Photometry and Luminous Intensity - Class VIII
Questions cover luminous intensity, luminous flux, illuminance, candela, inverse square law, and photometric calculations including light source measurements and exposure problems.
Questions
A lamp placed 60 cm from a screen produces the same illumination as a standard 100 W lamp placed 90 cm away on the other side of the screen. The luminous intensity of the first lamp is
- $49.44W$
- $44.44W$
- $54.44W$
- $34.44W$
If relative luminosity is $0.65$ then the luminous flux of a $10 W$ source is
- $12130.6$
- $4125.5$
- $4352.5$
- $4452.5$
A battery operated torch is adjusted to give a parallel beam of light. It produces illuminance of 60 lux on a wall 2m away. The illuminance produced 3 m away is
- $60$ lux
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{80}{3}$ lux
- $40$ lux
- none of these
An electric lamp and a candle produce equal illuminance on a screen when placed $80 cm$ and $20 cm$ from the screen respectively. The lamp is now covered with a thin paper which transmit $49%$ of the luminous flux. By what distance the lamp should be moved to balance the intensities at the screen again?
- $24 cm$
- $12 cm$
- $18 cm$
- $456 cm$
As the wavelength is increased from violet to red, the luminosity
- increases continuously
- decreases continuously
- first increases then decreases
- first decreases then increases
The parameter that determines the brightness of a light source sensed by an eye is
- energy of light entering the eye per second
- wave length of the light
- total radiant flux entering the eye
- total luminous flux entering the eye
Light from a point source falls on a screen. If the separation between the source and the screen is increased by 1% the illuminance will decrease
- $0.5$ %
- $1$ %
- $2$ %
- $4$ %
$1$ % of light of a source with luminous intensity $50 $candela is incident on a circular surface of radius $10 cm$. The average illuminance of the surface is
- $100$ lux
- $200$ lux
- $300$ lux
- $400$ lux
The illumination produced by A is balanced by B on the screen when B is 60 cm apart from the screen. A smoked glass plate is placed in front of A and to balance the illumination B is to move 15cm further away. Find the transmission coefficient of the smoked glass
- $0.36$
- $0.64$
- $0.49$
- $0.51$
Two light sources of $8 Cd$ and $12 Cd$ are placed on the same side of the photometer screen at a distance of $40 cm$ from it. Where should a $80 Cd$ source be placed to balance the illuminance?
- $40 cm$
- $60 cm$
- $20 cm$
- $80 cm$
The luminous intensity of a light source is $300 Cd$. The illuminance of a surface lying at a distance of $10$ $m$ from it will be if light falls normally on it
- $30$ lux
- $3$ lux
- $0.3$ lux
- $0.03$ lux
The luminous intensity of a light source is $500 Cd$. The illuminance of a surface distant $10m$ from it, will be if light falls normally on it
- $5$ lux
- $10$ lux
- $20$ lux
- $40$ lux
A lamp is hanging at a height of $4$ $m$ above a table. The lamp is lowered by $1$ $m$. The percentage increase in illuminance is
- $40$ %
- $64$ %
- $78$ %
- $92$ %
A photoprint is required to be placed in front of $100$ $Cd$ lamp at a distance of $0.5$ $m$ for $25$ sec for good impression. If it is to be placed in front of a $400$ $Cd$ lamp for $36$ sec for the same impression then the distance of the print from the lamp will be
- $0.5$ $m$
- $1.0$ $m$
- $1.2$ $m$
- $1.5$ $m$
Two lamps of luminous intensity of $8$ $Cd$ and $32$ $Cd$ respectively are lying at a distance of $1.2$ $m$ from each other. Where should a screen be placed between two lamps such that its two faces are equally illuminated due to the two sources?
- $10$ $cm$ from $8$ $Cd$ lamp
- $10$ $cm$ from $32$ $Cd$ lamp
- $40$ $cm$ from $8$ $Cd$ lamp
- $40$ $cm$ from $32$ $Cd$ lamp
At what distance should a book be placed from a $50 Cd$ bulb so that the illuminance on the book becomes $2lm $ $m^{-2}$
- $1$m
- $5$m
- $10$m
- $50$m
The luminous flux emitted by the sun will be
- $4.4\times10^{25}$ lm
- $4.43\times10^{26}$ lm
- $4.43\times10^{27}$ lm
- $4.43\times10^{28}$ lm
A screen recieves $3$ watt of radiant flux of wavelength $6000$ $\mathring{A}$. One lumen is equivalent to $1.5\times10^{-3}$ watt of monochromatic light of wavelength $5500$ $\mathring{A}$ is $1.00$, then the luminous flux of the source is ___
- $4\times10^{3}$ $lm$
- $3\times10^{3}$ $lm$
- $2\times10^{3}$ $lm$
- $1.37\times10^{3}$ $lm$
The luminous intensity of a $100$ W unidirectional bulb is $100$ candela. The total luminous flux emitted from the bulb will be
- $100\pi$
- $200\pi$
- $300\pi$
- $400\pi$
A point source of $100$candela is held $5$$m$ above a sheet of blotting paper which reflects $75$ % of light incident upon it. The illuminance of blotting paper is
- $4$ phot
- $4$ lux
- $3$ phot
- $3$ lux
Inverse square law for illuminance is valid for
- isotropic point source
- cylindrical source
- search light
- all types of sources
In the above problem, the luminance of blotting paper is
- $3$ phot
- $3$ lux
- $4$ phot
- $4$ lux
The luminous efficiency of a lamp is $8.8$ lumen/watt and its luminous intensity is $700\ Cd$. The power of the lamp will be
- $10^{1}$ $W$
- $10^{2}$ $W$
- $10^{3}$ $W$
- $10^{4}$ $W$
The luminous efficiency of a lamp is $5$ lm $W^{-1}$ and its luminous intensity is $30$ candela. The power of the lamp will be
- $6\pi$ $W$
- $12\pi$ $W$
- $24\pi$ $W$
- $48\pi$ $W$
The light from an electric bulb is normally incident on a small surface. If the surface is tilted by $60^{0}$ from this position, then the illuminace of the surface will become
- half
- one fourth
- double
- four times
The illuminance on screen distance $3$ m from a $100$ $W$ lamp is $25$ lm/$m^{2}$. Presuming normal incidence, the luminous intensity of the bulb will be
- $100$ $Cd$
- $25$ $Cd$
- $225$ $Cd$
- none of these
A lamp of $250$ candle power is hanging at a distance of $6$m from a wall. The illuminace at a point on the wall at a minimum distance from the lamp will be
- $9.64$ lux
- $4.69$ lux
- $6.94$ lux
- none of these
Light from a lamp is falling normally on a surface distant $10$ m from the lamp and the luminous intensity on it is $10$lux. In order to increase the intensity $9$ times, the surface will have to be placed at a distance of
- $10$ $m$
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{10}{3}$ $m$
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{10}{9}$ $m$
- $10\times9$ $m$
An electric bulb of luminous intensity I is suspended at a height h from the center of the table having a circular surface diameter $2r$, the illuminace at the center of the circular disc will be
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{r^{2}}$
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{r}$
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{h^{2}}$
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{h}$
The illuminance of a surface distance $10$ m from a light source is $10$ lux. The luminous intensity of the source for normal incidence will be
- $10^{1} Cd$
- $10^{2} Cd$
- $10^{3} Cd$
- none of these
If the distance of surface from light source is doubled then the illuminance will become
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{1}{2}$ times
- $2$ times
- $\displaystyle\ \frac{1}{4}$ times
- $4$ times
The one parameter that determines the brightness of a light source sensed by an eye is
- energy of light entering the eye per second
- wavelength of the light
- total radiant flux entering the eye
- total luminous flux entering the eye
Light from a point source falls on a screen.if the separation between the source and the screen is increased by $1%$ the illuminance will decrease (nearly) by
- $0.5\%$
- $1 \%$
- $2\%$
- $4\%$
A battery-operated torch is adjusted to send an almost parallel beam of light. It produce an illuminance of $40 \ lux$ when light falls on a wall $2 m$ away. The illuminance produced when it falls on a wall $4 m$ away is close to
- $40\ lux$
- $20\ lux$
- $10\ lux$
- $5\ lux$
The brightness producing capacity of a source
- does not depend on its power
- does not depend on the wavelength emitted
- depends on its power
- depends on the wavelength emitted.
A lamp of luminous intensity $20$ $Cd$ is hanging at a height of $40$ $cm$ from the center of a square table of side $60$ $cm$. The illuminance at the centre of the table will be
- $100$ lux
- $125$ lux
- $150$ lux
- none of these
Choose the correct options.
- Luminous flux and radiant flux have same dimensions.
- Luminous flux and luminous intensity have same dimensions.
- Radiant flux and power have same dimensions
- Relative luminosity is a dimensionless quantity.
A photographic plate is placed directly in front of a small diffused source in the sharp of a circular disc. It takes $12s$ to get a good exposure. If the source is rotated by $ { 60 }^{ \circ }$ about one of its diameters, the time needed to get the same exposure will be
- $6 s$
- $12 s$
- $24 s$
- $48 s$
An electric bulb is hanging over a table at a height of 1m above it.The illuminance on the table directly below the bulb is 40 lux. the illuminance at a point on the table 1 m away from the first point will be about
- 10.5 lux
- 14.1 lux
- 20.8lux
- 28.8 lux
A photographic plate placed at a distance of $5 cm$ from a weak point source is exposed for $3 s$. if the plate is kept at a distance of $10 cm$ from the source, the time needed for the same exposure is
- $3 s$
- $12 s$
- $24 s$
- $48 s$
As the wavelength is increased from violet to red, the luminosity
- continuously increases
- continuously decreases
- increases, then decreases
- decreases ,then increases
The brightness of a source based upon sensation of eye is determine by:
- radiant flux entering the eye
- luminous flux entering the eye
- wavelength of light
- none of the above
The lumen efficiency, if an electric bulb emit $68.5\dfrac{lumen}{watt}$ is:
- $2.5\%$
- $5\%$
- $10\%$
- $20\%$
A surface is receiving light normally from a source, which is at a distance of $8\ m$ from it. If the source is moved closer towards the surface, so that the distance between them becomes $4\ m$, then the angle through which the surface may be turned so that illuminance remain as it was:
- $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/3)$
- $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/4)$
- $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/8)$
- $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/6)$
A point source generates $10\ J$ of light energy in $2\ s$. The luminous flux of source is:
- $5$ lumen
- $10$ lumen
- $50$ lumen
- none of these
The luminous efficiency of the bulb in lumen/watt, if luminous intensity of a $100$ watt unidirectional bulb is $100$ candela, is
- $12$
- $12.56$
- $13$
- $15$
An electric bulb is suspended at a vertical height $2\ m$ from the centre of a square table of side $2\ m$. If the luminous intensity of bulb is $60\ cd$ (candela), then the illumination at one corner of the table is:
- $8.16\ cd/m^{2}$
- $6.24\ cd/m^{2}$
- $9.25\ cd/m^{2}$
- $8.72\ cd/m^{2}$
The luminous intensity of 100 W unidirectional bulb is 100 candela. The total luminous flux emitted from bulb will be
- $100 \pi$ lumen
- $200 \pi$ lumen
- $300 \pi$ lumen
- $400 \pi$ lumen
The intensity produced by a long cylindrical light source at a small distance $r$ from the source is proportional to
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r^2}$
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r^3}$
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r}$
- None of these
Two light sources with equal luminous intensity are lying at a distance of 1.2 m from each other. Where should a screen be placed between them such that illuminance on one of its faces is four times that on another face?
- 0.2 m
- 0.4 m
- 0.8 m
- 1.6 m
The symbol of candela is __________.
- Cd
- C
- Can
- Ca
If light falls on the surface at an angle of $60^{0}$, then illuminance will be____
- $12$ lux
- $6$ lux
- $3$ lux
- $1.5$ lux
A lamp is hanging along the axis of a circular table of radius r. At what height should the lamp be placed above the table, so that the illuminance at the edge of the table is $\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}$ of that at its centre?
- r/2
- r/$\sqrt{2}$
- r/3
- r/$\sqrt{3}$