Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Physics

Question:

Which of the following mirrors is used by a dentist to see large images of teeth of patients? 

Options:

Plane mirror

Convex mirror

Concave mirror

All of these

Correct Answer:

Concave mirror

Explanation:

Uses of concave mirrors

Concave mirrors are commonly used in torches, search-lights and vehicles headlights to get powerful parallel beams of light.

They are often used as shaving mirrors to see a larger image of the face.

The dentists use concave mirrors to see large images of the teeth of patients.

Large concave mirrors are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar furnaces.