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