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Monday 29 November 2021

STD-X, HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD, Important Questions on Glass Prism, MCQs

1.  A glass prism has-

(a) 5 rectangular surfaces

(b) 4 rectangular surfaces

(c) 2 triangular bases and 3 rectangular surfaces

(d) 2 rectangular surfaces and 3 triangular bases

 

ANS: 2 triangular bases and 3 rectangular surfaces

 

2.  A prism is used to-

(a) pass the light undeviated

(b) deviate a light path by reflection only

(c) refract, reflect or diffract the light depending on experimental condition

(d) deviate a light path by refraction

 

ANS: deviate a light path by refraction

 

3.  The angle between two lateral surfaces of a prism is called as

(a) angle of prism

(b) angle of refraction

(c) reflecting index of the prism

(d) dispersion angle

 

ANS: angle of prism

 

4.  The angle between two plane rectangular refracting surfaces of a prism is called as

(a) refracting angle of the prism

(b) angle of refraction

(c) reflecting angle of the prism

(d) dispersion angle

 

ANS: refracting angle of the prism

 

5.  The angle between the directions of the incident ray and the emergent ray is called-

(a) angle of deviation

(b) angle of refraction

(c) reflecting angle of the prism

(d) dispersion angle

 

ANS: angle of deviation

 

6.  For an equilateral prism the angle of the prism is-

(a) 600

(b) 450

(c) 900

(d) 300

 

ANS: 600

 

7.  How many times refraction occurs when a ray passes through a prism?

(a) 1

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 2

 

ANS: 2

 

8.  What happens when white light is passed from air to glass prism?

(a) bends away from normal

(b) bends towards normal

(c) passes undeviated

(d) reflects back

 

ANS: bends towards normal

 

9. How many times does a ray of light bend on passing through a prism?

(a) once

(b) twice

(c) thrice

(d) none of these

 

ANS: twice

 

10.  A glass prism placed in a homogeneous transparent medium will deviate an incident ray

(a) always towards the base

(b) always away from its base

(c) towards its base, only if the medium has refractive index greater than that of the glass.

(d) towards the base, only if the medium has a refractive index less than that of the glass

 

ANS: towards the base, only if the medium has a refractive index less than that of the glass

 

11. The angle between incident ray and _____ ray is called angle of deviation.

(a) reflected

(b) refracted

(c) emergent

(d) normal

 

ANS: emergent ray

 

12.  The ____ of the prism makes emergent ray bend at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.

(a) transparency

(b) peculiar size

(c) plastic material

(d) size

 

ANS: peculiar shape

 

13.  If angle of incidence is 420 and angle of emergence is 300, then angle of deviation will be-

(a) 720

(b) 120

(c) 240

(d) 900

 

ANS: 120

 

14.  If the emergent ray makes an angle of 400 with the second refracting surface of the prism, what is the angle of emergence?

(a) 300

(b) 700

(c) 1400

(d) 500

 

ANS: 500

 

15.  A student is observing the diagram showing the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism. He would find that for all angles of incidence the ray of light bends-
(а) towards the normal while entering into the prism and away from the normal while emerging out of the prism
(b) away from the normal while entering into the prism and towards the normal while emerging out of the prism.
(c) away from the normal while entering as well as while emerging out of the prism.
(d) towards the normal while entering as well as while emerging out of the prism.

 

ANS: towards the normal while entering into the prism and away from the normal while emerging out of the prism

 

16.  A student traces the path of a ray through a glass prism for four different values of angle of incidence. On analyzing the diagrams he is likely to conclude that the emergent ray
(a) is always parallel to the incident ray.
(b) is always perpendicular to the incident ray.
(c) is always parallel to the refracted ray.
(d) always bends at an angle to the direction of incident ray.


