Light o d) None of these
9. Which mirror is used by dentists to
1. What is the bouncing back of light from a
examine teeth?
surface called?
o a) Plane mirror
o a) Refraction
o b) Convex mirror
o b) Diffraction
o c) Concave mirror
o c) Reflection
o d) None of these
o d) Absorption
10. A periscope works on the principle of:
2. The angle of incidence is equal to the
o a) Refraction of light
angle of:
o b) Diffraction of light
o a) Reflection
o c) Reflection of light
o b) Refraction
o d) Dispersion of light
o c) Diffraction
11. Why is the surface of a mirror polished?
o d) Absorption
o a) To scatter light rays
3. The line perpendicular to the reflecting
o b) To absorb light rays
surface at the point of incidence is called:
o c) To reflect light rays
o a) Ray
o d) To refract light rays
o b) Plane
o c) Normal
12. Which device uses the principle of
multiple reflections?
o d) Axis
o a) Microscope
4. The image formed by a plane mirror is:
o b) Telescope
o a) Real and inverted
o c) Kaleidoscope
o b) Real and upright
o d) None of these
o c) Virtual and upright
13. What is the nature of the image formed by
o d) Virtual and inverted
a convex mirror in a vehicle?
5. What type of mirror is used as a rear-view
o a) Larger and inverted
mirror in vehicles?
o b) Smaller and inverted
o a) Plane mirror
o c) Smaller and upright
o b) Concave mirror
o d) Larger and upright
o c) Convex mirror
14. The headlights of a car use which type of
o d) None of these
mirror?
6. Which of these laws is NOT true about
o a) Plane mirror
reflection?
o b) Concave mirror
o a) Angle of incidence = angle of
o c) Convex mirror
reflection
o d) None of these
o b) The incident ray, the reflected
ray, and the normal lie in the same
plane 15. What happens when light falls on a rough
o c) Light travels faster after
surface?
o a) Regular reflection
reflection
o b) Irregular reflection
o d) None of the above
o c) Total internal reflection
7. In which type of reflection do parallel rays
o d) Refraction
remain parallel after reflection?
o a) Diffused reflection 16. The angle between the incident ray and the
o b) Regular reflection
normal is 30°. What is the angle of
o c) Irregular reflection
reflection?
o a) 30°
o d) None of the above
o b) 60°
8. Which type of mirror always forms a
o c) 90°
virtual, erect, and smaller image?
o d) 0°
o a) Plane mirror
o b) Convex mirror
17. Which of the following is NOT an
o c) Concave mirror
example of reflection?
o a) Seeing your face in a mirror 25. If the focal length of a concave mirror is
o b) Viewing objects under water 10 cm, where should an object be placed to
o c) Formation of shadows form a virtual image?
o d) Echoes o a) At 20 cm
18. The laws of reflection are valid for: o b) At 10 cm
o a) Plane mirrors only o c) Between 0 and 10 cm
o b) Spherical mirrors only o d) Beyond 20 cm
o c) Both plane and spherical mirrors
o d) None of these
19. The image in a plane mirror appears:
o a) At the same distance as the Which of the following statements about
object reflection is true?
o b) Closer than the object a) Reflection occurs only on shiny surfaces.
o c) Farther than the object b) The angle of incidence is always equal to the
o d) None of these angle of reflection.
20. What is the nature of the image formed by c) Light travels faster after reflection.
a concave mirror when the object is placed d) Reflection can only occur at night.
at the focus?
o a) Real and upright What is the angle between the incident ray and
o b) Real and inverted the reflected ray if the angle of incidence is 30°?
o c) Virtual and upright a) 30°
o d) Virtual and inverted b) 60°
c) 90°
21. If an object is placed 20 cm from a plane d) 120°
mirror, how far is its image from the
mirror? The phenomenon of reflection occurs because:
o a) 10 cm a) Light can pass through all materials.
o b) 20 cm b) Light changes its speed upon hitting a surface.
o c) 40 cm c) Light bounces back into the same medium after
o d) 0 cm
hitting a surface.
22. A light ray makes an angle of 45° with the d) Light bends while moving through different
surface of a mirror. What is the angle of media.
reflection?
o a) 45°
In a plane mirror, the image formed is:
a) Real and inverted
o b) 90°
b) Virtual and erect
o c) 0°
c) Real and erect
o d) None of these
d) Virtual and inverted
23. If a person moves closer to a mirror, how
does the image appear?
Which of these correctly describes the laws of
o a) Larger
reflection?
o b) Smaller
a) Incident ray, reflected ray, and normal lie in the
o c) Same size
same plane.
o d) None of these
b) Angle of incidence is not equal to the angle of
24. An object is placed at the center of reflection.
curvature of a concave mirror. What is the c) Reflection only occurs in concave mirrors.
nature of the image formed? d) Reflection does not follow any specific rule.
o a) Real and inverted
o b) Real and upright If the angle of reflection is 45°, what is the
o c) Virtual and upright angle of incidence?
o d) Virtual and inverted a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°