Observing space: telescopes - class-VIII

Physics quiz covering telescope optics including angular resolution, magnification, focal lengths, image formation, and types of telescopes (astronomical and terrestrial) for Class VIII.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angular resolution of a 10cm diameter telescope at a wavelength of $5000 A^0$ is of the order of -

  1. $10^{4} rad$
  2. $10^{-6} rad$
  3. $10^{6} rad$
  4. $10^{2} rad$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An observer looks at a distant tree of height $10$ m with a telescope magnifying power of $20$. To the observer, the top appears

  1. 10 times taller
  2. 10 times nearer
  3. 20 times taller
  4. 20 times nearer
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal length of eye lens and object lens of a telescope is 4 mm and 4 cm respectively. If final image of an far object is at $\infty $. Then the magnifying power and length of the tube are :

  1. 10, 4.4 cm
  2. 4, 44 cm
  3. 44,10 cm
  4. 10, 44 cm
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is correct about astronomical telescope?

  1. It consists of two diverging lenses
  2. Its objective is a concave lens
  3. Its eyepiece is a convex lens with greater focal length than the objective
  4. The final image in this telescope is inverted
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Telescopic aids are used:

  1. to view planets and other astronomical activities
  2. to view chalkboards and class demonstrations
  3. for performing computational tasks
  4. helps visuaaly challenged people in reading and writing
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why is it advised to used telescope at night?

  1. During day, sun rays are very strong and it is not possible to see distant objects.
  2. Night sky is clearer than day sky.
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is true for a telescope?

  1. Final image is real and inverted.
  2. It increases the size of the object.
  3. It increases the angle subtended by image at the eye of the observer.
  4. Smaller telescopes are more powerful
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In an astronomical telescope the focal lengths of objective and eyepiece should respectively be :

  1. large and small
  2. small and large
  3. equal
  4. too small are too large
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The image formed by the telescope in normal adjustment position is at :

  1. $D$
  2. $2D$
  3. $F$
  4. $\text{Infinity}$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

While viewing a distant object with telescope a housefly sits on objective lens. Then which of the following is the correct statement :

  1. housefly will be seen enlarged in image
  2. housefly will be seen reduced in image
  3. intensity of image will be decreased
  4. intensity of image will be increased
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A terrestrial telescope is used to view the details of the distant objects on the earth.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Large aperture objective is used in telescopes as it helps in

  1. increasing the brightness of image
  2. reducing image size
  3. increasing field of view
  4. increasing intensity by gathering more light
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Large astronomical telescopes always use as objective

  1. lens
  2. mirror
  3. combinations of lenses
  4. none of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In astronomical telescope, the final image is formed at:

  1. the least distance of distinct vision
  2. the focus of objective lens
  3. the focus of the eye lens
  4. beyond the focal length of eyepiece.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following instruments is final image erect?

  1. Simple mircoscope
  2. Compound mircoscope
  3. Astronimical telescope
  4. None of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Large aperture objective is used in telescope. Which of the following is not a function of the objective?

  1. Increasing the brightness of image.
  2. Reducing image size.
  3. Increasing field of view.
  4. Increasing intensity by gathering more light.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A gain telescope in an observatory has an objective of focal length $19\ m$ and an eye-piece of focal length $1.0\ cm$. What is the diameter of the image of moon formed by the objective in normal adjustment? The diameter of moon is $3.5\times {10}^{6}\ m$ and the radius of the lunar orbit round the earth is $3.8\times {10}^{8}\ m.$

  1. $10\ cm$
  2. $12.5\ cm$
  3. $15\ cm$
  4. $17.5\ cm$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A telescope of objective lens diameter $2m$ uses light of wavelength $5000 \mathring {A}$ for viewing starts. The minimum angular separation between two stars whose image is just resolved by their telescope is:

  1. $4\times 10^{-4}rad$
  2. $40.25times 10^{-6}rad$
  3. $0.31\times 10^{-6}rad$
  4. $5\times 10^{-3}rad$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A tower $100m$ tall at a distance of $3$km is seen through a telescope having objective of focal length $140$cm and eyepiece of focal length $5cm$. Then the size of final image if it is at $25$cm from the eye?

  1. 14 cm
  2. 28 cm
  3. 42 cm
  4. 56 cm
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angular resolution of a radio telescope is to be ${ 0.100 }^{ 0 }$ when the incident beam of wavelength $ 3.00mm$ is used. What is minimum diameter required for the telescope's receiving dish? 

  1. 2.0 m
  2. 4.20 m
  3. 2.20 m
  4. 3.20 m
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal lengths of the objective and eye lens of telescope are respectively $200\ cm$ and $5\ cm$. The maximum magnifying power of the telescope will be.

