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Optics - Physics Previous Year Questions

Practice Optics - Physics previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

43Papers
22Years
91Questions
1Topics

Optics question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Optics. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Medium 33 34.7%
Hard 33 34.7%
Easy 20 21.1%
Not classified 9 9.5%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

Multiple Choices 71 74.7%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 24 25.3%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Physics
91 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Optics
91 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Geometrical Optics
70 Qs
Wave Optics
21 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online
3 Qs
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online
2 Qs
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online
2 Qs
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 1 ONLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 2 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2024 PAPER 1 ONLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2024 PAPER 2 ONLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2023 PAPER 1 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2023 PAPER 2 ONLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2022 PAPER 1 ONLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2022 PAPER 2 ONLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2021 PAPER 1 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2021 PAPER 2 ONLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2019 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2019 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2016 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2016 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2013 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2013 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
4 Qs
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
3 Qs
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
3 Qs
IIT JEE 2006
4 Qs
IIT JEE 2005 MAINS
2 Qs

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Geometrical Optics

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70 questions40 papers22 years

Wave Optics

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21 questions21 papers16 years

Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online20262View paper
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online20262View paper
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online20262View paper
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online20263View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 1 ONLINE20253View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 2 ONLINE20252View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2024 PAPER 1 ONLINE20243View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2024 PAPER 2 ONLINE20243View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2023 PAPER 1 ONLINE20232View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2023 PAPER 2 ONLINE20231View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2022 PAPER 1 ONLINE20223View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2022 PAPER 2 ONLINE20223View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2021 PAPER 1 ONLINE20212View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2021 PAPER 2 ONLINE20211View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20201View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20202View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2019 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20192View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2019 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20193View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20181View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20181View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20172View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20171View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2016 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20163View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2016 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20162View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20153View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20153View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20142View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20142View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2013 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20133View paper
JEE ADVANCED 2013 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20131View paper
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20122View paper
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20122View paper
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20112View paper
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20102View paper
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20104View paper
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20092View paper
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20091View paper
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20082View paper
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20082View paper
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 1 OFFLINE20073View paper
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 2 OFFLINE20073View paper
IIT JEE 200620064View paper
IIT JEE 2005 MAINS20052View paper

Sample previous year questions

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1
2005 · Physics · Optics · Geometrical Optics
IIT JEE 2005 MAINS

What will be the minimum angle of incidence such that the total internal reflection occurs on both the surfaces?

IIT-JEE 2005 Mains Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 18 English

A
30\(^\circ\)
B
45\(^\circ\)
C
50\(^\circ\)
D
60\(^\circ\)
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2006 · Physics · Optics · Geometrical Optics
IIT JEE 2006

A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a thin plano-convex lens of focal length 15 cm , if the plane surface is silvered. The image will form at

IIT-JEE 2006 Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 4 English
A

60 cm left of AB

B

30 cm left of $A B$

C

12 cm left of AB

D

60 cm right of AB

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3
2007 · Physics · Optics · Geometrical Optics
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 1 OFFLINE

A ray of light travelling in water in incident on its surface open to air. The angle of incidence is \(\theta\), which is less than the critical angle. Then there will be

A
only a reflected ray and no refracted ray
B
only a refracted ray and no reflected ray
C
a reflected ray and a refracted ray and the angle between them would be less than 180\(^\circ\) - 2\(\theta\)
D
a reflected ray and the angle between them would be greater than 180\(^\circ\) - 2\(\theta\)
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2007 · Physics · Optics · Geometrical Optics
IIT JEE 2007 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Light travels as a

A
parallel beam in each medium
B
convergent beam in each medium
C
divergent beam in each medium
D
divergent beam in one medium and convergent beam in the other medium.
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5
2008 · Physics · Optics · Wave Optics
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 1 OFFLINE

In a Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the two slits is d and the wavelength of the light is \(\lambda\). The intensity of light falling on slit 1 is four times the intensity of light falling on slit 2. Choose the correct choice(s).

A
If \(d=\lambda\), the screen will contain only one maximum
B
If \(\lambda < d < 2\lambda\), at least one more maximum (besides the central maximum) will be observed on the screen
C
If the intensity of light falling on slit 1 is reduced so that it becomes equal to that of slit 2, the intensities of the observed dark and bright fringes will increase
D
If the intensity of light falling on slit 2 is increased so that it becomes equal to that of slit 1, the intensities of the observed dark and bright fringes will increase
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6
2008 · Physics · Optics · Geometrical Optics
IIT JEE 2008 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

A light beam is travelling from Region I to Region IV (Refer figure). The refractive index in Regions I, II, III and IV are \({n_0},{{{n_0}} \over 2},{{{n_0}} \over 6}\) and \({{{n_0}} \over 8}\), respectively. The angle of incidence \(\theta\) for which the beam just misses entering Region IV is

IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Geometrical Optics Question 21 English

A
\({\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)\)
B
\({\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 8}} \right)\)
C
\({\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right)\)
D
\({\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)\)
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