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Class 7th Science NCERT Exemplar Solution
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Boojho and Paheli were given one mirror each by their teacher. Boojho found his image to…
  2. Which of the following can be used to form a real image?A. Concave mirror only. B. Plane…
  3. If an object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m in front of a plane mirror, the distance…
  4. You are provided with a concave mirror, a convex mirror, a concave lens and a convex lens.…
  5. A rainbow can be seen in the skyA. when the sun is in front of you. B. when the sun is…
  6. An erect and enlarged image can be formed byA. only a convex mirror. B. only a concave…
  7. You are provided with a convex mirror, a concave mirror, a convex lens and a concave lens.…
  8. An image formed by a lens is erect. Such an image could be formed by aA. convex lens…
Very Short Answer Questions
  1. The image formed by a lens is always virtual, erect and smaller in size for an object kept…
  2. Fill in the blanks: (a) The inner surface of a steel spoon acts as a __________ mirror.…
  3. State whether the following statements are True or False. (a) A concave lens can be used…
Short Answer Questions
  1. What type of mirror is used as a side mirror in a scooter? Why is this type of mirror…
  2. Observe the figures given as Figure 15.1 carefully. Fig 15.1 The given figures show the…
  3. Boojho made light from a laser torch to fall on a prism. Will he be able to observe a band…
  4. State the correct sequence (1-7) of colours in the spectrum formed by the prisms A and B,…
  5. The side mirror of a scooter got broken. The mechanic replaced it with a plane mirror.…
  6. The concave reflecting surface of a torch got rusted. What effect would this have on the…
  7. An erect and enlarged image of an object is formed on a screen. Explain how this could be…
  8. Two different type of lenses are placed on a sheet of newspaper. How will you identify…
  9. A shopkeeper wanted to fix a mirror which will give a maximum view of his shop. What type…
  10. The distance between an object and a convex lens is changing. It is noticed that the size…
Long Answer Questions
  1. Suppose we wish to obtain the real image of a distant tree. Explain two possible ways in…
  2. It was observed that when the distance between an object and a lens decreases, the size of…
  3. You are given three mirrors of different types. How will you identify each one of them?…

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.

Boojho and Paheli were given one mirror each by their teacher. Boojho found his image to be erect and of the same size whereas Paheli found her image erect and smaller in size. This means that the mirrors of Boojho and Paheli are, respectively
A. plane mirror and concave mirror.

B. concave mirror and convex mirror.

C. plane mirror and convex mirror.

D. convex mirror and plane mirror.


Answer:

When the image is erect and of same size as object then it is a plane mirror so Boojho has plane mirror

When the image is erect and of small size than object then it is a convex mirror so Paheli has a convex mirror


Question 2.

Which of the following can be used to form a real image?
A. Concave mirror only.

B. Plane mirror only.

C. Convex mirror only.

D. Both concave and convex mirrors.


Answer:

Image formed by a plane mirror and convex mirror is always virtual .

image formed by concave mirror is real always but when object is placed very close to concave mirror, image is virtual.


Question 3.

If an object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m in front of a plane mirror, the distance between the object and the image formed by the mirror will be
A. 2 m

B. 1 m

C. 0.5 m

D. 0.25 m


Answer:

The image formed by the mirror is at same distance behind the mirror as object is in front of it, now

If distance of object from mirror = 0.5 m


Then distance of image from mirror = 0.5 m


So, distance between object and mirror = 0.5 m+ 0.5m = 1m


Question 4.

You are provided with a concave mirror, a convex mirror, a concave lens and a convex lens. To obtain an enlarged image of an object you can use either
A. concave mirror or convex mirror.

B. concave mirror or convex lens.

C. concave mirror or concave lens.

D. concave lens or convex lens.


Answer:

Image formed by convex mirror or concave lens is always smaller in size than the object.

Image formed by concave mirror or convex lens is always larger in size than the object i.e Enlarged image.


Question 5.

A rainbow can be seen in the sky
A. when the sun is in front of you.

