What is the shape of our galaxy 'Milky Way'?
spiral
elliptical
circular
spherical
Correct Answer :
A. spiral
Related Questions
Going into the interior of the earth the weight of an object
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
First increases and then decreases
Planet with maximum satellites is _____.
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.
Pulsars
Quasuars
Neutron stars
All of the above
Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.
Fusionspot, Facu1ae
Sunspot, Faculae
Faculae, Sunspot
Sunspot, Hotspot
How many degrees north and south are the Tropics?
47 degrees
23.5 degrees
12 degrees
30 degrees
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
The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the Earth. This is true or
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
What is peninsula?
A narrow belt of land
A mountainous island
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A range of hills
A celestial body which revolves round the Sun and receives heat and light from it is called _____.
Planet
Orion
Satellite
Star
An imaginary belt of 12 constellations or group of stars la called
Zodiac
Steller group
Pulsar
Zodiacal light
How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?
4.3 seconds
4.3 years
4.3 minutes
4.3 hours
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
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
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Cancer' is
June-21
December-22
March-21
September-23
The name of our galaxy is _______
Alfa Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Milky Way
Neptune
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
In which of the following planets, the Great Red Spot has been the special feature?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
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
Comet
Great Bear
Meteores
Asteroides
Big Bang Theory' explains
the formation of universe
the origin and evolution of earth's crust
formation of Solar System
formation of constellation
The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
What part of the moon's surface is never visible from the earth?
1.41
1.47
0.59
0.5
Which of the following statements best describes longitudes?
An imaginary line on the earth's surface joining the north and south pole
The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The distance of place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The position of a place on the Earth surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
In which direction la the Tropic oC Capricorn in relation to the Equator?
North
South
East
West
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
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is
December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
The dark patches, associated with the Sun storms present in Sun are called
Sunspots
Pulsars
White Dwarfstar
Supernova