Solar System

solar system and sun

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a planet of our Solar System?

  1. Sirius
  2. Mercury
  3. Saturn
  4. Earth
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet which is farthest from the Sun is _____. 

  1. $Pluto$
  2. $Uranus$
  3. $Neptune$
  4. $Mars$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The largest planet of the solar system is :

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mars
  3. Neptune
  4. None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the biggest planet?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Venus
  3. Mercury
  4. Pluto
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The credit for the discovery of rings of the Saturn goes to

  1. Kepler
  2. Galileo
  3. Newton
  4. Copernicus
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between the equatorial diameter and polar diameter ofthe Earth is about

  1. 43km
  2. 82km
  3. 56km
  4. 101km
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mangal is the Indian name of the

  1. Earth
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus
  4. Pluto
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Indian names of the planets are

  1. Grahas
  2. Akash ganga
  3. Dhruva tara
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Varun is the Indian name of which of the following planet?

  1. Pluto
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many planets can be seen with the naked eye?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. none of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pluto is to Varna, as Venus is to

  1. Shukra
  2. Mangal
  3. Shani
  4. Indra
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Indra is the Indian name of

  1. Uranus
  2. Saturn
  3. Earth
  4. Pluto
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Fill in the blank:

Mercury is the ________ planet of the solar system.
  1. smallest
  2. largest
  3. most dense
  4. coldest
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planets is coldest in the solar system?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Neptune
  4. Earth
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The planet, ________ is called morning or evening star.
  1. Jupiter
  2. Venus
  3. Saturn
  4. Earth
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Could Saturn float on water and why?

  1. Yes, because its density is less than the density of water.
  2. No, because its density is more than the density of water.
  3. Yes, because it is a celestial body.
  4. No, because it has rings.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Pluto is termed as the _______ planet.
  1. inner
  2. outer
  3. dwarf
  4. giant
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following properties is not exhibited by planets?

  1. Do not have their own light
  2. Revolve around the sun and rotate around itself
  3. Keep changing their position
  4. Follow randomly changing orbits
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the odd one out:

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Mars
  4. Earth
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Identify the wrong statement about Mars.
  1. It is called the red planet
  2. It is the last inner planet
  3. It takes 687 days to complete one revolution around the Sun
  4. It has 3 moons
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Earth : Bluish green :: ________ : Reddish.
  1. Mars
  2. Mercury
  3. Jupiter
  4. Uranus
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

There is life on Earth because of:

  1. optimum sunlight
  2. presence of water and atmosphere
  3. presence of ozone layer
  4. all of the above
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet Mercury:

  1. is a very small planet and hence not visible
  2. is very far from Earth as compared to other planets
  3. remains covered by clouds most of the day time
  4. is hidden by the glare of the Sun and hence not visible during the day time
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Brightest planet in the night sky is:

  1. Jupiter
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are not among the  _______ planets.
  1. outer
  2. inner
  3. warmer
  4. lighter
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet nearest to the Sun is ______.

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Mars
  4. Earth
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is / are correct ?

  1. A solar panel is made by combining a large number of solar concentrators.
  2. To work properly, wind energy generators need wind speeds of at least about 15 km/h.
  3. Many of the sources ultimately derive their energy
  4. none
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How did planets and other objects in the solar system form?

  1. After the Sun formed, it threw off hot pieces that spun and cooled.
  2. The Sun captured objects that formed in other places in the galaxy.
  3. Two stars collided, and the broken pieces went into orbit around the Sun.
  4. Material in a disc formed large clumps as the Sun fanned in the centre of the disc.
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following belongs to the class of inferior planets?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Pluto
  4. Saturn
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the smallest planet?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Venus
  3. Mercury
  4. None of the above
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The globe of Saturn can contain about

  1. 150 Earths
  2. 472Earths
  3. 355 Earths
  4. 729 Earths
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reflection of the sunlight from the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere causes

  1. days and nights
  2. tides
  3. eclipses
  4. twilight
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following doesn't belong to the class of superior planets?

  1. Venus
  2. Neptune
  3. Uranus
  4. Mars
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mass of Jupiter is ........... times that of Earth.

  1. 318
  2. 195
  3. 95
  4. 0.8
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet having the largest diameter is

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Pluto
  4. Mars
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Venus appears very bright because it reflects about ....... percent of the light which it receives from the Sun.

  1. 50
  2. 60
  3. 75
  4. 100
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet farthest from the Earth is

  1. Pluto
  2. Mercury
  3. Neptune
  4. Saturn
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A planet shines because it reflects the light of the

  1. sun
  2. other planets
  3. milky way
  4. pole star
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The smallest planet in the solar system is ___________.

  1. Mars
  2. Jupiter
  3. Mercury
  4. Earth
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Surface gravity of different planets in correct decreasing order is

  1. Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth
  2. Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Saturn
  3. Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Earth
  4. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pluto is to Yam, as Venus is to

  1. Shukra
  2. Mangal
  3. Shani
  4. lndra
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Varun is the Indian name of the

  1. Pluto
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The planet farthest from the Sun is

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Neptune
  4. Earth
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The outermost layer of the Earth is called

  1. crust
  2. mantle
  3. core
  4. none of these
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The hottest planet of the solar system is

  1. Mercury
  2. Neptune
  3. Jupiter
  4. Venus
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The temperature of the centre of the Earth is about

  1. $4000^oC$
  2. $6000^oC$
  3. ${10^4 }^oC$
  4. ${10^6 }^oC$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Yama is to Pluto, as Shani is to

  1. Saturn
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. Venus
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The fourth planet from the Sun is _______ .

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mercury and Venus, both, do not have any

  1. atmosphere
  2. solid matter
  3. satellite
  4. fixed orbit
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

  1. Only A is correct
  2. Only B is correct
  3. Both 1and 2 are correct
  4. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many planets are there in our solar system?

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10

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