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Questions : Titan is the largest Moon of the Planet

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(c) Venus

(d) Mars

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

The mean radius of the Earth is

a) 8400 km

b) 12800 km

c) 6400 km

d) 3200 km

Answer: (c)

The mean radius of Earth is 6371 km or approximately a 6400 km

Question : 2

Which planet is known as the ‘Evening Star’?

a) Venus

b) Saturn

c) Jupiter

d) Mars

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Which planet is surrounded by a ring?

a) Venus

b) Earth

c) Mars

d) Saturn

Answer: (d)

Saturn is surrounded by a ring. Saturn has a ring around it because it is believed to be very big and has lots of moons, meaning it has a strong pull of gravity.

Another major reason is that the asteroids fling into their orbit and the rings are not solid.

Question : 4

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

a) Ptolemy

b) Strabo

c) Copernicus

d) Aristotle

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

The planet nearest to the sun is

a) Venus

b) Pluto

c) Earth

d) Mercury

Answer: (d)

The planet nearest to the sun is mercury. Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System, with an orbital period of about 88 Earth days.

Question : 6

The causes of Day and Night is

a) Tilt of Earth’s axis

b) Moon’s rotation

c) Rotation of Earth on its axis

d) Earth-rotation

Answer: (c)

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