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The lens of the eye can become thicker and thinner. Why is this flexibility useful?

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Important Questions on Human Eye and Colourful World

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A prism ABC (with BC as base) is placed in different orientations. A narrow beam of white light is incident on the prism as shown in figure. In which of the following cases, after dispersion, the third colour from the top corresponds to the colour of the sky?

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A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.4 m distinctly. The type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision should be:
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You are given four sources of light each one providing a light of a single colour - red, blue, green and yellow. Suppose the angle of refraction for a beam of yellow light corresponding to a particular angle of incidence at the interface of two media is 90°. Which of the following statements is correct, if the source of yellow light is replaced with that of other lights without changing the angle of incidence?
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Light is incident normally on face AB of a prism as shown in figure. A liquid of refractive index p is placed on face AC of the prism. The prism is made of glass of refractive index 32. The limits of μ for which total internal reflection takes place on face AC is:

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Which of the following statement(s) is are correct regarding scattering of light?
(i) Scattering is responsible for the bluish appearance of the sky.
(ii) Clouds having droplets of water scatter all wavelengths almost equal and so are generally white.
(iii) Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset.
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Consider the given statements and select the correct option which correctly identifies true (T) and false (F).
i The focal length of the eye lens increases when eye muscles are relaxed and lens becomes thinner.
ii Stars appear to twinkle because of movement of air only.
iii In the dim light, the size of pupil increases.
iv The blind spot on retina has high concentration of nerve ending.

  i ii iii iv
A T T F F
B F F T T
C T F T F
D F T F T