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Practice 12 Refraction questions with detailed answers and explanations. Free MCQs, PYQs, and mock test questions for NEET, JEE, GATE, SSC and more.

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Q1mediummcqPhysicsAIEEE 20042026
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An electromagnetic wave of frequency passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with permittivity . Then:
Q2mediummcqPhysicsNEET 20222026
A light ray falls on a glass surface of refractive index , at an angle . The angle between the refracted and reflected rays would be:
Q3hardmcqPhysicsNEET (UG) 20242026
A light ray enters through a right angled prism at point P with the angle of incidence as shown in figure. It travels through the prism parallel to its base and emerges along the face . The refractive index of the prism is:
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Q4mediummcqPhysicsAIEEE2026
A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of water is and the fish is below the surface, the radius of this circle in cm is:
Q5mediummcqPhysicsAIEEE2026
A thin glass (refractive index ) lens has optical power of in air. Its optical power in a liquid medium with refractive index will be:
Q6mediummcqPhysicsAIEEE 20092026
A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive index of . It is surrounded by air. A light ray is incident at the mid point of one end of the rod. The incident angle for which the light ray grazes along the wall of the rod is:
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Q7hardmcqPhysicsAIEEE2026
An initially parallel cylindrical beam travels in a medium of refractive index , where and are positive constants and is the intensity of the light beam. The intensity of the beam is decreasing with increasing radius. As the beam enters the medium, it will:
Q8easymcqPhysicsAIEEE2026
An initially parallel cylindrical beam travels in a medium of refractive index . The speed of light in the medium is:
Q9mediummcqPhysicsFIITJEE AIEEE 2011 (Set Q)2026
Let the plane be the boundary between two transparent media. Medium 1 in has a refractive index of and medium 2 with has a refractive index of . A ray of light in medium 1 given by the vector is incident on the plane of separation. The angle of refraction in medium 2 is:
Q10hardmcqPhysicsAIEEE 20122026
An object in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a film behind the lens. A glass plate thick, of refractive index is interposed between lens and film with its plane faces parallel to film. At what distance (from lens) should object be shifted to be in sharp focus on film?
Q11mediummcqPhysicsPhysics
A small coin is resting on the bottom of a beaker filled with a liquid. A ray of light from the coin travels up to the surface of the liquid and moves along its surface. How fast is the light traveling in the liquid?
Q12easymcqPhysicsPhysics
A ray of light travelling in a transparent medium of refractive index , falls on a surface separating the medium from air at an angle of incidence of . For which of the following values of the ray can undergo total internal reflection?

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