R L P U COLLEGE OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

RAY OPTICS
MODEL PAPERS:
1. Write the expression for magnifying power of a telescope in terms of focal lengths.
(1M)
2. Draw the ray diagram to construct a real inverted image by a concave mirror. (2M)
3. Derive the expression for the refractive index of the material of a prism in terms of
the angle of the prism and angle of minimum deviation. (5M)
4. Give the reason for red colour of the sun during sunset. (1M)
5. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of 1m.
Find the critical angle for water air interface and also calculate the diameter of the
circular bright patch of light formed on the surface of water of RI of 4/3.
(5M)
6. Write two conditions for total internal reflection. (2M)
7. A convex lens of focal length 0.24m and refractive index 1.5 is completely
immersed in water of refractive index 1.33. Find the change in the focal length of
the lens. (5M)
8. Draw the ray the diagram for the formation of image in case of a concave mirror
when the object is placed at the centre of curvature of a mirror. (1M)
9. What is thin prism? Write its deviation expression. (2M)
10. How does the power of a lens vary with its focal length? (1M)
11. Derive the expression for the refractive index of the material of the prism in terms
angle of prism A and angle of minimum deviation D. (5M)
12. An object of size 3cm is placed 14cm in front of a concave lens of focal length
21cm.Calculate position and size of the image. (5M)
13. Mention three applications of total internal reflection of light. (3M)
MARCH-2014
14. Two lenses of focal lengths 0.20m and 0.30m are kept in contact. Find the focal
length of the combination. Calculate the powers of two lenses and combination.
(5M)
15. State laws refraction. (2M)
JULY-2014
16. A prism of angle 60° produces angle of minimum deviation of 40°. What is the
refractive index? Calculate the angle of incidence. (5M)
17. How does the power of a lens vary with its focal length? (1M)
MARCH-2015

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18. Draw the ray diagram of image formation in case of compound microscope.
(2M)
19. Derive the expression for the refractive index of the material of the prism in terms of
the angle of the prism and angle of minimum deviation. (5M)
JULY-2015
20. Write two conditions for total internal reflection. (2M)
21. Derive lens maker’s formula. (5M)
MARCH-2016
22. How does the power of a lens vary with its focal length? (1M)
23. Derive an expression for equivalent focal length of two thin lenses kept in contact.
(5M)
JULY-2016
24. What is total internal reflection? Mention two applications of optical fibres.
(3M)
25. Derive lens maker’s formula for a convex lens. (5M)
MARCH-2017
26. How does the power of a lens is related to its focal length.? (1M)
27. Derive lens maker’s formula for a convex lens. (5M)
JULY-2017
28. Define critical angle. Write two conditions for total internal reflection. (3M)
29. Derive lens maker’s formula for a convex lens. (5M)
MARCH-2018
30. Two lenses of power +1.5D and -0.5D are kept in contact on their principal axis.
What is the effective power of the combination? (1M)
31. Deduce the relation between n, u, v and R for a refraction at a spherical surface,
where the symbols have their usual meaning. (5M)
MARCH-2018(SET-2)
32. Arrive at the relation between focal length and radius of curvature of a spherical
concave mirror. (3M)
33. At equilateral prism is made of glass of unknown refractive index. When a parallel
beam of light is incident on a face of the prism, the angle of minimum deviation is
found to be 40°. Calculate the refractive index of the material of the prism. If the

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prism is placed in water of refractive index 1.33, find the new angle of minimum
deviation of a parallel beam of light. (5M)
JULY-2018
34. A blue ray light enters an obliquely denser medium from air. What happens to its
frequency in denser medium? (1M)
35. Derive the expression for effective focal length of two thin lenses kept in contact.
(3M)
36. The radii of curvature of two surfaces of a convex lens are 0.2m and 0.22m. Find the
focal length of the lens, if the refractive index of the material of lens is 1.5. Also,
find the change in focal length, if it is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33.
(5M)
MODEL PAPER-1(2018)
37. Draw the ray diagram for the formation of image by a compound microscope. What
is meant by tube length of a compound microscope? (1M)
38. A parallel beam of light is incident on a face of a prism of refracting angle 60°. Find
the refractive index of the prism, if the angle of minimum deviation is 40°. What is
the new angle of minimum deviation, if the prism is immersed in water of refractive
index 1.33? (5M)
MODEL PAPER-2(2018)
39. Define critical angle for a pair of media. (1M)
𝐴+𝐷
𝑠𝑖𝑛[ ]
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40.Derive : 𝑛 = 𝐴 for the prism, where the symbols have their usual meanings.
𝑠𝑖𝑛[ ]
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41.Double convex lens is to be manufactured from a glass of refractive index 1.55, with
both lines of the same radius of curvature. Calculate the radius of curvature
required, if the focal length is to be 20cm? Also find the focal length of the lens, if it
is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33.
(5M)
MODEL PAPER-3(2018)
42. Obtain the relation between radius of curvature and focal length of a concave mirror
with necessary ray diagram. (3M)
43. A ball is approaching a convex mirror of focal length 30cm with speed 20m/s.
calculate the speed of its image when the ball was at 5cm from the mirror.
(5M)
MARCH-2019

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44. For which position of the object magnification of convex lens is -1? (1M)
45. Draw the ray diagram for formation of image in the simple microscope. (2M)
46. Derive lens maker’s formula. (5M)
JULY-2019
47. Derive the relation between focal length and radius of curvature of a concave
mirror. (3M)
48. An object of 3cm is placed 14cm in front of a concave lens of focal length 21cm.
Find the position, nature and size of the image formed.
(5M)
MARCH-2020
49. Why does sky appear blue? (1M)
50. Arrive at the relation between focal length and radius of curvature of a spherical
concave mirror. (3M)
51. At what angle should a ray of light be incident on the face of an equilateral prism, so
that it just suffers total internal reflection at other face? The refractive index of the
material of the prism is 1.5. (5M)
MODEL PAPER-2021
52. A concave lens of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in a medium of refractive index
1.65. What is the nature of the lens? (1M)
53. Derive lens makers formula. (5M)
54. Define critical angle for total internal reflection. (1M)