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1. Which of the following part of the Sun is visible by human?

A. Photosphere
B. Corona
C. Chromospheres
D. Core

2.What is the time taken by the light of the Sun to reach on


the Earth?
A. 8 Minute
B. 9 Minute
C. 7 minute 20 Second
D. 8 Minute 18 Second
3. Which of the following is the largest planet of the
Solar System according to size?
A. Jupiter
B. Satrun
C. Neptune
D. Uranus
4. Select the correct chronology of the planet according to
their size?
I. Mercury
II. Mars
III. Venus
IV. Earth
Code:
A. IV, III, II, I
B. I, III, II, IV
C. I, II, III, IV
D. IV, I, III, II
5.Which of the following planets in the Solar System
takes shortest revolution?
A. Neptune
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Venus
6. Find the Jovial Planets among the following.
A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Venus
D. Uranus
7. Which planet in the Solar System has highest density?
A. Earth
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Jupiter

8. Which is the planet nearest to the sun?


Earth
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
9. Which is the planet farthest from the sun?

Uranus
Jupiter
Mercury
Neptune
10. ______ is the hottest planet of our solar
system.

Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
11. ______ is the largest planet of our solar system.

Saturn
Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
12. Which is the smallest planet of our solar system?

Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
13.Which of these is the coldest planet of our solar system?

Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
14. The planet(s) with rings around is/are:

Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
All of the mentioned
15. ______ is called the “Red Planet” of our solar system.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars

16. Arrange the following planets in ascending order of their


distance from the sun.
I. Jupiter II. Venus III. Mercury IV. Mars V. Earth
I, V, IV, II, III
III, II, V, IV, I
III, II, IV, V, I
I, IV, V, II, III
17. ______ is the third planet from the sun.

Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
18. A celestial body in space that orbits around a larger
body is called a
Star
Constellation
Natural Satellite
Asteroid
19. The planet with the highest number of moons is

Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
20. The planet(s) with no moons is/are

Venus and Mars


Mars and Neptune
Mercury and Mars
Mercury and Venus
21. Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of
which planet?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus

22. Titan is one of the moons of ______.


Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Earth
23. Ganymede, the biggest moon in our solar system,
belongs to which planet?

Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter

24. The planet with two moons is


Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
25. Which of the following statements about Earth is true?
It is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on an
axis.
It is the only planet in the solar system with a moon.
It is the only planet in the solar system with an atmosphere.
It is the only planet in the solar system known to support
life.
26. What two gases mostly make up Saturn?
oxygen and helium
oxygen and nitrogen
hydrogen and helium
hydrogen and nitrogen
27. Which of the these planets would have the greatest
gravitational pull on a nearby object?
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Neptune
28. The Sun is composed mainly of .
methane
argon
oxygen
hydrogen

29. This body once was, but no longer is considered to be, a


planet in our solar system.
Neptune
Pluto
Sun
Mars
30. Day and night are caused by
the tilt of Earth's axis.
Earth's revolution around the Sun.
eclipses.
Earth's rotation on its axis.

31. Where do we find most asteroids in our solar


system?
Between Mars and Earth
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Mars and Saturn
Between Mars and Pluto
32. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a giant .
Planet Jupiter
storm
crater
ocean
volcano
33. Which of the following planets in our solar system takes the
least time to orbit the Sun?
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
34. What planet appears to be a blue-green due to the
methane in its atmosphere?
Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn

35. Which planet appears to be yellowish?


a. Asteroids b. Mars c. Uranus d. Saturn
36. Which planet is closest in size to the earth?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
37. Which planet has a runaway greenhouse effect?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
38. Which of the following planets is not a gas giant?
Jupiter
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Uranus

39. Which planet has the most extensive ring structure?


Jupiter
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Uranus
40. Thickness of Mantle Layer is about ?
(A) 2900 Km
(B) 3100 Km
(C) 3300 Km
(D) 3500 Km

41. The thickness of earth Crust is about ?


(A) 25 Km
(B) 30 Km
(C) 35 Km
(D) 40 Km
42. Where is the focus with respect to the epicenter:
directly below the epicenter
directly above the epicenter
in the P wave shadow zone
in the S wave shadow zone

43. The Moho is the boundary between

the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.


the inner core and the outer core.
the crust and the mantle.
the mantle and the core.
44. Earthquake A has a Richter magnitude of 7 as compared
with earthquake B's 6. The amount of ground motion is one
measure of earthquake intensity.
A is 10X more intense than B
A is 1000 more intense than B
Richter magnitude does not measure intensity
B is 0.01X as intense than A
45. In general, the most destructive earthquake
waves are the __________ .
P waves
S waves
Surface waves
Q waves
46. Earthquakes can occur with _________ faulting.
normal
reverse
thrust
all of these

47. Approximately what percentage of earthquakes occur


at plate boundaries?
25%
50%
75%
90%
48. The point where movement occurred which triggered
the earthquake is the _______ .
dip
epicenter
focus
strike
49. Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different
arrivals from first to last?
P waves ... S waves .... Surface waves
Surface waves ... P waves .... S waves
P waves ... Surface waves ... S waves
S waves ... P waves .... Surface waves

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