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Light(Reflection,Refraction)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
2.
How is light affected by an increase in the index of refraction?
a)
Its frequency increases
b)
Its frequency decreases
c)
Its speed increases
d)
Its speed decreases
3.
Which of the following describes what will happen to a light ray incident on a glass-to-air boundary at greater than the critical angle?
a)
total internal reflection
b)
total external transmission
c)
partial reflection, partial transmission
d)
partial reflection, total transmission
4.
What type of image is formed when rays of light actually intersect?
a)
real
b)
virtual
c)
curved
d)
projected
5.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
6.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
7.
The formula to calculate the refractive index is
a)
n=cv
b)
n=v/c
c)
n=c/v
d)
v=nc
8.

What is the angle of reflection (θr) in the image?

a)

56o

b)

90o

c)

124o

d)

34o

9.

Which of the following characteristics are correct for the image formed in a plane mirror?


I. Upright

II. Inverted

III. Real

IV. Same size as the object

V. Virtual

a)

I, II, III

b)

I, III, IV

c)

I, IV, V

d)

III, IV, V

10.

Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The type of mirror used in reflector in automobile lights is

a)

Plane mirror

b)

Concave mirror

c)

Convex mirror

d)

None of the above

12.
How is light affected by an increase in the index of refraction?
a)
Its frequency increases
b)
Its frequency decreases
c)
Its speed increases
d)
Its speed decreases
13.
Absolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.
a)
less than 1
b)
greater than 1
c)
1
d)
0
14.

When the object is placed between f and 2f of a convex lens, the image formed is

a)

at f

b)

at 2f

c)

beyond 2f

d)

between O and f

15.

What is the unit of the refractive index?

a)

No Unit

b)

Lux

c)

Newton

d)

Watt

16.

shows a ray of light as it travels from medium A to medium B. Refractive index of the medium B relative to medium A is

a)

√3 / √2

b)

√2 / √3

c)

1/ √2

d)

√2

17.

Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of refraction?

a)

Medium 1 has a larger index of refraction.

b)

Medium 2 has a larger index of refraction.

c)

Both mediums have the same index of refraction.

d)

Cannot be determined.

18.

The image as seen through this convex lens will be ...

a)

real and larger

b)

real and smaller

c)

virtual and larger

d)

virtual and smaller

19.

The angle between incident ray and emergent are is called ?

a)

refraction angle

b)

glancing angle

c)

deviation angle

d)

None

20.

If angle of incidence is zero then ______?

a)

Angle of refraction is zero

b)

Angle of refraction is 90

c)

Angle of deviation is 180

d)

All the above may be possible

21.

Which lens is called Converging lens ?

a)

Convex lens

b)

Concave lens

c)

concave mirror

d)

Convex mirror

22.

A thin lens is made with a material having refractive index

μ = 1.5\mu\ =\ 1.5  both the sides are convex. It is dipped in water of refractive index  μ = 1.33\mu\ =\ 1.33 it will behave like a?

a)

a convergent lens 

b)

a divergent lens 

c)

a rectangular slab

d)

a prism

23.

A light incident on one of the parallel face of a rectangular glass slab,emerges out of the opposite parallel face

a)

inclined to the incident ray

b)

along the same line as the incident ray

c)

parallel to the incident ray but laterally displaced

24.

The refractive index of water is 4/3 means

a)

the speed of light in water is 3/4th the speed of light in vacuum or air

b)

the speed of light in air (or vacuum) is 4/3 times the speed of light in water

c)

both the options given are correct

25.

Lateral displacement depends on

a)

thickness of the medium

b)

angle of incidence

c)

both thickness of the medium and angle of incidence

26.

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