SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 62

SSC CPO - 10 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q62

Who among the following discovered the concept of expanding universe?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Edwin Hubble.

  • In 1929, Edwin Hubble provided the first observational evidence for the universe having a finite age.
  • The three possible types of expanding universes are called open, flat, and closed universes.
  • In other words, the universe has no center; everything is moving away from everything else.