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REFRACTION AT CURVED SURFACES

LEVEL # 1
Questions
based on Refraction at curved surface Q.5 The radii of curvatures of a double convex
lens are 15 cm and 30 cm, and its refractive
Q.1 A point object is placed in air at a distance
of 40 cm from a concave refracting surface of index is 1.5. Then its focal length is –
refractive index 1.5. If the radius of curvature (A) + 10 cm (B) – 10 cm
of the surface is 20 cm, then the position of (C) + 20 cm (D) – 20 cm
the image is –
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(A) in air and at 30 cm from pole
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The two spherical surfaces of a double

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(B) in refracting medium and at 30 cm from L IT convave lens have the same radius of
pole
Yo s R EA curvature R, and the refractive index of the

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(C) in air and at infinity
k e am medium enclosed by the refracting surfaces
a re
(D) in refracting medium and at infinity
U R is  then the focal length of the lens is
Q.2 Ma distance
An object is placed at D of 10 cm Y O R R

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(in a medium of µ = 1) from the pole of a (A) f = (B) f =
2 2 (  1)
spherical refracting surface bounding a
medium of µ = 1.5. If the image formed is (C) f =
R
(D) f =
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 (  1) R

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2 (1   ) 2

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virtual and at a distance of 40 cm, then the
spherical surface is –
(A) concave with radius of curvature = 8 cm
Q.7
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A thin lens is made with a material having

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refractive index = 1.5 . Both the sides are
(B) convex with radius of curvature = 8 cm convex . It is dipped in water (= 1.33) . It
E

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(C)concave with radius of curvature = 3.6 cm will behave like
(D) convex with radius of curvature = 3.6 cm
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(A) a convergent lens
Q.3 An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm,
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(B) a divergent lens

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in rarer medium, from the pole of a convex

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(C) a rectangular slab
spherical refracting surface of radius of
curvature 10 cm. If the refracting index of the (D) a prism

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rarer medium is 1 and of the refracting
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Q.8 The radius of curvature of convex surface of
medium is 2, then the position of the image
is at –
K thin plane convex lens is 15cm and refractive

denser medium
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(A) (40/3) cm from the pole and inside the
index of the material is 1.6 . The power of
the lens will be

medium
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(B) 40 cm from the pole and inside the denser (A) + 1 D
(C) + 3D
(B) – 2D
(D) + 4 D
A
(C) (40/3) cm from the pole and outside the
denser medium Q.9 The focal length of a convex lens of glass
(D) 40 cm from the pole and outside the (µ = 1.5) is 2 cm. The focal length of the
denser medium lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive
index 1.25 will be
Questions
based on Lens-maker’s forumula
(A) 5 cm (B) 2.4 cm
Q.4 A convex lens of glass ( = 1.5) is immersed (C) 1 cm (D) 4 cm
in water. Compared to its power in air, its
power in water- Q.10 The focal length of a plano-convex lens is
(A) increases equal to its radius of curvature. The value of
(B) decreases the refractive index of its material is
(C) remain same (A) 1.33 (B) 1.6
(D) nothing can be predicted (C) 1.5 (D) 2

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Questions Questions
based on Image formation by thin lenses based on Power lens & combination of lens
Q.11 An object is placed at a distance of 5 cm Q.17 Two convex lenses of equal focal length f are
from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm, placed in contact. The focal length of the
then the image is combination is
(A) real, diminished and at a distance of (A) f/2 (B) f (C) 2f (D) 3f/2
10 cm from the lens
Q.18 Two thin lenses of focal lengths + 60cm and
(B) real, enlarged and at a distance of 10 cm
from the lens . ..
– 20cm are placed in contact. The focal length

(C) virtual, enlarged and at a distance of r T Y

of combination is

10 cm from the lens u 15I cm

(A) + L (B) –15 cm
o (C) A
(D) virtual, diminished and at a Y s of E + 30 cm (D) – 30 cm
distance
R

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10/3 cm from the lens.k e a m Q.19 A convex lens of power + 6D is placed in
a e U R contact with a concave lens of power -4D.
Q.12 A convex lens of focal
D r f will
M lenth form a O
if the object Y Then the nature of the combination and focal

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magnified real image of an object
length is
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is placed
(A) anywhere beyond 2f (A) concave 25 cm (B) convex 50 cm

