Question 1: The ‘Big Bang Theory’ is related to [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]
a) Continental drifts
b) Origin of the Universe
c) Origin of the himalayas
d) eruption of volcanoes
Answer: b
Question 2: According to ‘Big Bang Theory’, our universe sprang into existence as ‘singularity’ around 13.7 billion years ago. Who proposed Big Bang Theory ?
a) Georges Lemaitre
b) Galileo
c) Euclid
d) Aristotal
Answer: a
Question 3: Which one of the following hypothesis/theory explains the origin of the universe ? [NDA 2019]
a) Nebular Hypothesis
b) Binary Theory
c) Big Bang Theory
d) Planetesimal Hypothesis
Answer: a
Question 4: The study of Universe is known as
a) Cosmology
b) Cosmography
c) Astronomy
d) Geography
Answer: a
Question 5: The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’, ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of [IAS (Pre) 2017]
a) Observation and understanding of the universe.
b) study of the solar and the lunar eclipses.
c) placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth.
d) origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth.
Answer: a
Question 6: Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/evidences for the continued expansion of universe? [IAS (Pre) 2012]
I. Detection of microwave in space.
II. Observation of red shift phenomenon in space.
III. Movement of asteroids in space.
IV. Occurrence of supernova explosions in space.
a) I and II
b) Only II
c) I, III and IV
d) None of these
Answer: a
Question 7: The name of our galaxy is
a) Whirlpool Galaxy
b) Black Eye Galaxy
c) Andromeda Galaxy
d) Milky Way Galaxy
Answer: d
Question 8: The Milky Way is classified as [UPPSC (Pre) 2001]
a) Spiral Galaxy
b) Elliptical Galaxy
c) Irregular Galaxy
d) Round Galaxy
Answer: a
Question 9: In irregular galaxies, quantity of gases and dust is
a) zero
b) more than stars
c) less than stars
d) limited
Answer: b
Question 10: Milky Way galaxy has most of its stars
a) on its boundary lines
b) in the center
c) at the corners
d) behind hits boundary lines
Answer: b
Question 11: The average distance between Sun and the last planet in the Solar system is
a) 2873 million km
b) 4495 million km
c) 779 million km
d) None of these
Answer: b
Question 12: The mean distance from the Sun to the Earth is known as [CDS 2008]
a) light year
b) parallactic second
c) astronomical unit
d) angstrom
Answer: c
Question 13: One astronomical unit is the average distance [JPSC (Pre) 2011, IAS (Pre) 1998]
a) between Earth and Sun
b) between Earth and Moon
c) between Jupiter and Sun
d) between Pluto and Sun
Answer: a
Question 14: Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly [WBCS 2020]
a) 2 minutes
b) 8 minutes
c) 4 minutes
d) 16 minutes
Answer: b
Question 15 : Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is [BPSC (Pre) 1995, IAS (Pre) 1994]
a) 2.5 crores years
b) 10 crores years
c) 25 crores years
d) 50 crores years
Answer: c
Question 16: Solar energy is due to [UPPSC (Pre) 2006]
a) ionisation
b) nuclear fusion
c) nuclear fission
d) oxidation
Answer: b
Question 17: Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth ? [MPPSC (Pre) 2014]
a) 124 times
b) 100 times
c) 109 times
d) 115 times
Answer: c
Question 18: Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in [IAS (Pre) 2002]
a) water vapour in stratus clouds.
b) ice crystals in cirrocumulus clouds.
c) ice crystals in cirrus clouds.
d) dust particles in stratus clouds.
Answer: c
Question 19 : Which one among the following stars is nearest to the Earth? [CDS 2019]
a) Sirius
b) Arcturus
c) Spica
d) Taurus
Answer: d
Question 20: The group of stars that indicates the direction of Poles is [BPSC (Pre) 1996]
a) Saptarishi
b) Mrig
c) Scorpio
d) Taurus
Answer: a
Question 21: The colour of the star indicates its [IAS (Pre) 1994]
a) distance from Sun
b) lighting or glow
c) distance from the Earth
d) temperature
Answer: d
Question 22: A group of stars arranged in a particular shape is called [UPPSC (Pre) 2013]
a) Milky Way
b) Constellation
c) Andromeda
d) Solar System
Answer: b
Question 23: What is constellation? [CDS 2019]
a) A particular pattern of equidistant stars from the Earth in the sky.
b) A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the Earth in the sky.
c) A particular pattern of planets of our solar system in the sky.
d) A particular pattern of stars, planets and satellites in the sky due to their position in the space.
