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Astronomy

Description: Astronomy (E)
Number of Questions: 15
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Which planet has the highest number of moons?

  1. Mars

  2. Saturn

  3. Neptune

  4. Jupiter


Correct Option: D

What is the outermost layer of the sun called?

  1. Chromosphere

  2. Corona

  3. Photosphere

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

One degree of the circumference of Earth measures (approximately)

  1. 111 km

  2. 105 km

  3. 101 km

  4. 120 km


Correct Option: A

In which of the following planets does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

  1. Saturn

  2. Venus

  3. Mercury

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.

The minimum distance between the Sun and Earth occurs on

  1. 3rd January

  2. 22nd December

  3. 21st June

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

Light year represents

  1. time

  2. mass

  3. distance

  4. wavelength


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Light year is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one year.

Which planet is called the 'Red Planet'?

  1. Jupiter

  2. Saturn

  3. Mars

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is/are responsible for tides on Earth?

  1. Sun and Moon

  2. Sun only

  3. Moon only

  4. Gravitation on Earth


Correct Option: A

What is the temperature of sunspots?

  1. 60000 C

  2. 50000C

  3. 15000 C

  4. 39000 C


Correct Option: D

Phobos is the satellite of

  1. mars

  2. uranus

  3. saturn

  4. venus


Correct Option: A

Phobos and Deinos are moons of

  1. Earth

  2. Mars

  3. Venus

  4. Saturn


Correct Option: B

A white dwarf is a/an

  1. constellation

  2. small star

  3. commet

  4. asteroid


Correct Option: B

September 23 is called

  1. autumnal equinox

  2. vernal equinox

  3. longest day

  4. shortest day


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 September 23 is called autumnal equinox.

Which of the following lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

  1. Comets

  2. Satellites

  3. Asteroids

  4. Meteors


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Their size varies from barely a kilometre to a few hundred kilometres.

The law relating to planetary orbit was given by

  1. Kepler

  2. Hubble

  3. Galileo

  4. Copernicus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler

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