EASY
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Draw a diagram to show the divergent action of a diverging lens by treating it as a combination of prisms with the bases away from the centre of the lens.

Important Questions on Refraction through Lens

MEDIUM
An optical device is constructed by fixing three identical convex lenses of focal lengths 10 cm each inside a hollow tube at an equal spacing of 30 cm each. One end of the device is placed 10 cm away from a point source. How much does the image shift when the device is moved away from the source by another 10 cm?
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The refraction of light by a prism is shown in the following figure. Then D is:

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HARD
A point source of light is moving at a rate of 2 cm s-1 towards a thin convex lens of focal length 10 cm along its optical axis. When the source is 15 cm away from the lens the image is moving at
MEDIUM
A concave lens has focal length 15 cm. At what distance should the object from the lens be placed so that it forms an image at 10 cm from the lens? Also find the magnification produced by the lens.
MEDIUM
Draw a labelled diagram of the refraction of light through a prism.
MEDIUM
A hollow lens is made of thin glass and in the shape of a double concave lens. It can be filled with air, water of refractive index 1.33 or CS2 of refractive index 1.6. It will act a diverging lens if it is
EASY
Two plane mirrors P & Q are kept at ? with respect to each other. Light falls on P is reflected and then fall on Q and is reflected. The emergent ray is opposite to the direction of incident ray. The ? is equal to :
HARD

An object is placed at a distance 24 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm.
(i) Calculate the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) Calculate the magnification of the image.

MEDIUM

How many rectangular surfaces are there in a prism?

EASY
Write the material that you used to find out the value of refractive index of a prism. What is the necessity of the graph in this experiment?
EASY
Which lens, thick or thin has greater focal length?
EASY

Differentiate between a glass slab and a glass prism.

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If the lens is placed in water instead of air, how does its focal length change? 
HARD

The word KVPY is written on a board and viewed through different lenses such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the lens.

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Ignoring magnification effects, consider the following statements.
(I) First image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the planar side of a plano-convex lens.
(II) First image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
(III) First image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the planar side of a plano-convex lens.
(IV) First image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the convex side of a plano-convexlens.

Which of the above statements are correct?

 

 

EASY
An object is placed at a distance 24 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm. What is the nature of the image so formed?
HARD

Four bulbs; red, green, white and blue (denoted by R, G, W and B respectively) are kept in front of a converging lens (as shown in the figure below). The observer sees that the green and blue bulbs are kept to the left of the principle axis while the red and white bulbs are kept to the right of the principle axis. He also sees that the red and green bulbs are above the principle axis while the white and blue bulbs are below the principle axis. The screens S1 and S2 are set at appropriate positions for the focusing to view the images.

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Choose the figure that correctly represents the images as seen by the observer.

HARD

A virtual, diminished image is formed when an object is placed between the optical centre and the principal focus of a lens.
(i) Name the type of lens which forms the above image.
(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above stated characteristics.  

EASY

Explain the refraction of light with the help of a Glass Prism.

MEDIUM

A student traces the path of a ray of light through a glass prism as shown in the diagram, but leaves it incomplete and unlabelled. Redraw and complete the diagram. Also, label on it i, e, r and D.

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HARD
How does the angle of deviation formed by a prism change with the increase in the angle of incidence? Draw a graph showing the variation in the angle of deviation with the angle of incidence at a prism surface.