World geography Quiz 2 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’ ? Jupiter Mercury Earth Mars 2. The outermost layer of Sun is called: convection zone corona chromosphere photosphere 3. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? Saturn Jupiter None of these Neptune 4. Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets? [IAS 1990] Earth Mars Venus Mercury 5. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? Saturn Mercury Jupiter Earth 6. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? Jupiter Saturn Mars Mercury 7. Which of the following planets is known as ‘Morning Star’? Mercury Mars Venus Jupiter 8. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Saturn and Earth Saturn and Neptune Jupiter and Saturn Earth and Jupiter 9. Pole Star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not; this is Sun and Pole star are in two opposite directions relative to earth Pole star is a star of our own galaxy Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth Pole star rotates with the same period as the earth 10. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is : Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related