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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

Correct Answer :

C. Pluto


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One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between

A. Earth and the Sun

B. Earth and the Moon

C. Jupiter and the Sun

D. Pluto and the Sun

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What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?

A. Light year

B. Nautical mile

C. Statute mile

D. Kilometre

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A celestial body which revolves round the Sun and receives heat and light from it is called _____.

A. Planet

B. Orion

C. Satellite

D. Star

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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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The Sun contains over ___of the total mass of the Solar System.

A. 0.825

B. 0.98

C. 0.998

D. 0.02

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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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Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Jupiter

B. Mars

C. Saturn

D. Uranus

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Orion and Great Bear stand for ______.

A. star

B. planet

C. Solar System

D. Constellation

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If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a

A. White Dwarf

B. Black Dwarf

C. Quasar

D. All of the above

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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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Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?

A. Sirius

B. Proxima Centaury

C. Orion

D. Pole Star

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The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre or our galaxy is

A. 25 million yrs

B. 100 million yrs

C. 250 million yrs

D. 500 millionyrs

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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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On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?

A. July-4

B. December-22

C. September-23

D. June-21

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Which planet is called 'red planet'?

A. Mars

B. Jupiter

C. Mercury

D. Venus

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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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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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The word 'satellite' means _____.

A. wanderer

B. settlement

C. light

D. a smaller companion to anything

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The visible surface of the sun is known as

A. Chromosphere

B. Sunspots

C. Sun surface

D. Photosphere

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What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth?

A. a geoid

B. a spherical

C. an oblate sphere

D. a flat disc

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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

A. 3 and 4

B. 1, 3 and 4

C. 1 and 2

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Arrange the Outer Planets in increasing order of their sizes.
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune

A. 4, 2, 3, 1

B. 4, 2, 1, 3

C. 2, 4, 3, 1

D. 4, 2, 3, 1

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What happens when ships cross the International Date Line?

A. They have to pay a tax

B. Ships going west from the USA lose a day, ships going east from Japan and Australia gain a day

C. They have to report at the customs post

D. They have to check their clocks agains

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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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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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Sun revolves around galaxy once in every 250 million years, this length of time is called _____.

A. Cosmic or Galactic Year

B. Mean Solar Year

C. Sidereal Year

D. Leap Year

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On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the hollowing latitudes will have the longest night?

A. 45°S

B. 60°S

C. 60°N

D. 45°N

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Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?

A. The Dead Sea

B. The Aral Sea

C. The Caspian Sea

D. Lake Baikal

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What is peninsula?

A. A narrow belt of land

B. A mountainous island

C. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

D. A range of hills

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What is the primary cause of seasonal change on the surface of the earth?

A. Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis

B. Revolution

C. Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis

D. Rotation