MCQ CH - 10

CLASS 10
PHYSICS

Morning sun is not so hot as the mid day sun because

(a) Sun is cooler in the morning
(b) Heat rays travel slowly is the morning
(c) It is God gift
(d) The sun’s rays travel a longer distance through
atmosphere in the morning
2. Where should an object be placed in front of a convex
lens to get a real image of the size of the object?
(a) At the principal focus of the lens
(b) At twice the focal length
(c) At infinity
(d) Between the optical centre of the lens and its
principal focus.
3. An object is placed 60 cm in front of a concave
mirror. The real image formed by the mirror is located
30 cm in front of the mirror. What is the object’s
magnification?
(a) +2 (b) -2
(c) +0 5. (d) -0 5.
Ans : (d) -0 5.
4. The image of an object placed in front of a convex
mirror is formed at
(a) the object itself
(b) twice the distance of the object in front of the
mirror
(c) half the distance of the object in front of the
mirror
(d) behind the mirror

5. Light waves
(a) Require air or another gas to travel through
(b) Require an electric field to travel through
(c) Require a magnetic field to travel through
(d) Can travel through perfect vacuum
6. An object is placed 40.0 cm in front of a convex mirror.
The image appears 15 cm behind the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?
(a) +24 cm (b) +11 cm
(c) -11 cm (d) -24 cm
7. Find the angle of incidence and angle of reflection
from the diagram.
(a) 45c, 40c (b) 55c, 55c
(c) 60c, 60c (d) 30c, 30c
8. Velocity of light in air is 3 10 m s/ 8 # . While its velocity
in a medium is 1 5. / 10 m s 8 # . Then, refractive index
of this medium is
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 0.5 (d) 2
9. Focal length of a plane mirror is
(a) zero (b) infinite(c) 25 cm (d) -25
10. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm in front of a
plane mirror, then the distance of image from mirror
will be
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 0

11. The radius of curvature of concave mirror is 12 cm.

Then, the focal length will be
(a) 12 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) -24 cm (d) -6 cm
12. A man is 6.0 ft tall. What is the smallest size plane
mirror he can use to see his entire image
(a) 3.0 ft (b) 6.0 ft
(c) 12 ft (d) 24 ft

13. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each

a focal length of -15 cm. The mirror and the lens are
likely to be
(a) both concave
(b) both convex
(c) the mirror is concave and the lens is convex.
(d) the mirror is convex, but the lens is concave.

14. Which of the following lenses would you prefer to use

while reading small letters found in a dictionary?
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm.
(b) A concave lens of focal length 50 cm.
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm.
(d) A concave lens of focal length 5 cm.

15. One light wave is incident upon a plate of refracting

index m . Incident angle i, for which refractive &
reflective waves are mutually perpendicular will be
(a) i = 45c (b) i sin ( ) 1 = m -
(c) i cosec ( ) 1 = m - (d) i tan ( )
16. An object is situated at a distance of f/2 from a convex
lens of focal length f . Distance of image will be
(a) +(/ ) f 2 (b) +(/ ) f 3
(c) +(/ ) f 4 (d) -f

17. Two plane mirrors are set at right angle and a flower is
placed in between the mirrors. The number of images
of the flower which will be seen is
(a) One (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Four

18. An object is placed 20 cm from the concave mirror of

focal length 10 cm, then image is formed at
(a) behind the mirror
(b) between the mirror and focus
(c) at focus
(d) centre of curvature of mirror

19. The refractive index of dens flint glass is 1.65 and

for alcohol, it is 1.36 with respect to air, then the
refractive index of the dens flint glass with respect to
alcohol is
(a) 1.31 (b) 1.21
(c) 1.11 (d) 1.01

20. A virtual image three times the size of the object is

obtained with a concave mirror of radius of curvature
36 cm. The distance of the object from the mirror is
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 12 cm (d) 5 cm

21. A convex mirror of focal length of produces an image

n
1
th of the size of the object. The distance of the object
from the mirror is
(a) n
n f + 1 (b) ( ) n f + 1
(c) ( ) n f - 1 (d) n
nf-1

22. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a

concave mirror. The distance between its image and
the pole is
(a) equal to f (b) between f and 2f
(c) equal to 2f (d) greater than 2f

23. A perfectly reflecting mirror has an area of 1 cm2

.
Light energy is allowed to fall on it for an hour at the
rate of 10 Wcm-2
. The force that acts on the mirror is

24. Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is

1.6. If the absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5, then
the absolute refractive index of diamond is
(a) 1.4 (b) 2.4
(c) 3.4 (d) 4.4

25. A ray of light from a denser medium strikes a rarer

medium at an angle of incidence as shown in figure. The reflected and refracted rays make an
angle of 90c
with each other. The angles of reflection and refraction
are r and rl. The critical angle

