Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 60

Which of the following statements about the movement of planets is true? A. A planet's orbit is elliptical with the Sun at one of two focal points. B. The orbit of a planet is circular with the sun in the center. C. The orbit of a planet is elliptical with another planet in one of the two center-points. D. The orbit of a planet is circular with another planet in the center.

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

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Answer: (A) A

Explanation

Kepler's first law: every planet moves in an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one of the two foci.