Which phenomenon deals with the scattering of light by molecules of a medium, when they are excited to vibrational energy levels?
A. Rayleigh effect
B. Huygens' effect
C. Raman effect
D. Maxwell effect
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Which type of image of an object is formed by eye lens of the retina?
A. Erect and Real
B. Erect and Virtual
C. Inverted and Real
D. Inverted and Virtual
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Red light signal is used as a danger signal because
A. Red light is scattered least
B. This is comfortable for eyes
C. It produces least chemical reaction
D. It is least absorbed in air
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The mirror, which is used in searchlights, is
A. Concave mirror
B. Convex mirror
C. Simple mirror
D. None of the above
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The wavelength extension of visible light is
A. Between 200 - 900 nm
B. Between 250 - 850 nm
C. Between 300 - 800 nm
D. Between 390 - 780 nm
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Which of the following is an example of scattering of light?
A. Blue colour of the sky
B. Twinkling of stars
C. Splitting of white light through a glass prism
D. Rainbow
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The minimum distance of clear vision for a normal healthy eye of human being is supposed to be
A. 50 cm
B. 10 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 25 cm
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Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
A. Sand desert
B. Land covered with fresh snow
C. Prairie land
D. Paddy crop land
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The process by which a prism forms different colours, is known as
A. diffraction
B. reflection
C. refraction
D. diffusion
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What is the concept of spherical mirror?
A. radiation of light
B. refraction of light
C. scattering of light
D. reflection of light
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The speed of light is maximum in which of the following mediums?
A. air
B. vacuum
C. water
D. Glasss
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When a beam of white light passes through a glass prism, the colour of light beam that deviates the least is
A. blue
B. red
C. green
D. violet
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Absolute refractive index of diamond is . . . . . . . .
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The focal length of the objective lens of a telescope is 50 cm. If the magnification of the telescope is 25, then the focal length of the eyepiece is
A. 12.5 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 10 cm
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In the absence of the earth's atmosphere, sky would appear
A. blue
B. deep red
C. white
D. black
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A concave mirror is placed in front of the sun in such a way that the rays of the sun converge at a point 5 m away on the main axis of the mirror. Now if a candle 3 m long is placed at a distance of 10 m on the main axis of the mirror, how far will the image of the candle will be formed?
A. 5 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 20 cm
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The terminal colour bands of the rainbow are
A. Blue and Orange
B. Green Red
C. Yellow and Green
D. Violet and Red
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Assertion (A): A stick is dipped in water in a slanting position. If observed sideways, the stick appears short and bent at the surface of the water.
Reason (R): A light coming from the stick undergoes scattering from water molecules giving the stick a short and bent appearance.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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A defect of vision in which the points in one plane of an object appear infocus while those in another plane are out of focus is called
A. myopia
B. astigmatism
C. distortion
D. hypermetropia
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The focal length of a convex lens is 25 cm. Calculate its power.
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