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

Question : 26

Which of the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?

a) Saturn

b) Neptune

c) Uranus

d) Venus

Answer: (d)

Venus is smaller in size than the Earth. Diameter of earth is12,742 km while that of Venus is 12,100 km

Question : 27

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched based on Month and Position of Sun?

a) March Midday Sun overhead on Equator

b) September Midday Sun overhead at Arctic Circle

c) December Midday Sun overhead at Tropic of Capricorn

d) June Midday Sun overhead at Tropic of Cancer

Answer: (b)

Question : 28

The shortest route between two places is along the

a) rivers

b) direction of winds

c) longitudes

d) latitudes

Answer: (c)

The shortest ditance between two places on the earth surface is along the Great Circles. The property of a great circle is that a plane passed along it passes through the centre of the earth and divides it into two equal parts or hemispheres. Among the latitudes only the equator is a great circle while among longitudes all of them are great circles.

Question : 29

Cycle of sun spots is

a) 11 years

b) 12 years

c) 10 years

d) 9 years

Answer: (a)

Question : 30 [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]

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

a) Andromeda

b) Solar system

c) Constellation

d) Milky Way

Answer: (c)

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