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Practise 51 JIPMER previous year questions on Ray Optics, compiled from papers spanning 2004 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JIPMER tests.

Ray Optics has been asked in 0 of the 19 years of JIPMER papers analysed (2001–2019), with 51 questions in all. 27% of them were easy, 61% moderate and 12% tough. Most of its questions came from 2019, with 0 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 0 questions across 5 papers, about 0 per paper.

The chapter's 9 topics are not weighted equally: Refraction of light from plane surface (14 questions, 27%), Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface (11 questions, 22%), and Prism and Dispersion of Light (8 questions, 16%) have been asked the most. Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1Find the value of in the given diagram.2019Refraction of light from plane surface
  2. 2Find the position of final image from first lens. Given focal length of each lens is 10 cm .2019Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  3. 3If velocity of light in air is c, what will be the velocity of light in a medium of refractive index 1.4 ?2019Refraction of light from plane surface
  4. 4When a light ray enters from oil to glass on oil- glass interface, then velocity of light changes by a factor of [given, ]2019Refraction of light from plane surface
  5. 5If minimum deviation , then speed of light in shown prism will be2018Prism and Dispersion of Light
  6. 6A prism of crown glass with refracting angle of and mean refractive index is combined with a flint glass prism of refractive index to produc2018Prism and Dispersion of Light
  7. 7Calculate the dispersive power for crown glass from the given data2018Prism and Dispersion of Light
  8. 8The refractive index of glass is 1.5 . The speed of light in glass is2018Refraction of light from plane surface
  9. 9A thin symmetrical double convex lens of refractive index is placed between a medium of refractive index to the left and another medium of r2017Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  10. 10A beam of light composed of red and green rays is incident obliquely at a point on the face of a rectangular glass slab. When coming out on 2017Refraction of light from plane surface
  11. 11The plane face of a plano convex lens is silvered. If be the refractive index and , the radius of curvature of curved surface, then system w2017Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  12. 12An isotropic point source of light is suspended metre vertically above the centre of circular table of radius metre. Then, the ratio of illu2017Reflection of Light from Plane Mirror
  13. 13A fish rising vertically to the surface of water in a lake uniformly at the rate of observes a kingfisher diving vertically towards the wate2016Refraction of light from plane surface
  14. 14A square wire of side 2.0 cm is placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm with its centre on the axis of the mirror an2016Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  15. 15A quarter cylinder of radius and refractive index 1.5 is placed on a table. A point object is kept at a distance of from it as shown in figu2016Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  16. 16The magnification produced by a astronomical telescope for normal adjustment is 10 and the length of the telescope is 1.1 m . The magnificat2016Optical Instruments
  17. 17A prism of a certain angle deviates the red and blue rays by 8 and 12 , respectively. Another prism of the same angle deviates the red and b2016Prism and Dispersion of Light
  18. 18A vessel of depth is half filled with a liquid having refractive index and the other half is filled with water of having refractive index . 2015Refraction of light from plane surface
  19. 19To get three images of a single object, we should have two plane mirrors at an angle of2014Reflection of Light from Plane Mirror
  20. 20A luminous object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the convex lens of focal length 20 cm . On the other side of the lens, at what dista2013Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  21. 21A point source of light is placed 4 m below the surface of water of refractive index . The minimum diameter of a disc which should be placed2013Critical angle and total internal reflection
  22. 22A vessel of height is half filled with a liquid of refractive index and the other half with a liquid of refractive index (the given liquids 2012Refraction of light from plane surface
  23. 23The two lenses of an achromatic doublet should have2012Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  24. 24The tip of a needle does not give a sharp image on a screen. This is due to2012Diffraction
  25. 25A light movs from denser to rarer medium, which of the following is correct?2011Refraction of light from plane surface
  26. 26For a given lens, the magnification was found to be twice as large as when the object was 0.15 m distant from it as when the distance was 0.2011Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  27. 27A plane mirror produces a magnification of2010Reflection of Light from Plane Mirror
