Class 12 Ray Optics And Optical Instruments CBSE Questions & Answers
Class 12 · Ray Optics And Optical Instruments
This is Physics Class 12 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.
Questions & Answers
1
Magnifying power of a compound microscope is high if
- Aboth objective and eye-piece have short focal lengthsCorrect
- Bthe objective has a long focal length and eye-piece has a short focal
- Cthe objective has a short focal length and the eye-piece has a long
- Dboth objective and eye-piece have long focal lengths
2
The magnifying power of telescope is high if
- Athe objective has a short focal length and the eye-piece has a long focal length
- Bboth objective and eye-piece have short focal lengths
- Cthe objective has a long focal length and the eye-piece has a short focal lengthCorrect
- Dboth objective and eye-piece have long focal length
3
A lens of power + 2.0 D is placed in contact with another lens of power – 1.0 D. The combination will behave like
- Aa diverging lens of focal length 100 cm
- Ba diverging lens of focal length 50 cm
- Ca converging lens of focal length 100 cmCorrect
- Da converging lens of focal length 50 cm
4
A parallel beam of light falls on a convex lens. The path of the rays is shown in the following figure. It follows that

- A\({\mu _{\rm{1}}} < {\rm{ }}\mu {\rm{ }} < {\rm{ }}{\mu _{\rm{2}}}\)
- B\({\mu _{\rm{1}}} > {\rm{ }}\mu {\rm{ }} > {\rm{ }}{\mu _{\rm{2}}}\)
- C\({\mu _{\rm{1}}} = {\rm{ }}\mu {\rm{ }} < {\rm{ }}{\mu _{\rm{2}}}\)Correct
- D\({\mu _{\rm{1}}} = {\rm{ }}\mu {\rm{ }} > {\rm{ }}{\mu _{\rm{2}}}\)
5
To print a photograph from a negative, the time of exposure to light from a lamp placed 60 cm away is 2.5 s. What exposure time is required if the lamp is placed 1.2 m away?
- A5 s
- B15 s
- C20 s
- D10 sCorrect
6
The diameter of a plano-convex lens is 6 cm and the thickness at the centre is 3 mm. If the speed of light in the material of the lens is \({\rm{2 }} \times {\rm{ 1}}{0^{\rm{8}}}{\rm{m}}{{\rm{s}}^{ - {\rm{1}}}}\) the focal length of the lens is
- A15 cm
- B10 cm
- C20 cm
- D30 cmCorrect
7
A plano-convex lens, when silvered on the plane side, behaves like a concave mirror of focal length 30 cm. When it is silvered on the convex side, it behaves like a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. The refractive index of the material of the lens is
- A3.0
- B2.5
- C2.0
- D1.5Correct
8
A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When the upper half of the lens is covered by an opaque screen
- Acomplete image will be formedCorrect
- Bnone of these
- Chalf the image will disappear
- Dintensity of the image will increase
9
When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air
- Aits frequency increases
- Bneither wavelength nor frequency changes
- Cits wavelength increases
- Dits wavelength decreasesCorrect
10
In a compound microscope, maximum magnification is obtained when the final image
- Ais formed at infinity
- Bcoincides with the object
- Ccoincides with the objective
- Dis formed at the least distance of distinct visionCorrect
11
A spherical surface of radius of curvature R separates air (refractive index from glass (refractive index 1.5 ). The centre of curvature is in the glass. A point object P placed in air is found to have a real image Q in the glass. The line PQ cuts the surface at point O and PO = OQ. The distance PO is equal to
- A1.5 R
- B5 RCorrect
- C2 R
- D3 R
12
A eye specialist prescribes spectacles having a combination of a convex lens of focal length 40 cm in contact with a concave lens of focal length 25 cm. The power of this combination is
- A+ 6.67 D
- B-1.5 DCorrect
- C+ 1.5 D
- D-6.67 D
13
A concave lens of glass, refractive index 1.5, has both surfaces of the same radius of curvature R. On immersion in a medium of refractive index 1.75, it will behave as a
- Aconvergent lens of focal length 3.5 RCorrect
- Bdivergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
- Cconvergent lens of focal length 3.0 R
- Ddivergent lens of focal length 3.5 R
14
According to Cartesian sign convention.
- ANone of the above
- BDistances measured behind the pole direction are taken as positive
- CDistances measured in the same direction as the incident light are taken as negative
- DDistances measured in the same direction as the incident light are taken as positiveCorrect
15
Domestic power supply in India is
- A90 cm, 10 cm
- B50 cm, 50 cm
- C96 cm, 4 cmCorrect
- D80 cm, 20 cm