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LIGHT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following rectangular glass slabs made from same material produces the largest lateral shift when a ray of light is incident at the same angle?

a)

15 cm x 9 cm

b)

15 cm x 10 cm

c)

15 cm x 11 cm

d)

15 cm x 12 cm

2.

If the focal length of a lens is doubled, the power of lens...

a)

is doubled

b)

remains same

c)

becomes four times

d)

is halved

3.

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) not true?

i The speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 105 km/s.

ii.The real image is always inverted.

iii.Magnification of plane mirror is +1 or -1

iv. Image formed by a concave lens is always diminished and real.

a)

(ii)

b)

(iii) and (iv)

c)

(ii) and (iv)

d)

(i), (iii) and (iv)

4.

Match items in Part A with appropriate statement in Part B.

a)

1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

b)

1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

c)

1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

d)

1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b

5.

Match the position of object in Part A with appropriate position of image in Part B

a)

1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

b)

1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c

c)

1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

d)

1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

6.

Match appropriate pairs from Part A (magnification) and Part B (type of mirror/lens

a)

1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d

b)

1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c

c)

1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

d)

1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b

7.

A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror. A 5 mm long image of the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the mirror. The focal length of this mirror is

a)

– 30 cm

b)

– 20 cm

c)

– 40 cm

d)

– 60 cm

8.

Beams of light are incident through the holes A and B and emerge out of box through the holes C and D respectively as shown in the Figure10.3. Which of the following could be inside the box?

a)

A rectangular glass slab

b)

A convex lens

c)

A concave lens

d)

A prism

9.

A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the holes on the other face of the box as shown in the Figure 10.4. Which of the following could be inside the box?

a)

Concave lens

b)

Rectangular glass slab

c)

Prism

d)

Convex lens

10.

Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object?

a)

15 cm in front of the mirror

b)

30 cm in front of the mirror

c)

between 15 cm and 30 cm in front of the mirror

d)

more than 30 cm in front of the mirror

11.

The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in Figure 10.5. Which one of them is correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a concave mirror as shown in Figure 10.6?

a)

FIG A

b)

FIG B

c)

FIG C

d)

FIG D

13.

Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a lens shown in Fig. 10.7?

a)

FIG A

b)

FIG B

c)

FIG C

d)

FIG D

14.

The image of a candle flame formed by a lens is obtained on a screen placed on the other side of the lens. If the image is three times the size of the flame and the distance between lens and image is 80 cm, at what distance should the candle be placed from the lens? What is the nature of the image at a distance of 80 cm and the lens?

a)

f = 40 cm .

The lens is convex and image formed at 80 cm from the lens is real and inverted.

b)

f = 20 cm .

The lens is concave and image formed at 80 cm from the lens is real and inverted.

c)

f = 20 cm .

The lens is convex and image formed at 80 cm from the lens is real and inverted.

d)

f = 40 cm .

The lens is concave and image formed at 80 cm from the lens is real and inverted.

15.

A prism ABC (with BC as base) is placed in different orientations. A narrow beam of white light is incident on the prism as shown in Figure 11.1. In which of the following cases, after dispersion, the third colour from the top corresponds to the colour of the sky? The Human Eye and the Colourful World CHAPTER11 Fig.11.1

a)

i

b)

ii

c)

iii

d)

iv

16.

The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in colour. These can be easily seen from a distance because among all other colours, the red light

a)

is scattered the most by smoke or fog

b)

is scattered the least by smoke or fog

c)

is absorbed the most by smoke or fog

d)

moves fastest in air

17.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the propagation of light of different colours of white light in air?

a)

Red light moves fastest

b)

Blue light moves faster than green light

c)

All the colours of the white light move with the same speed

d)

Yellow light moves with the mean speed as that of the red and the violet light

18.

The clear sky appears blue because

a)

blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere

b)

ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere

c)

violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere

d)

light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere

19.

Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric

a)

dispersion of light by water droplets

b)

refraction of light by different layers of varying refractive indices

c)

scattering of light by dust particles

d)

internal reflection of light by clouds

20.

When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its constituent colours. This is due to

a)

different refractive index for different wavelength of each colour

b)

each colours has same velocity in the prism.

c)

prism material have high density.

d)

Scattering of light