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Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

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Ques. 31JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
  3. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
  4. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Ques. 32JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

A mirror is used to produce an image with magnification of 14. If the distance between object and its image is 40 cm, then the focal length of the mirror is .

  1. 10 cm
  2. 12.7 cm
  3. 10.7 cm
  4. 15 cm
Ques. 33JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

A transparent block A having refractive index = 1.25 is surrounded by another medium of refractive index = 1.0 as shown in the figure. A light ray is incident on the flat face of the block with incident angle as shown in the figure. What is the maximum value of for which light suffers total internal reflection at the top surface of the block? [figure]

  1. -1(4/3)
  2. -1(3/4)
  3. -1(3/4)
  4. -1(3/4)
Ques. 34JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Morning Shift)

When an object is placed 40 cm away from a spherical mirror an image of magnification 12 is produced. To obtain an image with magnification of 13, the object is to be moved :

  1. 20 cm away from the mirror.
  2. 20 cm towards the mirror.
  3. 80 cm away from the mirror.
  4. 40 cm away from the mirror.
Ques. 35JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Evening Shift)

A finite size object is placed normal to the principal axis at a distance of 30 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm. A plane mirror is now placed in such a way that the image produced by both the mirrors coincide with each other. The distance between the two mirrors is :

  1. 45 cm
  2. 15 cm
  3. 22.5 cm
  4. 7.5 cm
Ques. 36JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Morning Shift)

Consider following statements for refraction of light through prism, when angle of deviation is minimum. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, B and E Only
  2. B, C and D Only
  3. B, D and E Only
  4. A, C and D Only
Ques. 37JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Morning Shift)

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

  1. 1.4
  2. 1.8
  3. 1.5
  4. 1.2
Ques. 38JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

A monochromatic light of frequency 5 1014 Hz travelling through air, is incident on a medium of refractive index '2'. Wavelength of the refracted light will be:

  1. 400 nm
  2. 300 nm
  3. 600 nm
  4. 500 nm
Ques. 39JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

[figure] 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)

  1. 0.24 m left to the spherical surface
  2. 0.24 m right to the spherical surface
  3. 0.4 m left to the spherical surface
  4. 0.4 m right to the spherical surface
Ques. 40JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

A slanted object AB 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 : [figure]

  1. -
  2. - 2
  3. -45
  4. +45
Ques. 41JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Evening Shift)

Two identical objects are placed in front of convex mirror and concave mirror having same radii of curvature of 12 cm, at same distance of 18 cm from the respective mirrors. The ratio of sizes of the images formed by convex mirror and by concave mirror is :

  1. 2
  2. 1/2
  3. 1/3
  4. 3
Ques. 42JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Evening Shift)

A bi-convex lens has radius of curvature of both the surfaces same as 1/6 cm. If this lens is required to be replaced by another convex lens having different radii of curvature on both sides (R1 R2), without any change in lens power then possible combination of R1 and R2 is :

  1. 13 cm and 17 cm
  2. 15 cm and 17 cm
  3. 13 cm and 13 cm
  4. 16 cm and 19 cm
Ques. 43JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Morning Shift)

Let u and v be the distances of the object and the image from a lens of focal length f. The correct graphical representation of u and v for a convex lens when |u| > f, is

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 44JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Morning Shift)

At the interface between two materials having refractive indices n1 and n2, the critical angle for reflection of an em wave is 1C. The n2 material is replaced by another material having refractive index n3 such that the critical angle at the interface between n1 and n3 materials is 2C. If n3 > n2 > n1; n2n3 = 25 and 2C - 1C = 12, then 1C is :

  1. -1 ( 16n1 )
  2. -1 ( 13n1 )
  3. -1 ( 56n1 )
  4. -1 ( 23n1 )
Ques. 45JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

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

  1. 96 cm
  2. 72 cm
  3. 24 cm
  4. 48 cm
Ques. 46JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

Two concave refracting surfaces of equal radii of curvature and refractive index 1.5 face each other in air as shown in figure. A point object O is placed midway, between P and B. The separation between the images of O, formed by each refracting surface is : [figure]

  1. 0.124R
  2. 0.114R
  3. 0.411R
  4. 0.214R
Ques. 47JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

