World geography practice quiz 2 June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 Please enter your email: 1. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’.This is true of: Mars Neptune Uranus Saturn 2. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus 3. 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 4. 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 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 5. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995] all of these polar auroras aurora borealis and aurora australis magnetic storms on the surface of the sun 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 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 2 4 3 1 3 4 2 1 7. The Milky way extends through a distance: 8 light years 1010 light years 1 light year 105 light years 8. Super Nova is : [CDS 1994] a black hole an asteroid a comet a dying star 9. Which of the following is the brightest planet? Mars Jupiter Mercury Venus 10. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? Mars Uranus Neptune Venus 11. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS] Earth Venus Mercury Jupiter 12. The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002] Jupiter Saturn Mercury Venus 13. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: mass rotational speed temperature size 14. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? Mercury and Mars Venus and Mars Mercury and Venus Venus and Neptune 15. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? Saturn Venus Jupiter Mars 16. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? Venus Jupiter Mars Mercury 17. Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990] sun venus no single heavenly body earth 18. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called: Parsec Cosmic year Light year Astronomical year 19. The planet having thirteen moons is : Uranus Neptune Mars Venus 20. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of: brightness of heavenly bodies density of stars orbital velocity of giant stars astronomical distance Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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