1. The image formed by a plane mirror is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Real / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą B) Virtual / āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ C) Inverted / āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž D) Diminished / āϏ⧰ā§
Ans: B) Virtual / āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: A plane mirror forms a virtual image behind the mirror. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. In a plane mirror, the image is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Upside down / āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž B) Erect / āϏā§āĻāĻž C) Smaller / āϏ⧰⧠D) Blurred / āĻ
āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ
Ans: B) Erect / āϏā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: The image formed by a plane mirror is always erect. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. The size of image formed by a plane mirror is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Smaller than object / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻā§ āϏ⧰⧠B) Larger than object / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°
C) Equal to object / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ D) Zero / āĻļā§āύā§āϝ
Ans: C) Equal to object / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ
Explanation: Image size is equal to the object size. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Lateral inversion means: āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ -
A) Top becomes bottom / āĻāĻĒā§° āϤāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ B) Left becomes right / āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
C) Image disappears / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ D) Image becomes small / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Ans: B) Left becomes right / āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Explanation: In lateral inversion, left and right sides interchange. āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. Distance of image from mirror is: āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ—
A) More than object distance / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ B) Less than object distance / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻā§ āĻāĻŽ
C) Equal to object distance / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ D) Zero / āĻļā§āύā§āϝ
Ans: C) Equal to object distance / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ
Explanation: Object and image remain equidistant from the mirror. āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
2 Marks Questions : ⧍ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ
1. What is a plane mirror ? āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A plane mirror is a flat and polished reflecting surface that forms images by reflection of light. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ , āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Define lateral inversion. āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
The phenomenon in which the left side of the object appears as the right side in the image and vice versa is called lateral inversion. āϝ’āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Mention any two characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āϝāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
- The image is virtual. (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻāĨ¤)
- The image is erect. (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤)
5 Marks Questions : ā§Ģ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ :
1. Explain the characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual, erect, and equal in size to the object. The image appears behind the mirror and cannot be obtained on a screen. The object and image are at equal distances from the mirror. Another important property is lateral inversion, where the left side of the object appears as the right side in the image and vice versa.
āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϤ āϧ⧰āĻž āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž, āϝ’āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. What is lateral inversion? Explain with example. āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻāĻŋ? āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāϏāĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Lateral inversion is the phenomenon in which the left side of an object appears as the right side in the mirror image and the right side appears as the left side. For example, when the word “AMBULANCE” is written in reverse form on vehicles, drivers can read it correctly in the rear-view mirror.
āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻž, āϝ’āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāϏā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻĒā§, “AMBULANCE” āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϤ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