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Question 1
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The total mass of the gases on Moon's atmosphere is about:

A
25000 Kg

B
50000 kg

C
5000 kg

D
20000 Kg

Solution

There is a thin layer of the gases that forms the exopshere of the Moon. These gases are disperesed to such an extent that they rarely collide. The masses of these gases is about 25,000 kgs or 55,000 pounds.
Question 2
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The surface of the Moon:

A
at one time had running water

B
has changed little in the past 2-3 billion years

C
has an atmosphere similar to the Jovian planets

D
acquired its present appearance about 100 million years ago

Solution

The surface of the moon is divided into lunar terrae and lunar maria. Lunar maria formed due to volcanic flow that occurred billions of years ago. There has been no volcanic activity in the past 2-3 billions years, the surface of the Moon has remained unchanged ever since then.
Question 3
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Which of the following is the only satellite sent by ISRO to moon?

A
PSVL

B
GSLV

C
Chandrayaan -1

D
None of the above

Solution

Chandrayaan-1 is the only satellite, out of the given, which was sent to moon for the exploration of moon.
PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) and GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) are the satellite launch vehicles .
Question 4
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Distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri, the next nearest star is:

A
$$4.24$$ light years

B
$$5.5$$ light years

C
$$4.0$$ light years

D
$$3.5$$ light years

Solution

Proxima Centauri, a part of a triple star system named Alpha Centauri, is the closest star to our solar system. It is about $$4.24$$ light years away from the Earth.
Question 5
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The planet also known as morning star is:

A
Mars

B
Mercury

C
Earth

D
Venus

Solution

Venus is visible a few hours before sunrise due to its peculiar alignment.
Hence, it is called a morning star.
Question 6
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First launch of an indigenous sounding rocket formed, Thumba, was in :

A
November 1962

B
November 1964

C
November 1965

D
November 1967

Solution

The first indigenous sounding rocket was launched from Thumba (Thumba Equatorial rocket launching station) on November 1967 .
Question 7
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Solar system comprises of the sun, its planets, their satellites, asteroids and meteors. Which of the following is not a member of the solar system?

A
Sun

B
Asteroids

C
Shooting stars

D
Artificial satellites

Solution

Solar system consists only of natural celestial bodies like sun, planets, natural satellites, asteroids, etc. So, artificial satellites are not are not the members of the solar system.
Question 8
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Which is the second biggest planet in the solar system?

A
Jupiter

B
Saturn

C
Earth

D
Neptune

Solution

Order of planet according to its size are Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus >Neptune > Earth > Venus > Mars > Mercury.
Hence second biggest planet in the solar system is Saturn.
Question 9
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Out of the following, which planet will take the most time to make 1 revolution around the Sun?

A
Mercury

B
Earth

C
Jupiter

D
Saturn

Solution

The time period of revolution depends on the radius of the orbit. Greater the radius, greater is the period. Since Saturn is the farthest planet from the sun, its radius is the greatest and so is the time period.
Question 10
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________ and ______ are the only planets without moons.

A
Mercury, Venus

B
Mars, Venus

C
Jupiter, Saturn

D
Earth, Mercury

Solution

Planet Moons(Number)
Mercury 0
Venus 0
Earth 1
Mars 2
Jupiter 67
Saturn 62
Uranus 27
Neptune 14
Pluto 5

Only Venus and Mercury do not have any Moon.
Here the Moon represents a natural satellite that revolves around the planet for earth's natural satellite is Moon.

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Question 1

25000 Kg

50000 kg

5000 kg

20000 Kg

Solution

Question 2

at one time had running water

has changed little in the past 2-3 billion years

has an atmosphere similar to the Jovian planets

acquired its present appearance about 100 million years ago

Solution

Question 3

PSVL

GSLV

Chandrayaan -1

None of the above

Solution

Question 4

$$4.24$$ light years

$$5.5$$ light years

$$4.0$$ light years

$$3.5$$ light years

Solution

Question 5

Mars

Mercury

Earth

Venus

Solution

Question 6

November 1962

November 1964

November 1965

November 1967

Solution

Question 7

Sun

Asteroids

Shooting stars

Artificial satellites

Solution

Question 8

Jupiter

Saturn

Earth

Neptune

Solution

Question 9

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

Saturn

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Question 10

Mercury, Venus

Mars, Venus

Jupiter, Saturn

Earth, Mercury

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