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Physics - Ray Optics

Practise 64 KVPY previous year questions on Ray Optics, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2020. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KVPY tests.

  1. 1The following graph depicts the inverse of magnification versus the distance between the object and lens data for a setup. The focal length 2020 (SA)
  2. 2A monochromatic beam of light enters a square enclosure with mirrored interior surfaces at an angle of incidence θ i = ( ≠ 0 ) (see the figu2020 (SA)
  3. 3Four bulbs; red, green, white and blue (denoted by R , G , W and B respectively) are kept in front of a converging lens (as shown in the fig2020 (SA)
  4. 4A small coin is fixed at the center of the base of an empty cylindrical steel container having radius R = 1 m and height d = 4 m . At time t2020 (SA)
  5. 5Consider the following statements regarding the real images formed with a converging lens. (I) Real images can be seen only if the image is 2020 (SB/SX)
  6. 6A monochromatic beam of light is incident at the interface of two materials of refracive index n 1 and n 2 as shown. If n 1 n 2 and c is the2020 (SB/SX)
  7. 7Which one of the following parts of the eye is affected in cataract?2019 (SA)
  8. 8Various optical processes are involved in the formation of a rainbow. Which of the following provides the correct order in time in which the2019 (SA)
  9. 9Consider two equivalent, triangular hollow prisms A and B made of thin glass plates and arranged with negligible spacing as shown in the fig2019 (SA)
  10. 10Frosted glass is widely used for translucent windows. The region, where a transparent adhesive tape is stuck over the frosted glass becomes 2019 (SA)
  11. 11A water-proof laser pointer of length 10 cm placed in a water tank rotates about a horizontal axis passing through its centre of mass in a v2019 (SA)
  12. 12Four ray 1,2,3 and 4 are incident normally on the face P Q of an isosceles prism P Q R with apex angle Q = 120 . The refractive indices of t2019 (SA)
  13. 13Consider the following vision defects listed in Columns I and II and the corrective measures in Column III. Choose the correct combination. 2018 (SA)
  14. 14Two plane mirrors are kept on a horizontal table making an angle θ with each other as shown schematically in the figure. The angle θ is such2018 (SA)
  15. 15Select the correct statement about rainbow.2018 (SA)
  16. 16Remote sensing satellites move in an orbit that is at an average height of about 500 k m from the surface of the earth. The camera onboard o2018 (SA)
  17. 17Letters A , B , C and D are written on a cardboard as shown in the figure below. The cardboard is kept at a suitable distance behind a trans2018 (SA)
  18. 18A glass beaker is filled with water up to 5 c m . It is kept on top of a 2 c m thick glass slab. When a coin at the bottom of the glass slab2018 (SA)
  19. 19Consider a glass cube slab of dielectric bound by the planes x = 0 , x = a ; y = 0 , y = b ; z = 0 , z = c ; with b a c . The slab is placed2018 (SB/SX)
  20. 20The image of an object O due to reflection from the surface of a lake is elongated due to the ripples on the water surface caused by a light2018 (SB/SX)
  21. 21A ray of light originates from inside a glass slab and is incident on its inner surface at an angle as shown, In this experiment the locatio19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  22. 22A mirror is placed at an angle of with respect to y-axis (see figure). A light ray travelling in the negative y-direction strikes the mirror19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  23. 23The word "KVPY' is written on a board and viewed through different lense such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the len19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  24. 24The refractive index of water in a biology laboratory tank veries as , where is the wavelength of light. Small pieces of organic matter of d19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  25. 25Back surface of a glass (refractive index and thickness ) is polished to work as a mirror as shown below. A laser beam falls on it and is pa19 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  26. 26The word "KVPY' 'is written on a board and viewed through different lense such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the le05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  27. 27A long horizontal mirror is next to a vertical screen (See figure). Parallel light rays are falling on the mirror at an angle from the verti05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  28. 28A person looks at the image of two parallel finite length lines and RS in a convex mirror (see figure). Which of the following represents sc05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  29. 29A point source of light is placed at 2 from a converging lens of focal length f. A flat mirror is placed on the other side of the lens at a 05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  30. 30If the image formed by a thin convex lens of power has agnification m then image distance is05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  31. 31A student studying the similarities and differences betveen a camera and the human eye makes the following observations. (I) Both the eye an05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  32. 32It was found that the refractive index of material of a certain prism varied as , where is the wavelength of light used to measure the refra05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  33. 33A rectangular block is composed of three different glass prisms (with refractive indices and ) as shown in the figure below. A ray of light 2016 (SA)
  34. 34A hollow lens is made of thin glass and in the shape of a double concave lens. It can be filled with air, water of refractive index or of re2016 (SA)
  35. 35A glass prism has a right-triangular cross section , with . A ray of light parallel to the hypotenuse BC and incident on the side AB emerges2016 (SB/SX)
  36. 36A point source of light is moving at a rate of towards a thin convex lens of focal length along its optical axis. When the source is away fr2015 (SA)
  37. 37A girl sees through a circular glass slab(refractive index of thickness and diameter to the bottom of a swimming pol. Refractive index of wa2015 (SA)
  38. 38A point object is placed left of a convex lens of focal length (see the figure). The lens is made to oscillate with small amplitude A along 2015 (SA)
  39. 39An optical device is constructed by fixing three identical convex lenses of focal lengths each inside a hollow tube at equal spacing of each2015 (SA)
  40. 40An isosceles glass prism with angles is clamped over a tray of water in a position such that the base is just dipped in water. A ray of ligh2015 (SA)
  41. 41A cubical vessel has opaque walls. An observer (dark circle in figure below) is located such that she can see only the wall CD but not the b2015 (SB/SX)
  42. 42The angle of a prism is . When light is incident at an angle of on the prism, the angle of emergence is . The angle of incidence for which t2014 (SA)
  43. 43A ray of light incident paralled to the base of an isosceles right-angled triangular prism PQR suffers two successive total internal reflect2014 (SA)
  44. 44A concave lens made of material of refractive index is immersed in a medium of refractive index . The two surfaces of the concave lens have 2014 (SA)
  45. 45The angles of incidence and refraction of a monochromatic ray of light of wavelength at an air glass inteface are i and , respectively. A pa2014 (SB/SX)
  46. 46The flat face of a plano-convex lens of focel length is silvered. A point source placed in front of the curved surface will produce a :2014 (SB/SX)
  47. 47A concave mirror of radius of curvature has a circular outline of radius r. A circular disk is to be placed normal to the axis at the focus 2014 (SB/SX)
  48. 48The refractive index of a prism measured using three lines of a mercury vapour lamp. If and are the measured refractive indices for these gr2013 (SA)
  49. 49A horizontal parallel beam of light passes through a vertical convex lens of focal length and is then reflected by a tilted plane mirror so 2013 (SA)
  50. 50In a car a rear view mirror having a radius of curvature forms a virtual image of a bus located from the mirror. The factor by which the mir2013 (SA)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Ray Optics?

This chapter includes 64 questions compiled from KVPY papers spanning 2010 to 2020.

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

These are KVPY 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 KVPY Physics?

Ray Optics has appeared in 11 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 64 questions across 22 papers - about 3 per paper it appears in.