B. when the sun is behind you.

C. when the sun is overhead.

D. only at the time of sun rise.


Answer:

Rainbow can be seen in the sky only when the sun is behind us because the rainbow reflects the light of the sun , and reflection does not take place in the side of object, it takes place in opposite side.


Question 6.

An erect and enlarged image can be formed by
A. only a convex mirror.

B. only a concave mirror.

C. only a plane mirror.

D. both convex and concave mirrors.


Answer:

Generally, a concave mirror forms an inverted image of the object, but when the object is placed very closed to concave mirror the image formed is Erect and enlarged.


Question 7.

You are provided with a convex mirror, a concave mirror, a convex lens and a concave lens. You can get an inverted image from
A. both concave lens and a convex lens.

B. both concave mirror and a convex mirror.

C. both concave mirror and a convex lens.

D. both convex mirror and concave lens.


Answer:

concave mirror forms - inverted image

Convex mirror forms - erect image


Concave lens forms - erect image


Convex lens forms - inverted image


Question 8.

An image formed by a lens is erect. Such an image could be formed by a
A. convex lens provided the image is smaller than object.

B. concave lens provided the image is smaller than object.

C. concave lens provided the image is larger than object.

D. concave lens provided the image is of the same size.


Answer:

A convex lens forms erect and magnified image only when object is close to lens otherwise it forms inverted image

A concave lens forms erect and smaller image than object always.



Very Short Answer Questions
Question 1.

The image formed by a lens is always virtual, erect and smaller in size for an object kept at different positions in front of it. Identify the nature of the lens.


Answer:

This is a concave lens since a concave lens forms always erect, virtual and smaller image than object kept at any position in front of mirror.



Question 2.

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The inner surface of a steel spoon acts as a __________ mirror.

(b) The outer surface of a flat steel plate acts as a ___________ mirror.

(c) The outer shining surface of a round bottom steel bowl acts as a __________ mirror.

(d) The inner surface of the reflector of a torch acts as a __________ mirror.


Answer:

(a) concave

Inner surface of steel spoon acts as concave mirror because it forms real, inverted and smaller size image than object.


It also forms virtual, erect and enlarged image when object is very closed to spoon.


(b) plane


Flat plate acts as plane mirror because it forms virtual, erect and same size image as object


its neither convex nor concave.


(c) convex


It is because the outer surface of round bottom steel bowl forms virtual, erect and small size image than object like convex mirror.


(d) concave


Reflectors of torches are concave in shape and acts as concave mirror to obtain parallel beam of light and good intensity.



Question 3.

State whether the following statements are True or False.

(a) A concave lens can be used to produce an enlarged and erect image.

(b) A convex lens always produces a real image.

(c) The sides of an object and its image formed by a concave mirror are always interchanged.

(d) An object can be seen only if it emits light.


Answer:

(a) FALSE

a concave lens forms smaller and erect image always.


(b) FALSE


A convex lens forms virtual image when object is very close to lens otherwise it forms Real image.


(c) TRUE


In the image formed by concave mirror left side seems to be right side and right side looks like left side of object.


(d) FALSE


An object can be seen if it emits light but it can also be seen when it reflects the light falling on it.




Short Answer Questions
Question 1.

What type of mirror is used as a side mirror in a scooter? Why is this type of mirror chosen?


Answer:

Convex mirrors are used as side mirror in the scooters.

it is because a convex mirror can form images of object spread over large area , so the images help the driver to see traffic behind them and also prevents them from any accident or damage to vehicle.



Question 2.

Observe the figures given as Figure 15.1 carefully. Fig 15.1



The given figures show the path of light through lenses of two different types, represented by rectangular boxes A and B. What is the nature of lenses A and B?


Answer:

Box A - covex lens

Box B - concave lens


in given figure, nature of lens A is convex as the convex lens generally converges the light rays falling on it i.e it bends the rays inwards. Convex lens is also called 'converging lens’.


nature of lens B is concave as the concave lens generally diverges the light rays falling on it i.e it bends the rays outwards. Concave lens is also called 'Diverging lens’.



Question 3.

Boojho made light from a laser torch to fall on a prism. Will he be able to observe a band of seven colours? Explain with a reason.


