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What makes things visible - class-VI

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The reflection from a concrete sidewalk is a diffused reflection.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The reflection from a concrete sidewalk is a diffused reflection yes it is true as they are not a perfect reflecting surface.

....... are drawn on light rays to show the direction in which light travels.

  1. RAYS

  2. ARROWS

  3. LINES

  4. LINE SEGMENTS


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

ARROWS are used to specify the direction of propagation of a light.

Luminous objects emit light on their own.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Luminous objects are those which emit their own light. For example, sun and stars.

Which of the following is an example of a self-luminous body?

  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Electric bulb

  4. Earth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Self-luminous bodies are those bodies that produce light of their own.
Sun has its own light.

Which of the following is a natural source of light?

  1. Electric lamp

  2. Electric filament

  3. Torch light

  4. Sunlight


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sun is a natural source of light, which emits light of its own.

Light is _______________.

  1. An electromagnetic radiation

  2. A transverse wave

  3. Massless

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Light is:
(i) An electromagnetic radiation
(ii) A transverse wave
(iii) Massless

A source of light is :

  1. An object that can absorb light

  2. An object that can reflect light

  3. An object that can refract light

  4. An object that can give light


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A source of light is any device serving as a source of illumination;

Which of the following is a luminous body?

  1. A burning candle

  2. Earth

  3. Moon

  4. Tree


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A burning candle produces light of its own

Which of the following is a non-luminous body?

  1. burning candle

  2. sun

  3. stars

  4. earth


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Earth doesn't have light of its own

The amount of light reflected depends upon

  1. the nature of material of the object

  2. the nature of the surface

  3. the smoothness of the surface

  4. all the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The amount of light reflected depend upon the properties of the material and the surface polished.Hence reflection depends upon the smoothness of the material at which light is incident.

The ray of light which falls on a mirror is called-

  1. Reflected ray

  2. Emergent ray

  3. Incident ray

  4. Transmitted ray


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A $ \textbf{reflected ray}$ is a ray of light that represents the light reflected by the surface or the ray of light that bounces off the mirror.

An $ \textbf{emergent ray} $ is a ray of light which finally emerges out of the other medium back to the original medium.

An $\textbf{incident ray}$ is a ray of light approaching the mirror or falling on the mirror.

A $\textbf{transmitted ray} $ or a refracted ray is a ray of light that is transmitted into the second medium and undergoes a change of velocity and direction due to the interaction with the material medium in which it travels.

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION C. 

Objects which emit light of their own are called -

  1. non- luminous objects

  2. transparent objects

  3. translucent objects

  4. luminous objects


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Objects which do not emit light on their own are called  $ \bf{non-luminous}$ objects.

Objects which allow the light to pass through them completely without any obstruction are called $ \bf{transparent} $ objects.

Objects which allow the light to pass through them partially are called $ \bf{translucent} $ objects.


Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called as $ \bf{luminous} $ objects. 

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION D. 

Light is a form of energy that causes sensation of warmth or coldness

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heat is a form of energy which causes sensation of warmth or coldness whereas light is form of energy which helps us in our vision of objects.

Reflection of the Sun's light from the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere causes.

  1. day and night

  2. tides

  3. eclipses

  4. twilight


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Twilight on Earth is the illumination of the lower atmosphere when the Sun itself is not directly visible because it is below the horizon. Twilight is produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, illuminating the lower atmosphere so that Earth's surface is neither completely lit nor completely dark.

Select the odd one out (book, chair, table, burning candle)

  1. burning candle

  2. book

  3. chair

  4. table


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a luminous object rest all are non-luminous

A star is a/an _____ source of light

  1. natural

  2. artificial

  3. false

  4. absolute


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Natural sources of light are the sources which emit light on their without any man made control.Example sun,stars etc.

The silvering on the back surface of a mirror can be done by

  1. Silver

  2. Mercury

  3. None

  4. All kind of shiny materials


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A plane mirror is made from a few mm thick glass plate.one surface of glass plate is polished to a high degree of smoothness which forms the front part of the mirror and the other(back)surface is silvered(I.e painted with silver,mercury or some other material.)

Light is a form of energy.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Light is a form of energy which does not require any medium to travel.

