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