LEVEL

# 1 SURFACE
REFRACTION
AT CURVED
Questions
based on

Q.1

Q.2

Q.3

A point object is placed in air at a distance

of 40 cm from a concave refracting surface of
refractive index 1.5. If the radius of curvature
of the surface is 20 cm, then the position of
the image is
(A) in air and at 30 cm from pole
(B) in refracting medium and at 30 cm from
pole
(C) in air and at infinity
(D) in refracting medium and at infinity
An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm
(in a medium of = 1) from the pole of a
spherical refracting surface bounding a
medium of = 1.5. If the image formed is
virtual and at a distance of 40 cm, then the
spherical surface is
(A) concave with radius of curvature = 8 cm
(B) convex with radius of curvature = 8 cm
(C)concave with radius of curvature = 3.6 cm
(D) convex with radius of curvature = 3.6 cm
An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm,
in rarer medium, from the pole of a convex
spherical refracting surface of radius of
curvature 10 cm. If the refracting index of the
rarer medium is 1 and of the refracting
medium is 2, then the position of the image
is at
(A) (40/3) cm from the pole and inside the
denser medium
(B) 40 cm from the pole and inside the denser
medium
(C) (40/3) cm from the pole and outside the
denser medium
(D) 40 cm from the pole and outside the
denser medium

Questions
based on

Q.4

Refraction at curved surface

Q.5

(A) + 10 cm
(C) + 20 cm
Q.6

Q.7

(B) 10 cm
(D) 20 cm

The two spherical surfaces of a double

convave lens have the same radius of
curvature R, and the refractive index of the
medium enclosed by the refracting surfaces
is then the focal length of the lens is
(A) f =

R
2

R
(B) f = 2 ( 1)

(C) f =

R
2 (1 )

(D) f =

( 1)R
2

A thin lens is made with a material having

refractive index = 1.5 . Both the sides are
convex . It is dipped in water ( = 1.33) . It
will behave like
(A) a convergent lens
(B) a divergent lens
(C) a rectangular slab
(D) a prism

Q.8

Q.9

Lens-makers forumula

A convex lens of glass ( = 1.5) is immersed

in water. Compared to its power in air, its
power in water(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) remain same
(D) nothing can be predicted

The radii of curvatures of a double convex

lens are 15 cm and 30 cm, and its refractive
index is 1.5. Then its focal length is

The radius of curvature of convex surface of

thin plane convex lens is 15cm and refractive
index of the material is 1.6 . The power of
the lens will be
(A) + 1 D

(B) 2D

(C) + 3D

(D) + 4 D

The focal length of a convex lens of glass

( = 1.5) is 2 cm. The focal length of the
lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive
index 1.25 will be
(A) 5 cm
(C) 1 cm

Q.10

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(B) 2.4 cm
(D) 4 cm

The focal length of a plano-convex lens is

equal to its radius of curvature. The value of
the refractive index of its material is
(A) 1.33

(B) 1.6

(C) 1.5

(D) 2
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Questions
based on

Q.11

Image formation by thin lenses

An object is placed at a distance of 5 cm

from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm,
then the image is
(A) real, diminished and at a distance of
10 cm from the lens
(B) real, enlarged and at a distance of 10 cm
from the lens

Questions
based on

Q.17

Q.12

Q.18

Q.14

(B) 15 cm
(D) 30 cm

(A) anywhere beyond 2f

(A) concave 25 cm (B) convex 50 cm

(B) anywhere beyound f

(C) concave 20 cm (D) convex 100 cm

(D) between lens and f

What is the power of a diverging lens of focal

length 40 cm ?

The image produced by a concave lens is

(A) 2.5 dioptre

(B) 4.0 dioptre

(A) always virtual

(B) always real
(C) always inverted (D) always enlarged

(C) 3.5 dioptre

(D) 2.5 dioptre

Q.20

To obtain magnified virtual image of an object

by a convex lens of focal length f, the distance
between the object and the lens should be

Two convex lenses of powers 4 D and 6 D

1
are separated by a distance of
m. The
6
power of the optical system so formed is

(A) > 4f

(A) 6 D

(B) +6 D

(B) < f

(C) 10 D

(D) 2 D

(D) . 6f

Q.21

Q.22

An objet is placed at a distance (f/2) from a

convex lens. The image will be

A lens of power + 2 diopters is placed in

contact with a lens of power 1 diopter. The
combination will behave like
(A) a convergent lens of focal length 50 cm

(A) at (3/2) f, real inverted

(B) a divergent lens of focal length 100 cm

(B) at one of the foci, virtual and double in

size

(C) a convergent lens of focal length 100 cm

(D) a convergent lens of focal length 200
cm.

