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PHYSICS
CLASS – 12TH
ASSIGNMENT – 01
Ray Optics
Topic – I(INTRODUCTION)
1. The velocity of light in glass is 2 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1 , while in vaccum it is 3 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1 . What is the absolute
refractive index of glass ?
Ans. 1.5
2. The velocity of light in water if the velocity of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1. Given refractive of
water = 4/3.
Ans. 2.25 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1
3. What is the speed of light in medium whose refractive index is 3/2 ? Given speed of light is air =
3 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1.
Ans. 2 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1
4. If refractive index of water with respect to air is 4/3, then find the refractive index of air with respect to
water.
Ans.3/4
5. If refractive index of glass w.r.t. air is 3/2 and refractive index of water w.r.t. air is 4/3. Find refractive
index of glass w.r.t. water.
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Ans. 8
6. The refractive index of water is 4/3. How much time will light take to travel through a water column of
length 500 m ?
Ans. 2.22 𝜇s
7. The refractive index of air w.r.t. glass is 2/3. The refractive index of the diamond w.r.t. air is 12/5. What
is the refractive index of glass w.r.t. the diamond ?
Ans. 5/8
8. A light wave of frequency 5 × 1014 enters a medium of refractive index 1.5. What is the velocity of
light in the medium ?
Ans. 2 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1

Topic – II(𝝀′ = 𝝀⁄𝒏)

9. A monochromatic light of wavelength 7500 Å in in vacuum enters a medium of refractive index 1.5.
What is the wavelength of light in the medium ?
Ans. 5000 Å
10. The wavelength of a monochromatic beam of light in a medium of refractive index 1.5 is 4000 Å.
Calculate the wavelength of this light in vacuum.
Ans. 6000 Å
11. The wavelength of light in air is 6000 Å and in medium its value is 4000 Å. Determine the refractive
index of the medium w.r.t. air.
Ans. 1.5
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12. The wavelength of red light in air is 780 nm. What will be its wavelength in water ? Refractive index of
water = 4/3.
Ans. 585 nm

Topic – III(SNELL’S LAW)

13. When light incidents at an angle of 600 while going from air to medium 𝑋 then its angle of refraction is
300 . Find refractive index of medium 𝑋.
14. At what angle must a ray of light incident on the medium X so that it is refracted at an angle of 450 .
Given refractive index of medium X is √3⁄2 . Ans- 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( 2 )
√3

15. At what angle must a ray of light incident on the glass so that it is refracted at an angle of 300 ? Given
refractive index of glass = 1.5.
3
Ans.𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (4)
16. A ray of light passes from vacuum into a glass of refractive index 1.5. The angle of incidence is found to
be twice the angle of refraction. What is the angle of incidence ?
3
Ans.2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (4)
17. Figures (a) and (b) show refraction of a ray in air incident at 600 with the normal to a glass-air and
water-air interface, respectively. Predict the angle of refraction in glass when the angle of incidence in
water is 450 with the normal to a water-glass interface.

Topic – IV(APPARENT DEPTH & REAL DEPTH)

18. A container is filled with water 12.5 cm deep. The depth of a needle lying on the bottom of the
container appears to be 9.4 cm. Find the refractive index of water.
Ans. 1.33
19. A fish in the pond of a water appears at a depth of 6 cm. What is the actual depth of the fish if
refractive index of water is 4/3 ?
Ans. 8 cm
20. A container is filled with water 12.5 cm deep. The depth of a needle lying on the bottom of the
container appears to be 9.4 cm. find the refractive index of water.
Ans. 1.329
21. A rectangular block of glass is placed on a mark made on the paper and it is viewed from the vertical
position of eye. If the refractive index of glass be 1.6 and its thickness is 6 cm, then by what distance
would the ink dot appear to be raised ?
Ans. 2.25 cm
22. The thickness of glass plate of refractive index 1.5, when it is placed on an ink dot on a sheet of paper
raises its view by 1 cm.
Ans. 3 cm
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23. A fish is at a depth of 30 cm below the surface of water. What will be the distance between the fish and
its image ? Refractive index of water is 4/3.
Ans. 7.5
24. An ink dot on the sheet of a paper is viewed from above a distance of 50 cm. By what distance would
he ink dot appear to be raised if it is viewed through a glass slab of thickness 15 cm held parallel to the
paper ? Given refractive index of glass = 1.5.
Ans. 5 cm
25. A beaker of depth 20 cm is half filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.4 and half filled with a liquid of
refractive index 1.7. Calculate the apparent depth of a coin lying at the bottom of the beaker, assuming
that liquids do not mix with each other.
Ans. 13.02 cm.

