Question

Statement 1: Light year is a unit of time.
Statement 2: Distance between two stars can be measured in light years.

• A. Only statement 1 is correct
• B. Only statement 2 is correct
• C. Both statements are correct
• D. Both statements are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only statement 2 is correct

A light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.

For measurement of extremely large distances, light year is used as a unit of distance. Hence, the distance between two stars can be measured in light years.