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The Sun, Planets and the Solar System

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Which of these statements is false?

Consider the following statements:
1. The celestial bodies that are lit up by the light of the stars and do not have light of their own are called planets.
2. The moon is a satellite.
3. All the planets in the solar system move around the sun in fixed paths.

  1. Only 1

  2. Both 1 and 3

  3. All of them

  4. None of them

  5. Both 1 and 2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option as all the statements are true.

How many times in a month can one see a full moon?

  1. Once a month

  2. Once a fortnight

  3. Twice a month

  4. Twice in a fortnight

  5. Weekly


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One can see a full moon only about once a month. Then it starts decreasing and then comes the new moon night, when it starts increasing again.

Which of the following sets will be the correct match for the blanks in the statement below? Asteroids are found between the orbits of _____________ and ____________.

  1. Saturn, Jupiter

  2. Mars, Jupiter

  3. Earth, Mars

  4. Earth, Saturn

  5. Earth, Jupiter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Inner planets are _______________.

  1. made up of gases

  2. are huge planets

  3. are made up of gases and liquids

  4. are very close to the sun

  5. known to spin on the inward side of their axis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Inner planets are very close to the sun. They are made up of rocks.

Outer planets are __________________________.

  1. very close to the sun

  2. made up of rocks

  3. made up of gases

  4. the planets that are out of our solar system

  5. made up of gases and liquids


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Outer planets are very very far away from the sun. They are made up of gases and liquids.

Why can the moon and the other celestial bodies of the night sky NOT be seen during the daytime?

  1. The moon and the other shining celestial bodies can only be seen at night.

  2. The moon appears at night time only.

  3. The gases of which the celestial bodies are made, prevent us from seeing them during the daytime.

  4. The sun does not allow us to see the celestial bodies of the night sky during the daytime.

  5. Due to their distance during the daytime.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option.

How much time does it take for the planet, Mercury to spin on its axis once?

  1. 16 hours, 67 minutes

  2. 9 hours, 56 minutes

  3. 59 days

  4. 1 day

  5. 10 hours, 40 minutes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mercury takes this much time to spin on its axis once.

The planet farthest away from the Sun is Neptune. What is its distance in million kilometres?

  1. 4456

  2. 4486

  3. 4466

  4. 4496

  5. 4446


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The distance from the Sun in million kilometres is 4496.

The rings around Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are belts of _____________.

  1. gases

  2. gases and liquids

  3. rocks

  4. small debris

  5. huge rocks


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The rings are made up of small debris.

The shape of the Earth can be described as ________.

  1. oval

  2. ceres

  3. planetai

  4. geoid

  5. circular


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option. Geoid means Earth like shape, slightly flattened at the poles.

All the planets move around the sun in ______________.

  1. a circular path

  2. an elliptical path

  3. an oval path

  4. a rectangular path

  5. an elongated path


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the planets orbit the Sun in fixed paths. These paths are elongated. Incorrect option.

Which of the following is the wrong relation?

  1. The smallest planet - Mercury

  2. The blue planet - Earth

  3. The red planet - Mars

  4. The sister planet - Venus

  5. The dwarf planet - Pluto


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is an incorrect relation . Venus is the twin planet to earth.

How much time does the planet, Jupiter take to orbit the Sun once( in Earth years)?

  1. 687 days

  2. 11.86 years

  3. 29 years 5 months

  4. 84 years

  5. 164 years


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jupiter takes this much time to orbit the Sun once, almost about 12 years.

Which of the following is the closest celestial body to Earth?

  1. Sun

  2. Venus

  3. Moon

  4. Mars

  5. Pole Star


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Moon is the closest celestial body to Earth.

The only planet, apart from the Earth, to take one day to complete one spin on its axis is ____________.

  1. Mercury

  2. Venus

  3. Mars

  4. Jupiter

  5. Saturn


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Only Mars and Earth take one day to spin around their axis.

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