NEET UG 2020 · Physics · Question 164
NEET 2020 Physics, question 164
Question 164 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) 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 NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q164 · Physics
The color code of a resistance is given below :
[figure: resistor with bands Yellow, Violet, Brown, Gold]
The values of resistance and tolerance, respectively, are :
The figure, described in words
Resistor drawing with four colour bands labelled Yellow, Violet, Brown, Gold (left to right).
- 1470 k, 5%
- 247 k, 10%
- 34.7 k, 5%
- 4470 , 5%Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final 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
- 2018 Q5A carbon resistor of k is to be marked with rings of different colours for its identification. The colour code…One-line MCQ · Easy
Carbon Resistor Color Coding: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
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.