SOLAR SYSTEM (universe)

1-The following is (are) example(s) of celestial body (ies).

Sun
Moon
Stars
All of the above

2-The following is (are) true about Sun.

It is made up of gases
It has its own heat and light
Sun is a star
All of the above

3-The different group of stars is known as

Constellations
Celestial bodies
Asteroids
Comet

4-The following constellation consists of seven main stars.

Ursa major
Ursa minor
Hercules
Lyra

5-The Pole star is

North star
South star
East star
West star

6-The following planet(s) has(have) ring around it(them)

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
All of the above

7-The sun is ___ million km away from the earth.

100
150
200
250
8-The correct ascending order of distance of planets from sun is
Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn

9-The following planet is considered as Earths-twin

Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn

10-The following planet is nearest to the Sun.

Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn

11-The following is called dwarf planet

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto

12-The diameter of Moon is ______ that of the earth.

1/3

2/3

13-The following planet is known as blue planet.

Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth

14-The moon moves around the earth in about _____ days.

25
26
27
28
15- Considering facts about solar system, second planet nearest to Sun after Mercury
is
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth

16-The majority of asteroids are found between the orbits of

Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
Saturn and Uranus

17-The following planet has maximum number of moons.

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

18-The following planet takes maximum time for one spin on its axis
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus

19-The following planet takes maximum time for one orbit around sun
Neptune
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus

20-The following planet takes minimum time for one orbit around sun
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus

21- All the planets revolve around the Sun in an .. path

circular
elliptical
square
none
22- Morning Star A planet known by this name is ..
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn

23- The shape of the moon keeps changing

once in a year
every day
once in a month
none

24- Orbit distance of planet Earth is

2 AU
1 AU
1.5 AU
0.5 AU

25- Which planet is called the red planet in our solar system ?
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune

26- The largest planet in our solar system is :

Jupiter
Earth
Venus
Mercury

27- Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun ?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Johannes Kepler

28- The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is :
24 hrs
24 hrs 30 ms
23 hrs 54 minutes 7.8 sec
23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
29- What do you mean by 'Black Hole' in our solar system ?
Contracted star with intense gravitional pull
Collapsing of low density
Holes occuring in heavenly bodies
None of these

30- Which of the following is correct with respect to 'Great Bear' ?

Planet
Galaxy
Star
Constellation

31- If there is no sun the colour of the sky would be :

Blue
Orange
Black
Green

32- What is a Supernova ?

an asteroid
a black hole
a comet
a dying star

33- Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun ?

Mithen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Ozone

34- Comets revolve around :

Sun
Earth
Venus
No single heavenly body

35- The hottest planet is

Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
36- Poornima is also called as _______.
Full moon Night
Half Moon Night
Old Moon Light[
New moon Night

37- Which of the following is considered as Star ?

Galaxy
Earth
Moon
Sun

38- Most easily recognisable Constellation is _________.

Saptarshi
Chamaeleon
Norma
Capricornus

39- Saptarishi is a group of ______ stars.

10
9
7
8

40- The North star which indicates the north direction is also called the _______.
Pole Star
Androids
Constellations
Asteroids

41- Some celestial bodies do not have their own heat and light are called as ________.
Universe
Planets
Galaxy
Stars

42- Which is nearest star of the Earth ?

Sun
Deneb
Sirius
Spica
43- How many days it takes to complete one revolution around sun for Planet Mercury
?
365 days
255 days
155 days
88 days

44- How many days Mercury took to complete one spin around own axis.
1 day
59 days
365 days
12 days

45- Jupiter took nearly ______ years to complete one rotation around the sun ?
10
17
12
1

46- Diameter of moon is _____ that of the earth.

Three Quarter
One Quarter
None of these
Half

47- Moon is _____ km away from the earth ?

1,84,400 km
3,84,400 km
4,84,400 km
2,84,400 km

48- _________ was the first man to step on the surface of the moon ?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Sunita Williams
Rakesh Sharma

49- Our solar system is a part of ________ galaxy.

Bode\'s Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
Cigar Galaxy
Milky Way
50-Millions of galaxies makes an ______________.
Galaxy
Solar System
Commet
Universe