In the given figure, ∠1,∠2,∠3 and ∠4, respectively are-

A. angle of emergence
B. angle of incidence
C. angle of refraction
D. angle of deviation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, D, C, A
Each angle at a refracting surface is measured from the normal, and the deviation is the angle between the directions of the incident ray and the emergent ray. Reading the angles from the figure:
∠1 lies between the incident ray and the normal at face PQ, outside the prism, so it is the angle of incidence (B).
∠2 lies between the incident ray produced forward and the emergent ray produced backward, so it is the angle of deviation (D).
∠3 lies between the ray inside the glass and the normal at face PQ, so it is the angle of refraction (C).
∠4 lies between the emergent ray and the normal at face PR, outside the prism, so it is the angle of emergence (A).
So ∠1, ∠2, ∠3 and ∠4 are B, D, C, A.
NCERT (2026-27):
Refraction Through a Prism – “Figure 9.21 shows the passage of light through a triangular prism ABC. The angles of incidence and refraction at the first face AB are \( i \) and \( r_1 \), while the angle of incidence (from glass to air) at the second face AC is \( r_2 \) and the angle of refraction or emergence \( e \). The angle between the emergent ray RS and the direction of the incident ray PQ is called the angle of deviation, \( \delta \).”
