UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 76

Which one of the following is a reason why astronomical distances are measured in light-years?

  1. Distances among stellar bodies do not change.
  2. Gravity of stellar bodies does not change.
  3. Light always travels in straight line.
  4. Speed of light is always same.
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (D) Speed of light is always same.

स्पष्टीकरण

The speed of light in vacuum is constant, so the distance light travels in a year is a fixed, convenient unit.