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(B) anywhere beyound f (C) concave 20 cm (D) convex 100 cm
(C) between f and 2f Q.20 N
What is the power of a diverging lens of focal
(D) between lens and f length 40 cm ?
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Q.13 The image produced by a concave lens is (A) 2.5 dioptre (B) 4.0 dioptre
(A) always virtual (B) always real (C) – 3.5 dioptre (D) – 2.5 dioptre
(C) always inverted (D) always enlarged
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Two convex lenses of powers 4 D and 6 D
R

B
Q.14 To obtain magnified virtual image of an object 1

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are separated by a distance of m. The
by a convex lens of focal length f, the distance 6
between the object and the lens should be power of the optical system so formed is
L

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(A) > 4f (A) –6 D (B) +6 D
(B) < f
K (C) 10 D (D) 2 D

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(C) between 2f and 4f
Q.22 A lens of power + 2 diopters is placed in
(D) . 6f contact with a lens of power – 1 diopter. The
Q.15
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An objet is placed at a distance (f/2) from a
convex lens. The image will be
combination will behave like
(A) a convergent lens of focal length 50 cm
A
(A) at (3/2) f, real inverted
(B) at one of the foci, virtual and double in
(B) a divergent lens of focal length 100 cm
(C) a convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
size
(D) a convergent lens of focal length 200
(C) at 2f, virtual and erect cm.
(D) none of these
Q.23 When the two thin lenses are put in contact,
Q.16 A biconvex lens can form a virtual image if the focal length of the combination is
the object is placed
(A) the geometric mean of the two focal
(A) between the lens and its focus lengths
(B) at the focus of the lens
(B) the same as the larger focal length
(C) between f and 2 f
(C) greater than either focal length
(D) at infinity
(D) smaller than either focal length

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Q.24 Two thin lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and Questions

based on Displacement method
25 cm are placed in contact. The efferctive
power of the combination is Q.29 If 1 and 2 be the sizes of the images
repectively for the two positions of the lens
(A) 1/9 diopter (B) 45 diopter
in the displacement method, then the size of
(C) 6 diopter (D) 9 diopter
the object is given by
Q.25 A thin convex lens of focal length 10 cm and (A) 1 2 (B)  2 
a thin concave lens of focal length 26.2 cm
are in contact. The combination acts as (C) b 1 2 g . .. (D) b 2 1 g
(A) concave lens of local length 16.4 cmr Y
T forms a real image on a screen
Q.30 A convex lens
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placed at a distance 60 cm from the object
o cms
(B) convex lens of focal length 16.2
Y E A the lens is shifted towards the screen
. When
R

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of material of lenses k
e am
(C) concave or convex lens depends upon 
by 20 cm , another image of the object is
a e R
U formed on the screen. The focal length of
(D) none of the above.M Dr Y O the lens is :

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Q.26 A convex lens of focal length A and a concave (A) 45 cm (B) 40 /3 cm
lens of focal length B are placed in contact. (C) 30 cm (D) 12 cm
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The focal length of the combination is
E

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Questions
Silvered lens
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based on
(A) (A+ B) (B) (A – B)
AB AB Q.31 A plano-covex lens when silvered on the plane
b
(C) A B g b
(D) B A g &
side behaves like a concave mirror of focal

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length 60 cm. However, when silvered on the
Q.27 When a thin convex lens is put in contact
with a thin concave lens of the same focal E
convex side it behaves like a concave mirror
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of focal length 20 cm. Then the refractive
length, the resultant combination has a focal
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length equal to
(A) 3.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 1.0 (D) 2.0
(A) f/2 (B) 2 f (C) 0 (D)
Q.32 The plane surface of a planoconvex lens of
L

A
Q.28 Two lenses whose powers are + 2D and  4D
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focal length f is silvered. It will behave as :
respectively. The power of combination :
K (A) plane mirror
(A)  2D
(C)  4D
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(B) + 2D
(D) + 4D
(B) convex mirror of focal lengths 2f
(C) concave mirror of focal length f/2

