{"id":88145,"date":"2025-06-01T07:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88145"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:03:23","slug":"in-case-of-a-compound-microscope-which-of-the-following-statements-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-case-of-a-compound-microscope-which-of-the-following-statements-is\/","title":{"rendered":"In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is \/ are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The focal length of the eye piece is larger than the focal length of the objective<\/li>\n<li>2. The focal length of the eye piece is smaller than the focal length of the objective<\/li>\n<li>3. The image produced in a normal optical microscope is real<\/li>\n<li>4. The image produced in a normal optical microscope is virtual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;2 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2015<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2015\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B. Statements 1 and 4 are correct for a compound microscope.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is correct. In a compound microscope, the objective lens typically has a very short focal length to produce a highly magnified intermediate image. The eyepiece lens acts as a magnifying glass for this intermediate image and usually has a longer focal length than the objective.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is incorrect. The focal length of the eyepiece is typically larger than that of the objective.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3 is incorrect. The final image produced by a compound microscope and viewed by the observer is a virtual image. The objective lens forms a real intermediate image, but the eyepiece forms a virtual image of this intermediate image.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 4 is correct. The final image observed through the eyepiece of a compound microscope is virtual, magnified, and inverted relative to the original object.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nA compound microscope uses two lens systems to achieve high magnification. The total magnification is the product of the magnification of the objective and the eyepiece. The intermediate image formed by the objective is real, magnified, and inverted, located within the focal length of the eyepiece. The eyepiece then produces a final, further magnified, virtual, and inverted image.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is \/ are correct? 1. The focal length of the eye piece is larger than the focal length of the objective 2. The focal length of the eye piece is smaller than the focal length of the objective 3. The image produced in a &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-case-of-a-compound-microscope-which-of-the-following-statements-is\/#more-88145\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1443,1153,1128],"class_list":["post-88145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1443","tag-optics","tag-physics","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B. Statements 1 and 4 are correct for a compound microscope. - Statement 1 is correct. In a compound microscope, the objective lens typically has a very short focal length to produce a highly magnified intermediate image. The eyepiece lens acts as a magnifying glass for this intermediate image and usually has a longer focal length than the objective. - Statement 2 is incorrect. The focal length of the eyepiece is typically larger than that of the objective. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The final image produced by a compound microscope and viewed by the observer is a virtual image. The objective lens forms a real intermediate image, but the eyepiece forms a virtual image of this intermediate image. - Statement 4 is correct. The final image observed through the eyepiece of a compound microscope is virtual, magnified, and inverted relative to the original object.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-case-of-a-compound-microscope-which-of-the-following-statements-is\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is B. Statements 1 and 4 are correct for a compound microscope. - Statement 1 is correct. In a compound microscope, the objective lens typically has a very short focal length to produce a highly magnified intermediate image. The eyepiece lens acts as a magnifying glass for this intermediate image and usually has a longer focal length than the objective. - Statement 2 is incorrect. The focal length of the eyepiece is typically larger than that of the objective. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The final image produced by a compound microscope and viewed by the observer is a virtual image. The objective lens forms a real intermediate image, but the eyepiece forms a virtual image of this intermediate image. - Statement 4 is correct. 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Statements 1 and 4 are correct for a compound microscope. - Statement 1 is correct. In a compound microscope, the objective lens typically has a very short focal length to produce a highly magnified intermediate image. The eyepiece lens acts as a magnifying glass for this intermediate image and usually has a longer focal length than the objective. - Statement 2 is incorrect. The focal length of the eyepiece is typically larger than that of the objective. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The final image produced by a compound microscope and viewed by the observer is a virtual image. The objective lens forms a real intermediate image, but the eyepiece forms a virtual image of this intermediate image. - Statement 4 is correct. The final image observed through the eyepiece of a compound microscope is virtual, magnified, and inverted relative to the original object.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-case-of-a-compound-microscope-which-of-the-following-statements-is\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"In case of a compound microscope which of the following statements is","og_description":"The correct answer is B. Statements 1 and 4 are correct for a compound microscope. - Statement 1 is correct. In a compound microscope, the objective lens typically has a very short focal length to produce a highly magnified intermediate image. The eyepiece lens acts as a magnifying glass for this intermediate image and usually has a longer focal length than the objective. - Statement 2 is incorrect. 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