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M.C.Q (1 Marks)

MCQ 2011 Mark
A spectrum is formed by a prism of dispersive power ‘ω’. If the angle of deviation is ‘δ’, then the angular dispersion is
  • A
     ω/δ
  • B
    δ / ω
  • C
    1/ ωδ
  • ω δ
Answer
Correct option: D.
ω δ
 ω δ
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MCQ 2021 Mark
When light rays are incident on a prism at an angle of $45^{\circ}$, the minimum deviation is obtained. If refractive index of the material of prism is $\sqrt{2}$, then the angle of prism will be
  • A
     $30^{\circ}$
  • B
     $40^{\circ}$
  • C
    $50^{\circ}$
  •  $60^{\circ}$
Answer
Correct option: D.
 $60^{\circ}$
$60^{\circ}$
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MCQ 2031 Mark
Fraunhofer lines are obtained in
  •  Solar spectrum
  • B
     The spectrum obtained from neon lamp
  • C
     Spectrum from a discharge tube
  • D
     None of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Solar spectrum
Solar spectrum
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MCQ 2041 Mark
A prism (μ = 1.5) has the refracting angle of 30°. The deviation of a monochromatic ray incident normally on its one surface will be (sin 48° 36’ = 0.75)
  • 18° 36’
  • B
    20° 30’
  • C
    18°
  • D
    22°1’
Answer
Correct option: A.
18° 36’
18° 36’
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MCQ 2051 Mark
We use flint glass prism to disperse polychromatic light because light of different colours
  • A
    Travel with same speed
  • B
    Travel with same speed but deviate differently due to the shape of the prism
  • Have different anisotropic properties while travelling through the prism
  • D
    Travel with different speeds
Answer
Correct option: C.
Have different anisotropic properties while travelling through the prism
Have different anisotropic properties while travelling through the prism
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MCQ 2061 Mark
The critical angle between an equilateral prism and air is 45°. If the incident ray is perpendicular to the refracting surface, then
  • A
     After deviation it will emerge from the second refracting surface
  • It is totally reflected on the second surface and emerges out perpendicularly from third surface in air
  • C
    It is totally reflected from the second and third refracting surfaces and finally emerges out from the first surface
  • D
    It is totally reflected from all the three sides of prism and never emerges out
Answer
Correct option: B.
It is totally reflected on the second surface and emerges out perpendicularly from third surface in air
It is totally reflected on the second surface and emerges out perpendicularly from third surface in air
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MCQ 2071 Mark
Formula for dispersive power is (where symbols have their usual meanings)
  • A
     $\frac{\mu_v-\mu_{ g }}{\mu_{ r }-1}$
  •  $\frac{\mu_v-\mu_r}{\mu_v-1}$
  • C
    $\frac{\mu_v-\mu_y}{\mu_y-\mu_r}$
  • D
     $\frac{\mu_v-\mu_r}{\mu_y}-1$
Answer
Correct option: B.
 $\frac{\mu_v-\mu_r}{\mu_v-1}$
$\frac{\mu_v-\mu_r}{\mu_\gamma-1}$
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MCQ 2081 Mark
Which source is associated with a line emission spectrum
  • A
     Electric fire
  • Neon street sign
  • C
     Red traffic light
  • D
     Sun
Answer
Correct option: B.
Neon street sign
Neon street sign
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MCQ 2091 Mark
The dispersive power of the material of lens of focal length 20 cm is 0.08. The longitudinal chromatic aberration of the lens is
  • A
    0.08 cm
  • B
     0.08/20 cm
  •  1.6 cm
  • D
    0.16 cm
Answer
Correct option: C.
 1.6 cm
1.6 cm
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MCQ 2101 Mark
A thin equiconvex lens is made of glass of refractive index $1.5$ and its focal length is $0.2 m$ , if it acts as a concave lens of $0.5 \ m$ focal length when dipped in a liquid, the refractive index of the liquid is
  • A
     $\frac{17}{8}$
  •  $\frac{15}{8}$
  • C
     $\frac{13}{8}$
  • D
    $\frac{9}{8}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
 $\frac{15}{8}$
$\frac{15}{8}$
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MCQ 2111 Mark
If the focal length of a double convex lens for red light is $f_R$, its focal length for the violet light is
  • A
     $f_R$
  • B
     Greater than $f_R$
  •  Less than $f _{ R }$
  • D
     $2 f _{ R }$
Answer
Correct option: C.
