MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

A child is able to read his book comfortably but is unable to read the matter written on the blackboard at a certain distance.

(i) Name the defect of vision he's suffering from.

(ii) With the help of labeled ray diagrams show :

    (a) the above-mentioned defect of vision.

    (b) correction of the above-mentioned defect using a suitable lens.

Important Questions on The Human Eye and Colourful World

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Due to the gradual weakening of ciliary muscles and diminishing flexibility of eye lens a certain defect of vision arises. Write the name of this defect. Name the type of lens required by such persons to improve the vision. Explain the structure and function of such a lens. 
EASY
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Write about the power of accommodation of human eye. Explain why the image distance in the eye does not change when we change the distance of an object from the eye?    
MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
What is "dispersion of white light"? Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate the recombination of the spectrum of white light. What is it essential that the two prisms used for the purpose should be identical and placed in an inverted position with respect to each other?  
MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Study the diagram below and answer the following question :

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(i) Name the defect of vision depicted in the diagram.

(ii) List two causes of the said defect.

(iii) Draw a ray diagram for the correction of the above defect using an appropriate lens.

HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

(a) Ravi kept a book at a distance of 10 cm from the eye of his friend Hari. Hari is not able to read anything written in the book. Explain why? 

(b) A lens of focal length 5 cm is being used by a student in the laboratory as a magnifying lens. His least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm. What magnification is the student getting? 

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
A person wears spectacles of power - 2.5 DName the defect of vision he's suffering from. Draw the ray diagram for (i) defective eye; (ii) its correction after using suitable lens.
MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
A person cannot see objects nearer than 50 cm. He wants to read a book placed at a distance of 25 cm. Name the defect of vision that he's suffering from. How can it be corrected? Draw ray diagram for (i) defective eye; (ii) its correction using a suitable lens.
MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

(a) A student is suffering from myopia is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m. List two possible reasons due to which this defect of vision may have arisen. With the help of ray diagrams, explain :

(i) why the student is unable to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m from his eyes?

(ii) the type of corrective lens used to restore proper vision and how this defect is corrected by the use of this lens

(b) If, in this case, the numerical value of the focal length of the corrective lens is 5 m, find the power of the lens as per the new cartesian sign convention.