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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

Correct Answer :

B. 6000°C


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The time period elapsing between one New Moon and the next is approximately

A. 8.19 Days

B. 30 days

C. 29.5 Days

D. 61 Days

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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

A. Comet

B. Great Bear

C. Meteores

D. Asteroides

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Period of sunspot cycle is

A. 11 years

B. 15 years

C. 21 years

D. 33 years

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The solar eclipse takes place when

A. The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon

B. The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth

C. The Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon

D. The Planets of the Solar System lies on the same plane

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The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the

A. Earth is at prihelion and Moon at perigee

B. Earth is at aphelion and Moon at apogee

C. Moon and Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth

D. Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line

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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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How many planets does our Solar System consist of?

A. 9

B. 6

C. 7

D. 10

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How many satellites does the largest planet have?

A. Sixteen

B. Ten

C. Six

D. Nine

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What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?

A. 1/81

B. 1/18

C. 1/27

D. 1/72

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What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?

A. Estuary

B. Bay

C. Gulf

D. Delta

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How many degrees north and south are the Tropics?

A. 47 degrees

B. 23.5 degrees

C. 12 degrees

D. 30 degrees

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A family or system of millions and millions of stars are called ____.

A. Universe

B. Solar System

C. Galaxy

D. Asteroids

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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

A. 1, 2 and 4

B. 1 and 4

C. 1, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.

A. 5th

B. 4th

C. 6th

D. 3rd

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Which planet la known as a 'Morning Star' as well as an 'Evening Star'?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Mercury

D. Mars

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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 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its

A. Very small size

B. Very large size

C. Very high density

D. Very low density

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How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?

A. 4.3 seconds

B. 4.3 years

C. 4.3 minutes

D. 4.3 hours

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Planet nearest to the earth is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

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Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?

A. Earth

B. Jupiter

C. Mars

D. Venus

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What happens during the equinoxes?

A. The countries along the Equator are in darkness

B. The countries along the Equator are at their hottest

C. The countries along the Equator are at their wettest

D. The Sun shines vertically over the Equator

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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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The most important constituent of the Sun's mass is.
Hydrogen
Helium
Silicon
Iron

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1,2 and 4

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When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be

A. Perigee

B. Apogee

C. Perihelion

D. Aphelion

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Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?

A. Polaris

B. Alpha Centauri

C. Sun

D. Sirius

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If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \

A. Equator

B. Tropic of Cancer

C. South Pole

D. North Pole

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The axis of Mars la inclined at an angle of

A. 25°

B. 30°

C. 35°

D. 15°

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Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Jupiter

B. Mars

C. Saturn

D. Uranus

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What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?

A. East to West

B. South to North

C. North to South

D. West to East

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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