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  • 1

    Which planet is known as the watery planet -

    Earth

  • 2

    In order to their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus -

    Jupiter & Saturn

  • 3

    A blackhole is a -

    Contracted star with intense gravitational pull

  • 4

    Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of -

    Mercury

  • 5

    Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star -

    Temperature

  • 6

    Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by -

    Galileo

  • 7

    Hailey's comet appears once in a period of -

    76 years

  • 8

    The radiant energy of the Sun is transmitted in the form of _

    Short waves

  • 9

    Why stars look more in west than East ?

    Earth is moving from West to East

  • 10

    'Sirius' the brightest star outside of the Solar system is also called -

    Dog star

  • 11

    The largest of the planets is -

    Jupiter

  • 12

    Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

    Johannes Kepler

  • 13

    Which of the following is called Blue Planet -

    Earth

  • 14

    The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are -

    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

  • 15

    The mass of Jupiter is almost -

    One thousand th of the mass of the Sun

  • 16

    Which of the planets is nearest to the earth ?

    Mercury

  • 17

    Which of the following is the brightest planet?

    Venus

  • 18

    Which planet is known as 'Morning Star' ?

    Venus

  • 19

    Parsec is the unit of measurement of -

    Astronomical distance

  • 20

    Which of the following planets is known as Earth's twin ?

    Venus

  • 21

    Rotational axis of which of the following Planet is highly tilted?

    Uranus

  • 22

    Which of the following is not related to Solar system?

    Nebula

  • 23

    Comets revolve around ______

    Sun

  • 24

    Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

    Venus

  • 25

    The Planets that have no natural satellites are _

    Mercury and Venus

  • 26

    The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is -

    Umbra

  • 27

    The sunspots cause -

    All of these

  • 28

    Which of these is a dwarf planet?

    Eris

  • 29

    The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to -

    Atmospheric refraction

  • 30

    The Planet amongst the following (Other than Saturn) that shows a faint ring is -

    Jupiter

  • 31

    Comets are celestial bodies moving about the Solar system in -

    Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail

  • 32

    The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called -

    Cosmic year

  • 33

    Which is the hottest planet in the Solar system?

    Venus

  • 34

    The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is -

    Venus

  • 35

    Which planet of the Solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate ?

    Jupiter

  • 36

    To a space traveller on Moon, the lunar sky during day time appears -

    Black

  • 37

    The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is -

    1.3 sec

  • 38

    Comets moves around the -

    Sun

  • 39

    The Planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by -

    Gravitation and centrifugal force

  • 40

    Which of the following celestial bodies bear, 'The Sea of Tranquility' and 'The Ocean of Storms' ?

    Moon

  • 41

    Who founded the word 'Geography' -

    Erastosthenes

  • 42

    The light coming from stars gives the idea of their _

    Temperature

  • 43

    The Saturn rings were discovered by -

    Galileo

  • 44

    The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because -

    The period of rotation of the moon on its axis and period of revolution around the Earth is almost the same

  • 45

    Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a Telescope are known as -

    Binaries

  • 46

    Asteroids have their orbits between the planets -

    Mars and Jupiter

  • 47

    The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be -

    Circular and elliptic

  • 48

    Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system -

    The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

  • 49

    The correct sequence of the following planets in terms of gravity, in the descending order is -

    Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

  • 50

    Consider the following astral bodies - 1. Sirius 2. Venus 3. Mars The correct sequence in descending order of their brightness is -

    2, 1, 3

  • 51

    Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?

    Pluto

  • 52

    Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

    Earth

  • 53

    Which of the following scientist had proven that every planet has an elongated path -

    Kepler

  • 54

    The orbit in which of the following planet is nearest to the Sun -

    Mars

  • 55

    Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one Revolution around the Sun -

    Jupiter

  • 56

    The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun ?

    Venus

  • 57

    The planet with the maximum number of Satellite is -

    Saturn

  • 58

    The outermost layer of Sun is called -

    Corona

  • 59

    Which of the following celestial bodies is located fathermost to the Earth ?

    Pluto

  • 60

    In how many parts the Shadow of Earth is divided during Solar or lunar eclipse?

    Three

  • 61

    Which of the following is correct - Great bear is a -

    Constellation

  • 62

    In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?

    White hole

  • 63

    The Srnith Tuttle (or Swift Tuttle) comet will crash with Earth in ______

    2126 AD

  • 64

    Which is the nearest planet to the Sun ?

