Geography PYQ 324 of 587 · Universe, Solar System & Earth · Solar System

Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?

  1. AAsteroids
  2. BComets
  3. CPlanets
  4. DNebula

53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011

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Correct answer: (d) Nebula

Explanation

The solar system was formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The solar system includes the Sun (a star) and those celestial bodies that remain bound to it by Gravitational Force. These include planets, dwarf planets, natural satellites, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and cosmic dust, etc., whereas a nebula is not a part of the solar system.

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