Halley's comet visits us after every.
66 years
76 years
86 years
96 years
Correct Answer :
B. 76 years
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Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto
1 and 2
2 WtQ 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
The dark patches, associated with the Sun storms present in Sun are called
Sunspots
Pulsars
White Dwarfstar
Supernova
What does perigee mean?
The position of the moon farthest from the earth
The position of the earth nearest to the Sun
The position of the moon nearest to the earth
The position of the earth farthest from the Sun
Orion and Great Bear stand for ______.
star
planet
Solar System
Constellation
Which planet is called 'red planet'?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Which of the following is known as 'King of Planets'?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
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December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
A celestial body consisting of a gaseous cloud enveloping a bright nucleus moving around the Sun in an elliptical or parabolic orbit so eccentrically that some escapes from the Solar Systems is called
Comet
Great Bear
Meteores
Asteroides
In which direction la the Tropic oC Capricorn in relation to the Equator?
North
South
East
West
What is the primary cause of seasonal change on the surface of the earth?
Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis
Revolution
Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis
Rotation
Which star has the largest percentage In the universe
Single stars
Binary stars
Multiple stars
Cephied stars
What is siderial day?
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity
Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun
The shortest route between two places is along the
longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
What is the name of 'brightest Planet'?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
21,000 km
16,800 km
18,600 km
12,500 km
What is the Southern Cross?
Position of the Sun during summer solstice
Position of the vertical Sun during winter solstice
A star showing the position of the South Pole
Point of intersection of Antarctic Circle and the Prime Meridian
What happens during the equinoxes?
The countries along the Equator are in darkness
The countries along the Equator are at their hottest
The countries along the Equator are at their wettest
The Sun shines vertically over the Equator
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
Halley's comet visits us after every.
66 years
76 years
86 years
96 years
On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?
January-3
June-21
July-4
December-22
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
What meridian is the International Date Line?
The 180° meridian
The O° meridian
The 90° meridian
The 135° meridian
Big Bang Theory' explains
the formation of universe
the origin and evolution of earth's crust
formation of Solar System
formation of constellation
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July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
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wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
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Quasars
Polar Auroras
Meteorites
Pulsar
Shoemaker-Levy 9 is a
Meteors
Pole Stars
Comets
Stars
How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?
4.3 seconds
4.3 years
4.3 minutes
4.3 hours
The word 'planet' means ____.
wanderer
pollution
celestial body
heavenly body