Question

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

1. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
2. Ceres became the first dwarf planet to receive a visit from a spacecraft,when New Horizons visited it.
3. It is the only dwarf planet located in inner solar system.

Select the correct statements:

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1 and 3 only

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Ceres is the largest object in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It comprises a quarter of the mass of the belt. It is the only asteroid large enough to be rounded by its own gravity. This makes Ceres both the smallest recognized dwarf planet and the only one inside Neptune's orbit.