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LEVEL # 2
Q.1 A point object O is placed on the principal Q.6 A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is in
axis of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm contact with a concave lens. The focal length
at a distance of 40 cm to the left of it. The of the combination is numerically equal to
diameter of the lens is 10 cm. If the eye is that of the concave lens. The focal length of
placed 60 cm to the right of the lens at a the concave lens is
distane h below the principal axis, then the (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm
maximum value of h to see the image will be (C) 5 cm
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(D) 20 cm
(A) 0 (B) 5 cm
r Q.7 If f 1 and fT Y
2 represent the first and second
(C) 2.5 cm (D) 10 cm u focal L I
lengths of a single spherical refracting
o
Yof 15scm A
surface, then
R(A)E f 2 = – f 1
Q.2 An object is placed at a distance

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from a convex lens of focal e length m
10 cm. (B) f 2 = – f 1
a k
On the other side of the lens, e a
a convex mirror
U R (C) f 1 = – f 2 (D) f 1f 2 = – 1
is placed at its focusMsuchDthatr the image OQ.8 A convex lens of focal length 20 cm and a
with the Y

A
formed by the combination coincides concave lens of focal length f are mounted
object itself. The focal length of the convex
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coaxially 5 cm apart. Parallel beam of light

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mirror is incident on the convex lens emerges from

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the concave lens as a parallel beam. Then f

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(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm
in cm is
(C) 15 cm (D) 30 cm
(A) 35 (B) 25 (C) 20N (D) 15
Q.3 A concave mirror and a convex lens are of
the same focal length in air. When the are Q.9 &
A convex lens of focal length f produces a

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immersed in water real image n times the size of the object,
(A) the concave mirror will have its focal
length increased
is
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then the distance of the object from the lens,

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(A) (n – 1) f (B) ( n + 1) f

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(B) the convex lens will have its focal length

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increased  n  1  n  1
(C)  f (D)  f
 n   n 
(C) they will have equal focal lengths, different

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from those in air Q.10 A convex lens of focal length f produces a

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(D) they will have equal focal lengths, same virtual image n times the size of the ojbect,
as those in the air.
K then the distance of the object from the lens,

Q.4
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A thin equiconvex lens has focal length 10
cm and refractive index 1.5 . One of its faces
is
(A) (n– 1) f (B) (n + 1) f

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is now silvered and for an object placed at
a distance u in front of it, the image
(C) 
 n  1
 n 
f
 n  1
(D) 
 n 
f

(A) 10 cm A
coincides with the object. The value of u is
(B) 5 cm
Q.11 A concave lens of focal length f produces an

image
1
th of the size of the object, the
(C) 20 cm (D) 15 cm n
distance of the object from the lens, is
Q.5 In the displacement method, a convex lens
(A) (n – 1) f (B) (n + 1) f
is placed in between an object and a screen.
If the mangnifications in the two positions  n  1  n  1
(C)  f (D)  f
are m1 and m 2 and the displacement of the  n   n 
lens between the two positions is x, the focal
Q.12 A virtual image twice as long as the object
length of the lens is
is formed by a convex lens when the object
x x is 10 cm away from it. A real image twice
(A) b m1 m 2 g (B) b m1 m 2 g as long as the object will be formed when it
is placed at a distance from the lens
x x
(C)
bm 1 m2 g 2 (D)
bm 1 m2 g 2 (A) 40 cm
(C) 20 cm
(B) 30 cm
(D) 15 cm

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Q.13 A convex lens forms a real image of an object Q.17 An equi-convex lens of glass of focal length
placed at a distance u from the lens, at a 0.1 meter is cut along a plane perpendicular
distance v from it. The focal length f of the to principle axis into two equal parts. The
lens is ratio of focal length of new lenses formed is
(A) u < f < v (A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
(B) v < f < u (C) 2 : 1 (D) 2 : 1/2
(C) less than u as well as v
Q.18 A convex lens froms a real image of a point
(D) more than u as well as v
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object placed on its principal axis. If the
.
Q.14 An object is placed at a point distant x from
r Y
upper half of the lens is painted black, the
the focus of a convex lens and its imge is
u L IT
image will :

Yo s (A) A
formed at I as shown in the figure. The be shifted downwards
E
R(B) be shifted upwards

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distance x, x’ satisfy the relation
k e am
(A)
x  x'
= f a re U R (C) not be shifted
2
O
M FD F I Y
O (D) shift on the principal axis

