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JEE Main PhysicsOptics previous year questions with solutions.

All Optics Questions (489)

The light rays from an object have been reflected towards an observer from a standard flat mirror, the image observed by the observer are :- A. Real B. Erect C. Smaller in size than object D. Laterally inverted Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

2023
medium
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Two vertical parallel mirrors $A$ and $B$ are separated by $10$ cm. $A$ point object $O$ is placed at a distance of $2\mathrm{cm}$ from mirror $A.$ The distance of the second nearest image behind mirror $A$ from the mirror $A$ is $_______\mathrm{cm}.$ ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Ray Optics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Ray_Optics/648b5a70417cc3fb48d683f1/question_1__q_648b5a70417cc3fb48d683f1__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__29a386be-8f49-478b-b5df-786741b8b822__0b6e107dd9_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
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As shown in the figure, in Young's double slit experiment, a thin plate of thickness $t=10\mu m$ and refractive index $\mu =1.2$ is inserted infront of slit ${S}_{1}$. The experiment is conducted in air ($\mu =1$) and uses a monochromatic light of wavelength $\lambda =500\mathrm{nm}$. Due to the insertion of the plate, central maxima is shifted by a distance of $x{\beta }_{0}$. ${\beta }_{0}$ is the fringe-width before the insertion of the plate. The value of the $x$ is ______. ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Wave Optics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Wave_Optics/648b5a6e417cc3fb48d67f62/question_1__q_648b5a6e417cc3fb48d67f62__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__5ddd3c14-fcae-4015-97ae-95c67a329bf0-9896824__d1e01cc4ed_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
hard
integer

A fish rising vertically upward with a uniform velocity of $8m{s}^{–1},$ observes that a bird is diving vertically downward towards the fish with the velocity of $12m{s}^{–1}.$ If the refractive index of water is $\frac{4}{3},$ then the actual velocity of the diving bird to pick the fish, will be$__________m{s}^{-1}.$ ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Ray Optics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Ray_Optics/648b5a71417cc3fb48d6866e/question_1__q_648b5a71417cc3fb48d6866e__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__da935ce2-68bd-42d9-8752-80cb464f7da1__1c7bd12a9c_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
easy
integer

In a single slit diffraction pattern the angular width of the central maximum is 0.1 rad...

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hard
mcq

In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to $0.2$ times to its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index of the medium is $x:1$. The value of $x$ is ______. (Given speed of light in free space $=3\times {10}^{8}m{s}^{-1}$ and for the given medium ${\mu }_{r}=1$)

2023
hard
integer

The ratio of intensities at two points $P$ and $Q$ on the screen in a Young's double slit experiment where phase difference between two waves of same amplitude are $\frac{\pi }{3}$ and $\frac{\pi }{2}$, respectively are

2023
easy
mcq

An object is placed on the principal axis of convex lens of focal length $10\mathrm{cm}$ as shown. A plane mirror is placed on the other side of lens at a distance of $20\mathrm{cm}$. The image produced by the plane mirror is $5\mathrm{cm}$ inside the mirror. The distance of the object from the lens is ____ $\mathrm{cm}$. ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Ray Optics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Ray_Optics/648b5a6f417cc3fb48d680cb/question_1__q_648b5a6f417cc3fb48d680cb__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__15f873a5-081b-457d-84d4-0594c357dfcd-9894770__24576c68a1_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
medium
integer

Unpolarised light is incident on the boundary between two dielectric media, whose dielectric constants are $2.8$ (medium –$1$) and $6.8$ (medium – $2$), respectively. To satisfy the condition, so that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the angle of incidence should be ${\mathrm{tan}}^{-1}{(1+\frac{10}{\theta })}^{\frac{1}{2}}$, the value of $\theta$ is ______. (Given for dielectric media, ${\mu }_{r}=1$)

2023
medium
integer

In Young's double slits experiment, the position of 5$^{th}$ bright fringe from the central maximum is $5\mathrm{cm}$. The distance between slits and screen is $1m$ and wavelength of used monochromatic light is $600\mathrm{nm}$. The separation between the slits is:

2023
easy
mcq

In a Young’s double slit experiment, the intensities at two points, for the path difference $\frac{\lambda }{4}$ and $\frac{\lambda }{3}$ ($\lambda$ being the wavelength of light used) are ${I}_{1}$ and ${I}_{2}$ respectively. If ${I}_{0}$ denotes the intensity produced by each one of the individual slits, then $\frac{{I}_{1}+{I}_{2}}{{I}_{0}}=______$.

