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प्रश्न
A young man has to hold a book at arm's length to be able to read it clearly. The defect of vision is:
(a) astigmatism
(b) myopia
(c) presbyopia
(d) hypermetropia
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उत्तर
hypermetropia
Hypermetropia is the defect of vision the young man is suffering from, because of which he finds it difficult to see nearby objects.
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