Light MCQ Questions for Class 8 Science Chapter 16 with Answers

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MCQ Questions for Class 8 Science with Answers

Q1. The cells present in the retina of eye and responding to intensity of light are:

(i) Rod-shaped cells
(ii) Both of these
(iii) Cones
(iv) None of these

(i) Rod-shaped cells

Q2. The bouncing back of light into the same medium is called

(i) refraction
(ii) reflection
(iii) dispersion
(iv) diffraction

(ii) reflection

Q3. What makes objects visible?

(i) The absorption of light by objects
(ii) The reflected light from the object
(iii) The total internal reflection taking place in an object
(iv) The refracted light from the object

(ii) The reflected light from the object

Q4. Beam of light striking the reflecting surface is called

(i) reflecting ray
(ii) incident ray
(iii) refracted ray
(iv) normal ray

(ii) incident ray

Q5. Light passing through a prism splits into seven colours. This is called

(i) Dispersion
(ii) Dissolution
(iii) Division
(iv) None of the above

(i) Dispersion

Q6. Braille system is used by

(i) Hearing impaired
(ii) Black people
(iii) Blind people
(iv) African people

(iii) Blind people

Q7. Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection:

(i) Always
(ii) Sometimes
(iii) Under special conditions
(iv) Never

(i) Always

Q8. Maximum part of light is reflected by

(i) opaque object
(ii) translucent object
(iii) transparent object
(iv) all of these

(i) opaque object

Q9. Which of the following travels faster?

(i) Jet Aero plane
(ii) Sound
(iii) Light
(iv) Supersonic plane

(iii) Light

Q10. Front balged part of the eyeball is called

(i) cornea
(ii) choroid
(iii) pupil
(iv) retina

(i) cornea

Q11. In the retina of the eye, the area having no sensory cells is called

(i) iris
(ii) Blind spot
(iii) cornea
(iv) Dark spot

(ii) Blind spot

Q13. An example of luminous object is

(i) Star
(ii) Smooth surface
(iii) Mirror
(iv) Cloth

(i) Star

Q12. Reflection is:

(i) absorption of light rays by the surface of an object
(ii) passing of light rays through the surface of an object
(iii) bouncing back of light rays from the surface object
(iv) None of these

(iii) bouncing back of light rays from the surface object

Q14. The perpendicular drawn to the reflecting surface is called

(i) normal
(ii) incident ray
(iii) reflected ray
(iv) none of these

(i) normal

Q15. How many images are obtained when plane mirrors are arranged parallel to each other?

(i) A single image
(ii) Two images
(iii) Infinite number of images
(iv) Zero image

(iii) Infinite number of images

Q16. Name the type of mirror used as a backview mirror.

(i) Plane mirror
(ii) Concave mirror
(iii) Convex mirror
(iv) Any of these

(iii) Convex mirror

Q17. To make a kaleidoscope we require

(i) Three plane mirrors
(ii) Four plane mirrors
(iii) Three glass sheets
(iv) Four glass sheets

(i) Three plane mirrors

Q18. A number of rays from different direction assemble at point are called

(i) Intersecting rays
(ii) Parallel rays
(iii) Divergent rays
(iv) Convergent rays

(iv) Convergent rays

Q19. Which of the following is not a source of light:

(i) Tubelight
(ii) The sun
(iii) The moon
(iv) Fire fly

(iii) The moon

Q20. The angle between the reflected ray and the normal is called

(i) angle of incidence
(ii) reflected ray
(iii) angle of reflection
(iv) point of incidence

(iii) angle of reflection

Q21. Convex lens focus a real, point sized image at focus, the object is placed

(i) At focus
(ii) Between F and 2F
(iii) At infinity
(iv) At 2F

(iii) At infinity

Q22. What is the angle of incidence of a ray if the reflected ray is at an angle of 90° to the incident ray?

(i) 60°
(ii) 45°
(iii) 90°
(iv) 180°

(ii) 45°

Q23. What is the nature of image formed on the retina of human eye of an object?

(i) Virtual and erect
(ii) Virtual and inverted
(iii) Real and erect
(iv) Real and inverted

(iv) Real and inverted

Q24. What is the name of object through which light can pass?

(i) Opaque
(ii) Translucent
(iii) Transparent
(iv) Luminous

(iii) Transparent

Q25. The lens present in eye is:

(i) convex lens
(ii) concave lens
(iii) either convex or concave
(iv) none of these

(i) convex lens

Q26. The nature of image formed by plane mirror is

(i) real and inverted
(ii) virtual and erect
(iii) real and erect
(iv) virtual and inverted

(ii) virtual and erect

Q27. Splitting of white rays of light into seven colours is called

(i) Dispersion of light
(ii) Reflection of light
(iii) Refraction of light
(iv) Scattering of light

(i) Dispersion of light

Q28. The defect due to which a person is not able to see the distant objects clearly:

(i) Myopia
(ii) Hypermetropia
(iii) Cornea
(iv) Cataract

(i) Myopia

Q29. A mirror has __ surface.

(i) rough
(ii) polished
(iii) dark
(iv) all of these

(ii) polished

Q30. With what is glass coated in order to convert it into a mirror?

(i) Silver
(ii) Copper
(iii) Aluminium
(iv) Platinum

(i) Silver

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