 Less than $f _{ R }$
Less than $f _{ R }$
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MCQ 2121 Mark
A combination of two thin lenses of the same material with focal lengths $f_1$ and $f_2$, arranged on a common axis minimizes chromatic aberration, if the distance between them is
  • A
     $\frac{\left(f_1+f_2\right)}{4}$
  • $\frac{\left(f_1+f_2\right)}{2}$
  • C
    $\left( f _1+ f _2\right)$
  • D
     $2\left(f_1+f_2\right)$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{\left(f_1+f_2\right)}{2}$
$\frac{\left(f_1+f_2\right)}{2}$
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MCQ 2131 Mark
The focal length of the field lens (which is an achromatic combination of two lenses) of telescope is 90 cm. The dispersive powers of the two lenses in the combination are 0.024 and 0.036. The focal lengths of two lenses are
  • A
    30 cm and 60 cm
  • 30 cm and – 45 cm
  • C
    45 cm and 90 cm
  • D
    15 cm and 45 cm
Answer
Correct option: B.
30 cm and – 45 cm
30 cm and – 45 cm
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MCQ 2141 Mark
A concave lens and a convex lens have same focal length of 20 cm and both put in contact this combination is used to view an object 5 cm long kept at 20 cm from the lens combination. As compared to object the image will be
  • A
     Magnified and inverted
  • B
    Reduced and erect
  • Of the same size and erect
  • D
    Of the same size and inverted
Answer
Correct option: C.
Of the same size and erect
 Of the same size and erect
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MCQ 2151 Mark
If two lenses of +5 diopters are mounted at some distance apart, the equivalent power will always be negative if the distance is
  •  Greater than 40 cm
  • B
    Equal to 40 cm
  • C
    Equal to 10 cm
  • D
    Less than 10 cm
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Greater than 40 cm
Greater than 40 cm
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MCQ 2161 Mark
The plane faces of two identical plano-convex lenses each having focal length of 40 cm are pressed against each other to form a usual convex lens. The distance from this lens, at which an object must be placed to obtain a real, inverted image with magnification one is
  • A
    80 cm
  • 40 cm
  • C
    20 cm
  • D
    162 cm
Answer
Correct option: B.
40 cm
40 cm
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MCQ 2171 Mark
A thin glass (refractive index 1.5) lens has optical power of -5D in air. It's optical power in a liquid medium with refractive index 1.6 will be
  • A
     25 D
  • B
    – 25 D
  • C
    1 D
  • None of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
None of these
None of these
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MCQ 2181 Mark
A convex lens is in contact with concave lens. The magnitude of the ratio of their focal length is 2/3. Their equivalent focal length is 30 cm. What are their individual focal lengths
  • A
     – 75, 50
  • B
    – 10, 15
  • C
    75, 50
  • – 15, 10
Answer
Correct option: D.
– 15, 10
– 15, 10
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MCQ 2191 Mark
When light rays from the sun fall on a convex lens along a direction parallel to its axis
  • A
     Focal length for all colours is the same
  •  Focal length for violet colour is the shortest
  • C
     Focal length for yellow colour is the longest
  • D
    Focal length for red colour is the shortest
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Focal length for violet colour is the shortest
Focal length for violet colour is the shortest
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MCQ 2201 Mark
Two lenses of power + 12 and – 2 diopters are placed in contact. The combined focal length of the combination will be
  • A
    8.33 cm
  • B
    1.66 cm
  • C
    12.5 cm
  • 10 cm
Answer
Correct option: D.
10 cm
10 cm
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MCQ 2211 Mark
An equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX¢ and (ii) YOY¢ as shown in the figure. Let f, f ¢, f ¢¢ be the focal lengths of the complete lens, of each half in case (i), and of each half in case (ii), respectively

Choose the correct statement from the following
  • A
     $f ^{\prime}=2 f , f ^{\prime \prime}= f$
  • B
     $f ^{\prime}= f , f ^{\prime \prime}= f$
  • C
     $f ^{\prime}=2 f , f ^{\prime \prime}=2 f$
  • $f^{\prime}=f, f^{\prime \prime}=2 f$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$f^{\prime}=f, f^{\prime \prime}=2 f$
$f ^{\prime}= f , f ^{\prime \prime}=2 f$
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MCQ 2221 Mark
A bi-convex lens made of glass (refractive index 1.5) is put in a liquid of refractive index 1.7. Its focal length will
  • A
     Decrease and change sign
  •  Increase and change sign
  • C
     Decrease and remain of the same sign
  • D
     Increase and remain of the same sign
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Increase and change sign
Increase and change sign
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MCQ 2231 Mark
A combination of two thin convex lenses of focal length 0.3 m and 0.1 m will have minimum spherical and chromatic aberrations if the distance between them is
  • A
    0.1 m
  • 0.2 m
  • C
    0.3 m
  • D
    0.4 m
Answer
Correct option: B.
