$A$ ray of monochromatic light suffers a minimum deviation of $38^{\circ}$ while passing through a prism of refracting angle $60^{\circ}$. The refractive index of the prism material is:

  • A
    $1.5$
  • B
    $1.3$
  • C
    $0.8$
  • D
    $2.4$

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