.
1. centre of curvature
2. the principal focus
3. optical centre
4. the focal plane
Ans:  2
Question (5): Where should an object be placed so that a real and inverted image of the same size is obtained, using a convex lens?
1. Between O and F
2. At F
3. At 2 F
4. At infinity
Ans:  3
Question (6): SI unit of the power of a lens is ___________.
1. dioptre
2. cm
3. metre
4. watt
Ans:  1
Question (7): 1 D is the power of the lens of focal length of ______ cm.
1. 100
2. 10
3. 1/100
4. 1/10
Ans:  1
Question (8): In a simple microscope lens used is __________.
1. biconvex
2. biconcave
3. plano convex
4. cylindrical
Ans:  1
Question (9): Reciprocal of focal length in metres is known as the ______ of a lens.
1. focus
2. power
3. power of accommodation
4. far point
Ans:  2
Question (10): A convex lens is called _________.
1. converging lens
2. diverging lens
3. both converging and diverging lens
4. refracting lens
Ans:  1
Question (11): A positive magnification greater than unity indicates _____________________.
1. real image
2. virtual image
3. neither real not virtual image
4. distorted image
Ans:  2
Question (12): The power of a convex lens of focal length 50 cm is ______.
1. + 2D
2. - 2D
3. 50 D
4. - 5D
Ans:  1
Question (13): The focal length of a lens whose power is -1.5 D is _______.
1. -66.66 cm
2. + 1.5 m
3. + 66.66 cm
4. -1.5 m
Ans:  1
Question (14): Real images formed by single convex lenses are always ________________.
1. on the same side of the lens as the object
2. inverted
3. erect
4. smaller than the object
Ans:  2
Question (15): An object is placed 12 cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10 cm. The image must be.
1. virtual and enlarged
2. virtual and reduced in size
3. real and reduced in size
4. real and enlarged
Ans:  4
Question (16): When a person uses a convex lens as a simple magnifying glass, the object must be placed at a distance.
1. less than one focal length
2. more than one focal length
3. less than twice the focal length
4. more than twice the focal length
Ans:  1
Question (17): The image produced by a concave lens is ________.
1. always virtual and enlarged
2. always virtual and reduced in size
3. always real
4. sometimes real, sometimes virtual
Ans:  2
Question (18): A virtual image is formed by _______.
1. a slide projector in a cinema hall
2. the ordinary camera
3. a simple microscope
4. telescope
Ans:  3
Question (19): An object is placed 25 cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10 cm. The image distance is ________ cm.
1. 50 cm
2. 16.66 cm
3. 6.66 cm
4. 10 cm
Ans:  2
Question (20): The least distance of distinct vision is ______.
1. 25 cm
2. 25 m
3. 0.25 cm
4. 2.5 m
Ans:  1
Question (21): A convex lens has a focal length of 20 cm. Its power in dioptres is ___________.
1. 2
2. 5
3. 0.5
4. 0.2
Ans:  2
Question (22): An object is placed before a concave lens. The image formed _____________-.
1. is always erect
2. may be erect or inverted
3. is always inverted
4. is always real
Ans:  1
Question (23): A ray of light travels from a medium of refractive index n1 to a medium of refractive index n2. If angle of incidence is i and the angle of refraction is r.
Then imageis equal to
1. n1
2. n2
3. n21
4. n12
Ans:  3
Question (24): Two thin lenses of power +5 D and -2 D are placed in contact with each other. Focal length of the combination is
1. +3 m
2. -3 m
3. 0.33 m
4. -0.33 m
Ans:  3
Question (25): The lens formula in cartesian frame is ______________.
1. image
2. image
3. image
4. image
Ans: 3
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