| 1 |
What stage of its life is our Sun in now? |
Red Giant stage
Natural sequence
Supernova
Main Sequence
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| 2 |
How far is our solar system away from the nearest bright star cluster? |
150 light years
50 light years
100 light years
2 light years
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| 3 |
The surface of the Sun is called the? |
Chromospheres
Ground
Corona
Photosphere
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| 4 |
What is the farthest planet that can be seen without a telescope? |
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
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| 5 |
The sun is composed mainly of these two elements |
Hydrogen and Helium
Helium and Argon
Nitrogen and Hydrogen
Carbon and Oxygen
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| 6 |
The great Dark Spot- a cloud of methane as big as the Earth itself can be found on planet? |
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
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| 7 |
A light year is equal to: |
6 million, million kms
7.50 million, million kms
9.50 million, million kms
11 million, million kms
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| 8 |
The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of: |
18.5 km/sec
26.6 km/sec
29 km/sec
31.9 km/sec
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| 9 |
Which planet is known as "Earth's near twin planet"? |
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Neptune
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| 10 |
The rising of the evening star indicates the |
South Pole
North Pole
East
West
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| 11 |
The planet which has longest year is: |
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Neptune
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| 12 |
The sun: What was it 'born' and how long is it still expected to shine? |
7 billion years ago; 2 billion years
9.7 billion years ago; 1000 years
5.3 billion years ago; 900 million years
4.6 billion years ago; 5 billion years
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| 13 |
The Great Dark Spot was a storm on? |
Jupiter
Sun
Venus
Neptune
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| 14 |
The main asteroid belt is between the planets |
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Mars
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| 15 |
How many layers are present in the atmosphere of the sun? |
1
2
3
4
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| 16 |
How many days does the moon take to return to the same position among the constellations? |
28 days
29 days
26 days
30 days
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| 17 |
Edmund Halley (comet) reappears after a time of every how many years? |
86 years
76 years
68 years
96 years
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| 18 |
In which year will Pluto complete one orbit since its discovery? |
2010
2178
2426
1930
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| 19 |
There are literally millions of known galaxies in the universe. We live in the Milky Way galaxy, on the end of one of the 'arms'. What is the shape of Milky Way galaxy? |
Spiral
Geoid
Ecliptic
None of these
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| 20 |
The planet with the shortest year is-- |
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Pluto
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| 21 |
Which one is the biggest planet of the Solar system? |
Mercury
Earth
Pluto
Jupiter
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| 22 |
What are asteroids? |
Minor planets revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Luminous celestial bodies moving round the Sun
A group of fixed stars arranged naturally
None of these
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| 23 |
Which is the hottest planet in our solar system? |
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Mercury
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| 24 |
It is the point in the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun (147.5 million km) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of January is called |
Latitude
Solar time
Perihelion
Aphelion
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| 25 |
What is the axial tilt of the Earth? |
24.5 degrees
17.5 degrees
12.7 degrees
23.5 degrees
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| 26 |
What is the approximate diameter of the earth? |
7926.2 miles (12.756 km)
12,000 miles (19,300 km)
22,000 miles (34,400 km)
25,000 miles (40,200 km)
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| 27 |
What is the exact time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun? |
365 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 18 seconds
365 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 49 seconds
364 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 38 seconds
365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds
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| 28 |
Earth rotates in about how many hours? |
26 hours
12 hours
24 hours
23 hours
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| 29 |
Saturn was the first planet known to have: |
Rings
Sunspots
Satellites
Craters
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| 30 |
At one time, Greeks associated Venus with what goddess? |
Aphrodite
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Athena
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| 31 |
What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky? |
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Jupiter
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| 32 |
Who among the following contributed most to be development of Astronomy? |
Greeks
Romans
Indians
Arabs
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| 33 |
Spring tide means: |
Higher high tide, higher low tide
Higher high tide, lower low tide
Lower high tide, lower low tide
Lower high tide, higher low tide
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| 34 |
What river separates the Libyan Desert from the Nubian? |
Nile
Orange
Zambezi
Vaal
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| 35 |
Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle? |
0 degree
23-1/2 degree
66-1/2 degree
90 degree
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| 36 |
The tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal are usually calle: |
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Depression
Tornadoes
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| 37 |
Greenwich Mean Time is the local time of: |
180 degree longitude
80 degree west longitude
0 degree longitude
80 degree East longitude
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| 38 |
The lower layer of the atmosphere is known as-- |
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
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| 39 |
The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make in angle of- |
180<sup>o</sup>
90<sup>o</sup>
45<sup>o</sup>
33<sup>o</sup>
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| 40 |
Lines joining places receiving equal amount of rainfall are called: |
Isohalines
Isobars
Isotherms
Isohyets
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| 41 |
What is Great Barrier Reef? |
A belt of Coral along the east coasts of Australia
A cave between Sydney and Melbourne
A fish found area in the sea near New Zealand
A mine situated in the Great Victoria Valley
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| 42 |
The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as- |
Maoris
Bedouins
Magyars
Tartars
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| 43 |
Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia? |
Rice
Maize
Wheat
Potato
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| 44 |
Which part of Australia receives rain throughout the year? |
Western part
Eastern part
Southern part
Northern part
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| 45 |
What is the chief export from New Zealand? |
Wool
Oil
Motor Car
Cigarette
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