Class 10 Chapter 11 The Human Eye and The Colourful

World MCQs
1. Scattering of light can be seen in
(a) blue colour of sky
(b) reddening of the Sun at sunrise
(c) reddening of the Sun at sunset
(d) All of the above

2. The change in focal length of the human eye is caused due to

(a) Cornea
(b) Iris
(c) Ciliary muscles
(d) Pupil

3. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is called
(a) Indexing of eye
(b) Accommodation of eye
(c) Vision restoration
(d) Adaptivity of eye

4. How does the eye change in order to focus on near or distant objects?
(a) The lens moves in or out
(b) The pupil gets smaller
(c) The retina moves in or out
(d) The lens becomes thicker or thinner

5. The crystalline lens of people at old age becomes milky and cloudy; this condition is known as
(a) Hypermetropia
(b) Myopia
(c) Cataract
(d) Presbyopia
6. Far-sightedness is also known as
(a) Hypermetropia
(b) Myopia
(c) Cataract
(d) Presbyopia

7. A person having defective cone cells and unable to distinguish different colours is termed as
(a) Hypermetropia
(b) Myopia
(c) Colour-blindness
(d) Cataract

8. At a particular minimum angle of deviation, the prism is under

(a) Minimum deviation position
(b) Maximum deviation position
(c) No deviation position
(d) None of the option

9. In the rearview mirror of the vehicle, what will be the magnification?

(a) 1
(b) greater than 1
(c) Lesser than 1
(d) No magnification seen

10. In which of the following, light travels fast?

(a) Oil
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) Paper

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1(d) 2(c) 3(b) 4(d) 5(c)

6(a) 7(c) 8(a) 9(c) 10(c)