What is the primary cause of the day and night?

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What is the primary cause of the day and night?

A. Revolution

B. Rotation

C. Inclination of the earth's axis

D. Geoid shape of the earth

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A Light Year measures

A. A unit of velocity

B. A unit of distance

C. A unit of pressure

D. A unit of time

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A meteor is

A. a rapidly moving star

B. a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space

C. part of a constellation

D. a comet without a tail

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Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Earth

D. Jupiter

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What is siderial day?

A. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity

B. Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon

C. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon

D. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun

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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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How many satellites does the largest planet have?

A. Sixteen

B. Ten

C. Six

D. Nine

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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

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What is the position of the moon called when it la farthest from the earth?

A. Perigee

B. Perihelion

C. Aphelion

D. Apogee

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What la the difference between a gulf and a bay?

A. A gulf is big and a bay is small

B. A gulf is at a rivermouth and a bay is not

C. A bay is surrounded by cliffs and a gulf by lowland

D. Both are part of the sea that extend considerably into the land, but a bay usually has a wider entrance than a gulf

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Planet with nearly equal rotation and revolution time to the earth is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Mars

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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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Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.

A. Pluto

B. Neptune

C. Uranus

D. Venus

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Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?

A. Uranus

B. Saturn

C. Pluto

D. Neptune

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How much time does earth take in making one rotation on its axis with respect to a fixed star at infinite distance?

A. 23 hours 56 minutes

B. 24 hours

C. 23 hours 46 minutes

D. 24 hours 4 minutes

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Which star has the largest percentage In the universe

A. Single stars

B. Binary stars

C. Multiple stars

D. Cephied stars

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What is the temperature of the sun estimated at approximately?

A. 5000°C

B. 6000°C

C. 7000°C

D. 212°C

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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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Nearest star from the earth after Sun is

A. Proxima Centaury

B. Alfa Centaury

C. Dog Star

D. Constellation

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How much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?

A. 5000000 km

B. 500000 km

C. 50000 km

D. 5000 km

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Nearest star to the earth is _____.

A. Alfa Centaury

B. Sun

C. Proxima Centaury

D. Dog Star

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A leap year consists of

A. 365 days

B. 365 days and 6 months

C. 364 days

D. 366 days

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What is the shape of our galaxy 'Milky Way'?

A. spiral

B. elliptical

C. circular

D. spherical

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The name of our galaxy is _______

A. Alfa Centauri

B. Proxima Centauri

C. Milky Way

D. Neptune

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Which of the following statements best describes longitudes?

A. An imaginary line on the earth's surface joining the north and south pole

B. The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

C. The distance of place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

D. The position of a place on the Earth surface with reference to the Prime Meridian

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What is the primary cause of the day and night?

A. Revolution

B. Rotation

C. Inclination of the earth's axis

D. Geoid shape of the earth

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How much Is the average distance of the Sun from the Earth?

A. 150 million km

B. 145 million km

C. 155 million km

D. 140 million km

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Which of the following are the Outer Planets?
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune

A. 1 and 2

B. 1, 2and 3

C. 1, 2, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Saturn

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How much time is taken by the Moon in completing one revolution around the Earth?

A. 27 days

B. 29 days

C. 29.32 days

D. 27.32 days

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Which planet is called 'Double Planet'?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Pluto

D. Earth

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B. Rotation

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