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Assignment-3
Physics

Topic: Reflection of light

SPHERICAL MIRROR-(Basics)
1. The line joining the pole and the centre of curvature of a mirror is called the
(A) aperture (B) principal section
(C) principal axis (D) pole
2. The middle point of the mirror is called
(A) pole (B) centre of sphere
(C) centre of curvature (D) none of these
3. The centre of curvature of a ………. mirror is in front of it.
(A) convex (B) concave
(C) convex or concave (D) none of these
4. The centre of curvature of a ……….. mirror is behind it.
(A) convex (B) concave
(C) convex or concave (D) none of these
5. Which of the following correctly depicts the reflection of a ray of light on a spherical mirror?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
6. A ray, emerging from a point on the object, passing through the centre of curvature C strikes the mirror
normally i.e. at 90. Then, the angle of incidence is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 45

(C) 90 (D) 180
7. In question 6, the angle of reflection is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 45
(C) 90 (D) 180
8. Which of the following mirrors is used to concentrate light on a given spot?
(A) Concave mirror (B) Convex mirror
(C) Plane mirror (D) None of these

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9. What is the value of  in the following ray diagram?

(A) 25 (B) 35

(C) 50 (D) None of these
10. The angle of reflection in question 9 is
(A) 25 (B) 12.5
(C) 50 (D) none of these

(Focal Length)
11. If a mirror has a focal length of + 15 cm, it is a
(A) convex mirror (B) concave mirror
(C) plane mirror (D) none of these
12. If we say that the focal length of a spherical mirror is n times its radius of curvature, then n must be
(A) 2.0 (B) 1.5
(C) 0.2 (D) none of these
13. The focal length (f) of a spherical mirror of radius of curvature R is
R
(A) R (B)
2
3R
(C) (D) 2R
2
(Position of object/image)
14. For an object at infinity, a concave mirror produces an image at its focus which is
(A) enlarged (B) virtual
(C) erect (D) real, inverted and diminished
15. Which is the wrong statement out of the following?
(A) A concave mirror can give a virtual image.
(B) A convex mirror can give a virtual image.
(C) A concave mirror can give a diminished virtual image.
(D) A convex mirror cannot give a real image.
16. An inverted image can be seen in a convex mirror.
(A) under no circumstances
(B) when the object is very far from the mirror
(C) when the object is at a distance equal to the radius of curvature of the mirror
(D) when the distance of the object from the mirror is equal to the focal length of the mirror
17. When an object is placed between the focus and the pole of a concave mirror, the image formed is
(A) real, inverted and small (B) real, inverted and same size
(C) real, inverted and enlarged (D) virtual, erect and enlarged
18. When the object is at focus of a concave mirror, the image is formed as
(A) focus (B) centre of curvature
(C) within focus (D) infinity

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19. When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed behind the mirror.
The nature of the image is
(A) real (B) inverted
(C) virtual and inverted (D) virtual and erect
20. Choose the only correct option in case of a concave mirror:
Object distance Image distance Image size Nature of image
(A) At C At C Equal to object Real and inverted
(B) Beyond C Between F and C Diminished Virtual and erect
(C) Between F and C At infinity Enlarged Real and inverted
(D) At F At infinity Highly diminished Virtual and erect
(Mirror formula)
21. The sum of the reciprocals of object distance and image distance is equal to the ______ of a mirror.
(A) focal length (B) reciprocal of the focal length
(C) radius of curvature (D) reciprocal of the radius of curvature
22. The relation between u, v and f for a mirror is given by:
uv 2u  v
(A) f = (B) f =
u −v u+v
uv
(C) f = (D) none of these
u+v
23. If an object is 40 cm away from a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. The image will be:
(A) virtual (B) erect
(C) diminished (D) of same size
24. A concave mirror products two times magnified real image of an object placed at 10 cm in front of it. Find the
positions of the image.
25. An object of 5.0 cm in size is placed at a distance of 20.0 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15.0 cm.
At what distance from the mirror, should a screen be placed to get the sharp image? Also calculate size of the
image.
26. An object 4 cm high is placed at a distance of 6 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm. Find
the position, nature and size of the image formed.
27. A convex mirror used in a bus has radius of curvature 3.5 m. If the driver of the bus locates a car at 10.0 m
behind the bus, find the position, nature and size of the image of the car.
28. The radius of curvature of a convex mirror used on a moving automobile is 2.0 m. A truck is coming behind it
at a distance of 3.5 m. Calculate (i) the position, and (ii) the size of the image relative to the size of the truck.
What will be the nature of the image?
29. A concave mirror produces three times enlarged image of an object placed at 10 cm in front of it. Calculate
the radius of curvature of the mirror.
30. A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a concave mirror. A real image is formed at 40 cm
from the mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.
31. Where should an object be placed in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm so as to obtain real image
two times magnified?
32. An object 5 cm tall was placed in front of a spherical mirror at 20 cm distance from the mirror. If a virtual
image of 10 cm tall was formed behind the mirror, find the focal length of the mirror and the position of the
image. Name the type of mirror used.
33. A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 32 cm from a concave mirror. The image is real, inverted and 3
cm in size. Find the focal length of the mirror and the position where the image is formed?
34. An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. List
characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.

