1) A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror, along the direction given by, i 3j 4k .

Find
A 2
the unit vector along the reflected ray. Take normal to mirror along the direction of

i 6 j 2k .
B 3
i 237 j 68k
94 i 68 j 237 k
94
1) 2)
49 29 49 29
i 6 j 2k
3
3) 4) None of these
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2) An object moving at a speed of 5 m/s towards a concave mirror of focal length f = 1 m, is at a
distance of 9 m. The average speed of the image is :
1 1 5 4
1) m/s 2) m/s 3) m/s 4) m/s
5 10 9 10
3) A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens B of focal length 5
cm are kept along the same axis with a distance d between them as shown in
figure. If a parallel beam is incident on the lens, then d is equal to (in cm) :
1) 15 2) 20 3) 22.5 4) 25
4) A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a thin plano-convex lens
of focal length 15 cm. If the plane surface is silvered, the image will form at :
1) 60 cm from left of AB 2) 30 cm from left of AB
3) 12 cm from left of AB 4) 60 cm from right of AB
5) A position of final image formed by the given lens combination from the third lens will be at a distance
of f1 = + 10 cm, f2 = - 10 cm, f3 = +30 cm :

1) 15 cm 2) infinity 3) 45 cm 4) 30 cm
6) A student measures the focal length of a convex lens by putting an object pin at aidstance u from the
lens and measuring the distance of the image pin. The graph between u and plotted by the
student should look like :

1) 2) 3) 4)