    Mercury

  • 65

    If there is no Sun, the colour of the Sky would be -

    Black

  • 66

    The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ______

    It being too close to the Sun gets hidden by the glare of the Sun

  • 67

    The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is -

    Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

  • 68

    Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following -

    Rotation of Earth

  • 69

    The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is -

    149

  • 70

    Which of the following is called Red Planet?

    Mars

  • 71

    Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to milky way ?

    Both

  • 72

    The planet having thirteen moons is -

    Neptune

  • 73

    The exact time taken by the Earth for single rotation on its own axis is -

    23 hours 56 minutes 4.09 sec

  • 74

    The planet which comes close to the size of Earth is -

    Venus

  • 75

    One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?

    Earth and Sun

  • 76

    Which of the following scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

    Kepler

  • 77

    Which of the following planet is farthest from Sun ?

    Neptune

  • 78

    What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?

    Eight

  • 79

    The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly -

    Because Earth rotates about its axis

  • 80

    The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of -

    Molten lava

  • 81

    Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are -

    A group of Stars

  • 82

    Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars -

    India

  • 83

    The energy of Sun is vested in which of the following proces -

    Nuclear Fusion

  • 84

    The distance of the nearest star besides the Sun from the Earth is -

    4.2 light years

  • 85

    While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after Sunset or before Sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that _________

    The orbit of Venus is inside the Earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the Earth

  • 86

    The Milky way extends through a distance _____

    105 light year

  • 87

    Which planet shows the phases like Moon ?

    Venus

  • 88

    Pulsar are -

    Rapidly rotating stars

  • 89

    Lunar sea refers to ________

    A dark plain on the Moon

  • 90

    The surface temperature of the Sun is measured -

    6000° C

  • 91

    Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ?

    Mars

  • 92

    The term 'Meteor' is applied to an interplanetary body ________

    After it enters the Earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire

  • 93

    How many days in one year on Mercury?

    88

  • 94

    NASA's Deep Impact Space Mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?

    Tempel 1

  • 95

    Which of the following statements relating to the Planet Venus is/are correct?

    It is only slightly smaller than the Earth

  • 96

    The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from _________

    Their composition

  • 97

    Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day ?

    Venus

  • 98

    Supernova is ________.

    A dying star

  • 99

    Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

    Deimos

  • 100

    Which planet is called Evening star ?

    Venus

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  • 1

    Which planet is known as the watery planet -

    Earth

  • 2

    In order to their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus -

    Jupiter & Saturn

  • 3

    A blackhole is a -

    Contracted star with intense gravitational pull

  • 4

    Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of -

    Mercury

  • 5

    Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star -

    Temperature

  • 6

    Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by -

    Galileo

  • 7

    Hailey's comet appears once in a period of -

    76 years

  • 8

    The radiant energy of the Sun is transmitted in the form of _

    Short waves

  • 9

    Why stars look more in west than East ?

    Earth is moving from West to East

  • 10

    'Sirius' the brightest star outside of the Solar system is also called -

    Dog star

  • 11

    The largest of the planets is -

    Jupiter

  • 12

    Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

    Johannes Kepler

  • 13

    Which of the following is called Blue Planet -

    Earth

  • 14

    The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are -

    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

  • 15

    The mass of Jupiter is almost -

    One thousand th of the mass of the Sun

  • 16

    Which of the planets is nearest to the earth ?

    Mercury

  • 17

    Which of the following is the brightest planet?

    Venus

  • 18

    Which planet is known as 'Morning Star' ?

    Venus

  • 19

    Parsec is the unit of measurement of -

    Astronomical distance

  • 20

    Which of the following planets is known as Earth's twin ?

    Venus

  • 21

    Rotational axis of which of the following Planet is highly tilted?

    Uranus

  • 22

    Which of the following is not related to Solar system?

    Nebula

  • 23

    Comets revolve around ______

    Sun

  • 24

    Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

    Venus

  • 25

    The Planets that have no natural satellites are _

    Mercury and Venus

  • 26

    The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is -

    Umbra

  • 27

    The sunspots cause -

    All of these

  • 28

    Which of these is a dwarf planet?

    Eris

  • 29

    The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to -

    Atmospheric refraction

  • 30

    The Planet amongst the following (Other than Saturn) that shows a faint ring is -

    Jupiter

  • 31

    Comets are celestial bodies moving about the Solar system in -

    Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail

  • 32

    The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called -

    Cosmic year

  • 33

    Which is the hottest planet in the Solar system?

    Venus

  • 34

    The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is -

    Venus

  • 35

    Which planet of the Solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate ?

