JEE Main Physics — Optics previous year questions with solutions.
Monochromatic light is incident on a glass prism of angle A. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is $\mu$ , a ray, incident at an angle $\theta$ , on the face AB would get transmitted through the face AC of the prism provided: 
A telescope has an objective lens of focal length $150\mathrm{cm}$ and an eyepiece of focal length $5\mathrm{cm}$. If a $50m$ tall tower at a distance of $1\mathrm{km}$ is observed through this telescope in a normal setting, the angle formed by the image of the tower is $\theta$, then $\theta$ is close to
On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is the smallest near the ground and increases with a height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam,
A thin convex lens of focal length $f$ is put on a plane mirror as shown in the figure. When an object is kept at a distance $a$ from the lens-mirror combination, its image is formed at a distance $\frac{a}{3}$ in front of the combination. The value of $a$ is: 
You are asked to design a shaving mirror assuming that a person keeps it at $10\mathrm{cm}$ from his face and views the magnified image of the face at the closest comfortable distance of $25\mathrm{cm}$. The radius of curvature of the mirror would then be:
Unpolarized light of intensity ${I}_{0}$ is incident on surface of a block of glass at Brewster's angle. In that case, which one of the following statements is true?
A parallel beam of electrons travelling in x - direction falls on a slit of width d (see figure). If after passing the slit, an electron acquires momentum ${p}_{y}$ in the y - direction then for a majority of electrons passing through the slit (h is Planck's constant): 
Two beams, A and B of plane polarized light with mutually perpendicular planes of polarization are seen through a polaroid. From the position when the beam A has maximum intensity (and beam B has zero intensity), a rotation of polaroid through 30$^{o}$ makes the two beams appear equally bright. If the initial intensities of the two beams are I$_{A}$ and I$_{B}$ respectively, then $\frac{ {\text{I}}_{\text{A}} }{ {\text{I}}_{\text{B}} }$ equals :
In Young’s double-slit experiment, the distance between the two identical slits is$6.1$ times larger than the slit width. Then the number of intensity maxima observed within the central maximum of the single-slit diffraction pattern is :
In an experiment of single slit diffraction pattern, first minimum for red light coincides with first maximum of some other wavelength. If wavelength of red light is $6600 Å$, then wavelength of first maximum will be:
A green light is incident from the water to the air - water interface at the critical angle $({\theta }_{c})$. Select the correct statement.
Two monochromatic light beams of intensity 16 and 9 units are interfering. The ratio of intensities of bright and dark parts of the resultant pattern is:
In a compound microscope the focal length of objective lens is $1.2 \mathrm{~cm}$ and focal length of eye piece is $3.0 \mathrm{~cm}$. When object is kept at $1.25 \mathrm{~cm}$ in front of objective, final image is formed at infinity. Magnifying power of the compound microscope should be:
A thin convex lens made from crown glass $( \mu = \frac{ 3 }{ 2 } )$ has focal length $f$. When it is measured in two different liquids having refractive indices $\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }$ and $\frac{ 5 }{ 3 }$, it has the focal lengths ${ f }_{1}$ and ${ f }_{2}$ respectively. The correct relation between the focal lengths is :
Interference pattern is observed at ' $\mathrm{P}$ ' due to superimposition of two rays coming out from a source ' $S$ ' as shown in the figure. The value of ' $\mathrm{l}$ ' for which maxima is obtained at ' $\mathrm{P}$ ' is: ( $\mathrm{R}$ is perfect reflecting surface) 
An object is located in a fixed position in front of a screen. Sharp image is obtained on the screen for two positions of a thin lens separated by 10 $\mathrm{cm}$. The size of the images in two situations are in the ratio $3: 3$. What is the distance between the screen and the object?
Using monochromatic light of wavelength $\lambda$, an experimentalist sets up the Young's double slit experiment in three ways as shown. If she observes that $y = {\beta }^{'}$, the wavelength of light used is :   
A ray of light is incident from a denser to a rarer medium. The critical angle for total internal reflection is ${\theta }_{\text{iC}}$ and Brewster's angle of incidence is ${\theta }_{\text{iB}}$, such that $\frac{\text{sin}{\theta }_{\text{iC}}}{\text{sin}{\theta }_{\text{iB}}}=\eta =1\text{.}28$. The relative refractive index of the two media is
A diver looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular horizon. The refractive index of water is $\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }$, and the diver's eyes are $15\mathrm{cm}$ below the surface of the water. Then the radius of the circle is :
The focal lengths of objective lens and eye lens of a Galilean Telescope are respectively 30 cm and 3.0 cm. Telescope produces virtual, erect image of an object situated far away from it at least distance of distinct vision from the eye lens. In this condition the Magnifying Power of the Galilean Telescope should be :
The refractive index of the material of a concave lens is $\mu$. It is immersed in a medium of refractive index $\mu_1$. A parallel beam of light is incident on the lens. The path of the emergent rays when $\mu_1>\mu$ is:
The graph between angle of deviation $( \delta )$ and angle of incidence $( i )$ for a triangular prism is represented by :
The image of an illuminated square is obtained on a screen with the help of a converging lens. The distance of the square from the lens is 40 $\mathrm{cm}$. The area of the image is 9 times that of the square. The focal length of the lens is :
A person lives in a high-rise building on the bank of a river $50 \mathrm{~m}$ wide. Across the river is a well lit tower of height $40 \mathrm{~m}$. When the person, who is at a height of $10 \mathrm{~m}$, looks through a polarizer at an appropriate angle at light of the tower reflecting from the river surface, he notes that intensity of light coming from distance $\mathrm{X}$ from his building is the least and this corresponds to the light coming from light bulbs at height ' $\mathrm{Y}$ ' on the tower. The values of $\mathrm{X}$ and $\mathrm{Y}$ are respectively close to (refractive index of water $\simeq \frac{4}{3}$ ) 