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Question
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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Solution
(i) Farsightedness or hypermetropia.
(ii)
(a) The lens is flattened or less convex,
(b) Eyeball is short.
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| Column - I | Column - II |
| 1. Retina | a. Path way of light |
| 2. Pupil | b. Far point comes closer |
| 3. Ciliary muscles | c. near point moves away |
| 4. Myopia | d. Screen of the eye |
| 5. Hypermetropia | e. Power of accommodation |
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| Figure → |  |
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| Points ↓ | ||
| (a) Name of the defect | ______ | ______ |
| (b) Position of the image | ______ | ______ |
| (c) Lens used to correct the defect | ______ | ______ |
