State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 70

Which of the following has a highly elongated elliptical orbit?

  1. Asteroid
  2. Comet
  3. Meteorite
  4. Meteor
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (B) Comet

ব্যাখ্যা

Comets travel on long, highly elliptical orbits, e.g. Halley's comet (~76 years).

  • (A) ভুল

    Wrong: most asteroids have fairly circular orbits.

  • (B) সঠিক

    Correct: comets have highly eccentric, elongated orbits.

  • (C) ভুল

    Wrong: a meteorite is debris that reaches the ground.

  • (D) ভুল

    Wrong: a meteor is a streak of light in the atmosphere.