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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 64

In which direction does the tail of a comet point toward?

  1. Away from the sun

  2. Towards the sun

  3. Away from earth

  4. Towards the earth

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Answer: (A) Away from the sun

Explanation

The solar wind and radiation pressure push a comet's gas and dust away from the Sun, so its tail always points away from the Sun.