Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

"Radioactive dating" is a technique which can be used to measure:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: the age of rocks

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “the age of rocks”.
Radioactive dating, also known as radiometric dating, is a technique used to measure the age of geologic materials such as rocks and minerals.

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