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Assertion (A): A hypermetropic person prefers to remove his spectacles, while driving.
Reason (R): When a hypermetropic person wearing the spectacles looks at a distant object, the parallel rays from the distant object converge in front of the retina. The image thus appears blurred.
Answer
- Hypermetropia or Far-sightedness is a condition where a person is able to see far off objects but the nearby objects appear blurry .
- When a hypermetropic person wearing the spectacles looks at a distant object, the parallel rays from the distant object converge in front of the retina . Thus, the image appears blurred, in order to avoid blurry vision, the person prefers to remove his spectacles.
Thus,
- Assertion is True
- Reason is True
- And reasoning is the correct explanation for assertion.
So, the correct answer is (a)
