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Geography GK · Q43

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Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 43

Q43

Asteroids have their orbits between the planets ________

A.
Mercury and Venus
B.
Earth and Mars
C.
Mars and Jupiter
Answer
D.
Jupiter and Saturn

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The remaining bodies range down to the size of a dust particle.