Question

A planet is a large heavenly body which ______________________.

• A. Rotates around its own axis
• B. Revolves round the sun and has its own light
• C. Revolves round the sun and takes its light from the sun
• D. Moves round the sun in an elliptical orbit

Answer 1

The correct option is C Revolves round the sun and takes its light from the sun

• A planet revolves around the sun and gets illuminated by the light of the sun. It does not have its own source of light. Hence option C is the most appropriate answer.
• However many planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit which makes option D also partially correct but it is not the most suitable option as different planets may have different types of orbits.
• Also, planets rotate at their axis as well and not around their axis hence option A is inappropriate.