Class 10 Science MCQs Chapter 11 The

Human Eye and the Colorful World

1. The image formed by retina of human eye is :

A. Virtual and erect
B. Real and inverted
C. Virtual and inverted
D. Real and erect

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

-
A. Ciliary muscles
B. Pupil
C. Cornea
D. Iris

3. The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult with

normal vision is :
A. 25m
B. 20m
C. 25cm
D. 20cm

4. The persistence of vision for human eye is-

A. 6/60th of a sec
B. 6/66th of a sec
C. 6/6th of a sec
D. 6/68th of a sec
5. The light sensitive cell present on retina and is sensitive to
the intensity of light is :
A. cones
B. Rod cell
C. Both cone and rod cells
D. None

6. The phenomenon of light responsible for the working of

human eye is :
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Power of accommodation
D. Persistence of vision

7. Which of the following colours is least scattered by fog,

dust, or smoke :
A. Violet
B. Blue
C. Red
D. Yellow

8. The coloured light that reflects most while passing

through a prism is :
A. yellow
B. Violet
C. Blue
D. Red

9. The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by :

A. Ciliary muscles
B. Pupil
C. Cornea
D. Iris

10. The part of the eye which refracts light entering the eye
from external objects :
A. Lens
B. Cornea
C. Iris
D. Pupil

11. The variation of focal length to form a sharp image on the

retina is called ----.
A. Accommodation
B. Aperture
C. Retina control
D. Sutter

12. In human eye image is formed :

A. Behind retina
B. In front of retina
C. On retina
D. In between lens and retina

13. Light enters eye through a transparent membrane called :

A. Cornea
B. Pupli
C. Iris
D. Retina
14. Colored portion of eye that controls amount of light
reaching retina is called :
A. Cornea
B. Pupil
C. Retina control
D. Iris

15. Human eye acts like a -------.

A. Endoscope
B. Camera
C. Telescope
D. Microscope

16. The passage through which tears pass is :

A. Cornea
B. Tear gland
C. Tear duct
D. Eyeball

17. The part of eye that is a messenger of electrochemical

signals from eye to brain is called :
A. Blood vessel
B. Optic nerve
C. Iris
D. Cornea

18. Thing that shuts automatically to protect eyes is known

as :
A. Eyelash
B. Eyelid
C. Iris
D. Cornea

19. Ability of combination of dual vision of eyes is called :

A. Dim vision
B. Concave vision
C. Binocular vision
D. Bright vision

20. For a young adult with normal vision the far point is :

A. 20cm
B. 20m
C. 20Km
D. Infinity

21. Sunlight is a mixture of __ visible colours

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. none

22. The effect of glass prism is only to separate the seven

colours of
A. White light
B. light from bulb
C. Sunlight
D. All
23. The __ colour is at the top and ____ colour is at the
bottom of spectrum.
A. Red, Violet
B. Red, Blue
C. Violet, red
D. None

24. Who discovered the experiments with glass prism that

white light consists of seven colours
A. Newton
B. Faraday
C. Maxwell
D. Young

25. The light that refracts most while passing through a

prism
A. Red
B. Violet
C. Indigo
D. Yellow

26. The rod cells responds to

A. Colour of light
B. Source of light
C. Intensity of light
D. None

27. Which of the following colours is the least deviated on

passing through a prism :
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Violet
D. Indigo

28. Cornea is a transparent spherical structure which

____
A. Reflects light
B. Refracts light
C. Scatters light
D. None

29. The image on the retina remains for 6/66th of sec. This is
called as:
A. Accomodation
B. Persistence of vision
C. Both a and b
D. None

30. The middle vascular layer that darkens the eye from
inside and prevents internal reflection is :
A. Choroid
B. Sclera
C. Retina
D. Cornea

31. The eye lens is a

A. Transparent double convex lens
B. Transparent double concave lens
C. Transparent concave convex lens
D. None
32. The eye lens contains a liquid called :
A. Aqueous humour
B. Peroxide
C. Vitreous humour
D. None

33. Long sightedness is caused by eyeball being too short. It

can be corrected by :
A. Using convergent lens
B. Plane mirror
C. Divergent lens
D. None

34. Astigmatism occurs when the cornea does not have a

truly spherical shape. The defect can be cured by :
A. Concave lens
B. Cylindrical shape
C. Convex lens
D. Plane convex lens

35. The power of lens being +4 D, suggests that it is :

A. Convex lens
B. Plane convex lens
C. Concave lens
D. none

36. When an object moves towards a convex lens the size of

image _____.
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. First decreases then increases
D. Remains the same

