Worksheet 2

Each question is followed by three or four alternative answers. Choose one correct answer for each
question.

1. A pool is filled with water to a depth of 7 m. What is the apparent depth of the pool?
[Refractive index of water is 1.33]
A. 5.26 m B. 5.67 m
C. 8.33 m D. 9.31 m

2. Which path A, B, C or D, shows the correct propagation of light as it enters medium Z?

[Refractive index of air < refractive index of medium Z < refractive medium of medium Y]

3. Which phenomena cause the formation of mirage on a road during a hot and bright day?
A. Reflection and refraction
B. Reflection and total internal reflection
C. Refraction and total internal reflection
D. Reflection, refraction and total internal reflection

4. Diagram shows an object placed in front of a convex lens.

At which position A, B, C or D, will the observer not see the image?

5. A diamond glitters when struck by incident rays. This phenomenon is caused by

A. reflection of light
B. total internal reflection of light
C. refraction of light
D. interference of light

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6. Which ray diagram is correct for a convex lens?
A B.

C. D.

7. An object is placed 30.0 cm in front of a convex lens with a focal length of 10.0 cm. What is the image
distance?
A. 0.6 cm B. 3.0 cm
C. 7.5 cm D. 15.0 cm

8. Diagram shows an arrangement of objective lens, , eyepiece lens, 𝐿𝑒 , and position of image, 𝐼 for an
optical instrument.

Which statement is correct?

A. Microscope at normal adjustment
B. Microscope not at normal adjustment
C. Telescope not at normal adjustment
D. Telescope at normal adjustment

9. Which ray diagram for a concave mirror is not drawn correctly?

[C = centre of curvature of mirror, F = focal point of mirror]
A. B. C. D.

10. Which of the following are used in a reflecting telescope?

A. Convex lens and convex mirror

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 B. Convex lens and concave mirror
C. Concave lens and convex mirror
D. Concave lens and concave mirror

11. Which diagram shows the correct light path when light propagates through two layers of liquids with
different optical densities?
A. B.

C. D.

12. Which of the following properties of light remains unchanged in the refraction of light?
A. Wavelength B. Frequency
C. Speed D. Direction of propagation

𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑖
13. For two given mediums, the ratio 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑟
is a constant, where i is the angle of incidence and r is the angle
of refraction. This is known as
A. Sine's Law B. Snell's Law
C. Ratio's Law D. Law of reflection

14. Given that the speed of light in a crystal having a refractive index of 2 is 1.5 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1 , what is the
speed of light in another crystal having a refractive index of 3?
A. 1.0 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1 B. 1.5 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1
C. 2.25 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1 D. 3.0 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1

15. Diagram 3 shows a ray of light XP traveling from air into glass.

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 What is the angle given that the refractive index of glass, 𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 1.5?
A. 28.13° B. 30°
C. 38.13° D. 40°

16. If the real depth of liquid X in a beaker is 6 cm and the apparent depth is 4 cm, what is the refractive
index of the liquid X?
A. 1.5 B. 1.0
C. 0.7 D. 0.5

17. Which of the following statements is correct about critical angle, c?

A. Critical angle, c is the angle of incidence in an optically less dense medium for which the angle of
refraction in the optically denser medium is 90°.
B. Critical angle, c is the angle of incidence in an optically denser medium for which the angle of refraction
in the optically less dense medium is 90°.
C. Critical angle, c is the angle of incidence in an optically less dense medium for which the angle of
refraction in the optically denser medium is less than 90°.
D. Critical angle, c is the angle of incidence in an optically denser medium for which the angle of refraction
in the optically less dense medium is less than 90°.

18. Total internal reflection occurs only when

I the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle
II light travels from an optically denser medium to an optically less dense medium
III the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only

19. Diagram shows the formation of a mirage.

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 What phenomenon occurs at position 1, 2 and 3?
Position 1 2 3

A. Total internal reflection Total internal reflection Total internal reflection

B. Refraction Reflection Refraction

C. Refraction Total internal reflection Refraction

D. Refraction Total internal reflection Total internal reflection

20. Which of the following natural phenomenon is caused by total internal reflection?
A. Red sky at dusk
B. Red sky at dawn
C. Blue sky at noon
D. Rainbow

21. Which of the following is an application of total internal reflection?

A. Optical fibre
B. Convex lens
C. Concave lens
D. Spherical mirror

22. Which of the following lenses only forms virtual images?

A. B. C. D.

23. Which of the following are the characteristics of an image formed by the object lens of a telescope?

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 A. Real and upright
B. Real and inverted
C. Virtual and upright
D. Virtual and inverted

24. An object is placed 15 cm from a converging lens of focal length of 10 cm. What is the magnification of the
converging lens if an image of the object is formed 30 cm from the converging lens?
A. 0.5 B. 1.5
C. 2.0 D. 3.0

25. The thin lens formula is an equation that relates focal length of a convex lens to
I image distance
II object distance
III thickness of lens
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only

26. An object of height 5 cm is placed 20 cm from a concave lens with a focal length of 10 cm. What is the
image distance of the image formed?
A. 6.67 cm B. 0.15 cm
C. - 0.15 cm D. - 6.67 cm

27. Diagram shows a magnifying glass.

Which statement is correct about a magnifying glass?

A. The object distance is more than the focal length of the magnifying glass.
B. The object distance is equal to the focal length of the magnifying glass.
C. The image formed is real.
D. The magnification of a magnifying glass is equal to the ratio of image distance to object distance of
an image formed.

28. Which of the following statements correctly describe a compound microscope?

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 I The focal length of the objective lens is longer than the focal length of the eyepiece lens.
II The distance between the objective lens and eyepiece lens is more than the sum of the focal
length of the objective lens and the focal length of the eyepiece lens.
III The focal length of the objective lens is shorter than the focal length of the eyepiece lens.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only

29. Diagram shows an object placed in front of a convex mirror with a focal length, f.

Which point A, B, C or D shows the position of the image of the object formed in the convex mirror?

30. An object is placed between the focal point of a concave mirror and its centre of curvature. The image
formed is
A. real, inverted and diminished
B. real, inverted and same size as object
C. real, inverted and magnified
D. virtual, upright and magnified

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