Questions
Which of the following is NOT a planet of our Solar System?
- Sirius
- Mercury
- Saturn
- Earth
The planet which is farthest from the Sun is _____.
- $Pluto$
- $Uranus$
- $Neptune$
- $Mars$
The largest planet of the solar system is :
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Neptune
- None of the above
Which of the following is the biggest planet?
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Mercury
- Pluto
The credit for the discovery of rings of the Saturn goes to
- Kepler
- Galileo
- Newton
- Copernicus
The difference between the equatorial diameter and polar diameter ofthe Earth is about
- 43km
- 82km
- 56km
- 101km
Mangal is the Indian name of the
- Earth
- Mars
- Uranus
- Pluto
The Indian names of the planets are
- Grahas
- Akash ganga
- Dhruva tara
- None of these
Varun is the Indian name of which of the following planet?
- Pluto
- Jupiter
- Uranus
- Neptune
How many planets can be seen with the naked eye?
- 3
- 4
- 5
- none of these
Pluto is to Varna, as Venus is to
- Shukra
- Mangal
- Shani
- Indra
Indra is the Indian name of
- Uranus
- Saturn
- Earth
- Pluto
- smallest
- largest
- most dense
- coldest
Which of the following planets is coldest in the solar system?
- Mercury
- Venus
- Neptune
- Earth
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Saturn
- Earth
Could Saturn float on water and why?
- Yes, because its density is less than the density of water.
- No, because its density is more than the density of water.
- Yes, because it is a celestial body.
- No, because it has rings.
- inner
- outer
- dwarf
- giant
Which of the following properties is not exhibited by planets?
- Do not have their own light
- Revolve around the sun and rotate around itself
- Keep changing their position
- Follow randomly changing orbits
Find the odd one out:
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Mars
- Earth
- It is called the red planet
- It is the last inner planet
- It takes 687 days to complete one revolution around the Sun
- It has 3 moons
- Mars
- Mercury
- Jupiter
- Uranus
There is life on Earth because of:
- optimum sunlight
- presence of water and atmosphere
- presence of ozone layer
- all of the above
The planet Mercury:
- is a very small planet and hence not visible
- is very far from Earth as compared to other planets
- remains covered by clouds most of the day time
- is hidden by the glare of the Sun and hence not visible during the day time
Brightest planet in the night sky is:
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- outer
- inner
- warmer
- lighter
The planet nearest to the Sun is ______.
- Mercury
- Venus
- Mars
- Earth
Which of the following statements is / are correct ?
- A solar panel is made by combining a large number of solar concentrators.
- To work properly, wind energy generators need wind speeds of at least about 15 km/h.
- Many of the sources ultimately derive their energy
- none
How did planets and other objects in the solar system form?
- After the Sun formed, it threw off hot pieces that spun and cooled.
- The Sun captured objects that formed in other places in the galaxy.
- Two stars collided, and the broken pieces went into orbit around the Sun.
- Material in a disc formed large clumps as the Sun fanned in the centre of the disc.
Which of the following belongs to the class of inferior planets?
- Mercury
- Venus
- Pluto
- Saturn
Which of the following is the smallest planet?
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Mercury
- None of the above
The globe of Saturn can contain about
- 150 Earths
- 472Earths
- 355 Earths
- 729 Earths
Reflection of the sunlight from the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere causes
- days and nights
- tides
- eclipses
- twilight
Which of the following doesn't belong to the class of superior planets?
- Venus
- Neptune
- Uranus
- Mars
Mass of Jupiter is ........... times that of Earth.
- 318
- 195
- 95
- 0.8
The planet having the largest diameter is
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Pluto
- Mars
Venus appears very bright because it reflects about ....... percent of the light which it receives from the Sun.
- 50
- 60
- 75
- 100
The planet farthest from the Earth is
- Pluto
- Mercury
- Neptune
- Saturn
A planet shines because it reflects the light of the
- sun
- other planets
- milky way
- pole star
The smallest planet in the solar system is ___________.
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Mercury
- Earth
Surface gravity of different planets in correct decreasing order is
- Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth
- Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Saturn
- Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Earth
- Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
Pluto is to Yam, as Venus is to
- Shukra
- Mangal
- Shani
- lndra
Varun is the Indian name of the
- Pluto
- Jupiter
- Uranus
- Neptune
The planet farthest from the Sun is
- Mercury
- Venus
- Neptune
- Earth
The outermost layer of the Earth is called
- crust
- mantle
- core
- none of these
The hottest planet of the solar system is
- Mercury
- Neptune
- Jupiter
- Venus
The temperature of the centre of the Earth is about
- $4000^oC$
- $6000^oC$
- ${10^4 }^oC$
- ${10^6 }^oC$
Yama is to Pluto, as Shani is to
- Saturn
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Venus
The fourth planet from the Sun is _______ .
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
Mercury and Venus, both, do not have any
- atmosphere
- solid matter
- satellite
- fixed orbit
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
A.The age of the solar system is 4.6 billion years.
B.The outer planets consists of gases.
- Only A is correct
- Only B is correct
- Both 1and 2 are correct
- Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
How many planets are there in our solar system?
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10