Worksheets - I & II CBSE PHYSICS

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Subject : Physics Time :

WORKSHEET - I
I. Straight objective type questions :
1. Which of the following statements are true for a plane mirror ? [ ]
i) angle of incidence = angle of reflection
ii) angle of deviation d = 180 – 2i
iii) for normal incidence d = 180°
a) only i b) only ii c) both ii and iii d) all the above
2. In the given fig. angle of deviation is [ ]
N

30°

a) 60° b) 30° c) 120° d) 150°

3. The minimum height of a plane mirror to observe the full height of a person is
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a) of the height of the person b) of the height of the person [ ]
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1
c) of the height of the person d) same as that of the person’s height
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4. The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass
slab traced by your students are shown as A, B, C and D in figure, which one of
them is correct [ ]

A B C D

a) A b) B c) C d) D
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5. A graph plotted between and values in case of a concave mirror is [ ]
v u
a) A straight line with positive slope b) A straight line with negative slope
c) A straight line parallel to X - axis d) None of these
6. When a ray of light passed from one medium to another, [ ]
a) frequency remains same b) velocity remains same
c) phase changes d) wavelength constant
7. The colour of light is determined by its [ ]
a) velocity b) frequency c) amplitude d) intensity
8. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head
bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs
smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from
the top. [ ]
a) Plane, convex and concave b) Convex, concave and plane
c) Concave, plane and convex d) Convex, plane and concave.
9. A plane glass slab is kept over various coloured letters. The letter which appears
least raised is [ ]
a) blue b) violet c) green d) red
10. Focal length of a lens depends upon [ ]
a) nature of the material of the lens b) colour of light
c) the medium in which lens is placed d) all the above
11. Lateral shift is more for [ ]
a) red b) violet c) green d) yellow
12. Lateral shift depends on [ ]
i) thickness of the glass slab
ii) angle of incidence
iii) wavelength of the light
iv) refractive index of glass slab and the surrounding medium
a) only i b) both i and ii c) both iii and iv d) all the above
13. For all positions of the mirror, full length images of a tall building can be obtained
by using [ ]
a) plane mirror b) convex mirror c) concave mirror d) none of these
14. In case of mirror, height of the object and height of its real image are taken
(by sign convention) as [ ]
a) +, + b) +, – c) –, – d) –, +
15. Under which of the following conditions of objective distance a concave mirror
of focal length 40 cm can form a virtual image larger than the actual object?
a) – 30 cm b) – 80 cm c) – 40 cm d) – 60 cm [ ]
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16. By sign convention height of an object is always taken as [ ]
a) Negative b) Negative or positive
c) Positive d) None of these
17. Snell’s law is true for angles [ ]
a) 0° < i < 90° b) 90° < i < 180° c) i > 180° d) i = 180°
18. A mirror whose magnification is +1 [ ]
a) concave b) convex c) plane d) none of these
19. Focal length of a converging lens is 250 mm, its power is [ ]
a) + 2D b) +4D c) –4D d) –2D
20. If speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108ms–1, speed of light in a medium of refractive
index 1.5 is [ ]
8 –1 8 –1
a) 2 × 10 ms b) 1.5 × 10 ms
9 –1
c) 2 × 10 ms d) 1.5 × 109 ms–1

KEY
WORKSHEET - I

1) d 2) c 3) b 4) b 5) b 6) a 7) b 8) c 9) d

10) d 11) b 12) d 13) b 14) b 15) a 16) c 17) a 18) c

19) b 20) a

WORKSHEET - II
1. Focal length of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm is [ ]
a) +15 cm b) –15 cm c) +20 cm d) –20 cm
2. As the object is moved closer to the convex mirror, the image moves [ ]
a) towards P b) towards C
c) to C d) between F and C
3. A mirror which can have magnification as –1 is [ ]
a) convex mirror b) concave mirror
c) plane mirror d) none of these
4. Light travels faster in an optically _______ medium. [ ]
a) Denser b) Rarer
c) Either denser or rarer d) None of these
5. Light travels slowly in an optically _______ medium. [ ]
a) rarer b) opaque
c) denser d) both a and c

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6. If nglass = and nwater = , then ________ is optically denser. [ ]
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a) glass b) water
c) both a and b d) none of these
7. Unit of refractive index ___________ [ ]
a) ms–1 b) dioptre c) centimetre d) no unit
8. __________ mirror can be used as a security mirror [ ]
a) concave b) convex c) plane d) all the above
9. The relation between object distance, image distance and focal length of a spherical
lens is [ ]
1 ⎡1 1 ⎤
1 1 1
a) = + b) = ( n − 1) ⎢R − ⎥
f v u f ⎣ 1 R2 ⎦
1 1 1 1 1 1
c) = − d) = −
f v u f u v
10. A negative magnification indicates that the nature of the image formed is
a) Real b) Virtual [ ]
c) Some times real d) Some times virtual
11. In case of a concave lens, the image is always formed on the ______ side as that
of the object. [ ]
a) opposite b) some times same
c) some times opposite d) same
12. ________ lens has a positive power [ ]
a) concave b) convex
c) convex or concave d) none of these
13. The region between the extreme reflected rays from a mirror is called as
____________ [ ]
a) Field of view b) Field of mirror
c) Aperture d) Centre of curvature
14. When a plane mirror is rotates through an angle ‘ θ ’, then the reflected ray rotates
through an angle [ ]
a) 2 θ b) 3 θ c) 4 θ d) θ
15. A virtual and diminished image is formed by a [ ]
a) convex mirror
b) concave mirror
c) plane mirror
d) concave mirror, when object is between it’s P & F

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16. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in Figure. The refractive
index of medium B relative to A will be: [ ]
a) greater than unity
Medium B
b) less than unity
c) equal to unity
d) zero Medium A
17. u - v graph of a concave mirror is [ ]
a) parabola b) hyperbola c) ellipse d) straight line
18. In torches, search lights and headlights of vehicle the bulb is placed [ ]
a) between the pole and the focus of the reflection
b) very near to the focus of the reflection
c) between the focus and centre of curvature of the reflection
d) at the centre of curvature of the reflection
19. Optical fibers work on the principle of [ ]
a) refraction b) scattering
c) reflection d) total internal reflection
20. At an instant hands of a watch shows time 3 : 25. When seen through a mirror,
time appeared will be [ ]
a) 8 : 35 b) 9 : 35 c) 7 : 35 d) 8 : 25

KEY
WORKSHEET - II

1) b 2) a 3) b 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) d 8) b 9) c

10) a 11) d 12) b 13) a 14) a 15) a 16) a 17) b 18) b

19) d 20) a

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