2018 · Science & TechnologyPrevious Year Question
Q62.
Consider the following statements: 1. Light is affected by gravity. 2. The Universe is constantly expanding. 3. Matter warps its surrounding space-time. Which of the above is/are the prediction/predictions of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, often discussed in media?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer

D

Explanation

General relativity predicted: light is deflected by gravity (statement 1); space and time are malleable and the universe is ever expanding (statement 2); matter warps its surrounding space-time (statement 3). All three are predictions of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.