Stars and the Solar System Test

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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When was ISRO set up?

A
1965

B
1969

C
1971

D
1976

Solution
Question 2
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The path of Halley's comet in its orbit around the sun is?

A
Elliptical

B
Hyperbolic

C
Parabolic

D
Circular

Solution

Comets are snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of a small town.
Halley's Comet is arguably the most famous comet. It is a "periodic" comet and returns to Earth's vicinity about every 75 years,
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit. They can spend hundreds and thousands of years out in the depths of the solar system before they return to Sun's proximity.
Hence Halley's comet also move in elliptical orbit around the sun.
Question 3
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Which one of the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A
Sun

B
Alpha Centauri

C
Polaris

D
Sirius

Solution
Question 4
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Which of the following is correct about Indian Navy?
1. INS Vikramaditya, India's only Aircraft carrier was taken from United States.
2. INS Vikrant is a indigenous Aircraft carrier of India.
3. INS Visakhapatnam is a destroyer ship of Indian Navy.
Select the correct option/options given below:

A
1 and 2 only

B
1 and 3 only

C
2 and 3 only

D
All of the above

Solution
Question 5
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A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated $$5$$km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the___?

A
In the direction keeping the polestar to his left .

B
In the director opposite to the polestar

C
In the direction facing the polestar

D
In the direction keeping the polestar to his right

Solution

The pole star is aligned closely with the celestial North pole of the earth. As a result it appears stationary from the Northern Hemisphere. As the person has to reach his village towards the East, he has to walk such that the pole star is towards the left.
Question 6
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Which was the first satellite launched by India?

A
Sputnik

B
Aryabhata

C
Skylab

D
None of these

Solution

The launch of India's first indigenous satellite, Aryabhata, 46 years ago on April 19, 1975, is celebrated as a landmark in the Indian space programme.
Question 7
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The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about

A
6 min

B
4 min

C
2 min

D
8 min

Solution
Question 8
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A shooting star is basically a:

A
Comet trail

B
Supernova

C
Meteor

D
Disturbance in atmosphere

Solution
Question 9
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Of the following types of meteorological phenomena, tell which one can cause damage to crops:

A
Dew

B
Rains

C
Hailstone

D
Duststorm

Solution

Hail crop damage can severely affect the health of plant and decimate the harvest.
The new plants which are sprouting and growing tender new leaves and stems, hail crop damage can completely kill seedlings. Hail later in the season will reduce harvests by knocking fruit off plants.
Question 10
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Some planets and their characteristics are given below. Which option is wrong among this?

A
Earth - possesses living organism

B
Venus - bright planet

C
Mars - reddish planet

D
Jupiter - smallest planet

Solution

Earth is the only planet in solar system to have living organisms on it.
Venus reflects most of the sunlight falling on its that's why it appears very bright.
Mars has lot of iron on it which when exposed to outer environment gets reddish in color.hence mars appears reddish.

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Hence $$(D)$$ is wrong statement.

Answer-(D)