UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

The terms 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity', 'String Theory' and 'Standard Model' are sometimes seen in the news in the context of

  1. Observation and understanding of the Universe
  2. Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses
  3. Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth
  4. Origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth

Answer

Correct Answer

Observation and understanding of the Universe

Explanation

'Event Horizon' (black holes), 'Singularity', 'String Theory', and 'Standard Model' are all concepts in theoretical physics and cosmology related to understanding the fundamental nature and origin of the Universe.

Topics: cosmology and astrophysics, event horizon/singularity/string theory, physics and astronomy, science and technology