Light, Shadows and Reflection

A comprehensive quiz covering light sources, luminous and non-luminous objects, optical media, shadow formation, and basic light optics including pinhole cameras.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________ is not a man-made source of light.

  1. A lighted torch
  2. Sun
  3. A burning candle
  4. A electric bulb
  5. A kerosene oil lamp
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a luminous object?

  1. Star
  2. Planets
  3. A energized light bulb
  4. Fireflies
  5. A burning matchstick
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a non-luminous object?

  1. Glow worm
  2. Moon
  3. Earth
  4. Iron
  5. Plastic
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an optical medium?

  1. Glass
  2. Wood
  3. Water
  4. Air
  5. Alcohol
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a heterogeneous medium?

  1. Distilled water
  2. Smoke
  3. Pure alcohol
  4. Diamond
  5. Vaccum
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____________ is not an opaque body.

  1. Wood
  2. Wool
  3. Cotton
  4. Copper
  5. Tissue paper
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The path along which light energy travels in a given direction is called _______________.

  1. beam of light
  2. ray of light
  3. extended source of light
  4. point source of light
  5. optical medium
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a homogeneous medium?

  1. Air
  2. Glass
  3. Muddy water
  4. Fog
  5. Clouds
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are not condition(s) for the formation of a shadow?

(a) There must be a source of light
(b) There must be a transparent body to pass the light
(c) There must be an opaque screen to receive the shadow

  1. Only a
  2. Both a and b
  3. Only c
  4. Only b
  5. Both a and c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a transparent medium?

  1. Oiled paper
  2. Glass
  3. Diamond
  4. Benzene
  5. Vaccum
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the followings is not a characteristic of a shadow?

  1. A shadow is a dark outline of the object.
  2. The shape of the shadow may or may not match with the shape of the object.
  3. The size of shadow increases if the opaque body is close to the source of light.
  4. The size of shadow increases if the opaque body is close to the screen.
  5. Objects of different colours, but of same shape form different kind of shadows.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A solar eclipse is an eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the ________________.

  1. sun and earth
  2. Earth and Mars
  3. Sun and Venus
  4. Earth and Venus
  5. Sun and Mars
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
(a) When the light falls on any object, it bounces off from the surface of the object in all directions.
(b) The speed of light is 300,000 m/s.
(c) Light is an invisible energy, which cannot be seen, but it causes us to see things.

  1. Only a
  2. Both a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only c
  5. Both a and c
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are not characteristic(s) of the image in a pinhole camera?

(a) The images are enlarged
(b) The images are inverted
(c) The details of the object are clear in the image

  1. Only a
  2. Both a and c
  3. Only b
  4. Both b and c
  5. Only c
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

(a) Image in a pinhole camera can be smaller or bigger than the opaque body.
(b) The image in a pinhole camera gets smaller in size when the tissue paper screen is moved towards the pinhole.
(c) Pinhole camera is based on the rectilinear propagation of light.

  1. only a
  2. a and b
  3. only c
  4. both b and c
  5. only b