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    The document contains 35 multiple choice questions about planets and other objects in our solar system. It tests knowledge about the properties of planets like Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury; moons like those orbiting Saturn and Jupiter; and astronomical phenomena like lunar and solar eclipses. The questions cover topics like the order of planets from the sun, which planet has rings, which has the most moons, and physical attributes of various celestial bodies.

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    The document contains 35 multiple choice questions about planets and other objects in our solar system. It tests knowledge about the properties of planets like Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury; moons like those orbiting Saturn and Jupiter; and astronomical phenomena like lunar and solar eclipses. The questions cover topics like the order of planets from the sun, which planet has rings, which has the most moons, and physical attributes of various celestial bodies.

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    1.

    The largest planet in our solar system is


    (a) Mars
    (b) Saturn
    (c) Jupiter
    (d) Mercury

    2. There is no atmosphere on moon because


    (a) There is no vegetation
    (b) The escape velocity at its surface is very low
    (c) Diffusion constant of gases is high
    (d) There is vacuum in space

    3. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above the


    (a) Equator
    (b) Tropic of Capricorn
    (c) Tropic of Cancer
    (d) Poles

    4. The number of satellites of Venus is:


    (a) one
    (b) two
    (c) three
    (d) zero

    5. How many moons does Saturn have?


    (a) 82
    (b) 80
    (c) 78
    (d) 76

    6. The credit for the discovery of rings of the Saturn goes to:
    (a) Kepler
    (b) Galileo
    (c) Newton
    (d) Copernicus

    7. Which of the planet is brightest?


    (a) Mercury
    (b) Venus
    (c) Mars
    (d) Jupiter

    8. Smallest & Largest planet of solar system is respectively:


    (a) Mercury & Uranus
    (b) Neptune & Jupiter
    (c) Mars & Saturn
    (d) Mercury & Jupiter

    9. A planet which is born sister of earth is


    (a) Mercury
    (b) Venus
    (c) Mars
    (d) Jupiter

    10. Phases of the moon are observed because:


    (a) The moon does not reflect sunlight
    (b) The relative position of the sun, earth and the moon changes
    (c) The shadow of earth falls on the moon
    (d) Only some parts of the moon can emit light

    11. Which planet is also known as “red planet”?


    (a) Mars
    (b) Venus
    (c) Jupiter
    (d) Mercury

    12. The planet emitting green light


    (a) Jupiter
    (b) Venus
    (c) Uranus
    (d) Neptune

    13. The heaviest mass revolving round the sun is _


    (a) Moon
    (b) Jupiter
    (c) Neptune
    (d) Pluto

    14. Lunar eclipse occurs when the:


    (a) Sun comes between the earth and the moon
    (b) Moon comes between the earth and the sun
    (c) Earth comes between the sun and the moon
    (d) Earth and the moon collide with each other

    15. Which of these is the largest natural satellite in the solar system?
    (a) Lysistrata
    (b) Corstorphine
    (c) Caligula
    (d) Ganymede

    16. Which of the following planet has highest known satellite:


    (a) Mercury
    (b) Jupiter
    (c) Saturn
    (d) Venus

    17. Which of the following planets have rings around it?


    (a) Uranus
    (b) Mars
    (c) Jupiter
    (d) Saturn

    18. Mercury is closer to the sun than venus. But venus is hotter than mercury because :
    (a) Mercury has no atmosphere and venus has a thick atmosphere which can retain the
    heat
    (b) Mercury is mostly made up of sedimentary rocks while venus contains igneous
    rocks
    (c) Mercury being closer to the sun, sun absorbs the heat of the mercury
    (d) All of the above

    19. Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?


    (a) Venus
    (b) Earth
    (c) Mars
    (d) Jupiter

    20. Which of the following planets is referred to as ‘Watery planet’?


    (a) Mercury
    (b) Earth
    (c) Mars
    (d) Jupiter

    21. The laws concerning the motion of planets were suggested by


    (a) Kepler
    (b) Galileo
    (c) Einstein
    (d) Brahe

    22. Venus and which other planet in our solar system has no moon?
    (a) Saturn
    (b) Neptune
    (c) Mars
    (d) Mercury

    23. Ques. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
    (a) Mercury
    (b) Earth
    (c) Jupiter
    (d) Saturn

    24. Which of the following is now not considered as a planet of our solar system?
    (a) Pluto
    (b) Jupiter
    (c) Mars
    (d) None of these

    25. On which of the following planets a water cycle is available?


    (a) Jupiter
    (b) Earth
    (c) Mars
    (d) Venus

    26. Example of natural satellite is:


    (a) Venus
    (b) Comet
    (c) Moon
    (d) Mangalyaan

    27. The mass of Jupiter is approximately


    (a) one tenth of the solar mass
    (b) one thousandth of the solar mass
    (c) one hundredth of the solar mass
    (d) half the solar mass

    28. The planets on either side of the Earth are


    (a) Mars and Jupiter
    (b) Mercury and Venus
    (c) Venus and Saturn
    (d) Mars and Venus

    29. Which planet has highest number of moons ?


    (a) Uranus
    (b) Mars
    (c) Saturn
    (d) Jupiter

    30. What is the position of Mars from the Sun among the eight planets
    (a) First
    (b) Second
    (c) Third
    (d) Fourth

    31. Among the following, the celestial body farthest from the Earth is
    (a) Saturn
    (b) Uranus
    (c) Neptune
    (d) Pluto

    32. Which one is called Blue Planet?


    (a) Earth
    (b) Mars
    (c) Venus
    (d) Jupiter

    33. The planet which has the highest surface temperature is


    (a) Jupiter
    (b) Earth
    (c) Pluto
    (d) Venus

    34. How long does the earth takes to rotate


    (a) 4 minute
    (b) 15 minute
    (c) 36 minute
    (d) 24 minute

    35. Which of the following is called the twin of the earth?


    (a) Neptune
    (b) Venus
    (c) Mars
    (d) Saturn

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