The ciliary muscles of a normal eye are in there as:

(A) Most relaxed

(B) Most contracted state

In which of the two cases does the focal length of the eye lens become more?

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Both of the above

None of the above

answer is A.

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The ciliary muscles of a normal eye are most relaxed when looking at a distant object. The eye lens becomes thin to increase the focal length of the eye lens.
The ciliary muscles of a normal eye are most contracted when the eye is looking at a nearby object. The eye lens becomes thick. This characteristic of adjusting the focal length of the eye lens is called the power of accommodation.

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