Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2019 GS-I
Question

Black-hole is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: a collapsed star

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “a collapsed star”.
A black hole is a collapsed star.

Black holes are extremely dense objects with such a strong gravitational pull that nothing, not even light, can escape. They form when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse under their own gravity.

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