QUESTIONS FOR TEST IN RAY OPTICS

1. An object is placed at (i)10 cm, (ii)5 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of

curvature 15cm. find the position, nature and magnification of the image in each
case.
2. A beam of light converges at a point P. Now a lens is placed in the path of the
convergent beam 12cm from P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is
(a) a convex lens of focal length 20cm, and (b) a concave lens of focal length 16cm?
3. What is the focal length of a convex lens of focal length 30 cm in contact with a
concave lens of focal length 20 cm? Is the system a converging or diverging lens?
Ignore thickness of the lens.
4. A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 144 cm and an eyepiece of
focal length 6.0 cm. What is the magnifying power of the telescope? What is the
separation between the objective and the eyepiece?
5. What is the critical angle for a material of refractive index √2 ?
6. What type of lens is an air bubble inside water?
7. A concave lens of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in a medium of refractive index
1.65. What is the nature of the lens?
8. At what angle, is a ray of light falling normally on a mirror reflected?
9. Draw a ray diagram to show image formation when the concave mirror produces a
real, inverted and magnified image of the object.
10. When monochromatic light travels from one medium to another, its wavelength
changes but frequency remains same. Explain.
11. Find the radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano-convex lens, whose
focal length is 0.3 m and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5
12. Explain two advantages of a reflecting telescope over a refracting telescope
13. The radii of curvature of the surfaces of a double convex lens are 20 cm and 40 cm,
respectively and its focal length is 20 cm. What is refractive index of the material
of the lens?
14. A convex lens of focal length 5 cm is used as a simple microscope. What will be the
magnifying power when the image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision?
15. An object AB is kept in front of a concave mirror as shown in the figure.
Complete the ray diagram showing e image formation of
the object.

16. Write the necessary conditions for the phenomenon of total internal reflection to
occur.

17. Define power of a lens. Write its units. Deduce the relation for two thin
lenses kept in contact coaxially.
18. Draw a labelled ray diagram showing the formation of a final image by a compound
microscope at least distance of distinct vision
19. a) Draw a ray diagram to show image formation when the concave mirror produces
a real, inverted and magnified image of the object.
(b) Obtain the mirror formula and write the expression for the linear magnification
20. Derive thin lens makers formula?
21. Obtain refraction formula for spherical refracting surface?
22. Draw ray diagram for reflecting type telescope (Cassegrain model)
23. Derive prism formula?
24. Derive thin lens formula?
25. Obtain mirror formula?