World geography practice quiz 2 June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 Please enter your email: 1. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: mass temperature rotational speed size 2. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? Mars Uranus Neptune Venus 3. The planet having thirteen moons is : Venus Uranus Mars Neptune 4. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’.This is true of: Uranus Saturn Neptune Mars 5. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS] Earth Venus Jupiter Mercury 6. 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 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 3 1 3 4 1 2 7. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? Mars Venus Jupiter Mercury 8. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? Mercury Mars Jupiter Venus 9. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995] magnetic storms on the surface of the sun all of these polar auroras aurora borealis and aurora australis 10. Super Nova is : [CDS 1994] a black hole a dying star a comet an asteroid 11. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because: it goes too far away from the Earth it cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it. it gets hidden behind Venus it being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun 12. The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002] Saturn Mercury Venus Jupiter 13. Which of the following is the brightest planet? Venus Jupiter Mars Mercury 14. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of: astronomical distance density of stars brightness of heavenly bodies orbital velocity of giant stars 15. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? Jupiter Saturn Mars Venus 16. Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990] earth sun no single heavenly body venus 17. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called: Cosmic year Astronomical year Parsec Light year 18. Lunar Sea refers to : a small sea on the moon a light water body illuminated by the moon-light a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon a dark plain on the moon 19. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? Mercury and Mars Venus and Neptune Venus and Mars Mercury and Venus 20. The Milky way extends through a distance: 105 light years 1010 light years 8 light years 1 light year Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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