REFLECTION AT PLANE SURFACES

Total No.of questions in Reflection at Plane Surfaces are -

Level # 1 .................................................................................... 35
Level # 2 ........................................ ......................................... 20
Level # 3 ........................................ ......................................... 11
Level # 4 ........................................ ......................................... 04

Total No. of questions .............................................................. 70

 LEVEL # 1
Questions
based on
properties of reflection Questions
based on
Image formation by plane mirror

Q.1 When light is reflected from a mirror a change Q.8 The image of a real object formed by a plane
occurs in its : mirror is :
(A) phase, (B) frequency, (A) Erect, real and of equal size
(C) wavelength, (D) speed (B) Erect, virtual and of equal size
(C) Inverted, real and of equal size
Q.2 On reflection from a plane surface, the
following gets changed – (D) Inverted, virtual and of equal size
(A) wavelength (B) frequency Q.9 If you want to see your full image, then
(C) speed (D) amplitude minimum size of the mirror :
Q.3 A wave or a pulse is reflected normally from (A) should be of your height
the surface of a denser medium back into (B) should be half of your height
the rarer medium. The phase change caused (C) should be twice of your height
by the reflection (D) depends upon distance from the mirror
(A) 0 (B)  /2
Q.10 Mark the correct options.
(C)  (D) 3  /2 (A) If the incident rays are converging, we
Q.4 The frequency of incident ray is 3 × 108 Hz. have a real object.
The frequency after reflection (B) If the final rays are converging, we have
(A) decrease (B) remain same a real image.
(C) increases (D) either 1 or 3 (C) The image of a virtual object is called a
Q.5 The images of clouds and trees in water virtual image.
always less bright than in reality – (D) If the image is virtual, the corresponding
(A)because water is forming the image dirty object is called a virtual object.
(B)because there is an optical illusion due to Q.11 A point source of light is placed in front of a
which the image appears to be less bright plane mirror.
(C) because only a portion of the incident (A) All the reflected rays meet at a point
light is reflected and quite a large portion when produced backward.
goes mid water (B) Only the reflected rays close to the
(D) because air above the surface of water normal meet at a point when produced
contains a lot of moisture backward.
Questions (C) Only the reflected rays making a small
based on Laws of Reflection angle with the mirror, meet at a point
Q.6 If a ray of light is incident on a plane mirror when produced backward.
at an angle of incidence of 30º, then deviation (D) Light of different colours make different
produced by mirror is images.
(A) 30º (B) 60º (C) 90º (D) 120º Q.12 Which of the following is not the case with
Q.7 A rays is incident at an angle 38º on a mirror. image formed by a plane mirror
The angle between normal and reflected ray (A) It is erect
is (B) It is virtual
(A) 38º (B) 52º (C) It is diminished
(C) 90º (D) 76º (D) It is at the same distance as the object
Q.13 A man 160 cm. hingh stands in front of a Q.20 A car is moving towards a plane mirror at a
plane mirror. His eyes are at a height of 150 speed of 30 m/s. Then the relative speed of
cm. from the floor. Then the minimum length its image with respect to the car will be-
of the plane mirror for him to see his full (A) 30 m/s (B) 60 m/s
length image is (C) 15 m/s (D) 45 m/s
(A) 85 cm (B) 170 cm
Q.21 An object is approaching a plane mirror at 5
(C) 80 cm (D) 340 cm
cms per second. A stationary observer sees
Q.14 Which of the following letters do not surface the image. At what speed will the image
lateral inversion : approach the stationary observer
(A) HGA (B) HOX (A) 5 cms per second
(C) VET (D) YUL (B) 20 cms per second
Q.15 A small object is 10 cm in front of a plane (C) 10 cms per second
mirror. A man stands 30 cm from the mirror, (D) 15 cms per second
behind the object and looks at the object's
image. He should focus his eyes to see the Q.22 A person is standing in front of a plane mirror.
image at a distance : If the mirror recedes with velocity v, the
(A) 25 cm. (B) 35 cm. relative separation of person and his image
(C) 45 cm. (D) 40 cm. per second is
(A) 0 (B) v (C) 2 v (D) v/2
Q.16 A plane mirror produces a magnification of :
(A) –1 Questions
Two inclined mirrors
based on
(B) + 1
Q.23 Two mirrors are placed perpendicular to each
(C) zero
other. A ray strikes the first mirror and after
(D) between 0 and + 
reflection from the first mirror it falls on the
Questions
Motion of object & image second mirror. The ray after reflection from
based on
second mirror will emerge:
Q.17 An object is initially at a distance of 100 cm (A) Perpendicular to the original ray
from a plane mirror. If the mirror approaches
(B) Parallel to the original ray
the object at a speed of 5 cm/s. Then after
(C) At 450 to the original ray
6 s the distance between the object and its
image will be : (D) At 600 to the original ray
(A) 60 cm (B) 140 cm Q.24 An object is placed between two plane mirrors
(C) 170 cm (D) 150 cm set at 600 to each other. The maximum
Q.18 A plane mirror is approaching you at 10 cm number of images seen will be :
per second. You can see your image in it. At (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
what speed will your image approach you
Q.25 A person is in a room whose ceiling and two
(A) 10 cm\s (B) 5 cm\s
adjacent walls are mirrors. How many images
(C) 20 cm\s (D) 15 cm\s
are formed ?
Q.19 If an object approaches towards a plane mirror (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
with velocity V then image approaches the
object with velocity : Q.26 The number of images observable between
two parallel plane mirrors is
(A) V (B)1.5V
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 11 (D) infinite
C) 2 V (D) 3 V
Q.27 An object is placed symmetrically between Q.31 Images formed by an object placed between
the two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of two plane mirrors whose reflecting surfaces
30º, then the total number of images formed, make an angle of 900 with one another lie on
is (A) Straight line (B) Zig-zag curve
(A) 12 (B) 2 (C) 11 (D) infinite (C) Circle (D) Ellipse
Q.28 If an object is placed unsymmetrically Q.32 Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another
between two plane mirrors, inclined at the
at an angle of 40o. A point object is placed
angle of 600, then the total number of images
in between them. The number of images
formed is
formed due to reflection at both mirrors is :
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) infinite
(A) Infinite (B) 9
Q.29 If an object is placed unsymmetrically (C) 8 (D) 6
between two plane mirrors, inclined at an
Q.33 At what angle must two plane mirrors be
angle of 720, then the total number of images
placed so that incident and resulting reflected
formed is :
rays are always parallel to each other
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) Infinity
(A) 00 (B) 300 (C) 600 (D) 900
Q.30 Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another
at an angle of 60º. A ray is incident on Q.34 How many images of himself, does an
mirror M1 at an angle i. The reflected ray observer see if two adjacent walls of
from mirrot M2 is parallel to mirror M1 as rectangular room are mirror surfaced :
shown in figure. The angle of incidence i is (A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
M2 Q.35 A ray gets succesively reflected from two
mirrors inclined at an angle of 40º. If the
angle of incidence on the first mirror is 60º,
i i then the net deviation of this ray is -
)
)

