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Questions : A country by sending its ‘SELENE’ (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) in the orbit of the Moon became the first country in Asia. The country which achieved this fame is

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) China

(d) Japan

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Which one of the following is the largest satellite in our solar system?

a) Europa

b) Triton

c) Titan

d) Ganymede

Answer: (d)

Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System. It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter.

 Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io, respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury, but has only 45% of the latter’s mass.

Question : 2

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
(Planets) (Satellites)
A. Mars 1. Tethys
B. Jupiter 2. Deimos
C. Saturn 3. Europa
D. Uranus 4. Titania
Codes: A B C D

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (c)

  • Deimos is the satellite of Mars.
  • Europa is the satellite of Jupiter.
  • Tethys is the satellite of Saturn.
  • Titania is the satellite of Uranus.

Question : 3

Which of the following elements occurs the most abundantly in our universe?

a) Nitrogen

b) Helium

c) Oxygen

d) Hydrogen

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Lunar eclipse occurs

a) When sun lies between earth and moon

b) None of these

c) When earth lies between sun and moon

d) When moon lies between earth and sun

Answer: (c)

In Lunar eclipse Earth comes between Sun and Moon.

Question : 5

Which of the following planets has rings around it?

a) Mercury

b) Earth

c) Mars

d) Saturn

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

a) 24 hr 53 min 2 sec

b) 24 hr 12 min 6 sec

c) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec

d) 23 hr 52 min 4 sec

Answer: (c)

The time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis is 23 hr-56 min 4 sec.

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