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CLASS 10TH CHAPTER LIGHT

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following substances cannot be used to make a lens?

a)

Water

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Clay

2.

If the power of a convex lens is 1 diopter, what is the focal length of that lens?

a)

+ 10 cm

b)

– 10 cm

c)

– 100 cm

d)

+100 cm

3.

How many laws of refraction of light are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

How many laws of reflection of light are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What is the value of the refractive index of a medium?

a)

sini/sinr

b)

sinr/sini

c)

sinixsinr

d)

sini+sinr

6.

An convex lens is

a)

Of uniform thickness everywhere

b)

Thicker at the edges than in the middle

c)

Thicker in the middle than at the edges

d)

None of these

7.

What is used in a solar cooker?

a)

Concave mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

Plane mirror

d)

Both convex and concave mirrors

8.

The focal length of a convex lens submerged in water is

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

remains unchanged

d)

none of these

9.

Which lens would you prefer when reading small letters found in a dictionary?

a)

Convex lens with a focal length of 50 cm

b)

Concave lens with a focal length of 50 cm

c)

Convex lens with a focal length of 5 cm

d)

Concave lens with a focal length of 5 cm

10.

Example of light wave

(a)  

11.

Which lens would you prefer?

a)

Convex lens with a focal length of 50 cm

b)

Concave lens with a focal length of 50 cm

c)

Convex lens with a focal length of 5 cm ✔️

d)

Concave lens with a focal length of 5 cm

12.

Example of light wave

a)

Sound wave

b)

Electromagnetic wave ✔️

c)

Ultraviolet wave

d)

None of these

13.

Light rays travel in

a)

straight lines ✔️

b)

curved lines

c)

any direction

d)

none of these

14.

What is the minimum speed of light?

a)

In vacuum

b)

In water

c)

In air

d)

In glass ✔️

15.

What is always in front of the driver of a motor vehicle?

a)

Flat mirror

b)

Convex mirror ✔️

c)

Concave mirror

d)

Convex lens

16.

What is used in the headlight of a motor car?

a)

Plane mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

Concave mirror ✔️

d)

Convex lens

17.

The image formed by a plane mirror is

a)

Real

b)

Virtual ✔️

c)

Both

d)

None of these

18.

Which mirror does a dentist use to see a large reflection of the patient's teeth?

a)

Plane mirror

b)

Concave mirror ✔️

c)

Convex mirror

d)

All of these

19.

Which lens is also called a concave lens?

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20.

Which mirror does a dentist use to see a larger reflection of the patient's teeth?

a)

Plane mirror

b)

Concave mirror

c)

Convex mirror

d)

All of these

21.

Which lens is also called a concave lens?

a)

Plane lens

b)

Concave lens

c)

Convex lens

d)

All of these

22.

The diameter of the circular boundary line of the reflective surface of a spherical mirror is called

a)

Principal focus

b)

Radius of curvature

c)

Principal axis

d)

Diameter of the spherical mirror

23.

Which of the following is the focal length of a convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 32 cm?

a)

+8 cm

b)

-8 cm

c)

+16 cm

d)

-16 cm

24.

What is the SI unit of magnification produced by a lens?

a)

m

b)

cm

c)

Dimensionless

d)

None

25.

Which mirror is used in torches and vehicle headlights?

a)

Concave mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

Plane mirror

d)

All of these

26.

Which mirror is used in the side mirrors (rearview mirrors) of vehicles?

a)

Concave mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

Plane mirror

d)

All of these

27.

How many foci are there in a lens?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

One

d)

Two or three

28.

The SI unit of lens power is

a)

Diopter

b)

Angstrom

c)

Lumen

d)

Lux

29.

How many foci are there in a lens?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

One

d)

Two or three

30.

The SI unit of lens power is

a)

Diopter

b)

Angstrom

c)

Lumen

d)

Lux

31.

What will be the nature of the image formed when an object is placed in front of a concave mirror?

a)

Virtual

b)

Real

c)

Real or Virtual

d)

None

32.

In which medium does light travel the fastest?

a)

Glass

b)

Water

c)

Iron

d)

Vacuum

33.

Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror so that the image formed is inverted, real, and of the same size?

a)

At the pole

b)

At infinity

c)

At the center of curvature

d)

At the focus

34.

The reason the water in the pond appears less deep is

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Deflection

d)

Polarization

35.

What are the diagrams that show the path of light rays called?

a)

Ray diagram

b)

Focus

c)

Ray bundle

d)

None of these

36.

What is the focal length of a 2D lens?

a)

20 cm

b)

30 cm

c)

40 cm

d)

50 cm

37.

What is the capacity of a convex lens?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

38.

What is the power of a concave lens?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

39.

What is the capacity of a convex lens?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive ✔️

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

40.

What is the power of a concave lens?

a)

Negative ✔️

b)

Positive

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

41.

Which of the following substances cannot be used to make a lens?

a)

Water

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Clay ✔️

42.

When a ray of light enters from air into glass, it bends

a)

Away from the normal

b)

Near the normal ✔️

c)

Parallel to the normal

d)

None of these

43.

Which of the following has the highest refractive index?

a)

Air

b)

Ice

c)

Glass

d)

Diamond ✔️

44.

What is the refractive index of alcohol?

a)

1.33

b)

1.36 ✔️

c)

1.65

d)

1.58

45.

The ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object is called-

a)

Magnification ✔️

b)

Enhancement

c)

Augmentation

d)

None

46.

What type of reflection is formed on the cinema screen?

a)

Real reflection ✔️

b)

Virtual reflection

c)

Both

d)

None

47.

A stick placed in water appears bent. The reason for this is

a)

Refraction ✔️

b)

Reflection

c)

Both

d)

None