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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears ________ |
| A. | White |
| B. | Blue |
| C. | Black |
| D. | Red |
| Answer» D. Red | |
| 2. |
Who founded the word "Geography"? |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Eratosthenes |
| C. | Hicatus |
| D. | Herodotus |
| Answer» C. Hicatus | |
| 3. |
Triton is the Moon of which planet? |
| A. | Neptune |
| B. | Uranus |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» B. Uranus | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is riot a satellite of Jupiter? |
| A. | Europa |
| B. | Ganymede |
| C. | Callisto |
| D. | Deimos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly ________ |
| A. | Because earth rotates about its axis |
| B. | Because earth revolves round the sun |
| C. | Because of optical illusion |
| D. | Because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time |
| Answer» B. Because earth revolves round the sun | |
| 6. |
One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following? |
| A. | Earth and Sun |
| B. | Earth and Moon |
| C. | Jupiter and Sun |
| D. | Pluto and Sun |
| Answer» B. Earth and Moon | |
| 7. |
The Milky way extends through a distance ________ |
| A. | 1 light year |
| B. | 8 light years |
| C. | 10^5 light years |
| D. | 10^10 light years |
| Answer» D. 10^10 light years | |
| 8. |
Answer the name of first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | India |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 9. |
NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? |
| A. | Halley's Comet |
| B. | Hale-Bopp |
| C. | Hyakutake |
| D. | Tempel 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Lunar Sea refers to ________ |
| A. | A small sea on the moon |
| B. | A sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon |
| C. | A dark plain on the moon |
| D. | A light water body illuminated by the moon-light |
| Answer» D. A light water body illuminated by the moon-light | |
| 11. |
Why stars look more in west than east? |
| A. | Universe is moving from east to west |
| B. | Earth is moving around the Sun |
| C. | Earth is moving from east to west |
| D. | Earth is moving from west to east |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which planet is known as the 'Watery Planet' ? |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Earth |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» C. Mars | |
| 13. |
The hottest planet is ________ |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Saturn |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 14. |
Consider the following astral bodies:1. Sirius2. Venus3. MarsThe correct sequence in decreasing order of their brightness is |
| A. | 2, 3, 1 |
| B. | 1, 2, 3 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1 |
| D. | 2, 1, 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is called Red Planet? |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | Mercury |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» D. Jupiter | |
| 16. |
If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be ________ |
| A. | Orange |
| B. | Blue |
| C. | Yellow |
| D. | Black |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
In how many parts the shadow of Earth is divided during solar or lunar eclipse? |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» C. Mars | |
| 19. |
Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by |
| A. | Galileo |
| B. | Martin Schmidt |
| C. | Marconi |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» B. Martin Schmidt | |
| 20. |
Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» C. Mercury | |
| 21. |
Rotational axis of which of the following planet is highly tilted? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Uranus |
| C. | Neptune |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» C. Neptune | |
| 22. |
The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________ |
| A. | Size |
| B. | Rotational speed |
| C. | Mass |
| D. | Temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is |
| A. | Halo |
| B. | Umbra |
| C. | Penumbra |
| D. | Black Hole |
| Answer» C. Penumbra | |
| 24. |
Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in |
| A. | Elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail |
| B. | Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail |
| C. | Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head |
| D. | Hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head |
| Answer» C. Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head | |
| 25. |
Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Earth |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Saturn |
| Answer» D. Saturn | |
| 26. |
Which of the following celestial bodies bear, 'The Sea of Tranquility' and 'The Ocean of Storms' ? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Moon |
| D. | Sun |
| Answer» D. Sun | |