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When white light is incident obliquely on a glass prism, which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT true?
(i) Red colour undergoes minimum deviation.
(ii) The speed of violet colour is the least while travelling through the prism.
(iii) Refractive index of green colour is more than the violet colour.
(iv) Refractive index of red colour is more than blue colour.

Asked in RRB Technician Grade III · 2026
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Light bends towards the normal when it enters a medium with a higher refractive index.

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Option D — Both (iii) and (iv)

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