World geography practice quiz 2 June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 Please enter your email: 1. Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990] earth sun venus no single heavenly body 2. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of: brightness of heavenly bodies density of stars orbital velocity of giant stars astronomical distance 3. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called: Parsec Astronomical year Cosmic year Light year 4. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995] magnetic storms on the surface of the sun all of these aurora borealis and aurora australis polar auroras 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 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 4 3 1 6. The planet having thirteen moons is : Venus Uranus Neptune Mars 7. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? Mercury and Venus Venus and Neptune Venus and Mars Mercury and Mars 8. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? Mars Venus Mercury Jupiter 9. Which of the following is the brightest planet? Mercury Jupiter Venus Mars 10. 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. 11. The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002] Venus Mercury Saturn Jupiter 12. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: rotational speed size temperature mass 13. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus 14. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS] Earth Jupiter Venus Mercury 15. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? Venus Mars Neptune Uranus 16. Super Nova is : [CDS 1994] a comet an asteroid a black hole a dying star 17. The Milky way extends through a distance: 105 light years 8 light years 1 light year 1010 light years 18. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’.This is true of: Saturn Uranus Neptune Mars 19. Lunar Sea refers to : a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon a small sea on the moon a light water body illuminated by the moon-light a dark plain on the moon 20. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? Mercury Mars Jupiter Venus Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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