The defect of vision which cannot be corrected by using spectacles is :
myopia
presbyopia
cataract
hypermetropia
The size of the pupil of the eye is adjusted by :
cornea
ciliary muscles
optic nerve
iris
Who discovered by his experiments with glass prisms that white light consists of seven colours?
Newton
Brewster
Maxwell
Young
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 stars appear higher in the sky than they actually are, due to :
diffraction of light
scattering of light
refraction of light
reflection of light
A person cannot see the distant objects clearly (though he can see the near by objects clearly).He is suffering from the defect of vision called :
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
Instruments used in astronomical investigations are
microscopes
optical telescopes
radio telescopes
both (2) and (3)
We can see the sun before the actual sunrise by about :
5 minutes
2 minutes
2 hours
20 minutes
A person finds difficulty in seeing nearby objects clearly.His vision can be corrected by using spectacles containing :
converging lenses
diverging lenses
prismatic lenses
chromatic lenses