Objects that produce their own light are called:
ATransparent objects
BLuminous objects
CTranslucent objects
DNonluminous objects
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Luminous objects
1. Objects emitting their own light (e.g. the Sun, a lamp) are termed luminous.
2. Non-luminous objects only reflect light.
3. Hence the answer is luminous objects.
_Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.37._
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