Q1. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Pluto is not a Planet now
(b) Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
(c) Pluto has been given the number 134340
(d) All of the above
Q2. Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Venus
(d) Uranus
Q3. The largest planet in our solar system is
(a) Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury
Q4. The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are
(a) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
(b) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
(c) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
(d) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Q5. Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?
(a) Asteroids
(b) Comets
(c) Planets
(d) Nebulae
Q6. The moon is showing its same face to the earth because
(a) It is not rotating about its own axis
(b) Its rotation and revolution are opposite
(c) Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
(d) Its rotation is faster than its revolution
Q7. Pulsars are
(a) stars moving towards the Earth
(b) stars moving away from Earth
(c) rapidly spinning stars
(d) high temperature stars
Q8. Biggest planet of solar system is
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Q9. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
(a) Vega
(b) Sirius
(c) Proxima Centauri
(d) Alpha Centauri
Q10. The outermost layer of the Sun is called
(a) Chromosphere
(b) Photosphere
(c) Corona
(d) Lithosphere
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(c)
