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Q.1
On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Q.2
What are Sun spots?
Regions on earth without winter climate
Desert areas on the sun
Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
Q.3
What is "Supernova"?
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Black Hole
Q.4
Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
Mercury and Venus
Venus and Mars
Mercury and Mars
Venus and Neptune
Q.5
Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
Helium
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Ozone
Q.6
The number of satellite of mercury is/are
0
1
2
16
Q.7
The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________
Their composition
Their effect on the lives of man
The shape of their orbits
The shape and length of their tails
Q.8
Which of the following is called Red Planet?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Q.9
Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Milky Way?
1. It is a spiral galaxy.
2. The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Q.10
The planet having thirteen moons is ________
Venus
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Q.11
In how many parts the shadow of Earth is divided during solar or lunar eclipse?
Five
Two
Four
Three
Q.12
If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be ________
Orange
Blue
Yellow
Black
Q.13
The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
It gets hidden behind Venus
It goes too far away from the Earth
It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Q.14
The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
24 hrs
24 hrs 35 sec
23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Q.15
The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Q.16
Which one of the following is correct?
Great Bear is a ________
Galaxy
Planet
Star
Constellation
Q.17
What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?
Five
Eight
Seven
Six
Q.18
In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?
Black Hole
Ozone Hole
Asteroid Belt
White Hole
Q.19
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Q.20
The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
Q.21
The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is ________
Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Q.22
Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following?
Revolution of Earth
Rotation of Earth
Rotation of Moon
Revolution of Moon
Q.23
The Srnith-tuttle comet will crash with Earth in ________
2106 AD
2116 AD
2126 AD
2136 AD
Q.24
Which is the nearest planet to Sun?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Q.25
The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ________.
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Q.26
The outermost layer of Sun is called ________
Convection zone
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Corona
Q.27
The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is ________
111
149
168
193
Q.28
Consider the following astral bodies:
1. Sirius
2. Venus
3. Mars
The correct sequence in decreasing order of their brightness is:
2, 3, 1
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3
Q.29
The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
Size
Rotational speed
Mass
Temperature
Q.30
Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope, are known as ________
Cosmic stars
Quasars
Binaries
Novae and supernovae
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