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GEOMETRICAL OPTICS (Camera, Projector, Telescope, & Optical Fibres) IN PHYSICS SOLVED MCQs

Physics Solved MCQs

1.  Which of the following best describes the study of Geometrical Optics?

a. a) The study of how light interacts with matter at the atomic level

b. b) The study of how light propagates and reflects without considering its wave properties

c.    c) The study of how light behaves as a wave in various mediums

d. d) The study of how light generates electricity in photovoltaic cells

 

2. What is the fundamental principle of geometrical optics?

a)     Huygens' Principle

b)     Fermat's Principle

c)     Snell's Law

d)     Ohm's Law

 

3.   When does total internal reflection occur in optics?

a.      When light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium

b.     When light passes from a rarer medium to a denser medium

c.      When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

d.     When the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle

 

4.  Which of the following statements about convex lenses is true?

   a) They always converge parallel rays of light.

b. b) They always diverge parallel rays of light.

  c) They can either converge or diverge parallel rays depending on their focal length

    d) They have no effect on parallel rays of light.

 

5.  What happens to the focal length of a convex lens when it is placed in a medium with a higher refractive index than the lens material?

a.     The focal length increases.

b.     The focal length decreases.

c. The focal length remains unchanged.

d.     It depends on the shape of the lens.

 

6.  In which type of mirror, the image formed is always virtual, upright, and diminished?

a.      Concave mirror

b.     Convex mirror

c.      Plane mirror

d.     Spherical mirror

 

7. Which law of reflection states that the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface all lie in the same plane?

a.      Law of Refraction

b.     Law of Diffraction

c.      Law of Polarization

d.     Law of Reflection

 

8.     What happens to the speed of light when it passes from air into glass?

a.      It increases.

b.     It decreases.

c.      It remains the same.

d.     It depends on the angle of incidence.

 

9.  Which of the following is a unit of measurement for optical power?

a.      Watt (W)

b.     Diopter (D)

c.      Joule (J)

d.     Newton (N)

 

10.  What is the name for the distance between the principal focus and the optical center of a lens?

a.     Focal length

b.     Aperture

c.      Radius of curvature

d.     Refractive index

 

11.  Which color of light is refracted the most when passing through a prism?

a.      Red

b.     Blue

c.      Green

d.     Violet

 

12.  What is the phenomenon that causes a pencil partially immersed in water to appear bent at the water-air interface?

a.      Diffraction

b.     Dispersion

c.      Total Internal Reflection

d.     Refraction

 

13.  What is the focal length of a concave mirror if the object is placed between the focal point and the mirror's surface?

a.      Positive

b.     Negative

c.      Zero

d.     It depends on the mirror size

 

14.  What is the phenomenon where light waves combine to enhance or cancel each other out when they overlap?

a.     Interference

b.     Diffraction

c.      Dispersion

d.     Polarization

 

15.  Which of the following statements is true for a converging lens when an object is placed at its focal point?

a.     No image is formed

b.     A virtual image is formed

c.      A real and inverted image is formed

d.     A real and upright image is formed

 

16.  What is the angle of incidence when light undergoes total internal reflection?

a.      Greater than the critical angle

b.     Equal to the critical angle

c.      Less than the critical angle

d.     Zero degrees

 

17.  In the context of mirrors, what is the term for the point where reflected light rays appear to converge?

a.     Focus

b.     Focal point

c.      Center of curvature

d.     Principal axis

 

18.  Which of the following statements is true regarding a concave mirror?

a)     It always forms a virtual and erect image.

b)     It always forms a real and inverted image.

c)     It can form both real and virtual images depending on the object's position.

d)     It can only form real images.

 

19.  Which of the following colors of light is bent the least when passing through a prism?

a)     Red

b)     Blue

c)     Green

d)     Yellow

 

20.  What is the critical angle for total internal reflection in a transparent material?

a)     0 degrees

b)     45 degrees

c)     60 degrees

d)     It depends on the specific material

 

21.  What does a concave lens do to incident light rays?

a)     Diverges them

b)     Converges them

c)     Absorbs them

d)     Scatters them

 

22.  Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the formation of rainbows?

a)     Refraction

b)     Dispersion

c)     Diffraction

d)     Reflection

 

23.  What type of mirror is commonly used in a makeup mirror to produce an enlarged virtual image?

a)     Plane mirror

b)     Convex mirror

c)     Concave mirror

d)     Spherical mirror

 

24.  In which medium does light travel fastest?

a)     Vacuum

b)     Air

c)     Water

d)     Glass

 