26. A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a concave

lens B of focal length 5 cm are kept along the same
axis with a distance d between them. If a parallel
beam of light falling on A leaves B as a parallel beam,
then the distance d in cm will be
(a) 25 (b) 15
(c) 30 (d) 50

28. If the refractive indices for water and diamond relative

to air are 1.33 and 2.4 respectively, then the refractive
index of diamond relative to water is-
(a) .55 (b) 1.80
(c) 3.19 (d) None of these

29. There is an equiconvex lens of focal length of 20cm.

If the lens is cut into two equal parts perpendicular
to the principle axis, the focal lengths of each part
will be
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 40 cm (d) 15 cm

30. An object is placed in front of a screen and a convex

lens is placed at a position such that the size of the
image formed is 9 cm. When the lens is shifted through
a distance of 20 cm. the size of the image becomes 1
cm. The focal length of the lens and the size of the
object are respectively.
(a) 7.5 cm and 3.5 cm (b) 7.5 cm and 4.5 cm
(c) 6 cm and 3 cm (d) 7.5 cm and 3 cm

31. An object is placed 60 cm in front of a convex mirror.

The virtual image formed by the mirror is located
30 cm behind the mirror. What is the object’s
magnification
(a) +2 (b) -2 (c) +0 5. (d) -0 5.

32. Light rays A and B fall on optical component X and

come out as C and D.

The optical component is a

(a) concave lens (b) convex lens
(c) convex mirror (d) prism

33. An object is placed 20.0 cm in front of a concave

mirror whose focal length is 25.0 cm. What is the
magnification of the object?
(a) +5 (b)-5
(c) +0 2. (d) -0.2

34. An object is placed at the radius of curvature of a

concave spherical mirror. The image formed by the
mirror is
(a) located at the focal point of the mirror.
(b) located between the focal point and the radius of
curvature of the mirror.
(c) located at the center of curvature of the mirror.
(d) located out beyond the center of curvature of the
mirror.

35. An object is placed 20.0 cm in front of a concave

mirror whose focal length is 25.0 cm. Where is the

image located?
36. Which statement best describes the property of light
waves illustrated in the diagram below?

(a) some materials absorb light waves.

(b) Some materials refracted by some materials.
(c) Light waves are refracted by some materials.
(d) Light waves are emitted by some materials.

DIRECTION : In the following questions, a statement of

assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark
the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and
reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but
reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
(e) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
1. Assertion : A point object is placed at a distance of 26
cm from a convex mirror of focal length 26 cm. The
image will not form at infinity.
Reason : For above given system the equation 1/v+1/u=1/f gives v=infinity

2. Assertion : Keeping a point object fixed, if a plane

mirror is moved, the image will also move.
Reason : In case of a plane mirror, distance of object
and Its image is equal from any point on the mirror.

3. Assertion : If both plane mirror and object are moved

through a distance x , then the image moves through
a distance 2x .
Reason : When the object is fixed and plane mirror is
moved through a distance x . Then the image is also
moves through the distance 2x .

4. Assertion : If a spherical mirror is dipped in water, its

focal length remains unchanged.
Reason : A laser light is focused by a converging lens.
There will be a significant chromatic aberration.

5. Assertion : Large concave mirrors are used to

concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar cookers.
Reason : Concave mirror converges the light rays
falling on it to a point.

6. Assertion : Plane mirror may form real image.

Reason : Plane mirror forms virtual image, if objects
is real.
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9. Assertion : If the rays are diverging after emerging
from a lens; the lens must be concave.
Reason : The convex lens can give diverging rays.
10. Assertion : Light travels faster in glass than in air.
Reason : Glass is denser than air.

11. Assertion : A ray of light incident along the normal to

the plane mirror retraces its path after reflection from
the mirror.
Reason : A ray of light along the normal has angle of
incidence as p /2 and hence, it retraces its own path
after reflection from mirror.

12. Assertion : The height of an object is always considered

positive.
Reason : An object is always placed above the principal
axis in this upward direction.

13. Assertion : Refractive index has no units.

Reason : The refractive index is a ratio of two similar
quantities.

14. Assertion : When a concave mirror is held under

water, its focal length will increase.
Reason : The focal length of a concave mirror is
independent of the medium in which it is placed.

15. Assertion : A ray incident along normal to the mirror

retraces its path.
Reason : In reflection, angle of incidence is always
equal to angle of reflection.

16. Assertion : A convex mirror is used as a driver’s

mirror.
Reason : Because convex mirror’s field of view is large
and images formed are virtual, erect and diminsed.

17. Assertion : When a concave mirror is held under

water, its focal length will increase.
Reason : The focal length of a concave mirror is
independent of the medium in which it is placed.

18. Assertion : A virtual image cannot be photographed.

Reason : Only real objects are photographed.