Multiple choice

Black Hole is

  1. That portion of a planet which does not receive sunlight

  2. An object in space whose gravity is so great that nothing can escape from it

  3. An asteroid which is completely opaque & does not let any light pass through it

  4. The portion of the earth from where full solar eclipse is observed
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Explanation

A Black Hole is a region in space where gravity is so extremely strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it once past the event horizon. This occurs when a massive star collapses to an extremely dense point called a singularity. The other options describe different astronomical phenomena.

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