Two identical symmetric double convex lenses of focal length f are cut into two equal parts L1, L2 by AB plane and L3, L4 by XY plane as shown in figure respectively. The ratio of focal lengths of lenses L1 and L3 is [figure]

  1. 1:2
  2. 1:1
  3. 2:1
  4. 1:4
Ques. 48JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Morning Shift)

A thin prism P1 with angle 4 made of glass having refractive index 1.54, is combined with another thin prism P2 made of glass having refractive index 1.72 to get dispersion without deviation. The angle of the prism P2 in degrees is

  1. 1.5
  2. 16/3
  3. 3
  4. 4
Ques. 49JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Morning Shift)

A hemispherical vessel is completely filled with a liquid of refractive index . A small coin is kept at the lowest point (O) of the vessel as shown in figure. The minimum value of the refractive index of the liquid so that a person can see the coin from point E (at the level of the vessel) is . [figure]

  1. 32
  2. 32
  3. 3
  4. 2
Ques. 50JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Evening Shift)

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 :

  1. 3.75 cm
  2. 15 cm
  3. 7.5 cm
  4. 30 cm
Ques. 51JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Evening Shift)

In a long glass tube, mixture of two liquids A and B with refractive indices 1.3 and 1.4 respectively, forms a convex refractive meniscus towards A. If an object placed at 13 cm from the vertex of the meniscus in A forms an image with a magnification of -2, then the radius of curvature of meniscus is :

  1. 23 cm
  2. 43 cm
  3. 13 cm
  4. 1 cm
Ques. 52JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Morning Shift)

What is the relative decrease in focal length of a lens for an increase in optical power by 0.1 D from 2.5 D ? ['D' stands for dioptre]

  1. 0.04
  2. 0.1
  3. 0.40
  4. 0.01
Ques. 53JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Morning Shift)

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

  1. 0.15 m
  2. 0.10 m
  3. 0.25 m
  4. 0.20 m
Ques. 54JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Morning Shift)

A plano-convex lens having radius of curvature of first surface 2 cm exhibits focal length of f1 in air. Another plano-convex lens with first surface radius of curvature 3 cm has focal length of f2 when it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.2. If both the lenses are made of same glass of refractive index 1.5, the ratio of f1 and f2 will be

  1. 2:3
  2. 1:3
  3. 1:2
  4. 3:5
Ques. 55JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Evening Shift)

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 cm 2 cm and the area of the landscape photographed is 400 km2. The focal length of the lens in the drone camera is :

  1. 2.8 cm
  2. 0.9 cm
  3. 2.5 cm
  4. 1.8 cm
Ques. 56JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

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?

  1. h
  2. h (i-r) r
  3. h (i-r) r
  4. h (i-r) r
Ques. 57JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

A spherical surface of radius of curvature R, separates air from glass (refractive index =1.5). The centre of curvature is in the glass medium. A point object 'O' placed in air on the optic axis of the surface, so that its real image is formed at 'I' inside glass. The line OI intersects the spherical surface at P and PO=PI. The distance PO equals to

  1. 5R
  2. 2R
  3. 1.5R
  4. 3R
Ques. 58JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Given a thin convex lens (refractive index 2), kept in a liquid (refractive index 1, 1< 2) having radii of curvatures |R1| and |R2|. Its second surface is silver polished. Where should an object be placed on the optic axis so that a real and inverted image is formed at the same place?

  1. ( 2+ 1)|R1|( 2- 1)
  2. 1|R1| |R2| 2 (2|R1|+|R2| )- 1 |R1| |R2|
  3. 1|R1| |R2| 2 (|R1|+|R2| )- 1|R1|
  4. 1|R1| |R2| 2 (|R1|+|R2| )- 1|R2|
Ques. 59JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)

A concave mirror of focal length f in air is dipped in a liquid of refractive index . Its focal length in the liquid will be:

  1. f
  2. f
  3. f
  4. f( -1)
Ques. 60JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)

The refractive index of the material of a glass prism is 3. The angle of minimum deviation is equal to the angle of the prism. What is the angle of the prism?

  1. 60
  2. 50
  3. 58
  4. 48