Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following planets rotates from east to west?
- Mercury
- Earth
- Jupiter
- Uranus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which planet is called the 'Dwarf Planet'?
- Saturn
- Neptune
- Pluto
- Uranus
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
If the mass of Earth is M, what is the mass of Jupiter?
- 318 M
- 1000 M
- 1300 M
- 1400 M
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following statements is/are true?
(a) Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system.
(b) Venus is also called the 'Sister Planet' of Earth.
(c) Venus has two moons.
- Only (a)
- Both (b) and (c)
- Only (c)
- Both (a) and (b)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
A comet has
- one dust tail only
- one gas tail only
- one gas and one dust tail only
- two gas tails and one dust tail only
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is one of the moons of the planet Neptune?
- Triton
- Titan
- Ceres
- Phobos
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following planets has the most tilted axis?
- Earth
- Venus
- Uranus
- Saturn
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The immediate neighbouring planets of Earth are
- Mercury and Venus
- Venus and Mars
- Mars and Jupiter
- Mercury and Saturn
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following celestial bodies is/are also known as shooting stars?
- Asteroids
- Meteors
- Triton
- All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the approximate diameter of the largest known asteroid?
- 750 km
- 850 km
- 950 km
- 1050 km