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Thin Prisms and Dispersion
NEET asked Thin Prisms and Dispersion twice, in 2017 and 2020: 2 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to Prisms, Dispersion and Optical Instruments, in Ray Optics and Optical Instruments (Physics). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 3 years.
Updated 2026-10-08
- Times asked
- 2
- in 2017–2026
- Papers
- 2
- of 10
- First asked
- 2017
- last in 2020
- Chance next paper
- 4%
- calibrated historical rate
Questions on this idea, by paper
2017–2026. 2017 and 2020.
How NEET framed it
Numerical is the usual form. Skill tested: application.
- Small-angle prism emergence condition
- Numerical
Chance asked next paper 4%
Every question
All 2 questions
From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 2020 Q140A ray is incident at an angle of incidence on one surface of a small angle prism (with angle of prism A) and emerges normally from the…Numerical · Medium
- 2017 Q44A thin prism having refracting angle 10° is made of glass of refractive index 1.42. This prism is combined with another thin prism of…Numerical · Medium
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