universe & solar system section 10 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46 [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]

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

a) Betelgeuse

b) Big Dipper

c) 70 Virgins

d) Virgo

Question : 47

On which days do the spring tides occur?

1. new moon
2. first quarter of the moon
3. third quarter of the moon
4. full moon

a) 1 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 4

Question : 48 [MPPCS (Pre) 2008]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 4 3 1 2

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 1 4 3

Question : 49

Consider the following two statements, one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
To orbit around Sun, the planet Mars takes lesser time than time taken by the Earth.
Reason (R):
The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of the Earth.
Codes:

a) A is true, but R is false.

b) A is false, but R is true.

c) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Question : 50

Ecliptic circle is so named because

a) eclipses occur only when the moon is on or near the path

b) it is the apparent great-circle annual path of the sun

c) both of these are correct

d) None