Class 10 Science light - reflection and refraction test
This section contains twenty-two questions focused on light, reflection and refraction, a topic that accounts for significant marks in the Class 10 science paper and provides foundations for the human eye chapter. Difficulty seldom stems from learning definitions; the challenge lies in applying the correct sign convention and formula for a particular mirror or lens. Each question includes reasoning, and the final screen identifies which section requires revision.
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- Every answer comes with the reasoning
- Ends by naming what to revise
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What this test covers
- Reflection of light and laws of reflection
- Image formation by plane mirrors
- Spherical mirrors - concave and convex
- Mirror formula and magnification
- Refraction of light and refractive index
- Refraction through a spherical lens
- Lens formula, power of a lens
- Ray diagrams for mirrors and lenses
20 questions, marked as you go
Drawn fresh from a bank of 22, so another go is mostly different questions. Every one explains its method after you answer, and the last screen names the chapters to revise.
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22 questions · 9 chapters
8 shown here - the rest are in the test and the PDF
- Laws of reflection2
- Plane mirrors1
- Spherical mirrors4
- Mirror formula3
- Magnification1
- Refraction and refractive index4
- Lenses2
- Lens formula and power3
- Ray diagrams2
Question 1. What does the first law of reflection state?
- The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
- Light always travels in a curved path
- The reflected ray is always vertical
- The incident ray bends towards the normal
Question 2. According to the laws of reflection, the incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal all lie in what?
- A curved surface
- The same plane
- Different planes
- A straight line
Question 3. What kind of image does a plane mirror always form?
- Virtual, inverted and smaller
- Virtual, erect and same size as the object
- Real, inverted and magnified
- Real, erect and diminished
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Question 4. Which mirror is used in a torch, headlight or search-light to get a parallel beam of light?
- Concave mirror
- Convex mirror
- Cylindrical mirror
- Plane mirror
Question 5. For a convex mirror, where does the image always form regardless of object distance?
- Exactly at the centre of curvature
- In front of the mirror, real and magnified
- Exactly at the focus
- Behind the mirror, virtual and diminished
Question 6. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. Where does the image form?
- At the centre of curvature itself
- At the focus
- Behind the mirror
- At infinity
Question 7. Where should an object be placed in front of a concave mirror to get a magnified, virtual image?
- At the centre of curvature
- At infinity
- Between the pole and the focus
- Beyond the centre of curvature
Question 8. What is the mirror formula relating object distance (u), image distance (v) and focal length (f)?
- 1/v + 1/u = 1/f
- v + u = f
- v x u = f
- 1/v - 1/u = 1/f
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Class 10 Science test - common questions
Why do students lose so many marks in the light chapter specifically?
The topic combines conceptual understanding with numerical problems that require a consistent sign convention. A single incorrect sign at the start cascades through the entire solution, undermining all subsequent steps even when the approach itself is sound. Sketching the ray diagram before applying any formula typically identifies these sign mistakes before they take hold.
What is the easiest way to remember concave versus convex behaviour?
Concave mirrors and lenses bring light rays to focus at a real point, enabling them to create both real and virtual images according to the object's distance, whereas convex mirrors and concave lenses scatter light outward and thus always produce a virtual image that is smaller, with no special cases to learn for these last two.
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Is there a timer?
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Can my child take it more than once?
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