ANS: always bends at an angle to the direction of incident ray

17.  Which image shows the deviation of light in a prism?

             

ANS: b 

18.  In the following diagram, the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism is shown:

                                           

In this diagram the angle of incidence, the angle of emergence and the angle of deviation respectively are (select the correct option):              
(a) X, R and T
(b) Y, Q and T
(c) X, Q and P
(d) Y, Q and P

 

ANS: Y, Q and P

 

19.  After tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass prism a student marked the angle of incidence (i), angle of refraction (r), angle of emergence (e) and the angle of deviation (D) as shown in the diagram. The correctly marked angles are:

                     

(a) i and r
(b)
i and e
(c)
i, e and D
(d)
i, r and e

 

ANS: i and e

 

20.  The following figure depicts the bending of a ray of light on passing through a prism. Identify the angle of deviation from the given choices.

(a) ABG
(b)
CEF
(c)
CEB
(d)
DCI

 

ANS: ∠CEF

 

21.  While performing the experiment to trace the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism, four students marked the incident ray and the emergent ray in their diagrams in the manner shown below


The correct path of the rays has been shown by:
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) All of these

 

ANS: II

 

22.  A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an equilateral prism. Two additional prisms of identical shape and of same material are placed as shown in the figure.

 

The ray will now suffer-

(a) greater deviation

(b) no deviation

(c) same deviation

(d) scattering

 

ANS: same deviation

 

23.  In an experiment on tracing the path of the rays of light passing through a glass prism, the correct setting of protractor (D) for measuring the angle of incidence i in diagram is

 

(a) i

(b) ii

(c) iii

(d) iv

 

ANS: i

 

24.  While performing experiment to trace the ray of light through a triangular glass prism, a student is asked to draw the boundary of a prism on a paper. This is done to
(a) see whether the given prism is triangular or not.
(b) ensure that the prism is always kept within the boundary during experiment.
(c) check whether the edges of the prism are broken or not.
(d) make the diagram more clear.

 

ANS: ensure that the prism is always kept within the boundary during experiment

 

25.  For tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass prism, the ideal distance between two pins is,
(a) 2-3 cm
(b) 3-5 cm
(c) 6-8 cm
(d) 10 – 15 cm

 

ANS: 3-5 cm

 

26.  Four students A, B, C and D perform experiment on tracing the path of light ray through a glass prism. The correct position of the pins used to describe incident ray is shown on paper by four of them, respectively as


The correct result is obtained by
(a) A and B both
(b) B and C both
(c) A and D both
(d) A only

 

ANS: A only

 

27.  In an experiment on tracing the path of ray of light passing through a glass prism, three students A, B, C performed the experiment for three different sets of angles of incidence. The set taken by them, were respectively as (15 , 25 , 45 ), (30 , 45 , 60 ) and (65 , 75 , 85 ). The student/students who is/are likely to get best results is/are
(a) A only
(b) B only
(c) C only
(d) all of them

 

ANS: B only

 

28.  While performing the experiment to trace the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism, four students marked the incident ray and the emergent ray in their diagrams in the manner shown below:


The correct figure is given in
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV

 

ANS: III

 

29.  While performing the experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass prism as shown in the given diagram, four students interpreted the result as given below. At the minimum deviation position of the prism, which one of the four interpretations is correct?


(a) θ1 = θ3
(b) θ1 = θ2
(c) θ1 = θ4
(d) θ1 > θ3

 

ANS: θ1 = θ3


30.  A student traces the path of a ray of light passing through a triangular glass prism. For measuring the angle of emergence, the correct setting of the protractor (D) corresponds to diagram


(a) (A)
(b) (B)
(c) (C)
(d) (D)

 

ANS: D

 

31.  To trace the path of the ray of light through a glass prism, four students A, B, C and D did the following:
A: Kept the eyes at certain moderate distance from the glass prism while placing both the image pins.
B: Kept the eyes close to the glass prism while placing both the image pins.
C: Kept the eyes close to the glass prism while placing first image pin and far from the prism while placing the second image pin.
D: Kept the eyes at 45° angle while placing both the image pins on a line which makes an angle of 30° with the normal.
The correct procedure is that of the student
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
  

ANS: A

32.  Which of the following is the best set-up for tracing the path of ray of light through a glass prism?


(a) (i) only
(b) (ii) only
(c) (iii) only
(d) (iv) only

ANS: (i) only


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