  1. $-40$
  2. $-48$
  3. $-60$
  4. $-100$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An observer looks at a distant tree
of height $10$ m with a
telescope of magnifying power of $20$. To the
observer the tree appears :






.







  1. $10$ times taller.
  2. $10$ times nearer
  3. $20$ times taller.
  4. $20$ times nearer.
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angular resolution of a $10cm$ diameter telescope at a  wavelength of $5000A$ is of the order of 

  1. $ 10^{6} \mathrm{rad} $
  2. $ 10^{-2} \mathrm{rad} $
  3. $ 10^{-4} \mathrm{rad} $
  4. $ 10^{-6} \mathrm{rad} $
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a terrestrial telescope, the telescope, the focal length of objective is 90 cm of inverting lens is 5 cm and of eye lens is 6 cm. If the final image is at 3  cm, then the magnification will be

  1. 21
  2. 12
  3. 15
  4. 18
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal lengths of the objective and eye plece of astronomical telescope are $100cm$ and $2cm$ respectively. The magnitude of magnifying power of telescope for adjustment is

  1. $54$
  2. $0.02$
  3. $50$
  4. $100$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal length of an objective of a telescope is 3 meter and diameter 15 cm. Assuming for a normal eye, the diameter of the pupil is 3 mm for its complete use, the focal length of eye piece must  be

  1. $6 cm$
  2. $6.3 cm$
  3. $20 cm$
  4. $60 cm$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The diameter of the lens of a telescope is $1.22m$. The wavelength of light of $5000\mathring {A}$. The resolving power of the telescope is _____

  1. $5\times{10}^{-5}$
  2. $5\times{10}^{-6}$
  3. $5\times{10}^{-7}$
  4. $5\times{10}^{-4}$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

An astronomical telescope and a Galilean telescope use identical objective lenses. They have the same magnification, when both are in normal adjustment. The eyepiece of the astronomical telescope has a focal length f.

  1. The tube length of the two telescope differ by f.
  2. The tube length of the two telescopes differ by 2f.
  3. The Galileans telescope has shorter tube length.
  4. The Galileans telescope has longer tube length.
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A terrestrial telescope is made by introducing an erecting lens of focal length, $f$, between the objective and eyepiece lens of an astronomical telescope. This causes the length of telescope tube to increase by an amount equal to

  1. $f$
  2. $2f$
  3. $3f$
  4. $4f$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The objective of a telescope has a focal length of $1.2\ m$. It is used to view a $10.0\ m$ tall tower $2\ km$ away. What is the height of the image of the tower formed by the objective.

  1. $2\ mm$
  2. $4\ mm$
  3. $6\ mm$
  4. $8\ mm$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In an astronomical telescope, the distance between the objective and the eyepiece is 36 cm and the final image is formed at infinity. The focal length $f _0$ of the objective and the focal length $f _e$ of the eyepiece are

  1. $f _0=45 cm$ and $f _e=-9 cm$
  2. $f _0=50 cm$ and $f _e=22 cm$
  3. $f _0=65 cm$ and $f _e=7 cm$
  4. $f _0=30 cm$ and $f _e=6 cm$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The device used to observe stars and other heavenly bodies is

  1. periscope
  2. microscope
  3. telescope
  4. compound microscope
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A telescope gives an .............. (inverted / erect) and ........ (enlarged/diminished) image of a distant object. Choose the correct alternative.

  1. Inverted, diminished
  2. Inverted, enlarged
  3. Erect, diminished
  4. Erect, enlarged
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether true or false :

Both the telescope and compound microscope make use of two lenses-one concave and one convex.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A simple telescope has

  1. A convex lens and a concave lens
  2. A concave mirror and a convex lens
  3. Two convex lenses
  4. Two concave lenses
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List-I with List- II and select the answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II
A. Microscope 1. To see objects on the surface by an observer in a trench
B. Telescope 2. To see small objects
C. Periscope 3. To see distant objects
D. Camera 4. To take photographs of objects
  1. $2\, \quad\, 1\, \quad\, 4\, \quad\, 3$
  2. $1\, \quad\, 2\, \quad\, 3\, \quad\, 4$
  3. $2\, \quad\, 3\, \quad\, 4\, \quad\, 1$
  4. $2\, \quad\, 3\, \quad\, 1\, \quad\, 4$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal length of eye lens and object lens of a telescope is 4 mm and 4 cm respectively. If final image of an far object is at $\displaystyle \infty $. Then the magnifying power and length of the tube are:

  1. 10, 4.4 cm
  2. 4, 44 cm
  3. 44, 10 cm
  4. 10, 44 cm
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An astronomical telescope has an eyepiece of focal length $5 cm$. If magnification produced is $14$ in normal adjustment, then what is the length of telescope?