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(B) f = x x’
Q.19 If red light and violet light rays are of focal
(C) x + x’  2f x x
(D) x + x’  2f
is true ?
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lengths f R and f v, then which of the following

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Q.15 In the abov e question no. 14, the (A) f R > f v (B) f R < f v
magnification is
(C) f R = f v N
(D) f R  f v
(A)
f
(B)
x
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x  x x
(C)
f
x
(D) none of these
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Q.16 A plane convex lens is made of glass of
R

B FO
refractive index 1.5. The radius of curvature
of its convex surface is R. Its focal lengths
is :
L

A U
(A) R/2 (B) R (C) 2R (D) 1.5 R

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R U
G U
A

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LEVEL # 3
Q.1 If focal length of one lense is –40 cm and of Q.7 A plane convex lens is made of material of
the other +20 cm, what will be the focal refractive index 1.6. The radius of curvature
length of the combination - of the curved surface is 60 cm. The focal
(A) 30 cm (B) 35 cm length of the lens is -
(C) 80 cm (D) 40 cm (A) 100 cm (B) 400 cm
(C) 50 cm (D) 200 cm
Q.2 A 9 cm high image of an object is formed on . ..
r
Q.8 Y
The radius of curvature of a thin plane-convex
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a screen by a convex lens. When the lens is
lens is 10 cm (of curved surface) and the
u
displaced towards the screen, again a 4 cm L
Yo s EA
refractive index is 15. If the plane surface is
high image is formed on the screen. The
silvered, then the focal length will be -
R

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height of the object is -
k e am
(A) 6 cm (B)a6.25 cme U R (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm

M D r of these Y OQ.9 When a convex

(C) 5 cm (D) 10 cm
(C) 6.5 cm (D) None

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lens made of a material
Q.3 A lense behaves as a converging lens is air
and diverging lens in water. The refractive T
having refractive index 1.21, focal length

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25 cm is immersed in water, then lens

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index of the lens material is - behaves like a -
(A) equal to 1.33
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(A) converging lens of focal length 25 cm
(B) equal to unity
25 cm &
(B) converging lens of focal length more than

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(C) greater than 1.33
(C) converging lens of focal length less than

Q.4
(D) between unity and 1.33
A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is in J E
25 cm
(D) diverging lens
R

B
contact with a concave lens of focal length

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Q.10 Distance between an object and the screen
25 cm. The power of the combination is - is 100 cm. A lens produces an image on the
(A) –6.5 D (B) +6.67 D screen when placed at either position 40 cm
L

A
apart. Power of the lens should be -

Q.5
(C) +6.5 D (D) –1.5 D

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A convex lens placed at a distance of 0.1 m
(A) +5 diopter (B) +7 dioptre

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from an object produces a magnified image
on the screen. Without disturbing the object Q.11
(C) +8 diopter (D) None of these
When plane surface of a plano convex lens

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or the screen, the lens is moved by 0.2 m
towards the screen and a diminished image
is silvered, it behaves like a concave mirror
of focal length 30 cm. If the same lens is

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is formed on the screen. The focal length of
the lens must be -
silvered on the concave side, it behaves like
a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm.
Refractive index of the material of the lens
(A) 15 cm (B) 7.5 cm should be -
(C) 10 cm (D) 20 cm (A) 1.5 (B) 2.0
Q.6 A convergent lens is placed inside a cell filled (C) 2.4 (D) 3.0
with a liquid. The lens has a focal length +20 Q.12 A double convex lens, made of glass of
cm when in air and its material has a refractive refractive index 1.5, has focal length 6 cm.
index 1.50. If the liquid has a refractive index The radius of curvature of one surface is
1.60, the focal length of the system - double than that of other surface. The small
radius of curvature has value -
(A) –160 cm (B) –24 cm
(A) 4.5 cm (B) 6 cm
(C) –80 cm (D) + 80 cm
(C) 4 cm (D) 9 cm

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Q.13 A double convex thin lens made of glass Q.18 Statement I : If a portion of a lens is broken
( = 1.5) has both radii of curvature of than we can get a complete image of an
magnitude 20 cm. Incident light rays parallel object with such a lens.
to the axis of the lens will converge at a Statement II: With this broken lens, the
distance L, such that - intensity of image would be reduced.
(A) L = 10 cm (B) L = 20/3 cm Q.19 Statement I : A convex lens always behaves
(C) L = 20 cm (D) L = 40 cm as a converging lens.

