UPSC Geography The origin and evolution of the earth Question Bank Universe / Sun / Planets / Earth

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    Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:
    A. Earth               (i) Dwarf planet
    B. Pluto                  (ii) Star
    C. Moon               (iii) Blue planet
    D. Sun                   (iv) Satellite

    A)  A - (iii), B - (i) C - (iv), D - (ii)

    B)  A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)

    C)  A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i)

    D)  A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iv)

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Planet Earth has been called the "Blue Planet" due to the abundant water on its surface. Pluto, once considered the ninth and most distant planet from the sun, is now the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. It is also one of the largest known members of the Kuiper Belt, a shadowy disk like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune thought to be populated by hundreds of thousands of rocky, icy bodies each larger than 62 miles (100 kilometres) across, along with 1 trillion or more comets. Moon is the natural satellite of Earth. The sun is considered a star because it has all the characteristics of one.


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