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1) Lunar eclipse occurs on: a. New moon b. Full moon c. Half moon d. Quarter moon
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2) Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? a. Mars b. Venus c. Jupiter d. Saturn
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3) The hottest planet is: a. Mercury b. Venus c. Jupiter d. Saturn
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4) The distance between the earth and the sun in million kms is: a. 111 b. 149 c. 200 d. 188
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5) A terrestrial planet is a planet of: a. A dense, rocky body b. Low density balls of gas c. High density balls of gas d. None of these
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6) The planet having five moons is: a. Venus b. Mars c. Uranus d. Neptune
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7) Planets nearest to the sun are: a. Mercury and Mars b. Mercury and Venus c. Earth and Mercury d. Mercury and Uranus
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8) Which of the following is brightest planet? a. Mercury b. Venus c. Mars d. Jupiter
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9) The orbits of planets around the sun, or of satellites around the earth can be: a. Circular and elliptic b. Circular and hyperbolic c. Elliptic and parabolic d. Parabolic and hyperbolic
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10) The fastest planet is: a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Mercury d. Pluto
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11) The planet that has no satellite is: a. Mars b. Uranus c. Pluto d. Neptune
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12) The change in colour of stars arises due to: a. Variation in their distance from the earth b. Variation in their surface temperature c. Fluctuations in their composition and size d. Irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere
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13) The North Star is a part of the constellation: a. Orion b. Big dipper c. Little dipper d. Cassiopsiea
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14) The outermost layer of the sun is called: a. Lithosphere b. Chromospheres c. Corona d. Photosphere
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15) The planet having the largest number of satellites in the solar system is: a. Mars b. Jupiter c. Saturn d. Uranus
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16) An observer at a point on the earth where only the penumbra region of moon's shadow will move past, will observe a: a. Total solar eclipse b. Partial solar eclipse c. Total lunar eclipse d. None of these
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17) The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of: a. Particles b. Short waves c. Long waves d. None of these
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18) The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is: a. Saturn b. Pluto c. Mercury d. Neptune
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19) Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets? a. Venus b. Mercury c. Mars d. Earth
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20) Tides are the highest: a. When the earth is nearest to the sun b. When the earth is nearest to the moon c. When the sun, moon and earth are in line d. None of these
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21) Which one of the following four planets is the biggest in size? a. Mercury b. Earth c. Venus d. Mars
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22) Asteroids have their orbits between the planets: a. Mars and Jupiter b. Earth and Mars c. Jupiter and Saturn d. Mercury and Venus
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23) Year is longest on: a. Mercury b. Earth c. Pluto d. Jupiter
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24) The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail is called a. A planet b. A constellation c. A comet d. A satellite
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25) The four largest planets of the solar system in the descending order are: a. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune b. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune c. Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter d. Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
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26) On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? a. Mars b. Venus c. Jupiter d. Saturn
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27) The first satellite was launched by: a. France b. USSR c. USA d. UK
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28) If a place is located at 20 a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe d. America
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29) Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when the sun is above: a. Poles b. Equator c. Tropic of Cancer d. Tropic of Capricorn
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30) Latitude of South Pole is: a. 0 b. 40 c. 60 d. 90
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31) Which of the following latitude forms a great circle a. 0 b. 23.5 c. 66.5 d. 90
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32) The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of: a. Equator b. Axis of the earth c. Arctic circle d. Aropic of Capricorn
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33) Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth? a. South Pole b. Equator c. Antarctic circle d. Tropic of Capricorn
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34) If the difference in time between two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitude would be: a. 30 b. 35 c. 45 d. 50
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35) When ship crosses Date-line from west to east: a. It loses one day b. It gains one day c. It loses half day d. It gains half day
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36) The International Date-line passes through the: a. Bering Strait b. Florida Strait c. Gibraltar Strait d. Malacca Strait
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37) Sense of time is due to: a. Rotation of earth b. Revolution of earth c. Rotation of moon d. Both (a) and (b)
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38) Which of the following is a great circle? a. Equator b. Tropic of Capricorn c. Arctic circle d. Tropic of Cancer
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39) Greenwich Mean Tiem (CMT) is the standard time of which of the following countires? a. India b. Japan c. UK d. France
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40) At which particular place on earth are days and nights of equal length always? a. Prime Meridian b. Equator c. Poles d. Tropic of Capricorn
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41) The International Date-line makes slight deviation from 180 a. Divides the land masses under the same administration b. Does not divide the Bering Strait c. Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration d. Divides the Pacific ocean into two equal halves
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42) The earth turns through 360 a. One hour b. Half an hour c. Forty-five minutes d. None of these
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43) One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of: a. 34.5 miles b. 50 miles c. 69 miles d. 80 miles
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44) Which of the following statements is correct? a. All longitudes and latitudes are great circles b. All longitudes and equator are great circle c. All longitudes and Greenwich meridian area great circle d. None of these
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45) The International Date-line is located in the: a. Pacific Ocean b. Atlantic Ocean c. Indian Ocean d. Arctic Ocean
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46) USA is divided into time zones. a. 5 b. 7 c. 10 d. 12
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47) Latitudes and longitudes both: a. Pass through poles b. Run parallel to equator c. Run perpendicular to each other d. None of these
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48) Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in: a. Kilometres from the poles b. Angles from the equator c. Kilometres from the equators d. None of these
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49) The International Date-line is an imaginary line extending from pole to pole along the places on the earth's surface and lies along the: a. 0 b. 180 c. 100 d. 120
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50) Maximum difference in the spacing of longtudes is: a. At poles b. At equator c. At tropic d. At Arctic circle
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