‘Black hole’ is a

‘Black hole’ is a

huge black star which has zero acceleration due to gravity on its surface
star which has moderate acceleration due to gravity on its surface
star which has collapsed into itself and has large acceleration due to gravity on its surface
star which has collapsed into itself and has zero acceleration due to gravity on its surface
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2019
The correct option is C) star which has collapsed into itself and has large acceleration due to gravity on its surface. This describes the nature of a black hole.
– A black hole is not a regular star; it is the result of the gravitational collapse of a very massive star after it exhausts its nuclear fuel.
– This collapse compresses the mass into an extremely small volume, resulting in incredibly dense matter.
– The gravitational pull becomes so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from within a certain boundary called the event horizon.
– The “surface” (event horizon) of a black hole is characterized by an extremely large acceleration due to gravity (often conceptualized by the escape velocity exceeding the speed of light).
– Options A, B, and D are incorrect because a black hole is not a typical star, and it has extremely large, not zero or moderate, acceleration due to gravity at its boundary.
Black holes are predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. They are regions of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside their event horizon. The point of infinite density at the center of a black hole is called the singularity.