Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 3

Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 3

1. Which one of the following planets has the maximum number of satellites? (PMS 2006)
(a) Jupiter ✓
(b) Uranus
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus

2. The distance of the planets from the sun in the increasing order is
(a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ✓
(b) Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
(c) Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus
(d) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

3. The earth is the third nearest planet to the sun located between the planets__________.
(a) Mars and Jupiter
(b) Venus and Mars ✓
(c) Mercury and Venus
(d) Jupiter and Saturn

4. The planet, which is not only the smallest but also nearest to the sun, is__________.
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mercury ✓
(c) Mars
(d) Venus

5. How many are Satellites (Moons) of Saturn Planet? (PMS 2006)
(a) 27
(b) 36
(c) 47
(d) 56 ✓

6. Which of the following planets is farthest from the sun?

(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Neptune  ✓
(d) Uranus

7. Name two planets which appear as ‘morning star’ in the eastern sky and ‘evening star’ in the western sky
(a) Mars and Venus
(b) Jupiter and Mars
(c) Saturn and Uranus
(d) Mercury and Venus ✓

8. Name two planets lying between the sun and the earth.
(a) Mercury and Mars
(b) Venus and Mars
(c) Mercury and Venus ✓
(d) Jupiter and Saturn

9. How many times is the planet Saturn bigger than the earth (in diameter)?
(a) Four times
(b) Six times
(c) Eight times
(d) Ten times ✓

10. Traveling at the speed of light one can travel how many times around the earth in one second?
(a) 3 times
(b) 5 times
(c) 7 times ✓ 
(d) 9 times


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