Topic – V(TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION)

26. What is the value of refractive index of a medium, if the critical angle is 420 ?
Ans. 1.49
27. The critical angle for water when its refractive index is 1.35.
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Ans. 𝑐 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (27)
28. If the speed of light in glass is 2 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1, what is the critical angle of the incidence of light
travelling from glass to air ?
2
Ans. C=𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (3)
29. Find the critical angle for a ray of light going from paraffin oil to air. Refractive index of paraffin oil
w.r.t. air is 1.44.
25
Ans. 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (36)
30. The critical angle for total internal reflection from medium to vacuum is 300 . What will be the velocity
of light in medium ?
Ans. 1.5 × 108 𝑚 𝑠 −1
31. If the refractive index for water and glass are 4/3 and 5/3 respectively and the light is tending to go
from glass to water, then what is value of the critical angle ?
4
Ans. 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (5)
32. What is the critical angle for light going from a medium in which wavelength is 4000 Å to a medium in
which its wavelength is 6000 Å ?
2
Ans. 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( )
3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

Topic – I(INTRODUCTION)
33. 𝑉1 is velocity of light in first medium, 𝑉2 is velocity of light in second medium, then refractive index
of second medium with respect to first medium is
(a)𝑉1 /𝑉2 (b) 𝑉2 /𝑉1 (c) √𝑉1 /𝑉2 (d) 𝑉2 /𝑉1
34. Velocity of light in water, glass and vacuum have the values Vw , Vg and respectively. Which of the
following relations is true
(a)𝑉𝑤 = 𝑉𝑔 = 𝑉𝑐 (b) 𝑉𝑤 > 𝑉𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑉𝑤 < 𝑉𝑐 (c) 𝑉𝑤 = 𝑉𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑉𝑤 < 𝑉𝑔 (d) 𝑉𝑒 = 𝑉𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑤 < 𝑉𝑔
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35. When light travels from one medium to the other of which the refractive index is different,
then which of the following will change
(a) (a) Frequency, wavelength and velocity (b) Frequency and wavelength
(c) Frequency and velocity (d)Wavelength and velocity
36. When a light wave goes from air into water, the quantity that remains unchanged is its
(a) speed (b) amplitude (c) frequency (d) wavelength
37. Velocity of light in glass whose refractive index with respect to air is 1.5 is 2 × 10 8 m / s and in
certain liquid the velocity of light found to be 2.50 × 108 𝑚/𝑠. The refractive index of the liquid with
respect to air is
(a)0.64 (b) 0.80 (c) 1.20 (d)1.44
38. The refractive indices of glass and water w.r.t. air are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. The
refractive index of glass w.r.t water will be
(a) 8/9 (d) 9/8 (c) 7/6 (d) none of these
3 4
39. Absolute refractive indices of glass and water me 2 and 3. The ratio of velocity of light in glass and
water will be
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 8 : 7 (c) 8 : 9 (d) 3 : 4
40. Refractive index of glass is 3/2 and refractive index of water is 4/3. If the speed of light in
glass is 2.00 108 m / s , the speed in water will be
(a) 2.67 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (b) 2.25 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (c) 1.78 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (d) 1.50 × 108 𝑚/𝑠
41. If i𝜇 j represents refractive index when a light ray goes from medium i to medium j, then the
product 2𝜇 1×3𝜇 2×4𝜇 3 is equal to
1