Answer: b
Question 24: How many constellations are in our space? [BPSC (Pre) 2000]
a) 87
b) 88
c) 89
d) 90
Answer: b
Question 25 30: If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the [IAS (Pre) 2001]
a) Equator
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) South Pole
d) North Pole
Answer:
Question 26:The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called [UPPSC (Pre) 1997]
a) Chandrashekhar limit
b) Eddington limit
c) Hoyle limit
d) Fowler limit
Answer: a
Question 27: The unit of measuring distance between the stars is known as [UKPSC (Pre) 2006]
a) Stellar mile
b) Cosmic km
c) Galactic unit
d) Light year
Answer: d
Question 28: The ‘Black Hole Theory’ was propounded by [UPPSC (Pre) 1996]
a) CV Raman
b) HJ Bhabha
c) S Chandrashekhar
d) Hargovind Khurana
Answer: c
Question 29: A ‘ Supernova’ is
a) an asteroid
b) a black hole
c) a comet
d) a dying star
Answer: d
Question 30: Which of these is a celestial phenomenon occurring due to stars ? [UPPSC (Pre) 1997]
a) Ozone Hole
b) Black Hole
c) Rainbow
d) Comet
Answer: b
Question 31: Which one of the following is an object with such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from its surface?
a) Neutron Star
b) White Dwarf
c) Black Hole
d) Supernova Star
Answer: c
Question 32: A ‘black hole’ is a body in space which does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its [IAS (Pre) 2000]
a) very small size
b) very large size
c) high density
d) very low density
Answer: c
Question 33: A very small, hot object, which is, the last stage in the life cycle of a star is known as
a) red giant
b) white dwarf
c) supernova
d) black hole
Answer: b
Question 34: Which one of the following is not found in space? [UPPSC (Pre) 1996]
a) Pulsar
b) Brittle Star
c) Black Hole
d) Quasar
Answer: b
Question 35: Which of the following does not belong to solar syatem? [BPSC 2011]
a) Asteroids
b) Comets
c) Planets
d) Nebulae
Answer: d
Question 36: The number of the planets in the solar system is [UPPSC (Pre) 1992]
a) 7
b) 8
c) 12
d) 21
Answer: b
Question 37: The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by [CDS 2017]
a) Galileo
b) Martin Luther
c) Johannes Kepler
d) Copernicus
Answer: c
Question 38: Which one of the following represents the inner planets? [Asst. Comm. 2019]
a) planets between the Sun and the Earth.
b) planets between the Sun and the belt of asteroids.
c) planets near the Earth.
d) planets around the Sun.
Answer: b
Question 39: Which of the following planets of our solar system has least mass ? [CDS 2019]
a) Neptune
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Mercury
Answer: d
Question 40: Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet? [CDS 2012]
a) Mercury
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Uranus
Answer: a
Question 41: The hottest planet of the solar system is [BPSC (Pre) 1996]
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Earth
Answer: b
Question 42: In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
a) Mars
b) Uranus
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
Answer: c
Question 43: Which one among the following planet is smaller in size than the Earth? [NDA 2009]
a) Neptune
b) Venus
c) Saturn
d) Uranus
Answer: b
Question 44: The planet which is called twin sister of Earth is [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2008]
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Pluto
Answer: b
Question 45: The two planets having no satellite are [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2009]
a) Earth and Jupiter
b) Mercury and Venus
c) Mercury and Saturn
d) Venus and Mars
Answer: b
Question 46: Which of the planets is known as ‘Morning Star’ as well as ‘Evening Star’ because it is the first to appear in the evening and last to disappear in the morning?
a) Jupiter
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Venus
Answer: b
Question 47: Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from the Sun? [IAS (Pre) 2008]
a) Earth and Jupiter
b) Jupiter and Saturn
c) Saturn and Earth
d) Saturn and Neptune
Answer: b
Question 48: Which is the largest planet in the solar system? [MPPSC(Pre) 1996]
a) Jupiter
b) Neptune
c) Uranus
d) Saturn
Answer: a
Question 49 : Which one of the following is the heaviest planet of our solar system? [CGPSC(Pre) 2003]
a) Jupiter
b) Venus
c) Pluto
d) Saturn
Answer: a
Question 50: The ring of Jupiter is composed of [UPPSC (Mains) 2004]
a) Silicates
b) Oxygen
c) Xenon
d) Ozone
Answer: a
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