Question

Which of the following statement is correct ?

• A. In primary rainbow, observer sees red colour on the top and violet on the bottom
• B. In primary rainbow, observer sees violet colour on the top and red on the bottom
• C. In primary rainbow, light wave suffers total internal reflection twice before coming out of water drops
• D. Primary rainbow is less bright than secondary rainbow.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

In primary rainbow, red colour is at top and violet is at bottom.
Intensity of secondary rainbow is less in comparison to primary rainbow.