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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 114

SSC CHSL Tier II - 26 Jun 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q114

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Astronomers have discovered 62 new moons orbiting the ringed planet Saturn. Though some of the moons had been (1)________ as early as 2019, it takes more than sighting an object close to a planet to (2) ________ it is a moon and not an asteroid making a brief close passage to that planet.

Performing a painstaking (3) ________ of matching objects detected on different nights over the course of 24 months, the team tracked 63 objects that they ended up confirming as moons. One of (4) ________ satellites was revealed back in 2021, with the remaining 62 moons gradually announced over the past few weeks.

In May 2023, the Supreme Court of India granted couples the right to get divorce on the grounds of ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ under ______ of the Indian Constitution.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Article 142(1)

  • On May 1, 2023, a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India, in accordance with the discretionary powers granted to the court under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India, held that marriages under Hindu law can be dissolved on the ground of irretrievable breakdown.