We are able to see objects around us because ______________.

  1. The objects absorb all the light

  2. The light reflected from the object enters our eyes

  3. Light can be reflected

  4. Light travels in straight lines


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An object is visible to us only if light reflected or emitted by it reaches our eye and image is formed at retina.

When a light ray is reflected repeatedly by a set of parallel plane mirrors, the intensity of light rays decreases after some reflections. This is because of

  1. Poor reflection from mirrors

  2. Absorption of some amount of light by mirrors

  3. Dispersion of light when the rays travel through the atmosphere

  4. Scattering of light by the mirrors


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The intensity of the light is decreased because no surface is perfectly reflecting surface. When the light is incident on a reflecting surface some part of the light is observed, resulting in decrease in the intensity.

State whether true or false :

A rose appears red in white light as it absorbs red color and reflects all other colors.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False

A rose reflects red color and absorbs other colors . That's why it appear red. 

Choose the correct option

  1. Moon is a luminous object because it glows

  2. Moon is a luminous object because it is a source of light

  3. Sun is a luminous object because it is a source of light

  4. Sun is not a luminous object


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called as $ \bf{luminous\ objects} $. 
Objects which do not emit light on their own are called  $ \bf{non-luminous} $ objects.

Sun is a luminous object because it a source of light and consequently emits light of it's own.
Moon is a non-luminous object because it does not emits it's own light and glows by reflecting the light of the sun.

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION C. 

Choose the correct option regarding luminous objects

  1. All objects which glow are luminous objects

  2. Objects which is not source of light is luminous objects

  3. Objects which glow can be luminous objects

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Luminous objects can be defined as objects which emit their own light by use of some reactions or energy source.

Which of the following is not a luminous object

  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Bulb

  4. candle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Objects which do not emit light on their own are called  $ \bf{non-luminous} $ objects.
Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called as $ \bf{luminous\ objects} $.

Moon is a non-luminous object because it does not emits it's own light and glows by reflecting the light of the sun.
Sun, Bulb and candle give out or emit their own light and hence, are luminous objects.

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION B.

Which of the following are not non-luminous objects ?

  1. Moon

  2. Planets

  3. Sun

  4. Earth


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Objects which do not emit light on their own are called  $ \bf{non-luminous} $ objects.
Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called as $ \bf{luminous\ objects} $.

Sun is a source of light and thus, gives out or emits light of it's own and hence, is a luminous object.

Moon, planets and Earth are non-luminous objects because they do not emit light of their own and glow by reflecting the light of the sun. 

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION C.

How are non luminous objects visible to eye ?

  1. Non-luminous objects give away light

  2. Non-luminous objects reflect the light falling on them

  3. Non-luminous objects disperse the light falling on them

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Non-luminous objects reflect the light falling on them and the reflected light are sensed by the eye and thus we are able to see non-luminous objects.

When Abhishek looked at a lighted torch through an object he could see a faint glow, but not the torch. The object is

  1. Transparent

  2. Opaque

  3. Translucent

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Translucent objects allow only a small part of light to pass through them.

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Rahul placed a coloured plastic bottle in front of the beam of a torch light. Then he placed a transparent sheet of same size on the other side of bottle. No shadow will form on the screen.
Statement 2 : Translucent objects allow light to pass through them partially.

  1. Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.

  2. Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.

  3. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.

  4. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A coloured plastic bottle is an opaque material. When a light beam is incident on it, a shadow will form on the screen. Light can easily pass through the transparent material.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. The image formed by a pinhole camera is inverted because light travels in a straight line.

  2. Light does not change its direction on reflection.

  3. As we move the object away from the light source, the shadow of the object becomes smaller.

  4. Reflection is possible only from polished surface.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Light changes its direction after reflection. As we move the object away from the light source, the shadow becomes larger as the distance between object and the light source increases. Reflection is possible from rough surface also.

We cannot see things in the absence of

  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Light

  4. Earth


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We can see things when rays of light coming from any object reach our eyes. So, we cannot see in the dark because of absence of light. 

Ray optics is valid when characteristic dimension are  

  1. much smaller than wavelength of light.