Q.14 An object is placed first at infinity and then . ..

Statement II: Focal length of a converging

r Y
lens is always positive.
at 20 cm from the object side focal plane of
u L IT
Yo s
the convex lens. The two image thus formed
Passage
are 5 cm apart. The focal length of the lens E A
R

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is - k e am In the displacement method to find focal
a re U R length of a given lens, one can analyses the
(A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm
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nature of image for two different positions of

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(C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm the lens. For a separation D between the
Q.15 A double convex lens of focal length 20 cm
is made of glass of refractive index 3/2. When E T
object and the screen with position of lens
separated by d, answer the following ques-

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tions :
placed completely in water (aw = 4/3), its
focal length will be - Q.20 N
The product of magnifications is :
(A) 80 cm (B) 15 cm (A)
Dd
& (B) 1
E

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Dd
(C) 17.7 cm (D) 22.5 cm

Each of the questions given below consist of

(C)  E
D  d
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D d

2

(D)
(D  d) 2
(D  d)

B
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
Q.21 The two positions of lens, are such that :

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following Key to choose the appropriate
(A) u1 = u2 (B) v 1 = v 2
answer.

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(C) u1 = v 1 (D) u2 = v 1

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(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
true, and Statement - II is the correct Q.22 The images formed using a lens on a screen
explanation of Statement– I. K at a distance greater than 4f for two posi-

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(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
are true but Statement - II is not the
tions are :
(A) Both enlarged

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correct explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
(B) Enlarged for lens close to object
(C) Diminished for lens close to object
is false. A
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
(D) Both diminished

is true. True and False type :

Q.16 Statement I : An air bubble in water behaves Q.23 Consider two given statements :
as diverging lens. (1) With a real object, a concave lens always
Statement II: The focal length of glass plate produces a real image.
is infinite. (2) The optical centre of a lens always within the
Q.17 Statement I : The power of a lens is material of the lens.
measured as the reciprocal of its focal length. (A) 1 is true, 2 is false
Statement II: A lens is said to possess more (B) 2 is true, 1 is false
power if it can focus the rays of light quite (C) Both are true
closer. (D) Both are false

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LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)

SECTION - A SECTION - B
Q.1 A plano convex lens of refractive index 1.5 Q.1 Which one of the following spherical lenses
and radius of curvature 30 cm is silvered at does not exhibit dispersion ? The radii of
the curved surface. Now this lens has been curvature of the surfaces of the lenses are as
used to form the image of an object. At what
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given in the diagrams. [IIT - 2002]
distance from this lens an object be placed
in order to have a real image of the size of Y .
the object – r
[AIEEE-2004]
u I T
L
Yo s
(A) (B)
EA
(A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) 60 cm (D) 80 cm
R

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e a mare in
Two lenses of power -15Dk and +5D
Q.2
contact with each other.aThe focal
e U R
r length of
the combination is M D [AIEEE 2007] O
Y

A
(C) (D)
(A) – 20 cm (B) –10 cm

Q.3
(C) +20cm (D) +10 cm
A student measures the focal length of a Q.2 E T
A point is located at the centre of glass
E

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convex lens by putting an object pin at a sphere of radius 6 cm of  = 1.5. The
distance ‘u’ from the lens and measuring the
distance ‘v’ of the image pin. The graph is - N
distance of virtual image from the surface
[IIT - 2004]
between ‘u’ and ‘v’ plotted by the student
&
(A) 3cm (B) 6 cm (C) 9 cm (D) 12 cm

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should look like - [AIEEE 2008]
Q.3 Focal length of the shown plano-convex lens
v(cm)
E
is 15 cm. Plane surface of the lens is
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silvered. An object is kept on the principal

R
axis of the lens at a distance 20 cm. Image

B
of the object will form. [IIT-2006]

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(A)
O u(cm)

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object

A
v(cm)

K 20 cm
(A) 60 cm, left (B) 60 cm, right

R U Q.4
(C) 12 cm, left (D) 30 cm, right
The slab of a material of refractive index 2
(B)
O
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u(cm)
shown in figure has a curved surface APB of
radius of curvature 10 cm and a plane surface

