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NEET UG 2024 · Physics · Question 40

NEET 2024 Physics, question 40

Question 40 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Physics question from Ray Optics and Optical Instruments. Its idea, Astronomical Telescope, was asked 3 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q40 · Physics

A small telescope has an objective of focal length 140 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5.0 cm. The magnifying power of telescope for viewing a distant object is:

  1. 117
  2. 232
  3. 334
  4. 428Official answer

Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Astronomical Telescope, in other papers

NEET asked this idea 3 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2024. The other 2 questions below.

  • 2021 Q15A lens of large focal length and large aperture is best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope since :One-line MCQ · Medium
  • 2018 Q10An astronomical refracting telescope will have large angular magnification and high angular resolution, when it has an objective lens ofOne-line MCQ · Medium

Astronomical Telescope: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments in ten years of NEET

26 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.5 a paper. Prisms, Dispersion and Optical Instruments alone had 8.

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments: questions per paper

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