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Human Eye and Colourful World

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An image is formed on

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Cornea

2.

Light enters the eye through a thin membrane called the

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Cornea

3.

The shape of eye-ball is nearly _________________

a)

Elliptical

b)

Oval

c)

Circular

d)

Spherical

4.

Following controls and regulates the amount of light entering the eye

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Corena

5.

_________________ send signals to the brain

a)

Optical nerve

b)

Aqueous Humour

c)

Viterous humour

d)

Eye lens

6.

When the light is very bright, the diameter of pupil

a)

Expends

b)

Contract

c)

Remain same

d)

All of these

7.

When an object is placed closer to eye ____________

a)

the ciliary muscles contract

b)

curvature of the eye lens increases

c)

Eye lens become thicker

d)

All of the above

8.

To see an object comfortably and distinctly, we must hold it about _______ cm from our eyes.

a)

10

b)

25

c)

15

d)

infinity

9.

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

a)

Accommodation

b)

Accomplish

c)

Composition

d)

None of the above

10.

The farthest point upto which the eye can see objects clearly is ____________ for a normal eye.

a)

25 cm

b)

15 cm

c)

infinity

d)

1 km

11.

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

12.

the black opening between the aqueous humour and the lens is called

a)

retina

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

pupil

13.

The image formed on the retina of the human eye is

a)

virtual and inverted

b)

real and inverted

c)

virtual and erect

d)

real and erect

14.

The muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil is

a)

Cornea

b)

Ciliary muscles

c)

Iris

d)

Retina

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

a)

scattering

b)

interference

c)

tyndell effect

d)

Reflection

18.

At noon the sun appears white as [NCERT Exemplar Problems]

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

19.

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)

moves fastest in air

b)

is absorbed the most by smoke or fog

c)

is scattered the least by smoke or fog

d)

is scattered the most by smoke or fog

20.

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

a)

Pupil

b)

Iris

c)

outer surface of the cornea

d)

crystalline lens

21.

Scattering of light by colloidal solution is known as

a)

Scattering

b)

Dispersion

c)

Tyndall effect

d)

Stability

22.

The persistence of vision for human eye is

a)

1/10th of a second

b)

1/6th of the second

c)

1/16th of a second

d)

1/18th of a second

23.

The colored light that refracts most while passing through a prism is

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

24.

The change in focal length of an eye tens is caused by the action of the

a)

retina

b)

pupil

c)

ciliary muscles

d)

iris

25.

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

26.

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 accommodation of the eye

c)

Power of adjustment of the eye

d)

Power of enabling of the eye

27.

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

28.

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

29.

Which of the following is a natural phenomenon which is caused by the dispersion of sunlight in the sky?

a)

Rainbow

b)

Twinkling of stars

c)

Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset

d)

Stars seem higher than they actually are

30.

Human eye acts like a

a)

endoscope

b)

microscope

c)

telescope

d)

camera

31.

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

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32.

The light sensitive cell present on retina and is sensitive to the intensity of light is:

a)

Cones

b)

Both rods and cones

c)

Rods

d)

none of above

33.

The type of lens present in the human eye is.........

a)

concave lens

b)

convex lens

c)

concavo-convex

d)

plane lens

34.

When a white light falls on a triangular prism, the colour of light which will deviate the least is

a)

violet

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

35.

Atmospherics refraction explains the natural phenomena

a)

twinkling of stars

b)

Sky appears blue

c)

Refraction of light through a prism

d)

rainbow formation

36.

Assertion: Planets do not twinkle

Reason: Light rays do not come from planet

a)

Assertion and reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

b)

Assertion and reason are false

c)

Assertion is false, but reason is true

d)

Assertion is true, but reason is false

37.

The angle between angle of incidence and the angle of emergence is called...........

a)

angle of emergence

b)

angle of prism

c)

angle of deviation

d)

critical angle

38.

When white light passes through a prism,

a)

red bends more, violet bends least

b)

red bends least, violet bends most

c)

dispersion doesn't occur

d)

refraction doesn't occur

39.

The splitting of white light into the seven colors when it passes through a transparent material is called

a)

Refractrion

b)

Dispersion

c)

Reflection

d)

Diffraction

40.

A ray of white light enters the raindrop and undergoes __________ and __________ to form a spectrum.

a)

refraction; dispersion

b)

reflection; dispersion

c)

dispersion; diffraction

d)

scattering; dispersion

41.

The refraction of light passed by the Earth’s Atmosphere having air layers of varying __________ is called atmospheric refraction.

a)

optical densities

b)

densities

c)

volumes of air

d)

winds

42.

Red light has

a)

longer wavelength

b)

shorter wavelength

c)

longer frequency

d)

none of the above

43.
By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.
a)
that white light is made of different colors
b)
the weight of the prism
c)
the original source of light
d)
that blue light is brighter than white light
44.
What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
c)
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo
45.

angle of deviation will be maximum for-----colour

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

green