Objective Based Questions

Human Eye and Colorful World

1. A person went for a medical check-up and found that the curvature of his eye lens was
increasing. Which defect is he likely to suffer from?

(a) Myopia (c) Presbyopia

(b) Cataract (d) Hypermetropia

2 .A person gets out in the sunlight from a dark room. How does his pupil regulate and
control the light entering the eye?

(a) The size of the pupil will decrease, and less light will enter the eye

(b) The size of the pupil will decrease, and more light will enter the eye

(c) The size of the pupil will remain the same, but more light will enter the eye

(d) The size of the pupil will remain the same, but less light will enter the eye

3. When light rays enter the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the

(a) Crystalline lens (c) Iris

(b) The outer surface of the cornea d) Pupil

4. In which part of the human eye is the image of an object formed?

(a) Iris (c) Retina

(b) Pupil (d) Cornea

5. The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in colour. These can be
easily seen from a distance because, among all other colours, the red light

(a) is scattered the most by smoke or fog

(b) is scattered the least by smoke or fog

(c) is absorbed the most by smoke or fog

(d) moves fastest in the air

6. Which of the following phenomena of light are involved in the formation of a rainbow?

(a) Reflection, refraction and dispersion

(b) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection

(c) Refraction, dispersion and internal reflection

(d) Dispersion, scattering and total internal reflection

7. A person sees an object closer to his eyes. What changes will take place in his eyes?

(a) the pupil size will expand

(b) the ciliary muscles will contract

(c) the focal length of the eye lens will increase

(d) the light entering the eye will be more

8. The splitting of white light into different colours on passing through a prism is called

(a) reflection (c) dispersion

(b) refraction (d) deviation

9. The image shows a light ray incident on a glass prism.

The various angles are labeled in the image. Which angle shows the angle of incidence
and angle of refraction, respectively?

(a) A and D (c) C and F

(b) B and E (d) D and F

10. The deflection of light by minute particles and molecules of the atmosphere in all
directions is called ____________ of light.

(a) dispersion (c) interference

(b) scattering (d) Tyndall effect

11. Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish

appearance of the sun at sunrise or sunset?

(a) Dispersion of light

(b) Scattering of light

(c) Total internal reflection of light

(d) Reflection of light from the earth

12. Why do stars appear to twinkle at night?

(a) Because the light of stars travels in a different medium

(b) Because the distance of a star varies when the earth rotates

(c) Because the star changes its position relative to the earth

(d) Because the atmosphere reflects the light at different angles

13. When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its constituent colours. This is due to

(a) different refractive index for the different wavelengths of each colour

(b) each colour having the same velocity in the prism

(c) prism material having high density

(d) Scattering of light

14. When white light enters a glass prism from the air, the angle of deviation is least for

(a) blue light (c) violet light

(b) yellow light (d) red light

15. Which option justifies that the Sun appears red at sunrise and sunset?
(a) Red scatters highest by the atmosphere

(b) The distance between the sun and earth reduces

(c) Red has a high wavelength, so it travels a longer distance

(d) The white light disperses into seven colours, only red enters the atmosphere

16. At noon, the sun appears white as

(a) Light is least scattered

(b) All the colours of white light are scattered away

(c) Blue colour is scattered the most

(d) Red colour is scattered the most

17. Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric

(a) dispersion of light by water droplets

(b) refraction of light by different layers of varying refractive indices

(c) scattering of light by dust particles

(d) internal reflection of light by clouds

18. The image shows the dispersion of the white light in the prism.

What will be the colours of the X, Y and Z?

(a) X: red; Y: green; Z: violet

(b) X: violet; Y: green; Z: red

(c) X: green; Y: violet; Z: red

(d) X: red; Y: violet; Z: green

19. Which image shows the deviation of light in a prism?

(a)

20. The image shows the ray diagram of a defective eye.

21. The muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil is
(a) cornea (c) iris
(b) ciliary muscles (d) retina

22. The blue color of the sky is due to:

(a) refraction of light (c) diffraction of light
(b) dispersion of light (d) scattering of light

23. Having two eyes facilitates in

A: Increasing the field of view
B: Bringing a three-dimensional view
C: Developing the concept of distance/ size
Then the correct option is/are
(a) A only (c) B only
(b) A and B only (d) A, B, and C

24. The atmospheric refraction of light causes the twinkling of:

(a) planets only
(b) stars only
(c) planets and stars
(d) stars and satellites

25. The black opening between the aqueous humor and the lens is called
(a) retina (c) cornea
(b) iris (d) pupil

26. Near and far points of a young person normal eye respectively are
(a) 0 and infinity (c) 25 cm and infinity
(b) 0 and 25 cm (d) 25 cm and 150 cm.