(a) 3𝜇 1 (b) 3𝜇 2 (c) 1𝜇4 (d) 4𝜇 2
42. Which of the following is a correct relation
(a) a r =a w  rw (b) a r ×rw = wa (c) a r ×ra= 0 (d) a r wr = aw
43. The time required to pass the light through a glass slab of 2 mm thick is (glass = 1.5)
−5
(a) 10 𝑠 (b) 10−11 𝑠 (c) 10−9 𝑠 (d) 10−13 𝑠
44. Light travels through a glass plate of thickness t and having refractive index n. If c is the velocity
of light in vacuum, the time taken by the light to travel this thickness of glass is
𝑡 𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑐
(a) 𝑛𝑐 (b) tnc (c) 𝑐 (d) 𝑛
45. The distance travelled by light in glass (refractive index = 1.5) in a nanosecond will be
(a) 45 cm (b) 40 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 20 cm
46. Velocity of light in air is 3 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 and refractive index of water is 1.33. The time taken by light to
travel a distance of 500 m in water is
(a) 1.25 𝜇𝑠 (b) 2.22 𝜇𝑠 (c) 12.5 𝜇𝑠 (d) 22.6 𝜇𝑠
47. Light takes 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach from sun on the earth. If the whole
atmosphere is filled with water, the light will take the time (a w = 4 / 3)
(a) 8 minutes 20 seconds (b) 8 minutes (c) 6 minutes 11 seconds (d) 11 minutes 6 seconds
Topic – II(𝝀′ = 𝝀⁄𝒏)
48.Light of wavelength is 7200 A in air has a wavelength in glass ( = 1.5) equal to (when the
refractive index of glass is 1.5)
(a) 7200 Å (b) 4800 Å (c) 10800 Å (d) 7201.5 Å
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49. Monochromatic light is refracted from air into the glass of refractive index   The ratio of the
wavelength of incident and refracted waves is
(a) 1: 𝜇 (b) 1 ∶ 𝜇 2 (c) 𝜇: 1 (d)1: 1
50. When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air, then
(a) it’s wavelength decrease (b) it’s wavelength increase
(c) it’s frequency decrease (d) neither its wavelength nor

Topic – III(SNELL’S LAW)

51. White light travels from glass to air, the incident angle is 𝜃1 and the refracted angle is 𝜃2 . The true
relation is
(a) 𝜃1 = 𝜃2 (b) 𝜃1 < 𝜃2 (c) 𝜃1 ≥ 𝜃2 (d) not predictable
52. A ray of light is incident on the surface of separation of a medium with the velocity of light at an
angle 45° and is refracted in the medium at an angle 30 o . What will be the velocity of light in the
medium
(a) 1.96 10 8 m / s (b) 2.12 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (c) 3.18 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (d) 3.33 × 108 𝑚/𝑠

Topic – IV(APPARENT DEPTH & REAL DEPTH)

53.A tank is filled with benzene to a height of 120 mm. The apparent depth of a needle lying
at a bottom of the tank is measured by a microscope to be 80 mm. The refractive index of
benzene is
(a) 1.5 (b) 2.5 (c) 3.5 (d)4.5
54. An under water swimmer is at a depth of 12 m below the surface of water. A bird is at a
height of 18 m from the surface of water, directly above his eyes. For the swimmer the bird
appears to be at a distance from the surface of water equal to (Refractive Index of water is
4/3)
(a) 24 m (b) 12 m (c) 18 m (d) 9 m
55. A microscope is focussed on a coin lying at the bottom of a beaker. The microscope is now raised up
by 1 cm. To what depth should the water be poured into the beaker so that coin is again in focus ?
(Refractive index of water is 4/3)
4
(a) 1 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm
56. A mark at the bottom of a liquid appears to rise by 0.1 m. The depth of the liquid is 1 m . The
refractive index of the liquid is
9 10
(a) 1.33 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 1.5
57. The bottom of a container filled with liquid appear slightly raised because of
(a) refraction (b) interference (c) diffraction (d) Reflection

