What is the name of 'brightest Planet'?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Correct Answer :
A. Venus
Related Questions
Speed of the revolution of the earth is___'
100000 km per hour
10000 km per hour
1000 km per hour
100 km per hour
A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth?
a geoid
a spherical
an oblate sphere
a flat disc
When the earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun it is said to be in
Perigee
Apogee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Distance between the Moon and the Earth is
1. Approximately 386000 km
2. 1.25 light seconds
Only 1
Only 2
Both land 2
None of these
A meteor is
a rapidly moving star
a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
part of a constellation
a comet without a tail
When does the Vernal Equinox occur?
December 25
March 21
February 28
January 14
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
Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Jupiter
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
When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be
Perigee
Apogee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Hale Bopp' is a newly discovered ____.
Planet
Meteore
Satellite
Comet
Sunspots are
undulations on the solar surface
huge magnetic storms on the solar surface
places with adequate sunshine
places of tourist importance
To a space traveller stationed in Moon, during the day time the lunar sky will appear
Blue
White
Black
Crimson Red
What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Eight minutes
Ten minutes
Four minutes
Twelve minutes
Which of the following is known as 'King of Planets'?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
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
A celestial body which revolves round a planet just as a planet revolves round the Sun is called _____.
Moon
Asteroid
Satellite
Great Bear
The Sun contains over ___of the total mass of the Solar System.
0.825
0.98
0.998
0.02
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
The solar eclipse takes place when
The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
The Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
The Planets of the Solar System lies on the same plane
Big Bang Theory' explains
the formation of universe
the origin and evolution of earth's crust
formation of Solar System
formation of constellation
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
A leap year consists of
365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
366 days
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
Average temperature of the Earth is.
14°C
24°C
34°C
20°C
The visible surface of the sun is known as
Chromosphere
Sunspots
Sun surface
Photosphere