CLASS-X
THE HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD
MCQS PRACTICE SHEET (MPS) - 4
1. What is the function of the iris in the human eye?
a) Forms the image on the retina
b) Controls the size of the pupil
c) Focuses light onto the retina
d) Converts light into electrical signals
2. The part of the eye where the image is formed is called the:
a) Cornea
b) Pupil
c) Retina
d) Iris
3. The transparent front part of the eye that refracts light is the:
a) Retina
b) Lens
c) Cornea
d) Iris
4. Which part of the eye changes shape to focus near and far objects?
a) Iris
b) Retina
c) Cornea
d) Eye lens
5. The minimum distance for clear vision for a normal human eye is:
a) 10 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 25 cm
d) 50 cm
6. The ability of the eye to adjust its focal length to see near and far
objects is called:
a) Power of lens
b) Accommodation
c) Persistence of vision
d) Refraction
7. In a normal eye, the far point is located at:
a) 25 cm
b) 50 cm
c) Infinity
d) 1 metre
8. What happens to the ciliary muscles when the eye focuses on a
nearby object?
a) They relax
b) They contract
c) They become inactive
d) They break down
9. Which part of the eye contains light-sensitive cells called rods and
cones?
a) Iris
b) Lens
c) Retina
d) Pupil
10. The defect of vision in which a person cannot see distant objects
clearly is called:
a) Hypermetropia
b) Astigmatism
c) Presbyopia
d) Myopia
11. Myopia is also known as:
a) Far-sightedness
b) Long vision
c) Near-sightedness
d) Astigmatism
12. In a myopic eye, parallel rays from a distant object converge:
a) On the retina
b) Behind the retina
c) In front of the retina
d) At the pupil
13. Which lens corrects myopia by diverging incoming light rays?
a) Convex lens
b) Cylindrical lens
c) Concave lens
d) Bifocal lens
14. One main cause of myopia is:
a) Elongation of the eyeball
b) Shortening of the eyeball
c) Weak ciliary muscles
d) Increase in retinal thickness
15. The corrected image in a myopic eye is formed:
a) On the pupil
b) On the lens
c) On the retina
d) Behind the retina
16. Hypermetropia is also known as:
a) Short-sightedness
b) Near-sightedness
c) Far-sightedness
d) Night blindness
17. In a hypermetropic eye, the image of a nearby object is formed:
a) On the retina
b) In front of the retina
c) Behind the retina
d) On the cornea
18. Which lens is used to correct hypermetropia?
a) Concave lens
b) Bifocal lens
c) Cylindrical lens
d) Convex lens
19. A possible cause of hypermetropia is:
a) Elongated eyeball
b) Too powerful eye lens
c) Eyeball becomes too short
d) Weak retina
20. A person with hypermetropia has difficulty seeing:
a) Distant objects clearly
b) Objects in dim light
c) Near objects clearly
d) Moving objects
21. Presbyopia is a vision defect usually associated with:
a) Children
b) Teenagers
c) Middle-aged and older people
d) Newborns
22. The main cause of presbyopia is:
a) Weakening of ciliary muscles with age
b) Elongation of the eyeball
c) Thinning of the cornea
d) Decrease in size of the lens
23. Which lens is commonly used to correct presbyopia?
a) Concave lens
b) Convex lens
c) Bifocal lens
d) Cylindrical lens
24. Presbyopia affects the ability to see:
a) Distant objects clearly
b) Objects in bright light
c) Objects at close range
d) Only colored objects
25. A person suffering from both myopia and presbyopia may need:
a) Only concave lenses
b) Only convex lenses
c) Two separate spectacles
d) Bifocal lenses
26. A prism causes the light to:
a) Reflect
b) Disperse
c) Scatter
d) Polarize
27. The splitting of white light into its component colors is called:
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Dispersion
d) Diffraction
28. The rainbow in the sky is formed due to:
a) Reflection and diffraction
b) Refraction, dispersion, and internal reflection
c) Polarization and scattering
d) Only refraction
29. A prism separates white light because:
a) It absorbs some colors
b) Different colors travel at different speeds in glass
c) Glass reflects light completely
d) All rays pass undeviated
30. In the spectrum formed by a prism, the color that bends the most
is:
a) Red
b) Green
c) Violet
d) Yellow
31. In the dispersion of light, the color that bends the least is:
a) Blue
b) Red
c) Violet
d) Indigo
32. What is the shape of the prism typically used to demonstrate
dispersion?
a) Equilateral triangular prism
b) Rectangular glass block
c) Cylindrical rod
d) Circular disc
33. Which of the following colors is not part of the visible spectrum
produced by a prism?
a) Red
b) Indigo
c) Blue
d) Brown
34. The sequence of colors in the visible spectrum is remembered by:
a) RBYOGIV
b) VIBGYOR
c) RYGBIV
d) BIVYORG
35. What happens to the speed of light when it enters a prism from
air?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains unchanged
d) Becomes infinite
36. Which physical property of light causes dispersion?
a) Frequency difference
b) Constant velocity
c) Same wavelength for all colors
d) Same refractive index for all colors
37. In dispersion through a prism, which color has the shortest
wavelength?
a) Violet
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Red
38. The emergent ray in a prism is:
a) Parallel to the incident ray
b) Perpendicular to the incident ray
c) Bent toward the base of the prism
d) Bent away from the base of the prism
39. When white light passes through a prism, it splits into:
a) 5 colors
b) 6 colors
c) 7 colors
d) 8 colors
40. Who was the first to show that white light is made up of different
colors?