  1. $25 cm$
  2. $75 cm$
  3. $50 cm$
  4. $100 cm$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why is it advised to use telescope in a clear sky?

  1. Less interference between telescope and object.
  2. To get better quality of image
  3. To reduce the lateral shift in images caused by the environment
  4. All of the above
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A telescope:

  1. converges light
  2. diverges light
  3. reflects light
  4. refracts light
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

A planet is observed by an astronomical reflecting telescope having an objective of focal length 16 m and an eye - piece of focal length 2 cm.

  1. the distance between the objective and the eye - piece is 16.02 m.
  2. the angular magnification of the planet is 800.
  3. the image of planet is erect.
  4. the objective is larger than eye - piece.
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Telescopes make the far objects appear:

  1. Farther
  2. Nearer
  3. Highly magnified
  4. Disappear
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The anguThe angular resolution of 10cm diameter telescope at a wavelength of $5000nm$ is of order of the

  1. $ 10^{4}$ rad
  2. $ 10^{-4}$ rad
  3. $ 10^{-6}$ rad
  4. $ 10^{6}$ rad
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The optical length of an astronomical telescope with magnifying power of 10, for normal vision is 44cm. What is focal length of the objective?

  1. 40cm
  2. 22cm
  3. 10cm
  4. 4cm
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The final image formed by an astronomical telescope is:

  1. real and erect.
  2. virtual and erect.
  3. real and inverted.
  4. virtual and inverted.
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the magnifying power of a telescope whose objective and eye - piece have focal length 180 cm and 3 cm respectively?

  1. 50
  2. 40
  3. 30
  4. 60
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The image of a distant object as seen through an astronomical telescope is

  1. Erect
  2. Inverted
  3. Disorted
  4. None
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The large aperture of telescope are used for

  1. Greater magnification
  2. Greater resolution
  3. Reducing lens aberration
  4. Case ofmanufacture
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length of an astronomical telescope for normal vision is _______.

  1. $-\displaystyle\frac{f _o}{f _e}$
  2. $-f _o\times f _e$
  3. $\displaystyle\frac{f _e}{f _o}$
  4. $f _o+f _e$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In which of the following instruments is final image erect?

  1. Simple microscope
  2. Compound microscope
  3. Astronomical telescope
  4. Galilean telescope
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In which of the following instruments is the final image inverted?

  1. Projector
  2. Camera
  3. Microscope
  4. Telescope
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The final image formed by an astronomical telescope is

  1. real and erect
  2. virtual and erect
  3. real and inverted
  4. virtual and inverted
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the astronomical telescope, the focal length of objective lens is ${f} _{o}$ and the eye piece lens is ${f} _{e}$. Then the tube length of the telescope is _____

  1. $L\ge { f } _{ o }-{ f } _{ e }$
  2. $L\ge { f } _{ o }+{ f } _{ e }$
  3. $L<{ f } _{ o }+{ f } _{ e }$
  4. $L\le { f } _{ o }-{ f } _{ e }$
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In an astronomical telescope, the intermediate image is

  1. virtual, erect and magnified
  2. real, erect and magnified
  3. real, inverted and reduced
  4. virual, inverted and reduced
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Magnifying power of an astronomical telescope is 15. Then ratio of the focal length of the objective to the focal length length of the eye piece is

  1. $15$
  2. $\cfrac 1 {15}$
  3. $11.5$
  4. $None$
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a terrestrial telescope the focal length erecting lens is $20cm$. The length of the telescope $96cm$ . If the magnifying power of the telescope $10$. Then the focal length of eye -piece and objective are respectively 

  1. $8cm,80cm$
  2. $\dfrac{96}{11}cm,\dfrac{960}{11}cm$
  3. $6cm,90cm$
  4. None of these
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The aperture of the largest telescope in the world is $5 m,$ if the separation between the Moon and the Earth is $4 \times 10^5 km$ and the wavelength of the visible light is $5000 \overset {o}{A}$ then the minimum separation between the objects on the surface of the Moon which can be just resolve is approximately

  1. $1 m$
  2. $10 m$
  3. $50 m$
  4. $200 m$
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If an astronomical telescope has objective and eye-pieces of focal length 200 cm and 4 cm respectively,then the magnifying power of the telescope for the normal vision is:

  1. 42
  2. 50
  3. 58
  4. 204
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Focal lengths of the objective lens and eye-piece of an astronomical telescope are $2m$ and $0.05m$. Find the length of telescope in normal adjustment.

