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1.
Which planet in the solar system has most moons?
- A.Uranus
- C.Mercury
- B.Jupiter
- D.Saturn
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Answer : [B]
2.
The spring tides,when the tides are most pronounced, occur on
- A.New Moon Days
- C.When the moon is in Quadrature
- B.Full Moon Days
- D.both (A) and (B)
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Answer : [D]
3.
On the Full Moon Day when the Sun is in Scorpio the moon is called
- A.the Harvest Moon
- C.Full Moon
- B.the Hunters Moon
- D.None
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Answer : [B]
4.
On a certain full Moon day when the Sun is in Libra the Moon will rise exactly when the Sun sets. The Moon on that night is called
- A.the Harvest Moon
- C.Full Moon
- B.the Hunters Moon
- D.None
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Answer : [A]
5.
A few days before and also after the Full Moon, her luminosity is more than a semi-circle,she is said to be
- A.crescent
- C.gibbous
- B.quadrature
- D.none
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Answer : [C]
6.
Master Control facility to track satellites in India is at
- A.Thumba
- C.Hassan
- B.Sriharikota
- D.Dharwad
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Answer : [C]
7.
The gravitational pull on the Moon is
- A.Twice than that of the Earth
- C.1/6 of the Earth
- B.1/4 of the Earth
- D.1/2 of the Earth
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Answer : [C]
8.
Can you see a star between the horns of a Crescent Moon ?
- A.Yes, Always
- C.No
- B.Yes, Sometimes
- D.Maybe
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Answer : [C]
9.
A simple instrument by which solar time(based on the Sun's motion) at any instant can be found by finding the position of shadow cast by a rod on a graduated plate is called
- A.Chronometer
- C.Sun dial
- B.Micrometer
- D.Transit circle
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Answer : [C]
10.
The time taken by the Earth to rotate once about its axis is called
- A.Sidereal day
- C.Mean solar day
- B.solar day
- D.Mean sidereal day
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Answer : [A]
11.
When the luminous Moon looks exactly like a semi-cirlce, she is said to be
- A.crescent
- C.gibbous
- B.quadrature
- D.none
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Answer : [B]
12.
Of 1900,2000,2100,2200 the leap year is
- A.1900
- C.2100
- B.2000
- D.2200
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Answer : [B]
13.
A century year is a leap year
- A.if it is divisible by 4
- C.if it is divisible 10
- B.if it is divisible by 2
- D.always
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Answer : [A]
14.
The calendar is based on the
- A.Solar year
- C.Tropical year
- B.Sidereal year
- D.Civil year
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Answer : [A]
15.
In the southern hemisphere, the hottest period is
- A.1st week of January
- C.1st week of July
- B.1st week of February
- D.1st week of August
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Answer : [B]
16.
June 22, when the Sun is on the Tropic of Cancer, is the longest day. if it is in the northern hemisphere it is
- A.the hottest day
- C.cold day
- B.not the hottest day
- D.neither very cold nor very hot
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Answer : [B]
17.
When it is spring in the Northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere it is
- A.spring
- C.autumn
- B.summer
- D.winter
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Answer : [C]
18.
On June 22 and December22, the Sun is away from the Earth; these two days are called
- A.solstices
- C.apogees
- B.equinoxes
- D.perigees
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Answer : [A]
19.
On March 21 and September23, the Sun crosses the equator. The two days are called
- A.solstices
- C.apogees
- B.equinoxes
- D.perigees
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Answer : [B]
20.
The length of time between the rising and setting of the Sun at all places on the Earth is
- A.equal to 12 hrs
- C.less than 12 hrs
- B.greater than 12 hrs
- D.depends upon the latitude of the place
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Answer : [D]
21.
Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet, its path is highly ecliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planets. As a result, for a period of twenty years from 1979, the farthest planet is not Pluto, but
- A.Neptune
- C.Saturn
- B.Uranus
- D.Jupiter
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Answer : [A]
22.
The time taken by the Uranus to revolve round the Sun is approximately
- A.76 Years
- C.84 Years
- B.80 Years
- D.90 Years
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Answer : [C]
23.
Which star is brighter Sun ?
- A.Sirius
- C.Egin Star
- B.Vega
- D.None
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Answer : [C]
24.
How much time is required for the sunlight to reach the earth ?
- A.8 min
- B.8 min 15 secs
- C.1 hour
- D.24 hours
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Answer : [A]
25.
Which planet was first found in space ?
