Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 5

Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 5

1. The largest number of natural satellites (or moons) that any one of the planets of the solar system has is __________.
(a) 5
(b) 22
(c) 63 (mid 2006) ✓
(d) None of the above

2. Which of the following makes the planet Saturn unique in the solar family?
(a) It is the biggest among the planets
(b) There is a well developed system of rings around it ✓
(c) It sends out very strong radio signals which sound like the noise of sea-waves
(d) It shows phases like those of the earth’s moon

3. Which of the following planets has almost the same mass, size and density as the earth?
(a) Venus ✓ 
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Uranus

4. The biggest star in our galaxy is __________.
(a) Epsilon Aurigae
(b) Proxima Centauri ✓

(c) Sirius
(d) Sun

5. Who was the second to observe sun-spots after ibn Zubir?
(a) Galileo ✓
(b) Halley
(c) Newton
(d) None of the above

6. What are sun-spots?
(a) These are great flames of gases which shoot out of the sun
(b) These are areas of the sun where nuclear fission takes place
(c) These are areas of the sun where the heat is most intense which shows up as dark spots
(d) These are cooler areas which move about on the sun's surface and show up as dark spots ✓

7. A light year, as a unit of measurement of distances of heavenly bodies, is equal to
(a) 6 million, million kms
(b) 7V4 million, million kms
(c) 9A million, million kms ✓
(d) 11 A million, million kms (speed of light is equal to 3,00,000 km/per sec)

8. The planet Neptune’s orbit around the sun takes about .
(a) 247.7 years
(b) 165 years ✓
(c) 84 years
(d) 29.5 years

9. The planets of the solar system travel with the sun through millions of stars in our galaxy at a speed of about __________.
(a) 50,000 km/hour
(b) 60,000 km/hour
(c) 70,000 km/hour ✓
(d) 80,000 km/hour

10. What name is given to the path of the sun amongst the stars in our galaxy?
(a) Celestial sphere
(b) Ecliptic
(c) Elliptical path ✓
(d) Zodiacal signs


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