  28. 28The frequency of a light wave in a material is and wavelength is . The refractive index of material will be2009Refraction of light from plane surface
  29. 29The refractive index of glass is 1.520 for red light and 1.525 for blue light. Let and be angles of minimum deviation for red and blue light2009Prism and Dispersion of Light
  30. 30In a laboratory four convex lenses and of focal lengths and 8 cm , respectively are available. Two of these lenses form a telescope of lengt2009Optical Instruments
  31. 31A symmetric double convex lens is cut in two equal parts by a plane perpendicular to the principal axis. If the power of the original lens i2009Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  32. 32In refraction, light waves are bent on passing from one medium to the second medium, because, in the second medium2008Refraction of light from plane surface
  33. 33A telescope has focal length of objective and eye-piece as 200 cm and 5 cm respectively. What is magnification of telescope?2008Optical Instruments
  34. 34Which of the following is true for rays coming from infinity?2008Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  35. 35The angular resolution of a 10 cm diameter telescope at a wavelength of is of the order of2007Optical Instruments
  36. 36If the focal length of a lens of a camera is and that of another is , what is the time of exposure for the second, if for the first one is ?2006Optical Instruments
  37. 37If a convex lens of focal length 80 cm and a concave lens of focal length 50 cm are combined together, what will be their resultant power ?2006Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  38. 38A plane glass slab is kept over various colour letters, the letter which appears least raised is :2006Refraction of light from plane surface
  39. 39A convex lens forms a full image of the object on a screen. If half of the lens is covered with an opaque object, then :2006Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  40. 40The time taken by light to pass through 4 mm thick glass slab of refractive index 1.5 will be : (velocity of light in air )2006Refraction of light from plane surface
  41. 41A lens acts as converging in air and diverging when immersed in water. Then, refractive index of lens is :2006Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  42. 42A light passing through air has wavelength . The wavelength when same ray passes through a glass slab of refractive index 1.5 will be :2006Refraction of light from plane surface
  43. 43A prism of refractive index has a refracting angle of . At what angle a ray must be incident on it so that it suffers a minimum deviation.2005Prism and Dispersion of Light
  44. 44The radius of the convex surface of planoconvex lens is 20 cm and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5. The focal length 2005Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  45. 45A short linear object of length lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length at a distance from the pole of the mirror, what is t2005Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  46. 46The refractive index of the material of the prism and liquid are 1.56 and 1.32 respectively. What will be the value of for the following ref2005Critical angle and total internal reflection
  47. 47What should be the minimum value of refractive index of the material of the prism for the reflections to take place as shown in the figure?2005Prism and Dispersion of Light
  48. 48A person who can see things most clearly at a distance of 10 cm , requires spectacles to enable to see clearly things at a distance of 30 cm2005Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  49. 49A student can distinctly see the object upto a distance 15 cm. He wants to see the black board at a distance of 3 m. Focal length and power 2004Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  50. 50A this glass prism in the position of minimum deviation deviates the monochromatic light ray by , the refracting angle of prism is2004Prism and Dispersion of Light

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Ray Optics?

This chapter includes 51 questions compiled from JIPMER papers spanning 2004 to 2019.

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

These are JIPMER questions specifically for the Ray Optics chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or AIIMS are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Ray Optics an important chapter for JIPMER Physics?

Ray Optics has appeared in 16 of the 16 years of JIPMER papers covered here, with 51 questions across 16 papers - about 3 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 51 questions analysed for this chapter, 27% are easy, 61% moderate and 12% tough. 2019 had the most, with 0 questions.

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

These topics have carried the most weightage in Ray Optics:

  • Refraction of light from plane surface - 14 questions (27%)
  • Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface - 11 questions (22%)
  • Prism and Dispersion of Light - 8 questions (16%)
  • Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Ray Optics's weightage in JIPMER going up or down?

Across all 16 papers analysed, Ray Optics has averaged about 3.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.