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A convex lens of focal length 25 cm produces images of the same magnification 2, when an object is kept at two positions x1 and x2 x1>x2 from the lens. The ratio of x2 and x1 is
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Two thin lenses are in contact and the focal length of the combination is 80cm. If the focal length of one lens is 20cm, then the power of the other lens will be
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A planoconvex lens has thickness of 4 cm. When placed on a horizontal table, with the curved surface in contact with it, the apparent depth of the bottom most point of the lens is found to be 3 cm. If the lens is inverted such that the plane face is in contact with the table, the apparent depth of the centre of the plane face is found to be 258 cm. The focal length of the lens is (assume thickness of lens to be negligible)
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A converging mirror is placed on the right hand side of a converging lens as shown in the figure. The focal length of the mirror and the lens are 20 cm and 15 cm respectively. The separation between the lens and the mirror is 40 cm and their principal axes coincide. A point source is placed on the principal axis at a distance d to the left of the lens. If the final beam comes out parallel to the principal axis, then the value of d is:

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Two identical glass μg=32 equiconvex lenses of focal length, f are kept in contact. The space between the two lenses is filled with water μw=43. The focal length of the combination is
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Where should an object be placed on the axis of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm so as to achieve magnification of -4? (Distances are measured from optic centre of the lens)
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A convex lens shown in the figure is made up of two types of transparent materials. A point sources of light is placed on its principal axis. If reflections from the boundaries between layers are ignored, the lens will form
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What focal length should the reading spectacles have for a person for whom the least distance of vision is 50 cm? (The normal distance of vision is 25 cm).
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A diverging lens with magnitude of focal length 25 cm is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a converging lens of magnitude of focal length 20 cm. A beam of parallel light falls on the diverging lens. The final image formed is:
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Two similar thin equi-convex lenses of focal length f each are kept coaxially in contact with each other, such that the focal length of the combination is F1. When the space between the two lenses is filled with glycerin (which has the same refractive index (μ=1.5) as that of glass), then the equivalent focal length is F2. The ratio F1:F2 will be
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A lens forms real and virtual images of an object when the object is at u1 and u2 distances respectively. If the size of the virtual image is double that of the real image, then the focal length of the lens is (Take the magnification of the real image as 'm')
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A convex lens of focal length f is placed some where in between an object and a screen. The distance between object and screen is x. If numerical value of magnification produced by lens is m, focal length of lens is
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Two convex lenses A & B placed in contact form the image of a distant object at P. If the lens B is moved to the right a little, the image will

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A convex lens is in contact with a concave lens. The magnitude of the ratio of their focal length is 53. If their equivalent focal length is 45 cm, the individual focal lengths of concave and convex lens are respectively.
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A convex lens is put 10 cm from a light source and it makes a sharp image on a screen, kept 10 cm from the lens. Now a glass block (refractive index 1.5) of 1.5 cm thickness is placed in between the light source and the lens. To get the sharp image again, the screen is shifted by a distance d. Then d is:

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Sunlight of intensity 1.3 kW m-2 is incident normally on a thin convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Ignore the energy loss of light due to the lens and assume that the lens aperture size is much smaller than its focal length. The average intensity of light, in kW m-2 , at a distance 22 cm from the lens on the other side is __________.
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A thin convex lens L (refractive index =1.5 ) is placed on a plane mirror M. When a pin is placed at A, such that OA=18 cm, its real inverted image is formed at A itself, as shown in figure. When liquid of refractive index μl is put between the lens and the mirror, the pin has to be moved to A', such that OA'=27cm, to get its inverted real image at A' itself. The value of μl will be

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A thin convex lens of focal length f is put on a plane mirror as shown in the figure. When an object is kept at a distance a from the lens-mirror combination, its image is formed at a distance a3 in front of the combination. The value of a is:
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A plano-convex lens is made of a material of refractive index n. When a small object is placed 30 cm away in front of the curved surface of the lens, an image of double the size of the object is produced. Due to reflection from the convex surface of the lens, another faint image is observed at a distance of 10 cm away from the lens. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true?
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Consider a system of thin lenses and mirror, as shown in the diagram. Refractive indices of the media are given as μ1μ2 and μ 3  and the radii of curvature of interfaces are given as R1, R2 and R3, then, the magnitude of focal length of the system is(take μ1=μμ2=2μμ3=3μ  and R1=R, R2=R3=2R)
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