World geography Quiz 2 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? Saturn Mercury Earth Jupiter 2. Which of the following planets is known as ‘Morning Star’? Jupiter Mercury Mars Venus 3. The outermost layer of Sun is called: photosphere convection zone chromosphere corona 4. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? Jupiter Mercury Saturn Mars 5. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is : Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth 6. 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 rotates with the same period as the earth Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth Pole star is a star of our own galaxy 7. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? Jupiter None of these Saturn Neptune 8. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Jupiter and Saturn Earth and Jupiter Saturn and Earth Saturn and Neptune 9. Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’ ? Mercury Jupiter Mars Earth 10. Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets? [IAS 1990] Mars Mercury Venus Earth Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related