$A$ ray of light suffers minimum deviation when incident on a prism having an angle of the prism equal to $60^{\circ}$. The refractive index of the prism material is $\sqrt{2}$. The angle of incidence (in degrees) is . . . . . . .

  • A
    $30$
  • B
    $45$
  • C
    $60$
  • D
    $75$

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