- Light-year is a unit of distance, not time. - It is based on the constant speed of light. - It is used to measure vast distances between celestial objects.
Light year is
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Measurement/Unit (Non-SI Units (e.g., Astronomical Unit, Light-Year, Electron-Volt))
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Answer: C. the distance travelled by light in free space in one year.
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