a) Galileo
b) Isaac Newton
c) Einstein
d) Kepler
41. Which of the following is essential for the formation of a rainbow?
a) Presence of clouds in the sky
b) Bright sunlight and water droplets in the air
c) Moonlight and clear skies
d) High wind speed and dust particles
42. In which direction is a rainbow always seen?
a) Opposite to the sun
b) In the direction of the sun
c) Directly overhead
d) At the zenith
43. The primary rainbow is formed due to how many internal
reflections inside a raindrop?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Multiple
44. The twinkling of stars is caused due to:
a) Reflection of light by clouds
b) Refraction of light through different layers of the atmosphere
c) Scattering of light in space
d) Motion of stars
45. The atmosphere causes twinkling because it is:
a) Transparent
b) Uniform and calm
c) Made of layers with varying temperatures and densities
d) Solid and still
46. The star’s light undergoes multiple refractions because:
a) The star moves rapidly
b) The earth’s rotation bends the light
c) The air is still and homogeneous
d) The atmospheric conditions keep changing
47. Why don’t planets twinkle like stars?
a) They do not emit light
b) They are too far from Earth
c) Their light does not pass through the atmosphere
d) They appear as extended sources of light
48. Which of the following best describes the phenomenon of
twinkling?
a) Sudden disappearance of star
b) Scattering of light
c) Apparent shift in position and brightness of a star
d) Total internal reflection
49. Twinkling is more prominent on:
a) A windy night
b) A cloudy evening
c) A calm and clear night
d) During daytime
50. The phenomenon of twinkling is a result of:
a) Diffraction
b) Atmospheric refraction
c) Reflection
d) Interference
51. The blue color of the sky is due to:
a) Dispersion of light
b) Scattering of light
c) Reflection of light
d) Refraction of light
52. Scattering of light is more effective in particles which are:
a) Larger than the wavelength of light
b) Smaller than the wavelength of light
c) Equal to the wavelength of light
d) Not related to size
53. According to Rayleigh's scattering law, which color is scattered
the most?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Violet
d) Blue
54. The reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset is due
to:
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Dispersion
d) Scattering of light
55. The color of the sky appears dark to astronauts because:
a) There is no sunlight in space
b) There is no atmosphere to scatter light
c) Stars absorb all light
d) The sun emits less light in space
56. Which color of light has the longest wavelength and is scattered
the least?
a) Violet
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Red
57. During sunrise and sunset, light travels:
a) A shorter distance through the atmosphere
b) A straight path
c) A longer distance through the atmosphere
d) Without any atmospheric effect
58. Why is the danger signal red in color?
a) It is bright and attractive
b) Red light travels the fastest
c) Red light is scattered the least and can be seen from far
d) It is the warmest color
59. The color of the clear sky is usually blue because:
a) Blue light is absorbed the most
b) Blue light is scattered the most
c) Blue light is refracted
d) Blue light is reflected
60. Which of the following will scatter less light in the atmosphere?
a) Fine dust particles
b) Smoke
c) Water vapors
d) Larger suspended particles
Question 61 to 80 includes:
• Assertion (A)
• Reason (R)
• Options to choose from:
Options:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
61. Assertion (A): The image formed on the retina is inverted.
Reason (R): The eye lens is convex and produces a real image.
62. Assertion (A): A person with myopia cannot see distant objects clearly.
Reason (R): The image of distant objects is formed behind the retina in a
myopic eye.
63. Assertion (A): The eye lens becomes thicker while viewing nearby
objects.
Reason (R): The ciliary muscles relax to increase the curvature of the lens.
64. Assertion (A): A prism disperses white light into seven colours.
Reason (R): Different colours of light travel at different speeds in glass.
65. Assertion (A): Red light is used in traffic signals.
Reason (R): Red light has the least wavelength and gets scattered the
most.
66. Assertion (A): Stars appear to twinkle at night.
Reason (R): The light from stars undergoes refraction due to varying air
layers in the atmosphere.
67. Assertion (A): Planets do not twinkle.
Reason (R): Planets are very far away and act as point sources of light.
68. Assertion (A): Hypermetropia is corrected using a concave lens.
Reason (R): A concave lens diverges light rays before they fall on the eye
lens.
69. Assertion (A): In presbyopia, the eye loses its power of
accommodation.
Reason (R): This is due to weakening of the ciliary muscles with age.
70. Assertion (A): Dispersion of light through a prism results in a band of
seven colours.
Reason (R): Violet light bends the least and red bends the most.
71. Assertion (A): Scattering of light is responsible for the blue colour of
the sky.
Reason (R): Blue light has a shorter wavelength and is scattered more.
72. Assertion (A): During sunrise and sunset, the sun appears reddish.
Reason (R): Only red light, being least scattered, reaches our eyes during
these times.
73. Assertion (A): The retina converts light into electrical signals.
Reason (R): Retina contains cones and rods that are sensitive to light.
74. Assertion (A): Bifocal lenses are used by people suffering from both
myopia and hypermetropia.
Reason (R): Bifocal lenses have two parts with different focal lengths.
75. Assertion (A): The rainbow is a result of atmospheric refraction only.
Reason (R): Light is reflected and refracted in water droplets to form a
rainbow.
76. Assertion (A): White light is a mixture of different colours.
Reason (R): Each colour in white light has the same wavelength.
77. Assertion (A): Blue light is scattered more than red light.
Reason (R): The amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth
power of wavelength.
78. Assertion (A): The far point of a normal human eye is at infinity.
Reason (R): A normal eye can see distant objects clearly without strain.
79. Assertion (A): Concave lenses are used to treat hypermetropia.
Reason (R): Concave lenses increase the converging power of the eye
lens.
80. Assertion (A): Newton was the first to demonstrate dispersion of light
through a prism.
Reason (R): He showed that white light is composed of seven different
colours.
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