A boy is trying to start a fire by focusing sunlight on a piece of paper using an equiconvex lens of focal length 10 cm. The diameter of the sun is 1.39 $$ \times $$ 109 m and its mean distance from the earth is 1.5 $$ \times $$ 1011 m. What is the diameter of the sun's image on the paper ?
A
6.5 $$ \times $$10$$-$$5 m
B
12.4 $$ \times $$10$$-$$4 m
C
9.2 $$ \times $$10$$-$$4 m
D
6.5 $$ \times $$10$$-$$4 m
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AIPMT 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
A small coin is resting on the bottom of a beaker filled with liquid . A ray of light from the coin travels upto the surface of the liquid and moves along its surface. How fast is the light travelling in the liquid ?
A
2.4 $$ \times $$ 108 m/s
B
3.0 $$ \times $$ 108 m/s
C
1.2 $$ \times $$ 108 m/s
D
1.8 $$ \times $$ 108 m/s
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AIPMT 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
A microscope is focussed on a mark on a piece of paper and then a slab of glass of thickness 3 cm and refractive index 1.5 is placed over the mark. How should the microscope be moved to get the mark in focus again ?
A
2 cm upward
B
1 cm upward
C
4.5 cm downward
D
1 cm downward
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AIPMT 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
A convex lens and a concave lens, each having same focal length of 25 cm, are put in contact to form a combination of lenses. The power in diopters of the combination is