    Jupiter

  • 36

    To a space traveller on Moon, the lunar sky during day time appears -

    Black

  • 37

    The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is -

    1.3 sec

  • 38

    Comets moves around the -

    Sun

  • 39

    The Planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by -

    Gravitation and centrifugal force

  • 40

    Which of the following celestial bodies bear, 'The Sea of Tranquility' and 'The Ocean of Storms' ?

    Moon

  • 41

    Who founded the word 'Geography' -

    Erastosthenes

  • 42

    The light coming from stars gives the idea of their _

    Temperature

  • 43

    The Saturn rings were discovered by -

    Galileo

  • 44

    The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because -

    The period of rotation of the moon on its axis and period of revolution around the Earth is almost the same

  • 45

    Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a Telescope are known as -

    Binaries

  • 46

    Asteroids have their orbits between the planets -

    Mars and Jupiter

  • 47

    The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be -

    Circular and elliptic

  • 48

    Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system -

    The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

  • 49

    The correct sequence of the following planets in terms of gravity, in the descending order is -

    Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

  • 50

    Consider the following astral bodies - 1. Sirius 2. Venus 3. Mars The correct sequence in descending order of their brightness is -

    2, 1, 3

  • 51

    Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?

    Pluto

  • 52

    Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

    Earth

  • 53

    Which of the following scientist had proven that every planet has an elongated path -

    Kepler

  • 54

    The orbit in which of the following planet is nearest to the Sun -

    Mars

  • 55

    Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one Revolution around the Sun -

    Jupiter

  • 56

    The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun ?

    Venus

  • 57

    The planet with the maximum number of Satellite is -

    Saturn

  • 58

    The outermost layer of Sun is called -

    Corona

  • 59

    Which of the following celestial bodies is located fathermost to the Earth ?

    Pluto

  • 60

    In how many parts the Shadow of Earth is divided during Solar or lunar eclipse?

    Three

  • 61

    Which of the following is correct - Great bear is a -

    Constellation

  • 62

    In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?

    White hole

  • 63

    The Srnith Tuttle (or Swift Tuttle) comet will crash with Earth in ______

    2126 AD

  • 64

    Which is the nearest planet to the Sun ?

    Mercury

  • 65

    If there is no Sun, the colour of the Sky would be -

    Black

  • 66

    The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ______

    It being too close to the Sun gets hidden by the glare of the Sun

  • 67

    The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is -

    Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

  • 68

    Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following -

    Rotation of Earth

  • 69

    The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is -

    149

  • 70

    Which of the following is called Red Planet?

    Mars

  • 71

    Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to milky way ?

    Both

  • 72

    The planet having thirteen moons is -

    Neptune

  • 73

    The exact time taken by the Earth for single rotation on its own axis is -

    23 hours 56 minutes 4.09 sec

  • 74

    The planet which comes close to the size of Earth is -

    Venus

  • 75

    One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?

    Earth and Sun

  • 76

    Which of the following scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

    Kepler

  • 77

    Which of the following planet is farthest from Sun ?

    Neptune

  • 78

    What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?

    Eight

  • 79

    The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly -

    Because Earth rotates about its axis

  • 80

    The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of -

    Molten lava

  • 81

    Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are -

    A group of Stars

  • 82

    Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars -

    India

  • 83

    The energy of Sun is vested in which of the following proces -

    Nuclear Fusion

  • 84

    The distance of the nearest star besides the Sun from the Earth is -

    4.2 light years

  • 85

    While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after Sunset or before Sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that _________

    The orbit of Venus is inside the Earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the Earth

  • 86

    The Milky way extends through a distance _____

    105 light year

  • 87

    Which planet shows the phases like Moon ?

    Venus

  • 88

    Pulsar are -

    Rapidly rotating stars

  • 89

    Lunar sea refers to ________

    A dark plain on the Moon

  • 90

    The surface temperature of the Sun is measured -

    6000° C

  • 91

    Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ?

    Mars

  • 92

    The term 'Meteor' is applied to an interplanetary body ________

    After it enters the Earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire

  • 93

    How many days in one year on Mercury?

    88

  • 94

    NASA's Deep Impact Space Mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?

    Tempel 1

  • 95

    Which of the following statements relating to the Planet Venus is/are correct?

    It is only slightly smaller than the Earth

  • 96

    The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from _________

    Their composition

  • 97

    Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day ?

    Venus

  • 98

    Supernova is ________.

    A dying star

  • 99

    Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

    Deimos

  • 100

    Which planet is called Evening star ?

    Venus