Multiple choice

Black holes were predicted by

  1. Copernicus

  2. Hermamn Bondi

  3. Rutherford

  4. Einstein
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Einstein's general theory of relativity (1915) predicted that massive stars could collapse under their own gravity to form what we now call black holes. The term 'black hole' was coined later, but the theoretical foundation came from Einstein's work showing how extreme gravity could bend spacetime so severely that not even light could escape.

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