Chapter 5 LIGHT MCQs 17 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/17 Subscribe 1. . The velocity of light is: (A) 3 × 10⁸ m/s (B) 330 km/s (C) 330 m/s (D) 3 × 10⁵ m/sShow All Answers 2. . Light waves are: (A) Mechanical waves (B) Longitudinal waves (C) Electromagnetic waves (D) Matter wavesShow All Answers 3. . Corpuscular theory of light was propounded by: (A) Newton (B) Huygens (C) Einstein (D) MaxwellShow All Answers 4. . Wave theory of light was proposed by: (A) Newton (B) Huygens (C) Maxwell (D) EinsteinShow All Answers 5. . The turning back of light from the boundary of a medium is called: (A) Refraction (B) Rarefaction (C) Polarization (D) ReflectionShow All Answers 6. . The bending of light when it enters from one medium to another is called: (A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Dispersion (D) DiffractionShow All Answers 7. . The ratio of sin(i) to sin(r) is constant. This law is known as: (A) Snell’s law (B) Hook’s law (C) Lenz’s law (D) Law of reflectionShow All Answers 8. . If an object is placed at C of a concave mirror, the image formed will be: (A) At F (B) Behind the mirror (C) At C (D) Between C and FShow All Answers 9. . If an object is placed within the focal length of a concave mirror, the image will be: (A) Real and erect (B) Virtual and inverted (C) Real and behind the mirror (D) Virtual and behind the mirrorShow All Answers 10. . The radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 40 cm. Its focal length is: (A) 80 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 4 cmShow All Answers 11. . The unit for the power of a lens is: (A) Watt (B) cm (C) meter (D) dioptreShow All Answers 12. . The focal length of a lens is 20 cm. Its power is: (A) 20 D (B) 0.5 D (C) 2 D (D) 5 DShow All Answers 13. . If an object is placed between F and 2F of a convex lens, the image will be: (A) Virtual (B) Erect (C) Real and inverted (D) Real and erectShow All Answers 14. . The least distance of distinct vision is: (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 5 cmShow All Answers 15. . A convex lens of short focal length is used as: (A) Simple microscope (B) Compound microscope (C) Simple telescope (D) SextantShow All Answers 16. . The bending of light towards the shadow region is called: (A) Dispersion (B) Interference (C) Polarization (D) DiffractionShow All Answers 17. . To measure the height of distant objects we use: (A) Camera (B) Telescope (C) Microscope (D) SextantShow All Answers