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UPSC 2005: Consider the following statements : 1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km 2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 only
A geostationary satellite orbits at about 36 000 km above the equator, not 10 000 km, so statement 1 is wrong. FM broadcasting gives high-fidelity sound because it is largely immune to the amplitude-type noise that dominates atmospheric and man-made interference; hence statement 2 is accepted as correct. Therefore only statement 2 is correct. ([selfstudyhistory.com](https://selfstudyhistory.com/2015/04/06/prelims-ias-general-studies-solved-paper-with-explanations-2005-part-2/?utm_source=openai))
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