MPSC Rajyaseva 2023 CSAT — Question 19

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Historical comprehension Critical analysis

गेलिलिओचं खगोलशास्त्र धोकादायक का ठरू लागलं ? Why did the astronomy of Galileo become dangerous ?

a)त्याला जन्मकुंडलाच्या मांडता येत नसत / He could not prepare star charts

b)त्याच्या निरीक्षणांमुळे चंद्रवरचा माणूस गायब झाला / His observations were responsible for disappearance of man from the moon

c)त्यानं स्वाभाविक अर्थनिर्णयन केलं / He offered a natural interpretation

d)सत्ताधारी वर्गानं गृहीत धरलेल्या जगाबाबतच्या कल्पनांना त्यात्यामुळे हादरा बसला / He challenged the axioms about the world which the powerful took for granted✓ Correct

Option 4 is correct because Galileo's astronomy challenged the traditional, religiously and politically sanctioned geocentric worldview that the ruling powers took for absolute truth.

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