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प्रश्न
Study the following diagram carefully and then answer the questions that follow. The diagram is depicting a defect of the human eye :

(i) Identify the defect shown in the diagram.
(ii) Give two possible reasons for the above defect.
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उत्तर
(i) Farsightedness or hypermetropia.
(ii)
(a) The lens is flattened or less convex,
(b) Eyeball is short.
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| A | B |



