Single Choice

A defective eye cannot see close objects clearly because their image is formed:

AOn the eye lens
BBetween eye lens and retina
COn the retina
DBeyond retina
Correct Answer

Solution

A defective eye cannot see close objects clearly because there image is formed beyond retina. This defect as known as farsightedness. Here rays from near object could not be converged at the retina due to focal length of the eye lens could not be decreased, so ,image is formed beyond retina.

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