GK/Everyday Science
The outermost layer of the sun is called:
A.
Lithosphere
B.
Chromo sphere
C.
Corona
D.
Photosphere
To a space traveler on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears:
A.
White
B.
Blue
C.
Black
D.
Red
The North Star is a part of the constellation:
A.
Orion
B.
Big Dipper
C.
Little dipper
D.
None of these
The change in colours of stars arises due to:
A.
Variation in their distance from the earth
B.
Variation in their surface temperature
C.
Fluctuations in their composition and size
D.
Irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere
The planet that has no satellite is:
A.
Mars
B.
Mercury
C.
Venus
D.
Both b & c
The fastest rotating planet is Mercury and the fastest spinning planet is:
A.
Saturn
B.
Jupiter
C.
Mercury
D.
None of these
The orbits of planets around the sun, or of satellite around the earth can be:
A.
Circular and elliptic
B.
Circular and hyperbolic
C.
Elliptic and parabolic
D.
Parabolic and hyperbolic
Which of the following is brightest planet?
A.
Mercury
B.
Venus
C.
Mars
D.
Jupiter
Planet nearest to the sun are:
A.
Mercury and Mars
B.
Mercury and Venus
C.
Earth and Mercury
D.
Mercury and Uranus
The planet having 27 moons is:
A.
Venus
B.
Mars
C.
Uranus
D.
Neptune
A terrestrial planet is a planet of:
A.
A dense, rocky body
B.
Low density balls of gas
C.
High density balls of gas
D.
None of these
The distance between the earth and the sun in million kms is:
A.
111
B.
149
C.
200
D.
188
The hottest planet is:
A.
Mercury
B.
Venus
C.
Jupiter
D.
Saturn
Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
A.
Mars
B.
Venus
C.
Jupiter
D.
Saturn
Lunar eclipse occurs on:
A.
New moon
B.
Full moon
C.
Half moon
D.
Quarter moon
Jupiter is larger than the earth by about:
A.
5 times
B.
11 times
C.
20 times
D.
25 times
Halley's comet appears once in a period of:
A.
24 years
B.
30 years
C.
76 years
D.
80 years
The Saturn rings were discovered by:
A.
Copernicus
B.
Newton
C.
Galileo
D.
None of these
Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?
A.
Venus
B.
Mars
C.
Uranus
D.
Neptune
Which of the following is known as the "Red Planet"?
A.
Mercury
B.
Mars
C.
Saturn
D.
Venus
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the sun, is called
A.
Perihelion
B.
Aphelion
C.
Apogee
D.
Perigee
Comets revolved around:
A.
Earth
B.
Sun
C.
Venus
D.
No single heavenly body
Moon is called a satellite of the earth because
A.
It is much smaller than the earth
B.
It revolves around the sun
C.
It has no light of his own
D.
It produces tides in earth
Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
A.
Callisto
B.
Lo
C.
Europa
D.
Titan
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the:
A.
Earth on the moon
B.
Earth on the sun
C.
Sun and the moon on earth
D.
Moon on earth