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35. The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is formed on a screen placed in front
of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length. If the
height of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image. State whether the image formed is erect or inverted.
36. An object of height 1.2 m is placed before a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm so that a real image is
formed at a distance of 60 cm from it. Find the position of an object. What will be the height of the image
formed?
37. The image of an object formed by a mirror is real, inverted and is of magnification -1. If the image is at the
distance of 30 cm from the mirror, where is the object placed? Find the position of the image if the object is
now moved 20 cm towards the mirror. What is the nature of the image obtained? Justify your answer with the
help of a ray diagram.

(Magnification)
38. In case of a virtual and erect image, the magnification of a mirror is
(A) positive (B) negative
(C) unity (D) infinity
39. In case of a real and inverted image, the magnification of a mirror is
(A) positive (B) negative
(C) zero (D) infinity
40. The magnification produced by a concave mirror
(A) is always more than one (B) is always less than one
(C) is always equal to one (D) may be less than equal to or greater than one
41. The ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object is known as
(A) the focal plane (B) the transformation ratio
(C) the efficiency (D) none of these
42. The unit of magnification is
(A) m (B) m2
–1
(C) m (D) none of these
th
1
43. A convex mirror of focal length f produces an image   of the size of the object. Then the distance of the
n
object from the mirror is
(A) nf (B) (n + 1)f
 n 
(C) (n – 1) f (D)  f
 n +1 
44. A concave mirror of focal length f produces an image m times the size of the object. If image is real, then the
distance of the object from mirror is
 m +1 
(A) (m + 1)f (B)  f
 m 
 m −1 
(C)  f (D) mf
 m 
(Applications of Mirrors)
45. The mirror used in automobiles to see the rear field of view is
(A) concave (B) convex
(C) plane (D) none of these
46. A mirror having a very wide field of view must be
(A) concave (B) convex
(C) plane (D) none of these

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47. The mirror used in search lights is
(A) concave (B) convex
(C) plane (D) none of these
48. Shaving mirrors are
(A) convex mirrors (B) concave mirrors
(C) plane mirrors (D) none of these
49. The mirror used by dentists to concentrate light on the tooth to be examined is a _______ mirror.
(A) concave (B) plane or concave
(C) convex (D) plane
50. Which of the following is employed to clearly view objects which cannot be seen directly due to obstruction?
(A) Laser (B) Periscope
(C) Kaleidoscope (D) None of these
51. The concave mirrors are used in
(A) reflecting telescope only (B) magic-lanterns only
(C) cinema projectors only (D) all the above

(Miscellaneous)
52. Air is not visible because it
(A) is nearly a perfectly transparent substance (B) neither absorbs nor reflects light
(C) transmits whole of light (D) transmits whole of light
53. Light travels through a glass plate of thickness d and having refractive index . If c is velocity of light in
vacuum, the time taken by light to travel this thickness of glass is
d t
(A) (B)
c c
cd
(C) cd (D)

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54. If velocity of radio waves is 3 × 10 m/s, the frequency corresponding to wavelength of 300 m is
(A) 1 KHz (B) 10 KHz
(C) 1 MHz (D) 10 MHz
55. Signal from a remote control to the device operated by it travels with the speed of
(A) light (B) sound
(C) ultrasonics (D) supersonics
56. In case of a concave mirror, when we move the object from infinity to focus of the mirror (i.e., u decreases
from  to f ), the image moves from focus to . So, the correct graph is shown by

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
57. A ray of light is incident on a convex mirror at angle of incidence of 40. What is the ratio of angle of
reflection to the angle of incidence?
(A) 1 (B) > 1
(C) < 1 (D) 

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