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A convex lens AA of focal length 20  cm\mathrm{20}\,\,\mathrm{cm} and a concave lens BB of focal length 56  cm\mathrm{56}\,\,\mathrm{cm} are kept along the same axis with the distance d between them. If a parallel beam of light falling on AA leaves BB as a parallel beam, then distances dd in cm will be
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Correct option: B
36\mathrm{36}
Option B (36) is correct because the distance between the lenses must be equal to the difference of their focal lengths for the beam to remain parallel.
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Assertion: The illuminance of an image produced by a convex lens is greater in the middle and less towards the edges.

Reason: The middle part of image is formed by undeflected rays while outer part by inclined rays.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
The correct answer is A because the illuminance is greater in the middle due to undeflected rays, making both assertion and reason true with the reason correctly explaining the assertion.
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The refractive index of glass is 1.520\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.520} for red light and 1.525\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.525} for blue light. Let D1{D_1} and D2{D_2} be angles of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass. Then ,
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Correct option: A
D1<  D2{D_1} < \,\,{D_2}
Option A (D1<  D2{D_1} < \,\,{D_2}) is correct because the angle of minimum deviation is directly proportional to the refractive index, and blue light has a higher refractive index than red light.
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Remembering +4 | -1
The focal length (f)\left( f \right) of a spherical (concave or convex) mirror of radius of curvature RR is
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Correct option: A
R2\frac{R}{2}
Option A (R2\frac{R}{2}) is correct because the focal length of a spherical mirror is always half of its radius of curvature.
245 Medium
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Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speed of light in those media are 1.5×1081.5 \times {10^8} m/s and 2.0×1082.0 \times {10^8} m/s, respectively. The critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is:
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Correct option: C
sin⁡−1 (0.750){\sin ^{ - 1}}\,\left( {0.750} \right)
The correct answer is C. The critical angle is calculated using the ratio of the speeds of light in the two media, specifically using the formula sin⁡ic=vRvD\sin i_c = \frac{{v_R}}{{v_D}} where vRv_R is the speed in the rarer medium and vDv_D is the speed in the denser medium.
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Assertion: Radius of curvature of a convex mirror is 20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm}. If a real object is placed at 10 cm\mathrm{cm} from pole of the mirror, image is formed at infinity.

Reason: When object is placed at focus, its image is formed at infinity.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Option D (If Assertion is false but Reason is true) is correct. The assertion is false because the image would not be at infinity, and the reason is true because an object at the focus of a convex mirror forms an image at infinity.
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Two lenses, one concave and the other convex of same power are placed such that their principal axes coincide. If the separation between the lenses is xx, then
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Correct option: C
System will behave like a glass plate for x=0x=0
Option C (System will behave like a glass plate for x=0) is correct because when the lenses are in contact (x=0), the effective focal length becomes infinite.
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Understanding +4 | -1
Beams of red, green and violet light are falling on the refracting face of a prism, all at the same angle of incidence, if their angles of deviation are θ1,  θ2{\theta _1},\,\,{\theta _2} and θ3{\theta _3} respectively, then
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Correct option: B
θ1<   θ2<   θ3{\theta _1} < \,\,\,{\theta _2} < \,\,\,{\theta _3}
Option B (θ1<θ2<θ3{\theta _1} < {\theta _2} < {\theta _3}) is correct because the angle of deviation increases as the wavelength decreases, with violet having the shortest wavelength and red having the longest.
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Application +4 | -1
The condition of minimum deviation is achieved in an equilateral prism kept on the prism table of a spectrometer. If the angle of incidence is 53∘53^\circ, the angle of deviation is
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Correct option: B
46∘46^\circ
Option B (46∘46^\circ) is correct because, at minimum deviation, the angle of incidence and emergence are equal, and the deviation can be calculated using the prism formula.
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Remembering +4 | -1
The instrument used by doctors for endoscopy works on the principle of
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Correct option: A
Total internal reflection
Option A (Total internal reflection) is correct because endoscopes use optical fibers to transmit light, and optical fibers work on the principle of total internal reflection.
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Which of the prism is used to see infrared spectrum of light
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Correct option: A
Rock salt
Option A (Rock salt) is correct because rock salt is transparent to infrared radiation, making it suitable for prisms used in infrared spectroscopy.
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You are given four sources of light each one providing a light of a single colour, blue, green and yellow. Suppose the angle of refraction for a beam of yellow light corresponding to a particular angle of incidence at the interface of two media is 90∘90^{\circ}. Which of the following statement is correct if the source of yellow light is replaced with that of other lights without changing the angle of incidence?
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Correct option: C
The beam of blue light would undergo total internal reflection
Option C is correct. Since the angle of incidence is the critical angle for yellow light, the critical angle for blue light will be smaller (higher refractive index), leading to total internal reflection.
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Assertion: Refractive index of glass with respect to air is different for red light and violet light.
Reason: Refractive index of a pair of media depends on the wavelength of light used.
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
Option A (Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because the refractive index depends on the wavelength of light, causing different colors to refract differently.
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Application +4 | -1
When one light ray is reflected from a plane mirror with 30∘30^{\circ} angle of reflection, the angle of deviation of the ray after reflection is:
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Correct option: A
120∘120^{\circ}
Option A (120∘120^{\circ}) is correct because the angle of deviation is calculated using the formula δ=180∘−2i\delta = 180^{\circ} - 2i with the given angle of reflection.
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A biconvex lens of focal length 10cm is cut perpendicularly to principal axis. Then power of new lens
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Correct option: A
5D
Option A (5D) is correct because cutting the lens in half changes the radius of curvature, affecting the focal length and thus the power.
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The respective angles of the flint and crown glass prisms are A′A' and AA. They are to be used for dispersion without deviation, then the ratio of their angles A′/AA'/A will be
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Correct option: A
−  (μy−  1)(μy′−  1)- \,\,\frac{{\left( {{\mu _y} - \,\,1} \right)}}{{\left( {{\mu _y}^\prime - \,\,1} \right)}}
Option A (−(μy−,1)(μy′−,1)- \frac{{\left( {{\mu _y} - \\,1} \right)}}{{\left( {{\mu _y}^\prime - \\,1} \right)}}) is correct because it represents the ratio of the angles of the prisms required for dispersion without deviation.
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion : If optical density of a substance is more than that of water than the mass density of substance can be less than water.

