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Which type of mirror is used in the following?

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Convex mirror

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अध्याय 11: Reflection of Light - Exercise [पृष्ठ १२७]

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बालभारती Science and Technology [English] 9 Standard Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 11 Reflection of Light
Exercise | Q 4.5 | पृष्ठ १२७

संबंधित प्रश्न

A student obtains a blurred image of a distant object on a screen using a convex lens. To obtain a distinct image on the screen he should move the lens 
(A) away from the screen
(B) towards the screen
(C) to a position very far away from the screen
(D) either towards or away from the screen depending upon the position of the object


Which mirror has a wider field of view?


Name the mirror which can give: 

an erect and diminished image of an object. 


State whether the following statement is true or false:
A diverging mirror is used as a rear-view mirror. 


 Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object by a convex mirror. Mark clearly the pole, focus and centre of curvature on the diagram. 


A boy is standing in front of and close to a special mirror. He finds the image of his head bigger than normal, the middle part of his body of the same size, and his legs smaller than normal. The special mirror is made up of three types of mirrors in the following order from top downwards:

(a) Convex, Plane, Concave
(b) Plane, Convex, Concave
(c) Concave, Plane, Convex
(d) Convex, Concave, Plane


Two big mirrors A and B are fitted side by side on a wall. A man is standing at such a distance from the wall that he can see the erect image of his face in both the mirrors. When the man starts walking towards the mirrors, he find that the size of his face in mirror A goes on increasing but that in mirror B remains the same.

(a) mirror A is concave and mirror B is convex
(b) mirror A is plane and mirror B is concave
(c) mirror A is concave and mirror B is plane
(d) mirror A is convex and mirror B is concave


The radius of curvature of a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror in a moving car is 12.0 m. A truck is coming from behind it at a distance of 3.54 m. Calculate (a)

  1. position and
  2. size of the image relative to the size of the truck.
  3. What will be the nature of the image?

An object 1 cm tall is placed 30 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm. Find the size and position of the image formed by the convex mirror. 


What is the effect on the size and position of the image of moving the object (i) towards the lens, and (ii) away from the lens? 


The magnification produced by a spherical mirror and a spherical lens is + 0.8.
(a) The mirror and lens are both convex
(b) The mirror and lens are both concave
(c) The mirror is concave but the lens is convex
(d) The mirror is convex but the lens is concave


The diagram given below in fig shows a ray of light AO falling on a surface separating two media. Draw the refracted ray in each, case.


A driver uses a convex mirror as a rearview mirror. Explain the reason with the help of a ray diagram.


To determine the focal length of a convex lens by obtaining a sharp image of a distant object we generally follow the following steps which are not in proper sequence.

(a) Hold the lens between the object and the screen

(B) Measure the distance between the lens and the screen

(C) Select a well lit distant object

(D) Place a screen opposite to the object on the lab table

(e) Adjust the position of the lens to form a sharp image

The correct sequence of these steps is:

(A) c, a, d, e, b

(B) c, d, a, e, b

(C) c, d, e, a, b

(D) c, a, e, d, b


The nature of image formed by a convex mirror when the object distance from the mirror is less than the distance between pole and focal point (F) of the mirror would be ______.


The distance between an object and a convex lens is changing. It is noticed that the size of the image formed on a screen is decreasing. Is the object moving in a direction towards the lens or away from it?


The image formed by these mirrors is ______ than the object.


As you move an object always from a convex mirror, its image becomes ______
and moves towards ______.


Match the following.

Column I Column II
Convex mirror Radio telescopes
Parabolic mirror Rear-view mirror
Snell’s law Kaleidoscope
Dispersion of light sin i/sin r =μ
Refractive index Rainbow

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