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Solar System

214 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 7 of 9

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Q151. Which of the following planets is located at the farthest distance from both the Sun and the Earth?

  1. AMercury
  2. BFortunate
  3. CNeptune
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: C) Neptune

Q152. The year is longest -

  1. AOn Saturn
  2. Bon Jupiter
  3. Con Neptune
  4. Don earth
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Answer: C) on Neptune

Q153. Which is the outermost planet of the solar system?

  1. AEarth
  2. BUranus
  3. CNeptune
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: C) Neptune

Q154. Yama or Kubera (Pluto) was discovered in 1930 by which of the following astronomers?

  1. AClyde Tombaugh
  2. BJohn Gole
  3. CWilliam Herschel
  4. DJames P. Hubble
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Answer: A) Clyde Tombaugh

Q155. Which of the following celestial bodies takes equal time for both revolution and rotation?

  1. AMoon
  2. BMercury
  3. CVesper
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: A) Moon

Q156. Which celestial body is called 'Queen of the Night'?

  1. AMoon
  2. BJupiter
  3. CFortunate
  4. DPluto
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Answer: A) Moon

Q157. The surface of the Moon visible from Earth is what percentage of its total surface area?

  1. A33
  2. B59
  3. C69
  4. D70
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Answer: B) 59

Q158. Clavius' is which of the following?

  1. Asatellite of Jupiter
  2. BThe largest crater on the Moon
  3. CThe first Italian sailor to circumnavigate the globe by sea
  4. Dnone of the above
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Answer: B) The largest crater on the Moon

Q159. By what name is the space between the Earth and the Moon known?

  1. Ainner space
  2. Bouter space
  3. Ccislunar
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: C) cislunar

Q160. Which of the following is not a planet of the Sun?

  1. AMercury
  2. BVesper
  3. CMoon
  4. DNeptune
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Answer: C) Moon

Q161. The only satellite of the Earth is

  1. ADeimos
  2. BMoon
  3. CTitan
  4. DLapetus
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Answer: B) Moon

Q162. Where is the calm sea and the ocean of storms located?

  1. AMoon
  2. BVarun
  3. CJupiter
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: A) Moon

Q163. Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

  1. AEarth
  2. BSun
  3. CJupiter
  4. DMoon
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Answer: D) Moon

Q164. How many days does the Moon take to revolve around the Earth?

  1. Aapproximately 28.1 days
  2. Bapproximately 30.2 days
  3. Capproximately 27.3 days
  4. Dapproximately 28.3 days
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Answer: C) approximately 27.3 days

Q165. The time taken by the light from the Moon to reach the Earth is-

  1. Aone second
  2. Bless than a second
  3. Cmore than two seconds
  4. Dless than two seconds
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Answer: D) less than two seconds

Q166. Which of the following celestial bodies is called 'Son of the Earth'?

  1. AMercury
  2. BVesper
  3. CMoon
  4. DFortunate
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Answer: C) Moon

Q167. The mass of Jupiter is approximately

  1. Aone-tenth the mass of the Sun
  2. B1000th the mass of the Sun
  3. C100th the mass of the Sun
  4. Dhalf the mass of the Sun
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Answer: B) 1000th the mass of the Sun

Q168. The brightest star in the sky is

  1. AProchisma Century
  2. BBernard
  3. CNebula
  4. DSerious
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Answer: D) Serious

Q169. What is the period of Halley's Comet?

  1. A66 years
  2. B76 years
  3. C86 years
  4. D96 years
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Answer: B) 76 years

Q170. How much time does it take for the light of the star nearest to the Earth, other than the Sun, to reach the Earth?

  1. A4.5 hours
  2. B4.5 days
  3. C4.5 months
  4. D4.5 years
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Answer: D) 4.5 years

Q171. The celestial body revolving around the Sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter is called-

  1. AComet
  2. Bmeteorite
  3. Cmeteor
  4. DAsteroids
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Answer: D) Asteroids

Q172. The planets between which asteroids are found are-

  1. AMars and Venus
  2. BJupiter and Saturn
  3. CMars and Jupiter
  4. DSaturn and Arun
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Answer: C) Mars and Jupiter

Q173. The first asteroid discovered is-

  1. ASiris
  2. BPalas
  3. CJuno
  4. DVesta
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Answer: A) Siris

Q174. The tail of a comet is visible beyond the Sun because -

  1. AAs the comet rotates around the Earth, its lighter mass is eroded away due to centrifugal force alone.
  2. BAs a comet rotates, its lighter mass is attracted by a star in the direction of its tail.
  3. CRadiation emitted by the Sun exerts vegetative pressure on the comet, causing its tail to be deflected away from the Sun.
  4. DThe tail of a comet always remains in the same orientation
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Answer: C) Radiation emitted by the Sun exerts vegetative pressure on the comet, causing its tail to be deflected away from the Sun.

Q175. Consider the following statements regarding asteroids -

  1. A1, 2 and 3 are correct
  2. B2 and 3 are correct
  3. C1 and 2 are correct
  4. D1 and 3 are correct
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Answer: C) 1 and 2 are correct

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