) 60º
O M1 (A) 40º (B) 280º
(A) 20º (B) 10º (C) 30º (D) 40º (C) 80º (D) 100º
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 Two parallel plane mirrors M1 and M2 have a Q.6 The mirrors are perpendicular to each other
length of 2 m each and are 10 mm apart. A as shown in the Fig. A light ray AB is incident
ray of light is incident on one end of mirror on the mirror M1. Then the reflected ray will
M2 at an angle of 30º. The number of also suffer a reflection from the mirror M2.
reflections light undergoes before reaching the Then the final ray after reflection from M2 will
other end is – be parallel to the incident ray, if -
(A) 346 (B) 134 (C) 80 (D) 173 M1 A
Q.2 It is necessary to illuminate the bottom of a
well by reflected solar beam when the light is i
B
incident at an angel of  = 40º to the vertical.
At what angle  to the horizontal should a
plane mirror be placed ?
M2
(A) 70º (B) 20º (C) 50º (D) 40º (A) i = 45º
Q.3 A ray of light makes an angle of 20º with the (B) i = 60º
horizontal and strikes a plane mirror which is (C) i < 30º
inclined at an angle  to the horizontal. The (D) for any i between 0º and 90º
angle  for which the reflected ray becomes
Q.7 In the phenomenon of reflection
vertical, is -
(A) velocity changes
(A) 40º (B) 80º (B) frequency changes
(C) 55º & 35º (D) 100º (C) wavelength changes
Q.4 Two plane mirrors parallel to each other and (D) phase may or may not change
an object O placed between them. Then the Q.8 A man moves towards a plane mirror with a
distance of the first three images from the velocity v in a direction making an angle 
mirror M2 will be (in cm) – with the normal to the mirror. The magnitude
of velocity of the image relative to man normal
to mirror will be
(A) 2v (B) 2v cos
O (C) 2v sin (D) 2v/cos
5cm
Q.9 Fig. shows a cubical room ABCD with the
wall CD as a plane mirror. Each side of the
M1 M2
room is 3m. We place a camera at the
15cm midpoint of the wall AB. At what distance
(A) 5, 10, 15 (B) 5, 15, 30 should the camera be focussed to photograph
(C) 5, 25, 35 (D) 5, 15, 25 an object placed at A
Q.5 Figure below
shows two plane
mirrors and an
object O placed O
O
between them. 8cm
8cm • 2cm
2cm
What will be dis-
tance of the first
three images (A) 1.5 m (B) 3 m
from the mirror (C) 6 m (D) 6.18 m
M2 M11
M M22
M Q.10 When a plane mirror is placed horizontally
(A) 2 cm, 8 cm, 14 cm on level ground at a distance of 60 metres
from the foot of a tower, the top of the tower
(B) 2 cm, 12 cm, 18 cm and its image in the mirror subtend an angle
(C) 2 cm, 18 cm, 22 cm of 900 at the eye. The height of the tower is
(D) 2cm, 24 cm, 38cm (A) 30 metres (B) 60 metres
(C) 90 metres (D) 120 metres
Q.11 A point object is placed midway between two Q.17 A mirror is inclined at an angle of º with the
plane mirrors distance 'a' apart. The plane horizontal. If a ray of light is incident at an
mirrors form an infinite number of images due angle of incidence º then the reflected ray
to multiple reflections. The distance between
makes the following angle with the horizontal-
nth order image formed in the two mirrors is-
incident ray
(A) na (B) 2 na
na M
(C) (D) n2 a
2 )
Q.12 Number of images of an object kept )
symmetrically between two mirrors inclined H
at angle 720, would be- (A) º (B) 2º
(A) two (B) three º
(C) (D) none of these
(C) six (D) four 2

