Question

A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image erect and larger than himself. This implies that the mirror is ___.

• A. concave
• B. cylindrical with bulging side outwards
• C. plane
• D. convex

Answer 1

The correct option is A concave

Concave mirror forms magnified, virtual and erect image when the person is standing between focus and pole of the mirror, hence, person standing in front of a mirror finds his image larger than himself.


Convex mirror gives diminished image and plane mirror gives image of equal size.