Jump to a section

Physics - Ray Optics

Practise 116 AP EAMCET previous year questions on Ray Optics, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AP EAMCET tests.

Ray Optics has been asked in 24 of the 24 years of AP EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 116 questions in all. 39% of them were easy, 44% moderate and 17% tough. Most of its questions came from 2022, with 13 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 33 questions across 28 papers, about 1.2 per paper.

The chapter's 9 topics are not weighted equally: Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface (42 questions, 36%), Critical angle and total internal reflection (17 questions, 15%), and Prism and Dispersion of Light (16 questions, 14%) have been asked the most. Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface has also led over the last five years, with 18 questions. Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface has produced the most tough questions (10).

  1. 1A ray of light incidents at an angle of on the first face of a prism. The angle of the prism is and its second face is silvered. If the ligh27 May, 2025 (M)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  2. 2When an object is placed infront of a convex mirror at a distance ' ' from the pole of the mirror such that the size of the image is ' ' tim26 May, 2025 (E)Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  3. 3The ratio of the focal lengths of a convex lens when kept in air and when it is immersed in a liquid is . If the refractive index of the mat24 May, 2025 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  4. 4A light ray falls on a rectangular glass slab as shown in the figure. If total internal reflection occurs at the vertical face of the slab a23 May, 2025 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  5. 5If the least distance of distinct vision for a boy is 35 cm, then the lens to be used by the boy for correcting the defect of his eye is23 May, 2025 (E)Human eye
  6. 6A light ray incidents on an equilateral prism made of material of refractive index . Inside the prism, if the light ray moves parallel to th22 May, 2025 (M)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  7. 7Images of same size are formed by a convex lens when an object is placed either at 20 cm or 10 cm distance from the lens. The focal length o22 May, 2025 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  8. 8If the far point of a short sighted person is 400 cm, then the power of the lens required to enable him to see very distant objects clearly 21 May, 2025 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  9. 9Two thin convex lenses are kept in contact coaxially. If the focal length of the combination of the lenses is 4 cm and sum of the focal leng21 May, 2025 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  10. 10When a convex lens is immersed in two different liquids of refractive indices 1.25 and 1.5. The ratio of the focal lengths of the lens is . 23 May, 2024 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  11. 11A person can see objects clearly when they lie between 40 cm and 400 cm from his eye. In order to increase the maximum distance of distant v22 May, 2024 (M)Human eye
  12. 12When a convex lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive index equal to of the refractive index of the material of the lens, the focal lengt22 May, 2024 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  13. 13A ray of light travels from an optically denser to rarer medium. The critical angle for the two media is ' '. The maximum possible deviation21 May, 2024 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  14. 14The angle of polarisation for a medium with respect to air is . The critical angle of this medium with respect to air is21 May, 2024 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  15. 15The focal length of the objective lens of a telescope is 30 cm and that of its eye lens is 3 cm. It is focused on a scale at a distance 2 m 21 May, 2024 (E)Optical Instruments
  16. 16An object lying 100 cm inside water is viewed normally from air. If the refractive index of water is , then the apparent depth of the object20 May, 2024 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
  17. 17An object is placed at a distance of 18 cm in front of a mirror. If the image is formed at a distance of 4 cm on the other side, then focal 20 May, 2024 (E)Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  18. 18If a microscope is placed in air, the minimum separation of two objects seen as distinct is 6 pm . If the same is placed in a medium of refr20 May, 2024 (E)Optical Instruments
  19. 19The minimum deviation produced by a hollow prism filled with a certain liquid is found to be . The light ray is also found to be refracted a19 May, 2024 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
  20. 20The focal length of a thin converging lens in air is 20 cm . When the lens is immersed in a liquid, it behaves like a concave lens of power 18 May, 2024 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  21. 21With respect to air, the critical angle in a medium for red light of wave length is . Other facts remaining same, critical angle for yellow 19 May, 2023 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  22. 22The critical angle for diamond with respect to air is nearly18 May, 2023 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  23. 23If are the angle of refraction at first face and second face of a prism, then the angle of the prism is18 May, 2023 (E)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  24. 24The radius of curvature of a convex lens is , for each surface. Its refractive index is 1.5 . Its focal length is17 May, 2023 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  25. 25Diameter of the objective lens of a telescope is . For light of wavelength , coming from a distant object, the limit of resolution of the te17 May, 2023 (E)Optical Instruments
