Worksheet: The Human Eye and the Colourful World

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. The human eye forms the image of c) Infinity

an object at its: d) 100 m
a) Cornea
6. Myopia is also known as:
b) Iris
a) Far-sightedness
c) Retina
b) Near-sightedness
d) Pupil
c) Presbyopia
2. The transparent front part of the eye d) Astigmatism
is called:
7. Hypermetropia is corrected by using:
a) Lens
a) Concave lens
b) Cornea
b) Convex lens
c) Iris
c) Cylindrical lens
d) Sclera
d) Plano lens
3. The function of the iris in the human
8. The defect in which a person cannot
eye is to:
see nearby objects clearly is:
a) Focus light
a) Myopia
b) Form images
b) Hypermetropia
c) Control the size of the pupil
c) Presbyopia
d) Provide nutrition
d) Astigmatism
4. The least distance of distinct vision
9. Presbyopia usually occurs due to:
for a normal human eye is:
a) Weakening of ciliary muscles
a) 10 cm
b) Elongation of eyeball
b) 25 cm
c) Excessive curvature of lens
c) 50 cm
d) None of the above
d) 100 cm

10. The eye lens forms a/an ______ image

5. The far point of a normal human eye
of the object on the retina.
is:
a) Virtual and erect
a) 10 m
b) Real and inverted
b) 25 cm
 c) Real and erect 16. Cataract is a condition related to:
d) Virtual and inverted a) Clouding of lens
b) Weakening of retina
11. The splitting of white light into its
c) Elongation of eyeball
component colours is called:
d) None of the above
a) Reflection
b) Dispersion 17. The main cause of myopia is:
c) Refraction a) Shortening of eyeball
d) Diffraction b) Excessive curvature of lens
c) Weakening of ciliary muscles
12. The band of seven colours formed
d) Both a and b
due to dispersion is called:
a) Rainbow 18. The main cause of hypermetropia is:
b) Spectrum a) Elongation of eyeball
c) Mirage b) Focal length of lens too long
d) Halo c) Excessive curvature of lens
d) Weakening of retina
13. The colour that bends the least when
white light passes through a prism is: 19. The angle between two lateral faces
a) Violet of a prism is called:
b) Blue a) Angle of incidence
c) Red b) Angle of deviation
d) Green c) Angle of prism
d) Angle of emergence
14. The colour that bends the most in a
prism is: 20. The emergent ray in a glass slab is:
a) Red a) Parallel to incident ray
b) Orange b) Perpendicular to incident ray
c) Green c) Bent towards normal
d) Violet d) Bent away from normal

15. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its 21. A person with both myopia and
focal length is called: hypermetropia uses:
a) Accommodation a) Convex lens
b) Refraction b) Concave lens
c) Dispersion c) Bifocal lens
d) Convergence d) Plano lens
22. The retina contains: 27. The power of accommodation is
a) Only rods maximum in:
b) Only cones a) Children
c) Both rods and cones b) Young adults
d) Only nerves c) Elderly people
d) Infants
23. The electrical signals from the retina
are sent to the brain via: 28. The process of removing clouded lens
a) Optic nerve and replacing it with an artificial lens
b) Auditory nerve is called:
c) Olfactory nerve a) LASIK
d) Spinal cord b) Cataract surgery
c) Corneal transplant
24. The function of the pupil is to:
d) None of these
a) Form image
b) Control light entering the eye 29. The acronym VIBGYOR helps to
c) Adjust focal length remember:
d) None of the above a) Planets
b) Colours of spectrum
25. The part of the eye that provides
c) Types of lenses
most of the refraction is:
d) Types of vision
a) Cornea
b) Lens 30. The eye bank collects:
c) Retina a) Retina
d) Iris b) Cornea
c) Lens
26. The minimum distance at which the
d) Iris
eye can see objects clearly is called:
a) Far point 31. The splitting of sunlight into different
b) Near point colours in a prism is due to:
c) Focal point a) Different speeds of colours in glass
d) Principal focus b) Reflection
c) Absorption
d) None of these

32. The angle of deviation in a prism

depends on:
a) Angle of prism
 b) Material of prism 38. The main function of rods and cones
c) Wavelength of light is:
d) All of these a) Refraction
b) Colour and light sensitivity
33. The spectrum of sunlight was first
c) Accommodation
obtained by:
d) None of these
a) Einstein
b) Newton 39. The eye lens is made of:
c) Galileo a) Glass
d) Faraday b) Plastic
c) Jelly-like material
34. The condition where both near and
d) Water
distant vision is affected due to age
is: 40. The emergent ray in a prism is:
a) Myopia a) Parallel to incident ray
b) Hypermetropia b) Bent at an angle to incident ray
c) Presbyopia c) Perpendicular to incident ray
d) Astigmatism d) None of these

