1995 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 1995 · General Studies

Question 80: Science and Technology

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit the planet

aPluto
bMars
cJupiter
dSaturn

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 broke into about twenty fragments after passing close to Jupiter in 1992, and these crashed into Jupiter's southern hemisphere in July 1994. It was the first collision between two solar system bodies to be observed directly. Remember: Shoemaker-Levy 9, July 1994, Jupiter.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Pluto was not hit.
  • (b) Mars was not hit.
  • (c) Right: Jupiter.
  • (d) Saturn was not hit.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1995, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.