Who discovered the first exoplanet around a Sun-like star? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered the first exoplanet around a Sun-like star?
A. 51 Pegasi b
B. Both
C. Michel Mayor
D. Kepler
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Mayor and Queloz.

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Who won the first Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. George Bernard Shaw
C. Sully Prudhomme
D. Rudyard Kipling

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Sully Prudhomme received the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.

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A. Historical
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Correct Answer: Option C


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Correct Answer: Option B


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