Instruments used in astronomical investigations are
microscopes
optical telescopes
radio telescopes
both (2) and (3)
The blue colour of sky is due to :
scattering of light
refraction of light
diffraction of light
dispersion of light
The defect of vision which cannot be corrected by using spectacles is :
myopia
presbyopia
cataract
hypermetropia
The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult with normal vision is about :
25 m
2.5 cm
25 cm
2.5 m
The size of the pupil of the eye is adjusted by :
cornea
ciliary muscles
optic nerve
iris
The splitting up of white light in to seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called
Refraction
Diffraction
Dispersion
Scattering
The human eye forms the image of an object at its :
pupil
retina
Who discovered by his experiments with glass prisms that white light consists of seven colours?
Newton
Brewster
Maxwell
Young
The red colour of the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset is because :
red colour is least scattered
blue colour is least scattered
red colour is most scattered
blue colour is most scattered
A young man has to hold a book at arm's length to be able to read it clearly.The defect of vision is :
astigmatism