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Question : 46

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 : 47

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

a) Nitrogen

b) Helium

c) Oxygen

d) Hydrogen

Answer: (d)

Question : 48 [SSC CHSL 2014]

The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is

a) Penumbra

b) Black hole

c) Umbra

d) Corona

Answer: (c)

The umbra (Latin for “shadow”) is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body. An observer in the umbra experiences a total eclipse.

Question : 49

Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun?

a) Mars

b) Venus

c) Jupiter

d) Earth

Answer: (c)

Jupiter takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun. Jupiter revolves or orbits around the Sun once every 11.86 Earth years, or once every 4,330.6 Earth days. Jupiter travels at an average speed of 29,236 miles.

Question : 50 [UPPCS (Pre) 2006]

Consider the following statements and answer the question with the help of code given below.
Assertion (A):
Only one side of the Moon’s surface is visible from the Earth.
Reason (R):
The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the Earth.
Code

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)

Answer: (d)

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