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How many planets does our Solar System consist of?

A. 9

B. 6

C. 7

D. 10

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A. 9


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The dark patches, associated with the Sun storms present in Sun are called

A. Sunspots

B. Pulsars

C. White Dwarfstar

D. Supernova

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On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?

A. January-3

B. June-21

C. July-4

D. December-22

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What is significant about the town of Greenwich?

A. The International Date Line passes through it

B. The 0° (Zero) meridian passes through it and therefore the world sets its time by it

C. It is at 180� longitude

D. It is a major horological research centre in Britain

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Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.

A. 5th

B. 4th

C. 6th

D. 3rd

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The shortest route between two places is along the

A. longitudes

B. latitudes

C. rivers

D. direction of winds

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Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)

A. 8 seconds

B. 8 minutes

C. 4.3 seconds

D. 1 light year

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Which planet is called 'Double Planet'?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Pluto

D. Earth

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A celestial body having its own heat and light is called

A. Planet

B. Moon

C. Star

D. Satellite

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Which planet rotates on its axis from north to south?

A. Uranus

B. Venus

C. Mars

D. Pluto

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How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?

A. 4.3 seconds

B. 4.3 years

C. 4.3 minutes

D. 4.3 hours

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Distance between the Moon and the Earth is
1. Approximately 386000 km
2. 1.25 light seconds

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both land 2

D. None of these

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When does the Vernal Equinox occur?

A. December 25

B. March 21

C. February 28

D. January 14

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Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?

A. Polaris

B. Alpha Centauri

C. Sun

D. Sirius

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The rate of rotation of the Earth on its axis is the highest on which of the following date?

A. It never changes

B. January-4

C. January-3

D. January-21

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The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is

A. December-22

B. March-21

C. June-21

D. September-23

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Average density of the Earth is ( relative to water) __.

A. 5.5

B. 4.5

C. 9.5

D. 6.5

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How much time does the earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?

A. 23 hours 56 minutes

B. 24 hours

C. 23 hours 46 minutes

D. 24 hours 4 minutes

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Which of the following is not an astronomical object?

A. Pulsar

B. Brittle Star

C. Black hole

D. Quasar

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Equatorial diameter of the Earth is __.

A. 12757 km

B. 17257 km

C. 17527 km

D. 17572 km

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The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Neptune

D. Pluto

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Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.

A. Fusionspot, Facu1ae

B. Sunspot, Faculae

C. Faculae, Sunspot

D. Sunspot, Hotspot

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What happens during the equinoxes?

A. The countries along the Equator are in darkness

B. The countries along the Equator are at their hottest

C. The countries along the Equator are at their wettest

D. The Sun shines vertically over the Equator

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The atmospheric� pressure on the surface of Venus is more than__ times the atmospheric pressure of the Earth.

A. 90

B. 80

C. 50

D. 100

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Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?

A. The Dead Sea

B. The Aral Sea

C. The Caspian Sea

D. Lake Baikal

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When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be

A. Perigee

B. Apogee

C. Perihelion

D. Aphelion

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Halley's comet visits us after every.

A. 66 years

B. 76 years

C. 86 years

D. 96 years

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What is peninsula?

A. A narrow belt of land

B. A mountainous island

C. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

D. A range of hills

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If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \

A. Equator

B. Tropic of Cancer

C. South Pole

D. North Pole

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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

A. Comet

B. Great Bear

C. Meteores

D. Asteroides

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The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called

A. meteors

B. comets

C. meteorites

D. asteroids