Questions
- The human eye can focus objects at different distances by changing the focal length of the eye lens. This is due to the ability of the eye called:
A) Accommodation
B) Myopia
C) Presbyopia
D) Hypermetropia - The colored part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering is the:
A) Cornea
B) Iris
C) Pupil
D) Ciliary muscles - Which part of the eye contains cells that are sensitive to light and converts it into electrical signals?
A) Retina
B) Ciliary muscles
C) Iris
D) Cornea - The phenomenon responsible for the twinkling of stars is:
A) Atmospheric refraction
B) Total internal reflection
C) Dispersion of light
D) Scattering of light - Myopia is also known as:
A) Farsightedness
B) Nearsightedness
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) Astigmatism - A person with myopia can be corrected using a:
A) Concave lens
B) Convex lens
C) Cylindrical lens
D) Plano-convex lens - The splitting of white light into its component colors is called:
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Dispersion
D) Scattering - Which color of the spectrum has the longest wavelength?
A) Blue
B) Green
C) Violet
D) Red - Which color of the spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
A) Blue
B) Green
C) Violet
D) Red - The sky appears blue because:
A) Blue light is absorbed by the atmosphere
B) Blue light is scattered more than other colors by the atmosphere
C) The sky reflects blue light from the oceans
D) The atmosphere emits blue light - The phenomenon of light scattering by colloidal particles is called:
A) Tyndall effect
B) Refraction
C) Dispersion
D) Diffraction - The ability of the eye to see objects clearly at a far distance and near distance is due to:
A) Myopia
B) Hypermetropia
C) Accommodation
D) Presbyopia - A person suffering from hypermetropia needs to use a:
A) Concave lens
B) Convex lens
C) Bifocal lens
D) Cylindrical lens - The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult with normal vision is about:
A) 2.5 cm
B) 25 cm
C) 25 m
D) 10 cm - What is the approximate range of wavelength of visible light?
A) 100 nm to 200 nm
B) 400 nm to 700 nm
C) 700 nm to 1000 nm
D) 1000 nm to 1500 nm - The focal length of the eye lens of a person changes while focusing on an object at different distances. This is done by the:
A) Iris
B) Pupil
C) Ciliary muscles
D) Cornea - The defect of the eye that is caused by the weakening of ciliary muscles and reduction in the flexibility of the eye lens with aging is called:
A) Myopia
B) Hypermetropia
C) Presbyopia
D) Astigmatism - When a person looks at a distant object, the ciliary muscles:
A) Contract, making the eye lens thicker
B) Relax, making the eye lens thinner
C) Contract, making the eye lens thinner
D) Relax, making the eye lens thicker - What is the main cause of the formation of a rainbow?
A) Reflection and refraction
B) Dispersion and total internal reflection
C) Diffraction and interference
D) Scattering and dispersion - The outermost transparent part of the human eye is the:
A) Iris
B) Pupil
C) Cornea
D) Retina - Which part of the eye controls the size of the pupil?
A) Cornea
B) Iris
C) Retina
D) Ciliary muscles - When a ray of light enters a glass prism, it bends:
A) Towards the base of the prism
B) Away from the base of the prism
C) Parallel to the base of the prism
D) It does not bend - The band of seven colours that is formed on the screen when white light passes through a prism is called:
A) VIBGYOR
B) Spectrum
C) Rainbow
D) Scattering - The formation of the rainbow in the sky is an example of:
A) Refraction and scattering
B) Total internal reflection and dispersion
C) Dispersion and refraction
D) All of the above - The reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset is due to:
A) Refraction of light
B) Dispersion of light
C) Scattering of light
D) Total internal reflection - Which of the following colors is least scattered by smoke or fog particles?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Green - The ability of the eye to change its focal length is called:
A) Accommodation
B) Reflection
C) Refraction
D) Dispersion - The image formed on the retina of the human eye is:
A) Real and erect
B) Virtual and erect
C) Real and inverted
D) Virtual and inverted - The defect of the eye where a person cannot see far-off objects clearly is called:
A) Myopia
B) Hypermetropia
C) Presbyopia
D) Astigmatism - The focal length of the eye lens increases when ciliary muscles:
A) Relax and make the lens thinner
B) Contract and make the lens thicker
C) Relax and make the lens thicker
D) Contract and make the lens thinner - The lens of the human eye is a:
A) Convex lens
B) Concave lens
C) Plano-convex lens
D) Plano-concave lens - The path of light becomes visible when it passes through a colloidal solution. This is because of:
A) Refraction
B) Diffraction
C) Scattering
D) Reflection - The human eye has a pair of light-sensitive cells. These are:
A) Cornea and Iris
B) Rods and Cones
C) Lens and Retina
D) Pupil and Ciliary Muscles - The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the:
A) Ciliary muscles
B) Pupil
C) Iris
D) Retina - The part of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye and there are no photoreceptor cells is called the:
A) Blind spot
B) Yellow spot
C) Pupil
D) Iris - Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the blue color of the sky?
A) Atmospheric reflection
B) Atmospheric refraction
C) Scattering of light
D) Dispersion of light - A person cannot see near objects clearly but can see distant objects. The person is suffering from:
A) Myopia
B) Hypermetropia
C) Presbyopia
D) Astigmatism - The phenomenon of atmospheric refraction is responsible for:
A) Twinkling of stars
B) Advanced sunrise
C) Delayed sunset
D) All of the above - The splitting of white light into its constituent colours by a prism is called dispersion. The reason for this is:
A) Different colors of light have different refractive indices in the prism
B) The prism absorbs some colours of light
C) The prism reflects some colours of light
D) Different colours have the same wavelength - What is the function of the lens in the human eye?
A) To control the amount of light entering the eye
B) To form a real and inverted image of an object on the retina
C) To provide a pathway for the light
D) To protect the eye from injury
Answers
- A) Accommodation
- B) Iris
- A) Retina
- A) Atmospheric refraction
- B) Nearsightedness
- A) Concave lens
- C) Dispersion
- D) Red
- C) Violet
- B) Blue light is scattered more than other colors by the atmosphere
- A) Tyndall effect
- C) Accommodation
- B) Convex lens
- B) 25 cm
- B) 400 nm to 700 nm
- C) Ciliary muscles
- C) Presbyopia
- B) Relax, making the eye lens thinner
- B) Dispersion and total internal reflection
- C) Cornea
- B) Iris
- A) Towards the base of the prism
- B) Spectrum
- D) All of the above
- C) Scattering of light
- B) Red
- A) Accommodation
- C) Real and inverted
- A) Myopia
- A) Relax and make the lens thinner
- A) Convex lens
- C) Scattering
- B) Rods and Cones
- C) Iris
- A) Blind spot
- C) Scattering of light
- B) Hypermetropia
- D) All of the above
- A) Different colors of light have different refractive indices in the prism
- B) To form a real and inverted image of an object on the retina