37. When Newton colour disc is rotated fast, the different

colours _____.
A. Can be separated
B. Can be differentiated
C. Can not be differentiated
D. None

38. When a ray passes through a prism ______.

A. It goes undeviated
B. It remains parallel to a base
C. It bends towards the base
D. None

39. The angle at which the ray gets deviated is called :

A. Angle of deviation
B. Angle of dispersion
C. Angle emergence
D. refracted angle

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

under :
A. Maximum deviation position
B. Minimum or maximum deviation position
C. Minimum deviation position
D. None

41. At a particular minimum value of angle of deviation, the

refracted ray becomes :
A. Parallel to base of prism
B. Perpendicular to base of prism
C. Inclined at 45degrees w.r.t base of prism
D. None

42. The angle between two refracting surfaces of prism is :

A. Prism
B. Emergence
C. Deviation
D. Incidence

43. A transparent refracting material which is bounded by

two plane refracting surfaces is :
A. Prism
B. Convex lens
C. Glass slab
D. None

44. The ratio of real depth to apparent depth is called :

A. Refractive index
B. Critical angle
C. Lateral displacement
D. None

45. The image formed by retina of human eye is :

A. Permanent
B. temporary
C. Blurred
D. None
46. The property related to the sense of continuity of vision is
called :
A. Persistence of vision
B. Colour blindness
C. Optical illusion
D. None

47. When the muscles are relaxed, the eye lens is ______ and
the distant objects can be seen clearly.
A. Thin
B. Thick
C. Inclined
D. None

48. When looking at nearby objects the muscles ____ the eye
lens so as to __ its focal length.
A. Compresses, increases
B. Compresses, decreases
C. Expands, increase
D. Expands, decrease

49. The muscular diaphragm that controls the sides of pupil

is :
A. Cornea
B. Ciliary muscles
C. Iris
D. Retina

50. Having two eyes facilities :

A. Increasing the field view
B. Three-dimensional view
C. Developing concept of distance
D. All

Question 51.
A person cannot see distinctly objects kept beyond 2 m. This
defect can be corrected by using lens of power
(a) +0.5 D
(b) -0.5 D
(c) +0.2 D
(d) -0.2 D

Question 52.
A student sitting on the last bench can read the letters written on
the blackboard but is not able to read / the letters written in his
textbook. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The near point of his eyes has receded away.
(b) The near point of his eyes has come closer to him.
(c) The far point of his eyes has come closer to him.
(d) The far point of his eyes has receded away.

Question 53.
A prism ABC (with BC as base) is placed in different orientations.
A narrow beam of white light is incident on the prism as shown in
the Figures given below. In which of the following cases, after
dispersion, the third colour from the top corresponds to the colour
of the sky?
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (iii)
(d) (iv)

Question 54.
At noon the sun appears white as
(a) light is least scattered.
(b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away.
(c) blue colour is scattered the most.
(d) red colour is scattered the most.

Question 55.
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
Question 56.
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

Question 57.
The clear sky appears blue because
(а) blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere.
(b) ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere.
(c) violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other
colours by the atmosphere.
(d) light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and
blue colour lights by the atmosphere.

Question 58.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the
propagation of light of different colours of white light in air?
(a) Red light moves fastest.
(b) Blue light moves faster than green light.
(c) All the colours of the white light move with the same speed.
(d) Yellow light moves with the mean speed as that of the red and
the violet light.
Question 59.
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 air.

Question 60.
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

Question 61.
The bluish colour of water in deep sea is due to
(a) the presence of algae and other plants found in water
(b) reflection of sky in water
(c) scattering of light
(d) absorption of light by the sea
Question 62.
When light rays enter the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the
(a) crystalline lens
(b) outer surface of the cornea
(c) iris
(d) pupil

Question 63.
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

Question 64.
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.
Question 65.
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.

Question 66.
A student is observing the diagram showing the path of a ray of
light passing through a glass prism. He would find that for all
angles of incidence the ray of light bends:
(а) towards the normal while entering into the prism and away
from the normal while emerging out of the prism
(b) away from the normal while entering into the prism and
towards the normal while emerging out of the prism.
(c) away from the normal while entering as well as while emerging
out of the prism.
(d) towards the normal while entering as well as while emerging
out of the prism.