2023
hard
integer

A single slit of width $a$ is illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength $600\mathrm{nm}$. The value of $a$ for which first minimum appears at $\theta ={30}^{o}$ on the screen will be :

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medium
mcq

A thin prism ${P}_{1}$ with an angle $6^{\circ}$ and made of glass of refractive index $1.54$ is combined with another prism ${P}_{2}$ made from glass of refractive index $1.72$ to produce dispersion without average deviation. The angle of prism ${P}_{2}$ is :

2023
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mcq

In an experiment for estimating the value of focal length of converging mirror, image of an object placed at $40\mathrm{cm}$ from the pole of the mirror is formed at distance $120\mathrm{cm}$ from the pole of the mirror. These distances are measured with a modified scale in which there are $20$ small divisions in $1\mathrm{cm}$. The value of error in measurement of focal length of the mirror is $\frac{1}{K}\mathrm{cm}$. The value of $K$ is ______.

2023
medium
integer

In a reflecting telescope, a secondary mirror is used to:

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easy
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A thin cylindrical rod of length $10\mathrm{cm}$ is placed horizontally on the principle axis of a concave mirror of focal length $20\mathrm{cm}$. The rod is placed in a such a way that mid point of the rod is at $40\mathrm{cm}$ from the pole of mirror. The length of the image formed by the mirror will be $\frac{x}{3}\mathrm{cm}$. The value of $x$ is ______.

2023
hard
integer

‘$n$’ polarizing sheets are arranged such that each makes an angle $45^{\circ}$ with the proceeding sheet. An unpolarized light of intensity $I$ is incident into this arrangement. The output intensity is found to be $\frac{I}{64}$ . The value of $n$ will be:

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mcq

In a Young’s double slit experiment, the ratio of amplitude of light coming from slits is $2:1$. The ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity in the interference pattern is

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easy
mcq

The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is $\sqrt{2}$. The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid will be _______$^{\circ}$.

2023
medium
integer

As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of $50\mathrm{cm}$ from the bottom of tank containing water $(\mu =\frac{4}{3})$. The height of water in the tank is $8\mathrm{cm}$. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb formed by mirror from the bottom of the tank is ______ $\mathrm{cm}$. ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Ray Optics — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Ray_Optics/648b5a71417cc3fb48d685b6/question_1__q_648b5a71417cc3fb48d685b6__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__eecdf0e1-370f-403a-b485-744722b4fb2f__a80e89f1a3_final_ppt_sync.png)

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easy
integer

A vessel of depth $d$ is half filled with oil of refractive index ${n}_{1}$ and the other half is filled with water of refractive index ${n}_{2}.$ The apparent depth of this vessel when viewed from above will be-

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easy
mcq

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: The phase difference of two light waves change if they travel through different media having same thickness, but different indices of refraction. Reason R: The wavelengths of waves are different in different media. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : If the Brewster's angle for the light propagating from air to glass is ${\theta }_{B}$, then Brewster's angle for the light propagating from glass to air is $\frac{\pi }{2}-{\theta }_{B}$. Statement II : The Brewster's angle for the light propagating from glass to air is ${\mathrm{tan}}^{-1}({\mu }_{g})$, where ${\mu }_{g}$ is the refractive index of glass. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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mcq

The critical angle for a denser-rarer interface is $45^{\circ}$. The speed of light in rarer medium is $3\times {10}^{8}m{s}^{-1}$. The speed of light in the denser medium is:

2023
easy
mcq