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Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

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This section provides practice questions on astronomy and celestial phenomena, focusing on eclipses, planetary movements, and tides. These concepts are commonly tested in general science sections of various competitive exams. Use this hub to practice questions related to the Earth, Moon, and solar system dynamics.

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Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena Questions

Multiple choice

The human sentiment that comes out from the passage is

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. belief in old customs

  2. quest to explore the unknown

  3. love for scenic beauty

  4. exploitation of natural resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It has been talked about over and again in the passage.

Multiple choice

People love moments like

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. snowfall and rain

  2. sunrise and sunset

  3. moonless nights

  4. cloudy sky and lightning
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly”.

Multiple choice

The Earth rotating from west to east leads to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. shorter days

  2. sequence of day and night

  3. changes in intensity of sun's light

  4. different seasons
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is given in the passage. “Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east”.

Multiple choice

The change in light around us occurs because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. the sun changes its place

  2. the moon comes in between the sun and the earth

  3. the earth keeps turning

  4. of an unnatural and unexplained phenomenon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is given that as the position of the sun keeps on changing in the sky, the light around us keeps on changing.

Multiple choice

The change in perception about the occurrence of days and nights shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. we no longer believe in what old people said

  2. old myths and beliefs still hold their importance

  3. scientific research has established facts over old beliefs

  4. man is a slave of technology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Now everybody has become aware of the actual facts with the development of science and technology.

Multiple choice

Sunrise is a beautiful sight because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

  1. it marks the beginning of a new day

  2. the rays of the sun fill colours in the clouds

  3. the earth has moved from west to east

  4. the light is neither too sharp nor too dull
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is given that the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light and it is a beautiful sight.

Multiple choice

Sun is

  1. Smaller than earth

  2. Smaller than moon

  3. Larger than earth

  4. Same size of earth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sun is the largest body of solar system and so is larger than the earth.

Multiple choice

Day and night occurs on the earth due to

  1. Horizon

  2. Spherical shape

  3. Rotation

  4. Revolution
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

day and night occurs on earth due to its rotation. The areas facing the sun experience day and the areas away from the sun experience night.

Multiple choice

Why it is advised not to see sun directly at time of eclipse?

  1. as it is too dark

  2. as it harm eyes

  3. as it is too bright

  4. as it is not visible by naked eyes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

One should never see the sun directly at the time of the eclipse as even if it is observed for a few seconds, it can cause permanent damage to retina of the eye because of the intense visible and invisible radiations emitted by the sun.

Multiple choice

What happen when shadow of moon falls on earth?

  1. solar eclipse

  2. lunar eclipse

  3. bioluminescence

  4. reflection
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, moon fully or partially covers the sun as viewed from earth. In this situation, solar eclipse occurs when moon overshadows the sun or the sunlight. The dark spot seen is the shadow of the moon.

Multiple choice

The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is

  1. 100 million years

  2. 500 million years

  3. 25 million years

  4. 250 million years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sun and the bodies moving in orbit around the earth. The most massive body in the solar system is the Sun, a typical single star that is itself in orbit about the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is 250 million years. 

Multiple choice

The distance between the earth and sun is maximum during the

  1. Summer

  2. Winter Solstice

  3. Perihelion

  4. Aphelion

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth reaches its aphelion when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer. The point in orbit where a planet or comet is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion. The distance between the earth and sun is maximum during the Aphelion.