PRISM ACADEMY

PHYSICS QUESTION PAPER MAY 2018

Short answer type questions
1 . Define pole of a spherical mirror. (1)

2 . A beam of light parallel to the principal axis of a concave mirror converges to a point. What is
the point called? Draw a diagram to illustrate it (1)

3 . Between F and P. Also write the characteristics of image formed in each case. (2)

4 . Define real image and virtual image. (2)

5 . When an object is kept beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, what is the
nature of image formed?
(1)

6 . An object is placed at a distance of 10cm from a convex lens of focal length 15 cm. Find the
position size and nature of image formed. (2)

7. Define centre of curvature, radius of curvature, pole and principal axis of a spherical mirror

8 . Write any 2 uses of a concave mirror. (1)

9. (2)

I. Write mirror formula and explain the terms

II. Define magnification of a mirror.

10 . An object 4cm high is placed at a distance of 6 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal

length 12 cm. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed (2)

11 . Define power of a lens. What is its unit? Define it. (2)

12 . Light enters from air into glass plate which has a refractive index of 1.5. Calculate the speed
of light in glass. (Given, speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 108ms-1 (2)

Long answer type questions (Answer any 3) (3x3)

13 . Write the sign conventions for a spherical lens and mirrors (convex and concave)

14 .Draw a neat labeled diagram to show when light is passed through a rectangular glass slab

15 . Draw neat labelled diagram to show the formation of image by a concave mirror when an
object is placed at a point
a. Beyond centre of curvature

b. At centre of curvature

16 . Draw neat labelled diagram to show the formation of image by a convex lens when an
object is placed at a point

a. Beyond 2

b. At F

c. Between F and P. Also write the characteristics of image formed in each case.

Long answer type questions (Answer any 2) 2x4=8

17 . An object 50 cm tall is placed on the principal axis of a convex lens. Its 20cm tall image is
formed on the screen placed at a distance of 10 cm from the lens. Calculate the focal length of
the lens.

18 . A concave lens has focal length 20cm. At what distance from the lens a 5 cm tall object be
placed so that it forms an image at 15 cm from the lens? Also calculate the size of the image
formed

19 . A convex lens has a focal length of 30 cm. Calculate at what distance should the object be
placed from the lens so that it forms an image at 60 cm on the other side of the lens. Find the
magnification produced by the lens