Class X | Physics: Light Max Marks: 50
ADVANCED FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT
Subject: Physics – Light (Reflection & Refraction)
Designed for Class X | Latest CBSE Pattern + IIT-JEE Foundation
General Instructions:
• The question paper comprises 19 questions divided into 6 sections: A, B, C, D, E, and F. All questions are
compulsory.
• Section A - Basic: Q1 to Q5 carry 1 mark each. Contains MCQs, Assertion-Reasoning, and VSAs.
• Section B - Intermediate: Q6 to Q9 carry 2 marks each. Short answer type questions.
• Section C - CBSE Board Level: Q10 to Q13 carry 3 marks each.
• Section D - IIT-JEE Foundation: Q14 to Q16 carry a mix of 3 and 4 marks. Concept-heavy analytical problems.
• Section E - Case-Based: Q17 carries 5 marks. Application-based comprehension.
• Section F - GOD LEVEL / Olympiad Level: Q18 and Q19 carry 5 marks each. Highly challenging problems.
• The paper contains exactly 20 marks for theoretical concepts and 30 marks for numerical calculations.
• Do not use calculators. Use √2 ≈ 1.41, √3 ≈ 1.73, and c = 3 × 108 m/s wherever necessary.
Section A – Basic Level (Easy) [5 Marks]
1. (Theory MCQ - 1 Mark) When a ray of light enters from a denser medium to a rarer medium obliquely, it:
a. bends towards the normal
b. bends away from the normal
c. goes undeviated
d. reflects back entirely into the same medium
2. (Theory MCQ - 1 Mark) The image formed by a plane mirror is always:
a. Real, inverted, and of the same size
b. Virtual, erect, and magnified
c. Real, erect, and diminished
d. Virtual, erect, and of the same size
3. (Numerical - 1 Mark) Find the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm.
4. (Theory Assertion-Reason - 1 Mark)
Assertion (A): A convex mirror is preferred as a rear-view mirror in vehicles.
Reason (R): The field of view of a convex mirror is wider and it always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished
image.
Choose the correct option:
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
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ADVANCED FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT
Subject: Physics – Light (Reflection & Refraction)
Designed for Class X | Latest CBSE Pattern + IIT-JEE Foundation
General Instructions:
• The question paper comprises 19 questions divided into 6 sections: A, B, C, D, E, and F. All questions are
compulsory.
• Section A - Basic: Q1 to Q5 carry 1 mark each. Contains MCQs, Assertion-Reasoning, and VSAs.
• Section B - Intermediate: Q6 to Q9 carry 2 marks each. Short answer type questions.
• Section C - CBSE Board Level: Q10 to Q13 carry 3 marks each.
• Section D - IIT-JEE Foundation: Q14 to Q16 carry a mix of 3 and 4 marks. Concept-heavy analytical problems.
• Section E - Case-Based: Q17 carries 5 marks. Application-based comprehension.
• Section F - GOD LEVEL / Olympiad Level: Q18 and Q19 carry 5 marks each. Highly challenging problems.
• The paper contains exactly 20 marks for theoretical concepts and 30 marks for numerical calculations.
• Do not use calculators. Use √2 ≈ 1.41, √3 ≈ 1.73, and c = 3 × 108 m/s wherever necessary.
Section A – Basic Level (Easy) [5 Marks]
1. (Theory MCQ - 1 Mark) When a ray of light enters from a denser medium to a rarer medium obliquely, it:
a. bends towards the normal
b. bends away from the normal
c. goes undeviated
d. reflects back entirely into the same medium
2. (Theory MCQ - 1 Mark) The image formed by a plane mirror is always:
a. Real, inverted, and of the same size
b. Virtual, erect, and magnified
c. Real, erect, and diminished
d. Virtual, erect, and of the same size
3. (Numerical - 1 Mark) Find the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm.
4. (Theory Assertion-Reason - 1 Mark)
Assertion (A): A convex mirror is preferred as a rear-view mirror in vehicles.
Reason (R): The field of view of a convex mirror is wider and it always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished
image.
Choose the correct option:
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
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