The ratio of the speed of light in a medium to a vacuum is called . . . . . . . . .
A. Reflective index
B. Refractive index
C. Medivec Index
D. Air Quality Index
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When a person walking in bright sunlight enters a dark room, he is not able to see clearly for a little while because the
A. eye muscles cannot immediately adjust the focal length of the eye lens
B. retina retains the bright images for sometime and becomes momentarily insensitive
C. iris is unable to contract the pupil immediately
D. iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately
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Which one of the colours has the longest wavelength?
A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Blue
D. Red
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The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unaltered
D. drops suddenly
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An air bubble in water will act like a
A. Convex mirror
B. Convex lens
C. Concave mirror
D. Concave lens
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Consider the following statements.
1. The minimum size of a mirror required to see the full image of a person is half the height of the person.
2. A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image.
3. The laws of reflection are true for all reflecting surfaces.
4. The focal length of a plane mirror is zero.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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In which of the following mirror size of image formed is always equal to the size of object?
A. Convex mirror
B. Concave mirror
C. Plane mirror
D. Both convex and concave mirror
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Polaraids are used
A. to control the intensity of light entering trains and aeroplanes
B. for viewing three dimensional pictures
C. in studying optical properties of metal
D. All of the above
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Which of the following does not have an optical lens?
A. periscope
B. telescope
C. microscope
D. stethoscope
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Which of the following is located on the polished surface of the mirror?
A. center of curvature
B. focal length
C. pole
D. focus
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The number of images of an object placed between two parallel mirrors is
A. Two
B. One
C. Six
D. Infinite
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Daltonism (Protanopia) is the form of colour blindness in which the patient cannot see
A. green colour
B. red colour
C. blue colour
D. All of these
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A ray of light goes from water to glass. Its-
A. speed increases towards normal
B. speed increases and away from the normal
C. slow down a towards the normal
D. slow down and away from normal
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Assertion (A): In the visible spectrum of light, red light is more energetic than green light.
Reason (R): The wavelength of red light is more than that of green light.
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 periscope works on the principle of
A. refraction
B. total internal reflection
C. diffraction
D. reflection
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The lens-type commonly used for correcting presbyopia is . . . . . . . .
A. bifocal lens
B. cylindrical lens
C. convex lens
D. concave lens
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What will be the focal length of a spherical mirror with radius of curvature R?
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Why does a piece of cloth, which appears green in sunlight, appear black when it is viewed under red light?
A. The cloth completely absorbs red colour wavelength
B. It is due to refraction
C. It is the effect of scattering of light
D. It is due to parallax error
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Dentists use a concave mirror because the image built on it is . . . . . . . .
A. real and large
B. virtual but foggy
C. real but invertered
D. virtual and large
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Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Dust particles
C. Helium
D. Water vapours
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