World Geography | Universe

World Geography | Universe

Nov 27, 2024 - 11:52 Updated: Nov 27, 2024 - 13:48
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1. Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is

2.5 crore years
10 crore years
25 crore years
50 crore years

2. The colour of star indicates its

Distance from Sun
Lighting or glow
Distance from Earth
Temperature

3. 'Big Bang theory' is related to

Continental Drifts
Origin of the Universe
Origin of the Himalayas
Eruption of Volcanoes

4. The milky way is classified as

Spiral Galaxy
Electrical Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Round Galaxy

5. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called

Chandrashekhar limit
Eddington limit
Hoyle limit
Fowler limit

6. Which is a celestial phenomenon occuring due to stars?

Ozone hole
Black hole
Rainbow
Comet

7. The 'Black Hole' theory was propounded by

C.V. Raman
H.J. Bhabha
S. Chandrashekhar
Hargovind Khurana

8. A 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its

Very small size
Very large size
High density
Very low density

9. The terms 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity', 'String Theory' and 'Standard Model' are sometimes seen in the news in the context of

Observation and understanding of the Universe
Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses
Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth
Origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth

10. 'Super Nova' is

An asteroid
A Black hole
A comet
A dyning star

11. How many constellations are in our Space?

87
88
89
90

12. Which one of the following is not an Astronomical object?

Pulsar
Brittle star
Black hole
Quasar

13. A group of stars arranged in a particular shape, is called

Milky Way
Constellation
Andromeda
Solar system

14. Hubble space telescope has captured, for the first time, detailed image of surface of a distant star. Name of the star

Virgo
70 Virgins
Betelgeuse
Big Dipper

15. 'Light Year' is the unit of

Time
Distance
Luminosity
None of these

16. Which one of the following is not a natural unit of time?

Tropical year
Lunar month
Standard time
Day

17. The unit of measuring distance between the stars is known as

Stellar mile
Cosmic km.
Galectic unit
Light year

18. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the

Equator
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole

19. A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km East of the point where he was standing. He had no instrument to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the

Direction facing the pole star
Direction opposite to the pole star
Direction keeping the pole star to his left
Direction keeping the pole star to his right

20. The group of stars that indicate the direction of pole, is

Saptarishi
Mrig
Scorpio
Taurus

21. Which one of the following is not related to space terminology?

Telemetering
Weightlessness
Cislunar
Byte

22. The scientist who first discovered that the Earth revolves round the Sun was

Newton
Dalton
Copernicus
Einstein

23. Who first propounded that the Sun is the centre of our Solar system and the Earth revolves around it?

Newton
Galileo
Panini
Copernicus

24. The number of planet in solar system is

7
8
12
21

25. Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from Sun?

Earth and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Saturn and Earth
Saturn and Neptune

26. The planets between Earth and Sun are

Mars and Mercury
Mars and Venus
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn

27. The Earth is located between

Venus and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus

28. Which is true about Planets?

Planets are non-luminous bodies and don't shine
Planets shine though they are non- luminous bodies
Planets do not shine though they are luminous body
Planets are luminous body and also shine

29. The planet nearest to the Sun is

Mercury
Earth
Venus
Pluto

30. Hydrogen, Helium and Methane are the main gases present on

Uranus, Neptune and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn and Mars
Uranus, Neptune and Venus
Mars and Venus

31. Which of the following is not a planet of Solar System?

Mercury
Florida
Venus
Saturn

32. Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed

At the start of a total solar eclipse
At the end of a total solar eclipse
Only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
Only in the central regions of the totality trail

33. Solar eclipse occurs on

Quarter Moon day
New Moon day
Any day
Full Moon day (Poornima)

34. The substances present at the centre of the Sun are in

Solid, liquid and gaseous states
Liquid state only
The form of Gas and Plasma
Both liquid and gaseous state

35. Solar energy is due to

Ionization
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Fission
Oxidation

36. Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

Water vapour in stratus clouds
Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds
Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
Dust particles in Stratus clouds

37. One Astronomical unit is average distance

Between Earth and Sun
Between Earth and Moon
Between Jupiter and Sun
Between Neptune and Sun

38. The distance between Earth and the Sun is

107.7 million km
142.7 million km
146.6 million km
149.6 million km

39. The Earth is nearest to the Sun on

3rd January
4th July
22nd March
21st September

40. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?

124 times
100 times
109 times
115 times

41. Which of the following planets does not have satellite?

Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Venus

42. Which of the following planets does not have a satellite?

Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Earth

43. Which of the following planet takes the least time to orbit the Sun?

Mars
Mercury
Earth
Saturn

44. The two planets having no satellite are

Earth and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
Mercury and Saturn
Venus and Mars

45. Which one of the following is known as 'Morning Star'?

Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn

46. The planet which is called twin sister of Earth is

Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto

47. Hottest planet of the solar system is

Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth

48. The diameter of Earth is

8,000 km
1,00,000 km
12,800 km
None of the above

49. Unlike the fluid core of the Earth the core of the Moon is

Plasma
Volatile gas
Viscous liquid
Solid

50. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the Earth was spherical?

Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Strabo

51. In the form of organism, the Scientific name of Earth is

Cow
Sita
Green Planet
Harmij

52. Chemical element found in abundance in the Earth's crust is

Oxygen
Aluminium
Iron
Silicon

53. Time taken by light emitted from Sun to reach Earth is

2 minutes
1 minute
8 minutes
16 minutes

54. Which one of the following Stars is nearest to the Earth?

Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Sun
Sirius

55. Which of the following planet is nearest to Earth?

Neptune
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter

56. The planet nearest to the Earth is

Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter

57. In completing one revolution of the Sun, Earth takes approximately

365 days
365.25 days
365.5 days
365.75 days

58. At which average speed the Earth revolve around the Sun?

20 km/sec
30 km/sec
40 km/sec
50 km/sec

59. Approximately, how much distance per minute does Earth cover while revolving?

49 km
59 km
69 km
28 km

60. The Earth's axis of rotation (polar axis) is always inclined at an angle of

23.0° from the elliptic axis
23.1° from the elliptic axis
24.5° from the elliptic axis
23.5° from the elliptic axis

61. The causes of Day and Night is

Earth-rotation
Rotation of Earth on its axis
Tilt of Earth's axis
Moon's rotation

62. When the length of day and night is equal the Sunrays falls perpendicular at

North pole
Equator
South pole
Tropic of cancer

63. What causes the change of Seasons?

Earth's rotation and revolution
Earth's revolution
Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis
Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis

64. If the distance between Sun and Earth is reduced by quarter to present distance, then probability of which one will increase

Earth would fall into Sun
Earth shall be burned
The duration of our year will be decrease
Earth will fly into space

65. The possibility of desert on Earth is more

Nearby 0° latitude
Nearby 23° latitude
Nearby 50° latitude
Nearby 70° latitude

66. A ball thrown outside from an artificial satellite revolving round the Earth will

Go to the Sun
Go to the Moon
Fall on the Earth
Revolve round the Earth in the same orbit with the same time period as satellite

67. In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?

Aluminium
Chromium
Iron
Silicon

68. World Earth Day is celebrated on

22 April
22 March
7 April
7 March

69. Which one of the following may have alien life because of a very conductive environment to life?

Jupiter
Mars
Europa-The Jupiter's Moon
Moon-The Earth's Moon

70. Phoenix Mars Lander landed on the surface of Mars on

27 June, 2008
27 May, 2008
26 June, 2008
26 May, 2008

71. Which one of the following is heaviest planet of our Solar System?

Jupiter
Venus
Pluto
Saturn

72. Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?

Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Venus

73. The Moons of the Planet Jupiter were discovered by

Newton
Galileo
Kepler
Copernicus

74. Which is the largest Planet in the Solar System?

Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn

75. The ring of Jupiter is composed of

Silicates
Non-existent
Very thick and opaque
All of the above

76. Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or Moons?

Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus

77. Planet Saturn

is colder than Jupiter
is colder than Neptune
Warmer than Neptune
Warmer than Jupiter

78. Time Saturn takes to complete one revolution around the Sun

18.5 years
36 years
29.5 years
84 years

79. Which planet takes the longest period in revolving around the Sun?

Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury

80. According to a new definition adopted by 'International Astronomical Union' in 2006, which of the following is not a 'planet'?

Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Jupiter

81. For one revolution around the Sun, Uranus takes

84 years
36 years
18 years
48 years

82. The year is largest on

Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth

83. Which is the smallest planet of the Solar System?

Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury

84. The coldest planet in the Solar System is

Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn

85. Which of the following planets is the farthest planet of the Solar System?

Neptune
Earth
Saturn
Mars

86. When does a Lunar eclipse take place?

When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
When the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
None of the above

87. When did man first land on the Moon?

1953
1963
1971
1969

88. The 'Sea of Tranquitity' lies on

Earth
Sun
Jupiter
Moon

89. Lunar Eclipse is caused when

Moon comes in between Earth and Sun
Earth comes between Sun and Moon
Sun comes between Earth and Moon
Sun and Moon coincide

90. In which situation Lunar eclipse occurs?

Half Moon
New Moon
Full Moon
None of these

91. The main condition responsible for greater brightness of the Moon on the full Moon day of 22nd Dec. 99 was

Aphelion
Perihelion
Apogee
Perigee

92. When the Moon size is half of the full Moon, the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is

45°
90°
180°
270°