10X SCIENCE with Pooja Mam
10X SARQ – J – Light – Reflection and Refraction
Class 10 Science ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
DIRECTION : In each of the following
questions, a statement of Assertion is given
followed by a corresponding statement of
Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark
the correct
answer as
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
Question 1.
Assertion: The centre of curvature is not a part
of the mirror. It lies outside its reflecting
surface.
Reason: The reflecting surface of a spherical
mirror forms a part of a sphere. This sphere
has a centre.
Question 2.
Assertion: A ray passing through the centre of
curvature of a concave mirror after reflection,
is reflected back along the same path.
Reason: The incident rays fall on the mirror
along the normal to the reflecting surface.
Question 3.
Assertion: Light does not travel in the same
direction in all the media.
Reason: The speed of light does not change
as it enters from one transparent medium to
another.
Question 4.
Assertion: The emergent ray is parallel to the
direction of the incident ray.
Reason: The extent of bending of the ray of
light at the opposite parallel faces (air glass
interface and glass-air interface) of the
rectangular glass slab is equal and opposite.
Question 5.
Assertion: A ray of light travelling from a rarer
medium to a denser medium slows down and
bends away from the normal. When it travels
from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it
speeds up and bends towards the normal.
Reason: The speed of light is higher in a rarer
medium than a denser medium.
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Question 6.
Assertion: The mirrors used in search lights
are concave spherical.
Reason: In concave spherical mirror the image
formed is always virtual.
Question 7.
Assertion: Light travels faster in glass than in
air.
Reason: Glass is denser than air.
Question 8.
Assertion: For observing traffic at back, the
driver mirror is convex mirror.
Reason: A convex mirror has much larger field
of view than a plane mirror.
Question 9.
Assertion: Mirror formula can be applied to a
plane mirror.
Reason: A plane mirror is a spherical mirror of
infinite focal length.
Question 10.
Assertion: It is not possible to see a virtual
image by eye.
Reason: The rays that seem to emanate from
a virtual image do not in fact emanates from
the image.
Question 11.
Assertion: When the object moves with a
velocity 2 m/s, its image in the plane mirror
moves with a velocity of 4 m/s.
Reason: The image formed by a plane mirror
is as far behind the mirror as the object is in
front of it.
Question 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.
Question 13.
Assertion: Concave mirrors are used as make-
up mirrors.
Reason: When the face is held within the focus
of a concave mirror, then a diminished image
of the face is seen in
the concave mirror.
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Question 14.
Assertion: Refractive index has no units.
Reason: The refractive index is a ratio of two
similar quantities.
Question 15.
Assertion: Plane mirror may form real image.
Reason: Plane mirror forms virtual image, if
object is real.
Question 16.
Assertion: The focal length of the convex
mirror will increase, if the mirror is placed in
water.
Reason: The focal length of a convex mirror of
radius R is equal to, f= R/2
Question 17.
Assertion: The image formed by a concave
mirror is certainly real if the object is virtual.
Reason: The image formed by a concave
mirror is certainly virtual if the object is real.
Question 18.
Assertion: An object is placed at a distance of f
from a convex mirror of focal length f, its image
will form at infinity.
Reason: The distance of image in convex
mirror can never be infinity.
Question 19.
Assertion: If the rays are diverging after
emerging from a lens; the lens must be
concave.
Reason: The convex lens can give diverging
rays.
Question 20.
Assertion: Refractive index of glass with
respect to air is different for red light and violet
light.
Reason : Refractive index of a pair of media
depends on the wavelength of light used.
Question 21.
Assertion : The refractive index of diamond is
√6 and that of liquid is √3. If the light travels
from diamond to the liquid, it will totally
reflected when the angle of incidence is 30
Reason : n = 1 / Sin C , where n is the
refractive index of diamond with respect to
liquid.
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Question 22.
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.
Question 23.
Assertion:- A ray incident along normal to the
mirror retraces its path.
Reason:- In reflection, angle of incidence is
always equal to the angle of reflection.
Question 24.
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.
Question 25.
Assertion:- Higher is the refractive index of a
medium or denser the medium, lesser is the
velocity of light in that medium.
Reason:- Refractive index is inversely
proportional to velocity.
Question 26.
Assertion : The twinkling of star is due to
reflection of light.
Reason : The velocity of light changes while
going from one medium to the other.
Question 27.
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.
Question 28.
Assertion : Concave mirror has a real focus.
Reason : Concave mirror always forms real
image.
Question 29.
Assertion : When light travels from one
medium to another. The direction of
propagation of light in second medium
changes.
Reason : Light travels with different speeds in
different mediums.
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Question 30.
Assertion : Power of a convex lens is positive
and that of a concave lens is negative.
Reason : Convex lens forms real image and
concave lens forms virtual image.

ANSWERS –
1a
2a
3c
4a
5d
6c
7d
8a
9a
10 d
11 a
12 a
13 c
14 a
15 b
16 d
17 c
18 d
19 d
20 a
21 a
22 a
23 a
24 d
25 a
26 d
27 a
28 c
29 a
30 c

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