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NEET UG 2017 · Physics · Question 33

NEET 2017 Physics, question 33

Question 33 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Physics question from Wave Optics. Its idea, Resolving Power of Instruments, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q33 · Physics

The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelengths λ1\lambda_1 = 4000 Å and λ2\lambda_2 = 6000 Å is :

  1. 18 : 27
  2. 29 : 4
  3. 33 : 2Official answer
  4. 416 : 81

Official answer: option 3 · CBSE official answer key

Same idea

The only question on Resolving Power of Instruments

No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.

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Wave Optics in ten years of NEET

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