Q.13 Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another Q.18 Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other
at an angle of 40o. A point object is placed at an angle 60º. If a ray of light incident on
in between them. The number of images the first mirror is parallel to the second mirror,
formed due to reflection at both mirrors is - it is reflected from the second mirror -
(A) Infinite (B) 9 (A) Perpendicular to the first mirror
(C) 8 (D) 6 (B) Parallel to the first mirror
Q.14 Two plane mirrors M1 and M2 each have (C) Parallel to the second mirror
length 1m and are separated by 1cm. A ray
(D) Perpendicular to the second mirror
of light is incident on one end of mirror M1 at
angle 45º. How many reflections the ray will Q.19 Two mirrors inclined to each other produce
have before going from the other end ? five images of an object placed between them.
If the angle between them is reduced by 30º,
then the number of images seen in the two
mirrors will be -
(A) 15 (B) 13 (C) 12 (D) 11
Q.20 Rays of light strike a horizontal plane mirror
(A) 50 (B) 51 at an angle of 45º. A second plane mirror is
(C) 100 (D) 101 arranged at an angle  with it. If the ray after
reflection from the second mirror goes
Q.15 When a clock is viewed in a mirror, the
needles exhibit a time which appears to be horizontally parallel to the first mirror then 
8.20. Then the actual time will be - is -