25.  What type of lens is used to correct nearsightedness (myopia)?

a)     Concave lens

b)     Convex lens

c)     Plano-concave lens

d)     Plano-convex lens

 

26.  Which of the following optical instruments is used to view distant objects more clearly?

a)     Telescope

b)     Microscope

c)     Camera

d)     Spectroscope

 

27.  Which of the following is not a property of images formed by plane mirrors?

a)     Virtual

b)     Upright

c)     Laterally inverted

d)     Enlarged

 

28.  What is the unit of measurement for the refractive index?

a)     No unit (dimensionless)

b)     Meters (m)

c)     Degrees (°)

d)     Hertz (Hz)

 

29.  Which of the following colors of light is bent the most when passing through a glass prism?

a)     Red

b)     Blue

c)     Green

d)     Yellow

 

30.  The phenomenon of dispersion is responsible for the formation of a rainbow. Which of the following is the correct order of colors in a rainbow, starting from the outermost ring?

a)     Violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

b)     Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

c)     Blue, green, yellow, orange, red, violet

d)     Violet, red, yellow, green, blue, orange

 

31.  When an object is placed between the focal point and the center of curvature of a concave mirror, the image formed is:

a)     Real and inverted

b)     Real and upright

c)     Virtual and inverted

d)     Virtual and upright

 

32.  What part of a camera controls the amount of light that enters the camera?

a)     Shutter

b)     Lens

c)     Aperture

d)     Flash

 

33.  In a digital camera, what is the function of an image sensor?

a)     Record audio

b)     Capture and process images

c)     Adjust focus

d)     Provide lighting

 

34.  Which type of camera lens is typically used for capturing distant objects?

a)     Macro lens

b)     Wide-angle lens

c)     Telephoto lens

d)     Fish-eye lens

 

35.  What part of a camera controls the amount of light that reaches the image sensor?

a)     Shutter

b)     Lens

c)     Viewfinder

d)     Flash

 

36.  In a projector, what component is responsible for displaying the image on a screen?

a)     Bulb

b)     Lens

c)     Screen

d)     Image sensor

 

37.  Which type of projector uses a beam of light to display images directly onto a screen?

a)     Overhead projector

b)     LCD projector

c)     DLP projector

d)     Laser projector

 

38.  What technology is commonly used in modern projectors to produce vibrant and sharp images?

a)     CRT

b)     OLED

c)     LCD

d)     Plasma

 

39.  What type of telescope uses lenses to bend and focus light to form an image?

a)     Reflecting telescope

b)     Radio telescope

c)     Refracting telescope

d)     Hubble telescope

 

40.  Which part of a telescope is responsible for gathering light and directing it to the eyepiece or camera?

a)     Objective lens or mirror

b)     Eyepiece

c)     Tripod

d)     Focuser

 

41.  The Hubble Space Telescope primarily observes which type of electromagnetic radiation?

a)     X-rays

b)     Infrared

c)     Visible light

d)     Ultraviolet

 

42.  What is the primary advantage of using optical fibers for transmitting data compared to traditional copper wires?

a)     Slower data transmission

b)     Higher susceptibility to interference

c)     Greater bandwidth and speed

d)     Lower cost

 

43.  What property of optical fibers allows them to transmit data over long distances with minimal signal loss?

a)     Reflection

b)     Refraction

c)     Total internal reflection

d)     Diffraction

 

44.  Which type of signal is typically transmitted through optical fibers?

a)     Electrical

b)     Radio waves

c)     Light

d)     Sound

 

45.  What property of optical fibers allows them to transmit different colors of light at different speeds, causing a spreading of light pulses?

a)     Reflection

b)     Dispersion

c)     Refraction

d)     Absorption

 

46.  Which type of telescope is known for its compact design, using both lenses and mirrors to gather and focus light?

a)     Refracting telescope

b)     Reflecting telescope

c)     Catadioptric telescope

d)     Radio telescope

 

47.  In a digital projector, what technology is commonly used to create images by modulating light from an intense light source?

a)     CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)

b)     DLP (Digital Light Processing)

c)     LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

d)     LED (Light Emitting Diode)

 

48.  Which camera setting determines the length of time the camera's sensor or film is exposed to light?

a)     Aperture

b)     ISO

c)     Shutter speed

d)     Focal length

49.  Which type of telescope uses a large, curved mirror to gather and focus light?

a)     Refracting telescope

b)     Reflecting telescope

c)     Catadioptric telescope

d)     Radio telescope

 

50.  In a projector, what type of lens is typically used to project an image onto a screen?

a)     Convex lens

b)     Concave lens

c)     Cylindrical lens

d)     Plano-convex lens

 

