Which mirror is to be used to obtain a parallel beam of light from a point source?

Plane mirror

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Concave mirror

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convex mirror

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None of these.

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Solution

The correct option is C Concave mirror
A point source when kept at the focus of a concave mirror, gives a parallel beam of light after reflection.

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