35. The ciliary muscles are responsible 41. The defect corrected by cylindrical
for: lenses is:
a) Changing the shape of lens a) Myopia
b) Controlling pupil size b) Hypermetropia
c) Forming image c) Astigmatism
d) None of these d) Presbyopia

36. The real image on the retina is: 42. The main cause of rainbow formation
a) Erect is:
b) Inverted a) Reflection
c) Virtual b) Refraction and dispersion
d) None of these c) Diffraction
d) Polarization
37. The spectrum consists of how many
prominent colours? 43. The eye can see objects clearly
a) 5 between:
b) 6 a) 10 cm and infinity
c) 7 b) 25 cm and infinity
d) 8
 c) 50 cm and infinity 49. The main reason for vision defects is:
d) 100 cm and infinity a) Refractive errors
b) Weak optic nerve
44. The power of accommodation is lost
c) Weak retina
due to:
d) None of these
a) Ageing
b) Injury 50. The image formed by the eye lens is:
c) Disease a) Virtual and erect
d) All of these b) Real and inverted
c) Virtual and inverted
45. The angle between the incident ray
d) Real and erect
and emergent ray in a prism is:
a) Angle of incidence
b) Angle of deviation
c) Angle of emergence
d) Angle of prism

46. The part of the eye that acts like a

camera shutter is:
a) Cornea
b) Iris
c) Lens
d) Retina

47. The colour at the top of the spectrum

is:
a) Red
b) Violet
c) Blue
d) Orange

48. The colour at the bottom of the

spectrum is:
a) Red
b) Violet
c) Green
d) Yellow
Short Answer Questions

1. What is meant by the power of accommodation of the eye?

2. Explain the role of the ciliary muscles in the human eye.

3. What is myopia? State its causes and correction.

4. What is hypermetropia? State its causes and correction.

5. What is presbyopia? How is it corrected?

6. Describe the structure and function of the retina.

7. Why does the eye lens become cloudy in cataract?

8. What is the least distance of distinct vision? Why is it important?

9. How does the human eye adjust to see distant and nearby objects?

10. Why does white light split into different colours when passed through a prism?

11. What is meant by dispersion of light?

12. Why do we see a rainbow in the sky?

13. Describe the function of the iris and pupil.

14. What is the function of the optic nerve?

15. How does a prism differ from a glass slab in terms of refraction?

16. What is the role of the cornea in vision?

17. Why do older people often need bifocal lenses?

18. What is the spectrum? Name its constituent colours.

19. How can eye donation help blind people?

20. Why does red light bend the least in a prism?

Answers

MCQ Answers

1. c 5. c 9. a

2. b 6. b 10. b

3. c 7. b 11. b

4. b 8. b 12. b
 13. c 26. b 39. c

14. d 27. b 40. b

15. a 28. b 41. c

16. a 29. b 42. b

17. d 30. b 43. b

18. b 31. a 44. d

19. c 32. d 45. b

20. a 33. b 46. b

21. c 34. c 47. a

22. c 35. a 48. b

23. a 36. b 49. a

24. b 37. c 50. b

25. a 38. b

Short Answer Solutions

1. Power of accommodation is the ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length to
focus on objects at different distances.

2. Ciliary muscles change the curvature of the lens, thus adjusting its focal length for
near or distant vision.

3. Myopia is near-sightedness, caused by excessive curvature of the lens or

elongation of the eyeball; corrected by concave lenses.

4. Hypermetropia is far-sightedness, caused by a too long focal length or a small

eyeball; corrected by convex lenses.

5. Presbyopia is the loss of accommodation with age, corrected by bifocal lenses.

6. The retina is a light-sensitive layer containing rods and cones, converting light into
electrical signals for the brain.

7. In cataract, the lens becomes cloudy due to protein changes, blocking light from
passing through.

8. The least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm for a normal eye; it's the closest
distance at which objects can be seen clearly.
9. The eye adjusts for distance by changing the lens shape via ciliary muscles—thinner
for distant, thicker for near objects.

10. White light splits in a prism because different colours bend by different amounts
(dispersion).

11. Dispersion is the splitting of white light into its component colours.

12. A rainbow forms due to dispersion, refraction, and reflection of sunlight in water
droplets.

13. The iris controls the size of the pupil, regulating the amount of light entering the
eye.

14. The optic nerve transmits electrical signals from the retina to the brain.

15. In a prism, the emergent ray is not parallel to the incident ray, unlike in a glass slab.

16. The cornea provides most of the eye's refraction, helping to focus light onto the
lens.

17. Older people need bifocal lenses due to presbyopia, which affects both near and
distant vision.

18. The spectrum is the band of colours formed by dispersion: Violet, Indigo, Blue,
Green, Yellow, Orange, Red (VIBGYOR).

19. Eye donation can restore sight to corneal blind people via transplantation.

20. Red light bends the least because it has the longest wavelength among visible
colours.