NEET UG 2018 · Physics · Question 5
NEET 2018 Physics, question 5
Question 5 of the NEET 2018 paper (code AA) is a Physics question from Current Electricity. Its idea, Carbon Resistor Color Coding, was asked 3 times, in 2018, 2020 and 2023, across NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q5 · Physics
A carbon resistor of k is to be marked with rings of different colours for its identification. The colour code sequence will be
- 1Yellow – Green – Violet – Gold
- 2Yellow – Violet – Orange – SilverOfficial answer
- 3Violet – Yellow – Orange – Silver
- 4Green – Orange – Violet – Gold
Official answer: option 2 · CBSE official answer key
Same idea
Carbon Resistor Color Coding, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 3 times, in 2018, 2020 and 2023. The other 2 questions below.
- 2023 Q18Resistance of a carbon resistor determined from colour codes is . The colour of third band must be :One-line MCQ · Easy
- 2020 Q164The color code of a resistance is given below : [figure: resistor with bands Yellow, Violet, Brown, Gold] The values of resistance and…Figure-based · Easy
Carbon Resistor Color Coding: every question and how it was framed
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Current Electricity in ten years of NEET
34 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 3.2 a paper. Ohm's Law and Resistance alone had 28.