An object is placed in front of a convex mirror. Which one of the foll

An object is placed in front of a convex mirror. Which one of the following statements is correct?

It will never form an inverted image.
The image moves towards the focus when the object moves towards the mirror.
Depending on the position of the object with respect to the mirror, the image can be inverted and real.
The size of the image becomes larger than that of the object when the object is placed at a distance equal to half the focal length.
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2018
The correct statement for an object placed in front of a convex mirror is A) It will never form an inverted image.
A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image, regardless of the position of the object (as long as it’s in front of the mirror). Since the image is always erect, it can never be inverted.
– Statement B is incorrect: When the object moves towards a convex mirror, the virtual image also moves towards the mirror (from the focus towards the pole) and increases in size, but it remains virtual and erect.
– Statement C is incorrect: Convex mirrors only form virtual images, never real or inverted images.
– Statement D is incorrect: Convex mirrors always form diminished images (smaller than the object), regardless of the object’s position.
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