0.2 m
 0.2 m
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MCQ 2241 Mark
The radius of the convex surface of plano-convex lens is 20 cm and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5. The focal length of the lens is
 
  • A
    30 cm
  • B
    50 cm
  • C
    20 cm
  • 40 cm
Answer
Correct option: D.
40 cm
40 cm
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MCQ 2251 Mark
A plano-convex lens is made of refractive index of 1.6. The radius of curvature of the curved surface is 60 cm. The focal length of the lens is
  • A
     400 cm
  • B
    200 cm
  •  100 cm
  • D
     50 cm
Answer
Correct option: C.
 100 cm
 100 cm
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MCQ 2261 Mark
At what distance from a convex lens of focal length 30 cm, an object should be placed so that the size of the image be 1/2 of the object
  • A
     30 cm
  • B
     60 cm
  • C
     15 cm
  •  90 cm
Answer
Correct option: D.
 90 cm
90 cm
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MCQ 2271 Mark
A double convex lens $\left(\mathrm{R}_1=\mathrm{R}_2=10 \mathrm{~cm}\right)(\mu=1.5)$ having focal length equal to the focal length of a concave mirror. The radius of curvature of the concave mirror is
  • A
    10 cm
  • 20 cm
  • C
    40 cm
  • D
    15 cm
Answer
Correct option: B.
20 cm
(b) 20 cm
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MCQ 2281 Mark
A plano-convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and radius of curvature 30 cm is silvered at the curved surface. Now this lens has been used to form the image of an object. At what distance from this lens an object be placed in order to have a real image of the size of the object
  • 20 cm
  • B
    30 cm
  • C
    60 cm
  • D
    80 cm
Answer
Correct option: A.
20 cm
 20 cm
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MCQ 2291 Mark
In order to obtain a real image of magnification 2 using a converging lens of focal length 20 cm, where should an object be placed
  • A
    50 cm
  • B
    30 cm
  • C
    – 50 cm
  • – 30 cm
Answer
Correct option: D.
– 30 cm
 – 30 cm
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MCQ 2301 Mark
A point object is placed at the center of a glass sphere of radius 6 cm and refractive index 1.5. The distance of the virtual image from the surface of the sphere is
  • A
    2 cm
  • B
    4 cm
  • 6 cm
  • D
    12 cm
Answer
Correct option: C.
6 cm
6 cm
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MCQ 2311 Mark
A thin plano-convex lens acts like a concave mirror of focal length 0.2 m when silvered from its plane surface. The refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5. The radius of curvature of the convex surface of the lens will be
  • A
    0.4 m
  • 0.2 m
  • C
    0.1 m
  • D
    0.75 m
Answer
Correct option: B.
0.2 m
0.2 m
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MCQ 2321 Mark
A beam of parallel rays is brought to a focus by a plano-convex lens. A thin concave lens of the same focal length is joined to the first lens. The effect of this is
  • A
    The focal point shifts away from the lens by a small distance
  • B
     The focus remains undisturbed
  • The focus shifts to infinity
  • D
     The focal point shifts towards the lens by a small distance
Answer
Correct option: C.
The focus shifts to infinity
 The focus shifts to infinity
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MCQ 2331 Mark
An object placed 10 cm in front of a lens has an image 20 cm behind the lens. What is the power of the lens (in dioptres)
  • A
     1.5
  • B
    3.0
  • C
    – 15.0
  • + 15.0
Answer
Correct option: D.
+ 15.0
+ 15.0
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MCQ 2341 Mark
A film projector magnifies a $100\ cm^2$ film strip on a screen. If the linear magnification is $4,$ the area of magnified film on the screen is
  • $ 1600 \mathrm{~cm}^2 $
  • B
    $ 400 \mathrm{~cm}^2$
  • C
    $ 800 \mathrm{~cm}^2 $
  • D
    $ 200 \mathrm{~cm}^2 $
Answer
Correct option: A.
$ 1600 \mathrm{~cm}^2 $
$ 1600 \mathrm{~cm}^2 $
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MCQ 2351 Mark
A magnifying glass is to be used at the fixed object distance of 1 inch. If it is to produce an erect image magnified 5 times its focal length should be
  • A
    0.2 inch
  • B
    0.8 inch
  • 1.25 inch
  • D
    5 inch
Answer
Correct option: C.
1.25 inch
1.25 inch
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MCQ 2361 Mark
In a parallel beam of white light is incident on a converging lens, the colour which is brought to focus nearest to the lens is
  •  Violet
  • B
     Red
  • C
     The mean colour
  • D
     All the colours together
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Violet
 Violet
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MCQ 2371 Mark
An achromatic combination of lenses produces
  • A
     Coloured images
  • B
    Highly enlarged image
  • C
    Images in black and white
  • Images unaffected by variation of refractive index with wavelength
Answer
Correct option: D.