(C) at 2f, virtual and erect

(D) none of these
Q.16

(D) 3f/2

Two thin lenses of focal lengths + 60cm and

20cm are placed in contact. The focal length
of combination is
(A) + 15 cm
(C) + 30 cm

Q.19

(C) 2f

A convex lens of focal lenth f will form a

magnified real image of an object if the object
is placed

(C) between 2f and 4f

Q.15

(B) f

A convex lens of power + 6D is placed in

contact with a concave lens of power -4D.
Then the nature of the combination and focal
length is

(C) between f and 2f

Q.13

Two convex lenses of equal focal length f are

placed in contact. The focal length of the
combination is
(A) f/2

(C) virtual, enlarged and at a distance of

10 cm from the lens
(D) virtual, diminished and at a distance of
10/3 cm from the lens.

Power lens & combination of lens

A biconvex lens can form a virtual image if

the object is placed

Q.23

(A) between the lens and its focus

(B) at the focus of the lens
(C) between f and 2 f
(D) at infinity
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When the two thin lenses are put in contact,

the focal length of the combination is
(A) the geometric mean of the two focal
lengths
(B) the same as the larger focal length
(C) greater than either focal length
(D) smaller than either focal length
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Q.24

Two thin lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and

25 cm are placed in contact. The efferctive
power of the combination is
(A) 1/9 diopter
(C) 6 diopter

Q.25

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based on

Q.29

(B) 45 diopter
(D) 9 diopter

A thin convex lens of focal length 10 cm and

a thin concave lens of focal length 26.2 cm
are in contact. The combination acts as
(A) concave lens of local length 16.4 cm

(C)
Q.30

(C) concave or convex lens depends upon

of material of lenses
(D) none of the above.
A convex lens of focal length A and a concave
lens of focal length B are placed in contact.
The focal length of the combination is
(A) (A+ B)
AB
(C) A + B

Q.27

(B) 2 f

(C) 0

(D)

(B) + 2D

(C) 4D

(D) + 4D

Q.31

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(1 2 )

(D)

b / g
2

(B) 40 /3 cm
(D) 12 cm

Silvered lens

A plano-covex lens when silvered on the plane

side behaves like a concave mirror of focal
length 60 cm. However, when silvered on the
convex side it behaves like a concave mirror
of focal length 20 cm. Then the refractive
index of the lens is
(A) 3.0

Q.32

(B)

A convex lens forms a real image on a screen

placed at a distance 60 cm from the object
. When the lens is shifted towards the screen
by 20 cm , another image of the object is
formed on the screen. The focal length of
the lens is :

Questions
based on

Two lenses whose powers are + 2D and 4D

respectively. The power of combination :
(A) 2D

b / g

(A) 45 cm
(C) 30 cm

When a thin convex lens is put in contact

with a thin concave lens of the same focal
length, the resultant combination has a focal
length equal to
(A) f/2

Q.28

(B) (A B)
AB
(D) B A

If 1 and 2 be the sizes of the images

repectively for the two positions of the lens
in the displacement method, then the size of
the object is given by
(A) 1 2

(B) convex lens of focal length 16.2 cm

Q.26

Displacement method

(B) 1.5

(C) 1.0

(D) 2.0

The plane surface of a planoconvex lens of

focal length f is silvered. It will behave as :
(A) plane mirror
(B) convex mirror of focal lengths 2f
(C) concave mirror of focal length f/2
(D) none of the above

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LEVEL # 2
Q.1

Q.2

Q.3

Q.4

Q.5

A point object O is placed on the principal

axis of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm
at a distance of 40 cm to the left of it. The
diameter of the lens is 10 cm. If the eye is
placed 60 cm to the right of the lens at a
distane h below the principal axis, then the
maximum value of h to see the image will be
(A) 0
(B) 5 cm
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 10 cm
An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm
from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm.
On the other side of the lens, a convex mirror
is placed at its focus such that the image
formed by the combination coincides with the
object itself. The focal length of the convex
mirror is
(A) 20 cm
(B) 10 cm
(C) 15 cm
(D) 30 cm
A concave mirror and a convex lens are of
the same focal length in air. When the are
immersed in water
(A) the concave mirror will have its focal
length increased
(B) the convex lens will have its focal length
increased
(C) they will have equal focal lengths, different
from those in air
(D) they will have equal focal lengths, same
as those in the air.
A thin equiconvex lens has focal length 10
cm and refractive index 1.5 . One of its faces
is now silvered and for an object placed at
a distance u in front of it, the image
coincides with the object. The value of u is
(A) 10 cm
(B) 5 cm
(C) 20 cm
(D) 15 cm
In the displacement method, a convex lens
is placed in between an object and a screen.
If the mangnifications in the two positions
are m 1 and m2 and the displacement of the
lens between the two positions is x, the focal
length of the lens is
(A)
(C)

x
m1 + m 2

bm

x
1

+ m2

(B)
2

(D)

x
m1 m 2

bm

x
1

m2

Q.6

A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is in

contact with a concave lens. The focal length
of the combination is numerically equal to
that of the concave lens. The focal length of
the concave lens is
(A) 10 cm
(B) 15 cm
(C) 5 cm
(D) 20 cm

