. “YZ Ceti b” was seen in the news recently, refers to

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[A] A comet

[B] An exoplanet

[C] A star

[D] A fish species

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation – YZ Ceti b is a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet rotating around a small red dwarf star only 12 light-years away from the Earth.