MCQ Universe, Constellations Galaxies & Stars SET 5ALL MCQ For Astronomy – Universe, Constellations Galaxies & Stars 1. The planet having fourteen moons is ________VenusMarsUranusNeptuneQuestion 1 of 152. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________24 hrs24 hrs 35 sec23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec Question 2 of 153. Why stars look more in west than east?Universe is moving from east to westEarth is moving around the SunEarth is moving from east to westEarth is moving from west to eastQuestion 3 of 154. The largest of the planets isJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneQuestion 4 of 155. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?Galileo GalileiNicholas CopernicusJohannes KeplerIsaac NewtonQuestion 5 of 156. Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?Johannes KeplerGalileoNewtonCopernicusQuestion 6 of 157. The constellation of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly ________Because earth rotates about its axisBecause earth revolves round the sunBecause of optical illusionBecause celestial bodies are changing their positions all the timeQuestion 7 of 158. Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?VenusMarsUranusNeptuneQuestion 8 of 159. Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of MarsJapanIndiaPakistanChinaQuestion 9 of 1510. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________Venus is much smaller than JupiterVenus is much closer to the earth than JupiterThe orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earthVenus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than JupiterQuestion 10 of 1511. The Milky way extends through a distance ________1 light year8 light years105 light years1010 light yearsQuestion 11 of 1512. Pulsar areStars moving towards EarthStars moving away from EarthRapidly rotating starsStars with high temperatureQuestion 12 of 1513. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?JupiterSaturnMarsMercuryQuestion 13 of 1514. How many days in one year on mercury?568830036Question 14 of 1515. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________Their compositionTheir effect on the lives of manThe shape of their orbitsThe shape and length of their tailsQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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