Multiple choice questions
1. When we enter a cinema hall, we cannot see properly for a short time. This is because-
a) Pupil does not open
b) Pupil does not close
c) Adjustment of size of pupil takes some time
d) None of these above
Ans: (c)
2. The property of persistence of vision is used in-
a) Short sightedness
b) Long sightedness
c) Cinematography
d) Colour vision
Ans: (c)
3. Variable focal length of eye is responsible for-
a) Accommodation of eye
b) Persistence of vision
c) Colour blindness
d) Least distance of distinct vision
Ans: (a)
4. A concave lens of suitable focal length is used for correcting a-
a) Myopic eye
b) Hypermetropic eye
c) Both a and b
d) nor a nor b
Ans: (a)
5. Splitting of white light into seven colours on passing through the glass prism is called-
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Scattering
d) Dispersion
Ans: (d)
6. The broad wavelength range of visible spectrum is-
a) 4000-8000A
b) 2000-4000A
c) 10000-20000A
d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
7. For which colour, refractive index of glass is maximum?
a) Red
b) Violet
c) Green
d) Yellow
Ans: (b)
8. Which colour suffers least deviation on passing through a prism?
a) Red
b) Violet
c) Indigo
d) Blue
Ans: (a)
9. Blue colour of sky is due to-
a) Scattering of light
b) Reflection of light
c) Refraction of light
d) Diffraction of light
Ans: (a)
10. Clouds appear red due to Rayleigh scattering. The statement is-
a) True
b) False
Ans: (b)
11. Red colour of the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset is because-
a) Red colour is least scattered
b) Blue colour is least scattered
c) Red colour is scattered the most
d) All colours are equally scattered
Ans: (a)
12. A human eye can focus objects at different distances by adjusting the focal length of the eye lens. This is due to –
(a)Persistence of vision
(b)Near sightedness
(c)Accommodation
(d)Far sightedness
Ans: (c)
13. Cinematography makes use of -
(a) Accommodation
(b) Persistence of vision
(c) Least distance of distinct vision
(d) Bi-focal lens system
Ans: (b)
14. Human eye forms the image of an object at its –
(a)Cornea
(b) Pupil
(c)Iris
(d) Retina
Ans: (d)
15. The change of focal length of an eye lens to focus the image of objects at varying distances is done by the action of the -
(a)Pupil
(b)Retina
(c)Ciliary muscles
(d)Blind spot
Ans: (c)
16. The convex lens of focal length 20cm each are separated by a distance of 10cm for focal length of combination is :-
(a) 20cm
(b) 40cm
(c) 30cm
(d) 13.3cm
Ans: (d)
17. Two convex lenses of focal length 10cm and 20cm are kept in contact .The focal length of the combination is:
(a) 20/3 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 12cm
(d) 15 cm
Ans: (a)
18. Two lenses of power –1.75D and +2.75D are placed in contact. The focal length of the combination is :-
(a)50cm
(b)100cm
(c) 75cm
(d) 125cm
Ans: (b)
19. Which eye piece satisfies the condition for spherical aberration:-
(a)Huygen’s eye piece
(b)Ramsden’s eye piece
(c)Both a and b
(d)None of the above
Ans: (a)
20. A myopic person cannot see clearly:-
(a)Distant objects
(b)Near objects
(c)Near and distant objects
(d)None of the above
Ans: (b)
21. A long-sighted person cannot see clearly:
(a)Near objects
(b) Distant objects
(c) Both distant and near objects
(d) None
Ans: (a)
22. A person having Presbyopia should use:-
(a)Convex lens
(b) Concave lens
(c) Cylindrical lenses
(d) Bifocal lenses
Ans: (d)
23. A person cannot see fundamental colours (red, blue, green). This defect is called:-
(a) Myopia
(b) Presbyopia
(c) Colour blindness
(d) Astigmatic
Ans: (c)
24. The defect of astigmatism can be rectified by using: -
(a)Convex lens
(b) Cylindrical lens
(c) Concave lens
(d ) Bifocal lens
Ans: (b)