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Multiple choice evs - i our earth and our solar system solar system and sun planets and stars planets sunita's experience in space space exploration

According to the data available by Dec-2012 the maximum number of known moons are possessed by the planet:

  1. Jupiter

  2. Saturn

  3. both (a) and (b)

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

As of late 2012, Jupiter was widely cited as having the most known moons. Saturn later surpassed it following new discoveries.

Multiple choice evs - i our earth and our solar system solar system and sun planets and stars planets sunita's experience in space space exploration

The inclination of the axis of rotation is maximum for planet _____ and minimum for planet _______.

  1. Mercury and Uranus

  2. Uranus and Mercury

  3. Uranus and Venus

  4. Venus and Mercury
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The inclination of axis of rotation is maximum for planet Mercury and minimum for Uranus. 

Ans: Mercury and Uranus

Multiple choice evs - i our earth and our solar system solar system and sun planets and stars planets sunita's experience in space space exploration

Many planets exhibit a special phenomenon called aurora at its poles due to a common property called

  1. ionisation

  2. magnetic fields

  3. electric fields

  4. chemical reactions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Auroras occur when charged particles from the solar wind are funneled by a planet's magnetic field toward the poles, where they interact with the atmosphere.