universe & solar system section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16

When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people another place of the Earth are taking their 6 O’ clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is

a) 172°30’ E

b) 90° W

c) 7°30’ W .

d) 17°30’ E

Answer: (c)

Question : 17 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2000]

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)

Question : 18

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 : 19 [IAS (Pre) 2001]

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 : 20 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006]

Titan is the largest Moon of the Planet

a) Jupiter

b) Saturn

c) Venus

d) Mars

Answer: (b)

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