This document provides information about geometrical optics and optical instruments. It covers topics such as lenses, focal length, magnification, and compound microscopes. Specifically, it defines key terms like converging lens, focus, and aperture. It also describes lens properties and combinations, including that a convex lens gives a virtual image when the object lies between the principal focus and optical center. Further, it addresses the magnification and focal lengths of simple microscopes and astronomical telescopes.
This document provides information about geometrical optics and optical instruments. It covers topics such as lenses, focal length, magnification, and compound microscopes. Specifically, it defines key terms like converging lens, focus, and aperture. It also describes lens properties and combinations, including that a convex lens gives a virtual image when the object lies between the principal focus and optical center. Further, it addresses the magnification and focal lengths of simple microscopes and astronomical telescopes.
This document provides information about geometrical optics and optical instruments. It covers topics such as lenses, focal length, magnification, and compound microscopes. Specifically, it defines key terms like converging lens, focus, and aperture. It also describes lens properties and combinations, including that a convex lens gives a virtual image when the object lies between the principal focus and optical center. Further, it addresses the magnification and focal lengths of simple microscopes and astronomical telescopes.
This document provides information about geometrical optics and optical instruments. It covers topics such as lenses, focal length, magnification, and compound microscopes. Specifically, it defines key terms like converging lens, focus, and aperture. It also describes lens properties and combinations, including that a convex lens gives a virtual image when the object lies between the principal focus and optical center. Further, it addresses the magnification and focal lengths of simple microscopes and astronomical telescopes.
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Geometrical Optics
1. A lens which converges a beam of parallel rays to a point is called
A. diverging (or concave) lens B. converging (or convex) lens C. plano concave lens D. plano convex lens 2. A point where the incident parallel rays of light converge or appear to diverge after passing through a lens is called A. center of curvature B. focus C. optical center D. aperture 3. The diameter of a lens is called A. focal length B. principal axis C. aperture D. radius of curvature 4. In going form a denser to rarer medium a ray of light is A. undeviated B. bent away form the normal C. bent towards the normal D. polarized 5. Unit of power of a lens is A. meter B. watt C. dioptre D. horsepower 6. Dioptre power of an concave lens of 10 cm focal length is A. 10 dioptre B. 10 dioptre C. 1 / 10 dioptre D. 1 / 10 dioptre 7. The power of a concave lens is A. real B. virtual C. positive D. negative 8. The minimum distance between an object and its real image in a convex lens is A. 2 f B. 2.5 f C. 3f D. 4f 9. If an object is placed away from 2f of a converging lens then the image will be A. real and erect B. virtual and erect C. real and inverted D. virtual 10. A convex lens gives a virtual image only when the objects lies A.between principal focus and center of curvature B. beyond 2 f C. at the principal focus D. between principal focus and optical center 11. Magnifying power of simple microscope A. increase with increase in focal length B. increase with decrease in focal length C. no effect with decrease or increase with focal length D. list distance of distinct vision 12. Image of an object 5 mm high is only 1 cm high. Magnification produced by lens is A. 0.5 B. 0.2 C. 1 D. 2 13. The least distance of distinct vision for a normal eye is A. 15 cm B. 25 cm C. 30 cm D. 40 cm 14. Least distance of distinct vision A. increases with increase in age B. decreases with increase in age C. neither increases nor decreases D. becomes infinite after 60 years 16. Two convex lenses of equal focal length f are placed in contact the resultant focal length of the combination is A. zero B. focus C. 2 f D. f/2 17. A convex lens of focal length f1 and a concave lens of focal length f2 are placed in contact. The focal length of the combination is A. f2 + f1 B. f2 - f1 C. f1f2/f2+f1 D. f1f2/f1-f2 18. Final image produced by a compound microscope is A. real and inverted B. real and erect C. virtual and erect D. virtual and inverted 19. For normal adjustment, length of astronomical telescope is A. fo + fe B. fo fe C. fo / fe D. fe / fo 20. In multimode step index fibre the refractive index of core and cladding is A. same B. different C. zero D. different with refractive index of core higher than cladding