Single correct option
Consider the following statements:
1. The image of an object is formed on the retina of the human eye.
2. The cornea alone changes its focal length to focus objects at different distances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. The image of an object is formed on the retina of the human eye.
2. The cornea alone changes its focal length to focus objects at different distances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only
The eye lens forms a real, inverted image on the retina, so statement 1 is correct. Accommodation is brought about by the ciliary muscles changing the curvature of the crystalline lens, not by the cornea, which provides most of the bending of light but with a fixed power. Statement 2 is false.
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