Images unaffected by variation of refractive index with wavelength
 Images unaffected by variation of refractive index with wavelength
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MCQ 2381 Mark
When the convergent nature of a convex lens will be less as compared with air
  • A
     In water
  • B
     In oil
  •  In both (a) and (b)
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
 In both (a) and (b)
 In both (a) and (b)
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MCQ 2391 Mark
If aperture of lens is halved then image will be
  • A
     No effect on size
  • B
     Intensity of image decreases
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both (a) and (b)
Both (a) and (b)
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MCQ 2401 Mark
The chromatic Aberration in lenses becomes due to
  • A
     Disimilarity of main axis of rays
  • B
    Disimilarity of radii of curvature
  • Variation of focal length of lenses with wavelength
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Variation of focal length of lenses with wavelength
 Variation of focal length of lenses with wavelength
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MCQ 2411 Mark
The sun makes $0.5^\circ$ angle on earth surface. Its image is made by convex lens of $50 \ cm$ focal length. The diameter of the image will be
  • A
    $5 \ mm$
  • $4.36 \ mm$
  • C
    $7\ mm$
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
$4.36 \ mm$
$4.36 \ mm$
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MCQ 2421 Mark
A lens of power + 2 diopters is placed in contact with a lens of power – 1 diopoter. The combination will behave like
  • A
     A divergent lens of focal length 50 cm
  • B
     A convergent lens of focal length 50 cm
  •  A convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
  • D
     A divergent lens of focal length 100 cm
Answer
Correct option: C.
 A convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
 A convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
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MCQ 2431 Mark
A convex lens is dipped in a liquid whose refractive index is equal to the refractive index of the lens. Then its focal length will
  • Become infinite
  • B
     Become small, but non–zero
  • C
     Remain unchanged
  • D
     Become zero
Answer
Correct option: A.
Become infinite
 Become infinite
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MCQ 2441 Mark
A double convex thin lens made of glass of refractive index 1.6 has radii of curvature 15 cm each. The focal length of this lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.63 is
  •  – 407 cm
  • B
    250 cm
  • C
     125 cm
  • D
     25 cm
Answer
Correct option: A.
 – 407 cm
 – 407 cm
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MCQ 2451 Mark
Two thin lenses of focal lengths $\mathrm{f}_1$ and $\mathrm{f}_2$are in contact. The focal length of this combination is
  • A
    $\frac{f_1 f_2}{f_1-f_2}$
  • $\frac{f_1 f_2}{f_1+f_2}$
     
  • C
    $\frac{2 f_1 f_2}{f_1-f_2}$
  • D
    $\frac{2 f_1 f_2}{f_1+f_2}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{f_1 f_2}{f_1+f_2}$
 
(b) $\frac{f_1 f_2}{f_1+f_2}$
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MCQ 2461 Mark
The focal length of lens of refractive index 1.5 in air is 30 cm. When it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index $\frac {4}{3}$, then its focal length in liquid will be
  • A
    30 cm
  • B
    60 cm
  • 120 cm
  • D
    240 cm
Answer
Correct option: C.
120 cm
(c) 120 cm
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MCQ 2471 Mark
A point object O is placed in front of a glass rod having spherical end of radius of curvature 30 cm. The image would be formed at
  • 30 cm left
  • B
    Infinity
  • C
    1 cm to the right
  • D
    18 cm to the left
Answer
Correct option: A.
30 cm left
(a) 30 cm left
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MCQ 2481 Mark
If convex lens of focal length 80cm and a concave lens of focal length 50 cm are combined together, what will be their resulting power
  • A
     + 6.5 D
  • B
    – 6.5 D
  • C
     + 7.5 D
  • – 0.75 D
Answer
Correct option: D.
– 0.75 D
– 0.75 D
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MCQ 2491 Mark
An object is placed 12 cm to the left of a converging lens of focal length 8 cm. Another converging lens of 6 cm focal length is placed at a distance of 30 cm to the right of the first lens. The second lens will produce
  • A
     No image
  • B
     A virtual enlarged image
  •  A real enlarged image
  • D
    A real smaller image
Answer
Correct option: C.
 A real enlarged image
A real enlarged image
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MCQ 2501 Mark
A convex lens is made up of three different materials as shown in the figure. For a point object placed on its axis, the number of images formed are
  • A
    1
  • B
    5
  • C
    4
  • 3
Answer
Correct option: D.
3
(d) 3
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