Physics - Ray Optics
Practise 17 MHT-CET (PCB) previous year questions on Ray Optics, compiled from papers in 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty MHT-CET (PCB) tests.
Ray Optics has been asked in 1 of the 1 years of MHT-CET (PCB) papers analysed (2026), with 17 questions in all. 53% of them were easy, 47% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 17 questions that year. In 2026 it had 17 questions across 11 papers, about 1.5 per paper.
The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Refraction of light from plane surface (7 questions, 41%), Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface (4 questions, 24%), and Prism and Dispersion of Light (4 questions, 24%) have been asked the most.
- 1A circular beam of light having diameter 'd' falls on a plane liquid surface from air. The angle of incidence is and refractive index of liq26 Apr, 2026 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 2A beam of white light is allowed to pass through convex lens parallel to principal axis, the different colours of light converge at differen26 Apr, 2026 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
- 3The Brewster's angle for the air-glass interface is . If a ray of light going from air to glass stikes at an angle of incidence , then the a26 Apr, 2026 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 4A container is filled with water ( ) up to a height of 24 cm. A concave mirror is placed 10 cm above the water level, and the image (I) of a25 Apr, 2026 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 5What is the total optical path length of two media in contact with thicknesses of and and refractive indices of and , respectively?25 Apr, 2026 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 6The focal length of the objective of astronomical telescope is . Under normal adjustment, length of telescope is . The magnifying power of t25 Apr, 2026 (E)Optical Instruments
- 7An object is placed 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm, then the nature of the image formed will be24 Apr, 2026 (M)Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
- 8A ray of light passes through four transparent media with refractive indices , , and as shown in the figure. The surfaces of all media are p24 Apr, 2026 (M)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 9The refracting angle of a prism is and its refractive index is . The minimum deviation produced by the prism is24 Apr, 2026 (E)Prism and Dispersion of Light
- 10The thin prism having refracting angle is made of glass of refractive index . This prism is combined with another thin prism of glass of ref23 Apr, 2026 (M)Prism and Dispersion of Light
- 11The angle of minimum deviation produced by a thin prism in air is . What will be the minimum deviation if the prism is immersed in another l23 Apr, 2026 (E)Prism and Dispersion of Light
- 12A convex lens of focal length 'f' produces a real image whose size is 'm' times the size of an object. The distance of the image from the le22 Apr, 2026 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
- 13Light enters from air into water of refractive index . The percentage change in its wavelength is22 Apr, 2026 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
- 14A convex lens of refractive index has two surfaces of equal radius of curvature . The focal length of convex lens is22 Apr, 2026 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
- 15In an experiment to measure the power of a convex lens, the least count of measuring scale for the position of object and the position of im21 Apr, 2026 (M)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
- 16Three beams of blue, green and orange colour are made to pass separately through a prism . In the position of minimum deviation, the angle o21 Apr, 2026 (M)Prism and Dispersion of Light
- 17A ray of light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium. The reflected and the refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. If and 21 Apr, 2026 (E)Refraction of light from plane surface
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Ray Optics?
This chapter includes 17 questions compiled from MHT-CET (PCB) papers in 2026.
2.Are these questions only from MHT-CET (PCB), or from other exams too?
These are MHT-CET (PCB) 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 MHT-CET (PCB) Physics?
Ray Optics has appeared in 1 of the 1 year of MHT-CET (PCB) papers covered here, with 17 questions across 11 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Ray Optics questions in MHT-CET (PCB)?
Of the 17 questions analysed for this chapter, 53% are easy, 47% moderate and 0% tough. 2026 had the most, with 17 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 - 7 questions (41%)
- Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface - 4 questions (24%)
- Prism and Dispersion of Light - 4 questions (24%)
6.Is Ray Optics's weightage in MHT-CET (PCB) going up or down?
Across all 11 papers analysed, Ray Optics has averaged about 1.5 questions per paper. In 2026, that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.