Sample board questions: Year 2010 1) We can burn a piece of paper by focussing the sun rays by using a particular

type of lens. (i) Name the type of lens used for the above purpose. (ii) Draw a ray diagram to support your answer. [2] 2) An erect, magnified and virtual image is formed, when an object is placed between the optical centre and principal focus of a lens. (i) Name the lens. (ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above stated characteristics. [3] Year 2009 3) Copy and complete the following table: [2] Type of lens Position of object Nature of size of image Image Convex At F Concave At infinity 4) (i) Copy and complete the diagram to show the formation of the image of the object AB. (ii) What is the name given to x? [3]
A B x L

O L

Year 2008 5) Draw a ray diagram to illustrate the determination of the focal length of a convex lens using an auxiliary plane mirror. [2] 6) What is meant by the 'aperture' and 'shutter speed' of a camera? How are they related? [3] 7) A linear object is placed on the axis of the lens; the position of the image is always between the lens and the object. (i) Name the lens.

(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image of an object placed in front of the lens at any position of your choice except infinity. [3]

Year 2007 8) An object is placed in front of a converging lens at a distance greater than twice the focal length of the lens. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image. [2] Year 2006 9) *Mention one similarity and one difference between the lens of a photographic camera and that of the human eye. [2] 10) An object is placed in front of a convex lens such that the image formed has the same size as that of the object. Draw a ray diagram to illustrate this. [2] Year 2005 11) The ray diagram given alongside illustrates the experimental set up for the determination of the focal length of a converging lens using a plane mirror. O (i) State the magnification of the image formed. M L (ii) Write two characteristics of the image formed. (iii) What is the name given to the distance between the object and optical centre of the lens in the alongside diagram? [3] Year 2004 12)The diagram given alongside shows an object O and its image I. Copy the diagram and draw suitable rays to locate the lens and its focus. Name the type of lens used in this case. [4]

Year 2003

13) (i) The ray of light, after refraction through a concave lens, emerges parallel to the principal axis. Draw a ray diagram to show the incident ray and its corresponding emergent ray. (ii) The velocity of light in diamond is 121,000 kms-1. What is its refractive index? (Velocity of light in air = 3 108 m s-1) [4] Year 2002 14) An erect, diminished and virtual image is formed when an object is placed between the optical centre and principal focus of a lens. (i) Name the type of lens, which forms the above image. [1] (ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above characteristics. [3] 15) State two similarities between a photographic camera and the human eye. [2] 16) Name any two essential parts of a single lens photographic camera. [2] Year 2001 17) In an optical camera state: (i) The nature of the lens used. (ii) What is meant by f-number? (iii) Two characteristics of the image formed by the lens. [4] 18) (i) Explain why in day light, an object appears red when seen through a red glass and black when seen through a blue glass? (ii) Name the extreme colours in a pure spectrum of light. [4]