SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 71

SSC CPO - 9 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q71

Carbon dating means:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. a method of calculating the age of very old objects by measuring the amounts of different forms of carbon in them.

Carbon dating, also known as radiocarbon dating, is a method used to determine the age of organic materials based on the decay of the radioactive isotope of carbon, carbon-14 (^14C).