World geography practice quiz 2

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1. Super Nova is : [CDS 1994]

 
 
 
 

2. The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002]

 
 
 
 

3. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

 
 
 
 

4. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?

 
 
 
 

5. Match the following: A. Largest Planet 1. Mercury B. Brightest Planet 2. Jupiter C. Densest Planet 3. Earth D. Smallest Planet 4. Venus A B C D

 
 
 
 

6. Which of the following is the brightest planet?

 
 
 
 

7. The planet having thirteen moons is :

 
 
 
 

8. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995]

 
 
 
 

9. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of:

 
 
 
 

10. Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990]

 
 
 
 

11. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

 
 
 
 

12. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

 
 
 
 

13. Lunar Sea refers to :

 
 
 
 

14. The Milky way extends through a distance:

 
 
 
 

15. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their:

 
 
 
 

16. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:

 
 
 
 

17. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’.This is true of:

 
 
 
 

18. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?

 
 
 
 

19. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS]

 
 
 
 

20. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because:

 
 
 
 

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