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291.

A telescope has an objective lens of focal length 200 cm and an eye piece with focal length 2 cm. If this telescope is used to see a 50 meter tall building at a distance of 2 km, what is the height of the image of the building formed by the objective lens?

  • 5 cm

  • 10 cm

  • 1 cm

  • 2 cm


292.

The apparent depth of water in cylindrical water tank of diameter 2R cm is reducing at the rate of  x cm/minute when water is being drained out at a constant rate. The amount of water drained in  c.c. per minute is ( n1 = refractive index of air, n2 = refractive index of water)

  •  R2 n1n2

  • xπR2 n2n1

  • 2πR n1n2

  • πR2x


293.

Assertion: Specific gravity of a fluid is a dimensionless quantity.

Reason: It is the ratio of density of fluid to the density of water.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


294.

Assertion: Diamond glitters brilliantly. 

Reason: Diamond does not absorb sunlight.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


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295.

Assertion:  The resolving power of a telescope is more if the diameter of the objective lens is more.

Reason:  Objective lens of large diameter collects more
light.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


296.

An object is immersed in fluid. In order that the object becomes invisible, it should

  • behave as  perfect reflector

  • absorb all light falling on it

  • have refractive index one

  • have refractive index exactly matching with that of the surrounding fluid


297.

An endoscope is employed by a physician to view the internal parts of a body organ. It is based on the principle of

  • refraction

  • reflection

  • total internal reflection

  • dispersion


298.

In an experiment to find the focal length of a concave mirror a graph is drawn between the magnitudes of u and v. The graph looks like 


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299.

An astronaut is looking down on earth's surface from a space shuttle at an altitude of 400 km.
Assuming that the astronaut's pupil diameter is 5 mm and the wavelength of visible light is 500 nm, the astronaut will be able to resolve linear objects of the size about

  • 0.5 m

  • 5 m

  • 50 m

  • 500 m


300.

Assertion: Owls can move freely during night. 

Reason: They have large number of rods on their retina.

  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • if assertion is true but reason is false

  • if both assertion and reason are false statements


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