1.

A ray PQ incident on the refracting face BA is refracted in the prism BAC asshown in the figure and emerges from the
other refracting face AC as RS suchthat AQ = AR. If the angle of prism A = 60° and refractive index of material of prism
is sqrt(3) . Calculate angle θ. [3]

2. A screen is placed at a distance of 100 cm from an object. The image of theobject is formed on the screen by a convex
lens for two different locations of the lens separated by 20 cm. Calculate the focal length of the lens used.
[3]
3. A converging lens is kept coaxially in contact with a diverging lens – both the lenses being of equal focal length. What
is the focal length of the combination? [2]
4. Derive an expression for path difference in Young’s double slit experiment and obtain the conditions for constructive
and destructive interference at a point onthe screen. [4]
5. The intensity at the central maxima in Young’s double slit experiment is I0. Find out the intensity at a point where the
path difference is λ/6 and λ/3. [3]
6. The focal length of an equiconvex lens is equal to the radius of curvature of either face.What is the refractive index of
the material of the lens? [2]

7. A biconcave lens made of a transparent material of refractive index 1.25 is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33.
Will the lens behave as a converging or a diverging lens? Give reason. [2]

8. Explain the basic differences between the construction and working of a telescope and a microscope. Draw ray
diagram for Compound Microscope [3]
9. What does a Polaroid consist of? Shows, using a simple Polaroid that light waves are transverse in nature. Intensity of
light coming out of a Polaroid does not change irrespective of the orientation of the pass axis of the Polaroid. Explain
why? [3]
10. An object is placed 15 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. Find the nature and position of the image
formed. Where a concave mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm should be placed so that the final image is formed at
the position of the object itself? [3]

11. Two monochromatic rays of light are incident normally on the face AB of an isosceles right-angled prism ABC. The
refractive indices of the glass prism for the two rays '1' and '2' are respectively 1.38 and 1.52. Trace the path of these
rays after entering through the prism.
[4]

12. (a) State Huygens’s principle. Using this principle draw a diagram to show how a plane wave front incident at the
interface of the two media gets refracted when it propagates from a rarer to a denser medium. Hence verify Snell’s
law of refraction.
(b) When monochromatic light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, explain the following, giving reasons:
(i) Is the frequency of reflected and refracted light same as the frequency of incident light?
(ii) Does the decrease in speed imply a reduction in the energy carried by light wave?
 (c) Draw the sketches to differentiate between plane wave front and spherical wave front. [5]

13. (a) Draw a ray diagram showing the image formation by a compound microscope. Hence obtain expression for total
magnification when the image is formed at infinity.
(b) Distinguish between myopia and hypermetropia. Show diagrammatically how these defects can be corrected.
[5]

14. Derive the following relations for a prism [5]

a. i + e = A+δ
b. δ = A(µ+1) (for small angle of incidence and refraction)
(𝐴+ 𝛿𝑚 )
sin
2
c. µ = 𝐴
sin
2
Draw the graph between δ and i (also derive the condition of δm)

15. Write a short note on Scattering of light? [3]