CSS General Knowledge Topic 1 Everyday Science With Answers

CSS General Knowledge Topic 1 Everyday Science

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1 The planet having the large number of satellites in the solar system is: Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus
2 The outermost layer of the sun is called: Lithosphere chromosphere corona photosphere
3 To a space traveler on moon,the lunar sky during day time appears:  White Blue  Black Red
4 The North Star is a part of the constellation: Orion Big dipper little dipper None of these
5 The change in colour of stars arises due to: Variation in their distance from the earth Variation in their surface temperature   Fluctuation in their composition and size Irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere
6 The planet that has no satellite is: Mars Mercury Venus Both b & c
7 The fastest planet is: Saturn Jupiter Mercury None of these
8 The orbits of planets around the sun,or of satellites around the earth can be: Circular and elliptic Circular and hyperbolic Elliptic and parabolic parabolic and hyperbolic
9 Which of the following is brightest planet? Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter
10 Planet nearest to the sun are: Mercury and Mars Mercury and Venus Earth and Mercury Mercury and Uranus
11 The planet having five moons is: Venus Mars Uranus Neptune
12 A terrestrial planet is a planet of: A dense,rocky body Low density balls of gas High density balls of gas None of these
13 The distance between the earth and the sun in million kms is: 111 149 200 188
14 The hottest planet is: Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn
15 Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution ? Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn
16 Lunar eclipse occurs on: New moon Full moon Half moon Quarter moon
17 Jupiter is larger than the earth by about: 5 times 10 times 20 times 25 times
18 Halley's comet appears once in a period of: 24 years 30 years 76 years 80 years
19 The Saturn rings were discovered by:  Copernicus Newton  Galileo None of these
20 Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin? Venus Mars  Uranus Neptune
21 Which of the following is known as the ''Red Planet''? Mercury   Mars Saturn Venus
22 The position of a planet when it is nearest to the sun,is called Perihelion Aphelion Apogee Perigee
23 Comets revolved around: Earth Sun Venus No single heavenly body
24 Moon is called a satellite of the earth because It is much smaller than the earth It revolves around the sun It has no light of his own It produces tides on earth
25 Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?  Callisto Lo Eurpa Titan
26 Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the: Earth on the moon Earth on the sun Sun and the moon on earth Moon on earth
27 The largest planet of the solar system is: Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn
28 Solar eclipse occurs when: Earth comes between sun and moon Moon is at right angle to earth Moon comes between sun and earth Sun comes between moon and earth
29 The solar wind is composed of: Outward stream of protons of the sun surface Ionized gas plasma All of these
30 Which of the following planets is at the farthest distance from the earth? Neptune  Mercury Mars None of these
31 If there is no sun,the colour of the sky would be: Orange Blue Yellow None of these
32 The smallest planet is: Venus Mercury Neptune Uranus
33 Which of the following gases is most predominant in the sun? Helium Hydrogen Nitrogen Ozone
34 Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? Mercury and Venus Venus and Mars Venus and Neptune None of these
35 The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of: Cosmic rays Molten rays Molten lava Gases
36 Lunar eclipse is caused when the:

 Moon comes between the sun and the earth Earth comes between the sun and the moon Sun comes between the earth and the moon None of these
37 Lunar Sea refers to: A small sea on the moon A sea on early which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon A dark plain on the moon  A large water body illuminated by moonlight
38 The brightest star in the sky is: Hayes Praesepe Sirius Sun
39 The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is: One second 1.3 second 2 second 3 second
40 Which of the following celestial bodies bear,'The Sea of Tranquillity' and 'The Ocean of Storms'? Mars Venus Moon Sun
41 Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because: The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth  None of these
42 The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is: 3 light-years 4 light-years 5 light-years 6 light-years
43 ''Parsec'' is the unit of measurement of:  Density of stars Orbital velocity of giant stars Astronomical distance None of these
44 The sunspots cause: Aurora australis and aurora borealis Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun Polar auroras All of these
45 The constellation of stars appears at different position in the sky at different times during night mainly: Because earth rotates about its axis Because earth revolves around the sun  Because of optical illusion Because celestial bodies are changing their position
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