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Universe and Solar System MCQ Questions with Answers
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Which one of the following planets is known for its main seven rings made up of ice particles?
Jupiter
Pluto
Saturn
Venu
What is the rank of the earth in the solar system in terms of size?
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Six
When an earth satellite dissipates energy, it move to a
lower orbit and its kinetic energy increases
higher orbit and its kinetic energy decreases
lower orbit and its kinetic energy decreases
higher orbit and its kinetic energy increases
A star which appears 'blue' is
cooler than the moon
hotter than the sun
as hot as the sun
cooler than the sun
Consider the following astral bodies:
1. Saturn
2. Venus
3. Mars
The correct sequence in decreasing order of their brightnesses in
2,3,1
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3
Operation Pathfinder is a mission to —
Sun
Moon
Mars
Venus
The origin of a comet is usually from
pearl cloud
cirrus cloud
nebula
oort cloud
Black holes are stellar objects which —
emit black body radiation
have weak gravitational field
have intense gravitational field
have intense magnetic field
Which one of the following satellites/pair of satellites was launched from the Indian soil?
INSAT-1B
Rohini RS-D2
Aryabhatta-I
Bhaskara-I and II
Bodies in the sky which are much smaller than the planets but are having orbits between the Mars and Jupiter are known as —
asteroids
comets
meteors
meteorites
A black hole is a —
contracted star with intense gravitational pull
star with very low surface temperature
star with no atmosphere
pulsating star
An artificial satellite can be tracked very precisely from the earth by using—
Doppler effect
Radar
Sonar
Pulsar
Which one of the following statements about a satellite orbiting around the Earth is correct?
Satellite is kept in orbit by remote control from ground station
Satellite is kept in orbit by retro-rocket and solar energy keeps it moving around the Earth
Satellite requires energy from solar panels and solid fuels for orbiting
Satellite does not require any energy for orbiting
Light year is a measure of —
time
distance
total amount of light falling on the Earth in a year
average intensity of light falling on the Earth in a year
How long does light take to reach the Earth from the Sun?
About 4 minutes
About 8 minutes
About 24 minutes
About 24 hours
A person can jump higher on the moon's surface than on the earth because
the acceleration due to gravity in moon is smaller than that on the earth
the Moon is cooler than earth
the moon's surface is rough
the moon has no atmosphere
Which of the following is correct regarding light year?
1 Light year = 9.46 x 1015 metre
1 Light year = 9.45 x 1015 metre
1 Light year = 9.44 x 1015 metre
1 Light year = 9.43 x 1015 metre
The coldest planet in the Solar System is—
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
124 times
100 times
109 times
115 times
Which one of the following is known as 'Morning Star'?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn