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.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $49.44W$
  2. $44.44W$
  3. $54.44W$
  4. $34.44W$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If relative luminosity is $0.65$ then the luminous flux of a $10 W$ source is

  1. $12130.6$
  2. $4125.5$
  3. $4352.5$
  4. $4452.5$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $60$ lux
  2. $\displaystyle\ \frac{80}{3}$ lux
  3. $40$ lux
  4. none of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $24 cm$
  2. $12 cm$
  3. $18 cm$
  4. $456 cm$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As the wavelength is increased from violet to red, the luminosity

  1. increases continuously
  2. decreases continuously
  3. first increases then decreases
  4. first decreases then increases
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The parameter that determines the brightness of a light source sensed by an eye is 

  1. energy of light entering the eye per second
  2. wave length of the light
  3. total radiant flux entering the eye
  4. total luminous flux entering the eye
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $0.5$ %
  2. $1$ %
  3. $2$ %
  4. $4$ %
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1$ % 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 

  1. $100$ lux
  2. $200$ lux
  3. $300$ lux
  4. $400$ lux
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $0.36$
  2. $0.64$
  3. $0.49$
  4. $0.51$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $40 cm$
  2. $60 cm$
  3. $20 cm$
  4. $80 cm$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $30$ lux
  2. $3$ lux
  3. $0.3$ lux
  4. $0.03$ lux
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $5$ lux
  2. $10$ lux
  3. $20$ lux
  4. $40$ lux
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $40$ %
  2. $64$ %
  3. $78$ %
  4. $92$ %
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $0.5$ $m$
  2. $1.0$ $m$
  3. $1.2$ $m$
  4. $1.5$ $m$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $10$ $cm$ from $8$ $Cd$ lamp
  2. $10$ $cm$ from $32$ $Cd$ lamp
  3. $40$ $cm$ from $8$ $Cd$ lamp
  4. $40$ $cm$ from $32$ $Cd$ lamp
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. $1$m
  2. $5$m
  3. $10$m
  4. $50$m
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 The luminous flux emitted by the sun will be

  1. $4.4\times10^{25}$ lm
  2. $4.43\times10^{26}$ lm
  3. $4.43\times10^{27}$ lm
  4. $4.43\times10^{28}$ lm
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 ___

  1. $4\times10^{3}$ $lm$
  2. $3\times10^{3}$ $lm$
  3. $2\times10^{3}$ $lm$
  4. $1.37\times10^{3}$ $lm$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The luminous intensity of a $100$ W unidirectional bulb is $100$ candela. The total luminous flux emitted from the bulb will be

  1. $100\pi$
  2. $200\pi$
  3. $300\pi$
  4. $400\pi$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $4$ phot
  2. $4$ lux
  3. $3$ phot
  4. $3$ lux
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inverse square law for illuminance is valid for 

  1. isotropic point source
  2. cylindrical source
  3. search light
  4. all types of sources
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the above problem, the luminance of blotting paper is 

  1. $3$ phot
  2. $3$ lux
  3. $4$ phot
  4. $4$ lux
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $10^{1}$ $W$
  2. $10^{2}$ $W$
  3. $10^{3}$ $W$
  4. $10^{4}$ $W$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $6\pi$ $W$
  2. $12\pi$ $W$
  3. $24\pi$ $W$
  4. $48\pi$ $W$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. half
  2. one fourth
  3. double
  4. four times
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $100$ $Cd$
  2. $25$ $Cd$
  3. $225$ $Cd$
  4. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $9.64$ lux
  2. $4.69$ lux
  3. $6.94$ lux
  4. none of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $10$ $m$
  2. $\displaystyle\ \frac{10}{3}$ $m$
  3. $\displaystyle\ \frac{10}{9}$ $m$
  4. $10\times9$ $m$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{r^{2}}$
  2. $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{r}$
  3. $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{h^{2}}$
  4. $\displaystyle\ \frac{I}{h}$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $10^{1} Cd$
  2. $10^{2} Cd$
  3. $10^{3} Cd$
  4. none of these
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the distance of surface from light source is doubled then the illuminance will become

  1. $\displaystyle\ \frac{1}{2}$ times
  2. $2$ times
  3. $\displaystyle\ \frac{1}{4}$ times
  4. $4$ times
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The one parameter that determines the brightness of a light source sensed by an eye is

  1. energy of light entering the eye per second
  2. wavelength of the light
  3. total radiant flux entering the eye
  4. total luminous flux entering the eye
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $0.5\%$
  2. $1 \%$
  3. $2\%$
  4. $4\%$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $40\ lux$
  2. $20\ lux$
  3. $10\ lux$
  4. $5\ lux$
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The brightness producing capacity of a source

  1. does not depend on its power
  2. does not depend on the wavelength emitted
  3. depends on its power
  4. depends on the wavelength emitted.
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $100$ lux
  2. $125$ lux
  3. $150$ lux
  4. none of these
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Choose the correct options.

  1. Luminous flux and radiant flux have same dimensions.
  2. Luminous flux and luminous intensity have same dimensions.
  3. Radiant flux and power have same dimensions
  4. Relative luminosity is a dimensionless quantity.
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $6 s$
  2. $12 s$
  3. $24 s$
  4. $48 s$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 10.5 lux
  2. 14.1 lux
  3. 20.8lux
  4. 28.8 lux
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $3 s$
  2. $12 s$
  3. $24 s$
  4. $48 s$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As the wavelength is increased from violet to red, the luminosity

  1. continuously increases
  2. continuously decreases
  3. increases, then decreases
  4. decreases ,then increases
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The brightness of a source based upon sensation of eye is determine by:

  1. radiant flux entering the eye
  2. luminous flux entering the eye
  3. wavelength of light
  4. none of the above
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The lumen efficiency, if an electric bulb emit $68.5\dfrac{lumen}{watt}$ is:

  1. $2.5\%$
  2. $5\%$
  3. $10\%$
  4. $20\%$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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: 

  1. $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/3)$
  2. $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/4)$
  3. $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/8)$
  4. $\theta=\cos^{-1}(1/6)$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A point source generates $10\ J$ of light energy in $2\ s$. The luminous flux of source is:

  1. $5$ lumen
  2. $10$ lumen
  3. $50$ lumen
  4. none of these
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The luminous efficiency of the bulb in lumen/watt, if luminous intensity of a $100$ watt unidirectional bulb is $100$ candela, is

  1. $12$
  2. $12.56$
  3. $13$
  4. $15$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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:

  1. $8.16\ cd/m^{2}$
  2. $6.24\ cd/m^{2}$
  3. $9.25\ cd/m^{2}$
  4. $8.72\ cd/m^{2}$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The luminous intensity of 100 W unidirectional bulb is 100 candela. The total luminous flux emitted from bulb will be

  1. $100 \pi$ lumen
  2. $200 \pi$ lumen
  3. $300 \pi$ lumen
  4. $400 \pi$ lumen
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The intensity produced by a long cylindrical light source at a small distance $r$ from the source is proportional to

  1. $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r^2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r^3}$
  3. $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{r}$
  4. None of these
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. 0.2 m
  2. 0.4 m
  3. 0.8 m
  4. 1.6 m
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The symbol of candela is __________.

  1. Cd
  2. C
  3. Can
  4. Ca
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 If light falls on the surface at an angle of $60^{0}$, then illuminance will be____

  1. $12$ lux
  2. $6$ lux
  3. $3$ lux
  4. $1.5$ lux
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. r/2
  2. r/$\sqrt{2}$
  3. r/3
  4. r/$\sqrt{3}$