Question

Which is NOT true of quasars ?

• A. The name "quasar" comes from "quasi-stellar radio source."
• B. Quasars are believed to be exploding stars.
• C. Quasars can be one hundred times as luminous as the Milky Way Galaxy.
• D. Quasars are found near the centre of large galaxies.
• E. the energy from quasars is thought to come from regions just outside super-massive black holes.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Quasars are believed to be exploding stars.

Quasars cannot be the exploding star in our galaxy as they are the centers of other galaxies , most distant object from earth . Quasars have nothing common with regular stars , only they are the galaxies of stars.