Physics Notes & Homework Date: 23/03/2024

Notes:
Uses of convex mirrors:
1. Convex mirrors are widely used as rearview mirrors in automobiles. Their curved shape
provides a wider field of view, allowing drivers to see more of the area behind their
vehicle and reducing blind spots.
2. Convex mirrors are installed at intersections, driveways, and sharp curves to improve
safety by providing better visibility for drivers. They help drivers see around corners and
obstacles, reducing the risk of accidents.
3. Convex mirrors are used in security and surveillance systems to monitor areas that are
difficult to see directly. They are often installed in stores, parking lots, and other public
places to provide a wider field of view for security personnel or surveillance cameras.

Questions:
Q.I Multiple Choice Questions:
1. The laws of reflection hold true for:
(a) plane mirrors only (b) concave mirrors only
(c) convex mirrors only (d) all reflecting surfaces
2. When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed
behind the mirror. This image is:
(a) real & erect (b) virtual & erect
(c) virtual & inverted (d) real & inverted
3. Consider the following properties of virtual images:
(i) cannot be obtained on the screen
(ii) are formed by both concave & convex lens
(iii) are always erect
(iv) are always inverted
The correct properties are:
(a) (i) & (iv) (b) (i) & (ii)
(c) (i), (ii) & (iii) (d) (i), (ii) & (iv)
4. A real image is formed by the light rays after reflection or refraction when they:
(i) actually meet or intersect with each other.
(ii) actually converge at a point.
(iii) appear to meet when they are produced in the backward direction.
(iv) appear to diverge from a point.
Which of the above statements are correct?

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(a) (i) & (iv) (b) (ii) & (iv)
(c) (i) & (ii) (d) (ii) & (iii)
5. A student obtained a sharp image of a candle flame placed at the distant end of the
laboratory table on a screen using a concave mirror to determine its focal length. The teacher
suggested him to focus a distant building about 1 km far from the laboratory, for getting more
correct value of the focal length. In order to focus the distant building on the same screen the
student should slightly move the:
(a) mirror away from the screen
(b) screen away from the mirror
(c) screen towards the mirror
(d) screen towards the building

6. To determine the approximate value of the focal length of a given concave mirror, you focus
the image of a distant object formed by the mirror on a screen. The image obtained on the
screen, as compared to the object is always:
(a) Laterally inverted & diminished
(b) Inverted & diminished
(c) Erect & diminished
(d) Erect & highly diminished

7. Rays from sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an
object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object:
(a) 15 cm in front of the mirror
(b) 30 cm in front of the mirror
(c) Between 15 cm & 30 cm in front of the mirror
(d) More than 30 cm in front of the mirror

8. In torches, search lights & headlights of vehicles, the bulb is placed:

(a) between the pole and the focus of the reflector
(b) very near to the focus of the reflector
(c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflector
(d) at the centre of curvature of the reflector.

9. In which of the following is a concave mirror used?

(a) A solar cooker
(b) A rear view mirror in vehicles
(c) A safety mirror in shopping malls
(d) In viewing full size image of distant tall buildings
10. In a convex spherical mirror, reflection of light takes place at:
(a) a flat surface (b) a bent-in surface
(c) a bulging-out surface (d) an uneven surface

11. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a concave
mirror as shown in figure:

(a) Fig. A (b) Fig. B

(c) Fig. C (d) Fig. D

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12. If the focal length of a spherical mirror is 12.5 cm, its radius of curvature will be:
(a) 25 cm (b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 35 cm

13. The focal length of a spherical mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm is:

(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm

14. A diverging mirror is:

(a) a plane mirror (b) a convex mirror
(c) a concave mirror (d) a shaving mirror

15. If R is the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror & f is its Focal length then,
(a) R = f (b) R = 2f
(c) R = f/2 (d) R = 3f

16. The angle of incidence for a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave
mirror is:
(a) 45⁰ (b) 90⁰ (c) 0⁰ (b) 180⁰

17. An object is 100 mm in front of a concave mirror which produces an upright image (erect
image). The radius of curvature of the mirror is:
(a) less than 100 mm (b) between 100 mm & 200 mm
(c) exactly 200 mm (d) more than 200 mm
18. Consider two statements A & B given below:
A: real image is always inverted
B: virtual image is always erect
Out of these two statements:
(a) only A is true (b) only B is true (c) both A & B are true (d) none is true

Assertion & Reason

Directions: 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 and reason (R) is true.
Q.19 Assertion (A): Plane mirror may form real image.
Reason (R): Plane mirror forms virtual image, if object is real.
Q.20 Assertion (A): The focal length of the convex mirror will increase, if the mirror is placed in
water. Reason (R): The focal length of a convex mirror of radius R is equal to, f = R/2
Q.21 Assertion (A): The image formed by a concave mirror is certainly real if the object is
virtual.
Reason (R): The image formed by a concave mirror is certainly virtual if the object is real.
Q.22 Assertion (A): An object is placed at a distance of f from a convex mirror of focal length f,
its image will form at infinity.
Reason (R): The distance of image in convex mirror can never be infinity.