The name of our galaxy is _______
Alfa Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Milky Way
Neptune
Correct Answer :
C. Milky Way
Related Questions
A celestial body which revolves round a planet just as a planet revolves round the Sun is called _____.
Moon
Asteroid
Satellite
Great Bear
What happens when ships cross the International Date Line?
They have to pay a tax
Ships going west from the USA lose a day, ships going east from Japan and Australia gain a day
They have to report at the customs post
They have to check their clocks agains
A leap year consists of
365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
366 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
An imaginary belt of 12 constellations or group of stars la called
Zodiac
Steller group
Pulsar
Zodiacal light
Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
How many planets does our Solar System consist of?
9
6
7
10
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
Lunar eclipse means
Direction or path of the Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line
The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth
What part of the moon's surface is never visible from the earth?
1.41
1.47
0.59
0.5
What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?
East to West
South to North
North to South
West to East
Nearest star from the earth after Sun is
Proxima Centaury
Alfa Centaury
Dog Star
Constellation
Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
How much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?
5000000 km
500000 km
50000 km
5000 km
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
On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the hollowing latitudes will have the longest night?
45°S
60°S
60°N
45°N
How many of the following statements are true?
1. Mean Solar Day is greater than Sidereal Day approximately by 4 minutes.
2. Earth's rotational velocity is decreasing.
3. Planets are arranged according to their increasing distance from the sun as follo
3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1 and 2
1, 2, 3 and 4
Which 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
The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
The sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the Solar System
The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
Polar Auroras are
Quasars
b) Pulsar
Aurora Borealis
White Dwarfstar
The Jupiter's atmosphere comprises mainly of
Hydrogen and oxygen
Carbondioxide and oxygen
Hydrogen and hydrogen compounds
Nitrogen and helium
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
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
Polar Auroras are called __ in Southern Hemisphere.
Aurora Australis
Quasars
Aurora Borealis
Pulsar
The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre or our galaxy is
25 million yrs
100 million yrs
250 million yrs
500 millionyrs
Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of
Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid
Carbondioxide and nitric acid
Nitrogen and sulphuric acid
Nitrogen and nitric acid
Largest satellite in Solar System is ____.
Moon
Ganymede
Europa
Cheron