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MPSC Rajyaseva 2022 GS Paper 1 — Question 36

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खालीलपैकी कोणती पद्धती पृथ्वी आणि ग्रह यांच्यामधील अंतर मोजण्यासाठी वापरतात? Which of the following methods is used for measurement of distance between Earth and planets?

1)पॅरॅलॅक्स पद्धती / Parallax method✓ Correct
2)डायरेक्ट डिस्टन्स मापन / Direct distance measurement
3)स्लोप टॅपींग पद्धती / Slope tapping method
4)इको पद्धती / Echo method

The parallax method is standardly used for measuring large astronomical distances between the Earth and distant planets or stars.