Q.7

If f 1 and f 2 represent the first and second

focal lengths of a single spherical refracting
surface, then
(A) f2 = f1
(B) f 2 = f1
(C) f 1 = f2
(D) f 1f2 = 1

Q.8

A convex lens of focal length 20 cm and a

concave lens of focal length f are mounted
coaxially 5 cm apart. Parallel beam of light
incident on the convex lens emerges from
the concave lens as a parallel beam. Then f
in cm is
(A) 35
(B) 25
(C) 20
(D) 15

Q.9

A convex lens of focal length f produces a

real image n times the size of the object,
then the distance of the object from the lens,
is
(A) (n 1) f
(B) ( n + 1) f
n 1
n + 1
(C) n f
(D) n f

Q.10

A convex lens of focal length f produces a

virtual image n times the size of the ojbect,
then the distance of the object from the lens,
is
(A) (n 1) f
(B) (n + 1) f
n 1
n + 1
(C) n f
(D) n f

Q.11

A concave lens of focal length f produces an

1
image
th of the size of the object, the
n
distance of the object from the lens, is
(A) (n 1) f
(B) (n + 1) f
n 1
(C) n f

Q.12

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n + 1
(D) n f

A virtual image twice as long as the object

is formed by a convex lens when the object
is 10 cm away from it. A real image twice
as long as the object will be formed when it
is placed at a distance from the lens
(A) 40 cm
(B) 30 cm
(C) 20 cm
(D) 15 cm
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Q.13

A convex lens forms a real image of an object

placed at a distance u from the lens, at a
distance v from it. The focal length f of the
lens is

Q.17

(A) u < f < v

(B) v < f < u
(C) less than u as well as v
(D) more than u as well as v
Q.14

Q.18

An object is placed at a point distant x from

the focus of a convex lens and its imge is
formed at I as shown in the figure. The
distance x, x satisfy the relation
x + x'
= f
2
(B) f = x x
(C) x + x 2f
(D) x + x 2f

Q.15

I
x

(B) 1 : 2

(C) 2 : 1

(D) 2 : 1/2

A convex lens froms a real image of a point

object placed on its principal axis. If the
upper half of the lens is painted black, the
image will :

(C) not be shifted

(D) shift on the principal axis
Q.19

In the above question no. 14, the

magnification is
f
(A)
x + x
f
(C)
x

Q.16

F
x

(A) 1 : 1

(A) be shifted downwards

(B) be shifted upwards

(A)

An equi-convex lens of glass of focal length

0.1 meter is cut along a plane perpendicular
to principle axis into two equal parts. The
ratio of focal length of new lenses formed is

x
(B)
x

If red light and violet light rays are of focal

lengths f R and f v, then which of the following
is true ?
(A) f R > fv

(B) f R < fv

(C) f R = fv

(D) f R fv

(D) none of these

A plane convex lens is made of glass of

refractive index 1.5. The radius of curvature
of its convex surface is R. Its focal lengths
is :
(A) R/2

(B) R

(C) 2R

(D) 1.5 R

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ANSWER KEY
Level # 1
Q.No.
Ans.
Q.No.
Ans.

1
A
21
B

2
B
22
C

3
B
23
D

4
B
24
D

5
C
25
B

6
C
26
D

7
A
27
D

8
D
28
A

9
A
29
B

10
D
30
B

11
C
31
B

12
C
32
C

13
A

14
B

15
B

16
A

17
A

18
D

19
B

20
D

17
A

18
C

19
A

Level # 2
Q.No.
Ans.

1
C

2
B

3
B

4
B

5
B

6
D

7
B

8
D

9
D

10
C

11
A

12
B

13
C

14
D

15
C

16
C

Level # 3
Q.No.
Ans.

1
D

2
A

3
D

4
D

5
B

6
A

7
A

8
D

9
D

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
A A A C B A B A B B B D B D

Level # 4

Q.No.
Ans.

1
C

2
B

3
C

4
A

Q.No.
Ans.

Section-A
1
2
A
B

5
D

Section-B
6
7
8
B
A
C

3
B

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9
A

10
D

11
B

12
B

13
B

14
B

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