Topic – V(TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION)

58. The critical angle for a medium is 60° . The refractive index of the medium
(a) 2/√3 (b) √2/3 (c) √3 (d) √3/2
59. The critical angle for total internal reflections, from a medium to vacuum is 30° . Then velocity of
light in the medium is
(a) 1.5 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (b) 2 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (b) 3 × 108 𝑚/𝑠 (d) 6 × 108 𝑚/𝑠
60. If critical angle for a material to air is 30o, the refractive index of the material will be
(a) 1.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.0 (d) 2.5
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61. The phenomenon utilized in an optical fibre is

(a) Refraction (b) Interference (c) Polarization (d) Total internal reflection
62. The refractive index of water is 4/3 and that of glass is 5/3. What will be the critical angle for
the ray of light entering water from the glass
4 5 1 2
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 5 (b) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 4 (c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 2 (d) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 1
63. For total internal reflection to take place, the angle of incidence i and the refractive index 
of the medium must satisfy the inequality
1 1
(a) sin 𝑖 < 𝜇 (b) sin 𝑖 > 𝜇 (c) sin 𝑖 < 𝜇 (d) sin 𝑖 > 𝜇
64. The critical angle for diamond (refractive index = 2) is
(a) About 20° (b) 60° (c) 45° (d) 30°
65. A ray of light propagates from glass (refractive index = 3/2) to water (refractive index = 4/3).
The value of the critical angle
√8
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (1/2) (b) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( 9 ) (c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (8/9) (d) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (5/7)
66. Relation between critical angles of water and glass is
(a) 𝐶𝑤 > 𝐶𝑔 (b) 𝐶𝑤 < 𝐶𝑔 (c) 𝐶𝑤 = 𝐶𝑔 (d) 𝐶𝑤 = 𝐶𝑔 = 0
67. The critical angle for light going from a medium in which wavelength is 4000 Å to a
medium in which its wavelength is 6000 Å is
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (2/3)
68. When a light ray approaches a glass-air interface from the glass side at the critical angle, the
angle of refraction is
(a) 0° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) Equal to the angle of incidence
69. A fish is a little away below the surface of a lake. If the critical angle is 49° then the fish could see
things above the water surface within an angular range of 𝜃° where

1°
(a) 𝜃 = 49° (b) 𝜃 = 90° (c) 𝜃 = 98° (d) 𝜃 = 24 2
70. A point source of light is placed 4 m below the surface of water of refractive index 5/3. The
minimum diameter of a disc which should be placed over the source on the surface of water to cut-
off all light coming out of water is
(a) 2 m (b) 6 m (c) 4 m (d) 3 m
71. When a ray of light emerges from a block of glass, the critical angle is
(a) Equal to the angle of reflection
(b) The angle between the refracted ray and the normal
(c) The angle of incidence for which the refracted ray travels along the glass-air boundary
(d) The angle of incidence
72. The velocity of light in a medium is half its velocity in air. If ray of light emerges from such a
medium into air, the angle of incidence, at which it will be totally internally reflected, is
(a) 15o (b) 30o (c) 45o (d) 60o
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MCQ ANSWER:
33.(a) 34.(b) 35.(d) 36.(c) 37.(c)
38.(b) 39.(c) 40.(b) 41.(c) 42.(d)
43.(b) 44.(c) 45.(d) 46.(b) 47.(d)
48.(b) 49.(c) 50.(a) 51.(b) 52.(b)
53.(a) 54.(a) 55.(d) 56.(c) 57.(a)
58.(a) 59.(a) 60.(c) 61.(d) 62.(a)
63.(a) 64.(d) 65.(c) 66.(a) 67.(d)
68.(c) 68.(c) 70.(b) 71.(c) 72.(b)