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