Class 12 Physics Chapter 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments MCQs

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Class 12 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments MCQs

Check the multiple-choice questions for the 12th Class Physics Optical Instruments Chapter. Each MCQ will have four options here, out of which only one is correct. Students have to pick the correct option and check the answer provided here.

1. Which of the following lights deviates the most when it passes through a prism?

1. Red Light
2. Violet Light
3. Neither (a) nor (b)
4. Both (a) and (b)

Answer: (b) Violet Light

Explanation: Violet Light deviates the most when it passes through a prism.

2. Which of the following phenomena of light results in a mirage?

1. Refraction of light
2. Reflection of light
3. Total internal reflection
4. Diffraction of light

Answer: (c) Total internal reflection

Explanation: Total Internal Reflection results in a mirage.

3. For which of the following is the field of view maximum?

1. Concave mirror
2. Convex mirror
3. Plane mirror
4. Cylindrical mirror

Answer: (b) Convex Mirror

Explanation: For convex mirrors, the field of view is maximum.

4. What happens when the light is refracted into a medium?

1. Both frequency and wavelength of the light increase
2. The wavelength increases but the frequency remains unchanged
3. Both wavelength and frequency decrease
4. The wavelength decreases but the frequency remains constant

Answer: (b) The wavelength increases but the frequency remains unchanged

Explanation: When the light is refracted into a medium its wavelength increases but the frequency remains unchanged.

5. If a glass prism is dipped in water, what happens to its dispersive power?

1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. Does not change
4. No effect

Answer: (b) Decreases

Explanation: If a glass prism is dipped in water, its dispersive power decreases.

6. What should be increased to increase the angular magnification of a simple microscope?

1. The power of the lens
2. The focal length of the lens
3. Lens Aperture
4. Object Size

Answer: (a) The power of the lens

Explanation: The power of the lens should be increased to increase the angular magnification of a simple microscope.

7. Which of the following phenomenon is used in optical fibre?

1. Refraction
2. Diffraction
3. Scattering
4. Total Internal Reflection

Answer: (d) Total Internal Reflection

Explanation: Total Internal Reflection is used in optical fibre.

8. Which of the following statements is true for total internal reflection?

1. Light travels from rarer medium to denser medium
2. Light travels from denser medium to rarer medium
3. Light travels in water only
4. Light travels in the air only

Answer: (b) Light travels from denser medium to rarer medium

Explanation: For total internal reflection, the light must travel from a denser medium to a rarer medium.

9. A convex lens is dipped in a liquid whose refractive index is equal to the refractive index of the lens. Then what is its focal length?

1. Focal Length will become zero
2. Focal Length will become infinite
3. Focal length will reduce, but not become zero
4. Remains unchanged

Answer: (b) Focal Length will become infinite

Explanation: The focal length of the lens becomes infinite.

10. For a telescope, the larger the diameter of the objective lens

1. Greater the resolving power
2. Greater the magnifying power
3. Smaller the resolving power
4. Smaller the magnifying power

Answer: (a) Greater the resolving power

Explanation: For a telescope, the larger the diameter of the objective lens, the greater the resolving power.

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