- A.Sun
- C.Neptune
- B.Pluto
- D.Jupiter
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Answer : [A]
26.
Which of the following is responsible for life on the Earth ?
- A.Sun
- C.Jupiter
- B.Moon
- D.None
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Answer : [A]
27.
The Moon has no atmosphere because
- A.Of its thinnes
- C.It is close to the Sun
- B.Emittance of no gases by its crust
- D.None of the Above
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Answer : [A]
28.
Once in how many years calendars will be alike ?
- A.10
- C.20
- B.12
- D.100
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Answer : [B]
29.
Which planet has a lot of satellites ?
- A.Saturn
- C.Venus
- B.Mercury
- D.Moon
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Answer : [A]
30.
When does Solar Eclipse take place ?
- A.When the Moon is between the Jupiter and the Earth
- B.When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
- C.When the temperature of the Sun reaches to a superlative degree
- D.None of the above
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Answer : [B]
31.
Who discovered the Earth's revolution ?
- A.Copernicus
- C.Galileo
- B.Einstein
- D.Bhaskara
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Answer : [A]
32.
Space Application Centre is in
- A.Bangalore
- C.Thumba
- B.Ahmedabad
- D.Thiruvananthapuram
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Answer : [B]
33.
When you go higher up in the atmosphere, the first layer of its known as
- A.Hemisphere
- C.Exosphere
- B.Stratosphere
- D.Troposphere
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Answer : [D]
34.
The rotation of the Earth causes
- A.Tides
- C.Solar Eclipse
- B.Days and nights
- D.Lunar Eclipse
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Answer : [B]
35.
The Theory of Expanding Universe was first propounded by
- A.Einstein
- C.Newton
- B.Galileo
- D.Hubble
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Answer : [C]
36.
If the Earth had no satellite of its own(ie. the Moon), which of the following phenomena will not occur?
- A.Neap tide
- C.Spring tie
- B.Occean currents
- D.All will not occur
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Answer : [C]
37.
A star which explodes and throws off a bright outer shell of gas is known as
- A.Nova
- C.Meteor
- B.Comet
- D.Nebulae
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Answer : [A]
38.
The biggest star in our galaxy is
- A.Epsilon Aurigae
- C.Sirius
- B.Proxima Centauri
- D.Sun
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Answer : [B]
39.
The nearest star to Earth(Excepting Sun) in our galaxy is
- A.Epsilon indi
- C.Sirius A
- B.Proxima Centauri
- D.GQ Andromedae
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Answer : [B]
40.
Who was the first to observe Sun spots ?
- A.Galileo
- C.Newton
- B.Halley
- D.None of the above
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Answer : [A]
41.
Which of the following planets takes very nearly the same time for a rotation on its own axis as does the Earth ?
- A.Jupiter
- C.Neptune
- B.Mars
- D.Uranus
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Answer : [B]
42.
In which year did man first step out o the moon ?
- A.1969
- C.1961
- B.1965
- D.1971
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Answer : [A]
43.
The largest number of natural satellites(or moons) that any one of the planets of the Solar System has is
- A.5
- C.17
- B.16
- D.None of the above
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Answer : [C]
44.
What quantity of hydrogen in the Sun is converted into helium every second ?
- A.4 x 1011grams
- C.2 x 1024
- B.3 x 1018grams
- D.2 x 1040
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Answer : [A]
45.
How many hydrogen nuclei combine to form a nucleus of helium in the Sun, with an attendant release of a gamma-ray photon ?
- A.2
- C.4
- B.3
- D.6
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Answer : [C]
46.
Titan, the largest Moon in the Solar System, is also the largest Moon of
- A.Jupiter
- C.Saturn
- B.Mars
- D.Uranus
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Answer : [C]
47.
What name is given to the path of the Sun amongst the stars in our galaxy ?
- A.Celestial sphere
- C.Elliptical path
- B.Ecliptic
- D.Zodiacal signs
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Answer : [B]
48.
The visible part of the Sun is called
- A.Inonosphere
- C.photosphere
- B.Hydrosphere
- D.Trotosphere
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Answer : [C]
49.
The radius of which of the following is 7 x 105 kilometers ?
- A.Jupiter
- C.Uranus
- B.Saturn
- D.Sun
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Answer : [D]
50.
The Sun shines vertically on the Equator
- A.Throughout the year
- C.Twice a year
- B.Four times a year
- D.Once a year
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Answer : [C]
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