Nearest star from the earth after Sun is
Proxima Centaury
Alfa Centaury
Dog Star
Constellation
Correct Answer :
A. Proxima Centaury
Related Questions
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
How many planets does our Solar System consist of?
9
6
7
10
The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause
Day and night
Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year
Differences in time between places on different meridians
The deflection of winds
Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
What part of the moon's surface can be visible from the earth?
1.59
1.41
0.5
1/3rd
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
The time period elapsing between one New Moon and the next is approximately
8.19 Days
30 days
29.5 Days
61 Days
How much time is taken by the Moon in completing one revolution around the Earth?
27 days
29 days
29.32 days
27.32 days
When the Sun is vertically overhead along the Tropic of Capricorn at mid-day
days and nights are of equal lengths in the Northern Hemisphere
Nights are longer than days in the Southern Hemisphere
Days and nights are of equal lengths at the poles
Night is equal to 24 hours at the North Pole
Nearest star to the earth is _____.
Alfa Centaury
Sun
Proxima Centaury
Dog Star
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
Charon' is the satellite of _____.
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
Which one of the following conditions is moat relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A bay
A gulf
A strait
An isthmus
What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth?
a geoid
a spherical
an oblate sphere
a flat disc
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Inner Planets are alternatively called Terrestrial Planets.
2. Outer Planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All four Outer Planets are considered as Great Planets.
3. Pluto is also considered as
1, 2 and 4
1 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
What is the name of 'brightest Planet'?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
The word 'planet' means ____.
wanderer
pollution
celestial body
heavenly body
The tail of a comet is directed away from the Sun because
as the comet rotates around the Sun, the light mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone
as the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail
the radiation emitted by the Sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun
the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation
The Sun experiences magnetic storms and this Interferes with the magnetic field oC the Earth and produces light which are called
Quasars
Polar Auroras
Meteorites
Pulsar
What is the geographical term for land's end, that tip of land which projects into the sea?
A headland
A spit
A peninsula
A cape
What are the Pleides?
Constellation
Asteroides
Meteores
Comets
Arrange the Outer Planets in increasing order of their sizes.
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
The shortest route between two places is along the
longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
The most important constituent of the Sun's mass is.
Hydrogen
Helium
Silicon
Iron
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1,2 and 4
Which of the following are the Inner Planets?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
Only 1
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
Sidereal means
Pertaining or referring to the stars
Pertaining or referring to the moon
Pertaining or referring to the Sun
Pertaining' or referring to the cosmic bodies