space medium True/False

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in X-ray binaries help estimate black hole spin.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

High-frequency QPOs correlate with inner disk dynamics near ISCO, providing indirect spin measurements complementary to continuum fitting.

Topic Astronomy - Black Holes
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, UPSC Prelims
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