Q1) Which of the following phenomena causes a rainbow to form?

A) Reflection

B) Refraction

C) Dispersion

D) Diffraction


Q2) What is the unit of measurement for the focal length of a lens?

A) Meters

B) Inches

C) Diopters

D) Millimeters


Q3) When light passes from air into glass, what generally happens to its speed?

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) Remains constant

D) Reverses direction


Q4) Which type of lens is used to correct farsightedness?

A) Convex lens

B) Concave lens

C) Plano-concave lens

D) Plano-convex lens


Q5) In which medium does light travel fastest?

A) Air

B) Water

C) Glass

D) Diamond


Q6) What type of mirror is commonly used in headlights of cars?

A) Convex mirror

B) Concave mirror

C) Plane mirror

D) Spherical mirror


Q7) Which law of refraction states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is a constant for a given pair of media?

A) Snell's law

B) Brewster's law

C) Huygens' principle

D) Newton's law


Q8) What term refers to the ability of a lens to bend light?

A) Dispersion

B) Refraction

C) Reflection

D) Diffraction


Q9) Which color of light bends the most when passing through a prism?

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Green

D) Violet


Q10) What type of image is formed when the object is placed between the focal point and the lens of a convex lens?

A) Real and inverted

B) Real and upright

C) Virtual and inverted

D) Virtual and upright


Q11) Which of the following is not a type of optical aberration?

A) Chromatic aberration

B) Spherical aberration

C) Astigmatism

D) Diffraction


Q12) What is the phenomenon where light spreads out as it passes through a small aperture or around the edge of an object?

A) Dispersion

B) Reflection

C) Refraction

D) Diffraction


Q13) Which of the following statements about a concave lens is true?

A) It converges parallel rays of light.

B) It has a positive focal length.

C) It always forms a virtual image.

D) It diverges parallel rays of light.


Q14) The critical angle for a given pair of media depends on what?

A) The refractive index of the first medium only

B) The refractive index of the second medium only

C) The angle of incidence

D) The refractive indices of both media


Q15) What type of mirror is typically used in makeup mirrors to produce an upright, magnified image?

A) Convex mirror

B) Concave mirror

C) Plane mirror

D) Spherical mirror


Q16) What is the phenomenon where a wave changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

A) Diffraction

B) Dispersion

C) Reflection

D) Refraction


Q17) Which of the following is not a primary color of light?

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Blue

D) Green


Q18) What type of lens is used to correct nearsightedness?

A) Convex lens

B) Concave lens

C) Plano-concave lens

D) Plano-convex lens


Q19) What is the phenomenon where parallel rays of light converge to a point after passing through a lens?

A) Dispersion

B) Diffraction

C) Reflection

D) Focusing


Q20) What type of mirror is commonly used in security mirrors to provide a wide field of view?

A) Convex mirror

B) Concave mirror

C) Plane mirror

D) Spherical mirror