JEE Main Physics — Optics previous year questions with solutions.
In a Young's double slit experiment, the source is white light. One of the slits is covered by red filter and another by a green filter. In this case
A transparent block A having refractive index $\mu=1.25$ is surrounded by another medium of refractive index $\mu=1.0$ as shown in figure. A light ray is incident on the flat face of the block with incident angle $\theta$ as shown in figure. What is the maximum value of $\theta$ for which light suffers total internal reflection at the top surface of the block? 
A bi-convex lens has radius of curvature of both the surfaces same as $1 / 6 \mathrm{~cm}$. If this lens is required to be replaced by another convex lens having different radii of curvatures on both sides $\left(R_1 \neq R_2\right)$, without any change in lens power then possible combination of $R_1$ and $R_2$ is :
What is the relative decrease in focal length of a lens for an increase in optical power by 0.1 D from 2.5D ? ['D' stands for dioptre]
A concave-convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and the radii of curvature of its surfaces are 30 cm and 20 cm , respectively. The concave surface is upwards and is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.3. The focal length of the liquid-glass combination will be
A convex lens made of glass (refractive index $=1.5$ ) has focal length 24 cm in air. When it is totally immersed in water (refractive index $=1.33$ ), its focal length changes to
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion-(A) : If Young's double slit experiment is performed in an optically denser medium than air, then the consecutive fringes come closer. Reason-(R) : The speed of light reduces in an optically denser medium than air while its frequency does not change. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A mirror is used to produce an image with magnification of $\frac{1}{4}$. If the distance between object and its image is 40 cm , then the focal length of the mirror is ________
Two monochromatic light beams have intensities in the ratio 1:9. An interference pattern is obtained by these beams. The ratio of the intensities of maximum to minimum is
A concave mirror produces an image of an object such that the distance between the object and image is 20 cm . If the magnification of the image is ' -3 ', then the magnitude of the radius of curvature of the mirror is :
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : In Young's double slit experiment, the fringes produced by red light are closer as compared to those produced by blue light. Reason (R): The fringe width is directly proportional to the wavelength of light. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
 A spherical surface separates two media of refractive indices 1 and 1.5 as shown in figure. Distance of the image of an object ' O ', is : ( C is the center of curvature of the spherical surface and $R$ is the radius of curvature)
When an object is placed 40 cm away from a spherical mirror an image of magnification $\frac{1}{2}$ is produced. To obtain an image with magnification of $\frac{1}{3}$, the object is to be moved :
A transparent film of refractive index, 2.0 is coated on a glass slab of refractive index, 1.45. What is the minimum thickness of transparent film to be coated for the maximum transmission of Green light of wavelength 550 nm . [Assume that the light is incident nearly perpendicular to the glass surface.]
Consider following statements for refraction of light through prism, when angle of deviation is minimum. (A) The refracted ray inside prism becomes parallel to the base. (B) Larger angle prisms provide smaller angle of minimum deviation. (C) Angle of incidence and angle of emergence becomes equal. (D) There are always two sets of angle of incidence for which deviation will be same except at minimum deviation setting. (E) Angle of refraction becomes double of prism angle. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A photograph of a landscape is captured by a drone camera at a height of 18 km . The size of the camera film is $2 \mathrm{~cm} \times 2 \mathrm{~cm}$ and the area of the landscape photographed is $400 \mathrm{~km}^2$. The focal length of the lens in the drone camera is :
At the interface between two materials having refractive indices \(n_1\) and \(n_2\), the critical angle for reflection of an em wave is \(\theta_{1 C}\). The \(n_2\) material is replaced by another material having refractive index \(n_3\) such that the critical angle at the interface between \(n_1\) and \(n_3\) materials is \(\theta_{2 \mathrm{C}}\). If \(\mathrm{n}_3\gt\mathrm{n}_2\gt\mathrm{n}_1 ; \frac{\mathrm{n}_2}{\mathrm{n}_3}=\frac{2}{5}\) and \(\sin \theta_{2 \mathrm{C}}-\sin \theta_{1 \mathrm{C}}=\frac{1}{2}\), then \(\theta_{1 \mathrm{C}}\) is
A thin plano convex lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.2. When the plane side of the lens is silver coated for complete reflection, the lens immersed in the liquid behaves like a concave mirror of focal length 0.2 m . The radius of curvature of the curved surface of the lens is
Young's double slit inteference apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.44. It has slit separation of 1.5 mm . The slits are illuminated by a parallel beam of light whose wavelength in air is 690 nm . The fringe-width on a screen placed behind the plane of slits at a distance of 0.72 m , will be :
The radii of curvature for a thin convex lens are 10 cm and 15 cm respectively. The focal length of the lens is 12 cm. The refractive index of the lens material is
What is the lateral shift of a ray refracted through a parallel-sided glass slab of thickness ' $h$ ' in terms of the angle of incidence ' $i$ ' and angle of refraction ' $r$ ', if the glass slab is placed in air medium?
A slanted object $A B$ is placed on one side of convex lens as shown in the diagram. The image is formed on the opposite side. Angle made by the image with principal axis is: 
A light wave is propagating with plane wave fronts of the type $x+y+z=$ constant. The angle made by the direction of wave propagation with the $x$-axis is:
In a Young's double slit experiment, two slits are located 1.5 mm apart. The distance of screen from slits is 2 m and the wavelength of the source is 400 nm. If the 20 maxima of the double slit pattern are contained within the centre maximum of the single slit diffraction pattern, then the width of each slit is $\mathrm{x} \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~cm}$, where x -value is ________