  26. 26Light enters from air into a given medium at an angle of with interface of the air-medium surface. After refraction, the light ray is deviat16 May, 2023 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
  27. 27The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length is a quarter of the size of the object. The distance of the object from the mirror is16 May, 2023 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  28. 28Blue colour of the sky is due to15 May, 2023 (M)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  29. 29The magnifying power of a telescope with tube length 60 is 5 . Then the focal length of its eye piece is15 May, 2023 (E)Optical Instruments
  30. 30Two lenses of powers and are placed in contact. The focal length of the combination is08 Jul, 2022 (M)Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  31. 31A convergent lens is placed to the right of a diverging lens of focal length . A parallel beam of light enters the divergent lens from the l08 Jul, 2022 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  32. 32A beam of light is incident from air on the surface of a liquid. The angle of incidence is and the angle of refraction is . If the critical 07 Jul, 2022 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
  33. 33An optician prescribes a corrective lens of power , then the focal length of the required convex lens is07 Jul, 2022 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  34. 34A monochromatic light of wavelength coming from a star is detected in a 100 inch telescope. The limit of resolution of the telescope is appr07 Jul, 2022 (E)Optical Instruments
  35. 35A concave lens and a convex lens are arranged as shown in the figure. The position of the final image.06 Jul, 2022 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  36. 36A screen is placed from an object. The image of the object on the screen is formed by a convex lens at two different locations separated by 06 Jul, 2022 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  37. 37A light ray is incident from a medium of refractive index 2 into a medium of refractive index . The critical angle is06 Jul, 2022 (E)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  38. 38A needle is lying at the bottom of a water tank of height . The apparent depth of the needle measured by a microscope is . If the water is r05 Jul, 2022 (M)Optical Instruments
  39. 39A beam of light both reflects and refracts at the surface between air and glass. The index of refraction of the glass is 1.4. If the refract05 Jul, 2022 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
  40. 40A ray of light is incident at from a medium of refractive index 2 into a medium of refractive index 1 , then the angle of refraction is05 Jul, 2022 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
  41. 41A ray is incident from a medium of refractive index 2 into a medium of refractive index 1 . The critical angle is04 Jul, 2022 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  42. 42The radii of curvature of a double convex lens are 4 cm and 8 cm . If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1 . 5 , the focal 04 Jul, 2022 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  43. 43A thin lens of refractive index 1.5 has optical power of in air. Its optical power in a liquid medium with refractive index 1.6 is D.25 Aug, 2021 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  44. 44If refractive index of water is and that of a given glass slab immersed in it is . The value of critical angle for a ray of light tending to25 Aug, 2021 (E)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  45. 45The radius of curvature of the face of planoconvex lens is and its refractive index is 1.5. Then, the focal length of the lens is24 Aug, 2021 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  46. 46The focal length of a convex lens is . An object is placed at a distance from its first focal point. The ratio of the size of the real image24 Aug, 2021 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  47. 47A well-cut diamond appears bright because23 Aug, 2021 (M)Critical angle and total internal reflection
  48. 48The voltage applied to an electron microscope to produce electrons of wavelength is23 Aug, 2021 (M)Optical Instruments
  49. 49Assertion (A): The focal length of lens does not change when red light is replaced by blue light. Reason (R): The focal length of lens does 20 Aug, 2021 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  50. 50Light of wavelength 300 nm in medium A enters into medium B through a plane surface. If the frequency of light is 5 10 14 Hz and the ratio o19 Aug, 2021 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Ray Optics?

This chapter includes 116 questions compiled from AP EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from AP EAMCET, or from other exams too?

These are AP EAMCET questions specifically for the Ray Optics chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Ray Optics an important chapter for AP EAMCET Physics?

Ray Optics has appeared in 25 of the 25 years of AP EAMCET papers covered here, with 116 questions across 85 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Ray Optics questions in AP EAMCET?

Of the 116 questions analysed for this chapter, 39% are easy, 44% moderate and 17% tough. 2022 had the most, with 13 questions.

5.Which topics in Ray Optics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Ray Optics:

  • Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface - 42 questions (36%)
  • Critical angle and total internal reflection - 17 questions (15%)
  • Prism and Dispersion of Light - 16 questions (14%)
  • Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface has produced the most tough questions (10).
6.Is Ray Optics's weightage in AP EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 85 papers analysed, Ray Optics has averaged about 1.4 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.2 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.