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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 49

SSC MTS - 25 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q49

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The moon moves around the earth in about ________.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 27 days

  1. The Moon takes about one month to orbit Earth (27.3 days to complete a revolution, but 29.5 days to change from New Moon to New Moon). As the Moon completes its 27.3-day orbit around Earth, both Earth and the Moon are moving around the Sun.

  2. The moon moves in a uniform circular motion around the earth. It is the force of gravity on the earth that keeps the moon in a circular orbit around it.