Physics PYQ 137 of 144 · Modern Physics

Which of the following has the highest velocity?

  1. ACosmic rays
  2. BLight
  3. CElectron
  4. DSupersonic wave

UPPSC 2018

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Correct answer: (b) Light

Explanation

Light travels at 3 × 10⁸ m/s in vacuum, the highest known velocity.

Nothing can travel faster than light; cosmic rays and electrons only approach but never exceed it.

A supersonic wave moves at sound-scale speeds (~hundreds of m/s), far slower than light.

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