Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?
Sirius
Proxima Centaury
Orion
Pole Star
Correct Answer :
A. Sirius
Related Questions
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
What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Eight minutes
Ten minutes
Four minutes
Twelve minutes
An ancient star that has collapsed matter so dense that It creates gravitational force so powerful that even light also does not escape. It Is called
QSO
Black Hole
Neutron Star
Black Dwarf
A system of millions and millions of galaxies are called _____.
Solar System
Universe
Space
Constellation
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
Which planet does take the least time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
Polar diameter of the Eearth is.
17214 km
12741 km
12714 km
17124 km
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Cape
Strait
Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
What is the name of the planet which takes 88 days to make one revolution of the Sun?
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Neptune
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
In which direction la the Tropic oC Capricorn in relation to the Equator?
North
South
East
West
When a year divisible by 4 and not divisible by 400 is called
Siderial Year
Solar Year
Cosmic Year
Leap Year
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Quasar
All of the above
A Light Year measures
A unit of velocity
A unit of distance
A unit of pressure
A unit of time
Speed of the revolution of the earth is___'
100000 km per hour
10000 km per hour
1000 km per hour
100 km per hour
Oldest object in the Solar System is __.
Titania
Titan
Miranda
Europa
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
What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?
Light year
Nautical mile
Statute mile
Kilometre
Arrange the Inner Planets in decreasing order of their distances from the Sun.
1. Earth
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Mars
5. Neptune
1, 4, 3, 2
4, 2, 1, 3
4, 1, 2, 3
4, 1, 3, 2
Shoemaker-Levy 9 is a
Meteors
Pole Stars
Comets
Stars
The atmospheric� pressure on the surface of Venus is more than__ times the atmospheric pressure of the Earth.
90
80
50
100
In which of the following planets, the Great Red Spot has been the special feature?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Equatorial circumference of the Earth is
40067 km
50067 km
4067 km
5067 km
Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Sun
Sirius
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
Sunspots are
undulations on the solar surface
huge magnetic storms on the solar surface
places with adequate sunshine
places of tourist importance