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Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

77Questions
38Papers covered
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26 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Morning Shift)

A spherical interface lens of radius R separates two media of refractive indices 1 and 1.4 respectively as shown in the figure below. A point source is placed at a distance of 4R in front of spherical interface. The magnitude of the magnification of point source image is . [figure]

  1. 1.66
  2. 2.33
  3. 2.66
  4. 1.33
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

A convex lens is made from glass material having refractive index of 1.4 with same radius of curvature on both sides. The ratio of its focal length and radius of curvature is .

  1. 0.5
  2. 2.5
  3. 0.8
  4. 1.25
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

Refer the figure given below. 1 and 2 are refractive indices of air and lens material. The height of image will be cm. [figure]

  1. 1
  2. 0.5
  3. 1.2
  4. 0.25
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

If sunlight is focused on a paper using convex lens, it starts burning the paper in shortest time when the lens is kept at 30 cm above the paper. If the radius of curvature of the lens is 60 cm then the refractive index of the lens material is 10. The value of is .

Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

The magnitudes of power of a biconvex lens (refractive index 1.5) and that of a plano-concave lens (refractive index = 1.7) are same. If the curvature of plano-concave lens exactly matches with the curvature of back surface of the biconvex lens, then ratio of radius of curvature of front and back surface of the biconvex lens is

  1. 2 : 5
  2. 5 : 2
  3. 12 : 5
  4. 5 : 12
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

A convex lens of refractive index 1.5 and focal length f = 18 cm is immersed in water. The difference in focal lengths of the given lens when it is in water and in air is f. The value of is . (refractive index of water = 4/3)

Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

Five persons P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 recorded object distance (u) and image distance (v) using same convex lens having power +5 D as (25, 96), (30, 62), (35, 37), (45, 35) and (50, 32) respectively. Identify correct statement

  1. Readings recorded by P3 and P2 persons are incorrect
  2. Readings recorded by all persons are correct
  3. Readings recorded by P3 person are incorrect
  4. Readings recorded by P4 and P5 persons are incorrect
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

The size of the images of an object, formed by a thin lens are equal when the object is placed at two different positions 8 cm and 24 cm from the lens. The focal length of the lens is cm.

Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

A parallel beam of light travelling in air (refractive index 1.0) is incident on a convex spherical glass surface of radius of curvature 50 cm. Refractive index of glass is 1.5. The rays converge to a point at a distance x cm from the centre of curvature of the spherical surface. The value of x is cm.

Ques. 10JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Morning Shift)

A lens having refractive index 1.6 has focal length of 12 cm, when it is in air. Find the focal length of the lens when it is placed in water. (Take refractive index of water as 1.28)

  1. 355 mm
  2. 655 mm
  3. 288 mm
  4. 555 mm
Ques. 11JEE 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. 12JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

Light from a point source in air falls on a spherical glass surface (refractive index, = 1.5 and radius of curvature = 50 cm). The image is formed at a distance of 200 cm from the glass surface inside the glass. The magnitude of distance of the light source from the glass surface is m.

Ques. 13JEE 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. 14JEE 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. 15JEE 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. 16JEE 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. 17JEE 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. 18JEE 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. 19JEE 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. 20JEE 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. 21JEE 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. 22JEE 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. 23JEE 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. 24JEE 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. 25JEE 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. 26JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Morning Shift)

Given is a thin convex lens of glass (refractive index ) and each side having radius of curvature R. One side is polished for complete reflection. At what distance from the lens, an object be placed on the optic axis so that the image gets formed on the object itself?

  1. R/
  2. R/(2 -1)
  3. R/(2 -3)