Practice Quiz set 13 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ?
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Q-2) Choose the odd one.
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Q-3) Which is the smallest planet of the Solar System?
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Q-4) Which of the following planets has largest number of satellites or moons?
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Jupiter has largest number of satellites or moons. The planet Jupiter has 67 confirmed moons. This gives it the largest retinue of moons with “reasonably secure” orbits of any planet in the Solar System.
Q-5) Which of the following planets is the farthest planet of the Solar System?
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Q-6) When the earth is at its maximum distance from the sun it is said to be in
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Q-7) Consider the following statements.
A person in space craft situated at the mid of Earth and Sun will see that- Sky is black.
- Stars do not twinkle.
- The temperature outside the space craft is more than that of Earth surface.
Which of the following is true?
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Q-8) Which amidst the following planets has its orbit closest to Sun ?
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Venus is the brightest planet in our sky and can sometimes be seen with the naked eye if we know where to look. It is the solar system’s brightest planet — yellow clouds of sulfuric acid reflect the sun’s light brightly and has its orbit closest to sun but only next to mercury.
Q-9) Which one of the following planets has no moon?
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Mercury and Venus are the only two recognized planets in our solar system without moons.
However, there are many, many planets in the universe and a significant portion of these, if our solar system is assumed representative of at least a significant portion of the universe’s planetary systems likely have no moons.
Q-10) The total number of planets revolving around the sun is
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There are 8 planets of the solar system that revolve around the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Pluto was stripped of its planetary status and categorized as a ‘dwarf planet’ by the International Astronomical Union in 2005.