A
v(cm)
CD. On the left of APB is air and on the right
of CD is water with refractive indices as given
in the figure. An object O is placed at
distance of 15 cm from the pole P as shown.
The distance of the final image of O from P,
as viedwed from the left is [IIT - 91]
(C)
O u(cm)

v(cm)

(D)
O u(cm) (A) –30 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) – 15 cm (D) 15 cm

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Q.5 Which of the following will form a virtual Q.11 A convex lens of focal length 30 cm forms an
and erect image for all positions of the image of height 2 cm for an object situated
object ? [IIT - 96] at infinity. If a concave lens of focal length 20
(A) Plane mirror (B) Concave lens cm is placed coaxially at a distance of 26
(C) Convex mirror (D) All of these cm in front of convex lens. then size of final
image would be : [IIT 2003]
Q.6 An eye specialist prescribes spectacles
having a combination of convex lens of focal (A) 1.25cm (B) 2.5 cm
length 40 cm in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 25 cm. The power of this lens
(C) 2 cm
. .. (D) 0.75cm

combination in dioptre is : r
[IIT - 97]
u
Q.12 A concave &
I T Yratio
a convex lens are placed in

(A) +1.5 (B) - 1.5 o L

contact. The of their powers are 2 : 3 &
A focal length of the system is 30cm.
(D) - 6.67 Y
equivalent
s RtheE focal length of the lenses are [IIT 2005]

S
(C) + 6.67
e
k e produce
a m
Q.7 Two thin lenses, when inacontact, a
U R (A) – 75cm, 50cm (B) –15cm, 10 cm
combination of powerM D +10 r
diopters. When O (C) 10cm, – 15 cm (D) 75 cm – 50 cm
they are 0.25 m apart, the power reduces to Y

A
Q.13 The image of sun is formed on focal plane of
+6 diopters. The focal length of the lenses
are [IIT - 97]
r and area r2. E T
lens which is a circular in shape of radius

E[IIT - 2006]

Y
(A) 0.5 m, 0.125 m (B) 0.1 m, 0.125 m
(C) 0.5 m, 0.5 m (D) 0.2 m, 0.5 m
N
Q.8 A spherical surface of radius of curvature R
&
E

H
separates air refractive index 1.0) from glass
(A) r2  f
refractive index 1.5) .The centre of curvature
is in the glass. A point object P placed in
J E
(B) r2  f 2
(C) lens is covered half so half image is
R
air is found to have a real image Q in the

B
glass. The line PQ cuts the surface at point formed
O, and PO = OQ . The distance PO is equal
to : [IIIT - 98] FO (D) on increasing focal length, brightness of
the image increases
L

A U
(A) 5R (B) 3R (C) 2R (D) 1.5 R Q.14 In an experiment to determine the focal length
Q.9
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A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5, (f) of a concave mirror by the u - v method,

R U
has both surfaces of same radius of curvature
R. On immersion in a medium of refractive
a student places the object pin A on the
principal axis at a distance x from the pole

G U
index 1.75, it will behave as a: [IIT - 99]
(A) Convergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
P. The student looks at the pin and its inverted
image from a distance keeping his/her eye in

A
(B) Convergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
(C) Devergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
line with PA. When the student shifts his/her
eye towards left, the image appears to the
right of the object pin. Then, [IIT 2007]
(D) Devergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
(A) x < f (B) f < x < 2f
Q.10 A hollow double concave lens is made of
(C) x = 2f (D) x > 2f
very thin transparent material. It can be filled
with air or either of two liquids L1 or L2 having
refractive indices n1 and n2 respectively
(n2 > n1 > 1). The lens will diverge a parallel
beam of light if it is filled with [IIT - 2000]
(A) air and placed in air
(B) air and immersed in L1
(C) L1 immersed in L2
(D) L2 and immersed in L1

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Ans. A B B B C C A D A D C C A B B A A D B D
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Ans. B C D D B D D A B B B C
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Ans. C B B B B D B D D C A B C D C C A C A

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1
D
2
A
3
D
4
D
5
B
6
A
7
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8
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
A A A C B A B A B B B D B D

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1 2 3

A Ans. A B B

Section-B
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. C B C A D B A C A D B B B B

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