Pick the correct statement from the following

Question

Pick the correct statement from the following (A) Primary rainbow is a virtual image and secondary rainbow is a real image (B) Primary rainbow is a real image and secondary rainbow is a virtual image (C) Both primary and secondary rainbows are virtual images (D) Both primary and secondary rainbows are real images

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

The rainbow is seen as a virtual image in the form of a coloured arc centered on the anti-solar point that is the point below the horizon, directly opposite the sun in the sky. When conditions are favourable two rainbows are seen the brighter is the primary and a fainter second one with the colours reversed. Hence, both primary and secondary rainbow are virtual images.

Q. Pick the correct statement from the following

Primary rainbow is a virtual image and secondary rainbow is a real image

Primary rainbow is a real image and secondary rainbow is a virtual image

Both primary and secondary rainbows are virtual images

Both primary and secondary rainbows are real images