51.  What is the focal length of a converging lens with a power of +4.0 diopters?

a)     0.25 meters                                                            

b)     0.50 meters

c)     2.50 meters

d)     4.00 meters

 

52.  A diverging lens has a focal length of -10 centimeters. What is its optical power in diopters?

a)     +10 D

b)     -10 D

c)     +0.1 D

d)     -0.1 D

 

53.  The refractive index of a medium is 1.5. If the speed of light in a vacuum is 3 x 108 m/s, what is the speed of light in this medium?

a)     2 x 108 m/s

b)     1.5 x 108 m/s

c)     2 x 107 m/s

d)     3 x 108 m/s

 

54.  An object is placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror with a focal length of -10 cm. What is the image distance?

a)     -10 cm

b)     -20 cm

c)     10 cm

d)     20 cm

 

55.  A convex lens has a focal length of +15 cm. An object is placed 10 cm in front of the lens. Calculate the position of the image formed.

a)     30 cm in front of the lens

b)     15 cm behind the lens

c)     7.5 cm behind the lens

d)     5 cm in front of the lens

 

56.  Which equation is used to calculate the magnification (M) of an image formed by a lens or mirror?

a)     M = h_i / h_o

b)     M = h_o / h_i

c)     M = d_i / d_o

d)     M = d_o / d_i

 

57.  A ray of light travels from air (n = 1.00) into a medium with a refractive index of 1.50. What is the angle of refraction if the angle of incidence is 30 degrees?

a)     20 degrees

b)     30 degrees

c)     45 degrees

d)     60 degrees

 

58.  The critical angle for a transparent medium is 45 degrees. If light enters the medium at an angle of 30 degrees, what will happen?

a)     Total internal reflection

b)     Refraction

c)     Diffraction

d)     Dispersion

 

59.  What is the equation for the focal length (f) of a lens in terms of its radius of curvature (R)?

a)     f = R

b)     f = 2R

c)     f = R/2

d)     f = 1/R

 

60.  A ray of light traveling from air (n=1) into a medium with a refractive index of 1.5 will:

a)     Bend away from the normal

b)     Bend towards the normal

c)     Not change its direction

d)     Undergo total internal reflection

 

61.  A concave mirror has a focal length of 15 cm. What is the radius of curvature of the mirror?

a)     7.5 cm

b)     15 cm

c)     30 cm

d)     60 cm

 

62.  If the angle of incidence of light on a plane mirror is 30 degrees, what is the angle of reflection?

a)     15 degrees

b)     30 degrees

c)     45 degrees

d)     60 degrees

 

63.  When a light ray passes from a less dense medium to a denser medium, what happens to its angle of incidence (θi) with respect to the normal line?

a)     θi increases

b)     θi decreases

c)     θi remains the same

d)     θi becomes 90 degrees

 

64.  The critical angle for total internal reflection depends on the refractive indices of which two media?

a)     Air and water

b)     Glass and air

c)     Glass and water

d)     Water and oil

 

65.  In the context of refraction, what is the relationship between the angle of incidence (θi) and the angle of refraction (θr) called?

a)     Hooke's Law

b)     Kepler's Law

c)     Boyle's Law

d)     Snell's Law

 

66.  Which equation is used to relate the focal length (f), object distance (do), and image distance (di) in a lens or mirror system?

a)     Snell's Law

b)     Ohm's Law

c)     Newton's Second Law

d)     Lens-Mirror Equation

 

67.  Which of the following equations represents the relationship between the focal length (f), object distance (do), and image distance (di) for a thin lens?

a)     1/f = 1/do + 1/di

b)     f = do * di

c)     f = do + di

d)     f = do / di

 

68.  If the focal length of a converging lens is 10 cm, and an object is placed 20 cm in front of the lens, where will the image be formed?

a)     At 20 cm in front of the lens

b)     At 10 cm in front of the lens

c)     At 20 cm behind the lens

d)     At 10 cm behind the lens

 

69.  What is the magnification (m) of an object when it is placed 15 cm in front of a concave mirror with a focal length of -10 cm?

a)     0.5

b)     -1.5

c)     1.5

d)     -0.5

 

70.  In the equation for Snell's Law, nsinθ = nsinθ, what does "n" and "n" represent?

a)     n is the speed of light in a vacuum, and n is the refractive index of the medium.

b)     n is the refractive index of the medium, and n is the speed of light in a vacuum.

c)     n is the refractive index of the medium where light is incident, and n is the refractive index of the medium where light is refracted.

d)     n is the refractive index of the medium where light is refracted, and n is the refractive index of the medium where light is incident.

 

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