Revision Woksheet Chapter - 10 (Human Eyes & Colourful World)

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AMI Shishu Mandir

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Class – 10 (Physics)
Chapter - 10 (HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD)
Date – 04 Dec. 24
Multiple choice questions -
1. A person cannot see distinctly objects kept beyond 2 m. This defect can be corrected by using a lens
of power
(a) + 0.5 D (b) – 0.5 D (c) + 0.2 D (d) – 0.2 D
2. A student sitting on the last bench can read the letters written on the blackboard but is not able to
read the letters written in his text book. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The near point of his eyes has receded away
(b) The near point of his eyes has come closer to him
(c) The far point of his eyes has come closer to him
(d) The far point of his eyes has receded away
3. At noon the sun appears white as
(a) light is least scattered (b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away
(c) blue colour is scattered the most (d) red colour is scattered the most
4. Which of the following phenomena of light are involved in the formation of a rainbow?
(a) Reflection, refraction and dispersion (b) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
(c) Refraction, dispersion and internal reflection
(d) Dispersion, scattering and total internal reflection
5. Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric
(a) dispersion of light by water droplets
(b) refraction of light by different layers of varying refractive indices
(c) scattering of light by dust particles (d) internal reflection of light by clouds
6. The clear sky appears blue because
(a) blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
(b) ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
(c) violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
(d) light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere
7. The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in colour. These can be easily seen
from a distance because among all other colours, the red light
(a) is scattered the most by smoke or fog (b) is scattered the least by smoke or fog
(c) is absorbed the most by smoke or fog (d) moves fastest in air
8. When light rays enter the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the
(a) crystalline lens (b) outer surface of the cornea (c) iris (d) pupil
9. The focal length of the eye lens increases when eye muscles
(a) are relaxed and lens becomes thinner (b) contract and lens becomes thicker
(c) are relaxed and lens becomes thicker (d) contract and lens becomes thinner
10. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) A person with myopia can see distant objects clearly
(b) A person with hypermetropia can see nearby objects clearly
(c) A person with myopia can see nearby objects clearly
(d) A person with hypermetropia cannot see distant objects clearly
11. Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of the sun at
sunrise or sunset?
(a) Dispersion of light (b) Scattering of light
(c) Total internal reflection of light (d) Reflection of light from the earth
12. The bluish colour of water in deep sea is due to
(a) the presence of algae and other plants found in water (b) reflection of sky in water
(c) scattering of light (d) absorption of light by the sea
13. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the propagation of light of different colours
of white light in air?
(a) Red light moves fastest (b) Blue light moves faster than green light
(c) All the colours of the white light move with the same speed
(d) Yellow light moves with the mean speed as that of the red and the violet light
14. 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 1. In which of the following cases, after dispersion, the
third colour from the top corresponds to the colour of the sky?

Fig 1
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)

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