- Statement A is incorrect: Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, not the second largest. Jupiter is the largest. - Statement B is incorrect: Venus is the closest planet to Earth. Mercury is the second closest. - Statement C is incorrect: Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of Mars, not Jupiter. Jupiter has a large number of moons (e.g., the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto).
Which of the following statements is correct regarding Planets?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021 · Topic: The Solar System (Natural Satellites/Moons: Earth's Moon, Notable Moons of other planets)
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Answer: D. Saturn is famous as ringed planet as it possesses seven rings around it
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