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Indian Navy AA (Artificer Apprentice) Ray and Wave Optics — practice questions — page 2

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Which quantity is being described?

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Items
  1. Item
    Critical angle i_c
    Category
    An angle
  2. Item
    Angle of minimum deviation
    Category
    An angle
  3. Item
    Focal length f
    Category
    A distance
  4. Item
    Radius of curvature R
    Category
    A distance
  5. Item
    Measured in dioptres
    Category
    A power
  6. Item
    Adds for lenses in contact
    Category
    A power
Categories
  1. Item
    An angle
  2. Item
    A distance
  3. Item
    A power
Critical angle, focal length and power are all single numbers describing very different things. Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments.

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Reflection or refraction?

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Items
  1. Item
    Light bounces back
    Category
    Reflection
  2. Item
    Angles are equal
    Category
    Reflection
  3. Item
    Image in a mirror
    Category
    Reflection
  4. Item
    Light bends
    Category
    Refraction
  5. Item
    Medium changes
    Category
    Refraction
  6. Item
    Stick looks bent
    Category
    Refraction
Categories
  1. Item
    Reflection
  2. Item
    Refraction
Instructions
Tap a description, then tap the phenomenon it belongs to.
_Source: syllabus Physics Ray Optics, RAY OPTICS_

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True or false: optics

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Refraction happens when light passes from one medium into another.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Total internal reflection happens below the critical angle.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Dispersion splits white light into a spectrum of colours.
Instructions
Decide whether each statement about light is true or false.
_Source: syllabus Physics Ray Optics, RAY OPTICS_

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