27. Myopia and hypermetropia can be corrected by

(a) Concave and a plano-convex lens
(b) Concave and convex lens
(c) Convex and concave lens
(d) Plano-concave lens for both defects.

28. Bi-focal lenses are required to correct

(a) astigmatism (c) myopia
(b) coma (d) presbyopia

29. The image formed on the retina of the human eye is

(a) virtual and inverted
(b) real and inverted
(c) real and erect
(d) virtual and erect

30. When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its constituent colors. This is due to
(a) different refractive indexes for the different wavelengths of each color
(b) each color has the same velocity in the prism.
(c) prism material has a high density.
(d) Scattering of light

31. Having two eyes gives a person:

(a) deeper field of view (c) rear field of view
(b) colored field of view (d) wider field of view

32. With both eyes open, a person’s field of view is about:

(a) 90° (c) 180°
(b) 150° (d) 360°

33. One cannot see through the fog, because

(a) the refractive index of the fog is very high
(b) light suffers total reflection at droplets
(c) fog absorbs light
(d) light is scattered by the droplets

34. At noon the sun appears white as

(a) light is least scattered
(b) all the colors of the white light are scattered away
(c) the blue color is scattered the most
(d) the red color is scattered the most

35. Perception of colors by the human eye is possible:

(a) at retina
(b) by rod-shaped cells of the retina
(c) cone-shaped cells of the retina
(d) by yellow spot.

36. A person uses a convex lens of focal length 20 cm in spectacles, the power of the lens
will be:
(a) -5 D (c) +2 D
(b) +5 D (d) -2 D

ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTION

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

37. Assertion: Concave mirrors are used as reflectors in torches, vehicle headlights, and
search lights.
Reason: When an object is placed beyond the center of curvature of a concave
mirror, the image formed is real and inverted.

38. The defect of the eye in which the eyeball becomes too long is
(a) myopia (c) presbyopia
(b) hypermetropia (d) cataract

39. The crystalline lens of people at old age becomes milky and cloudy. This condition is
called
(a) myopia (c) cataract
(b) lever (d) presbyopia

40. The amount of light entering the eye can be controlled by the
(a) iris (c) cornea
(b) pupil (d) ciliary muscles

41. In an experiment to trace the path of a ray of light through a glass prism for different
values of angle of incidence a student would find that the emergent ray:
(a) is parallel to the incident ray
(b) is perpendicular to the incident ray
(c) is parallel to the refracted ray
(d) bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray

42. Type of lens used in correction of hypermetropia

(a) concave lens (c) bifocal lens
(b) reflecting lens (d) convex lens

43. The air layer of atmosphere whose temperature is less then the hot layer behave as
optically
(a) denser medium (c) inactive medium
(b) rarer medium (d) either denser or rarer medium

44. A student traces the path of a ray through a glass prism for four different values of
angle of incidence. On analysing the diagrams he is likely to conclude that the emergent
ray
(a) is always parallel to the incident ray.
(b) is always perpendicular to the incident ray.
(c) is always parallel to the refracted ray.
(d) always bends at an angle to the direction of incident ray.

45. Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) A person with myopia can see distant objects clearly.
(b) A person with hypermetropia can see nearby objects clearly.
(c) A person with myopia can see nearby objects clearly.
(d) A person with hypermetropia cannot see distant objects clearly.

46. The focal length of the eye lens increases when eye muscles
(a) are relaxed and lens becomes thinner
(b) contract and lens becomes thicker
(c) are relaxed and lens becomes thicker
(d) contract and lens becomes thinner

47. Which of the following is a natural phenomenon which is caused by the dispersion of
sunlight in the sky?
(a) Twinkling of stars
(b) Stars seem higher than they actually are
(c) Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset
(d) Rainbow

48. The persistence of vision for human eye is-

(a) 1/10th of a sec (c)1/6th of a sec
(b)1/16th of a sec (d)1/18th of a sec

49. The phenomenon of light responsible for the working of human eye is :
(a)Reflection (c)Power of accommodation

(b)Refraction (d)Persistence of vision

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