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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following in context of Uranus:

1. It has three sets of very thin dark coloured rings.
2. It rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
3. It is also called "Rolling Planet" due to its tilted axis.

Select the correct statements:

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1, 2 and 3 only
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1 and 2 only
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2 and 3 only
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1 and 3 only
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The correct option is C 2 and 3 only
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Other interesting facts about Uranus are :
1) It is the only planet to be named after a Greek god rather than a Roman one.
2) Uranus is blue-green in color, as a result of the methane in its mostly hydrogen-helium atmosphere.
3) Uranus is tilted 98 degrees such that it orbits the sun on its side,leading to reference as 'Rolling Planet".
4) It has two set of dark coloured rings.

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