Reason : Optical density and mass density are not related.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because optical density and mass density are independent properties.
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Application +4 | -1
PP is a point on the axis of a convex mirror. The image of PP formed by the mirror, coincides with PP. A rectangular glass slab of thickness tt and refractive index μ\mathrm{\mu } is now introduced between PP and the mirror. For the image of P to coincide with PP again, the mirror must be moves
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Correct option: C
Towards PP by t  (1−  1μ)t\,\,\left( {1 - \,\,\frac{1}{\mathrm{\mu }}} \right)
The correct answer is C (Towards PP by t (1− 1μ)t\,\left( {1 - \,\frac{1}{\mathrm{\mu }}} \right)) because the mirror needs to compensate for the apparent shift in position due to the glass slab.
259 Medium
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Two thin lenses of focal length 20  cm\mathrm{20}\,\,\mathrm{cm} and 25  cm\mathrm{25}\,\,\mathrm{cm} are placed in contact .The effective power of the combination is
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Correct option: A
9D\mathrm{9 D}
Option A (9 D) is correct because the effective power of lenses in contact is the sum of their individual powers.
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The deviation produced by a prism is
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Correct option: C
greatest for violet and least for red
Option C (greatest for violet and least for red) is correct because the refractive index is higher for violet light than for red light, leading to greater deviation.
261 Medium
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An astronaut in a spaceship see the outer space as
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Correct option: B
Black
Option B (Black) is correct because in the absence of an atmosphere to scatter light, outer space appears black to an astronaut.
262 Medium
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In the position of minimum deviation when a ray of yellow light passes through the prism, then its angle of incidence is
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Correct option: D
Equal to the emergent angle
Option D is correct because in the position of minimum deviation, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of emergence.
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White light is incident on one of the refracting surfaces of a prism of angle 5∘5^\circ. If the refractive indices for red and blue colours are 1.641\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.641} and 1.659\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.659} respectively, the angular separation between these two colours when they emerge out of the prism is
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Correct option: B
0.09∘0.09^\circ
Option B (0.09∘0.09^\circ) is correct because the angular separation is the product of the prism's angle and the difference in refractive indices.
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If there had been one eye of the man, then
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Correct option: D
(b)and(c)\left( \mathrm{b} \right)\mathrm{ and }\left( \mathrm{c} \right) both
Option D ((b) and (c) both) is correct because having only one eye would reduce the field of view and eliminate stereoscopic vision, which is necessary for perceiving depth and three-dimensional images.
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Three prisms 1,2 and 3\mathrm{1, 2 }\,\mathrm{and\,3} have the prism angle A=600A = {60^0}, but their refractive indices are respectively 1. 4,1. 5 and 1. 6\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.}\,\mathrm{4, 1}\mathrm{.}\,\mathrm{5 }\,\mathrm{and}\,\mathrm{ 1}\mathrm{.}\,\mathrm{6}. If δ1,  δ2,  δ3{\delta _1},\,\,{\delta _2},\,\,{\delta _3} be their respective angles of deviation then
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Correct option: A
δ3>δ2>δ1{\delta _3} > {\delta _2} > {\delta _1}
Option B (5) is correct because the number of images formed by two plane mirrors inclined at an angle θ is given by the formula n = 360/θ - 1 if 360/θ is an even integer, and n = 360/θ if 360/θ is an odd integer.
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Understanding +4 | -1
When a plane mirror is rotated through an angle θ\theta then the reflected ray turns through the angle 2 θ2\,\theta then the size of the image
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Correct option: C
Remains the same
Option C (Remains the same) is correct because the size of the image in a plane mirror only depends on the size of the object, not the angle of rotation.
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If a thin prism of glass is dipped into water then minimum deviation (with respect to air) of light produced by prism will be left (aμg=32  and  aμw=43)\left( {_a{\mu _g} = \frac{3}{2}\,\,\mathrm{and}\,{\,_a}{\mu _w} = \frac{4}{3}} \right)
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Correct option: B
1 / 4\mathrm{1}\,\mathrm{/}\,\mathrm{4}
Option B (1 / 4\mathrm{1}\,\mathrm{/}\,\mathrm{4}) is correct because the minimum deviation changes when the prism is dipped in water, and the ratio of deviations is calculated using the refractive indices.
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A short pulse of white light is incident from air to a glass
slab at normal incidence. After travelling through the slab,
the first colour to emerge is
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Correct option: D
red
Option D is correct because red light has the highest velocity in glass compared to other colors, so it emerges first.
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A convex lens forms a real image of a point object placed on its principal axis. If the upper half of the lens is painted black, the image will
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Correct option: C
Not be shifted
Option C (Not be shifted) is correct because covering part of the lens reduces the intensity of the image but does not shift its position.
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Assertion: A reflecting type of telescope is preferred over refracting type in astronomy.
Reason: A reflecting type of telescope is free from chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because reflecting telescopes are preferred due to being free from chromatic and spherical aberrations, which are present in refracting telescopes.
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