Monday, August 8, 2011

Quiz 59 | Basic General Knowledge about Astronomy or Solar System

1.The planet with the shortest year is?

A. Mercury
B. Earth
C. Mars
D. Pluto



2.Sun accounts for approximately what fraction of total mass of Solar System ?

A. 70%
B. 96.86%
C. 92.5%



3.How long would it ruffley take to get to the Earth to the Moon?

A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 10 days



4.Which planet has the maximum number of moons?

A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Pluto



5.On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?

A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Venus
D. Mercury



6.Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of which of the following planets?

A. Mars
B. Uranus
C. Jupiter
D. Pluto



7.Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?

A. Proxima Centauri
B. Alpha Centauri A
C. Alpha Centauri B
D. Bernard's Star



8.What is the brightest Star?

A. Rohini
B. Swathi
C. Sirius
D. Aldibaron



9.If the moon is full, what shape is it in the sky?

A. Crescent
B. Square
C. Circle
D. Half-circle



10.The solar eclipse occurs when

A. the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
B. the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
C. the moon comes in between the sun and the earth
D. None of these



11.Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Neptune



12.Which planet rotates fastest on its axis?

A. Mercury
B. Pluto
C. Jupiter



13.Which planet is known as the ”Bright Wandering Star” ?

A. Moon
B. Jupiter
C. Venus



14.Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury



15.Ganymede is a moon of which planet?

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Venus



16.The radiation belts are zones in space around the

A. Earth
B. Jupiter and Saturn
C. Mercury
D. Earth, Jupiter and Saturn



17.Triton is the largest satellite of which planet?

A. Venus
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto



18.The distance between the stars and planets can be measured by _________.

A. using rockets
B. astronomical method
C. triangulation method
D. using survey chains



19.The following two gases contribute to begin the formation of stars..

A. Hydrogen & Nitrogen
B. Nitrogen and Helium
C. Helium & Hydrogen



20.Neutron stars are characterized by ______?

A. very high density .a
B. very low density
C. Normal density


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