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Current Affairs UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Scientist of Britain have built "Gravity Tractor". Identify the same from the following:

Answer & Solution

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Option D: A space craft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the earth.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A space craft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the earth. ”.
A space-craft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the earth.

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