  1. $1.05 \mathrm { m }$
  2. $1.16 \mathrm { m }$
  3. $2.05 m$
  4. $2 \mathrm { gm }$
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The diameter of moon is $3.5\times{10}^{3}km$ and its distance from the earth is $3.8\times{10}^{5}km$. The focal length of the objective and eyepiece are $4m$ and $10cm$ respectively. The angle subtended by the diameter of the image of the moon will be approximately

  1. ${2}^{o}$
  2. ${20}^{o}$
  3. ${40}^{o}$
  4. ${50}^{o}$
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The magnifying power an astronomical telescope for normal adjustment is -

  1. $- \frac{f _0}{f _e}$
  2. $-f _0 \times f _e$
  3. $- \frac{f _e}{f _0}$
  4. $-f _0 + f _e$
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If for a given telescope $D = 22 ,mm$ and $\lambda = 6 \times 10^{-7}m$, then the minimum value of the angle subtended by two stars that could be resolved is approximately:

  1. $0.4 \times 10^{-7} rad$
  2. $0.8 \times 10^{-7} rad$
  3. $4 \times 10^{-6} rad$
  4. $8 \times 10^{-6} rad$
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal length of objective of an astronomical telescope is $1m$. If the magnifying power of telescope is $8$, then what is length of telescope for relaxed eye?

  1. $85cm$
  2. $95cm$
  3. $105cm$
  4. $20cm$
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The diameter of the lens of a telescope is 1.22 m., the wavelength of light is $5000{A^0}$ the resolution power of the telescope is 

  1. $2 \times {10^5}$
  2. $2 \times {10^6}$
  3. $2 \times {10^2}$
  4. $2 \times {10^4}$
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If an object subtend angle of $2^0$ at eye when seen through telescope having objective and eyepiece of focal length $f _0=60cm$ and $f _e=5cm$ respectively than angle subtend by image at eye piece will be

  1. $16^0$
  2. $50^0$
  3. $24^0$
  4. $10^0$
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An astronomical telescope has an eye piece of focal length $5\ cm$. If magnification produced is 14 in normal adjustment, then calculate the length of the telescope.

  1. $75\ cm$
  2. $9\ cm$
  3. $50\ cm$
  4. $55\ cm$
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A narrow vertical slit of width 2 mm is placed in front of a telescope.This setup is used to observe a car with its head light 1.2 m apart. The diameter of the objective of the telescope is 2 cm and the wavelength of light from the headlights is $ 5000 \mathring { A }  $. The distance of the car when the two headlights of the car are just resolved is:-

  1. 1.5 Km
  2. 2.6 Km
  3. 4.8 Km
  4. 3.93 Km
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of resolving power of telescope, when lights of wavelength $4400\overset{o}{A}$ and $5500\overset{o}{A}$ are used, is _________.

  1. $16:25$
  2. $4:5$
  3. $9:1$
  4. $5:4$
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The diameter of the moon is $3.5\times 10^{3} km$ and its distance from the earth is $3.8\times 10^{5} km$. The diameter of the image of the moon seen by a telescope having focal length of the objective and eye-piece as $400\ cm$ and $10\ cm$ respectively will be

  1. $11^{\circ}$
  2. $21^{\circ}$
  3. $31^{\circ}$
  4. $41^{\circ}$
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The magnification produced by an Astronomical telescope in normal

  1. $f _{0}+f _{e}$
  2. $f _{0}\times f _{e}$
  3. $\dfrac{f _{ 0} }{ f _{e}}$
  4. $\dfrac{f _{e} }{ f _{0}}$
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A telescope has a objective of focal length $60, cm$ and an eye-piece of focal length $5, cm$. The least distance of distinct vision is $25, cm$. The telescope is focussed for distinct vision on a scale of $300, cm$ away. The separation between the objective and the eye-piece is

  1. $71\, cm$
  2. $67\, cm$
  3. $83\, cm$
  4. $79\, cm$
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length of an astronomical telescope for normal vision (relaxed eye) will be:

  1. $f _0 - f _e$
  2. $f _0 / f _e$
  3. $f _0 \times f _e$
  4. $f _0 + f _e$
Question 73 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal length of the objective of a terrestrial telescope is $80cm$ and it is adjusted for parallel rays, then its power is $20$. If the focal length of erecting lens is $20cm$, then full length of the telescope will be

  1. $164cm$
  2. $124cm$
  3. $100cm$
  4. $84cm$
Question 74 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An astronomical refractive telescope has an objective of focal length 20 m and an eyepiece of focal length 2 cm. then

  1. the magnification is 1000
  2. the length of the telescope tube is 20.02 m
  3. the image formed is inverted
  4. all of these