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Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 WtQ 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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A. 1 and 2


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A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?

A. Mars and Jupiter

B. Earth and Venus

C. Neptune and Pluto

D. Jupiter and Saturn

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Which of the following statements is correct with reference to our Solar System?

A. The Earth is the densest of all the Planets in our Solar System

B. The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon

C. The sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the Solar System

D. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth

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What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?

A. Peninsula

B. Isthmus

C. Cape

D. Strait

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In which direction la the Tropic oC Capricorn in relation to the Equator?

A. North

B. South

C. East

D. West

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What are the Pleides?

A. Constellation

B. Asteroides

C. Meteores

D. Comets

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When a year divisible by 4 and not divisible by 400 is called

A. Siderial Year

B. Solar Year

C. Cosmic Year

D. Leap Year

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Polar diameter of the Eearth is.

A. 17214 km

B. 12741 km

C. 12714 km

D. 17124 km

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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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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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Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

A. Atmospheric composition

B. Thermal conditions

C. Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water

D. Occurrence of ozone

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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 of the following planets is called 'blue planet'?

A. Venus

B. Earth

C. Mars

D. Uranus

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Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 WtQ 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.

A. Fusionspot, Facu1ae

B. Sunspot, Faculae

C. Faculae, Sunspot

D. Sunspot, Hotspot

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Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?

A. Mars

B. Uranus

C. Jupiter

D. Venus

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On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?

A. January-3

B. June-21

C. July-4

D. December-22

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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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Period of sunspot cycle is

A. 11 years

B. 15 years

C. 21 years

D. 33 years

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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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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 planet does experience a day almost of the same duration as the Earth?

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

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 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 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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Distance between the Moon and the Earth is
1. Approximately 386000 km
2. 1.25 light seconds

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both land 2

D. None of these

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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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When dees the Summer Solstice occur?

A. July 23

B. June 21

C. May 20

D. April 31

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The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is

A. December-22

B. March-21

C. June-21

D. September-23

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Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.

A. One star

B. Two stars

C. Three stars

D. Four stars

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Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Saturn