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    The planet Pluto has been abandoned from the group of conventional planet and kept in the group of dwarf plane by a summit held in                                

    A)  Paris               

    B)  London                                   

    C)  Geneva                       

    D)  Prague                         

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The planet Pluto has been declared as a dwarf art planet in the summit held in Prague. In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of "dwarf planet." This means that from now on only the rocky worlds of the inner Solar System and the gas giants of the outer system will be designated as planets.


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