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Reflection by Plane and Spherical Mirrors for JEE: 38 solved questions

Real JEE paper questions on reflection by plane and spherical mirrors, part of ray optics and optical instruments. Each opens with the options, the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Papers run from 2002 to 2026. No sign-in needed to read them.

What this topic asks

• Mirror formula and magnification — 27 questions
• Plane mirrors — 11 questions

All 38 questions with solutions

• An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm in front of a plane mirror. The virtual and erect image is formed… JEE Main 10th April 1st Shift 2023
• When one light ray is reflected from a plane mirror with 30° angle of reflection, the angle of deviation of t… JEE Main 11th April 2nd Shift 2023
• The light rays from an object have been reflected towards an observer from a standard flat mirror, the image… JEE Main 25th Jan 2nd Shift 2023
• Two plane mirrors M₁ and M₂ are at right angle to each other as shown. A point source P is placed at a and 2a… JEE Main 31st Aug 1st Shift 2021
• Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other such that a ray of light incident on the first mirror M₁ and par… JEE Main 9th Jan 2nd Shift 2019
• A point source of light, S is placed at a distance L in front of the centre of plane mirror of width d which… JEE Main 12th Jan 1st Shift 2019
• To get three images of a single object, one should have two plane mirrors at an angle of JEE Main 2003
• If two mirrors are kept at 60° to each other, then the number of images formed by them is JEE Main 2002
• Two vertical parallel mirrors A and B are separated by 10 cm. A point object O is placed at a distance of 2 c… JEE Main 6th April 1st Shift 2023
• A light ray is incident, at an incident angle θ₁, on the system of two plane mirrors M₁ and M₂ having an incl… JEE Main 26th June 1st Shift 2022
• A point source of light S, placed at a distance 60 cm in front of the centre of a plane mirror of width 50 cm… JEE Main 26th Feb 2nd Shift 2021
• A rod of length 10 cm lies along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm as shown in fig… JEE Main 4th April 1st Shift 2026
• Distance between an object and three times magnified real image is 40 cm. The focal length of the mirror used… JEE Main 24th Jan 2nd Shift 2026
• Two identical objects are placed in front of convex mirror and concave mirror having same radii of curvature… JEE Main 2nd April 2nd Shift 2025
• When an object is placed 40 cm away from a spherical mirror an image of magnification 1/2 is produced. To obt… JEE Main 4th April 1st Shift 2025
• A finite size object is placed normal to the principal axis at a distance of 30 cm from a convex mirror of fo… JEE Main 4th April 2nd Shift 2025
• A mirror is used to produce an image with magnification of 1/4. If the distance between object and its image… JEE Main 7th April 2nd Shift 2025
• A concave mirror produces an image of an object such that the distance between the object and image is 20 cm.… JEE Main 28th Jan 2nd Shift 2025
• A convex mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm forms an image that is half the size of the object. The object d… JEE Main 29th Jan 1st Shift 2024
• If the distance between object and its two times magnified virtual image produced by a curved mirror is 15 cm… JEE Main 29th Jan 2nd Shift 2024
• Two objects A and B are placed at 15 cm and 25 cm from the pole in front of a concave mirror having radius of… JEE Main 1st Feb 2nd Shift 2023
• An object is placed beyond the centre of curvature C of the given concave mirror. If the distance of the obje… JEE Main 27th Aug 1st Shift 2021
• The focal length f is related to the radius of curvature r of the spherical convex mirror by JEE Main 24th Feb 1st Shift 2021
• A short straight object of height 100 cm lies before the central axis of a spherical mirror whose focal lengt… JEE Main 26th Feb 1st Shift 2021
• A spherical mirror is obtained as shown in the figure from a hollow glass sphere. If an object is positioned… JEE Main 2nd Sept 1st Shift 2020
• An object is gradually moving away from the focal point of a concave mirror along the axis of the mirror. The… JEE Main 8th Jan 2nd Shift 2020
• A concave mirror for face viewing has focal length of 0.4 m. The distance at which you hold the mirror from y… JEE Main 9th April 1st Shift 2019
• A particle is oscillating on the x-axis with an amplitude 2 cm about the point x₀=10 cm, with a frequency ω.… JEE Main Online 2018
• You are asked to design a shaving mirror assuming that a person keeps it 10 cm from his face and views the ma… JEE Main Online 2015
• A car is fitted with a convex side-view mirror of focal length 20 cm. A second car 2.8 m behind the first car… JEE Main 2011
• A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm forms an image which is double the size of object when the object is p… JEE Main 6th April 2nd Shift 2026
• Distance between object and its image (magnified by -1/3) is 30 cm. The focal length of the mirror used is (x… JEE Main 4th April 1st Shift 2025
• The driver sitting inside a parked car is watching vehicles approaching from behind with the help of his side… JEE Main 22nd Jan 1st Shift 2025
• A thin cylindrical rod of length 10 cm is placed horizontally on the principal axis of a concave mirror of fo… JEE Main 1st Feb 1st Shift 2023
• An object 'O' is placed at a distance of 100 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 200 cm as… JEE Main 28th July 2nd Shift 2022
• When an object is kept at a distance of 30 cm from a concave mirror, the image is formed at a distance of 10… JEE Main 3rd Sept 2nd Shift 2020
• A concave mirror of focal length f in air is dipped in a liquid of refractive index μ. Its focal length in th… JEE Main 23rd Jan 2nd Shift 2025
• A concave mirror has radius of curvature of 40 cm. It is at the bottom of a glass that has water filled up to… JEE Main 12th April 1st Shift 2019