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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 77

Which of the following astrologers was taken under house arrest for supporting Heliocentrism? A. Nicolaus Copernicus B. Galileo Galilei C. Johannes kepler D. Friedrich Bessel

  1. B

  2. D

  3. C

  4. A

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Answer: (A) B

Explanation

Galileo Galilei supported Copernicus's heliocentric model (the Sun at the centre of the solar system). In 1633 the Roman Inquisition found him 'vehemently suspect of heresy' and placed him under house arrest for the rest of his life.