SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 26

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. The eye lens forms a real and inverted image on the retina.

 

The correct statement is: "The eye lens forms a real and inverted image on the retina."

The eye lens is a convex lens that refracts light rays entering the eye, converging them to form a real and inverted image on the retina. This happens because light from an object passes through the lens and projects an upside-down image onto the light-sensitive retina. The brain later processes this inverted image and interprets it as upright. A real image is formed because light rays actually converge at the retina, unlike a virtual image, which cannot be projected. The other options are incorrect because the eye lens does not produce upright or purely virtual images on the retina. This principle is fundamental in understanding human vision.