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