UPSC PRELIMS 2023 Pulsars Cepheids , Nebulae , – The Core IAS

UPSC PRELIMS 2023 Pulsars Cepheids , Nebulae ,

Consider the following pairs:

        Objects in                                                 Description

        space

  1. Cepheids       Giant clouds of dust and gas                            in space
  2. Nebulae        Stars which brighten and

                                    dim periodically

  1. Pulsars          Neutron stars that are formed                          when massive stars run out of                                  fuel and collapse

        How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

        (a) Only one

        (b) Only two

        (c) All three

        (d) None

ANS .D

  • A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  • Cepheids, also called Cepheid Variables, are stars which brigthen and dim periodically
  • Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that blast out pulses of radiation at regular intervals ranging from seconds to milliseconds. So they are neutron star but given definition in question is of Neutron star not of Pulsa