  2. of same order as wavelength of light

  3. much larger than wavelength of light

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ray optics is valid when characteristic dimension are much larger than wavelength of light . The size of obstacle must be much larger than the wavelength of light. If wavelength is comparable to the size of object, then diffraction could happen, but it cannot be explained using ray optics, it will require wave theory of light. 

The difference in speeds of a ray of light in glass and water is $2.5 \times 10^7 \,m/s$. If the $R.I$ of glass and water are $\dfrac{3}{2}$ and $\dfrac{4}{3}$ respectively, then the velocity of light in air is

  1. $2 \times 10^8 \,m/s$

  2. $2.25 \times 10^8 \,m/s$

  3. $3 \times 10^8 \,m/s$

  4. $2.5 \times 10^8 \,m/s$


Correct Option: B

Light travels through a glass plate of thickness t and refractive index $\mu $ If c is the speed of light in vacuum, the time taken by light to travel this thicknes of glass is 

  1. $\mu tc$

  2. $\dfrac { tc }{ \mu } $

  3. $\dfrac { t }{ \mu c } $

  4. $\dfrac { \mu t }{ c } $


Correct Option: C

It is necessary to illuminate the bottom of a well by reflected solar beam when the light is incident at an angle $40^o$ to the vertical. At what angle to the horizontal should a plane mirror be placed?

  1. $65^o$

  2. $70^o$

  3. $75^o$

  4. $80^o$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\begin{array}{l} i+r=i+i=140 \ or\, \, i={ 70^{ 0 } } \end{array}$

Thus, plane mirror makes an angle of $20^0$ with  vertical and $70^0$  with horizontal.
Therefore  , the correct answer is option $C$.

An invisible energy which  causes in us the sensation vision, is

  1. electrical

  2. sound

  3. light

  4. mechanical


Correct Option: C

The illumination on the screen, in case of a movie hall if the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by $1\%$ will be:

  1. increased by $1\%$

  2. decreased by $1\%$

  3. increased by $2\%$

  4. decreased by $2\%$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Projector act as a point source

Hence   $E\propto \dfrac{1}{r^{2}}$
$\dfrac{dE}{E}=2\left(\dfrac{\Delta r}{r}\right)=2\times 1\%=2\%$
As the distance increases, the illumination will decrease.

Pick the only wrong statement in the following :

  1. Light travels with a speed greater than that of sound

  2. Light cannot travel through vacuum

  3. Light travels in a straight line

  4. Light is a wave motion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Light travels through vacuum for sure as it does not need a material medium for its propagation. Sunlight is the biggest example for this.

Moreover, light has maximum speed in vacuum ,that is, $3\times 10^8$.

A broader bundle of light rays is called a -

  1. Beam of light

  2. Ray of light

  3. Bundle of light

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A single wave of light is called a ray.

Bundle of light rays is called beam of light.

What is the wavelength range of visible light?

  1. $ 4 \times 10^{-7} m $ to $ 8 \times 10^{-7} m$

  2. $ 4 \times 10^{-9} m $ to $ 8 \times 10^{-9} m$

  3. $ 4 \times 10^{-5} m $ to $ 8 \times 10^{-5} m$

  4. $ 4 \times 10^{-6} m $ to $ 8 \times 10^{-6} m$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The wavelength of visible light lies between $400\,{\rm{nm}}$ to $800\,{\rm{nm}}$.

Or, $4 \times {10^{ - 7}}$ to $8 \times {10^{ - 7}}\,{\rm{m}}$

 

In a YDSE with two identical slits, when the upper slit is covered with a thin, perfectly transparent sheet of mica, the intensity at the centre of screen reduces to $75\%$ of the initial value. Second minima is observed to be above this point and third maxima below it. Which of the following can be a possible value of phase difference caused by the mica sheet.

  1. $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$

  2. $\dfrac{13\pi}{3}$

  3. $\dfrac{17\pi}{3}$

  4. $\dfrac{11\pi}{3}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Here when second order minica replaces bright spot change in path difference$3\pi $


Second order minica phase difference$\dfrac { \pi  }{ 2 } $

Phase difference lies between $3\pi\ to\ 4\pi $ i.e. $\dfrac{11\pi}{3}$

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