State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 70

Which of the following has a highly elongated elliptical orbit?

  1. Asteroid
  2. Comet
  3. Meteorite
  4. Meteor
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (B) Comet

వివరణ

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

  • (A) తప్పు

    Wrong: most asteroids have fairly circular orbits.

  • (B) సరైనది

    Correct: comets have highly eccentric, elongated orbits.

  • (C) తప్పు

    Wrong: a meteorite is debris that reaches the ground.

  • (D) తప్పు

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