7) The focal length of a plano-convex lens is f and its refractive index is 1.5. It is kept over a plane glass
plate with its curved surface touching the glass plate. The gap between the lens and the glass plate
is filled by a liquid. As a result, the effective focal length of the combination becomes 2f. Then, the
refractive index of the liquid is :
1) 1.5 2) 2 3) 1.25 4) 1.33
8) The least distance of vision of a longsighted person is 60 cm. By using a spectacle lens, this distance
is reduced to 12 cm. The power of the lens is :
1) + 5.0 D 2) + (20/3) D 3) (10/3) D 4) + 2.0 D
9) A concave mirror having the focal length 15 cm, forms an image having twice of the linear dimensions
of the object. If the image is virtual, then the position of the object will be :
1) 7.5 cm 2) 22.5 cm 3) 40 cm 4) 30 cm
10) A car is fitted with a convex side-view mirror of focal length 20 cm. A second car 2.8 m behind the
first car is overtaking the first car at a relative speed of 15 ms1. The speed of the image of the second
car as seen in the mirror of the first one is :
1 1 1 1
1) ms 2) ms 3)10 ms1 4) 15 ms1
10 15
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11) A thin convex lens made from crown glass has focal length f. when it is measured in two
2
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different liquids having refractive indices and , it has the focal lengths f1 and f2 respectively.
3 3
The correct relation between the focal lengths is :
1) f1 and f2 both become negative 2) f1 = f2 < f
3) f1 > f and f2 becomes negative 4) f2 > f and f1 becomes negative
12) A luminous object is separated from a screen by distance d. A convex lens is placed between the
object and the screen such that it forms a distinct image on the screen. The maximum possible focal
length of this convex lens is :
1) 4d 2) 2d 3) d/2 4) d/4
13) In the diagram, a prism of angle 30 is used. A ray PQ is incident as shown. An
emergent ray RS emerges perpendicular to the second face. The angle of
deviation is :
1) 0 2) 60 3) 30 4) 45
14) Light is incident normally on face AB of a prism as shown in figure. A liquid of
refractive index is placed on face AC of the prism. The prism is made of glass
of refractive index 3/2. The limits of for which total internal reflection takes
place on face AC is :
3 3 3 3
1) > 2) < 3) > 3 4) <
2 4 2
15) A ray of light undergoes deviation of 30 when incident on an equilateral prism of refractive index
2 . The angle made by the ray inside the prism with the base of the prism is :
1) 15 2) 0 3) 45 4) 30
16) A ray of light passing through a prism of refracting angle 60 has to deviate by at least 30. Then the
refractive index of the prism should be :
1) 2 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3
17) A beam of light consisting of red, green and blue colours is incident on a right-
angled prism ABC. The refractive indices of the material of the prism for the
above red, green and blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively.
The colour(s) transmitted through the face AC of the prism will be :
1) red only 2) red and green 3) all the three 4) none of these
18) In a laboratory four convex lenses L1, L2, L3 and L4 of focal lengths 2, 4, 6 and 8 cm, respectively are
available. Two of these lenses form a telescope of length 10 cm and magnifying power 4. The
objective and eye-lenses are respectively :
1) L2, L3 2) L1, L4 3) L1, L2 4) L4, L1
19) A microscope is having objective of focal length 1 cm and eye-piece of focal length 6 cm. If tube
length is 30 cm and image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision, what is the magnification
produced by the microscope ? Take D = 25 cm.
1) 25 2) 6 3) 125 4) 150
20) A compound microscope has a magnification of 30. The focal length of the eye-piece is 5 cm. If the
final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm), the magnification produced by
the objective is :
1) 10 2) 7.5 3) 5 4) 15
21) As shown in the figure, a charge +2C is situated at the origin O and another
charge +5 C is on the x-axis at the point A. The later charge from the point A
is then brought to a point B on they y-axis. The work done is
1 m
given 9 x 10 9
4 0 F
1) 45 x 109 J 2) 90 x 109 J 3) zero 4) 45 x 109 J
22) A particle of mass M and charge q is released from rest in a region of uniform electric field of
magnitude E. After a time t, the distance traveled by the charge is S and the kinetic energy attained
by the particle is T. Then, the ratio T/S :
1) remains constant with time t 2) varies linearly with the mass M of the particle
3) is independent of the charge q 4)is independent of the magnitude of the electric field E
23) The time period of revolution of a charge q1 and of mass m moving in a circular path of radius r due
to coulomb force of attraction with another charge q2 at its centre is :
16 0 mr 3 8 2 0 mr 3 0 mr 3 16 3 0 mr 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
q1q2 q1q2 16q1q2 q1q2
24) A point charge of 2 C experience a constant force of 1000 N when moved between two points
separated by a distance of 2 cm in a uniform electric field. The potential difference between the two
points is :
1) 12 V 2) 8 V 3) 10 V 4) 16 V
25) Surface density of charge on a sphere of radius R in terms of electric intensity E at a distance r in
free space is : (0 = permittivity of free space)
0 ER 0 Er
2 2
R r
1) 0 E 2) 3) 0 E 4)
r r2 R R2
26) In air, a charged soap bubble of radius r is in equilibrium having outside and inside pressures being
equal. The charge on the bubble is : (0 = permittivity of free space, T = surface tension of soap
solution)
2T 0 4T 0 6T 0 8T 0
1) 4r2 2) 4r2 3) 4r2 4) 4r2
r r r r
27) Two charges of equal magnitude q are placed in air at a distance 2a apart and third charge 2q is
placed at mid-point. The potential energy of the system is : (0 = permittivity of free space)
q2 3q 2 5q 2 7q 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
8 0 a 8 0 a 8 0 a 8 0 a
28) A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant K between the plates has a capacity
C and is charged to a potential V volt. The dielectric slab is slowly removed from between the plates
and then reinserted. The net work done by the system in this process is :
1 CV 2 K 1
1) zero 2) (K1) CV2 3) 4) (K1)CV2
2 K
29) A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor
but has a thickness (3/4)d, where d is the separation of the plates. The ratio of the capacitance C (in
the presence of the dielectric) to the capacitance C0 (in the absence of the dielectric) is :
3K 3K 4K 4
1) 2) 3) 4) K
K 4 4 K 3 3
30) Three capacitors of 2 F, 3F and 6F are joined in series and the combination is charged by means
of a 24 V battery. The potential difference between the plates of the 6 F capacitor is :
1) 4 V 2) 6 V 3) 8 V 4) 10 V
31) A capacitor is charged by using a battery which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab is introduced
between the plates which results in :
1) increase in the potential difference across the plates and reduction in stored energy but no change
in the charge on the plates
2) decrease in the potential difference across the plates and reduction in the stored energy but no
change in the charge on the plates
3) reduction of charge on the plates and increase of potential difference across the plates
4) increase in stored energy but no change in potential difference across the plates.
32) A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a 5 V battery and charged. The battery is then disconnected
and a glass slab is introduced between the plates. Then, the quantities that decrease are :
1) charge and potential difference 2) charge and capacitance
3) capacitance and potential difference 4) energy stored and potential difference
33) The potential difference between A and B, is :
1) 13.2 V
2) 13.2 V
3) 6 V
4) 6 V
34) In the given circuit, a charge of +80 C is given to the upper pate of the 4F capacitor. Then, in the
steady state, the charge on the upper plate of the 3F capacitor is :
1) + 32 C
2) + 40 C
3) +48 C
4) +80 C
35) Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V and 200 V respectively. It is found that by connecting
them together the potential on each one can be made zero. Then :
1) 3C1 + 5C2 = 0 2) 9C1 = 4C2 3) 5C1 = 3C2 4) 3C1 = 5C2
36) A parallel plate capacitor is charged and then disconnected from the charging battery. If the plates
are now moved farther apart by pulling at them by means of insulating handles, then :
1) the energy stored in the capacitor decreases
2) the capacitance on the capacitor decreases
3) the charge on the capacitor decreases
4) the voltage across the capacitor increases
37) A voltmeter reads 4 V when connected to a parallel plate capacitor with air as a dielectric. When a
dielectric slab is introduced between plates for the same configuration, voltmeter reads 2 V. What is
the dielectric constant of the material ?
1) 8 2) 0.5 3) 10 4) 2
38) A 400 pF capacitor is charged by a 100 V supply. How much electrostatic energy is lost in the process
of disconnecting from the supply and connecting another uncharged 400 pF capacitor ?
1) 105 joules 2) 106 joules 3) 107 joules 4) 104 joules
39) Current versus time and voltage versus time graphs of a circuit element are
shown in figure : The type of the circuit element is :
1) capacitance of 2 F
2) resistance of 2
3) capacitance of 1 F
4) a voltage source of emf 1 V
40) Charges Q, 2Q and 4Q are uniformly distributed in three dielectric solid spheres 1, 2 and 3 of radii
R/2, R and 2R respectively, as shown in figure. If magnitudes of the electric fields at point P at a
distance R from the centre of spheres 1, 2 and 3 are E1, E2 and E3 respectively, then :

1) E1 > E2 > E3 2) E3 > E1 > E2 3) E2 > E1 > E3 4) E3 > E2 > E1

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