1.

The main function of the cornea present

in the human eye is:
• (a) structural support to the eye.

• (b) bends light before it reaches the lens.

• (c) changes the shape of the lens enabling

image to be focused on the retina.

• (d) contains a concentrated amount of cone

cells on the correct orientation.
ANSWER:
(b) bends light before it reaches the lens.
2. The type of cells found in retina are:

(a) Purkinje cells

(b) Schwann cells

(c) Neuroglial cells

(d) Amacrine cells

ANSWER:
(d) Amacrine cells
3. Where will the image of a distant object be
formed when a person using a concave lens to
correct vision, is not using glasses?
(a) behind retina

(b) in front of the retina

(c) on the blindspot

(d) on the yellow spot

ANSWER:
(b) in front of the retina
4. A cornea transplant is never rejected in humans because:

(a) it consists of enucleated cells

(b) it is a non-living layer

(c) it has no blood supply

(d) its cells are least penetrable by bacteria

ANSWER:
(c) it has no blood supply
5. This is an incorrect statement:

(a) rhodopsin is the purplish-red protein

situated in rods only
(b) Retinal is a derivative of Vitamin C
(c) Retinal is the light-absorbing part of visual
photopigments
(d) the rods in the retina have rhodopsin, a
photopigment while cones have three
different photopigments
ANSWER:
(b) Retinal is a derivative of Vitamin C
 6. The fovea is the mammalian eye is the centre of the
visual field wherein

(a) the optic nerve exits the eye.

(b) only rods are found.

(c) more rods than cones are found.

(d) no rods but a high density of cones occur

ANSWER:
(d) no rods but a high density of cones occur
7. In the human eye, the photosensitive compound is composed of:

(a) guanosine and retinol

(b) transducin and retinene

(c) opsin and retinol

(d) opsin and retinal

ANSWER:
(d) opsin and retinal
8. The eye lens is:

(a) Concave

(b) Convex

(c) Biconcave

(d) Biconvex
ANSWER:
(d) Biconvex
9. The persistence of vision for the human eye is:

(a) 1/6th of a second

(b) 1/10th of a second

(c) 1/16th of a second

(d) 1/18th of a second

ANSWER:
(c) 1/16th of a second
10. What does the tapetum lucidum do?

(a) it is the coloured part of the eye.

(b) gives animals night vision

(c) transparent jelly-like fluid

(d) it is the area where the optic never attaches

ANSWER:
(b) gives animals night vision
11. The innermost layer and the most delicate layer of the eyeball where the
photoreceptors are located are

(a) Chloroid

(b) Sclera

(c) Cornea

(d) Retina
ANSWER:
(d) Retina
12. This part of the eye dilates and contracts based on the environment

(a) Sclera

(b) Cornea

(c) Lens

(d) Pupil
ANSWER:
(d) Pupil
13. The transparent lens in the human eye is held in its place by:

(a) smooth muscles attached to the iris

(b) ligaments attached to the ciliary body

(c) ligaments attached to the iris

(d) smooth muscles attached to the ciliary body

ANSWER:
(b) ligaments attached to the ciliary body
14. The eye of octopus and the eye of cats
show different patterns of structure, yet they
perform similar functions. This is an example
of:
(a) Homologous organs that have evolved due to
convergent evolution
(b) Homologous organs that have evolved due to
divergent evolution
(c) Analogous organs that have evolved due to
convergent evolution
(d) Analogous organs that have evolved due to
divergent evolution
ANSWER:
(c) Analogous organs that have evolved due to
convergent evolution
15. Which of these colours is least scattered by dust, fog,
smoke?

(a) Yellow

(b) Red

(c) Blue

(d) Violet
ANSWER:

(b) Red
16. The image formed by retina of
human eye is:
a) Virtual and erect
b) Real and inverted
c) Virtual and inverted
d) Real and erect
ANSWER:
• Real and inverted
17. The phenomena of light responsible
for the working of the human eye is
a) Reflection
b) Power of accommodation
c) Persistence of vision
d) Refraction
ANSWER:
• Refraction
18. Human eye acts like a:

a) Endoscope

b) Telescope

c) Microscope

d) None of the above

ANSWER:
• Telescope
19. 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
ANSWER:
a) ─0.5 D
20. 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
ANSWER:
a. violet and blue lights get scattered more than
lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
21. Which of the following statements 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
ANSWER:
• A person with myopia can see nearby objects
clearly
22. The colored light that refracts most while
passing through a prism is:
a) Yellow

b) Violet

c) Blue

d) Red
ANSWER:
• Violet
23.The change in the focal length of human
eye is caused due to:
a) Culinary muscles
b) Pupil
c) Cornea
d) Iris
ANSWER:
• Culinary muscles
24. Short sightedness can be corrected if:

a) diverging glasses is used

b) diverging mirror is used

c) converging mirror is used

d) converging glasses are used

ANSWER:
• diverging glasses is used
25. 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
ANSWER:
• The near point of his eyes has receded away
26. 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
ANSWER:
• All the colours of the white light move with
the same speed
27. 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

ANSWER:
• Scattering of light
28. When light rays enter the eye, most
of the refraction occurs at the

a) crystalline lens
b) iris
c) pupil
d) outer surface of the cornea
ANSWER
• outer surface of the cornea
29. 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

ANSWER
• Are relaxed and lens becomes thinner
30. The amount of light entering the
human eye is controlled by
a) Ciliary muscles
b) Pupil
c) Cornea
d) Iris
ANSWER
a) Pupil
31. Colored portion of eye that controls amount of light
reaching retina is known as:

a) Cornea
b) pupil
c) iris
d) retina
ANSWER:
• iris
32. Innermost layer of eyeball is:

a) Iris
b) ciliary body
c) pupil
d) retina
ANSWER:
a) Retina
33. 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

ANSWER:
a) light is least scattered.
34. 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 absorbed the most by smoke or fog

c) is scattered the least by smoke or fog

d) moves fastest in air

ANSWER:
a) Is scattered the least by smoke or fog
35. The least distance of distinct vision for a
young adult with normal vision is:

a) 25 m

b) 20 m

c) 25 cm

d) 20 cm
ANSWER:
a) 25 cm