SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 87

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q87

Twin paradox is related to which of the following theories?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

 

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Special Theory.

 Twin paradox
  • The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein in 1905: special relativity and general relativity.
  • It is a thought experiment in special relativity involving identical twins, one of whom makes a journey into space in a high-speed rocket and returns home to find that the twin who remained on Earth has aged more.
  • Special relativity applies in the absence of gravity.
  • General relativity explains the law of gravitation.