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Carbon Resistor Color Coding
NEET asked Carbon Resistor Color Coding 3 times, in 2018, 2020 and 2023: 3 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to Ohm's Law and Resistance, in Current Electricity (Physics). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 3 years.
Updated 2026-10-08
- Times asked
- 3
- in 2017–2026
- Papers
- 3
- of 10
- First asked
- 2018
- last in 2023
- Chance next paper
- 6%
- calibrated historical rate
Questions on this idea, by paper
2017–2026. 2018, 2020 and 2023.
How NEET framed it
One-line MCQ is the usual form. Skill tested: application.
- Resistor colour code reading
Chance asked next paper 6%
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 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 · figure
- 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
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