Lemon in the water of a glass tumbler appears bigger than its actual size, when viewed from sides of tumbler because

Rays of light travelling from denser to rarer medium travel away from normal

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Rays of light travelling from denser to rarer medium travel towards normal

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Rays of light travelling from rarer to denser medium travel away from normal

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Ray of light traveling from rarer to denser medium travel towards the normal

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Solution

The correct option is C Ray of light traveling from rarer to denser medium travel towards the normal
A lemon kept in a glass tumbles containing water would appear larger in size due to refraction of light $.$ As light travels from air $($ rarer $)$ to water $($ denser $)$ medium $,$ it bend towards the remains due to this lemon would appear larger.
Hence,
option $(D)$ is correct answer.

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