Question 67.
In the following diagram, the path of a ray of light passing through
a glass prism is shown:
In this diagram the angle of incidence, the angle of emergence
and the angle of deviation respectively are (select the correct
option):
(a) X, R and T
(b) Y, Q and T
(c) X, Q and P
(d) Y, Q and P

Question 68.
After tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass prism a
student marked the angle of incidence (∠i), angle of refraction
(∠r), angle of emergence (∠e) and the angle of deviation (∠D) as
shown in the diagram. The correctly marked angles are:

(a) ∠i and ∠r
(b) ∠i and ∠e
(c) ∠i, ∠e and ∠D
(d) ∠i, ∠r and ∠e

Question 69.
The splitting of white light into its component colours is called
(a) refraction
(b) reflation
(c) dispersion
(d) tyndall effect

Question 70.
Reason behind advance sunrise and delayed sunset
(a) atmospheric refraction
(b) total internal reflection
(c) dispersion
(d) reflection

Question 71.
Type of lens used in correction of myopia
(a) convex lens
(b) concave lens
(c) reflecting lens
(d) bifocal lens
Question 72.
Type of lens used in correction of hypermetropia
(a) concave lens
(b) reflecting lens
(c) bifocal lens
(d) convex lens

Question 73.
Myopia may arise due to
(a) excessive curvature of the eye lens
(b) elongation of the eyeball
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Question 74.
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 incident ray
Question 75.
While performing the experiment to trace the path of a ray of light
passing through a glass prism, four students marked the incident
ray and the emergent ray in their diagrams in the manner shown
below.

The correct path of the rays has been shown by:

(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV

Question 76.
A dark muscular membrane which controls size of pupil
(a) eye
(b) iris
(c) cornea
(d) retina
Question 77.
Least distance of distinct vision for normal eye is
(a) 25 cm
(b) 50 cm
(c) 75 cm
(d) infinity

Question 78.
Farthest point of a normal eye is
(a) 25 cm
(b) 50 cm
(c) 75 cm
(d) infinity

Question 79.
Crystalline lens of people at old age becomes milky and cloudy.
This condition is called
(a) myopia
(b) lever
(c) cataract
(d) presbyopia
Question 80.
The splitting of light into its component colours is called
(a) Spectrum
(b) Dispersion
(c) Tyndall effect
(d) Refraction

Question 81.
Bifocal lens is used in
(a) myopia
(b) lever
(c) Cataract
(d) Presbyopia

Question 82.
Stars appears to be twinkling because of
(a) atmospheric refraction
(b) reflection
(c) Tyndall effect
(d) spectrum
Fill in the blanks

83. …………. regulates and controls the amount of light entering

the eye.

84. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is called
………….

85. A person with …………. can see nearby objects clearly but
cannot see distant objects clearly.

86. The splitting of light into its component colours is called

………….

87. The phenomenon of scattering of light by colloidal particles

gives rise to ………….
88.
The muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil is
(a) cornea
(b) ciliary muscles
(c) iris
(d) retina

89. Having two eyes facilitates in

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

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

91. Near and far points of a young person normal eye respectively
are
(a) 0 and infinity
(b) 0 and 25 cm
(c) 25 cm and infinity
(d) 25 cm and 150 cm.
92. The defect of vision in which the person is able to see distant
object distinctly but cannot see nearby objects clearly is called
(a) Long-sightedness
(b) Far-sightedness
(c) Hypermetropia
(d) All above

93. The ability of eye lens to adjust its focal length to form a sharp
image of the object at varying distances on the retina is called
(a) Power of observation of the eye
(b) Power of adjustment of the eye
(c) Power of accommodation of the eye
(d) Power of enabling of the eye

94. Myopia and hypermetropia can be corrected by

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

95. Bi-focal lens are required to correct

(a) astigmatism
(b) coma
(c) myopia
(d) presbyopia
96. The defective eye of a person has near point 0.5 m and point
3 m. The power far corrective lens required for
(i) reading purpose and
(ii) seeing distant objects, respectively are:
(a) 0.5 D and +3D
(b) +2D and – \(\frac{1}{3}\) D
(c) – 2D and + \(\frac{1}{3}\)D
(d) 0.5 D and-3.0 D

97. 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

98. When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its constituent
colours. This is due to
(a) different refractive index for different wavelength of each
colour
(b) each colours has same velocity in the prism.
(c) prism material have high density.
(d) Scattering of light

99.
The air layer of atmosphere whose temperature is less then the
hot layer behave as optically
(a) denser medium
(b) rarer medium
(c) inactive medium
(d) either denser or rarer medium
100. Refraction of light by the earth’s atmosphere due to variation
in air density is called
(a) atmospheric reflection
(b) atmospheric dispersion
(c) atmospheric scattering
(d) atmospheric refraction