(A) 4.40 (B) 3.40 (A) 45º (B) 60º (C) 67.5º (D) 135º

(C) 8.20 (D) 3.20

Q.16 A ray of light making an angle 10º with the
horizontal is incident on a plane mirror making
a angle  with the horizontal. What should
be the value of  so that the reflected ray
goes vertically upwards -
(A) 20º (B) 30º
(C) 40º (D) 45º
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 It is desired to photograph the image of an object Q.7 In case of reflection by a plane-mirror, which of
placed at a distance of 3 m from a plane mirror. the following statements are not correct -
The camera, which is at a distance of 4.5 m
(A) It can never give real image
from the mirror, should be focused for a distance
(B) It can never give inverted image
of -
(C) It changes left into right
(A) 3 m (B) 4.5 m (C) 6 m (D) 7.5 m
(D) It changes front into back
Q.2 An object is placed between two plane mirrors
inclined at an angle to each other. If the number Q.8 In case of image formation by plane mirrors -
of images formed is 7 then the angle of (A) Object can be real and image virtual
inclination is - (B) Object can be virtual and image real
(A) 15º (B) 30º (C) 45º (D) 60º (C) Both object and image can be real
Q.3 In case of three plane - mirrors meeting at a (D) Both object and image can be virtual
point to form a corner of a cube, if incident light Q.9 A ray of light is incident on a mirror which is
suffers one reflection on each mirror - fitted along with other mirror. Angle between
(A) the emergent ray is antiparallel to incident the two mirrors is . If the ray undergoes
one successive reflections first at the first mirror
(B) The emergent ray is perpendicular to incident and then at the second mirror then final
one deviation produced will be -
(C) The emergent ray is in phase with incident (A)  (B) 2
one (C) /2 (D) 0
(D) the emergent ray is in opposite phase with
incident one Each of the questions given below con-
sist of Statement – I and Statement – II.
Q.4 Two plane mirrors are parallel to each other and Use the following Key to choose the ap-
spaced 20 cm apart. An object is kept in propriate answer.
between them 15 cm from A. Out of the following (A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
at which point is an image not formed in mirror true, and Statement - II is the correct ex-
A (distances measured from the mirror A)- planation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
(A) 15 cm (B) 25 cm
are true but Statement - II is not the cor-
(C) 45 cm (D) 55 cm rect explanation of Statement – I.
Q.5 A plane mirror rotating at an angular velocity of (C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
3 radian/s reflects a light beam. The angular is false.
velocity of the reflected beam is - (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
is true.
(A) 3 rad/s (B) 6 rad/s
(C) 9 rad/s (D) 12 rad/s Q.10 Statement-1 : A ray incident along normal to
the mirror retraces its path.
Q.6 A ray reflected successively from two plane
Statement-2 : In reflection, angle of incidence
mirrors inclined at a certain angle undergoes a is always equal to angle of reflection
deviation of 300º. The number of images
observable are : Q.11 Statement-1 : The twinkling of star is due to
reflection of light.
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
Statement-2 : The velocity of light hangs
while going from one medium to the other.
 LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)

SECTION - A SECTION - B
Q.1 Two plane mirrors are inclined at 60o to each Q.1 A point source of light B is placed at a
other. The no. of images formed by them will distance L in front of the centre of a mirror of
be – width d hung vertically on a wall. A man
(A) 5 (B) 6 walks in front of the mirror along a line parallel
(C) 8 (D) None to the mirror at a distance 2L from it as
shown. The greatest distance over which he
Q.2 To get three images of a single object,
can see the image of the light source in the
one should have two plane mirrors at an angle
mirror is
of –
(A) 90º (B) 120º
(C) 30º (D)60º

Q.3 A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive

2
index of . It is surrounded by air. A light ray
3
is incident at the midpoint of one end of the rod
(A) d/2 (B) d (C) 2d (D) 3d
as shown in the figure.
Q.2 Two plane mirrors A and B are aligned parallel
to each other, as shown in the figure. A light
ray is incident at an angle of 30º at a point
just inside one end of A. The plane of
The incident angle  for which the light ray grazes incidence coincides with the plane of the
along the wall of the rod is - figure. The maximum number of times the
ray undergoes reflections (including the first
  one) before it emerges out is-
1  1  1 3 
(A) sin   (B) sin  2 
2  

1 2  1 1 
(C) sin   (D) sin  
 3  3

(A) 28 (B) 30 (C) 32 (D) 34

 ANSWER KEY

Level # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A D C B C D A B B B A C C B D B B C C B
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Ans. A C B C C D C A A C C C D A B

Level # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A A C C C D D B D B
Q.No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B D C D B C D B C C

Level # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. D C A,D C B B A,B,C A,B B A D

Level # 4
Section - A
Q.No. 1 2 3
Ans. A A D

Section-B
Q.No. 1 2
Ans. D B