CSS General Knowledge Online Entry Test With Answers

CSS General Knowledge Online Entry Test

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1 The four planets closer to the sun are called Gaseous planets Asteroid planets Blue planets Rocky planets
2 What is the name for an object that goes around another object backwards calleds? Retrograde Upside down Prograde Normal
3 What is a bright region in the sun called? Prominence Sunspot Plage Flare
4 What is the brightness scale of stars called? Magnitude Temperature Albedo Density
5 What is a fireball that produces a sonic boom called? Meteorite Bolide Comet No such object
6 A medium sized icy solar system object is called a? Asteroid Planet Comet Star
7 The uppermost region of the Sun is called the? Photosphere Ionosphere Chromosphere Corona
8 Light travels at 186,282 miles per: Hour Minute Second Year
9 What is a bright streak of light seen in the sky? Meteorite Asteroid Meteoroid Meteor
10 A star that flares up for a short time and then returns to its original magnitude is a: Pulsar Nova Quasar Black hole
11 The ________ is also known as the Northern Lights. Aurora borealis Nova Quasar Black hole
12 What is it called when the sun is blocked out by the Moon's shadow? Lunar eclipse Earth eclipse Solar eclipse Partial eclipse
13 How many astronomical units (AU) is the planet Mercury from the Sun? 1.00 AU 38 AU 3.8 AU 10.0 AU
14 Which planet countains largest quantity of carbon dioxide with 95%? Earth Jupiter Venus Mercury
15 Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System? Jupiter Mercury Uranus Venus
16 The planet which revolves very slowly around the sun is: Neptune Jupiter Mars None of these
17 The temperature of Sun's centre is 15 million C and the temperature of outer surface of sun is: 4000 to 5000<sup>o</sup>C 4500 to 5000<sup>o</sup>C 4500 to 5000<sup>o</sup>C 5500 to 6000<sup>o</sup>C
18 What causes aurora? Impact of atomic particles from the sun Rainbows Jet trails in the sky High clouds
19 What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere? Meteorite Jupiter Meteor Meteoroid
20 Most meteorites come from? The Sun The Moon The asteroid belt Mars
21 What is usually seen near the poles in the night sky that can be red, yellow or green? Zodiacal light Aurora Gegenschein Plage
22 How many planets are present in our galaxy? 9 8 10 11
23 Which planet takes the largest time to go once around the sun? Uranus Jupiter Neptune Pluto
24 Pluto was discovered on what date? January 13, 1908 December 17, 1916 December 11, 1921 February 18, 1930
25 Which planet shares an orbit with two groups of asteroids, known as the Trojan Asteroids? Saturn Venus Pluto Jupiter
26 Jupiter is named for the god? Zeus Hercules Apollo Ares
27 The visible part of the sun is called: Ionosphere Hydrosphere Photosphere Troposphere
28 When Neptune officially was discovered? September 23, 1846 September 23, 1781 September 23, 1930 September 23, 1864
29 Which planet's winds are the fastest in the Solar system? Neptune Mercury Pluto Jupiter
30 Mercurys year is how many Earth's days? 59 88 365 28
31 What does the surface of Mercury look like? Molten lava Cratered like our Moon Mercury has no visible surface Gas clouds
32 What are 'Red giants'? Caucasians Old Stars Young stars None of these
33 What are 'Red giants? Caucasians Old Stars Youngs Stars None of these
34 'Blue dwarfs' refer to: Caucasians Young stars Old stars None of these
35 Saturn's atmosphere is mostly: Sulfur and Hydrogen Nitrogen and Oxygen Hydrogen and Helium Hydrogen and Nitrogen
36 Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), was established on September 16, 1960 September 16, 1961 September 16, 1962 September 16, 1963
37 The first artificial satellite was launched in: October 4, 1951 October 4, 1961 October 4, 1957 October 4, 1967
38 Which of the following planets has the maximum number of satellites? Jupiter Uranus Saturn Venus
39 The highest radius of earth is at: Cancer Capricorn Poles Equator
40 Where on earth is the duration of sunshine equal all times? Equator Tropics Both of these Poles
41 The inclination of the earth's axis to plane of the orbit is--- 90<sup>o</sup> 23 1/2<sup>o</sup> 66 1/2<sup>o</sup> 0<sup>o</sup>
42 The earth rotates from: East to West North to South South to North West to East
43 The shape of the earth is: Flat Conical Cubical Spherical
44 How old is the Earth? 5.0 to 5.1 Billion years 4.8 to 5.0 Billion years 4.0 to 4.2 Billion years 4.5 to 4.6 Billion years
45 What temperature can the center of Earth's core reach up to? 7000 K 7500 K 7300 K 8100 K
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