Answer:

No, he will not be able observe the band of seven colours because laser light is made up of only a single colour.

he would have observed band of seven colours if white light was made to fall on prism , because white light is actually made up of seven colors.



Question 4.

State the correct sequence (1-7) of colours in the spectrum formed by the prisms A and B, shown in Figure 15.2.



Answer:

when white light is passed through a prism then if forms colors as the sequence of VIBGYOR starting from down and then going up.

when white light is passed through an inverted prism then if forms colors as the sequence of VIBGYOR starting from up and then going down




Question 5.

The side mirror of a scooter got broken. The mechanic replaced it with a plane mirror. Mention any inconvenience that the driver of the scooter will face while using it?


Answer:

The side mirror of a scooter is convex because it can form images of object spread over large area , and helps the driver to see traffic behind them.

If convex mirror is replaced by plane mirror then he will not be able to see large area behind him due to which he may not drive properly , it may also cause damage to his vehicle or an accident.



Question 6.

The concave reflecting surface of a torch got rusted. What effect would this have on the beam of light from the torch?


Answer:

if the concave reflecting surface of a torch gets rusted ,it will not produce clear beam of light and it will produce light with lower brightness, so the object will also be not clearly visible in lower brightness or light.



Question 7.

An erect and enlarged image of an object is formed on a screen. Explain how this could be possible.


Answer:

Erect and enlarged image can be formed by concave mirror or convex lens but the image formed is virtual ( image that cannot be obtained on screen)

Real image (image that can be obtained on screen) is formed if object is placed upside down between focus and centre of curvature of concave mirror or convex lens.



Question 8.

Two different type of lenses are placed on a sheet of newspaper. How will you identify them without touching?


Answer:

without touching we can identify two different lenses by looking at the size of the letters of newspaper just below the lenses.

If the image of the letters is larger then it is a convex lens because convex lens produces enlarged image .


If the image of letters is smaller than the letters then it is concave lens because concave lens produces diminished image.



Question 9.

A shopkeeper wanted to fix a mirror which will give a maximum view of his shop. What type of mirror should he use? Give reason.


Answer:

The shopkeeper should use a convex mirror if he wants to get maximum view of his shop because convex mirror forms images of object spread over wide area / large area which satisfies his wish.



Question 10.

The distance between an object and a convex lens is changing. It is noticed that the size of the image formed on a screen is decreasing. Is the object moving in a direction towards the lens or away from it?


Answer:

in convex lens if size of the image formed on a screen is decreasing on moving the object, then object is moving in a direction away from then lens.

If object is moved towards the convex lens then size of image formed on screen increases.




Long Answer Questions
Question 1.

Suppose we wish to obtain the real image of a distant tree. Explain two possible ways in which we can do it.


Answer:

A real image is formed by concave mirror or convex lens.

in first possibleway we can use a concave mirror and a screen , as concave mirror forms a real image only when object is at a distance to it, so concave mirror will produce real image of distant tree on the screen.


In second possible way we can use a convex lens and a screen. as convex lens forms a real image only when object is at a distance to it, so convex lens will produce real image of distant tree on the screen.



Question 2.

It was observed that when the distance between an object and a lens decreases, the size of the image increases. What is the nature of this lens? If you keep on decreasing the distance between the object and the lens, will you still able to obtain the image on the screen? Explain.


Answer:

if on decreasing the distance between object and lens , the size of image increases then it is a convex type lens (converging lens)

If we keep on decreasing the distance between the object and the lens, we will not be able to obtain the image on the screen because when object is placed very closed to the convex lens ,the image formed is virtual.


Virtual images cant be obtained on screen.



Question 3.

You are given three mirrors of different types. How will you identify each one of them?


Answer:

We can identify the mirrors by forming image of an object by those mirrors

I) if the image formed of the object by the mirror is virtual, erect and of same size as object then the mirror is plane mirror.


II) if the image formed of the object by the mirror is virtual, erect and of small size than object then it is a convex mirror


III) when the object is at distance and image formed is real and inverted and if object is very close to lens, the image formed is virtual and erect then the mirror is concave mirror.