Sample Paper 2

1. Which diagram shows image formation of an object on a screen by a converging lens?

[Link] these indices of refraction: glass: 1.52; air: 1.0003; water: 1.333. Based on the
refractive indices of three materials, arrange the speed of light through them in decreasing order.
A. The speed of light in water > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in glass.
B. The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in air.
C. The speed of light in air > the speed of light in water > the speed of light in glass.
D. The speed of light in glass > the speed of light in air > the speed of light in water.
3. If a beam of red light and a beam of violet light are incident at the same angle on the
inclined surface of a prism from air medium and produce angles of refraction r and v
respectively, which of the following is correct?
A. r = v
B. r > v
C. r = 1/v
D. r < v
4. For a convex mirror the image distance (v) = 5 cm, focal length (f) = 10 cm and height of the
image (h) = 7.5 cm. The correct representation according to sign conventions is:
a) v = -5 cm, f = - 10 cm and hi = - 7.5 cm
b) v = -5 cm, f = + 10 cm and hi = - 7.5 cm
c) v = +5 cm, f = - 10 cm and hi = + 7.5 cm
d) v = +5 cm, f = + 10 cm and hi = + 7.5 cm

5. Examine the above figure and state which of the following option is correct? [one small
box in the figure is equal to 1 cm.
 A. The mirror has a focal length of -6 cm and will produce an image of magnification
+1.
B. The mirror has a focal length of -3 cm and will produce an image of magnification -1.
C. The mirror has a focal length of -3 cm and will produce an image of magnification +1.
D. The mirror has a focal length of -6 cm and will produce an image of magnification -1.
6.

The angle of incidence from air to glass at the point O on the hemispherical glass slab
is.
A. 45°
B. 0°
C. 90°
D. 180°
7. If the power of a lens is - 4.0 D, then it means that the lens is a
A. concave lens of focal length -50 m
B. convex lens of focal length +50 cm
C. concave lens of focal length -25 cm
D. convex lens of focal length -25 m
8. 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. 30 cm in front of the mirror
B. 15 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

9.
 In the below diagram light is travelling through different media. It is noted by a scientist
that ∠1= ∠3= ∠4 but ∠2 <∠1. Which of the following statement would be correct?
A. Medium 1 is the denser than medium 3 but its density is equal to medium 2.
B. Medium 2 is the rarest medium.
C. Medium 3 is denser than medium 1.
D. Medium 1 and 3 are essentially the same medium, but medium 2 is denser than 1 and 3.
10.

The above lens has a focal length of 10 cm. The object of height 2 mm is placed at a
distance of 5 cm from the pole. Find the height of the image.
A. 4 cm
B. 6.67 mm
C. 4 mm
D. 3.33 mm
11. Noor, a young student, was trying to demonstrate some properties of light in her Science
project work. She kept ‘X’ inside the box (as shown in the figure) and with the help of a
laser pointer made light rays pass through the holes on one side of the box. She had a
small butter-paper screen to see the spots of light being cast as they emerged.

(I)What could be the ‘X’ that she placed inside the box to make the rays behave as shown?
A. a converging lens
B. a parallel-sided glass block
C. a plane mirror
D. a triangular prism
(II) Her friend noted the following observations from this demonstration:
i. Glass is optically rarer than air.
ii. Air and glass allow light to pass through them with the same velocity.
iii. Air is optically rarer than glass.
iv. Speed of light through a denser medium is faster than that of a rarer medium.
v. The ratio: sin of angle of incidence in the first medium to the sin of angle of
refraction in the second medium, gives the refractive index of the second material
with respect to the first one.
Which one of the combination of the above statements given below is correct.
A. ii, iv and v are correct.
 B. iii and iv are correct.
C. i, iv and v are correct.
D. iii and v are correct
(III) If the object inside the box was made of a material with a refractive index less than 1.5
then the
A. lateral shift of the rays would have been less.
B. lateral shift of the rays would have been more.
C. lateral shift of the rays would remain the same as before.
D. there is not enough information to comment on any of the above statements
12. An object of height h is kept at point P in front of a mirror as shown below. The height of the
image produced is h'. In the diagram, F is the focus and C is the centre of curvature.

(a) If the object is now moved to point C, will the height of the image now produced be
less than, equal to, or greater than h'? Give a reason for your answer.
(b) If the focal length of the mirror is 20 cm and the distance between points P and C is 10
cm, determine the distance between the images produced when the object is kept at P and
C.
13. Rohit wants to have an erect image of an object using a converging mirror of focal length
40 cm. (a) Specify the range of distance where the object can be placed in front of the
mirror. Justify. (b) Draw a ray diagram to show image formation in this case. (c) State one
use of the mirror based on the above kind of image formation.
14. If the real image of a candle flame formed by a lens 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?
15. The refractive index of flint glass is 1.65 and that for alcohol is 1.36 with respect to air.
What is the refractive index of the flint glass with respect to alcohol?
16. A 4 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal
length 20 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position and
the size of the image formed.
[Link] object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm.
a) Use lens formula to find the distance of image from the lens.
b) Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer in part (a).