CBSE Class 10 Science

Important Questions
Chapter 11
Human Eye and Colourful World

BY – DR.DEEPIKA

1 Marks Questions

1. When a person is myopic, he/ she can clearly see

(a) both nearby and far off objects

(b) Only nearby objects

(c) only far off objects

(d) Neither nearby nor far off objects

2. The defect of myopia can be corrected by using

(a) Concave lens

(b) Convex lens

(c) Either concave or convex

(d) A complicated combination of lenses.

3. The colour that is scattered the least by the tiny particles and the atoms/
molecules of the atmosphere is

(a) Violet

(b) Green

(c) yellow
 (d) Red

4. Which of the following phenomenon 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

(d) Reflection of light from the earth

5. 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.

6. Define power of accommodation?

7. Which part of the human eye provides most of the refraction for the light
rays entering the eye?

8. What happens to the image distance in the eye when we increase the
distance of an object from the eye?
9. What happens to the pupil of the eye when the light is very bright?

10. Which part of the human eye conveys the electrical signals generated by
the light sensitive cells of the retina, on the brain?

11. The human eye can focus objects at different distances by adjusting the
focal length of the eye lens. This is due to

(a) Presbyopia

(b) Accommodation

(c) Near-sightedness

(d) Far-sightedness

12. The human eye forms the image of an object at its

(a) Cornea

(b) Iris

(c) Pupil

(d) Retina

13. The least distance of distinct vision for an eye lens is caused by the
action of the

(a) 25 m

(b) 2.5 cm

(c) 25 cm
 (d) 2.5 m

14. The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the

(a) Pupil

(b) Retina

(c) Cilliary muscles

(d) Iris

15. What would have been the colour of the sky if there had not been any
atmosphere around the earth?

16. For dispersion of light through a prism which colour has maximum
deviation?

17. What is the least distance of distinct vision of a normal human eye?

18. Name the muscle responsible for bringing change in the focal length of
the eye lens?

19. Name one defect of vision which cannot be corrected by any type of
spectacle lenses?

20. State one effect produced by the scattering of light by the atmosphere?
21. What is the nature of image formed on the retina of the eye?

22. What type of lens is used for correcting hypermetropia?

23. Who was the first person to obtain the spectrum of sunlight?

24. As light rays pass from air into glass prism, are they refracted towards or
away from the normal?

25. Which color has largest wavelength?

26. Which defect of vision can be rectified using a concave lens?

27. What phenomenon causes twinkling of star on a clear night?

28. What is meant by scattering of light?

2 Marks Questions

1. The far point of a myopic person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is the
nature and power of the lens required to correct the problem.

2. Draw a diagram to show the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.

3. Name the phenomenon responsible for the observed twinkling of stars.
Will this twinkling be observed by an observer on the moon.

4. Name the part of the eye that

(a) determines the colour of a person’s eye

(b) Controls the amount of light entering the eye

5. What is the role of the ciliary muscles?

6. Which convex lens is called as converging lens?

7. State the role of eye lens in the human eye?

8. What is meant by power of accommodation of eye?

9. A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly.
What should be the corrective lens used to restore proper vision?

10. What is the far point and near point of the human eye with normal vision?

11. A student has difficulty reading the blackboard while sitting in the last
row. What could be the defect the child is suffering from? How can it be
corrected?
12. The far point of a myopic person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is the
nature and power of the lens required to correct the problem?

13. Why is a normal eye not able to see clearly the objects placed closer than
25 cm?

14. What happen to the image distance in the eye when we increase the
distance of an object from the eye?

15. Why does the Sun appear reddish early in the morning?

16. A person wears eye glass of focal length 70 cm what is the far point of
the person?

17. If your eye glasses have focal length 60 cm what is your nor point?

18. Why do we observe random wavering or flicking of the objects near a fire
or on a very hot day?

19. Why are we not able to see the things clearly when we come out of a
darkroom?

20. What is the function of optic nerve in human eye?

21. Why do different colours deviate though different angles on passing
through a prism?

22. Name the defect of vision in person

a. Whose near point is more than 25 cm away’?

b. Whose far point is less than infinity.

23. What is a spectrum?

24. Why does clear sky look blue?

25. Can visible light be scattered by atoms/molecules in earth’s atmosphere?

26. Why does the s y appear ac moue to an astronaut?

27. What is the basic cause of atmospheric refraction?

28. What is range of vision?

3 Marks Questions

1. (a) What is hypermetropia?

(b) What are the two causes of this defect of vision?

 2. (a) What is scattering of light?

(b) Astronauts observe the sky as dark instead of blue why?

3. A person is known to use a lens of power

(i) -5.5 D for his distant vision

(ii) +1.5 D for his near vision

Calculate the focal length of the lens used for correcting his

(a) Distant vision and (b) Near vision problems.

4. What is presbyopia? State the causes of this defect? How is presbyopia of

a person corrected?

5. The rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky after a rain shower

(a) Is it correct to say that a rainbow is always formed in a direction opposite

to sun?

(b) Can it be seen on a sunny day?

(c) Arrange the sequence in correct sequential order Refraction, Internal

Reflection, Refraction & Dispersion

6. (a) Write two causes of hypermetropia?

(b) Show diagram to show the correctness of hypermetropia?

 7. A reporter records the following observations of an astronaut from his
space ship.

(a) The length of the day is same as observed on the earth.

(b) Sky appears black in colour.

(c) The star appears to twinkle while the planets do not do so as they do on
the earth.

Justify each statement

8. A person needs a lens of power -5.5 dioptre for correcting his distinct
vision. For correcting his near vision he needs a lens +1.5 dioptre. What is the
focal length of the lens required for correcting (i) distinct vision, and (ii) near
vision?

9. Why do stars twinkle?

10. Explain why the planets do not twinkle.

11. Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to astronaut?

12. A certain person has minimum distance of distinct vision of 150cm . He

wishes to read at a distance of 25cm. What focal length glass should he use?
What is the nature of eye defect?
 5 Marks Questions

1. A 14 year old student is not able to see clearly the questions written of the
black board placed at a distance of 5 m from him.

(a) Name the defect of vision he is suffering from?

(b) Draw the diagram to show this defect?

(c) Name the type of lens used to correct this defect?

(d) Name two possible cause of this defect.

(e) Draw the diagram to show how this defect can be corrected.

2. Make a diagram to show how hypermetropia is corrected. The near point of

a hypermetropic eye is 1 m. What is the power of the lens required to correct
this defect? Assume that near point of the normal eye is 25 cm.