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Question 1
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How many times in a month can one see a full moon?

A
Once a month

B
Once a fortnight

C
Twice a month

D
Twice in a fortnight

E
Weekly

Solution

One can see a full moon only about once a month. Then it starts decreasing and then comes the new moon night, when it starts increasing again.
Question 2
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Why can the moon and the other celestial bodies of the night sky NOT be seen during the daytime?

A
The moon and the other shining celestial bodies can only be seen at night.

B
The moon appears at night time only.

C
The gases of which the celestial bodies are made, prevent us from seeing them during the daytime.

D
The sun does not allow us to see the celestial bodies of the night sky during the daytime.

E
Due to their distance during the daytime.

Solution

Correct option.
Question 3
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Which of the following sets will be the correct match for the blanks in the statement below?

Asteroids are found between the orbits of _____________ and ____________.

A
Saturn, Jupiter

B
Mars, Jupiter

C
Earth, Mars

D
Earth, Saturn

E
Earth, Jupiter

Solution

Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Question 4
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How much time does the planet, Jupiter take to orbit the Sun once( in Earth years)?

A
687 days

B
11.86 years

C
29 years 5 months

D
84 years

E
164 years

Solution

Jupiter takes this much time to orbit the Sun once, almost about 12 years.
Question 5
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Which of the following is the closest celestial body to Earth?

A
Sun

B
Venus

C
Moon

D
Mars

E
Pole Star

Solution

Moon is the closest celestial body to Earth.
Question 6
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How much time does it take for the planet, Mercury to spin on its axis once?

A
16 hours, 67 minutes

B
9 hours, 56 minutes

C
59 days

D
1 day

E
10 hours, 40 minutes

Solution

Each sidereal day on Mercury takes 58.65 (approx 59 ) Earth days to rotate around its axis once
Question 7
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The only planet, apart from the Earth, to take one day to complete one spin on its axis is ____________.

A
Mercury

B
Venus

C
Mars

D
Jupiter

E
Saturn

Solution

Only Mars and Earth take one day to spin around their axis.
Question 8
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Inner planets are _______________.

A
made up of gases

B
are huge planets

C
are made up of gases and liquids

D
are very close to the sun

E
known to spin on the inward side of their axis

Solution

Inner planets are very close to the sun. They are made up of rocks.
Question 9
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Outer planets are __________________________.

A
very close to the sun

B
made up of rocks

C
made up of gases

D
the planets that are out of our solar system

E
made up of gases and liquids

Solution

Outer planets are very very far away from the sun. They are made up of gases and liquids.
Question 10
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Directions For Questions

Consider the following statements:
1. The celestial bodies that are lit up by the light of the stars and do not have light of their own are called planets.
2. The moon is a satellite.
3. All the planets in the solar system move around the sun in fixed paths.

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Which of these statements is false?

A
Only 1

B
Both 1 and 3

C
All of them

D
None of them

E
Both 1 and 2

Solution

All the statements are true.The celestial bodies that are lit up by the light of the stars and do not have light of their own are called planets. The moon is a satellite. All the planets in the solar system move around the sun in fixed paths.
Question 11
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The shape of the Earth can be described as ________.

A
oval

B
ceres

C
planetai

D
geoid

E
circular

Solution

Correct option. Geoid means Earth like shape, slightly flattened at the poles.
Question 12
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All the planets move around the sun in

A
a circular path

B
a rectangular path

C
an oval path

D
an elliptical path

E
None of these

Solution

All the planets orbit the sun in fixed paths. These paths are the fixed elongated paths, which are called elliptical paths.
Question 13
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Which of the following is the wrong relation?

A
The smallest planet - Mercury

B
The blue planet - Earth

C
The red planet - Mars

D
The cold planet - Venus

E
None of these

Solution

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
Also, Venus is the twin planet to earth.
So, option 4 is the wrong relation.
Question 14
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The rings around Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are belts of _____________.

A
gases

B
gases and liquids

C
rocks

D
small debris

E
huge rocks

Solution

The ring system contains little dust overall; it consists mostly of large bodies 0.2–20 m in diameter. Some rings are optically thin: the broad and faint 1986U2R/ζ, μ and ν rings are made of small dust particles, while the narrow and faint λ ring also contains larger bodies
Question 15
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The planet farthest away from the Sun is Neptune. What is its distance in million kilometres?

A
4456

B
4486

C
4466

D
4496

E
4446

Solution

This is the correct option. The distance from the Sun in million kilometres is 4496.

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Question 1

Once a month

Once a fortnight

Twice a month

Twice in a fortnight

Weekly

Solution

Question 2

The moon and the other shining celestial bodies can only be seen at night.

The moon appears at night time only.

The gases of which the celestial bodies are made, prevent us from seeing them during the daytime.

The sun does not allow us to see the celestial bodies of the night sky during the daytime.

Due to their distance during the daytime.

Solution

Question 3

Saturn, Jupiter

Mars, Jupiter

Earth, Mars

Earth, Saturn

Earth, Jupiter

Solution

Question 4

687 days

11.86 years

29 years 5 months

84 years

164 years

Solution

Question 5

Sun

Venus

Moon

Mars

Pole Star

Solution

Question 6

16 hours, 67 minutes

9 hours, 56 minutes

59 days

1 day

10 hours, 40 minutes

Solution

Question 7

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Solution

Question 8

made up of gases

are huge planets

are made up of gases and liquids

are very close to the sun

known to spin on the inward side of their axis

Solution

Question 9

very close to the sun

made up of rocks

made up of gases

the planets that are out of our solar system

made up of gases and liquids

Solution

Question 10

Only 1

Both 1 and 3

All of them

None of them

Both 1 and 2

Solution

Question 11

oval