Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is not related with space terminology?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Byte

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Byte”.
Byte is not related to space terminology. It's a unit of digital information, commonly used in computer science.

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