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NEET UG 2025 · Physics · Question 33

NEET 2025 Physics, question 33

Question 33 of the NEET 2025 paper (code 45) is a Physics question from Current Electricity. Its idea, Parallel Resistors and Current Divider, was asked 4 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2025, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q33 · Physics

A wire of resistance R is cut into 8 equal pieces. From these pieces two equivalent resistances are made by adding four of these together in parallel. Then these two sets are added in series. The net effective resistance of the combination is :

  1. 1R64\frac{R}{64}
  2. 2R32\frac{R}{32}
  3. 3R16\frac{R}{16}Official answer
  4. 4R8\frac{R}{8}

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Parallel Resistors and Current Divider, in other papers

NEET asked this idea 4 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2025. The other 3 questions below.

  • 2025 Q6The current passing through the battery in the given circuit, is:Figure-based · Medium
  • 2021 Q49Three resistors having resistances r1r_1, r2r_2 and r3r_3 are connected as shown in the given circuit. The ratio i3i1\frac{i_3}{i_1} of…Figure-based · Easy
  • 2018 Q6A set of 'n' equal resistors, of value 'R' each, are connected in series to a battery of emf 'E' and internal resistance 'R'. The current…Numerical · Medium

Parallel Resistors and Current Divider: 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.

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