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The nearest point up to which an eye can see objects clearly is called the far point of the eye.

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True

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The correct option is B False
The near point of a human eye, defined to be s = 25 cm, is the shortest object distance that a typical eye is able to accommodate, or to image onto the retina. The given statement is false.

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