ARYABHATT ACADEMY

PHYSICS RAY OPTICS

Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 35

Section A
1. Blue colour of clear sky is due to phenomenon of: [1]

a) Reflection b) Scattering

c) Refraction d) Dispersion
2. A ray of light incident at an angle θ on a refracting face of a prism emerges from the other face [1]
normally. If the angle of the prism is 5° and the prism is made of a material of refractive index
1.5, the angle of incidence is

a) 7.5° b) 2.5°

c) 5° d) 15°
3. For a glass prism, the angle of minimum deviation will be smallest for the light of [1]

a) blue colour b) yellow colour

c) green colour d) red color

4. A bird flies down vertically towards a water surface. To a fish inside the water, vertically [1]
below the bird, the bird will appear to

a) move faster than its actual speed b) be at its actual distance

c) move slower than its actual speed d) be closer than its actual distance
5. According to Cartesian sign convention, distances measured in the same direction as the [1]

a) incident light is taken as negative b) reflected/refracted ray is taken as

negative

c) incident light is taken as positive d) reflected/refracted ray is taken as

positive
6. A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world, contained in a circular horizon. If [1]
the refractive index of water is 4/3 and the fish is 12 cm below the water surface, the radius of
this circle (in cm) is:
– –
a) 36/ √7 b) 36 √5

– –
c) 4 √5 d) 36 √7

7. The refractive index of glass is 1 ⋅ 520 for red light and 1 ⋅ 525 for blue light. δ1 and δ2 be [1]
angles of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass, then

a) δ1 = δ2 b) δ1 < δ2

c) δ1 can be less than or greater than d) δ1 > δ2

δ2 , depending upon the values of

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 δ1 and δ2 .
8. The optical density of turpentine oil is higher than that of water while its mass density is [1]
lower. The figure shows a layer of turpentine floating over water in a container. For which
one of the four rays incident on turpentine in Figure, the path is shown is correct?

a) 1 b) 3

c) 4 d) 2
∘

9. Green light of wavelength 5,460 A is incident on an air-glass interface. If the refractive index [1]

of glass is 1 ⋅ 5, the wavelength of light in glass would be (Given that the velocity of light in air,

c = 3 × 108 m s-1)
∘
a) None of these b) 3,640 A
∘ ∘
c) 5,460 A d) 4,861 A

10. Which of the following is used in optical fibers? [1]

a) Scattering b) Refraction

c) Diffraction d) Total internal reflection

Section B
11. The figure shows a ray of light passing through a prism. If the refracted ray QR is parallel to [2]
the base BC, show that
i. r1 = r2 = A

2
and
ii. Angle of minimum deviation, Dm = 2i - A

12. i. The bluish colour predominates in clear sky. [2]

ii. Violet colour is seen at the bottom of the spectrum when white light is dispersed by a
prism.
State reasons to explain these observations.
13. Three immiscible liquids of densities d1 > d2 > d3 and refractive indices μ1 > μ2 > μ3 are put [2]

in a beaker. The height of each liquid column is . A dot is made at the bottom of the beaker.
h

For near normal vision, find the apparent depth of the dot.
Section C
14. A prism is made of glass of unknown refractive index. A parallel beam of light is incident on a [3]

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 face of the prism. The angle of minimum deviation is measured to be 40°. What is the
refractive index of the material of the prism? The refracting angle of the prism is 60°. If the
prism is placed in water (refractive index 1.33) predict the new angle of minimum deviation
of a parallel beam of light.
15. At what angle should a ray of light be incident on the face of a prism of refracting angle 60° so [3]
that it just suffers total internal reflection at the other face? The refractive index of the
material of the prism is 1.524
16. i. A ray of light incident on the face AB of an equilateral glass prism, shows minimum [3]
deviation of 30°. Calculate the speed of light through the prism.
ii. Find the angle of incidence at face AB, so that the emergent ray grazes along the face AC.

Section D
17. a. Draw the ray diagram showing the refraction of light through a glass prism and hence [5]
obtain the relation between the refractive index μ of the prism, angle of prism and angle of
minimum deviation.
b. Determine the value of the angle of incidence for a ray of light travelling from a medium of
–
refractive index μ1 = √2 into the medium of refractive index μ2 = 1, so that it just grazes
along the surface of separation.

18. i. Plot a graph to show variation of the angle of deviation as a function of angle of incidence [5]
for light passing through a prism. Derive an expression for refractive index of the prism in
terms of angle of minimum deviation and angle of prism.
ii. A ray of light incident normally on one face of a right isosceles prism is totally reflected as
shown in figure. What must be the minimum value of refractive index of glass? Give
relevant calculations.

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